Last season, Dexter found out he was going to be a father, bought a house, and married Rita. But does a leopard ever change his spots? Fatherhood certainly hasn’t stopped Dexter Morgan from carrying out his brand of justice, but the accompanying sleep deprivation has definitely made him sloppy.

Deb and Anton are still an item, they’re living together, and we’ve never seen her happier. But old feelings are stirred up when Agent Frank Lundy, Deb’s former love, re-enters the picture. Why has Lundy returned? Now retired from the FBI, Lundy’s on the trail of a predator that eluded him for years, The Trinity Killer, who’s at work terrorizing Miami.

Rita seems to be enjoying married life and motherhood. When all her husband wants is to catch some z’s, she’s breaking out the pleasure chest!

Seeing Dexter in action as a father is certainly remarkable, whether he’s singing “America the Beautiful” or confessing his sins to baby Harrison.

I can’t wait to see what happens next! Season 4 begins September 27th on Showtime in the US, and TMN in Canada.

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror films announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Saturn Awards. I am thrilled that many of my fave TV shows are among the nominees, including BSG, Lost, and Dexter.

Here are the TV nominees:

Best Network Television Series
Fringe (Fox)
Heroes (NBC)
Life on Mars (ABC)
Lost (ABC)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox)
Supernatural (CW)

Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
Battlestar Galactica (SCI FI)
The Closer (TNT)
Dexter (Showtime)
Leverage (TNT)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
True Blood (HBO)

Best Presentation on Television
24: Redemption (Fox)
The Andromeda Strain (A&E)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Jericho (CBS)
The Last Templar (NBC)
The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (TNT)

Best Actor in Television
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Matthew Fox (Lost, ABC)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Showtime)
Timothy Hutton (Leverage, TNT)
Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica, SCI FI)
Noah Wiley (The Librarian: The Curse of The Judas Chalice, TNT)

Best Actress in Television
Lena Headey (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fox)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (The Ghost Whisperer, CBS)
Evangeline Lilly (Lost, ABC)
Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica, SCI FI)
Anna Paquin (True Blood, HBO)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)
Anna Torv (Fringe, ABC)

Best Supporting Actor in Television
Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, ABC)
Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fox)
Michael Emerson (Lost, ABC)
Josh Holloway (Lost, ABC)
Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, NBC)
Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes, NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in Television
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter, Showtime)
Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fox)
Yunjin Kim (Lost, ABC)
Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost, ABC)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes, NBC)
Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica, SCI FI)

Best Guest Starring Role in a Television Series
Kristen Bell (Heroes, NBC)
Alan Dale (Lost, ABC)
Kevin Durand (Lost, ABC)
Robert Forster (Heroes, NBC)
Jimmy Smits (Dexter, Showtime)
Sonya Walger (Lost, ABC)

Best Television Series Release on DVD
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series (BBC Warner)
Heroes: Season 2 (Universal)
Lost: The Complete Fourth Season (Walt Disney)
Moonlight: The Complete Series (Warner)
Reaper: Season One (Lionsgate)
Torchwood: Season 2 (BBC Warner)
The Tudors: The Complete Second Season(Paramount/Showtime)

Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD
Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1990 (Universal)
Early Edition: Season One (Paramount)
The Incredible Hulk: The Complete Series (Universal)
The Invaders: The First & Second Seasons (Paramount)
Mission Impossible: The Fourth & Fifth Seasons (Paramount)
Spaced: The Complete Series (BBC Warner)

The Saturn Awards will be presented on June 25th.

I first heard the news on January 9th via E! Online’s Kristin Dos Santos, and although I was surprised, I wasn’t shocked or disturbed by the development.

Apparently, they dated for a year and a half before exchanging vows in Big Sur, CA on December 31st. They make their first public appearance as husband and wife at The Golden Globe Awards.

Yes, I love my TV shows, and Dexter is among my favourites, but I’m not weirded out by this news. Co-stars get married all the time. I think that people freaking out over their nuptials are just a testament to what great actors Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter are, particularly how convincing they are as Dexter and Debra Morgan. And they’re not the first on-screen family members to pursue relationships off-screen.

What do you think? Should on-screen siblings not pursue relationships off-screen? Sound off in the comments below.