Smits, the newest cast member of Showtime's drama, thought he was wielding a fake knife on set and proceeded with the script, deadly steel in hand. Every show has its own dynamic. All the drama was in front of the cameras. We've seen a very dark side of Miguel come out in the most recent episodes. "Jimmy" is the name which appears on his birth certificate. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School where he was an athlete and actor, Smits earned a Bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and a MFA in theater from Cornell University. I have been a big fan of Dexter. I dig the sister. Jimmy is a tall teenage boy with long light brown hair that goes down to his neck. Agree with r2--he vastly improved NYPD Blue, and in a different way, because his character was an outsider from most of the cast, the endtimes of West Wing, by his presence. We note a strange thing. After they all met up, the boys decided to go and play a doorbell prank on Old Man McCowsky. I think Dexter dealing with his first comrade-in-arms is intriguing to the max. Smits also portrayed Elijah Strait in t… Jimmy Smits nearly stabbed a stuntman in the heart after grabbing a real knife during a murder scene But the showrunners did a very smart thing by allowing Dexter to narrate his own story. You are left to imagine what has taken place and it works like magic. Having Smits become his enemy through a game of cat and mouse was a good choice. The scenes in the kill room are very solitary moments for Dexter, and they are filmed in that way. R1, I hate the sister with the heat of a thousand white-hot suns. There's no good way to keep this story moving. The dyke who plays the sister is actually ruining the fucking show, not Smits. You cant fast forward or rewind. When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're just trashed by the end. Tell me that he's only on for one season like Keith Carradine from season two. Its gotten better the last couple of weeks. It has jumped the shark. You almost can't blame Dexter's eventual caving in when the Assistant DA Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) extends a hand of friendship, what with Dexter having shown kindness when Miguel's brother was murdered (never mind that it was Dexter who murdered him). Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows! VF Daily: How did you end up playing the part of Miguel? Sorry, its true. I've known about the possibility of this tag-team effort for a while now, and I recently enticed Valerie Cruz, who plays Prado's wife, to talk about whether her character and Dexter's Rita (Julie Benz) ever get wise to their husbands' extracurricular activities. I'm with R23 and R26-- I also like the sister and Jennifer Carpenter, who plays her. After just 12 episodes, you can take a breather and do other things for your career. Jimmy Smits has been a regular on four television shows. It won’t access them from the main menu. Jimmy Smits (born 9 July 1955) is an American actor. Jimmy acts like a stereotypical teenage boy. He's hardly the kiss of death. There's a problem loading this menu right now. And Michael was so cool as an actor about trusting me when I came on. Jimmy Smits: Executive producers Sara Colleton, Clyde Phillips, and John Goldwyn approached me, and then all of the writers and producers pitched the arc of Miguel Prado's story to me. Now it's just a rehash while waiting to see when they're going to have him discovered again. Well, I didn't want to spill this too soon and ruin the twist for anyone, but Dexter and Prado might just become murder buddies. click ACCEPT The whole show died with Rudy in the season 1 finale. R20- AMEN! Miguel feels a kindredness to Dexter, and he's very morally upstanding. © 2020 Condé Nast. Doing a truncated series is like doing a long movie, which allows for a certain artistic freedom. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2011. I was hoping the Ice-Box Killer would take the sister out in the first season. Compared to the last two, this one starts off at a slower pace but that has a lot to do with Dexter feeling conflicted about what he had learnt in the last season about Harry, and therefore is feeling slightly conflicted with what Harry taught him and Harry's Code, in general. I have the past 4 weeks on my DVR and have little to no interest in watching them. Would like to see Dexter kill more, that's the point of the show. Tell me that he's only on for one season like Keith Carradine from season two. Last year I couldn't wait the week until a new episode came on. He miraculously survived without a scratch. Hello. Please try again. Well, the show has a new showrunner this season, and I think it shows. What do you guys think about this turn? But why, oh why was Jimmy Smits wielding knives in what sounds like one of Dexter's kill rooms? That is all I was told by the seller which I thought was unprofessional to begin with, I suppose since they don’t have to make anything right with the customer after 30 days they don’t care if they even apologize for their crappy product. