DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all

Dream · December 20 2012, 12:58 AM

Fans of Showtime's serial killer soap opera "Dexter" get ready to rejoice... tentatively. Since the summer, we've been under the impression that the series' eighth season, which airs in late 2013, will be its last. We even heard executive producer Sara Colleton confirming that Season 8 shall "definitely" be the last hurrah for the affable Florida-based murderer.

Not so fast, says showrunner Scott Buck.

In an interview with NY Mag's Vulture blog, Buck gives "Dexter" followers a glimmer of hope when responding to a question regarding the supposed final season.

"It might be the last. That hasn’t been announced yet. We’ve been picked up for one more season, but whether that is the last one or not has not yet been determined."

Buck was then asked if he "thinks" it should be the last. "Well, honestly, because we were picked up for two seasons, and the understanding was it may be the last, we’re certainly moving in that direction. But until Showtime tells us one way or another we’re not making any more definitive decisions," was how the producer replied.

http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/n...last-after-all

The ratings are too good to cancel! This show is going to go on for ten more seasons isn't it?

Nociod · December 20 2012, 01:28 AM

To be honest, I enjoy Dexter, but it's not as good as it used to be.

If they know that its the last season, they can wrap it all up, and dedicate a whole season to the end. If suddenly they want to open a window for other seasons, that might hurt the quality and an unsatisfying ending.

I hope this season is the last

Aragorn · December 20 2012, 01:37 AM

Dream wrote:

The ratings are too good to cancel! This show is going to go on for ten more seasons isn't it?

Ratings are up... but quality is way down.

Dream · December 20 2012, 01:44 AM

Aragorn wrote:

Ratings are up... but quality is way down.

Networks care about the quality of their hit shows?

stj · December 20 2012, 02:53 AM

Dexter made Jonny Lee Miller and Julia Stiles boring. That's terminal decline, and I quit for good, after sufffering through seasons four and five. (Season three had its longeurs too, but it had the terrific Margo Martindale episode Easy as Pie.) I think that Clyde Phillips leaving marked the beginning of the end. Like most deaths, Dexter's is an ugly, drawn out nightmare. All it's offering now is tawdry vigilante fantasies, badly plotted, with fatuous characterizations and thematic frauds.

Starbreaker · December 20 2012, 03:06 AM

Since you haven't seen the show in two seasons, your opinion on stuff you haven't seen carries no weight.

Borgminister · December 20 2012, 04:24 AM

Few shows age well, especially once the novelty wears off.

At least this season was a vast improvement over last season's disappointment... I still enjoy the show, and the latest twist is intriguing.

Praetor_Shinzon · December 20 2012, 04:28 AM

as much as i enjoy Dexter is should end soon. i would hate to see it drag on for another four years or more as a pale shade of what it once was.

billcosby · December 20 2012, 10:03 AM

They won't kill Dexter off and there will be a follow-up film.
Hopefully that will turn out better than what happened to Entourage.

stj · December 20 2012, 01:18 PM

Starbreaker wrote:

Since you haven't seen the show in two seasons, your opinion on stuff you haven't seen carries no weight.

stj wrote:

Dexter made Jonny Lee Miller and Julia Stiles boring. That's terminal decline....

The idea that Dexter recovered from season five carries no weight.

Pingfah · December 20 2012, 01:54 PM

I'm confused as to the point of that post.

Are you trying to re-iterate that you somehow have a valid opinion on the quality of something you have not seen? Because that still isn't true.

LitmusDragon · December 20 2012, 04:47 PM

Hoo-boy. I'm starting to feel the first twinges of Heroes-style urge to boycott.

The show has gotten to be pretty silly, and I was willing to stick with it for one more season to see how it ended. Not sure about two seasons though.

Warp Coil · December 20 2012, 06:12 PM

I loved the first four seasons of Dexter. Season 5 was a disappointment. I've lost interest about half way through season 6 (the next disc has been sitting on my coffee table for a couple of weeks now) and I haven't seen season 7. I think the show's about done. It's time to wrap the story up.

Borjis · December 20 2012, 06:24 PM

Going to season 8 was a stretch in my opinion, I really enjoyed season 7.

one more then no more please.

davejames · December 21 2012, 12:53 AM

God, I wish someone would clue in Showtime that the reason the ratings are up is because the show is finally aiming towards a real finale (with huge stakes and revelations along the way), and people want to see how it all ends up.

