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| Jeff Lindsay -- Author of "Dexter" books  | Date of Birth: 1952 Birth Place: Miami, FL Family: Wife, Hilary Hemingway; three daughters (eldest in college) Education: Middlebury College, Vermont, graduated 1975 with B.A. in Literature & Writing; Carnegie-Mellon University graduated 1978 with double M.F.A. in Theater Direction & Playwriting; Celebration Mime Clown School, unknown graduation date Career: Eight mystery novels; one nonfiction; twenty-two plays; former host/producer local Florida PBS's "Media Watch & Expressions"; writing/literature instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University Awards: None Biography: Born Jeffrey P. Freundlich, Mr. Lindsay is the author of "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" (2001), "Dearly Devoted Dexter" (2005) and "Dexter in the Dark" (2007). Before his recent success with this series, he had a varied career in stand-up, theater, musicals and screenwriting for TV and film, often collaborating with his wife. Currently resides in Cape Coral, Florida. Upcoming Projects: "Dear Daddy Dexter" |
| Quotes: • "I have a feeling that at some point in the future I'm going to be calling Michael (C. Hall) to see what Dexter would do. He's absolutely nailed the part. I can't imagine anyone else doing it that well. He's made it his." • "Anybody who has never wanted to strangle their kids probably doesn’t have any. Having kids is like being an alcoholic: one day at a time.” | Links: • http://www.myspace.com/jefflindsay • http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/dexter • http://wildfirefla.com/index.html |
| Fun Facts: • Wife is niece of Ernest Hemingway • Hobbies: fishing, karate • Four previous mystery novels before "Dexter" were based in Florida • Belongs to a local band called Wildfire; featured on vocals and rhythm guitar |
| Robert Greenblatt, Showtime Entertainment President  Robert Greenblatt, Showtime Entertainment President | Date of Birth: Aug. 16, 1960 Birth Place: Family: Education: University of Illinois, 1982 Career: Executive producer for various TV shows; former Fox Executive VP of Programming; has been the acting Entertainment President with Showtime for past four years Movies/TV Shows: "The Hughleys"; "To Have and to Hold"; "Maggie Winters"; "The Chronicle"; "American Family"; Elvis; "Six Feet Under"; The Wedding Album Awards: 2000 S.F. International Film Festival Silver Spire Award Best TV Comedy for "Heat Vision and Jack"; 2004 PGA Award Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic for "Six Feet Under" Biography: Mr. Greenblatt received four consecutive Emmy nominations from 2002 to 2005 for three different TV shows. He began his career with Showtime as an executive consultant to network president to his current position; heralded other Showtime projects such as "The Tudors," "Brotherhood," "Weeds," and "Californication" Upcoming Projects: |
| Quotes: • “It's not your mother's 'C.S.I.' -- this is a complex and fascinating look at serial killers which, up to this point, have been marginalized and made two-dimensional.” | Links: • http://www.sho.com |
| Fun Facts: • During season one, greenlit the show for second season after only five episodes • Per actor Erik King, Showtime executives are present at table readings; to actors, writers and production staff, it is unheard of | Showtime's Promotional Campaign for Season 2 Premiere of "Dexter", Oct. 1, 2007: Showtime's creative marketing agency, Pop2Life, coordinated with 14 cities to feature local fountains to flow blood-red all day on Oct. 1 (five of the fourteen fountains were constructed specifically for this event). Featured cities are NYC, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, D.C.; Boston, MA; Houston, TX; Denver, CO; St. Louis, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; and of course, Miami, FL |
 Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA  Hollywood & Highland Complex, Hollywood, CA |  Paris Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV  Unknown Public Square, Philadephia, PA |
| Sara Colleton, Executive Producer  | Date of Birth: Birth Place: Family: Education: Movies: Taps; Renaissance Man; Riding in the Car with Boys; "Live from Baghdad"; The Painted Veil Awards: 2003 PGA Award for Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform for "Live in Baghdad" (also nominated for an Emmy) Biography: Read a review of Lindsay's first "Dexter" novel in a New York periodical; after reading the book, she brought the show to life. As president of the Colleton Company, she remains instrumental in the shows production. Resides in New York and California. Upcoming Projects: |
