Hannibal [NBC/Sky Living] [** Spoilers **]

tunguska

This is a brilliant show head and shoulders above most of everything else thats knocking around. Love its dark atmosphere, the photography alone is worth the price of admission. My only fear is that a show this dark and of such high quality wouldnt have great ratings in the states.

TwoShedsJackson

tunguska wrote: »

My only fear is that a show this dark and of such high quality wouldnt have great ratings in the states.

It doesn't.

But for once NBC are using their heads and realising that producing something of worth, which might bring some credibility back to their station when it's at rock-bottom, trumps immediate financial/ratings concerns.

JP Liz V1

Bryan Fuller has confirmed rumors that he has reached out to David Bowie to see if he's interested and available for the second season of NBC's "Hannibal".
If cast, Bowie would play Hannibal's uncle Count Robert Lecter, a character who briefly appeared in the books. Production on the series resumes in August in Toronto - Source E Online

roanoke

Mr E wrote: »

Do you think they could reimagine the source material and cast Clarice Starling in the next season or two? Or is it way to early in Hannibal's life? (I don't know how much time passed between Manhunter and TSOTL in Harris' novels).

Originally there was a five year gap between the time Lector was captured and the events of Silence of the Lambs.

However, this show seems to have already rewritten the history insofar as Graham appears to be forming and earlier and different sort of relationship with Lector. So I guess anything is possible.

Personally though I think I'd keep Starling out of this story and keep it a Graham v Lector thing. Clarice is almost more of a "next generation" character for want of a better description.

Padraig Mor

Had a bit of a Hannibal binge the last couple of nights and am now up to ep 9. After a strong first episode I thought it kind of lost itself somewhat until episode 5/6. Frankly, it was a bit boring for a while. However, it pulls up its socks big time from the mid season point and gets into its stride. It looks great, and a lot of the screen compositions (generally with a good splash of red in the background) remind me of Tarsem Singh's visually stunning films.

I also find some of Lecter's dialogue to be difficult to decipher and I think having so many 'show off' serial killers at work in the same general location and at the same time is stretching things a bit far but hey....

niallon wrote: »

Hannibal played a dangerous game tipping off Will. What was stopping Tobias ratting him out as revenge whilst captured? Seemed to be a very strange gamble that Hannibal just hoped Tobias would be killed in pursuit.

Tobias had said he would kill the police who came for him and then kill Franklin (his 'friend'). I presumed that's why Lecter tipped him off - trying to get both Graham and Franklin offed (as both were perhaps getting close to the idea that Lecter could be more than he seems). Lecter or even the police would then kill Tobias. I doubt Tobias was suspicious about Lecter as Tobias had already said he expected the police to call to him.

expectationlost

comic con panel fuller slade dancy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixBpId84Ubg interesting but no mads

expectationlost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ6pEDo3tQY comic-con q&a

The Black Oil

AV Club are running a few of articles walking through first season with Fuller.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

grey_so_what

What a finale for Hannibal!............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iolsnJgea-A

tunguska

grey_so_what wrote: »

What a finale for Hannibal!............

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iolsnJgea-A

Agreed, it was top drawer stuff. Cant wait for the 2nd series because this is head and shoulders above most things on the box.

ixoy

Just finished this. Made sure to watch a HD rip of the finale with all the lights out and it was a very intense experience, right from the freaky dream at the start and that engine noise revving up around me.

It was an excellent season with a superb performance from Mikkelsen. I found his interpretation of Hannibal far more interesting than Hopkins's.

Glad it got a second season. It's so dark that it even makes "Millennium" seem like a comedy at times (they never drove Frank Black so far off the edge). Also one of the most beautiful TV shows on at the moment - can't think of anything that can quite match it. Now for something more cheery..

IvaBigWun

Enjoyed that. Not amazing yet but with just enough each time make you want another course.

Roll on season 2

FlyingIrishMan

https://twitter.com/BryanFuller/status/423214991144005634/photo/1

IvaBigWun

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/BryanFuller/status/423214991144005634/photo/1

Not sure what to make of that. Who, or what, is a

Verger

?

grey_so_what

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Not sure what to make of that. Who, or what, is a

Verger

?

This may help IBW..

Bryan Fuller likes to tease us Fannibals......:)

http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Mason_Verger

Lovely Bloke

Haha, wtf

Verger also drinks martinis with children's tears in them.

I really want one of them!

D-FENS

grey_so_what wrote: »

This may help IBW..

Bryan Fuller likes to tease us Fannibals......:)

http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Mason_Verger

I won't be happy until he brings in Multiple Miggs!

frostyjacks

Thought it was Mads playing the villain in Sherlock the other night, never knew he had an actor brother. They're trying to out psychopath each other.

Ipso

Trailer here.
http://www.aintitcool.com/node/65810

Spoliers
So is it Graham that cops on to Lector?

The Black Oil

Some trails...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z5q4RK-VxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxI37z-s9UI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfqBRLoGgUc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4WytSCy7cw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvYhJHAwtgg

ixoy

Round 1 to Dr. Lecter - just look at that superior smile. I almost want him to win.

Really looking forward to this, not least of which will include seeing lavishl meals that look gorgeous but might offend my sensibilities...

Looking forward to getting back into this, stopped watching series 1 over the whole episode 5 not being shown and then never got around to it once that episode was available. We really are being spoilt with all the great TV on atm, looking back over the past year and there's a good dozen shows I wanna catch up on and a handful more that recently started.

roanoke

Looking forward to this show, though I'm gonna wait til the season is over (April/May, I guess?) before I watch any of them.

