Talk:Dexter (TV series)/Archive 1

In Canada
CTV has yet to begin airing Dexter; the original author of that comment made a mistake. The article he cited even mentions it won't air until FEBRUARY 17th, whereas the original author asserted it was JANUARY 17th. Simple mistake, big difference 24.86.144.101 (talk) 22:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

In New Zealand
Debuted on April 28th at 9.30pm on TV3 in New Zealand, not TV One as previously stated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.93.129.19 (talk) 08:16, 28 April 2008 (UTC) It had been on sky 1 along time before it came to tv3. I dont know the date i removed the new zealand section, better to say nothing than something wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.239.8.35 (talk) 09:42, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Riddle
hehe, more or less first edit... Anyways, heres a spoiler for you: Dexter is the opposite of Sinister.... Chew on that one!&mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.95.48.137 (talk &bull; contribs).


 * Interesting. Dexter means "on the right side" whereas sinister means "on the left side". Well, at least as a left-handed person, I know I am not on the wrong side! NorthernThunder 12:25, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, in Medieval times, women were thought to be born on the left side, or "sinister" part of the womb, and men on the right, or "dexter" side. They believed women had a floating uterus separated into three parts, a left, center, and right. Those born in the center would be hermaphrodites. Anytime a woman acted "hysterical," it was because her uterus was acting up, hence the present-day term "hysterectomy." Just a little women's studies for you! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.131.43.244 (talk) 05:23, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

book
why does the link to the book this series is based on redirect to this page? Whitesanjuro 16:22, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Um, it doesn't...I just typed "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" into the search bar, and it went straight to the page for the novel. Critterkeeper 05:29, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep in mind that Whitesanjuro wrote this last year...I wouldn't be surprised if the article changed by the time you wrote your comment.--CyberGhostface 18:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Bateman
Hello im not a very well versed wikipedian and im not sure if this is the correct place to put this ,but should reference be made to the references to the character patrick bateman and bret easton ellis(spelling) be made ? &mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.128.224.167 (talk &bull; contribs).
 * ...and these references are?--CyberGhostface 04:40, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

In the episode "Return to Sender," Dexter reveals that he uses the alias "Dr. Patrick Bateman" for buying certain powerful sedatives used in his killing. Patrick Bateman is the name of the main character in Brett Easton Ellis' book, American Psycho (and the movie based on the book).&mdash;The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.106.88.102 (talk &bull; contribs). That sounds like a great reference to include, probably in the Trivia section rather than a new section. Critterkeeper 06:03, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

title sequence
It would be good to learn which agency is responsible for the opening title sequence of the series (used in all but the first episode). The main theme is credited to Rolfe Kent, however I have been unable to locate credits for the sequence itself. It is reminiscent of Kyle Cooper's work, or perhaps one of his proteges. EvilNight 16:34, 28 November 2006 (UTC)


 * The title sequence was done by Digital Kitchen, which apparently has nothing to do with Kyle Cooper (as far as I could find out). They also made the brilliant opening sequence for Six Feet Under, by the way. :) --Conti|&#9993; 03:54, 19 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Heh, that's interesting. Danny Yount is credited with the Six Feet Under sequence. Apparently he is now working for Prologue Films, which is Kyle Cooper's company. Judging by the thank you message on that blog, Kyle gave him a solid recommendation. Looks like they worked together on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I imagine it's a small world in that particular corner of the graphics design world. EvilNight 03:01, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Merge
Awards section is relatively small. I don't think it deserves its own article. Thoughts?--CyberGhostface 02:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I vote for merging the articles. If the awards section gets too big (as it hopefully does as Dexter rocks ;) we can always split/recreate the awards page/section. Gridwire 11:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I already took care of it. Somnabot 19:07, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Vivisection
Perhaps the anonymous user who keeps deleting this word from the article would like to discuss their objections to it here? I think I personally prefer it to 'dissection', since it conveys more accurately and gracefully that Dexter cuts into his victims while they're still alive, and seems to me to have more 'serial killer' associations. (Articles: dissection, vivisection.) --Glump 10:41, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm not the one who made the changes, but I think it's a matter of TV series vs books. In the TV series, it seems like Dexter makes his presentation, makes a cut on the face, collects his blood, and then kills the victim; it's only in the books that there are comments about Dexter delighting in muffled screams or taking off limbs while the victim is still alive. So in an article about the books, "vivisection" would be accurate, although I think "torture" would be moreso, but in an article about the TV series, "dissection" or "postmortem dismemberment" would be more accurate. Critterkeeper 06:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

i'm just reading this, but based on the first several murders we see dexter perform in the episodes of the first season, it's pretty clear he's dismembering and otherwise torturing them pre-mortem. e.g. in the first killing, he takes a bone saw to the guy's head while he's still alive and screaming. 66.92.68.224 (talk) 22:44, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

