Essay21 2,385 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Anyone else watching? I think it's solid. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 It's a solid network show. Of course, I thought The Following was also solid, but I've ejected. If it stays weird and creepy and doesn't move into season 5 of 24 territory, I'll stick with it. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,311 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I'm watching, it's pretty good. Since it's being shot here in Toronto it's always interesting seeing random Canadian actors in small parts or a street scene that is familiar. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Next weeks preview looked good. Looked like Hannibal is gonna kill someone. I'd like to see more of him doing evil things. But I like the show, the main characters overacting aside. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Over acting is kinda the name of the game in this show though, it's clearly melodramatically inclined. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Perhaps, but that guy is pushing it. I like the guy playing Hannibal, everyone else is basically meaningless. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Morpheus is a worse over actor that the other guy. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 I guess I haven't noticed because of the screen time disparity. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I was thinking aobut how funny it would have been if Morpheus was Bunk on the wire, just hammily over acting in the middle of a gritty show. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRichey 1 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I downloaded the episode they chose not to air in the U.S. the other day. I don't really see what the big deal was. Basically a lady kidnaps boys then brainwashes them into thinking she and the other boys she has kidnapped are their new family. Then they go back and kill the boys' real families. Screwed up? Sure. Was it necessary to pull the episode? I don't see why. I'm enjoying the show though I was disappointed with the scene in the recent episode where they showed Hannibal cooking something then flashed to a guy running in the woods, then Hannibal butchering a slab of meat and then Hannibal cooking again. I like how they've developed his character, he's almost likeable even though he's a bit uptight and very strange. They've alluded to the cannibal thing already, why the need to shove it in our face? Just seemed unnecessary imo. Link to post Share on other sites
NickCave 194 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 I've watched the first 6 episodes, with the exception of the one that wasn't aired, and I'm pleasantly surprised so far. Larry Fishburne is horrible, just wretched, especially in the most recent ep (the scene where he chokes up in Dr. Lecter's office...), but I actually like Hugh Dancy's Will Graham. I'm especially happy Bryan Fuller chose to portray Will Graham as a tortured empath, like he came across in the novels. He was a great character in Thomas Harris's Red Dragon, but I always thought Lilly/Ratner made some poor choices for his character in the most recent film version; Edward Norton's Will Graham felt sterile and neutered. The show has some weaknesses, from the occasional honker of a bad line to, yes, some really awful Larry Fishpuke, but I think it is, for the most part, good. I hope it makes it past the first season, though given Fuller's track record, I would be surprised if more than 13 episodes air. Anyway, Eddie Izzard's American accent is simply atrocious. I really like him, but it is turrible. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 The preview for next week had me laughing with the whole killer face off thing. I hope they didnt get to hammy to quick. Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRichey 1 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 The preview for next week had me laughing with the whole killer face off thing. I hope they didnt get to hammy to quick. No spolier alert? Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 spoiler alert for what? it was in the preview. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 spoiler alert for what? it was in the preview. Woulda been a good time for a Jay Z gas face. Just sayin'. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 I still have a lot to learn in this game. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Show was picked up for a 13 episode season 2. I'm happy to hear that. Link to post Share on other sites
NickCave 194 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Show was picked up for a 13 episode season 2. I'm happy to hear that. That's good news. I like this a lot better than the critics seem to, and I don't really like anything, because everything sucks. But this show is really good, bordering on excellent. I think critics miss the "dream ethos" nature of the show. Will Graham is struggling to hold onto his sanity, but much of his struggle manifests itself as a kind of disassociation from reality. Most episodes start with Will's weird role-playing exercise, but most people miss that it never stops. It might stop being explicit, but Graham is always doing what he's doing, because his disease is that he cannot stop. And the show is basically through his eyes Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 I'm looking forward to this finale. Link to post Share on other sites
YonYonson 156 Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Finale was the tits. Season closed super strong. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Started re watching this show yesterday and my only complaint is that for a show called Hannibal there isn't nearly enough Hannibal. Give this guy the majority of the screen time please. I don't need two scenes an episode where will graham is sweating during a nightmare. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 slow playing him, I like it Link to post Share on other sites
YonYonson 156 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 this is a great show. one of the best on tv. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 like i said, http://grantland.com/features/hannibal-nbc-hugh-dancy-mads-mikkelsen/ Link to post Share on other sites
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