Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 After a sojourn in the Pacific Northwest, Dexter is headed back to Showtime. The premium cable outlet has ordered a 10-episode Dexter limited series that will reunite star Michael C. Hall and original showrunner Clyde Phillips. The show will be a continuation of the original, eight-season series, which ended in 2013 with Hall's Dexter Morgan going on self-imposed exile as a lumberjack and living a solitary life. Production is scheduled to begin early next year for planned fall 2021 premiere. "Dexter is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and for Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago," said Showtime Entertainment president Gary Levine. "We would only revisit this unique character if we could find a creative take that was truly worthy of the brilliant, original series. Well, I am happy to report that Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall have found it, and we can't wait to shoot it and show it to the world." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dexter-revived-at-showtime-for-limited-series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 :pbjtime::clap: and also this... :nervous: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 But... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 The ratings for this show absolutely tanked coming out of season seven, I believe. The finale routinely breaks the top-ten worst endings for a scripted television show in entertainment articles and listicals ever since. Showtime did just end it's run with Homeland, which was a ratings hit for them, so I can see why they'd have interest in a nostalgia run, but I'm not sure it'll be there. Fans largely hated where it went after season four, and loathed how they chose to end it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Hated the ending. That?s why I?m glad they had a change of heart and appear to be trying out a new way to end the series - at least that?s my takeaway. Granted the books were better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I've heard all of the negativity about it as Phil mentioned. I am still somewhat interested in binging it at some point, though, just to check it out for myself finally. Are there maybe seasons or chunks of episodes I can skip? I've heard the show is very hit or miss across most of the seasons. It kind of sounds to me like maybe it went on a bit too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 I've heard all of the negativity about it as Phil mentioned. I am still somewhat interested in binging it at some point, though, just to check it out for myself finally. Are there maybe seasons or chunks of episodes I can skip? I've heard the show is very hit or miss across most of the seasons. It kind of sounds to me like maybe it went on a bit too long. Seasons 1-4 are A+ scripted television. Seasons 5-6 take a clear step back, but are still quality. By 7-8, and especially 8, the audience literally abandoned the show. It's your call. My guess is you'll want to watch the entire thing, but you'll feel the noticeable drop-off after the end of season four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillyb Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 This show was my shit for so long. I binged the fuck out of it. I wasn't a fan of the season with Julia Stiles, but the seasons prior to that were amazing. Lithgow - amazing. Crazy black-haired chick - amazing. I couldn't watch the last season and didn't. I have no idea how the show ends, it lost me prior to the last season; you could see how rapid the decline was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Seasons 1-4 are A+ scripted television. Seasons 5-6 take a clear step back, but are still quality. By 7-8, and especially 8, the audience literally abandoned the show. It's your call. My guess is you'll want to watch the entire thing, but you'll feel the noticeable drop-off after the end of season four. OK. I'll probably definitely be watching it anyway. I still need to finish The Sopranos and The Wire first before I start another big binge. By the time I finish it, I'll be ready for the brief revival. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Link: Sent from my iPhone using Blueshirts Brotherhood mobile app powered by Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I'M READY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Dexter is back on Sunday!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 How much of the series did you end up catching up on @Sharpshooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Phil said: How much of the series did you end up catching up on @Sharpshooter? The whole thing. I binged the whole series in just a few weeks. I couldn't stop watching. lol Edited November 5, 2021 by Sharpshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 HA! That's awesome. It's definitely addictive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Yes. It was a lot of episodes, but I was sometimes watching 6-7 a day, and much more when I was off from work. I did the same thing with Breaking Bad a few years ago and got through that very quickly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 Yeah, when the wife and I first started watching this, we were renting DVDs from Netflix. Four episodes at a time. LMFAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Oh god! LOL That would take forever using the old method to get through shows. Actually I still use the DVD service through Netflix, but only for movies or miniseries. Long running TV series I just stream. With the DVD service, I get three movies at a time which was awesome for getting through my movie backlog and just keeping up with current releases if I don't stream them first on Hulu or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Glad this show is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 This season has been great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 This season has been so good! The last episode was incredible! SPOILERS I'm interested to see where this goes. I'm wondering if Harrison is going to wind up killing Dexter and becoming the new 'Dexter', perhaps leading to a spinoff series with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 That finale!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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