Transmedia Analysis 5 Feb. 2014 Dexter Upon beginning the research for this assignment‚ finding an example of Transmedia seemed harder than it truly was. Dexter the series on Showtime gained popularity over its run of 8 seasons. Few people notice that the series was based on a book by the name of Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Of those that do notice the fact that it is based on a book‚ even fewer viewers know that only season one of the show is related to the book. After the first season‚ the rest
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The TV show ‘Dexter’ is the story about an anti-hero named Dexter Morgan that works as a blood splatter expert for the Miami Police Department by day‚ but by night he kills bad guys who have escaped the legal system. It is not your typical TV drama because it shows unrealistic situations and events because of his personality and background. Dexter also verges on Dark Comedy. When all of these elements are combined‚ Dexter is my favorite TV show because it is so different from everything
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Capabilities of a Killer Dexter Morgan‚ star of Showtime’s hit series ’Dexter’‚ is a good guy serial killer who works for the Miami police department during the day but kills bad guys at night. Besides working with the police department and killing‚ he also has friends and a family including a wife and kids. So where does his hobby of serial killing bad guys fit into his life? How does he balance it all without being caught? Gary Strauss touches on this in his article‚ ’Dexter aims for emotional development’
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Who has ever heard of a serial killer that only kills other serial killers? Darkly Dreaming Dexter‚ the first book in an eight part crime fiction series‚ by Jeff Lindsay is about Dexter Morgan‚ a blood spatter analyst who at night doubles as a serial killer who kills only other killers. This book should be made into a movie for its intriguing main character being an anti-hero‚ because it appeals to multiple groups of people‚ and because it is an 8 book series people will become attached to the characters
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killing‚ they are all insane or evil geniuses‚ and serial killers want to get caught. As easy as it might be to believe these stereotypes‚ and although some serial killers meet a few of the descriptions‚ they are not necessarily true. Through studying Dexter‚ Perfume‚ Silence of the Lambs‚ Frankenstein‚ Dead Until Dark‚ and the Walking Dead it can be determined that serial killers are all driven by their own unique motives‚ they have committed more than three murders‚ not limited to any specific demographic
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Dexter Season 4 Episode 12 – Plot Segmentation C. Credits Miami Homicide Department – Miami PD A. Dexter Standing Face to face with trinity killer – Inner Monologue B. Trinity goes to elevator C. Dexter runs to grab a syringe from draw Miami PD – Parking Lot A. Dexter runs Into Quinn B. Dexter gets in his car and then proceeds to follow the trinity killer Car Interior A. Dexter follows the trinity killer and hits a car in the process B. Harry questions Dexter on what his plan is Parking Lot
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com/page/Dexter’s+Serial+Killer+Profile Many people who know Dexter would view him as a friendly harmless person‚ but if they only knew the alter side of him‚ they would come to know the neurotic and psychotic side of him. Dexter’s will to fit in has drove him to be two people. One that is only seen with the eye and the other that is hidden behind his conscious‚ known as by him‚ his “Dark ****.” The one person to ever come close to Dexter and understand this other side of him was his adopted dad Harry
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Madison Cowan London Brickley English 1000: TV Shows September 7‚ 2012 Trying To Feel Normal Showtime’s new age murder drama‚ Dexter (2006- to present)‚ is more than what the cover art will have you to believe it is‚ or is it? Dexter is a television show about the life of a murderer. Dexter‚ the main character‚ is no ordinary killer though. He is a community hero! He kills murderers; only serving justice to those who truly deserve it. If taking a passing glance at the show’s ad you might think
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Rashaad Lighty Criminology 11/20/2013 Professor Varacallo Exam #2 “Dexter” 1.) Some factual instances from the video that show choice theories and trait theories is: one when on the beach with his family and taking the family picture when he didn’t want to smile but he did it anyway to make his family happy‚ it was a choice theory. Whenever he is about to make a kill he always make sure he’s neat and make sure he don’t get caught by back tracking‚ that’s a trait theory. He only
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people‚ physical appearance is less important in comparison to our spirits and mindsets. The body serves only as a shuttle for our spirits and minds‚ without these two assets our bodies would simply only be empty shells. In Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly‚ the protagonist‚ Bob Arctor‚ has fallen victim to a highly addictive drug called Substance D‚ which has the side effect of splitting the personality in one’s mind. In dealing with the abuse of this drug‚ Arctor begins to lose himself and forgets
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