|
Dex, Lies, And Videotape
"Dex, Lies, and Videotape" is the sixth episode of the second season and eighteenth overall episode of the American television drama series ''Dexter'', which first aired on November 4, 2007 on Showtime in the United States. The episode was written by Lauren Gussis and was directed by Nick Gomez. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan, a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. In the episode, Dexter investigates more about Harry and Laura, while dealing with a copycat killer. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.85 million household viewers and gained a 0.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received highly positive reviews from critics, who praised the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter (TV Series)
''Dexter'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. The show's first season was derived from the novel ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' (2004), the first in a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay. It was adapted for television by James Manos Jr., who wrote the first episode. Subsequent seasons evolved independently of Lindsay's works. In February 2008, reruns (edited down to a TV-14 rating) began to air on CBS in the wake of the shortage of original programming ensuing from the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, thus the reruns on CBS ended af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen ratings, an audience measurement system of television viewership that for years has been the deciding factor in canceling or renewing television shows by television networks. As of May 2012, it is part of Nielsen Holdings. NMR began as a division of ACNielsen, a 1923-founded marketing research firm. In 1996, NMR was split off into an independent company, and in 1999, was purchased by the Dutch conglomerate VNU. In 2001, VNU also purchased ACNielsen, thereby bringing both companies under the same corporate umbrella. NMR is also a sister company to Nielsen//NetRatings, which measures Internet and digital media audiences. VNU was reorganized and renamed the Nielsen Company in 2007. History The Nielsen TV Ratings have been produced in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America West
The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. It was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, including the Screen Writers Guild. It has around 20,000 members. History The Screen Writers Guild (SWG) was formed in 1921 by a group of ten screenwriters in Hollywood angered over wage reductions announced by the major film studios. The group affiliated with the Authors Guild in 1933 and began representing TV writers in 1948. In 1954, the SWG was one of five groups who merged to represent professional writers on both coasts and became the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAe) and West (WGAw). Howard J. Green and John Howard Lawson were the first two presidents during the SWG era. Daniel Taradash was president of the WGAw from 1977 to 1979. In 1952, the Guild authorized movie studios to delete onscreen credits for any writers who had not been cleared by Congress, as part of the industry' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Vélez
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress and the identical twin sister of actress Lorraine Vélez. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', Detective Nina Moreno on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox's ''New York Undercover'', Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama ''Oz (TV series), Oz'', and Elena on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's comedy-drama ''Ugly Betty''. She also starred as Rio Morales in ''Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018). Early life and education In the early 1950s, Vélez's parents moved from Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, New York, where she and her identical twin sister, Lorraine Vélez, were born. The twins have five other sisters and one brother. Vélez's father, a New York City Police Department officer, eventually bought a house in Far Rockaway, Queens, and moved the family there. The twins staged improvised plays and acting for the family and participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
María LaGuerta
Captain María Esperanza di Alma LaGuerta ( or ; es, María LaGüerta) portrayed by Lauren Vélez, is a fictional character who is the Lieutenant at the fictitious Miami-Metro Homicide Department in the Showtime television series ''Dexter.'' Despite being a protagonist for most of the series, Maria LaGuerta, (the superior officer of main characters Dexter and Debra Morgan) ultimately emerges as one of the story's main antagonists by Season 7. Character history Discussions between LaGuerta and Angel Batista in the first and fourth season give minor insight into LaGuerta's backstory. Her family is said to reside entirely in Cuba. She mentions being alone in a strange land, implying that she was sent to live in America on her own. Season one In the series' beginning, LaGuerta is introduced as a tough and ambitious woman more skilled in political gamesmanship than actual police work. She harbors an intense dislike for Dexter Morgan's sister Debra. At the end of the first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Carpenter
