Posted Jun 2nd 2009 5:27PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: CSI, Dexter, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
You see that palm tree beside Michael Westen? The blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the background? Well, you can count on seeing all that Miami Beach ambiance on
Burn Notice from now on. You might think, "Wait a minute. Why would they even consider leaving South Florida?" Well, last week the
Miami commissioners threatened to demolish the Burn Notice studios.
Burn Notice is the only Miami set TV show that actually is filmed in Miami.
CSI: Miami and
Dexter, for example, fake it with Los Angeles locations. When you see South Beach on
Burn Notice, you're seeing the real thing, same with Coral Gables, Boca Raton and every other recognizable SoFla locale. So it's become an important element in the show.
Continue reading Burn Notice staying in Miami
Posted May 27th 2009 5:27PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Celebrities, Dexter, Casting, Reality-Free
You know, if your casting director says he's looking for a middle-aged guy to play "an unassuming, mild-mannered suburbanite" who also happens to have also been a prolific serial killer for almost three decades, damn if there isn't a better choice than John Lithgow. And it looks like our own Mr. Morgan will be going head-to-head with him as
John Lithgow has been cast in Dexter for its fourth season. Lithgow is a master, able to play every type of role you can imagine.
He could dabble a bit of Pastor
Footloose for his crazier side, adding in a smidge of Dick Solomon (
3rd Rock From the Sun) for his everyday persona. But only a little, otherwise you've got crazy on both sides. Or maybe you want that. Dexter's fascination with Lithgow's character "Trinity" (dubbed thus for killing in threes) is how he's managed to be such a prolific killer and yet avoid capture for so long. I'm more interested in Lithgow's daily life. Is he married? Kids? And if so, how does he juggle so much "normalcy" with his extracurricular activities. Regardless of how it's presented, I think it should make for an awesome face-off.
Posted May 14th 2009 5:02PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd, The Shield, TV Squad Polls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dexter, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
If you've been following my
Jane After Dark adventures, you know it's all about the DVDs I watch into the wee hours while I'm covering the
TV Squad queue and everyone else (at least in my house) is sleeping.
I've finished
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and I'm nearly done with
Angel. I'll post this weekend about season five of
Angel. You guys are
absolutely right. It's awesome TV.
After that, I need you to help me choose my next Jane After Dark series. There are so many great TV shows on DVD, and frankly, I'm stumped at what to watch next. So please vote in my poll below, and tell me what to do! And if you don't see your series listed, tell me in the comments, and I'll add it to the list next time.
Posted Apr 30th 2009 3:01PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, The Shield, Dexter, Reality-Free, Life on Mars
In the DVR era, I have this new problem/blessing that happens to me every year. I jump on board these shows and then just get too busy to keep up with them and they pile up and sit there on my DVR unwatched. As an example, I just finished "Chapter 5" of
John Adams last night; damn that's a good mini-series. But now that 99% of the network shows are wrapping up their seasons, I'm looking at three months of solid catch-up time.
I can also use the time to try out series I've always wanted to get into but just haven't for some reason or another; I'll use that "no time" excuse again. With more videos streaming online at Hulu (thanks ABC), seasons coming out ever faster on DVD and more vintage shows coming out the field is wide open. Of course, I'm probably taking on more than I can handle, but dammit I'm excited!
Continue reading What are you looking forward to catching up with this summer?
Posted Jan 10th 2009 3:10PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dexter, Reality-Free
Last April, TV Squad reported that
Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter were dating. Dexter dating his sister? The scandal!
I've got to give props to the couple, though ... they got
married on New Year's Eve and managed to keep it a secret until yesterday. You think that's a coup, then get a load of this: Reuters reports that the couple dated for about a year and a half before marrying, yet the story of them dating only broke last April. So in this day and age of Hollywood gossip, they managed to keep their relationship a secret for almost a year, if Reuters is accurate.
So is it that the public is somehow respectful of serious actors, and awards them their privacy? Does the public -- and the media -- reserve their obnoxious invasion of privacy for the celebs who thrust themselves into the limelight, through either their bad behavior or the roles they choose?
Regardless, let's quietly extend our congratulations to the happy couple, both for their marriage and the fact that they were able to date and marry in private, with the kind of respect everyone deserves.
Posted Dec 29th 2008 9:02AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dexter, Casting, Reality-Free
Lauren Velez, also known as Maria LaGuerta of Showtime's
Dexter, has signed on for a
guest role on Ugly Betty. No word on when she will be shooting her episodes or what she'll be doing, apart from wearing a nurse's uniform.
In the world of
Ugly Betty, though, that could really mean anything, right? According to the article, the super-secrecy surrounding her role has to do with a major plot point regarding one of the main characters. Let's hope Nurse Velez will give this show just enough to save it.
Continue reading Dexter's LaGuerta joins Ugly Betty
Posted Dec 14th 2008 11:52PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E12) This was a really interesting finale for
Dexter, unlike any they've ever done before. I'm not sure how well-received it's going to be amongst the
Dexter fans; I'll be anxious to read the comments.
Me? I really liked it, and I think the growth that Dexter experienced as a person was really important for him. All along, I've posited that Dexter, though he thinks he's a deviant, is more like everyone else than he realizes: same insecurities, same fears. To see him overcome some of these and accept happiness was profound.
