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Title Dexter : investigating cutting edge television.
Publication Info London : I.B.Tauris, 2010.



Descript 1 online resource (288 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction - Killing Time with Showtime's 'Dexter' -- Part One. First Blood: Interviews -- 1. An Interview with Author and 'Dexter' Creator Jeff Lindsay -- 2. An Interview with 'Dexter' Writer and Developer James Manos, Jr -- Part Two. Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series -- 3. Dissecting the Opening Sequence -- 4. "Serial" Killer: 'Dexter's' Narrative Strategies -- 5. 'Dexter's' Hollow Designs -- Part Three. Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and 'Frankenstein' -- 6. Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus
7. Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in 'Dexter' -- 8. Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel -- Part Four. A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and 'Dexter' -- 9. The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder -- 10. The Devil You Know: 'Dexter' and the "Goodness" of American Serial Killing -- 11. Neoliberal 'Dexter'? -- 12. 'Dexter's' German Reception: Why are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with US Shows? -- Part Five. Dexterity: 'Dexter' and Genre -- 13. The Lighter Side of Death: 'Dexter' as Comedy
14. In a Lonely Place? 'Dexter' and Film Noir -- 15. The Art of Sp(l)atter: Body Horror in 'Dexter' -- 16. From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero -- Appendix A: Episode Guide -- Appendix B: Novel Guide -- Bibliography -- Teleography -- Filmography -- Endnotes -- Index
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780857712059
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Series Investigating cult TV
Investigating cult TV
Subject Dexter (Television program)
Alt author Howard, Douglas L., 1966-
Descript 1 online resource (288 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction - Killing Time with Showtime's 'Dexter' -- Part One. First Blood: Interviews -- 1. An Interview with Author and 'Dexter' Creator Jeff Lindsay -- 2. An Interview with 'Dexter' Writer and Developer James Manos, Jr -- Part Two. Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series -- 3. Dissecting the Opening Sequence -- 4. "Serial" Killer: 'Dexter's' Narrative Strategies -- 5. 'Dexter's' Hollow Designs -- Part Three. Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and 'Frankenstein' -- 6. Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus
7. Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in 'Dexter' -- 8. Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel -- Part Four. A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and 'Dexter' -- 9. The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder -- 10. The Devil You Know: 'Dexter' and the "Goodness" of American Serial Killing -- 11. Neoliberal 'Dexter'? -- 12. 'Dexter's' German Reception: Why are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with US Shows? -- Part Five. Dexterity: 'Dexter' and Genre -- 13. The Lighter Side of Death: 'Dexter' as Comedy
14. In a Lonely Place? 'Dexter' and Film Noir -- 15. The Art of Sp(l)atter: Body Horror in 'Dexter' -- 16. From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero -- Appendix A: Episode Guide -- Appendix B: Novel Guide -- Bibliography -- Teleography -- Filmography -- Endnotes -- Index
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9780857712059
Series Investigating cult TV
Investigating cult TV
Subject Dexter (Television program)
Alt author Howard, Douglas L., 1966-

Subject Dexter (Television program)
Descript 1 online resource (288 p.)
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction - Killing Time with Showtime's 'Dexter' -- Part One. First Blood: Interviews -- 1. An Interview with Author and 'Dexter' Creator Jeff Lindsay -- 2. An Interview with 'Dexter' Writer and Developer James Manos, Jr -- Part Two. Blood Slides: The Structure of the Series -- 3. Dissecting the Opening Sequence -- 4. "Serial" Killer: 'Dexter's' Narrative Strategies -- 5. 'Dexter's' Hollow Designs -- Part Three. Dexter on the Couch: Family, Friends, and 'Frankenstein' -- 6. Harry Morgan: (Post)Modern Prometheus
7. Sex, Psychoanalysis, and Sublimation in 'Dexter' -- 8. Blood Brothers: Brian + Dexter + Miguel -- Part Four. A View to a Kill: Politics, Ethics, and 'Dexter' -- 9. The Ethics of a Serial Killer: Dexter's Moral Character and the Justification of Murder -- 10. The Devil You Know: 'Dexter' and the "Goodness" of American Serial Killing -- 11. Neoliberal 'Dexter'? -- 12. 'Dexter's' German Reception: Why are German Networks so Obsessed (and Troubled) with US Shows? -- Part Five. Dexterity: 'Dexter' and Genre -- 13. The Lighter Side of Death: 'Dexter' as Comedy
14. In a Lonely Place? 'Dexter' and Film Noir -- 15. The Art of Sp(l)atter: Body Horror in 'Dexter' -- 16. From Silver Bullets to Duct Tape: Dexter versus the Traditional Vigilante Hero -- Appendix A: Episode Guide -- Appendix B: Novel Guide -- Bibliography -- Teleography -- Filmography -- Endnotes -- Index
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
Alt author Howard, Douglas L., 1966-
ISBN 9780857712059

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