Jennifer Carpenter is an American actress who is known for her role as Debra Morgan in the Showtime series '' Dexter'', for which she earned a Saturn Award in 2009, and also for playing Rebecca Harris in the CBS television series '' Limitless''. In 2019, she began playing Erica Shepherd, the lead role in the NBC drama '' The Enemy Within''. In 2020, Carpenter voiced Sonya Blade in the direct-to-video martial arts film '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020), a role she reprised in the sequel '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms'' (2021). Early life Carpenter was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of Catherine (née Mitchell) and Robert Carpenter. She attended St. Raphael the Archangel and then Sacred Heart Academy. She trained at the Walden Theatre Conservatory program, and later at New York City's Juilliard School (Drama Division ''Group 31'': 1998–2002). Before graduation, she was cast in the 2002 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Morgan
Debra Charlotte Morgan (spelled Deborah in the novels) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his ''Dexter'' book series. She also appears in the television series, based on Lindsay's books, portrayed by Jennifer Carpenter. In Lindsay's novels, she first appeared in ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' and was featured in every novel in the series. Debra is the sister of the series' antihero protagonist Dexter Morgan. Character history Early life Debra was born to Doris (Kathrin Lautner Middleton) and Harry Morgan (James Remar) on December 7, 1979. She is the foster sister to Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), whom Harry brought home after rescuing him from the scene of his mother's murder. Tough, foul-mouthed, and rompish, she craved her father's attention and envied Dexter for the amount of time Harry spent with him, unaware that Harry was training him to be a vigilante serial killer. When Debra was a teenager, her mother died of cancer. From then on, she decided to beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik King
Erik King (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series '' Dexter''. He is also known for his roles as Moses Deyell on '' Oz''., and as Bobby Davidson in ''Missing Persons''. Early life King, whose father was a policeman, attended The Duke Ellington High School of Performing Arts in Washington, DC and later Towson University, Baltimore MD. Career Early roles for King were in TV series such as '' Matlock'', ''NYPD Blue'' and '' JAG''. In 1990, he starred in the short-lived ABC police drama '' Sunset Beat''. He appeared as Moses Deyell in HBO's television series '' Oz''. Other episodic work includes ''Malcolm In The Middle'', ''Charmed'' and ''CSI: Miami''. King appeared on ''The District'' as Travis Hayward, as well as CBS' ''Touched by an Angel''. King has appeared in multiple feature films, including the adventure film ''National Treasure'' and the thriller '' Desperate Measures''. King's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Doakes
James Doakes is a fictional character in the '' Dexter'' television series and the novels by Jeff Lindsay. In the TV series, he is portrayed by Erik King. He is a detective sergeant and police officer. Biography Doakes enlisted in the U.S. Army and there earned his nickname "Sane James" for his ability to detect the mentally unhinged. Doakes went on to become an Army Ranger, serving with the elite Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment. After spending many years in black operations, Doakes gave up his military career, electing instead to use his skills to help civilians as a police officer. Doakes's police career grinds to a halt when he receives excessive force citations; his volatile, angry nature proves he cannot work well with others (unless leading them). Doakes was partnered with Maria LaGuerta, which ended after she was promoted following a high-profile drug bust. Season one Doakes hates Dexter Morgan; he is the only person in Dexter's life who can see through his mask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress and the 2009 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. Benz has also starred in the television series '' Roswell'' (1999–2000), ''Desperate Housewives'' (2010), ''No Ordinary Family'' (2010–2011), ''A Gifted Man'' (2011–2012), '' Defiance'' (2013–2015), ''Hawaii Five-0'' (2015–2017), ''Training Day'' (2017) and ''Love, Victor'' (2021). Her film credits include '' Jawbreaker'' (1999), '' The Brothers'' (2001), ''Rambo'' (2008), ''Saw V'' (2008), '' Punisher: War Zone'' (2008), and '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009). Early life Benz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, grew up in Murrysville, and graduated from Franklin Regional High School. Her mother, Joanne Marie (née Seemill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Bennett
Rita Morgan (''née'' Brandon; previously Ackerman and Bennett) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay for his book series about a vigilante serial killer named Dexter Morgan. She also appeared in the television series ''Dexter'', based on Lindsay's books. She was the girlfriend and later wife of Dexter in both media. Portrayed by Julie Benz, Rita was a series regular in the first four seasons. The character made her last television appearance in 2010; she was a special guest star in ''Dexter'' season five opener entitled " My Bad". The character appeared in seven of the eight ''Dexter'' novels. In the novels, Dexter initially considers Rita little more than part of his disguise as a normal human being, and the perfect cover for his secret life as a serial killer. He later admits to growing quite fond of Rita, whom he married in the third book, '' Dexter in the Dark''. In the television series, Rita is portrayed as a loving and caring mother who is emotionally damaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.png "Click for more on -> The A")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Rita Bennett")