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Checking out Hannibal now. First episode was alright for a show that aired on NBC.

 

Trudge through season 1. Season 2 is far superior. For what they get away with on that show during season 2, I applaud NBC for sticking with it.

 

Watched about 7 episodes yesterday of season 1. Not bad - a little formulaic, and some things really don't work (like the totem pole of dead people being lifted by one dude, or the fight between hannibal and the cellist) but I'll stick with it..

 

 

The formulaic nature, assclown forensic team, etc was why I was going to abandon the show. But, season 2 is much less so. Kinda starts that way, but morphs into something much better & tighter. You still have to suspend dis-belief at Hannibal's pure omnipotents & being pretty much an expert at everything. But, I guess he wouldn't be Hannibal Lechter if not so.

 

 

I actually don't mind the forensic team, solely because of Scott Thompson (as i love Kids in the Hall). Watched up to the end of season 1 - have to say I was impressed with the season finale. The sound design in it was awesome.

Also, I didn't know that David Slade (director of said season finale, and also of season 2 finale) directed the video for Donkey Rhubarb. So really, Hannibal has a direct connection to this site :)

 

Anyways, can't wait to immerse myself in Season 2 next week.

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Checking out Hannibal now. First episode was alright for a show that aired on NBC.

 

Trudge through season 1. Season 2 is far superior. For what they get away with on that show during season 2, I applaud NBC for sticking with it.

 

Watched about 7 episodes yesterday of season 1. Not bad - a little formulaic, and some things really don't work (like the totem pole of dead people being lifted by one dude, or the fight between hannibal and the cellist) but I'll stick with it..

 

 

The formulaic nature, assclown forensic team, etc was why I was going to abandon the show. But, season 2 is much less so. Kinda starts that way, but morphs into something much better & tighter. You still have to suspend dis-belief at Hannibal's pure omnipotents & being pretty much an expert at everything. But, I guess he wouldn't be Hannibal Lechter if not so.

 

 

 

Also, I didn't know that David Slade (director of said season finale, and also of season 2 finale) directed the video for Donkey Rhubarb. So really, Hannibal has a direct connection to this site :)

 

 

 

 

He did a helluva job with the season 2 finale.

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tried the kroll show because i thought the league was awesome, one of the most offensively shitty comedies ive seen in a while.

 

wow total opposite here. the league I thought was boring. kroll sow season 1 I loved.

 

 

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Rewatching The X-Files for the umpteenth time.

 

 

I did a rewatch of the X-files through Season 7 with my wife last year. She'd never really watched any of it in order. It was tough resisting the pull of Seasons 8 and 9 (memory of crushing disappointment has faded over the years), but I know it was for the best. Still occasionally get the urge to pull the trigger on them, the way you might still find yourself eating at McDonalds even though you know it will be shit.

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I enjoyed the final two seasons of xfiles for what they were. Yes disappointing compared to what had come before, but still very enjoyable tv.

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Episode 1 of season 2 for Hannibal was great. That is some fucked up shit. Can't wait to power through the rest of that season next week.

 

Sucks that house of cards isn't back until next year.

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Rewatching The X-Files for the umpteenth time.

 

 

I did a rewatch of the X-files through Season 7 with my wife last year. She'd never really watched any of it in order. It was tough resisting the pull of Seasons 8 and 9 (memory of crushing disappointment has faded over the years), but I know it was for the best. Still occasionally get the urge to pull the trigger on them, the way you might still find yourself eating at McDonalds even though you know it will be shit.

 

 

I've rewatched the series loads of times, but I think I've only seen the final episode once. This might be the time I go all the way. :unsure:

 

Episode 1 of season 2 for Hannibal was great. That is some fucked up shit. Can't wait to power through the rest of that season next week.

 

Sucks that house of cards isn't back until next year.

 

Strap in, mayne, it only gets better.

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i also caught up on hannibal this weekend, it seems like in a few years we're gonna actual have scat porn on tv...

aesthetically it's incredible.but writing wise, well, you gotta suspend disbelief really hard in order to swallow it somehow. i mean none of the characters seem like actual human beings, nor the investigations, the dialogues, incredible revelations, the godlike abilities of hannibal and other murderers and so on. maybe it should have gone full balls-in surrealism instead of pretending to conform to some reality, it makes it all very difficult to relate to.

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it's also funny how shy it is on showing anything remotely erotic, you got probably the most violently grotesque stuff ever but when it comes to sexy times they don't show a nipple and not even a hint of a buttcrack.

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i also caught up on hannibal this weekend, it seems like in a few years we're gonna actual have scat porn on tv...

aesthetically it's incredible.but writing wise, well, you gotta suspend disbelief really hard in order to swallow it somehow. i mean none of the characters seem like actual human beings, nor the investigations, the dialogues, incredible revelations, the godlike abilities of hannibal and other murderers and so on. maybe it should have gone full balls-in surrealism instead of pretending to conform to some reality, it makes it all very difficult to relate to.

