When Dexter returns on Sunday, Sept. 27 (9/8c, Showtime), Dexter (Michael C. Hall) is a married man, living in suburbia, with three children. Wait, does that sound like the serial killer we've come to know and love? That's exactly the challenge this season: Can he juggle his favorite pastime and his new responsibilities? To answer that and other burning questions for the fourth season of Dexter, the stars of Showtime's killer series discuss what's to come...
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Parenthood has not quelled the bloodthirsty beast inside Dexter Morgan, Michael C. Hall revealed at the Dexter panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.
If anything, the scourge of other serial killers is antsier than ever, thanks to sleep deprivation.
"The theory of being a father, for all of its conventions, appealed to Dexter," Hall said. "The reality... is something else entirely. He didn't appreciate how trapped it would make him feel, and how difficult it would be to exorcise his compulsions."
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Not only is Dexter the Dad as dark as ever, he also has a new tot-sized confidante with whom to share his extracurricular exploits. "He can say anything to the baby he wants — and we might see ...
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John Lithgow has signed on to play Dexter's new serial killer.
The Emmy-winning actor will play Walter Simmons, aka the "Trinity Killer," so named because he murders in threes. Simmons is a mild-mannered suburbanite who shows up in Miami, on the run from FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy. (Keith Carradine returns as Lundy after a season-long absence.) Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) becomes infatuated with the Trinity Killer's methods, and his ability to evade capture for more than 30 years.
Lithgow will appear in all 12 episodes of Season 4, which premieres Sunday, Sept. 27.
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This week on NBC's 30 Rock, baby-crazy Liz pursued a pregnant girl's Dunkin' munchkin, things got Harry as Jack took Frank under his wing, and Jenna struggled to share the birthday spotlight with Tracy. Ready, set, recap!
OK, this was a better show than last week's, thanks in large part to two things. One, when the show latches onto something obscure-ish yet vaguely memorable — e.g. Harry and the Hendersons —that's always fun, especially when it helps drive home a message. (And a drop-by from the film's star never hurts!) Secondly, I personally am a big fan of the B-stories that play off of Jenna's selfishness ...
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Start spreading the news! Mrs. Tom Cruise is gearing up to head out to New York City to flex her thespian muscles on Broadway later this year. The 29-year-old actress is set to star in revival of Arthur Miller's post-World War II play, All My Sons, alongside co-stars John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest. Poor thing must be dying to break out of the shadow of her hubby but what did she expect marrying one of the world's biggest crazies actors.
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