| − | '''Dexter''' is a TV series on [[Showtime]], about a murderous vigilante. Dexter himself is an [[atheist]]. However, the show does depict ''normal people'' 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. The TV show has completed 6 full seasons and now [[Showtime]] has signed the TV show up for another 2 seasons. | + | '''Dexter''' is a TV series on [[Showtime]], about a murderous vigilante. Dexter himself is an [[atheist]]. However, the show does depict ''normal people'' 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. |
| − | In the TV show, Dexter has two careers, his primary one as a Forensics Analyst and his secondary as a Serial Killer. The reason behind Dexter's killings is that he watched his mother get murdered by a chainsaw which dramatically shaped his life. Dexter was later adopted by Harry Morgan, Police Detective. In the TV show, Dexter is viewed as a sociopath who finds reasons to kill people. Harry, his foster father taught him not to kill innocent people and taught him to kill people who deserved it.
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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> | | 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> |