like he seems like a pretty together guy so far. glad he's there for will and abigail to lean on.
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Thursday, 9 May 2013 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
xp i am a part of you all
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:07 (eleven years ago) link
Did you miss the part where he gave the serial killer a heads-up phone call?? Xp
― just1n3, Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:12 (eleven years ago) link
There is no torture porn in Hannibal, some bloody horrible human organ food pornography though. If you are willing to forgo some of the psychobabble and ride along with it is an enjoyable series. I don't know what expectations some folk itt have watching an NBC series but this one has so far exceeded mine.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
one thing I'm digging about the show is the gesture toward gender parity. even though alanna, freddie, and the forensics lady aren't quite as central as hannibal, will, and jack, the female guest stars have been great (gina torres especially). and gillian anderson tonight yesssssss
― a sentimental knife (reddening), Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
the chick playing lounds is great
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
i think the relational setup between the characters is pretty complicated already - could easily be wasted but something good could come of it. one possibly benevolent manipulator/exploiter, one covert malevolent lead who is already infamous for the audience, a suffering 'good' in-show counterpart who everyone basically already treats openly like he's one step away from a serial killer, a morally flexible careerist who will probably end up being given kind of a thing for evil if she's not just the victim of her own incautiousness, the friendly/caring quantico woman, some mentoring-type stuff thrown off on both sides (lecter on his, fishburne on his), some investigative staff, even a dying wife already. and the characters around will are basically in collusion about him except that they're professional peers so that they and he can in some ways acknowledge that they're in collusion about him.
― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
gillian anderson!!!?
― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:49 (eleven years ago) link
a d&d-style moral orientation setup would probably work well for this show
hannibal isn't even the main character, why isn't the show named Will
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
hannibal operates, will is probably just going to suffer a lot
― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
xxxposts yeah hannibal called that guy. seems like he's sort of a fuckup. i mean that's not very good investigative skills.
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
wooopsie!
― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
hannibal also slammed alanna's head against a wall so she wouldn't notice him and abigail going off to bury a dead body
― a sentimental knife (reddening), Thursday, 9 May 2013 21:25 (eleven years ago) link
yeah he's looking out for abigail, respect
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Thursday, 9 May 2013 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
this last episode was good
― r|t|c, Thursday, 9 May 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
have they been alternating the positioning of the names in the credit sequence?
― j., Thursday, 9 May 2013 21:50 (eleven years ago) link
clover cracking me up
― balls, Thursday, 9 May 2013 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
What a great cooking show
Did I mention Brian Reitzell's cool musical cues?
― mh, Thursday, 9 May 2013 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
jerry = will. elaine = alana. george = jack. hannibal = kramer.
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Friday, 10 May 2013 01:22 (eleven years ago) link
gillian anderson AND ellen greene! amazing!
― a sentimental knife (reddening), Friday, 10 May 2013 06:45 (eleven years ago) link
I guess acclaim like this has made NBC a 5th-place network.
― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Friday, 10 May 2013 13:22 (eleven years ago) link
you guys are kinda crazy. i watched last night's episode because of the praise you guys were giving it... it's... well, it looks good at least, though story-wise it's kind of the worst of Dexter?
― Nhex, Friday, 10 May 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
the worst of Dexter? jesus, how much Dexter did you watch?
― mh, Friday, 10 May 2013 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
tbf i did stop before season 6
― Nhex, Friday, 10 May 2013 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
i hear it went off the rails even more around the time Colin Hanks showed up
when jack meets hannibal
― slugbuggy, Friday, 10 May 2013 17:14 (eleven years ago) link
i've watched the first 2 eps and I'm def down with this!
