Dexter

It’s Time to Bring Back the Banality of Evil

What makes people become murderers? If you are watching shows like Hannibal and Dexter, you’d think it had to do with their exceptionally refined moral sensibilities and sheer genius. This trope is getting tired. Have we forgotten about the horrifyingly commonplace nature of evil? The Fascinating Murderer All over television, detectives are wading deep into…

It’s the ultimate serial killer showdown as Dexter faces Patrick Bateman

Forget Freddy vs. Jason; the real horror movie battle we want to see is between pop culture’s two favorite serial killers, Dexter and American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman. Now you can see what this (literal?) face-off might look like, thanks to this awesome mash-up. Admittedly, we’d need to figure out a way for Dexter to head…

Good news for Dexter fans looking to relive the show’s former glory: Netflix is getting exclusive rights to all eight seasons of the show. The first four will be available starting October 31, and that should keep you plenty busy until the second four hit on January 1.

The Geeky Serial Killer

A serial killer already linked to the murders of four Long Island area Craigslist prostitutes is so intimately familiar with police investigation techniques that law enforcement officials are now openly speculating he may be one of their own. The absolutely chilling admission arrives in the wake of several untraceable calls made to members of the…

This Dexter Video Kills Me

I’ve to admit that I stopped watching Dexter after the second season with that insufferable English pathological liar, but I really like this music video by Pogo. It’s entirely made with sound samples from the series. [Showtime via LikeCool]

August DVD releases, from Blipverts to comix documentaries

Have you been waiting forever for Max Headroom on DVD? Your dreams come true this month. We’ve got a rundown of noteworthy August DVD releases, from the very good to the, well, watch at your own risk (hello, Heroes!). Pick of the Month: Max Headroom: The Complete Series Almost 25 years ago, this ABC show…

Television is officially better than movies. Is this bad news for science fiction?

It’s official, according to Entertainment Weekly’s Mark Harris: television is better than movies now. We’re in the middle of a summer of by-the-numbers movies, while TV is blazing new trails. Too bad science fiction rules the movies instead of TV. Apparently this is the worst summer for movie box office in ages, according to Harris’…

Will New Writers Shield Us From A Terrible Hancock Sequel?

Hancock 2 has writers: Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara worked together on The Shield, and Fiero also wrote for Dexter and 24. So fingers crossed. [THR]

A New Guest Star Deepens Some Of Lost’s Oldest Mysteries

Dexter’s abusive bastard, Mark Pellegrino, will be turning up on Lost soon… and he’s playing a character we’ve waited quite some time to meet. Spoilers aplenty, below. According to EW, Pellegrino will turn up in the season finale, playing the mysterious Jacob. And Pellegrino is going to be turning up all over the place. Rumor…

Dexter iPhone Cases Make the Case for iPhone Cases

I don’t get iPhone cases. Or any gadget case. It’s like your grandma putting a plastic cover on the sofa. Things are designed to be enjoyed as they are. These Dexter cases are pretty, though. They are going to be released by Speck in the summer of 2009, when the new Dexter game comes out…

Dexter Game Coming to iPhone (Murder Sim?)

Is GTA 4 a murder simulator? Probably not, but any game based on Showtime’s Dexter damn well better be. According to a tweet by TV squad, a Dexter game is on its way to the iPhone and will be detailed later tonight at the Dexter Comic-con panel. Will we be able to use the iPhone’s…

Regress Yourself With Borf’s Gun From Space Ace

If you played arcade games in the 1980s, then you probably remember the quarter-sucking craze of laserdisc games which were led by the juggernaut of Dragon’s Lair. Enough small fortunes were lost to that game to start a small media empire, which is just what creator Don Bluth tried to do. He followed that swords…

Find Out Who Kirk Hooks Up With In New “Trek”

Welcome to our crazy TMI wake-up call of spoilers. We have some new info about whom Captain Kirk hangs out with in the new Star Trek movie, plus hints about the plot of Doctor Who season four. Plus some new stills from the teleporting-mutants movie Jumper, below the fold. Leonard Nimoy’s Old Spock has a…

JazzMutant Dexter Touchscreen Soundboard

Dexter is the latest soundboard released by JazzMutant. The board keeps the simple shape of the previously released Lemur, but has a brand new interface that’s a pleasure to watch. Unfortunately for anyone who’s not an industry professional, Dexter is a costly companion: $3,600. [JazzMutant via Crave]

Monty Robot, Plays Ball

We just fawned over Anybots’ dynamically balancing robot (Dexter) earlier this week, and (his brother?) already has a new trick. It might not look like much, but according to Dexter’s developers: Throwing a ball to someone is difficult, but even more difficult is using visual information of a ball in flight to put your hand…

Anybot’s Humanoids Designed to Bully Other Bots and Not Trip

Ok, so they may not look like the Terminator, but still, there’s something remotely disturbing about watching these robots "learn" to walk and shove. Developed by Anybots, the humanoids are being designed to help with industrial and household tasks and they’re made in such a way that they won’t tip over and fall flat on…