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Don't you just LOVE clicking on these things on There's no way they're going to have someone around who knows the big secret. Some features on this site require registration. Best I've watched in a while. Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2020. It bites him in the butt. He comes across as just so likable. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2016, WOW what can I say - just absolute best ever - you need to have this in your collection it is a must have for anyones collection - the best ever highly recommend to anyone to get it love it love it, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2011. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. Shortly after he received the results of his IQ test which said he was of average intelligence, Dexter came to Jimmy's house and met up with him in hopes that he could teach him how to be average. What else can you say about a twisted socially backward serial killer that kills serial killers, what?? for your pointless bitchery needs. Jimmy sure was hot in his prime. I told him I felt more sorry for him than me.". Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018. Jimmy Smits plays Miguel Prado, an assistant district attorney who has become good friends with Dexter over the course of the third season. https://dexter.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Smits?oldid=115771, 2009 - Saturn Award / Best Guest Starring Role on Television, 2006 - ALMA Awards / Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series /, 1998 - Satellite Awards / Best Actor – Television Series Drama /, 1996 - Golden Globe Awards / Best Actor – Television Series Drama /, 1995 - Screen Actors Guild Awards / Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series /, 1990 - Primetime Emmy Awards / Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series /. The guy who was running htings the first two seasons left to go run Dirty Sexy Money. As an actor, it's hard to approach any character with negatives. His film credits include roles in In the Heights (2021); Who We Are Now (2017); Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016); Mother and Child (2009); Backyard (2009); The Jane Austen Book Club (2007); Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005); Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002); Bless the Child (2000); Price of Glory (2000); The Million Dollar Hotel (2000); Lesser Prophets (1997); Murder in Mind (1997); The Last Word (1995); My Family (1995); Gross Misconduct (1993); Fires Within (1991); Switch (1991); Vital Signs (1990); Old Gringo (1989); The Believers (1987); Hotshot (1986); and Running Scared (1986). Recieved the item in Jan and just now got around to playing it. I still love Dexter and the mystery of who is killing the women and taking the skin off of them. Many times you are only experiencing the aftermath of the horrific scene and NOT the whole process that created it. Some features on this site require a subscription. They have two children, Taina and Joaquin. This season, Dexter has no antagonist, and the umbrella story isn't nearly as compelling as in seasons past. I'm with R16. They could see where I was coming from and what I wanted to do with the different aspects of Miguel's personality. Blue. This season is a real bore. Please try again. Yeah, we get it. The show is highly entertaining, and is not nearly as graphic as many cable TV shows or movies. He is a stereotypical teenage boy who acts very average and does normal things that teenage boys do. He was married to high school sweetheart, Barbara Smits, from 1981 until 1987. Wow, I think the show is leaps and bounds better than seasons one and two. I'm not crazy about the marriage and baby story line but the rest is good. One of them was a flop (Cane). How has Dexter differed from your other TV experiences? I was a little nervous because I was new and the guys didn't really know me, but it really helped me and it was very liberating. In this season, Dexter kills a man in self-defense and initiates a friendship with the man's brother, Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits). I also think that now that we know Smits knows about Dexter, he'll be the one killed off in the dramatic yet now predictable finale. to find some other site You almost can't blame Dexter's eventual caving in when the Assistant DA Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits) extends a hand of friendship, what with Dexter having shown kindness when Miguel's brother was murdered (never mind that it was Dexter who murdered him). Otherwise, you'll just have Privy to his thoughts, we observe his wicked sense of humor, which he mostly internalizes. They really stepped it up too, in the last two episodes. I suppose by injecting the ridiculous baby/pregnancy nonsense along with the dykey scene-chewing, obnoxious sister is the producers' way of cementing the frau audience. I CAN NOT refund you if they dont play on your system. Hello. This third season Dexter veers dangerously away from the Code of Harry. I am glad she is using her brain to solve crimes rather than always asking Dexter. Jennifer