I wasn't feeling Mads as Hannibal in ep 1 but I'm coming around to him in ep 2. at first he felt too cold? he wasn't calm/sincere/polite enough. but that's turning a corner now, he feels a bit more at ease. not relaxed, just calm. the only way the show really works is if he gets Hannibal right.
i love Dancy's Graham. the mannerisms really impress me, he feels so volatile and overwhelmed with restraint/control, those eyelid flickers and stammers, it all tracks.
dunno about Fishburne's crawford, he's kind of more ebullient and generally emotional than I would want him to be. but i guess I could grow to like his interpretation, since I do like old Fishy anyway.
the supporting cast are good so far! freddie's nice and squirrelly, she's well cast.
overall I am in love with how well it's shot, and how it still feels like a deliberate nod to Harris, like they haven't gone completely off the reservation with a loose 'based on' thing which is what I was worried about. feels like the people who wrote this are Harris nerds too, and that placates me a lot. Love the way they mix the procedure and quiet calm and brutality, they are doing a great job with that. and the way the music cues only come in at certain time, they're not overwhelming it with music but letting the quiet work too
UGH yes I'm super into it.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 May 2013 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
'don't get me wrong, i was in a fraternity, i've "tried" things…'
― j., Sunday, 12 May 2013 00:43 (eleven years ago) link
gah!! hulu just showed me a commercial for the upcoming episode that spoilered the one i was in the middle of!
― j., Sunday, 12 May 2013 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 May 2013 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
One of many reasons why Hulu is the asshole
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 May 2013 02:28 (eleven years ago) link
(Not least of which is its chintzy 'oh sorry you can't run adblock software.' No, you fucker, I AM running it, so why am I even bothering with you.)
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 12 May 2013 02:29 (eleven years ago) link
i remember loving hulu so much when it first started and was totally fine w/ watching ads, etc., but they can't even match the level of service they provided in 2008. now i just use netflix or (increasingly) just watch old episodes of moonlighting on youtube.
― balls, Sunday, 12 May 2013 02:33 (eleven years ago) link
hey what am i gonna do watch tv on tv
― j., Sunday, 12 May 2013 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
omg some of the details in this show
Hannibal's coffee maker in Ep # 3 -- Vacuum Syphon by Royal Coffee Maker <3
http://royalcoffeemaker.com.previewc40.carrierzone.com/newstore/images/products/preview/vccc005.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 May 2013 05:40 (eleven years ago) link
never again will I complain about cleaning my coffeemaker
"i need you to assess the situation here, doctor."
"he was removing his kidney. poorly."
― slugbuggy, Sunday, 12 May 2013 06:28 (eleven years ago) link
i may never watch this show but LOOK at this amazing korean promo spot for it: http://psychoanalyzeme.tumblr.com/post/50249979182/holy-shit-korea-i-love-you-a-lot-all-you-need-to
― ✌_✌ (c sharp major), Sunday, 12 May 2013 19:46 (eleven years ago) link
even just the way the voiceover says 'hannibal' is a treat
― ✌_✌ (c sharp major), Sunday, 12 May 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
― Nhex, Friday, 10 May 2013 16:44 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Uh, not really? It would've been all too easy to make Hannibal in the Dexter mould, as the weekly adventures of another wacky serial-killing vigilante, but this is not that show(thank goodness). Something the AV Club reviewer pointed out stuck with me, that there's a gravity to the way this series treats murder, which to my mind is the antithesis of Dexter's flippant approach to killing. While Hannibal is not without an(extremely mordant) sense of humour, it's almost refreshing how "serious" it feels.
Another important difference between the two shows is that Hannibal doesn't rely on it's supporting cast being utterly incompetent morons in order to maintain the status quo. I'm pretty sure it's not going to take six seasons for Will to suss out that Dr Lecter is not entirely normal.
― Pheeel, Sunday, 12 May 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 May 2013 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
I have cheated the last couple weeks and downloaded this show right before it shows here, since it's showing in Europe a day earlier
― tweeship journey to 51 (mh), Friday, 17 May 2013 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
Gillian Anderson is so cool
I just bought a used copy of Red Dragon on Amazon --- I am jonesing for a reread now.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 01:41 (eleven years ago) link
I want to rewatch MANHUNTER sometime
― tweeship journey to 51 (mh), Friday, 17 May 2013 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
ooh good call
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 02:00 (eleven years ago) link
I think I can appreciate it now just as a Mann joint and not get as bunged-up as I used to about how it was all wrong lol
can I just say: holy shitballs is Gillian Anderson incredible. So glad they finally gave her a decent hairstyle. GodDAMN gurl
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 May 2013 06:03 (eleven years ago) link
we got to see Hannibal stone-cold killing onscreen, and finally the dynamic between him and other killers is starting to get rolling
― tweeship journey to 51 (mh), Friday, 17 May 2013 13:46 (eleven years ago) link