Dexter

Two and Half Men grabs big ratings, Modern Family cleans up at award shows and Fox’s New Girl is the darling of this fall's freshman class, but are sitcoms experiencing the rebirth so many claim? In an article at The Hollywood Reporter, Tim Goodman makes the argument that–with such series as Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and other gripping shows–television is in the midst of a great drama renaissance.

The feeling that this drama Renaissance is showing no signs of recession is only magnified when you realize just what isn’t currently on the air – Mad Men on AMC, Game of Thrones and Treme on HBO, Shameless and The Borgias on Showtime, and Justified on FX. That’s an embarrassment of riches which doesn’t even include the pending arrival of Luck on HBO and House of Lies on Showtime, two series with a lot of heat.

What is TV’s best drama?

Will vigilante serial killer Dexter soon avenge his final death? Deadline is reporting the show's star Michael C. Hall and Showtime are at an impasse with negotiations for the seventh season. According to the site, Hall wants $24 million for two more seasons, while Showtime is willing to shell out $20 million. READ MORE

Once again Dexter has convinced me that no series does promotion posters better than Showtime's blood thirsty show. The hit drama released its “The Avenging Angel Returns” poster promoting its upcoming sixth season, which returns October 2. As good as this one is, my favorite Dexter promotional posters are still its creepy fourth season images.

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The 2011 Comic-Con is in full swing and Showtime took the opportunity to debut new trailers for the upcoming sixth season of Dexter and its new spy thriller Homeland. After five seasons of Dexter, the new trailer promise even more of the graphic drama fans have become accustomed to. It looks like the perfect companion to help launch Homeland.

Watching the Homeland trailer–featuring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin and Morena Baccarin–I couldn’t help but be reminded of the gritty intensity of Fox’s 24 and the British series MI-5. Dexter and Homeland premiere October 2. Watch both trailers after the jump!

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The Season 6 premiere of Showtime's hit series Dexter is still a few months away, but fans would kill (pun fully intended) for some dish! Executive producer Sara Colleton provided some of the upcoming seasons deadly, Dexter deets to TV Line.

In addition to spoiling the new season will begin one year after the events of Season 5, Colleton revealed Dexter's (Michael C Hall) sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) is still living with his arch nemesis Quinn (Desmond Harrington), La Guerta (Lauren Velez) and Bastista's (David Zayas) marriage has ended, and Dexter may be struggling with faith.

...the overarching theme of the year is faith, and if it is something he should be utilizing. But before he can do that, he’s got to figure out what exactly faith is. Right away, he realizes this is something that there is no definition of; it’s something that very baffling to him. In no way does this become a “New Age” religious take on the subject matter. If Dexter’s going to be exploring this, it’s going to be handled in a classic Dexter style. Dexter attempting to define what, by its very nature, is indefinable is very fun.

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The Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on July 14 and both broadcast and cable series had something to smile about. It’s no surprise AMC’s Mad Men earned a Best Drama nomination, plus 18 more for a leading 19 nominations. HBO’s Boardwalk Empire was close behind with 18 nominations, including Outstanding Drama, but will be competing against fellow HBO series Game of Thrones for the big award.

ABC’s Modern Family scored the most comedy nominations, with 17. Fox’s Glee picked up nominations in the Outstanding Comedy, Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor categories. The Big Bang Theory, The Office, Parks & Recreation and 30 Rock joined Modern Family and Glee as the nominees in the Outstanding Comedy category.

On the drama side, Friday Night Lights earned a much deserved Best Drama nomination. It also took home nominations for Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton in the Lead Actor and Actress categories. The critically acclaimed CBS legal drama The Good Wife didn’t need an injunction to get nominations for Outstanding Drama, Lead Actress, two Supporting Actor nominations and two Supporting Actress nominations. Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins and the brilliant Margo Martindale earned nominations for FX’s Justified in the Lead Actor, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress categories, respectively. Peter Dinklage earned Game of Thrones its only acting nomination in the Supporting Actor category, for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister. Showtime’s Dexter joined Boardwalk Empire, Friday Night Lights, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife and Mad Men with a Best Drama nominations.

What do you think of this year's Emmy nominations? Is there any series or actor who you think was snubbed of a nomination. AMC's The Walking Dead could make a strong argument for being robbed of an Outstanding Drama nomination. See the full list after the jump!

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