Los Angeles Times reporter Lynn Smith got access to Showtime programming VP Bob Greenblatt while he was editing Season 1 of Dexter for its Feb. 17 premiere on CBS. The resulting story is even more revealing than the edited clips the network has released to the media.
Greenblatt, a former producer, handled the cuts personally because of the writers strike. Smith’s story — which will run in print on Sunday but is already up online — takes you inside the editing suite with Greenblatt. “The things that are unconventional about it are still 100% there,” he says of the CBS …read more

My fears of a truly watered-down Dexter airing on CBS this Sunday have been alleviated. The network released a few clips of edited scenes and it appears to be mostly minor trims to cut back on blood and adult language (Deb’s vocabulary will be vastly reduced, for certain).
Curious about the cleaner Dexter? Take a look at this scene:
For a few more samples of the edited show, bounce over to Give Me My Remote.