| Quotes: • [re: Dexter's urges] "It's the unchecked id (that) we all wish we could give into." • "It is the internal good and evil struggle that has been part of all great literature, poems, everything. It's taken to the extreme, but sometimes it's so extreme, it allows you to look at your own behavior." | Quotes: • [re: Dex & Deb's strained relationship] “She doesn’t know why Harry needs to go off on these trips alone with Dex, and you see how conflicted Dex is over it because it has, and rightly so, made Deb insecure. And Dexter, as an adult, is very aware of that and tries to compensate. He carries an extra burden with knowing that Harry saving him caused Deb to have less of a father.” • "We're taking pieces of the book and using them to the best emotional advantage. We didn't see an opportunity in the second book to directly translate it to the screen, so we're going to continue in the areas we've developed." |
| Fun Facts: • Kept the original Barbie prop doll head and put it on her refrigerator • Inspired the brief fight scene between Dexter and Doakes on the season one finale; per fellow executives, Ms. Colleton practiced on them before speaking with a stunt coordinator | Links: |
| John Goldwyn, Executive Producer  | Date of Birth: August 10, 1958 Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA Family: Wife, Colleen Camp, since 1986; daughter, Emily; parents, Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and Jennifer Howard, both deceased; younger brother, Tony Education: Career: Paramount's President of Production, 1991; promoted to Vice Chairman in 1997 and resigned in 2003 to form John Goldwyn Productions Movies: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment; Hot Rod; I'm Not There Awards: Biography: Along with his younger brother, actor/director Tony Goldwyn, is part of the prestigious movie mogul family that began with their grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn Upcoming Projects: Producing five movies for 2008 -- Baby Mama, Key Party, Groupies, Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| Quotes: • "Therein lies the eternal conflict: Did Harry make him the way he is, or was he born the way he is? Is it nature, or is it nurture?" | Links: |
| Fun Facts: • He and Sara Colleton planned to adapt Mr. Lindsay's novel into a film, but they both feared that the public would view it as "just another slasher movie" • Wife is an actress/producer • Brother Tony appeared as Dr. Emmett Meridian on season one's "Shrink Wrap" and directed several episodes |
| Clyde Phillips, Executive Producer/Show Runner/Writer  | Date of Birth: Birth Place: Dorchester, MA Family: Education: Boston Latin School (college-prep school), attended one year Career: Executive assistant, screenwriter, creative consultant, producer. President of Clyde Phillips Production since its inception in 1990 Movies: Bud and Lou; Charles and Diana: A Love Story; Not in Front of the Children; Midas Valley; Northstar TV Shows: "Trapper John, M.D."; "Houston Knights"; "Eddie Dodd"; "Parker Lewis Can't Lose"; "Players"; "Suddenly Susan"; "Get Real" Awards: 2007 Nominee for Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Best TV Episode Teleplay for "Crocodile" (1x02 episode) Biography: Raised in the Boston area, Mr. Phillips' family moved to California in his late teens. He has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1978; currently resides in Los Angeles. Upcoming Projects: |
| Quotes: • “We are trying to show the Miami that you haven't seen. We say that we are shooting this on location in Los Angeles and in interesting parts of Miami, but this is a show that's filmed on location in Dexter's soul, and it's all through his eyes that we are watching his own home movie.” • "The days of 'Magnum, P.I.' are gone. Part of what we love in our antiheroes now is that shadow side, that part of what we love in ourselves because we all have that shadow." • "We don't want him obviously killing somebody who doesn't deserve it out of impulse or something. But we have explored the notion of his having killed someone without properly vetting that person and perhaps making a mistake." | Quotes (cont.): • Early on in the pilot, he (Dexter) looked at the doughnut box and said, 'Empty, just like me.' I personally, honestly, didn't think that was true. I think his emotional capacity is like that French coffee press that you push down. And the little bubbles (that) come up? I think those little bubbles are bubbles of emotion coming up out of him. Emotions that he doesn't fully have a handle on, but emotions that scratch at him a little bit." • "Pretty quickly in the beginning of the (new) season, he's going to explore who he is. He learns things about his past that heretofore had not been apparent to him as he more deeply excavates what he thought was the soil beneath him and learns about his father and his past and that key relationships in his life and what he thought was true perhaps wasn't so true. Combine with that an emerging sense of his own humanity. But you can't take him all the way there because then we don't have a show anymore. But the light will start shining in a little more on him." |