The only way I could possibly go for an additional season is if it follows Dexter on the run from the law, and completely gets away from the usual characters and settings.

But if it's just more of the same, boring Miami PD crap, then hell no.

December 20 2012, 01:28 AM	#2
Nociod Fleet Captain Location: Norway	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all To be honest, I enjoy Dexter, but it's not as good as it used to be. If they know that its the last season, they can wrap it all up, and dedicate a whole season to the end. If suddenly they want to open a window for other seasons, that might hurt the quality and an unsatisfying ending. I hope this season is the last

December 20 2012, 02:53 AM	#5
stj Rear Admiral Location: the real world	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all Dexter made Jonny Lee Miller and Julia Stiles boring. That's terminal decline, and I quit for good, after sufffering through seasons four and five. (Season three had its longeurs too, but it had the terrific Margo Martindale episode Easy as Pie.) I think that Clyde Phillips leaving marked the beginning of the end. Like most deaths, Dexter's is an ugly, drawn out nightmare. All it's offering now is tawdry vigilante fantasies, badly plotted, with fatuous characterizations and thematic frauds. __________________ Morals are what you do to other people. Other people, what we call society, are essential to human happiness. Therefore, morals are the path to happiness. My morals, your happiness; your morals, my happiness: It's a fair trade.

December 20 2012, 03:06 AM	#6
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all Since you haven't seen the show in two seasons, your opinion on stuff you haven't seen carries no weight.

December 20 2012, 04:24 AM	#7
Borgminister Moderator Location: California	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all Few shows age well, especially once the novelty wears off. At least this season was a vast improvement over last season's disappointment... I still enjoy the show, and the latest twist is intriguing.

December 20 2012, 04:28 AM	#8
Praetor_Shinzon Rear Admiral Location: Virginia	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all as much as i enjoy Dexter is should end soon. i would hate to see it drag on for another four years or more as a pale shade of what it once was.

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December 20 2012, 10:03 AM	#9
billcosby Commodore Location: billcosby	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all They won't kill Dexter off and there will be a follow-up film. Hopefully that will turn out better than what happened to Entourage. __________________ My 1st Edition TrekCCG virtual expansion: http://billcosbytrekccg.blogspot.com/

December 20 2012, 01:54 PM	#11
Pingfah Admiral Location: Cornwall	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all I'm confused as to the point of that post. Are you trying to re-iterate that you somehow have a valid opinion on the quality of something you have not seen? Because that still isn't true. __________________ I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend. Freddie Mercury

December 20 2012, 04:47 PM	#12
LitmusDragon Commodore Location: The Barmuda Triangle	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all Hoo-boy. I'm starting to feel the first twinges of Heroes-style urge to boycott. The show has gotten to be pretty silly, and I was willing to stick with it for one more season to see how it ended. Not sure about two seasons though. __________________ Check out my photos of Oregon on Facebook Linguiphiles, unite!

December 20 2012, 06:12 PM	#13
Warp Coil Rear Admiral Location: MD, USA	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all I loved the first four seasons of Dexter. Season 5 was a disappointment. I've lost interest about half way through season 6 (the next disc has been sitting on my coffee table for a couple of weeks now) and I haven't seen season 7. I think the show's about done. It's time to wrap the story up. __________________ "I managed to find Uno and Checkers, and also parts of Battleship and most of the pieces of Candy Land, which I figure, I can mix together to create a fabulous new game, CandyShipBattleLand. War never tasted so good." - Lorelai Gilmore

December 20 2012, 06:24 PM	#14
Borjis Commodore	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all Going to season 8 was a stretch in my opinion, I really enjoyed season 7. one more then no more please.

December 21 2012, 12:53 AM	#15
davejames Vice Admiral Location: Sac, Ca	Re: DEXTER season 8 may NOT be the last season after all God, I wish someone would clue in Showtime that the reason the ratings are up is because the show is finally aiming towards a real finale (with huge stakes and revelations along the way), and people want to see how it all ends up. The only way I could possibly go for an additional season is if it follows Dexter on the run from the law, and completely gets away from the usual characters and settings. But if it's just more of the same, boring Miami PD crap, then hell no.