4. The Original Author Didn't Want Michael C. Hall To Star
There are all sorts of cute ironies, similarities and juxtapositions between the role of Dexter Morgan and David Fisher, Michael C. Hall's breakout role on the HBO drama Six Feet Under. Not everybody was so entertained by these connections, however, least of all Jeff Lindsay, author of he book series Dexter is based on. In fact, Renner may very well have become the frontrunner to play the titular character because of how adamant Lindsay was that Hall not get the role. He had seen him play the camp, neurotic Fisher and didn't think that the actor had the chops to play a convincing serial killer. Thankfully, the producers ignored Lindsay and brought Hall in for an audition anyway. Apparently he only had to read one line of the script, an Lindsay immediately changed his tune, since describing him as absolutely perfect for the role. These actors, eh? Apparently they're good at pretending to be all sorts of different people!
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