IIRC I watched all of Season 1 over a single weekend, so I know if I start watching S2 ep by ep that the wait will kill me!

grey_so_what

The premiere of Hannibal S2 airs tonight on NBC at 10pm EST (3am GMT). No word as far as I'm aware on when it's being aired in the UK/Ireland, Sky living has been very quiet on the matter.

Embrace the Madness!!........:D

jenjenten

The season 2 opener is already on the internet!!!

grey_so_what

jenjenten wrote: »

The season 2 opener is already on the internet!!!

Brilliant start.....It's only going to get better!.....:)

Gingervitis

I like the two quotes taken from Red Dragon:
Chilton "fumbling at his head like a freshman pulling a panty girdle"
Graham "You want to know how he's choosing them, don't you?"

The best looking show on TV right now, for sure.

The Black Oil

Solid start, if maybe a little baggy in pacing.

'Memories are all I have' - that a nod to Silence?

MJ23

Have it downloading here now. Watch it later. Deadly.
Delighted it's back.

grey_so_what

Lecter saying "He was a flounder"....

I love his little quips when he puts the lovely plate in front of his diner.

***Winston***.......:(.....

MJ23

Just finished it there now. Love it.
The fight with Morpheus was very good. And Gillian Anderson is a fine bit of stuff.

grey_so_what

MJ23 wrote: »

Just finished it there now. Love it.
The fight with Morpheus was very good. And Gillian Anderson is a fine bit of stuff.

She might be Hannibal's nemesis yet!!

I wonder what he has on her?...

Must be something to do with her attacker....

expectationlost

good podcast discussion with byran fuller about his writing career and how he mirrors the Harris books in the first 3 seasons http://www.nerdist.com/2014/02/nerdist-writers-panel-129-bryan-fuller/

interesting they reveal that they fid out at the end of the season, cos its hard for us to believe they don't see it

The Black Oil

2.02

Last week's 12 weeks earlier tease was fun. I presume little breadcrumbs will be dropped along the way now until Crawford twigs something's up.

Any idea what era the cages area from, or is it that they're just well-worn? Sometimes the forensic babble is the least interesting aspect of the show, mostly when they're in the lab, and then we had that Beethoven inflected seasoned shank montage! That, and how good Hannibal looks in a plastic suit. I'd like to see more of Cynthia Nixon's character - she seems interesting.

'Hello. Love your work'.

expectationlost

thats was gruesome, had to look away,how a medical forensic expert not tell that someone ripped themselves out

Ipso

Anyone elses mouth watering during the cooking?

grey_so_what

Ipso wrote: »

Anyone elses mouth watering during the cooking?

There's always one....:D

grey_so_what

Very good second episode, loved the way Will is playing Hannibal...

Roll on the Court case!..

expectationlost

i've always wondered about the balance of freak of the week versus the main arc,in hannibal the serial killers are only there to serve the the main story which is unusual, bryan fuller expressed his motivation for making a story about somebody killing for the beatufy of our varied skin colours but we didn't really get the motivation from the killer.

The Black Oil

2.03

Acting opposite Cynthia Nixon would probably suck the lifeblood out of most people.

Chilton is a slippery fecker. Defence lawyer was also good. The thing with the judge...sort of mixed feelings, almost like the show slipped into parody, but hey. Think the court room stuff was fine, enjoyed the music, as always.

expectationlost

would hannibal make up his mind

The Black Oil

2.04

One for the squeamish-o-meter. There is something about the purity of honey. Bella Crawford's scene was pretty heartbreaking, really. The Hannibal/Chilton scene made for some good fireworks, methinks.

Memories and breadcrumbs starting to fall into place and then there was that inevitable ending.

expectationlost

Graham remembered an awful lot in this episode

this is a fantastic show, fantastic source characters to base it on, including Dr. Frederick Chilton

'we must stick together'


stupid move on katz's part but was the graham's fault he put her on that path

the preview explains some of what happened in the previous episode

TwoShedsJackson

2.04 was ridiculously good. Fantastic ending scene, even by Hannibal standards.

The Black Oil

It was rather Silence of the Lambs, wasn't it? Lone agent vs. killer, in his lair.

grey_so_what

I'd love to know who is in the basement.....

That wasn't Bev who was deep breathing/panting down there!....

FlyingIrishMan

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'd love to know who is in the basement.....

That wasn't Bev who was deep breathing/panting down there!....

Abigail Hobbs? Never thought she was really dead.

grey_so_what

FlyingIrishMan wrote: »

Abigail Hobbs? Never thought she was really dead.

I agree.

I suppose poor Clarice could be another, Bev definitely saw something/one that horrified her.....

The suspense is killing me....:o

grey_so_what

Well, the Bodies Exhibition was a bit of an inspiration for last night to say the least!

http://www1.rfi.fr/actuen/images/112/432-ourbody-1Y4Y1247.jpg


To say Alana is dense is an understatement...She'd better be taking care of Winston & Co!

Great episode..

The Black Oil

2.05

The discovery scene was akin to a work of art, devastating, mind. And this is a network show.

AV Club linked to a blog post by Hettienne Park on some of the reaction she's had. They appear to be doing an interview a week now with Bryan Fuller, not so sure about the need for that, yet.

Will likes to dangle things in front of Chilton who also remains fun to watch. The score, again...

Next week - resurrection?