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Hi, the following are projects of mine that are to big to just fit in my to-do list, if you're interested in joining any of the projects, feel free to do so. --Music26/11 18:49, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

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Dexter is the pilot episode of the Showtime television drama series Dexter.

Plot

Production

The premise of the episode followes the same storyline of Jeff Lindsay's novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, the first in the series of novels on which the television show is based, albeit with many additional elements and altered characters.[1]

Casting

Michael C. Hall received the script for Dexter in July 2005, after just having finished the fifth and final season of HBO's Six Feet Under.[2] Hall was thinking of returning to theatre work, and had no intention of returning to television so quickly.[2] However, he changed his mind after reading the script, because he was "intrigued by the macabre mix of dark humor, chilling violence, and a unique central character".[2]

Filming, editing and cinematography

Filming of the episode took place in Miami and Los Angeles.[3] While in Miami for two weeks,[4] three hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma went by.[5] Since further filming was to take place during the hurricane season, the crew was forced to move to Los Angeles.[5] Executive producer Sara Colleton explained that the filming crew tried to create a different version of Miami in Los Angeles, that differed from the "glossy look" Miami has in CSI: Miami and Miami Vice.[5] Although most of the episode was shot in Los Angeles, the material shot in Miami was used in the episode.[4] "Dexter" was shot in HD, cinematographer Romeo Tirone said he experienced some difficulties because HD "sees everything".[4] As oppose to Dexter's "disturbing" enviroment, Tirone tried to give Rita's enviroment a more "warmer, safer, happier place" with "a dark side to it".[4] Tirone did this by letting a lot of light come through the windows.[4] Editor Elena Maganini was contacted by episode director Michael Cuesta, after he saw her previous work with director John McNaughton, Maganini had previously worked on a serial killer movie entitled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer.[6] Veteran television editor Scott K. Wallace was hired later, on Maganini's advice.[6] Wallace and Maganini worked on the flashback sequences in the episode, which they tried to make "very dreamlike", with Dexter being identified as "the dark passenger", which was very much inspired by Lindsay's novels.[6]

Reception

Dexter's premiere, first aired on October 1, 2006, was watched by a little over a million viewers, giving Showtime its highest ratings in nearly two years.[7] An edited version of the pilot episode was broadcasted on CBS on February 17, 2008.[8] It was watched by 8.1 million viewers,[9] roughly 7 million more viewers than it's original broadcast on showtime.[10] Editor Elena Maganini, won the 2007 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, for the episode.[11]

Overall, the episode was positively received. David Hinckley of the New York Daily News called it "bold, different and exciting, with a central character and performance that take your breath away".[12] The Chicago Sun-Times's Doug Elfman, called the episode "Fantastic, fascinating, creepy, charming and gruesome".[13] Critics reacted positive to the character of Dexter.[14] Entertainment Weekly's Josh Wolk called him "the hippest-looking killer since American Psycho's Patrick Bateman".[2] The San Francisco Chronicle's Tim Goodman described Dexter as "alluring, in a strange way".[15]

References

  1. ^ Ward, Kendra (September 29, 2008). "'Dexter' book series similar to TV". Washburn University. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c d Wolk, Josh (October 6, 2006). "Blood Brother: Michael C. Hall Returns to TV in Dexter". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ^ Lowry, Brian (September 27, 2006). "Dexter". Variety. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e Frazer, Bryant (October 18, 2006). "HD Cinematography on Showtime's Dexter". Studio Daily. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  5. ^ a b c Ahlborn, Kate (October 24, 2008). "Q&A: Dexter Executive Producer Sara Colleton". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  6. ^ a b c Kunkes, Michael (2007). "Serial Thrillers". Editors Guild Magazine. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  7. ^ Mitovich, Matt (October 4, 2006). "Short Cuts: Dexter Slays the Ratings, and More!". TV Guide. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Staff (February 16, 2008). "Will Dexter be Killer in the Ratings for CBS?". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  9. ^ Kissell, Rick (February 18, 2008). "Knight rides back to success, Dexter kills in primetime ratings". Variety. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  10. ^ Stelter, Brian (February 20, 2008). "Dexter Gains a Wider Audience". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
  11. ^ Mesger, Robin (September 8, 2007). "59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Hinckley, David (October 2006). "Dexter". The New York Daily News. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Elfman, Doug (October 2006). "Dexter". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Gonzalez, Ed (October 28, 2006). "Dexter". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Goodman, Tim (September 29, 2006). "Killer 'Dexter' slices and dices ethics, humor". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-01-16. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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