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POLL : What did you think of Hannibal - Aperitif?

Apr 5, 2013

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22 comments:

  1. XindiliniApril 5, 2013 at 4:11 AM

    What disturbing images. Never seen anything quite like this before. Not bad, but not really my cup of tea.

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  2. start_wearing_purpleApril 5, 2013 at 6:19 AM

    It was actually a lot better than I thought it would be.

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  3. Cory SkeltonApril 5, 2013 at 7:47 AM

    Best drama on NBC by far. Rather than try to regain their pure numbers I think NBC would be best trying to pioneer broadcast TV and settle for great critically acclaimed shows with ratings only a little above cable considered satisfactory, otherwise all the good shows NBC has will be considered failures.

    That most likely won't happen though, so my fingers are crossed that at the very least Hannibal gets better ratings than Do No Harm and Awake and Prime Suspect.

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  4. Ana Flávia da CruzApril 5, 2013 at 12:20 PM

    It was certainly worth my time!
    The tone was quite right, the score made me tense, Hugh Dancy was very convincing, Fishburne was a great boss, and Mads... Oh, Mads... You already scared the hell out of me when you played Le Chiffre. Your Hannibal is simply... epic! :)

    I've seen people complain the show is all about Graham and that Hannibal didn't have enough screen time. But honestly, I think it was quite right. Lecter is known for being a classy and discreet gentleman son of a b*tch. And even on the novels and movies he is not exactly the center-piece. Even though he is the title character this time, I guess they simply had to introduce us to Graham and Company, while showing tidbits of his true self.

    There were only two things that bothered me:

    1) The aspirins. Is Will Graham the new Dr. House? What were they thinking??
    2) In the end of the episode, Graham didn't seem not even close to the shock the character felt after the Hobbs scene in the book Red Dragon. Seriously, he was hospitalized for a month in the psychiatric ward, but in "Hannibal", he seemed ok at the hospital a few hours later.

    Besides that, i don't care what people say about death slot or NBC. I'm already a fan of the the show. :)

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  5. SandiApril 5, 2013 at 12:38 PM

    I wasn't overly impressed, thought it was a bit dull and simplistic. But I will stick with it for now to see if Gillian Anderson changes the dynamic.

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  6. ScottAApril 5, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    Some very intelligent writing in the scenes between Graham and Lecter. Definitely like it so far.

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  7. Adam D. HarrisApril 5, 2013 at 1:22 PM

    brutal, but very good. Fingers crossed for the ratings

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  8. start_wearing_purpleApril 5, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Any time there's a Sherlock Holmes type character created, a genius detective, writers usually need to bring the character down to earth in other ways. The usual way to do this is to give them a social disorder, make them addicted to drugs, etc. Holmes himself is always portrayed as a socially deficient drug addict. House was an injured drug addict, Gil Grissom from CSI was socially awkward and and everyone considered him a little off, Robert Goren from Criminal Intent was implied to be losing his mind and was eventually plagued by the realization that he was the son of a serial killer, Adrian Monk of Monk was obsessive compulsive to an extreme. Graham is another Sherlock Holmes type, gotta expect drugs to be introduced.

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  9. LouApril 5, 2013 at 5:39 PM

    I really liked it, in fact I would go as far as to say I loved it. However, I can see why it is going to completely flop, it is way too subtle, not really the correct word but its not flashy like The Following, It takes its time, has a dream like quality to it. Beautifully filmed and Hugh Dancy really impressed me.

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  10. sramnawasApril 5, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    Then why are you wasting everyone's time by posting this? Go back to 90210, BatB and other supreme shows. ;)

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  11. AtiveApril 5, 2013 at 6:21 PM

    there is no need to be mean about someone else's opinion. not everyone has to love Hannibal, and the fact that someone thought that the show was a little too disturbing is actually very interesting, it means Hannibal is doing it's job well

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  12. MiaApril 5, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    There should be an "I don't know what to think " option.

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  13. Ana Flávia da CruzApril 5, 2013 at 7:28 PM

    Not really. He's not a drug addict in the book, nor in the movie.

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  14. start_wearing_purpleApril 5, 2013 at 8:02 PM

    Except you can bet they're going to be inspired by the book rather than keep to it. My impression of Graham from the book was before Crawford draws him back to catch Dolarhyde he had been a haunted man afraid of his own mind. And I thought they did more than just imply Graham had been drinking.

    Anyway, my point with the pill popping was just to say it is something expected from the writers.

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  15. Luana ArturiApril 5, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    It definitley blew my mind away! Dark and brilliant, I don't know what to expect but I'm definitley loooking forward to it!

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  16. Panos NestorasApril 5, 2013 at 11:38 PM

    Brillian show..and i have a feeling it's going to become even better. Definitely the best drama on NBC!!

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  17. DarqueModeApril 6, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    It is quite odd that the best new series premiere came in April! XD
    Great film making. A talented cast given good dialog all wrapped in good writing, cinematography and direction. Simply superb.

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  18. AhnjaylaApril 6, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Still dissecting it a bit LOL ...I think I like it but I will have to have a few more tastings....I will tell say this the conversations between Hannibal and Graham...very eerie and spooky. Mr Fishburne please remove that hair from your chin....it's annoying and BTW I love you Mr Fishburne (Morpheus) That last scene in the hospital Hannibal sleeping holding the girls hand....Graham sitting on the other side...vvery freaking interesting. I can't help but think of Hannibal's Rising(which I LOVED) where we learn how Dr Lechter's life was formed as a child....his precious little sister.....just a horrible thing....chilling.

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  19. the daneApril 6, 2013 at 4:17 PM

    I had my doubts about this show on NBC, but it was as good as I had hoped for. Great cast, though it was a little strange for me to see Mads Mikkelsen in an american TV show. I´m so use to seeing him in danish films. He did a good job though and I´ll get use to it.

    I liked the pace and the dialog.

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  20. Ana Flávia da CruzApril 7, 2013 at 2:19 AM

    Though your comment was quite funny, I do believe everybody is entitled to their own opinions. Some people simply can't stand too much violence/gore. I myself can't stand poorly written drama.

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  21. arun279April 10, 2013 at 10:26 PM

    As far as pilots go, this one was pretty good. The pilots of shows you think are really promising, they never really live up to the expectations because you can't possibly stuff everything you can say about a show in the pilot episode - and if you can, you don't really have a good show on your hands. But a good pilot tries to expose the premiere audience to the potential of the show and Hannibal did exactly that. It introduces everything that will become part of the show's blueprint going forward. Even though it does not seem like it, there were a lot of things going on in the pilot and I think the show will probably take the foot off the pedal a little starting from the next episode (well, as much as it can, really; the season is 13 episodes long) and savors it's brilliant moments a little bit more, which will actually be a good thing. Looking forward to the rest of the season. I hope it doesn't disappoint.

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  22. start_wearing_purpleApril 10, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    True, in fact pilot episodes often to tend to have a different style than the rest of the show after a season or so. Like a lot of people drawn to this show I was a huge fan of the Thomas Harris novels when I was younger (except Hannibal Rising, I see that as a throwaway), so I had my own visuals of what it should be even before seeing the movies. Anyway, I thought they treated the characters with a great deal more finesse than I thought they would.


    Though you're right, hard to really judge a show by its pilot... gotta go episode by episode.

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