I just hope beyond all hope that the next book won't be a long-winded retelling of what happened in the show. That's quite unlikely, fortunately, if we go by the fact that some vital players aren't even at their show locations, and while Martin gets unrealistic with distances, it's still nowhere near the teleporters they have in the show (Westeros is a CONTINENT, ffs!). Having stuff deviate so much from the books is such a weird feeling, most of the time it was so out there that I didn't really mind the changes. Except what they did to Dorne...That is unforgivable. But the show people love Dany and her scenes in the last ep were awesome, so there...
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And they practically ruined my favorite character in the show. Stannis wasn't a darling in the books either but he was a much much more complex and likable character, even if he didn't have touching fatherly moments with Shireen. He had a stoic, steadfast loyalty to her, they both understood that, and in a way I liked that relationship more, it made much more sense for the characters. Melissandre was also more complex in the books, I'd dare say. I feel like they reduced her to a sexy Red Witch of the West character to spook little girls, when her arc in the books deals with her fanatical mindset in a realistic and unbiased way.]

Fuck you for cancelling Hannibal. NBC.

I get that ratings were not the best, but this is yet another example of a quality program falling away. It happened with Kings as well.

Don't complain about the lack of audience. FIND the audience.

I'm tired of the lowest common denominator of television outlasting the gold.

Maybe Netflix or Hulu will pick it up for another season. It worked for Arrested Development and The Mindy Project.

On one hand, I'm pissed NBC cut it out, it was basically free content for them because they're not the primary funding, and while ratings were low, they have no business bitching about low ratings on a summer season television show, given five years ago that wasn't even a thing. They fucked themselves contracting to Amazon, so they missed the word of mouth Netflix crowd, they kept forgetting all their promises for badass merchandise, and have repeated undermarketed the show.

Hannibal was clearly not a fit for NBC. It doesn't remotely fit their demo, and pushed the boundaries of what content it could get away with. That's why it should have stayed, it was a critical darling, daring, and could have been the pebble that starts an avalanche of cable-quality programming on the main networks. Though no where NEAR the level of Hannibal, NBC similarly had a false start in this direction with Dracula.

On the other hand, I'm so used to being grossly disappointed by networks, that NBC having given Hannibal three seasons is still something to be impressed about. It hung in there, when no one would have been shocked to see it get canned earlier. I'm not at all surprised this is the last season, if Fuller wanted to bring in Clarice next season. There was no way that was going to happen, and I think he knew that, hence the Dolarhyde story arc being in this one. (And his new involvement in the American Gods show.) At the end of the day, this has been an absolutely amazing series, and got more mileage than anyone expected. I think it's going to go out with a blaze of glory, and I know I'm going to be rewatching it for years to come, and still finding new things in it. It's been an age since I've watched something so beautifully crafted, and so devoted to detail.

I didn't know I had a BattleBots shaped hole in my soul until this year.

I have untold amounts of joy watching it again.

mistspinner wrote:

So...Hannibal. Oh my poor, abused heart, Hannibal.

Holy crap. They certainly went out with a bang.
So, how did you interpret [Dr DuMaurier's auto-cannibalism scene at the end? Did she do it to herself somehow, or is Dr Lecter still alive and noshing]?
I'm sad that we won't be seeing any more, but it's a minor miracle that we got to see as much as we did.
AND OMG bonus Siouxie song!

Also, agree with G on Penny Dreadful. Everything about that season was just beautiful. Sucks to be you, Dr Frankenstein!

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Have added Wander Over Yonder to my weekly cartoon yumminess, alongside Steven Universe.

China has cracked down on (well, illegal) streaming of Japanese and Korean shows, so my randomly waking up super late today wanting to watch Prosecutor Princess will go unfulfilled. Why don't I own a copy of my favorite tv show from the last five years (or more)?

Sparky wrote:

My friend got me into American Horror Story, we watched like all of the second season in a day

I won't say it's amazing or anything but as a big fan of horror it's pretty entertaining at least.

I'm probably going to check it out sooner or later because I've heard Gaga's in the new season. I'm really not sure what to make of that, but I like her music, sooooo....

Apart from the new season I don't really have a reason to watch, and that makes me feel vaguely guilty due to my fairly decided preference for horror. Is there any specific episode you think gives a good overview of the series? Something I could watch to determine whether this is worth my time?

Yasha wrote:

Apart from the new season I don't really have a reason to watch, and that makes me feel vaguely guilty due to my fairly decided preference for horror. Is there any specific episode you think gives a good overview of the series? Something I could watch to determine whether this is worth my time?

The main reason to watch is because it's full of dozens of absolutely amazing female actors with roles far more interesting than women typically get in the horror genre. I absolutely adore Jessica Lange and it's really a shame she's not in the newest season.

The whole thing can get a bit silly and campy sometimes honestly but it's still good.

I'm not sure which episode provides the best overview, but it is an anthology series with each season being mostly unrelated to the others. You can just start at whichever season looks most interesting to you and it'll all make sense, I'd recommend you try season 2, i.e. Asylum, because that was my favorite of what I've seen so far, and from what I remember the first episode of that will probably hook you. Haven't seen seasons 1 or 5 yet though and I still haven't finished season 3 (which is about witches, so maybe it's more appropriate to recommend here )

Season 4 had almost nothing supernatural going on in it though if that sounds more appealing. It's also terrifying if you're afraid of clowns.

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Yasha wrote:

Actually, my hairdresser just gushed about the new season and Gaga's part in it, so I think this is definitely going on the list of things to watch. I'll check out the first ep of season 2, as well, since you recommend that so highly! Thank you!

Tread with caution if you go for Season 3, AHS: Coven. They pretty much butcher the entirety of Voodoo, but if you're one of those people that enjoy going, "Nope. That's wrong. So is that. That, too. Where the hell did they get that from?", you may be okay.

I know a bit about voodoo, but I'm not afraid of bad portrayals so I'll be fine. Gonna give this a shot once we get home from New Orleans (where I expect to attend a(nother) voodoo ritual).

YamPuff wrote:

Wow. The Student Council president is like Juri on hella steroids.

Remind you of anything?