![]() These VR afterlives are run by six tech firms, setting up a new kind of corporate competition over human death. In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality afterlives of their choosing but it will cost their families a pretty penny. Comrade Detective is a strange show even by the inventive standards of modern television, a parody wrapped in a layer of faux-authenticity, but its odd charms are worth watching. Out for vengeance, Anghel and his new partner, Iosif Baciu, hunt the killer but stumble on a conspiracy of international proportions. The show - which is framed as an actual show from Romania, dubbed over in English with voices from actors like Channing Tatum and Joseph-Gordon Levitt - begins with detective Gregor Anghel (a hard-nosed cop who plays by his own rules but gets results) and his partner busting drug dealers, only for a sniper to shoot Anghel’s partner. Comrade Detective lifts the aesthetics of ’80s action cinema and filters them through a (sardonic) communist lens, following a pair of Romanian detectives investigating a plot by Western imperialists to subvert the communist order. In the 1980s, with the Cold War getting warmer, American pop culture produced a bounty of movies expressing the anxieties and patriotism of the era: Films like Red Dawn, or 1985’s lesser-known Invasion U.S.A. (starring Chuck Norris). It’s a devilish series that you can binge-watch in its entirety in time to watch the revival after. Yes, even though he’s, well, a cold-blooded killer. Hall) as he tries to blend in and navigate what he understands to be a “normal” life while satisfying his true, murderous passion. Viewers find themselves rooting for and sympathizing with the title character (Michael C. The subpar ending aside, the story of a skilled blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police department who moonlights as a vigilante serial killer, learning to follow his father’s code and harness his dark urges to only kill criminals who “deserve it,” is deliciously addictive. Taking Jeff Lindsay’s dark and disturbing novels and turning them into a compelling crime drama mystery series, Dexter is easily one of the best shows to ever grace the small screen. ![]() You might not be able to watch the Showtime limited series revival Dexter: New Blood here, but you can catch up on all eight seasons of the original before diving into the continuation series.
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