| Fun Facts: • Wrote a novel based on the script from the 1978 film, The Driver • Wrote the lyrics to the theme song of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" • During end credits of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose", actor Troy W. Slatten is trapped inside a locker and says, 'Mr. Lewis? Mr. Randall? Mr. Phillips? Hello?' " in reference to the producers | Links: |
| Daniel Cerone, Co-Executive Producer/Writer  | Date of Birth: Birth Place: Family: Wife, Lisa Howard, since 1994; two children Education: Career: Writer, story editor, executive producer TV Shows: "T.R.A.X."; "D.C."; "First Wave"; "Wildlife"; "Mermaids"; "Charmed"; "Clubhouse"; "Sex, Love and Secrets" Awards: Biography: Mr. Cerone has exclusively written for television. Currently resides in Los Angeles. Upcoming Projects: |
| Quotes: • "We decided to turn our biggest card up – what happens if Dexter's bodies were discovered? – and chart that course throughout the season." • “Some of our favorite scenes last season were the ones where Dexter could actually verbalize who he is or what he is to others in a shaded way that we knew what he was talking about, but they didn’t.” | Links: |
| Fun Facts: • Wife is an actress best known for her roles in "Highlander" and "Earth: Final Conflict" |
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| captainxark | Season 3 Writing Issues (page: 1 2 3) | 48 | Nov 28 2008, 2:19 AM EST by Hanksfuture1stwife | ||
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Thread started: Nov 26 2008, 3:49 PM EST
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Please, please, enough on the nose dialogue. If I hear another plot point reiterated in plain language, well, I'll still keep watching.
Also, in Episode 4(or 5?)...I know Dex was in a bad mood because he hadn't killed in a while, but did he really have to be mean to Rita in the 'No' scene? It was inconsistent, he knows better. The preceding scene, where he asked her and the kids to marry him, was transcendent and quite convincing. He doesn't feel, but he knows how not to be rude. If he was going to have problems being rude in his normal life, it should have been written into the first two seasons. It hurt to watch, it inflicted pain on the viewer, but without enough justification. Rita is the everyman, she is the audience, we are rooting for her more than for Dexter or anyone else. When and how she gets hurt is going to be the true tragedy, the real art, of the rest of the show, no matter what happens with Miguel or Deb. So when Dexter hurts her feelings, it shouldn't be cheap or his character will thin out. That's how, in the end, I'm going to decide if this show is pulp or lit. Otherwise, I'd like to tell the crew 'Bravo' for seasons 1 and 2, I was immensely entertained. |
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| wendilea50 | Major error in N.A. language | 1 | Sep 28 2008, 7:35 AM EDT by BTDT | ||
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Thread started: Mar 4 2008, 4:11 AM EST
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Minor error, but major if you know anything about Narcotic Anonymous. No self respecting recovering addict in NA would ever use the word "sober" They would say "clean" . To addicts, sober is an AA word/llanguage. The NA police would be apalled if they heard of such disreguard for correct language.
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| Morgaine | Who does the wardrobe? | 1 | Nov 22 2007, 4:12 AM EST by Morgaine | ||
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Thread started: Nov 22 2007, 4:07 AM EST
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Dexter's "kill" outfit in "Morning Comes" was perfect on him - Do they deliberately dress him better when he's hunting than they do for every day? I also noticed that he's wearing more tight shirts since Lila is in the picture.
Lila's clothes are great, too. Lundy's off hours outfit was inspired - Yellow! That shows a completely different side to him, and made him look more appropriate for Deb.(Though it isn't hard to make Keith Carradine look good...) Whoever does the wardrobe is doing a great job. |
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