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Hannibal S3 |OT| Man Destroys God. Hannibal Eats Man. Hannibal Inherits The Earth.
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I thought something like this might happen when my local NBC station pushed the show to 1AM a couple weeks ago in favor of some dumb local special.
Yeah that's funny since it's already renewed for a season 2. But it's also been available online from the start, so that's a weird circumstance. Hannibal is the show that is a direct lead-in to affiliate programming anyways.
it might as well be on between infomercials at 2am. Nobody new is watching this.
Hmm still seems to be on Thursday on City here in Canada.
Moff
Member
and all the remaining episodes in a row
that would actually be awesome. Imagine if they just did a marathon of the red dragon story on one night.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
They really need to - if it's airing in Canada, it'll be online through non-legit sources on Thursdays anyway.
No, please no. That kills online discussion.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Just start burning off episodes 2 at a time.
Leona Lewis
Banned
oh god, yes
I wouldn't be surprised if they double up on episodes (even on Saturdays) just to burn them off quickly.
This season seems like the type of slow-burn that would've suited the online approach more than Aquarius did, to be honest.
#mess
Candeldandel
Member
I'm already having trouble keeping up here since I don't want to watch/read spoilery stuff :\ If they aired the eps with NO ADS that would be FANTASTIC and PERFECT because ads mess with the pacing so, so much. All at once, though? Yeah, that would be hard to discuss
Bobby Roberts
Banned
I'm more than willing to sacrifice the potential of people having interesting conversations online (that will be happening regardless) in order to get the rest of this doomed show into my eyeballs as fast as possible.
After Community moved on, Parks and Rec ended, and Hannibal ends, I don't think there's another show I watch on the network. Excepting the occasional SNL, though these days that's mostly looking clips up the day after if I hear they're funny.
Anton Sugar
Member
THIS IS BULLSHIT.
VistraNorrez
Member
I would be fine with the move to Saturday, if it started last Saturday. They are going to extend the waiting time from the last episode now? That's bullshit.
Leona Lewis
Banned
Yeah, this is the worst fanbase to fuck with when it comes to scheduling.
We're all savvy enough to know how to watch content that airs first in the rest of the world. And they think the ratings are bad now? Wait till Saturday
Yeah, this is the worst fanbase to fuck with when it comes to scheduling.
We're all savvy enough to know how to watch content that airs first in the rest of the world. And they think the ratings are bad now? Wait till Saturday
They're just burning off the show at this point. They don't care too much about how Hannibal does at this point.
However, I think it's really odd to do this to Aquarius as well, since they did actually renew that.
Leona Lewis
Banned
Yeah, Hannibal's a non-entity at this point as far as NBC is concerned. Makes sense that they wouldn't exactly bend over backwards to accommodate a fanbase that's barely there and never coming back once the show's over.
But yeah, it's really confusing for Aquarius to suffer the same fate. That show's been renewed already, and unless the streaming numbers were simply sensational, it's not exactly doing the show any favors to bury it now.
I couldn't care less about Aquarius, but it's somewhat depressing because irrespective of the show's streaming numbers, other networks will point to NBC's move as a reason not to do the whole online experiment. Instead of, you know, pointing the finger at the show's intensely nonexistent redeeming qualities.
Here's hoping other networks at least try it out. It's the future, plain and simple.
chalkitdown1
Member
I halt the renewal of the series. This is not a fatal decision. Then, I release the actors from their duties, severing their main contracts. I transfer the show to Saturday night resulting in a expulsion of viewership. I move on to other projects, leaving nothing but a dead cadaver in my wake. This is my design.
There we go, now it's 100% accurate.
I halt the renewal of the series. This is not a fatal decision. Then, I release the actors from their duties, severing their main contracts. I transfer the show to Saturday night resulting in a expulsion of viewership. I move on to other projects, leaving nothing but a dead cadaver in my wake. This is my design.
and then
Crying...
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Yeah, you move shows to Friday at that time if you really want one last chance of reviving it. If it's already decaying, it airs on Saturday nights.
This sucks, but at least moving Aquarius with it makes sense. People have already seen the full season of that, and it was a significant enough amount that it convinced them to renew it. Plus it was about equal Hannibal's ratings, so they figure keeping that block will help either in that spot.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I was sure they'd be all "OH HEY GUYS WE'RE NOT CANCELED" at Comic-Con.
You know, because NBC fuckwittery.
You know, because NBC fuckwittery.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
So it's finally over then. All hope is lost?