 

I've lived in Baltimore, eugene, Hannibal is def non-fiction.

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i also caught up on hannibal this weekend, it seems like in a few years we're gonna actual have scat porn on tv...

aesthetically it's incredible.but writing wise, well, you gotta suspend disbelief really hard in order to swallow it somehow. i mean none of the characters seem like actual human beings, nor the investigations, the dialogues, incredible revelations, the godlike abilities of hannibal and other murderers and so on. maybe it should have gone full balls-in surrealism instead of pretending to conform to some reality, it makes it all very difficult to relate to.

 

I feel you on most every point you made, but I'm pretty down with this show anyway.

 

it's also funny how shy it is on showing anything remotely erotic, you got probably the most violently grotesque stuff ever but when it comes to sexy times they don't show a nipple and not even a hint of a buttcrack.

 

That's America for you. Scared as fuck when it comes to sex on TV, but a dude emerging through a horses stomach, people being torn to pieces, all manner of throat slits & stabbings, A OK.

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Fargo - Last nights episode flipped the script & jumped into a year later mode. Kinda jarring, but tended to work well & see how characters in the show have adjusted to the previous events. Nice plot points about fate that tie in nicely to several scenes. Kinda of a slowburn episode. Interested to see how the final 2 episodes play out. Everything at this point in the show has been resolved as far as the main storylines go for the most part.

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I think Malvo's going to blackmail lester. Way back in the first or second episode Malvo had a case full of phone recordings with people's names on em, including one for the phone call Lester made to the motel. I predict that Malvo attempts to blackmail him (which is why he's in that same hotel in the first place), but Lester thinks he's tough shit now and can take him and shenanigans ensue.

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I think Malvo's going to blackmail lester. Way back in the first or second episode Malvo had a case full of phone recordings with people's names on em, including one for the phone call Lester made to the motel. I predict that Malvo attempts to blackmail him (which is why he's in that same hotel in the first place), but Lester thinks he's tough shit now and can take him and shenanigans ensue.

 

Probably a good call on the blackmail. From the previews, looks like Malvo is paying Gus & Molly a visit. Curious how they get that story arc outta vegas. Wondering how the fuck key & peele are involved in the coming 2 episodes. Had a chuckle when it jumps a year & their still in the filing room. Not sure if they had to completely turn Molly into Marge though. whatevs.

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Except - the fat cop woman is still working the case ala Rust, and the hitman hasn't called in that favour from Bilbo Baggins.

 

correct. There's a few loose ends. I found the time jump a little offsetting from what I expected the show was gonna be. Trial of bilbos brother, deaf hitman revenge, thought all that was gonna go down to the end of the series...everything just is now, except for the fate meeting of bilbo & malvo to spur on the rest of the story.

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I am making an assumption: Hitman is purposely crashing Bilbo's party.

 

Poor Bilbo is gonna reap what he sowed and something insufferably sad is going to happen to the postman.

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I am making an assumption: Hitman is purposely crashing Bilbo's party.

 

Poor Bilbo is gonna reap what he sowed and something insufferably sad is going to happen to the postman.

 

Quite possibly.

 

Molly would then have a dead husband in common with the ex-chiefs wife. They would then hook up probably.

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finished off season 2 of Hannibal - a little disappointed actually - the reappearance of Abigail was pretty easily foretold by the reappearance of Miriam Lass. Yeah he slashes everyone up, but Will and Jack probably could survive, and Alanna definitely.

Also, I was led to believe that EMT response times to rich neighbourhoods were fast...especially if an FBI employee calls it in? lol

 

Anyways, I'm really starting to enjoy the surreal, supernatural drama in it. The omnipotence of Hannibal doesn't bother me anymore, and the food is making me really hungry. The ortolan? I want.

If i win the lottery, WATMM dinner party.

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Who will we chuckle about eating while, unbeknownst, eating them, except suspecting it a bit, but eating it anyway, because fuck it. ?

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sorry about your disappointment. Thought that was a pretty quality way to end a season. I wonder, never being a binge watcher, if I would feel the same about it? Watching week by week, you kinda forget things that happened months ago in a series & you have more "Oh Yea" moments. I guess depending on the show, binge watching would be great (lost, GoT), but for other shows, I would miss the build up week to week (BrBad/hannibal etc). Maybe due to the timeline that exists in the show. Breaking Bad is basically supposed to span a year right? If I binge watched, I'd be like no way that shit went down in a year & maybe lessen the appeal of the show...I don't know if I'm making any sense to myself. Think I'm in a paradoxical loop. fuck...

 

 

Did you enjoy mason's face peeling for the dogs?

 

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olo - it was still a really good episode, just the hype on here and imdb forum thread titles kind of built up my expectations too much maybe.

Loved that bit in the spoiler :)

 

fenton - it would be a vegetarian dinner party dressed up to look like meat.

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