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Skipping to Conclusions: Hannibal

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In geekdom, we see a lot of teasers. Sometimes it’s just an image or the name of a creator, other times it’s a trailer or a simple tag line. Whatever it is, it’s meant to get a reaction from you and start a discussion. Inspired by the anticipation and buzz caused by these teasers, we at Fantastic Fangirls present Skipping to Conclusions in which we speculate about the comics, movies, TV shows, or whatever we’re excited about but hasn’t come out yet.

by Anika

NBC’s new Hannibal Lecter television series has a premiere date (Tuesday, April 4) and a teaser:

I first met the good doctor at the 1991 Academy Award Ceremony when The Silence of the Lambs swept the top awards. I hadn’t seen the film or read the books because I don’t like horror films (and because I was 14), but after the Oscars I was intrigued. Plus I grew up idolizing Jodie Foster. So, I watched the movie… and it hit all sorts of buttons. I loved it. Flash forward to today and I’ve read all the books, I’ve seen all the films, and I’m super excited to watch the series.

a promotional photo of Hugh Dancy as Will Graham in Hannibal

Now, Clarice Starling is my spirit animal, not Will Graham (she’s maybe getting a series too but it’s on Lifetime, home of Army Wives and Dance Moms so, Idk). And the film Hannibal is my go to feel-good movie, not Red Dragon (I affectionately call Red Dragon “Ralph Fiennes’s audition for Voldemort”). But Hugh Dancy is great and Laurence Fishbourne, playing Jack Crawford, is greater. If there’s someone I’m worried about it’s Mads Mikkelsen, playing Dr. Lecter himself, but mostly because Anthony Hopkins has owned that part for so long. If Mikkelson and the direction is smart his Hannibal will be creepy-charming in new and different ways.

I do worry that while there are female characters and actresses listed in the cast, no women have appeared in any of the promotional materials (images or the teaser) released so far. I’d think guests Gina Torres, Gillian Anderson, and Anna Chlumsky (who could be playing Clarice lite?) have enough of a following to warrant some publicity. But they have a month and a half to promote the show so I’ll assume we will at least get to see who this is:

a silhouette labeled Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Alana Bloom

To be fair:

a picture of Hugh Dancy followed by more silhouettes

Basically, NBC: I am unimpressed with your website.

But I’m interested to see where this series goes, particularly how long Hannibal is a secret serial killer. It’d be pretty hilarious if the show runs for some six years with Hannibal eating people on the side all the while, though at that point the Hannibal/Will bromance break-up would be epic!

Anybody else going to watch?

Skipping to Conclusions: Comics on TV

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In comics, and other geekdoms, we see a lot of teasers. Sometimes it’s just an image or the name of a creator, other times it’s a trailer or a simple tag line. Whatever it is, it’s meant to get a reaction from you and start a discussion. Inspired by the anticipation and buzz caused by these teasers, we at Fantastic Fangirls present Skipping to Conclusions in which we speculate about the comics, movies, TV shows, or whatever we’re excited about but hasn’t come out yet.

Hi everyone, Ali here! This week on an all-new Skipping to Conclusions, we’re talking about comic properties coming to the small screen.

S.H.I.E.L.D. 

At the end of August it was announced that Joss Whedon was developing a S.H.I.E.L.D. series for ABC. And there was much rejoicing! Whedon already has a hardcore following, but what makes me really excited about this is his solid television track record and the absolutely amazing job he did with Marvel’s The Avengers. I also like when he does shadowy extra-government agency stuff, like the Initiative on Buffy. It sounds like Whedon is well into the process for the show, having established the framework and pulled together the cast of characters. I think there’s enough momentum behind it that we’ll actually get to see it. And I am really psyched to see this show.

Amazon

In the category of stuff we probably won’t get to see: the CW’s Amazon. Last week, Vulture reported that the network was working on developing a series about Wonder Woman. Now, I’ve been burned by news like this before. NBC was working on developing a new Wonder Woman show by David E. Kelley. A pilot was ordered. It was problematic. And NBC as well as a couple other networks passed on it. But this time, there’s something that has me very, VERY excited: Allan-freaking-Heinberg.

Heinberg’s written and produced some of my favorite TV shows (Gilmore Girls and Grey’s Anatomy) as well as some really great comics, including the post-Infinite Crisis Wonder Woman relaunch. It’s possible there was squeeing and dancing when I read his name next to the project–I admit nothing! Vulture also reported that the show would follow a younger Diana, which I think could also be a really great spin. I’d be into a Smallville-esque Wonder Woman show (assuming they don’t prevent Diana from becoming Wonder Woman for 10 seasons).

How about you guys? What are your predictions for these shows?