I would have to agree that Dexter performs Vivisections in the television series. In several scenes he begins cutting into the victims while they're still alive - the very definition of 'vivisection'. --Stvfetterly (talk) 20:03, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

ASPD?
I'm changing the refrence to him appearing to suffer "Antisocial Personality Disorder" to "Schizoid Personality Disorder". The reason for wish: Dexter's behavior does not match up with the Diagnostic criteria for ASPD, which requires at least three of the following:

1)failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest

2)deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure

3)impulsivity or failure to plan ahead

4)irritability and aggressiveness, as indicated by repeated fights or assaults (both physically or mentally)

5)reckless disregard for safety of self or others

6)consistent irresponsibility, as indicated by repeated failure to sustain steady work or honor financial obligations

7)lack of remorse, as indicated by being indifferent to or rationalizing having hurt, mistreated, or stolen from another''

Although Dexter engages in extremely unlawful behavior (1), most of these points do not appear to apply to his character. Dexter is deceitful only insofar as keeping his "work" a secret - aside from lying to protect his image as something other than a serial killer, Dexter does not appear to be particularly deceitful (2) - certainly not for "profit", though arguably for "pleasure" as he does enjoy the experience of putting down other killers. Dexter is certainly not impulsive (3), as he carefully plans nearly everything he does in the series and expresses some discomfort when things don't run as smoothly as he imagined they would. Dexter isn't belligerent, agressive, or prone to anger (4); in fact throughout the duration of watching the program I can't recall a single moment in which he expressed the raw rage that is indicative of this disorder. Dexter, much like is he not impulsive, is also not reckless (5). His work never involved endangering others, and in fact by virtue of his targets he is ultimately ensuring the well-being of would be victims. Dexter is not irresponsible (6), and maintains a steady (not to mention important) occupations as a blood spatter analyst - in most instances Dexter seems to care more about the ramifications of his work (which gives him access to information about local killers) than he does his non-existent social life. The lack of remorse (7), the final point in the criterion, is the other only description that also suits Dexter, as he does not care for those he hurts and shows no distress over the deaths of people he doesn't kill himself, though arguably this point may not even be attributed to Dexter on the grounds that those he inflicts pain upon are not "innocent".

The criteria for Schizoid personality disorder seems much more attributable to Dexter.

1)neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family

2)almost always chooses solitary activities

3)has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person

4)takes pleasure in few, if any, activities

5)lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives

6)appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others

7)shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity

Every single one of these points seems to be applicable to him. He stays away from close relationships and has a very distant relationship with his only family, a sister who at one point expresses her unhappiness about the way in which he keeps her in the dark. He prefers to be alone, living an extremely secrertive life and almost never working with another person. He expresses no interest in engaging in sexual activities with his girlfriend (much to her distress) and finds the experience to be extremely awkward when he is finally pressured into doing so. The only activity Dexter seems to take pleasure in his his killing, and regardless of whether or not his co-workers are supportive of his attitude or combatitive, his personality seems to remain the same.

- Xvall


 * Wow, that's a lot of info. Regardless, it is imperitive to remember that this article is based on a TV series of the fiction genre. Dexter is a ficticious character, and although I am not sure exactly, I imagine the ficticious character in question was characterized as being antisocial rather than schizoid by its creator. Then again, I could be wrong. Somnabot 01:01, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

The books don't give a diagnosis. Dexter mainly refers to himself as a monster. Sounds like the poster is right, and Schizoid Personality Disorder is the more appropriate label for him. I'd say the proposed change is a good one. Critterkeeper 06:20, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I know this is no longer that important, because the article no longer refers to his personality disorder, but anyway...: While the Dexter of the first half of the first season was a classic schizoid personality, over the next season and a half, they've changed him dramatically, and this is no longer true.