Leona Lewis
Banned
We can still hope for a Sherlock-esque feature.
I want the Hannibal equivalent of End of Evangelion. One final, grand, mystifying exhibition of fuckery to keep us talking for years and years to come.
Monocle
Member
The thing that really gets me about this is how Fuller said Amazon was interested in making Season 4 happen, but they wanted it right away and that wasn't possible somehow. I mean, excuse me? If I were involved in the production, you'd best believe I'd move mountains to seize an opportunity like that.
I know Fuller likes to have all of the scripts finished before filming starts, but I was under the impression that his full plan for the show was more or less mapped out already, at least in broad strokes. So what the hell. The impression I get (and I may be wrong) is that people behind the scenes, possibly including Fuller himself, aren't pushing as hard as they could to keep Hannibal alive. I don't understand why they would let such a fine project slip beneath the waves here.
I know Fuller likes to have all of the scripts finished before filming starts, but I was under the impression that his full plan for the show was more or less mapped out already, at least in broad strokes. So what the hell. The impression I get (and I may be wrong) is that people behind the scenes, possibly including Fuller himself, aren't pushing as hard as they could to keep Hannibal alive. I don't understand why they would let such a fine project slip beneath the waves here.
Leona Lewis
Banned
His hands are tied because he's obligated to run American Gods. The timing for all this just sucked.
He's been pretty upfront about that, and I can't say I blame him. When's the last time Starz cancelled a show?
serenewarfare
Banned
When Hannibal got cancelled, Fuller made a bigger commitment to American Gods. So now any Hannibal stuff takes a backseat to that scheduling-wise.
His hands are tied because he's obligated to run American Gods. The timing for all this just sucked.
He's been pretty upfront about that, and I can't say I blame him. When's the last time Starz cancelled a show?
My only problem with the American Gods thing is what would he have done if NBC had renewed them? Left Hannibal?
Monocle
Member
His hands are tied because he's obligated to run American Gods. The timing for all this just sucked.
He's been pretty upfront about that, and I can't say I blame him. When's the last time Starz cancelled a show?
Ah. Well that's a damn shame. Now I'm caught in the uncomfortable position of resenting an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's work by a showrunner I respect.
Leona Lewis
Banned
That's the reason why Gaumont insisted on an early decision by NBC (the S3 renewal came much later during S2 than did the show's cancellation during S3). If it was renewed, they could keep the actors under contract and just film a few months later secure in the knowledge that the show would be safe.
But since it wasn't renewed and they couldn't reach a network/platform deal that would accommodate Fuller, here we are.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
If he can do for American Gods what he did to Thomas Harris' canon? Holy SHIT.
Candeldandel
Member
Cheer up, guys. Here's Richard Armitage and Hugh Dancy wearing flower crowns at San Diego Comic Con.
Proposed gifset title: The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea
UGH. I've only seen gifs/pics of the panel because I'm kind of worried about watching it :\ I don't wanna get too sad
Although I gotta say, I miss Hugh's floofy Will hair. JFC he's handsome. /sigh
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Deleted member 102362
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UGH. I've only seen gifs/pics of the panel because I'm kind of worried about watching it :\ I don't wanna get too sad
You should watch it. Bryan wears a Star Wars jacket.
Anton Sugar
Member
There's a photo somewhere of Hugh wearing it and holding a lightsaber. It's pretty adorable.
The Jackdog
Member
Hows this season been?
I watched the first episode but it didnt really grab me that much, decided to wait and binge watch a little.
I watched the first episode but it didnt really grab me that much, decided to wait and binge watch a little.
Anton Sugar
Member
It's...slow. It's basically been 60-70% brooding, slow-motion visual & aural experimentation and 30-40% plot/story. The first three episodes do fill in some gaps in the story (you find out what happened to who, you find a bit out about Hannibal and Bedelia's pasts) but you have to be patient. It's been frustrating for a lot of fans/viewers.
Then episode 4 happens, which is basically ALL plot/table-setting, ep 5 is mostly back to the slow pace with an AMAZING final 10-15 minutes, and ep 6 is a return to S2 episode framework.
I personally think the season premiere is the best of the "slow" episodes, so if you didn't like it, you're probably in for an up-and-down season.
You don't really think this won't be explained in next episode, do you?
I do think Fuller's choices in piecing together the first part of S3 have been flawed. I don't know why we haven't seen the truth about Bedelia's past--we got that tiny little arm-in-mouth sequence and that's it. Using that, and the info dump in ep 4, could have really helped flesh out and pace this season better.
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