Everyone has secrets and they need to be respected. That's the theme of this episode. After the jump, we'll see how the different secrets played out in tonight's finale.
Continue reading Dexter: Do You Take Dexter Morgan? (season finale)
Posted Dec 11th 2008 10:33AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, 24, House, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, Dexter, Awards, Weeds, Reality-Free, Mad Men
One of the biggest victims in last year's Writers Guild strike was the Golden Globe awards. Fortunately, the SAG threats of a strike remain just that -- threats -- so the Globes are on and the nominations were announced this morning.
Unfortunately, there were few surprises among the TV noms. In fact, it's kind of worrisome that these nominations are way too similar to the Emmy nominations. Among the new network shows from this season, and last, very little.
NBC will broadcast the Golden Globes on January 11. For the complete list of the Globe noms, click
here, and for some instant impressions on said noms, read on after the jump:
Continue reading Reflecting on the Golden Globe TV noms
Posted Dec 7th 2008 11:55PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E11) All I have to say about that is ... whoo boy. It is rare to find a show that delivers quality episodes as consistently as
Dexter does. I never come away disappointed, and I sure didn't tonight.
But how are they going to wrap this season up in one episode? My guess is that some loose ends will be left to continue next season, but the major ones will have some conclusion.
I can't even say anything until after the break, this episode was so darned spoilery, but I will say that Dexter did have a dream, as in the title of the episode, and now that dream is dead.
Continue reading Dexter: I Had a Dream
Posted Dec 1st 2008 12:26AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E10) So much is going to happen in the last two episodes of
Dexter, and this episode set it all up. It was a tense one, and I enjoyed watching Dexter's and Miguel's little game of cat and mouse.
However, I really missed some of the lighter moments we often see in
Dexter, like the quotes with double meanings, the underlying serial killer humor, if you will. There was one at the very beginning, though, that was classic Dexter. On toying with the idea of killing Miguel, Dexter says in his voice over: "He's also my best man. I'd be expected to grieve."
Join me after the jump as I delve into some of the foundations that have been laid for the last two episodes.
Continue reading Dexter: Go Your Own Way
Posted Nov 24th 2008 10:33AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E09) Things are coming together and they will have a lot to cram into the last three episodes of
Dexter, that's for sure. Some huge things happened in this episode, but mostly, it leaves me with a lot of questions. Really, really good questions.
I'll leave the spoilery ones until after the break and start with Barbara...
What's up with Batista's chick talking dirty to Masuka?I don't know why Vince would lie about something like that, and it seems to me there's more to it than Barbara trying to fit in. Didn't quite find that perfect girl, did you Batista?
Continue reading Dexter: About Last Night
Posted Nov 17th 2008 12:22AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E08) OK, so I am sitting here, trying to figure out how I can actually write a review of this episode of
Dexter when the bloody preview left nothing from next week's episode a surprise. WTF, Showtime? So, let's move past that huge spoiler that is next week's coming attractions and talk about the damage done by Dexter, Miguel and Quinn in "The Damage a Man Can Do."
Dexter talks of the Butterfly Effect, in which one event sets off a chain reaction of other events. This is essentially what happens throughout this episode, and in every case, things go downhill fast.
Continue reading Dexter: The Damage a Man Can Do
Posted Nov 13th 2008 11:29AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Late Night, The Shield, How I Met Your Mother, Celebrities, Dexter, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory
I was reading AOL TV's "
TV's 50 Hottest Hunks - Ever," and I was struck by two thoughts: "Ugh, can people really use the term, 'hunk' without shuddering?" and, "
David Boreanaz? Seriously?"
I get it. Television is populated with pretty people and there are just some guys who are objectively hot (
hellooooo,
Jon Hamm). Generally speaking though, I'm not drawn to the
Luke Perrys and
Mario Lopezes of the world. I like quirky guys, and so while most of the dudes on this list aren't going to make it into the
People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, they keep me tuning in every week (heh, that sounded totally dirty).
Follow me after the jump for the undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love.
Continue reading Undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love
Posted Nov 10th 2008 10:38AM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: OpEd, Dexter, Reality-Free
Just when you think you've seen it all, a newspaper article like this comes across your computer screen, thanks to TV Squad commenter Robert Getch. It seems as though an
Edmonton filmmaker has been arrested for murder, in what looks to be a
Dexter copycat killing. Creepy.
Apparently, the murder that Mark Twitchell committed mimicked the same one in the movie script he had created, which was found in his home by the police, about a cheating husband who gets murdered because he falls for an internet dating scam. Twitchell is supposedly an avid
Dexter fan, which clearly explains why he decided to kill the cheating bastard,
Dexter style. Can Twitchell really be blamed for the murder, since Dexter basically planned it?
It gets creepier, folks...
Continue reading Dexter copycat killings???
Posted Nov 9th 2008 11:29PM by Debra McDuffee
Filed under: Dexter, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E07) A lot of significant events happened in tonight's episode of
Dexter. What to make of the title, "Easy As Pie?" I think it refers to Dexter being able to make decisions. All his life, he's lived by Harry's code. Now, as we see him breaking it, or deciding whether or not he should break it, we see things being easier for Dexter.
Far be it from me to reveal anything before the jump, like the fact that Rita is pregnant or that Dexter is a serial killer (whoops -- did I just give something away?). Join me after the break to analyze tonight's plot points.
Continue reading Dexter: Easy As Pie
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