 * The recent Dexter obviously cares deeply about Rita and the kids, and is trying to build a family with them (1). Other than when planning his kills, he's very rarely alone (2). He's gone from choosing a woman as a "beard" who's afraid of sex to initiating sex with her, and sleeping with another woman (3). He enjoys activities like playing with the kids and even bowling with his buddies from work (4). Outside of his immediate family, and the family he's trying to build, he has at least one close friend, Angel, in whom he confides about everything except his killing (5). He takes criticism (from his sister, from Lila, and occasionally from others) normally--sometimes he reacts defensively, sometimes he takes it to heart and tries to change himself, as with most of us (6). Only the lack of affect (which his sister often comments on) remains (7), and even that is no longer a constant. He sometimes acts like he believes he's supposed to be a schizoid personality (or says as much in his internal monologue), but rarely like someone who actual is.


 * On top of that, he clearly has a need to confide in someone about his killing. He fantasizes about telling his sister or Angel or the whole world, he talks to his dead step-father, and on the two occasions when he gets a chance to come clean--with Doakes and with Lila--he's very relieved to do so, and in a more "human" way than with his brother during the first season. This is completely uncharacteristic of schizoid personalities.


 * In some ways, the "new" Dexter acts more like an addict than a schizoid personality--and the season's change of focus and tone (more Palanhuik than Ellis) serves to emphasize his change. --75.36.141.22 (talk) 05:41, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Missing characters
There are a lot of characters from the show missing from the tally, some of whom are reoccuring, e.g. Ritas children. Although not major characters, they should be added for completeness; however, I'm not familiar enough with the series to be able to unerroneously identify them. --Smári McCarthy 21:57, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Ritas Children do play a vital role in the 2nd season. They should be added. Phil Mott —Preceding comment was added at 21:43, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Neil Perry reference
Is the Neil Perry character really a reference to the Dead Poets Society character? Who said it? Where's the source? He seems nothing like Neil Perry of DPS, in terms of character qualities. Skittlesjc 07:22, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

International broadcasting
The "Fox" channel listed for Brazil is not the same as Fox Broadcasting Company. It's a pay channel much like Showtime is in the US. 74.70.171.36 06:27, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I think there was a public controversy over the Australian promotion of the show - an ad, which can be found on Youtube, mentions that the city of Adelaide has a higher proportion of serial killers. I believe there was a minor furore in the state over that claim. 203.221.153.153 (talk) 22:31, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Spoilers warning
Please someone put the standard "Spoilers alert" in the Differences from the novel part. I just read  that section, and it completely gives away plot points crucial to the history.

I hope my editing doesn't break any formatting of this page. Delete it if you see it fit, just insert the spoilers warning. Thanks.


 * When you come to an article titled "Dexter (TV series)" you should expect spoilers about the tv-series. When you see a subparagraph titled "Differences from the novel" you can expect spoilers on both the series and the book. A spoiler warning is redundant in those cases. --Fogeltje 08:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true to some extent, BUT - and this was my experience with the page - they should not be in the first few lines of the main part of the article. Without warning. A spoiler warning is not redundant if the reader is on the page wanting to know a little bit about the show/movie/book/whatever, hence the reason that most other pages similar to this one use them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.78.185 (talk) 12:30, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Fiction noticeboard
A new noticeboard, Fiction noticeboard, has been created. - Peregrine Fisher 18:22, 1 May 2007 (UTC)


 * This noticeboard has been deleted per Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard. Please disregard the above post. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 11:28, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Leaked episodes
Not sure if this is worth mentioning but I think it is kind of important. The first two episodes of season 2 were leaked onto the Internet today or yesterday.Darkwarriorblake 00:44, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, they were [apparently leaked on the 17th: http://www.nforce.nl/nfos/shownfoblack.php?nfoid=115931 . I'll edit that, and I think that the "available to download via BitTorrent" is kindof unnecessary (of course they are, most things to download are these days, even legal stuff, there's not much point in mentioning it.  And of course they likely weren't first leaked there). Phil Urich 09:27, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The last two episodes of dexter E11 and 12 were leaked today. http://www.rlslog.net/advance-dvdrips-of-dexter-s02e11-12-hit-the-p2p-scene/ 70.69.172.98 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 06:29, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

