Fans of the incredible Showtime series Dexter should know by now that the show’s main character, Dexter Morgan, will be a newly married father (in addition to being his usual serial killer self) when the 4th season of the series premieres this Fall. Production on the new season is well underway and the show is scheduled to premiere on Showtime on September 27 … but today we get our first look at the first promo photo released for the upcoming new season of Dexter. Be Warned! The following article contains spoilers for Dexter Season 4:

The first promotional picture for “Dexter” season 4 has been released by Showtime. Showing a picture of a baby with the drool bib saying “My Dad Is Killer”, the picture represents the parenthood phase which will be faced by Dexter and Rita in the new season. Production for the fourth season is kicked off this month with the premiere date slated for September 27. Apart from the fourth season, Showtime has also ordered for the fifth one which will again consist of 12 episodes. This Fall, Dexter will be dealing a lot with his neighbors and a new deadly serial killer who is dubbed Trinity Killer because he has the proclivity to slaughter in threes. John Lithgow will take the role of Trinity whose alter ego is Walter Simmons. Meanwhile actress Courtney Ford is a reporter curious of the murders conducted by Trinity.

I am very, very excited that John Lithgow has joined the cast of Dexter. He has a creepy vibe about him that makes him the perfect choice to play a serial killer on the show. To be honest, I’m only marginally interested in the new development of Dexter as a husband and father. We’ve already seen the way he interacts with his now wife Rita (Julie Benz) and her children. I guess throwing a baby into the mix is meant to change things up a bit but … I’m really all about the complexities of Dexter as a good-guy serial killer. I have full faith, tho, that Dexter will continue to rule when the new season premieres in September. It is truly one of my fave TV shows and is prolly my fave cable TV series of all.

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Newlyweds and Dexter co-stars Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall have made their way to Madrid to do some promo work for the new season of their show to air in Spain and appeared in person at a press gathering yesterday afternoon. I can only assume that either A.) it’s really hot in Spain right now or B.) Jennifer failed to pack her antiperspirant for her trip to Madrid because, as is plainly evident in these photos, the poor dear embarrassingly sweat thru her shirt and showed off a pair of massively moist pit stains:

Truth be told, if I were standing that close to hottie Michael C. Hall, I might sweat thru my clothes too … but she’s married to him so that cannot be the reason. Fans of Dexter might know that this is TOTALLY something that Jennifer Carpenter‘s Dexter character, Deb Morgan, might do if she were forced to appear in front of a galley of press folks (then she’d cuss up a swear-storm afterward) … perhaps Ms. Carpenter was just really in character at yesterday’s appearance? In any event, I love Dexter, I love Michael C. Hall and I love Jennifer Carpenter … pit stains and all.

PS: I’d like to dedicate THIS song to Jennifer Carpenter.

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And so … another San Diego Comic Con has come to pass … and as usual, I was out of the country and unable to attend — but there are a lot of fun pictures to check out that will kinda sorta make it feel like I’m part of the experience but, you know, without having to actually endure all the ridiculous costumery in person ;) Here are a few pics of some of the more zealous Comic Con attendees this year:

And here are a few pics of some of the principal stars of the NBC hit Heroes who attended the Con this year to promote the upcoming third season of the show:

Honestly, there are just too many things that were presented at this year’s Con that I can’t possibly post them all … but Entertainment Weekly was in the hiz taking photos of some of my fave sci-fi/comic booky things at this year’s convention to give a nice overview. After the jump, check out a few EW photos of some of my fave things that I would’ve checked out had I attended this year’s Comic Con …

Here are a few promo pictures of the principal characters from the upcoming third season of the Showtime series Dexter, which premieres on Sunday September 28:

Wee!! I’m very excited that Dexter is coming back with new eps. This show has surpassed 24 as my favorite TV drama and I am very anxious to see where things will go in the next season — especially after watching the preview trailer for the new season which debuted at Comic Con in San Diego this weekend. After the jump, check out the trailer in full …

Season 3 of Dexter is still months away from debuting here in the US but season 2 of the show is about to launch in other parts of the world. Here are a few examples of some of the guerrilla advertising techniques that are being employed to promote the show in Lisbon, Portugal:

Hahahahaha … I love it! This is such a great way to promote such an awesome show. I wonder if this sort of thing would be possible here in the US. I really feel like we may be so uptight that people might be offended and complain if they found “dead” people lying around on the street … sheesh, go figure. Click HERE to watch a short video of another bit of guerrilla advertising for the show that went down in Portugal. I love Dexter … I think it has to be my fave dramatic program. If you’ve not see the show, I highly recommend that you check it out … it’s effing brills! Bone up now, season 3 debuts on Showtime on September 28!

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