Carpenter really is an ugly bitch... she looks like Peter in HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. "I heard fellow actor Michael C. Hall yelling at Jimmy to stop, but it was too late. It doesn't help that Dexter himself has been largely de-fanged. Then, towards the end of the season, I went back in with the writers and asked them to help me find the handles and guideposts that I could use as an actor to figure out where my character was going. I guess they felt they needed to move the relationship with the girlfriend forward, but I really HATE pregnancy-related story lines. Please. He has one of the best track records for television actors. Jennifer Carpenter is annoying and horse-faced. Become a contributor - post when you want with no ads. Her constantly whining annoys me. Who is the new showrunner? Watch all the seasons. We had a bunch of conversations at the beginning, and I had an idea of what the major turns and the broad strokes for my character would be. He began his acting career in off-Broadway plays. by Anonymous: reply 41: 11/11/2008: I don't mind Jimmy Smits, but I'm just not finding the season very compelling. Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, Matt Santos on the political drama The West Wing, Switch (1991), My Family (1995) and as ADA Miguel Prado in Dexter. Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019. ", Valerie also told me, "[This season] so much becomes [known] about Dexter and Miguel. Another edge of your seat season about Dexter, the psychopath with rules. absolutely nothing. She told me, "The wives are so unaware that their husbands are murdering people! I don't mind Jimmy Smits, but I'm just not finding the season very compelling. All rights reserved. He is a stereotypical teenage boy who acts very average and does normal things that teenage boys do. Dexter is very much aware of his limits, of how he struggles with social cues. So basically several episodes of each disc are completely inaccessible. I used to love this show but this season it is terrible. Michael doesn't really like to interface with a lot of people on those days, because it's such a serious subject matter. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He also seems to let himself be typecast in everything. Well...Be warned, major spoilers follow! It was okay to see Jimmy Smits join the cast, but the whole "we might be pregnant" thing, and the loose-jawed jabbering of that hideous sister character reminded me that I had other, more interesting things to do. Hate her. Includes bonus features-- Cast interviews, Victim's match, inside the writers room, photo gallery, & more. I love her too. E.S.T.*. He's a man of the people. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I mean - Dexter playing golf? site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, Jimmy Smits plays Miguel Prado, an assistant district attorney who has become good friends with Dexter over the course of the third season. Not bloody likely. Dexter's Laboratory Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He was the Assistant District Attorney (ADA) in Miami, and is the Third Main Antagonist of the series, along with George King aka The Skinner in a related storyline.. After his brother, Oscar Prado, is murdered, Miguel becomes involved in the life of Dexter Morgan. You're now the only other character to be in the kill room with Dexter. It is not a stage name or derived from "James." I decided at the beginning of the season that, since I wasn't going to be there for long, I would go to the read-throughs with a specific take on the role and really go full out, which I normally would never do. I have tremendous respect for him. Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2011. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Totally hooked! Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Did you bitches know that the actors who play Dexter and his sister are dating in real life??? Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. The crew has a great respect for what they are doing in those scenes. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. I can't play him as "corrupt," for example. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Hello and thank you for registering. He lets someone in. Learn more about DVD region specifications. The idea of a kindred spirit and accomplice for Dexter who coincidentally is about to become the new DA. You don't know what's going to happen next. Jimmy Smits, Actor: The West Wing. There were no barkers. big uncut pinga with lots of foreskin and pre-cum. I also think they've fucked up with the baby/marriage thing. You forgive them because they obviously think that something's going on, but they try to liken it to what normal women would perceive: an affair or an addiction. The shows may do well financially, but the quality definately goes down when Smits appears. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. From 2012 to 2014, he joined the main cast of Sons of Anarchy as Nero Padilla. Gotta agree with OP. This guy is the kiss of death to every show he ever pops-up on.. WHY must he sour a great show? Photo by Peter Iovino.VF Daily's Q&A series features interviews with the top talent from television's best shows. And the skinning/killings and LaGuerda's suddenly getting a conscience just don't hold my interest. It was a very enjoyable experience. He is an actor and producer, known for The West Wing (1999), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and NYPD Blue (1993). British tabs, including the Daily Star, are reporting a frightening incident on the Dexter set: Jimmy Smits, who plays District Attorney Miguel Prado on the Showtime drama, apparently grabbed a real knife during one scene, and would have stabbed stuntman Jeff Chase through the heart had Chase not been wearing a small piece of plastic that shielded him from the blade. Dexter boss Clyde Phillips has told me that Smits is the nicest, most decent guy you could hope to meet, and the actor was said to be understandably devastated when he realized his mistake. Okay, he also comes across as a vicious sociopath when his "Dark Passenger" is allowed to peek out. And he's lively and gregarious and humorous. It left them with nowhere to go. Jimmy Smits IS ruining DEXTER. Unfortunately, after watching Episode 1 of the new season, I punched and deleted it from my "To Do" list on the DVR. So I love him. Miguel Luis Prado is a character in Season Three of the Showtime series DEXTER.. For me, he totally ruined West Wing in it's final season. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. I don't mind Jimmy Smits at all. Dexter occasionally finds himself conflicted now, between the pull of his girlfriend and her kids and his murderous urges. Talk about scary! every single site you visit? Something about his browridge and shape of his eye sockets is very sexy. But he doesn't have the code like Dexter does, and as the episodes unfold, Miguel's motivations become very self-serving. They were really smart this year—they gave themselves a lot of options.". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. He also appeared as Bail Organa in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and Rogue One. His TV movies include Lackawanna Blues (2005); Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special (1997, voice); Marshal Law (1996); Solomon & Sheba (1995); The Cisco Kid (1994); The Broken Cord (1992); Glitz (1988); Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988); Stamp of a Killer (1987); and Rockabye (1986). He always appears to be nothing other than a well dressed actor. In this third season we find Dexter almost getting caught in one of his killings and some strange and powerful DA in Miami who wants to be Dexter’s best friend. I’ve tried to play these DVDs on 5 different DVD players, two different TVs and none of them will play beyond the first episode. [quote Anyone else here turning on this show? But yeah, I'd like to see Dexter killing some more people occasionally. Expertly written and narrated by the star. https://dexterslab.fandom.com/wiki/Jimmy_Smith?oldid=35986, Ding Dong ditching, watching TV, Playing with Chris, Doing Average Stuff. He's self-made, and he believes in the law and in justice. Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado. According to the Daily Star, Chase was tied to a table in Dexter's classic plastic-wrap and duct-tape restraints, which meant he was helpless to call out a warning when he saw that Smits had the wrong knife. I love the sister too R23. Expect more female characters and a Grey's Anatomy like voice over any episode now. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. our privacy/terms or if you just want to see the damn Jimmy Smith is a kid Dexter met in the episode "Average Joe". R2 hit the nail right on the head (and into the coffin). I preferred the psycho last year to her even. He spent time in Puerto Rico during his childhood. Also, he's been very generous to the Hangar Theater in Ithaca, NY, where he worked when he was young. Love this series. I think Jimmy Smits is good, and they must have a plan to use him, even if it seems a little unformed still. But why must it always be about that, the constant rolling of the R's at random intervals to remind the audience he's a strong/powerful/ poor-boy-made-big Latino? I have to think about all of the things that make up his character construct and that force him to do the things that he does. Season 3 comprises 12 thrilling episodes. Not liking this season. Jimmy Smithis a kid Dexter met in the episode "Average Joe". It's lost all the edge it had its' first season. He's Latino. How do you feel about your character taking this direction? If you watch Season 1, 2, 3, and 4 in quick succession its formularistic. Showtime has not responded to a request for confirmation, so this could all be a big misunderstanding, but what supposedly went wrong? As for the series, I definitely think it blew its wad last year. Every time that sniveling blonde comes on the screen I want to scream. Unable to add item to List. I guess they felt they needed to move the relationship with the girlfriend forward, but I really HATE pregnancy-related story lines. And they have delivered on all of those levels.Were you involved with the writing staff as they started to craft your character? It airs Sundays at nine p.m. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. You can thank the EU parliament for And no his humor doesn't necessarily make him "human," but it makes him more relatable. In 2008, he played ADA Miguel Prado in the Showtime series DEXTER. If you are interested you can take a look at Dexter has slowly invited Miguel into his dark world, making Miguel the only living person who knows Dexter's secret. She cracks me up. Everybody was chill. In the meantime, Rita discovers that she is pregnant, and Debra investigates the murders of a new serial killer, called "The Skinner", hoping to gain a promotion to detective. In 2008, he played ADA Miguel Prado in the Showtime series DEXTER. Es ist Dexters erster ungeplanter Mord, der ihn und den prominenten Staatsanwalt Miguel Prado miteinander bekannt macht. You must have a Region 2 DVD player or a multi-region DVD player to view. All rights reserved. His TV credits include roles on Bluff City Law; How to Get Away with Murder; Brooklyn Nine-Nine; 24: Legacy; The Get Down; Sons of Anarchy; Outlaw; American Experience (documentary); Cane; The West Wing; NYPD Blue; Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (voices); The Tommyknockers (Mini-Series); L.A. Law; Cop Rock (uncredited); Pee-wee's Playhouse; The Highwayman; Spenser: For Hire; All My Children; and Miami Vice. He is friends with a boy named Chris. What a difference a year and new showrunners make. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. And, I think it would be intersting to have Rita killed (by some random killer that Dexter will then kill) after she has the baby to watch Dexter juggle kids and serial killing. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. He was previously married to Barbara Smits. This season is a real bore. What happened? © 2020 E! What was it like working on set with the cast? Great plot point huh? Please make it go away. Jimmy Smits IS ruining DEXTER. He wears a light blue shirt with a yellow spot on it and a pair of blue shorts and sandals. Ad Choices. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. It's just another CBS procedural now. Please. Prados kleiner Bruder Oscar fällt Dexter zum Opfer, als Dexter den Drogendealer Fred "Freebo" Bowman töten will, aber letztlich Oscar im Affekt tötet. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2011. Smits was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in a strict, devout Roman Catholic family. I like having him on so much more than that fucking Doakes. So you never think, whoa, these girls are dum-dums! And I think the writing staff was able to listen to what I was doing with their words and understand where to go with the character in subsequent episodes. I wondered about the packaging when I got it bc it doesn’t seem like new packaging for a dvd almost as if it was printed poorly and the discs looked odd when I took them out of the package. Wow am I in the minority, I love the sister. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20) and Your California Privacy Rights. Smits is slightly irritating, but I think it's the phony accent more than anything. Dexter - Season 3 (2010) Michael C. Hall; Jimmy Smits; Julie Benz, This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. I love this show, love the sister, and love all 3 seasons equally. The freshest-and most essential-updates from Washington, Wall Street, and Silicon Valley. I felt the thud in my chest," the paper reported Chase saying. In this season, Dexter kills a man in self-defense and initiates a friendship with the man's brother, Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado (Jimmy Smits). To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. To make things even more complicated Dexter’s girl friend is pregnant and the subject of marriage also comes up. and we'll set a dreaded cookie to make it go away. It's very suspenseful. I don't personally dislike Smits, but he chews up the scenery of whatever role he plays until there's nothing left but confetti. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Having Dexter's dumping ground found and then the whole Bay Harbor butcher thing should have been much later in the series. The second season was a stretch but they made it work, but now they should just end it. I tried to exchange them of course but Amazon has a 30 day refund/exchange policy but I did contact the seller directly. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2016. In the kingdom of television, where morals are blurred, what salvages serial killer Dexter Morgan is that irresistibly playful gleam in his eye. So boring. Also his Adam's apple. - - Tracey Ullman as the Beverly Hills maid. Although Miguel resembles roles I've done in the past, they promised that they would challenge me in a lot of different ways and they would have all kinds of twists and turns. There's also a lot more leeway in terms of what can be done content-wise, which I really appreciated.
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