TV.com highest rated
TV.com rates it at 9.3 not 9.5 as of today. http://www.tv.com/shows/topshows.html?tag=subnav;highest_rated_shows --69.179.68.23 20:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Angel's marital status
When Angel gets blind drunk and Dexter brings him home, the wife says "We're separated." (This happens somewhere in disc 2, i.e. episodes 5-8, of the first season.) Do they divorce later? —Tamfang 10:24, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes, he mentions in one of the later episodes his divorce with her. He complains about something like "seperated didn't mean divorce" etc., but I can't remember that well. 211.30.168.111 (talk) 12:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Soundtrack™
I don't know if this is nitpicking or not, but is the TM of "Dexter™ Main Title" really necessary? The website puts it in, but is it actually part of the title? Anybody own the physical CD to confirm that the TM is there or not?happypal (Talk | contribs) 10:11, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I have answered this one myself: Shotime doesn't know how to spell it's own tracknames, and breaks them in an effort to protect their copyright. Milan records, amason.com and iTunes don't support this. Further more, they don't support quotes on the Michael C. Hall tracks. Updating now. happypal (Talk | contribs) 05:18, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Title Image
We need a screen shot to put in the show's infobox. Anybody have a good one? (keep in mind it has to be a screen shot, as an official image would fail the "It is not replaceable with a free image" criteria.) Anybody care to do this?happypal (Talk | contribs) 05:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Dexter and Doakes
Does anyone think we should include the Doakes tailing Dexter subplot in the second book and how it related to the show in the differences section?--CyberGhostface (talk) 02:59, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Vince Masuoka
The sentence "The character of Vince Masuoka is Eurasian in the books and appears even less socially aware than Dexter is." appears in the 'Plot differences from the novel' section of the article. Although Masuoka does not appear to be Eurasian in the series, I would say he is less socially aware than Dexter is as evidenced by him giving more people the creeps. I'm going to remove the the 'and appears even less socially aware than Dexter is' part. Alans1977 (talk) 05:29, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

"US Broadcast Controversy" section
Hi all, I removed the following section from the article:


 * ==US Broadcast Controversy==


 * In preparation for the broadcast premiere of Dexter on CBS, on January 29 2008 the network posted promotional videos on YouTube, offering a generally accurate and frequently lighthearted portrayal of the show's content. The next day, the Parents Television Council for a second time called upon CBS to withdraw plans to  broadcast the show.  PTC President Timothy F. Winter issued a news release stating "We are formally asking CBS to cancel its plan to air the first season of Dexter on its television network.  This show is not suitable for airing on broadcast television; it should remain on a premium subscription cable network. The biggest problem with the series is something that no amount of editing can get around: the series compels viewers to empathize with a serial killer, to root for him to prevail, to hope he doesn’t get discovered."  Winter went on to quote CBS President Leslie Moonves post-Columbine comment: ‘Anyone who thinks the media has nothing to do with this is an idiot.’ Winter called on the public to demand local affiliates preempt Dexter, and warned advertisers the PTC would take action against any that sponsored the show.


 * The actions taken by the Parents Television Council are not typical of the organization, in that it usually evaluates programming only after broadcast, and takes action against broadcasters and sponsors of programming it considers harmful to children. The availability of Dexter on premium cable and DVD made it possible for the group to evaluate Dexter in advance of broadcast, leading to its conclusion the content could not be edited to a level they deem suitable for broadcast television.


 * Following Winters' release, CBS added Parental Discretion advisories to its broadcast (but not the YouTube) promotions.


 * Despite its mature theme, CBS has rated Dexter TV14 for broadcast.


 * Contrary to the original plans, Dexter will premier on CBS on February 17 2008.

There are several problems with this section, including:


 * 1) It seems to give undue weight to the PTC's views - especially Winter's quoterelated to Columbine, which is pure grandstanding


 * 1) I disagree wholeheartedly.  The quote is from the President of CBS, not from Winter.  If the President of a broadcast network acknowledges decades of research that TV Violence CAUSES actual violence, and then broadcasts a show that really hits all the marks for what scientists regard as the most "dangerous" kind of programming, that certainly is relevant to the topic of CONTROVERSY.


 * 1) While there are sources to show this happened, there are no independent sources to show that the PTC's reaction to the show is notable. If the PTC's protest is notable it will have been covered in the press somewhere. We really ought to cite the press reaction, not the original PTC website.


 * 1) Then the reference should be added.  Not a reason to delete factual content added by someone else


 * 1) There is quite a bit of original research in here. Which source is making the judgment that the YouTube clips are "a generally accurate and frequently lighthearted portrayal of the show's content"? Which source tells us that "The actions taken by the Parents Television Council are not typical of the organization..."? etc. These seem like an editor's interpretation of the situation rather than reporting of a reliable source's interpretation.

