Dexter/dexter32.jpg" />Fictional crime series are oftentimes looked upon as bad influences to the society due to the influences it creates on the youth. Showtime’s Dexter isn’t an exception. In fact, earlier this year, the award-winning series has been criticized by the Parents Television Council after the show debuted on CBS. Creator Jeff Lindsay disdainfully commented that the show mustn’t be condemned, while others believe that it is the parents’ duty to guide their kids when it comes to watching TV.
More recently, Dexter’s name was again thrown into the spotlight after an Edmonton filmmaker was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger.
Back in August, the accused Mark Twitchell wrote on his Facebook site’s status notation, “Mark has way too much in common with Dexter Morgan,” referring to the titular character of the Showtime series. On October...
More recently, Dexter’s name was again thrown into the spotlight after an Edmonton filmmaker was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 38-year-old Johnny Brian Altinger.
Back in August, the accused Mark Twitchell wrote on his Facebook site’s status notation, “Mark has way too much in common with Dexter Morgan,” referring to the titular character of the Showtime series. On October...
- 11/8/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
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