ThePhanastasio

Anyone else oddly compelled by Hannibal? It's way better than I thought it would be. I'd never watched it until the most recent episode; my sister was still in town because of the funeral and what-have-you, and she watches any show that has anything to do with crime. I was all, "Waah, no, we watched a Psych marathon today, no more."

Then I got sucked in. It's actually quite well done, and it's Bryan Fuller, the creator of two of my favorite shows: Dead Like Me, and Pushing Daisies.

Didn't know that until I IMDB'd the **** after being like, "Huh. Actually enjoyed that."

That Danish dude (I think he's from Denmark?) who plays Hannibal is solid, and Hugh Dancy exceeds expectations. Plus, Lawrence Fishburne and Gina Torres; yes please.

Edit: Of the afore-mentioned Fuller shows, it's more similar in my eyes to Dead Like Me, because it's darker with less humor. Pushing Daisies was dark, but quirky. This has a much darker edge to it, but there's still a compelling weirdness to it, and a very familiar treatment of character and episodic quality that was present in both of his previous shows I loved.

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