Dexter's going to have his own TV show.

From Showtime:

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 19, 2006) – Showtime has ordered 12 episodes of an unusual one-hour crime thriller series, DEXTER, starring Emmy®- and Golden Globe®- nominated actor Michael C. Hall ("Six Feet Under"), it was announced today by Robert Greenblatt, Showtime President of Entertainment. The series follows Dexter Morgan (Hall), an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Metro Police Department, who moonlights as a serial killer with a penchant for inflicting his own unusual brand of justice – he kills people who truly deserve it.

Even though I was on the fence about the book, I'm pretty jazzed about the idea of a show based on it -- probably a big part of that is due to the casting of Michael C. Hall, but also because I really dug Dexter as a character.  So I admit it:  My hopes are kind of high.