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| − | Dexter is a TV series on [[ | + | '''''Dexter''''' is a TV series on [[Showtime]], about Dexter Morgan, a murderous vigilante and psychopath who feigns emotions in order to fit into society as he targets notorious murderers and other criminals while working for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst. Dexter himself is an [[atheist]]. However, the show does depict ''normal people'' as being religious, and although Dexter is glorified as a serial killer, the show downplays other criminals, liars, murders, and adulterers. In the very first episode of the series, Dexter criticizes adultery. |
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| + | Conservative media watchdogs have criticized the show as perverse but liberal television critics give their approval.<ref>[http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2006/col20061005.asp TV’s Serial Killer Chic, MRC, October 15, 2006]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:55, June 4, 2019
Dexter is a TV series on Showtime, about Dexter Morgan, a murderous vigilante and psychopath who feigns emotions in order to fit into society as he targets notorious murderers and other criminals while working for the Miami Metro Police Department as a blood spatter analyst. Dexter himself is an atheist. However, the show does depict normal people as being religious, and although Dexter is glorified as a serial killer, the show downplays other criminals, liars, murders, and adulterers. In the very first episode of the series, Dexter criticizes adultery.
Conservative media watchdogs have criticized the show as perverse but liberal television critics give their approval.[1]