Dexter : Investigating Cutting Edge Television.
Title:
Dexter : Investigating Cutting Edge Television.
Author:
Howard, Douglas L.
ISBN:
9780857712059
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (288 pages)
Series:
Investigating Cult TV
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction - Killing Time with Showtime's 'Dexter' -- Part One. First Blood: Interviews -- 1. An Interview with Author and 'Dexter' Creator Jeff Lindsay -- 2. An Interview with 'Dexter' Writer and Developer James Manos, Jr -- Part Two. Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series -- 3. Dissecting the Opening Sequence -- 4. "Serial" Killer: 'Dexter's' Narrative Strategies -- 5. 'Dexter's' Hollow Designs -- Part Three. Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and 'Frankenstein' -- 6. Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus -- 7. Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in 'Dexter' -- 8. Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel -- Part Four. A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and 'Dexter' -- 9. The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder -- 10. The Devil You Know: 'Dexter' and the "Goodness" of American Serial Killing -- 11. Neoliberal 'Dexter'? -- 12. 'Dexter's' German Reception: Why are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with US Shows? -- Part Five. Dexterity: 'Dexter' and Genre -- 13. The Lighter Side of Death: 'Dexter' as Comedy -- 14. In a Lonely Place? 'Dexter' and Film Noir -- 15. The Art of Sp(l)atter: Body Horror in 'Dexter' -- 16. From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero -- Appendix A: Episode Guide -- Appendix B: Novel Guide -- Bibliography -- Teleography -- Filmography -- Endnotes -- Index.
Abstract:
Based upon the successful Jeff Lindsay novel 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter', Showtime's and FX's 'Dexter' continues to raise the bar on television drama, as it chronicles the grisly exploits of a police blood spatter expert who moonlights as a serial killer (or vice versa). Unlike other serial killers, however, Dexter only kills the bad guys, a distinction that sets up one of the primary ethical conflicts of the show, for Dexter as well as for the viewer. _x000D_ _x000D_ Including a complete episode guide to the first three seasons, and an exclusive interview with 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter' author Jeff Lindsay, 'Dexter' brings together an international group of critics and scholars to offer the first lively investigation of this show's many issues, contexts, and complexities. It considers such topics as Dexter as a vigilante hero, Dexter and psychoanalysis, the Politics of 'Dexter', and the intriguing international reception of the series._x000D_.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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