The Shield alum Charles “Chic” Eglee is trading in one anti-hero for another, joining Showtime’s serial killer hit Dexter as an exec producer.

Eglee fills the void left by Daniel Cerone, who departed the show after its second season (and who recently took the reins of ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money). Clyde Phillips continues as showrunner on Dexter.

Eglee’s credits also include Dark Angel, Murder One, NYPD Blue and The Byrds of Paradise.

Source: Variety

Dexter, Showtime’s original series about a serial killer with a conscience, will soon be cutting its way into a video game courtesy of Ecko Entertainment.

Next generation video games are all about the cutting edge these days, but Ecko Entertainment took that literally when it announced today that Dexter, Showtime’s popular series about a crime solving serial killer, would be carving its way onto consoles sometime soon.

According to IGN, developer information, price, console specifics and a release date are all “no comment” at this time. However, Marc Fernandez, Vice President of Marc Ecko Entertainment, said his company is working closely with Showtime to keep the game as faithful to the television show as possible. That probably means a heavy dose of bloody plastic sheets and actor Michael C. Hall’s inner monologues.

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Dexter fans, I have some very exciting news to bring you - the show’s third season pre-production kicks off today! The following article was posted yesterday:

“First off, note to all you Dexter newbies: Do not spoil yourself for this show. The unforeseen twists are much, much, much too good!! Anyhoodles, just had a fantastic talk with Dexter boss Clyde Phillips, and he tells me the writers room reopens tomorrow, production resumes in June and the show should be back on the air in October (which means the season-two discs should be out in August or September). Check back soon for more from Clyde on our favorite killer killer.”

Source: Kristin at E! Online

The Parents Television Council has called for advertisers to boycott CBS’ Dexter because of its violent nature and asked CBS network affiliates to pre-empt the show.

The main character works for the police as a blood-spatter expert who has channeled his desire to kill by secretly targeting only criminals. The show was originally produced for Showtime, which is owned by CBS Corp. However, Showtime is a pay-cable network. CBS has edited the show for free broadcast to take out the most violent parts.

The PTC does not feel CBS has edited the show enough.

“Despite countless public calls for restraint and corporate responsibility, CBS broke its own promise to the public that it would employ careful editing and accurate ratings guidelines for Dexter,” said PTC president Tim Winter. “Depictions of violence were barely altered from the Showtime network original format.”

Winter also derided CBS for not labeling the show for mature audiences only.

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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced the nominations for the 34th Annual Saturn Awards. Dexter has picked up a few nominations and one for Michael himself! He is nominated in the Best Actor on Television category for Dexter. Congrats & good luck to Michael! His fellow nominees are Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica), Matt Dallas (Kyle XY), Kevin McKidd (Journeyman), Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) and Matthew Fox (Lost). Click here to view the entire list of noms.