Dexter (tv program)

The Gold Standard: It's time for Emmy to surprise us

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Backstage at the Emmys last year, reporters were squirming — and not just because of the ill-fitting rental tuxes and too-tight gowns. As "Modern Family" rolled to its third straight Emmy win for comedy series (after earlier pulling in prizes for...

Emmy campaigning is more competitive than ever

2013-05-16 06:00:00

When the producers of "Modern Family" claimed in a full-page Variety ad two years ago that curvaceous star Sofia Vergara would run naked down Sunset Boulevard if the ABC sitcom won the Emmy (it did, and she didn't), it may have seemed as if award...

NBC's 'Chicago Fire' has kindled a following

2013-04-22 05:00:00

NBC's "Chicago Fire" did not exactly generate a lot of heat when it launched last fall. The drama about the truck and rescue squads of a fictional Chicago firehouse lacked the moody darkness, charismatic antiheroes and explosive violence of critical...

On TV, a new breed of Modern Woman

2013-04-20 06:30:00

A ruthlessly self-aware political wife reconsidering her choices. A sensual socialite facing down an oppressive age with informed good humor. A group of young women so busy defying social expectations they've forgotten to have any of their own. A...

Television review: 'Hannibal' drains the mirth out of Lecter

2013-04-04 07:00:00

NBC sent out five episodes of its "Silence of the Lambs" prequel "Hannibal," and although the reasons to stop watching (when in doubt, impale a woman!) too often outweighed the reasons to continue (Hugh Dancy, tracked by a dangerous dream deer), I...

Amazon asks viewers to vote on its next original series

2013-04-19 12:01:00

Amazon, the online retailing giant, is following Netflix and Hulu into the world of original online content. But unlike the other outlets, which have been selecting their programs the old-fashioned way (that is, executives putting their reps on the line...

Showtime's 'Dexter' confirmed for eighth and final season

2013-04-18 16:10:00

So long, "Dexter" — it's been nice watching you dispatch the bad guys. Showtime confirmed Thursday that the upcoming season of its vigilante serial-killer drama will be the last. The premiere of Season 8 is scheduled for June 30. The series...

NBC hopes crime thriller fans will eat 'Hannibal' up

2013-04-02 06:00:00

You just can't keep a good cannibal down. More than three decades after he first murdered and chomped his way to pop culture infamy, sophisticated serial murderer Hannibal Lecter is back, alive and well-fed. And although he has gone from the big...

TV writing dominated by white males, but minorities, women gain

2013-03-26 12:32:00

Minority and women writers have made modest job gains in the television industry but have a long way to go before the playing field is level. So concludes the latest analysis from the Writers Guild of America, West, which reviewed employment patterns...

'The Walking Dead': David Morrissey on the Governor and Elvis

2013-03-11 16:26:00

David Morrissey has cast a wide shadow over "The Walking Dead" in its third season as the much anticipated villainous leader known as the Governor. While the character is a sinister presence with a black eye patch and a closet full of zombie heads,...

Les Moonves says 'Dexter' is ending after season eight

2013-03-05 11:32:00

Plans for the future of Showtime's long-running serial killer drama "Dexter" have been vague as the series heads into its eighth season. But in a discussion with Wall Street analysts, CBS�Corp.�Chief Executive Les Moonves may have revealed when the series...

Acceptable level of TV violence is ever shifting for viewers, execs

2013-02-15 12:15:00

To any viewer who thinks "Sons of Anarchy" is too violent, consider the bright side: At least the castration scene got … um … deleted. Kurt Sutter, creator of the drama about a California motorcycle gang, presented the idea of showing a...

Premieres: Sunday, June 30 on Showtime Why we're watching: It's the final season of Showtime's serial killer drama, but as if that weren't enough, Season 7 left off with an incredible cliffhanger -- Debra knows all about Dexter and shot LaGuerta to protect him.

2013-05-07 00:00:00

OK, he'd be higher on the list if he weren't a fictional character from the Showtime series "Dexter.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

"Dexter" "Game of Thrones" (pictured) "Homeland" "Spartacus" "True Blood"

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