The section should only be reintroduced if supported by proper independent, published sources. Thanks, Gwernol 07:28, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Spoilers
I've removed a spoiler warning from the article. Please see Spoiler. --TS 11:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)


 * all the same, the article is about the tv show dexter, NOT about the plot and outcome of specific seasons. if you don't want warnings to abide red-tape, at least put the plots in a separate article.24.232.74.200 (talk) 05:53, 1 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Anyone coming here should expect to read spoilers, especially when you see subheadings about plots and specific seasons.--Fogeltje (talk) 10:17, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

This article would be much better, and still keep the wikipedia rules about spoiler warnings, if the first three paragraphs after "Season 1" were to be included prior to any mention of the content of those seasons. You could argue that they are related to Season 1, but they are also the primary basis for the entire show. Subheadings mean little to those of us who need to skim read for a living, especially if the better part of the article prior to major plot spoilers doesnt reveal any specific plot details. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.216.78.185 (talk) 12:38, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


 * I came to this entry not expecting to read spoilers, I was simply looking for more information about the series its origins etc. Though I have to admit it was like watching a train wreck in slow motion, once I started reading I couldn't stop myself. Had I known there were spoilers I'd have not read the plot section. I've read other wiki entries that have plot sections that do not have spoilers and still more that move the spoilers off screen or in their own sections, while it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the show I can see how it could. In a show with drama and suspense so integral to the plot I'd think it would be better to err on the side of caution. --63.78.242.14 (talk) 15:11, 10 September 2008 (UTC) Dexter fan

Specific Storyline Elements
I wasn't comfortable with the rather large analytical section, "Specific Storyline Elements", which was divided into three subsections: Blood, Emotion and Morality. This would, I think, make a really interesting fan site or blog entry, but the trouble is that it has too much original thought for an encyclopedia. While we do perform a bit of synthesis, we don't normally work on the primary source material, but synthesize commentary about the material.

So if reliable third parties (not just blogs and fan forums) publish analysis of this kind, we could write about their thoughts here. As it is, I felt I had no option but to remove the entire section, sourced as it was only from episode references, as original research. --Anticipation of a New Lover's Arrival, The 03:49, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

CSI:Miami link
I do believe I saw the same actor that plays Dexter play a CSI/dective on CSI Miami, but it was a small part.whicky1978talk 02:49, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Season 3 Air Date
I've removed the Season 3 Air Date, given as September 30th, due to the source given having no mention of the starting air date. September 30th is also a Tuesday, not Dexter's usual air date of Sunday. It's likely the date was found in an article talking about Season 2 which did indeed start on September 30th. I looked for a source this could have come from and found nothing, please post a source if this is true. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.215.169.5 (talk) 11:06, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

POV-heavy Plot section
I believe the first paragraph of the Season 1 plot description to be needlessly critical of Dexter's lifestyle. Though the grand majority will agree on the immorality of the Harry Code, I feel it to be inappropriate for Wikipedia.

"Orphaned at the age of three and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by a Miami police officer named Harry Morgan who recognized his sociopathic tendencies and, instead of getting him professional help, taught him to channel his gruesome passion for killing and dissecting in a "constructive" way: by killing people who "deserve it." His victims, however, include not only heinous criminals (such as mob assassins and serial killers of the innocent), but also less clearly abhorrent characters, such as a young alcoholic responsible for multiple vehicular homicides, and a nurse who poisons patients believing it is to end their pain. Most have slipped through the justice system, though it is not clear any effort was ever made to prosecute either the nurse or Dexter's opening-episode victim, a Catholic choir master who murders children."

--OGoncho (talk) 08:42, 24 April 2008 (UTC)


 * To resolve the NPOV issue, it would be helpful if you were bold and just went ahead and edited the paragraph to improve the parts you think are overly criticial. If you're uncertain whether everyone will agree with the changes, you can always paste the edited paragraph here for discussion, before making the change.  Please let me know if you need any help.  --  Andrew Mill   (talk)  10:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Given that there are no further comments forthcoming, I'm going to remove the NPOV tag from the article. --  Andrew Mill   (talk)  10:42, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Music samples are not fair use
The two music clips in this article are not fair use and must be removed. For instance, "Blood Theme" is 30 seconds long, which is 20% of the 2:25 track length - twice as long as allowed! The clips could be shortened, but not without some sort of commentary on the music itself! Noting that it is the most popular track on iTunes and used as an intro to the Finnish Band HIM hardly counts as commentary! The point is, that although the clips sound great and add richer content to the article, there is no vital, educational NEED for them; want yes, need no.

