We all know very well that Dexter is based on the series of novels written by Jeff Lindsay. The novel has earned 2005 Dilys Award. Screenwriter James Manos, Jr. brought it to TV screen writing the pilot episode of the series. Being a fan of Dexter TV show, who has also read the novels which the series is derived from, I sometime wonder over the fact how much similarity Dexter the series , considering the recent seasons of the series, has with its origin. And, I would have to say that the show has deviated considerably from its source.
During the first and second season of Dexter, it was seen that Dexter TV show followed the books in the best possible way. Plotlines and incidents were kept close to the ones described and mentioned in the books. But the third season of Dexter had little common with the third book in the series and the writers tried to implement their own concepts rather than going along with stories of the novels. As of now, Dexter has announced fourth and fifth season and both the seasons would be having 12 episodes each. Rumors are that the upcoming seasons of Dexter would follow the trend set by the third season of the show, which would mean deviation from the original source.
Getting into the depth of the issue made me aware that actually, it’s not very easy to translate a novel into a TV show. In case of novels, characters grow up so speedily but you can’t do, and viewers never like to see, so in case of TV shows’ seasons. Things must go in a sequence on TV otherwise it starts becoming messy. And, also, you may know, if you’ve read the 3rd book of the series, it gets a little weird and the creators might not have plans to show such stuff on the TV.
Anyways, whatever it’s like, we all are fans of Dexter TV show and are desperately waiting for the fourth season of the series. All previous Dexter episodes are available here to download or watch online, you can go ahead right now.





























