MichaelCHall-related stories
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 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 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 Jul 25th 2008 2:50AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Video, Dexter, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
To cap off a very long day, for me -- Showtime's
Dexter panel. This is one of my favorite shows right now, so it was definitely a nice way to end things. What made things even sweeter was an after-party I got to attend with a few other TV bloggers, but that's something I'll report on later.
For now, read on for the highlights from this panel.
Continue reading Showtime's Dexter - Comic-Con Report - VIDEO
Posted Sep 20th 2006 10:25AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Showtime, Premium Cable, Programming, Video, Web
Finally all those promises of broadband video the ISP's made are coming to fruition. Showtime is making use of your speedy connection to offer the pilot for their new show
Dexter, early, online and free. They've made the episode available for streaming on
their website. Just follow that link and click PLAY. The password is sneak peek.
Dexter stars Michael C. Hall (
Six Feet Under) as a forensics expert for the Miami PD, who also just happens to be a serial killer. Of course, Dexter only kills people that deserve to die. Schedules, character info, downloads, and more are available at Showtime's
Dexter site. It premieres on Showtime October 1st at 10PM.
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