Finally, to all those who may argue that there's no harm to the copyright holder, I completely agree. But, remember, fair use is our legal argument why we can use copyrighted material in opposition to the wishes of the copyright holder. The fair use argument doesn't have to be strong enough to convice us, it has to be strong enough to convince the copyright holder... and if doesn't, it has to be strong enough to convince a judge.

Therefore, will one of the more experienced editors please remove the clips; I've never done that before. Thank you -Stephen (unregistered user) 72.187.73.25 (talk) 21:34, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Season 3 leak
Episode 1 has been leaked. do some searches. update the dexter page. it involves dexter killing an a cops brother and shit, HOLLA!


 * http://www.mininova.org/search/?search=dexter+S03 Alans1977 (talk) 08:07, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

Dexter Spoof
Comedy website www.Bangitout.com has done a sensational job of spoofing the DEXTER intro. http://www.bangitout.com/dessler.html Dexter Season 3 premier conincided with the Jewish New Years, Rosh Hashana, so they gave it a Jewish spin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Isaacgalena (talk • contribs) 16:38, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Minor Error in Season 3 Section
I'm not sure how to correct this, since it constitutes Original Research, but the section on Season 3 of the series currently states that Prado sees Dexter kill Freebo. This did not happen and is something of an important plot point.

(Lots of detail follows to clarify the issue -- certainly more than would be found in a synopsis.)

Dexter has set up a kill room in Teegan's garage since Freebo is now hiding out in Teegan's house. Dexter preps the kill in the usual manner, restraining the victim with plastic wrap and packing tape. He makes the kill using the bayonette that Prado's brother had on him when he was killed. Dexter hears Prado outside and rushes out to meet him carrying the blood-covered bayonette. He claims he made the kill in self-defense and gains Prado's trust and gratitude. He avoids having Prado see the kill room by suggesting that by not seeing the dead body he will have plausible deniablility regarding the kill.

The point of this is that Prado does not see Dexter make the kill but instead is led to believe that Dexter killed him in self-defense. Prado does not know about the kill room or Dexter's original intent to kill Freebo. Donperk (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I've just corrected this by changing the sentence to "Miguel Prado witnesses Dexter with the weapon that kills Freebo (also the same weapon that killed Miguel Prado's brother) but hugs him and tells no-one, due to his belief that Freebo killed his brother.". Don't know if that is the best language to use, but it's accurate. Alans1977 (talk) 19:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

"Taught" the Code (?)
One sentence in the paragraph on season 3 (episode 8) reads Dexter has taught Miguel "The Code". I think however this is rather misleading and wrong: Dexter has up to the said episode merely referred to "a/the code" repeatedly and mentioned some parts of it, in fact this has happened so frequently that Prado at some point (at the end of ep. 8/seas. 3) responds to Dexter saying something along the lines of "let me guess, it's against the code? [...] some day I am going to make you write down all those rules for me Dexter". Thus, Prado only knows that there is some sort of code and he does know that this code has something to do with Dexter's father because they talked about it, however he doesn't know anything specific about the code, apart from some components of it which Dexter specifically stated were part of (or against) the code. So, Dexter clearly hasn't "taught" Prado the code. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Parallelized (talk • contribs) 14:37, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

Real life murder
Possibly based on Dexter, did you hear of it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 06:52, 27 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Did you intend to include a link here? I couldn't see anything... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Turb0chrg (talk • contribs) 02:05, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Source
This source would be great for anybody who would ever want to write a section on the opening titles of the show.-- Music 26/  11  13:45, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Opinions and speculation
I've removed some opinions from the "Emotion" section of the article. We don't put our opinions, hunches, suppositions and speculation into articles. --TS 11:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Since when? Wikipedia is so full of inaccuracies, it's laughable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gettingitrightthefirsttime (talk • contribs) 22:51, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Dexter's kill count
I removed the kills in episode 308 and 309, under the heading "Dexter's kill count". I did this as these people were not killed by Dexter. Unless we change the heading to "Dexter's and Miguel's kill count", they do not belong there. Alans1977 (talk) 12:31, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It seems someone removed the table, that's unfortunate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.166.32.252 (talk) 11:02, 15 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Guys, don't put effort in that list because it is not encyclopedic content. Rather focus on the content of the article. --Tone 22:40, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I disagree, lists can be considered encyclopaedic content. Why was it removed from the site? Is there any way to bring it back? Damien Russell (talk) 13:47, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

What is the point of the "kill count"? Do films about serial killers list "kill counts"? This list makes Wikipedia look stupider than usual. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gettingitrightthefirsttime (talk • contribs) 22:52, 22 March 2009 (UTC)