Hannibal (The Homo)
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I have been patient being in Canada and knowing how Hannibal ends but then I thought to myself there are probably people out there that need a warning that not only is quality television coming to an end tonight but all of Hannibal's subtle homoerotic undertones become not so subtle with the finale.
With a new Siouxsie Sioux song done with Brian Reitzell (Hannibal's amazing composer/sound sculptor).
I welled up a little at the ending, don't know if it was because of the ending or because there won't be more or a combination of both.
I really should put this in the Theme TV section but I don't want to ruffle feathers.
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Fantastic ending to a great series. It's highly unlikely that we'll be getting a continuation in either another season or as a movie in spite of Fuller's declarations - I'm still waiting for those Pushing Daisies continuations he promised a couple of years ago - and this was a completely satisfying ending. It's really disappointing that we're likely never going to see how Fuller and co. would have handled the Silence of the Lambs arc, but we at least got their take on Hannibal, Red Dragon, and parts of Hannibal Rising.
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I have to believe there will be more and if there is any justice in this world Gillian Anderson will fund it herself.
It really is a shame that such quality didn't get it's proper due. I am a complete television junkie especially of late with all the great choices available but Hannibal transcends all that, to me it was more like Kubrick's controlled dreaming.
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If it will continue, I expect that it'll be a while since Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, and Gillian Anderson all have series that they're filming right now or in the immediate future. Gillian Anderson is particularly busy with X-Files and the third series of The Fall coming up.
Yeah, I'm really annoyed that it didn't get enough attention, even among awards giving bodies. I'm pretty sure that the show will be recognised as a classic a couple of years from now, but it should have been watched by a wider viewership while it was still airing. There really is nothing else like it on TV, just from how surreal its imagery was to its treatment of its characters.
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As for timing, sure, the whole reason Amazon passed on another season was not getting it soon enough due to American Gods. From how I understand it piecing together what has been said in this interview or that interview (and there have been plenty) Fuller has separate plans for either a theatrical release or another season. If it came down to brass tacks all he really needs is the Dane.
Also, interesting little piece of info, X-Files filming ended this week.
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I don't get Amazon's reasoning for passing on it because of not getting it immediately; it's not like Amazon has a dedicated "season" anyway, and launching it without a significant advertising push could cause the show to tank.
Only very tangentially related to American Gods, Starz would have been a nice home for Hannibal. Imagine pairing up the two shows for 2 hours of Fuller? That would've been really cool.
Looking forward to X-Files! I haven't seen the show at all so the upcoming revival sounds like a good place to get into it.
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As I said I've read a lot of the interviews Fuller recently gave and so unfortunately I can't cite in which one he mentioned Starz being a logical home now if a mini-series comes out of the Silence of the Lambs arc. Fuller also said as long as he was alive he would be trying to tell more of his Hannibal story but after what you mentioned regarding Pushing Daisies…
I expect good things from The X-Files return but I have been disappointed by this particular franchise before. However, with Chris Carter seeing what Vince Gilligan accomplished I am hoping he has been inspired.
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It's great that he wants to keep trying for a continuation especially since there's still a lot of stories left to tell. As someone who loved the Silence of the Lambs movie, I was really interested in how Fuller would adapt that book considering how integral Will's relationship with Hannibal was to the series. Though the series finale seemed to reconcile a couple of things anyway, most notably Chilton being alive and getting skin grafts, and Alana leaving with Margot, which could mean that Chilton would resume being head of the asylum.
That said, I was more interested in Fuller's plans post-book canon since he probably would have given a better conclusion to Hannibal's arc than Thomas Harris did.
A couple of my friends and family who were fans of the series have expressed the same sentiments. They're more optimistic since this extra season's a miniseries so it requires Carter to be tighter with his plotting rather than making it up as he goes along.
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Look at you…Fuller has expressly said he saw horrific Chilton as head of the asylum being a key part of his version of Silence of the Lambs. I've seen a few out takes from Season 3 and apparently the highlight (only saw a bit of) is Raul Esparza cracking wise in costume. I'll check my history and see if I can't find that again.
I only ever read The Silence of the Lambs (and that was back in the heady days of my own personal discovery of lysergic acid diethylamide) but I understand Thomas Harris's ending was something of a 'fuck you' to fans.
As for The X-Files, yes this 'mini-series' format may well bring forth greater story telling. I am 50/50 on it though, part of me is really excited but then there is the other part of me who hasn't even seen the later seasons of what was once an extreme obsession. The Truth Will Be Out There in January I guess :blind:
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Having Chilton go through all he went through and then end up as the head of the asylum gives a lot more depth to the character. Based solely on the books/movies, Chilton came off as really petty when it came to treating Hannibal, and now it makes so much more sense that he'd be utterly spiteful since Hannibal was responsible for everything.
Oh yeah, Harris's ending for Hannibal the book was awful. It was probably during writing Hannibal that Harris fell in love with the character too much after having written him in small doses in his prior two books and he had this weird idea that a romantic ending for him would be a good idea, even if it meant character assassination on Clarice.
Hopefully X-Files turns out great. It'd suck if it got everyone back only for it to not live up to expecations.
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Hopefully X-Files turns out great. It'd suck if it got everyone back only for it to not live up to expecations.
That's probably half of my problem, I am expecting more than great, I think anything less than transcendent - what's the point? At least I felt like they were targeting me when I saw the first still shot from the reboot because it involved flash lights.
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Too bad, they canceled it! I wanted to see Silence and Hannibal novels adapted!
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Hannibal was wasn't it or I get confused, is Hannibal the one where Shinzon wasn't a Romulan clone and he ate his sister because Russians?
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Shinzon was Tom Hardy and he was never in the Hannibal franchise, was he, what's the Hannibal story that plays like a mini Dr. Zhivago? I'm sure I remember a plane crashing in the front yard or something….
