Dexter Replaces Showrunner

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TV news bites to keep you going for the holidays home stretch:

"Dexter" is giving Chip Johannessen the cut. The Showtime thriller is switching out Season 5's showrunner with Scott Buck going into the sixth season. Buck's not exactly new to "Dexter," having been a co-executive producer since Season 2, but now they're ready to hand him the power. He's written the last three season finales. He used to write and produce for "Six Feet Under," which also starred Michael C. Hall

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/dexters-new-blood-for-season-6-the-good-wife-guest-stars-1.html

Interesting. Did they pick up on some fan's views that this season didn't seem like it had a showrunner? It was all over the place and just dodgy. However the guy they got in as the new showrunner wrote this season's shitty season finale. But wrote last season's amazing season finale...ummm...

challengemaster

tvnutz wrote: »

However the guy they got in as the new showrunner wrote this season's shitty season finale. But wrote last season's amazing season finale...ummm...

Maybe he had to write it such a way to tie up ends and lead on into next season? Could be part of his plan...

OctavarIan

Personally I like to believe they scrapped whatever original plans they had for the finale to this season and just tied everything up nicely so that they could start afresh next season. That way it'd be like this season never happened

Stark

tvnutz wrote: »

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/12/dexters-new-blood-for-season-6-the-good-wife-guest-stars-1.html

Interesting. Did they pick up on some fan's views that this season didn't seem like it had a showrunner? It was all over the place and just dodgy. However the guy they got in as the new showrunner wrote this season's shitty season finale. But wrote last season's amazing season finale...ummm...

He also wrote Season 3's ****ty finale by the looks of it. Season 4's might have been just a fluke.