Researching for Dexter...

As an aside, in my UCLA writing class I am writing a spec script for the show Dexter. The research I have to do for writing a drama, so I'm finding, is quite different from any other research I've done. Of course, the script isn't a scholarly work, but there's a great deal of research needed nevertheless. The first and most important step is to watch as many episode of the show as possible, to capture the tone of the show. Next, I had to locate a produced script of the show in order to take note of the formatting of a typical Dexter script. This is very important, since spec scripts are designed to help show agents and professional writers that one can emulate a show's voice and style down to a T. What's to come next is a bit of forensics research, since it IS a show about a serial killer who works in the Miami Metro Police Department's forensics department.