Not So Heavy Dexter Delights

It's time for the lighter and more exciteable aspects of Dexter to be given attention. Since I'm so unabashedly struck by the show, I've spent a number of minutes, perhaps mountains of minutes, reading blurbs here and there about the show's success as well as its popularity with viewers. Here are some things that come to mind.

Monday = no layered or complex thinking, please.

• Dexter is Showtime's first ever drama to be nominated for an Emmy (they lost to Mad Men, for a show whose main character we have already imagined in our cultural lore since our parents told us what it was like in "their day.") Aside from the outstanding wardrobe, I'm not so compelled.
• Facebook fans total nearly 745,000 and several leave messages with "best show ever" typed proudly into the cyber chinks of the facebook wall.
• James Manos Jr, the same writer who fed our psychological cravings in The Sopranos, also developed Dexter. Why am I unsurprised?
• Michael C. Hall plays Dexter and is also one of the executive producers. He is an articulate and thoughtful man who artfully describes his experience with Dexter on a myriad of YouTube videos, should you be so inclined.
• Jennifer Carpenter, who plays Deb, and Michael C. Hall are married in off-set life. She speaks highly of him in interviews. During one particular piece, I recall her describing they had a trusting foundation as friends working together on the set before they dated, which made their union easier. This sounds healthy, doesn't it?
• If you find these tidbits interesting and have shed your residual guilt about surfing the net for trivia, you can visit the website http://www.welovedexter.blogspot.com/ for colorful snapshots and show updates. The authors don't make their bios totally clear, but they are talented and write the blog in Spanish.
• Dexter has gained popularity in Europe, and while I write about our beloved from southern Spain, it appears I have a counterpart who does the same. He's also a writer, and manages a number of interesting blogs on his own: http://www.dexterspain.blogspot.com/
• Season 4 kicks off on Sunday, September 27 on Showtime. Get your breakfast ready!