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TV Review: Hannibal “Shiizakana” By: Brandon Wolfe The battle of wills between Will and Hannibal is creating one of the more unique character dynamics presently on television. Here are two adversaries constantly circling each other, yet with each too fascinated by the other to strike. Hannibal’s preoccupation with Will has been a linchpin of the series from the start, and it’s not surprising that he continues to view his patient as a chemistry set in human form, a test subject to study the volatility of in reaction to whichever elements he chooses to introduce. But Will’s reaction to Hannibal is truly intriguing. He loathes the man, wants him dead, yet can’t stop himself from showing up at the doctor’s office for regular appointments where he can prod the man for any insight he can glean about his actions. The need each man possesses to understand what drives the other is not like any other TV relationship I can think of. It’s like if Batman took to hanging out with the Joker all the

TV Review: Hannibal “Su-Zakana” By: Brandon Wolfe ‘ Hannibal ’ has been so relentlessly active thus far in its second season that it hasn’t really stopped to take a breath in quite some time. However, with the Chesapeake Ripper arc brought to a close last week, the show now needs to switch gears into what will propel the second half of the season, and “Su-Zakana” is very much a transitional episode. Jack and Will are ice fishing and having a loaded conversation about the appetites of fish and how best to lure them, suggesting that Hannibal is still very much at the forefront of Will’s thoughts. The fish they catch, it turns out, wind up as the main course for a dinner between the three men at Hannibal’s home, allowing Will to make sure there will be no mystery to the meat this time. Will claims to now be convinced of Hannibal’s innocence for Jack’s benefit, but he does not do a terrific job of veiling his contempt for Dr. Lecter. Hannibal, meanwhile, is still sleeping wi

TV Review: Hannibal “Yakimono” By: Brandon Wolfe Bryan Fuller’s ‘ Hannibal ’ has quietly become one of television’s finest shows. Taking the characters from Thomas Harris’ series of novels, the show functions as a prequel to the events of the initial novel, ‘ Red Dragon ’ (which was adapted with style by Michael Mann in 1986’s ‘ Manhunter ’ and with bare-bones competence by Brett Ratner in 2002’s ‘ Red Dragon ’), setting up the working relationship that cannibalistic, yet refined, serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter ( Mads Mikkelsen ) had with FBI profiler Will Graham ( Hugh Dancy ) before the latter put the former in prison. Not unlike its titular character, ‘Hannibal’ is essentially a cable series wearing the skin of a network series. It’s daring and challenging in ways few network shows have the stones to attempt. It is also one of the best-looking shows currently on television and almost certainly the goriest in network history. Week after week, the series gets away with horrificall

GAUMONT INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION TO ATTEND COMIC CON IN SAN DIEGO WITH “ HANNIBAL ” PANEL SET FOR THURSDAY, JULY 18TH. Focus of panel, which includes Bryan Fuller, David Slade, Martha De Laurentiis and Hugh Dancy , is recently announced 2nd season of Hannibal on NBC. June 25, 2013 – With the 2nd season of Hannibal having just been picked-up by NBC, Katie O’Connell, CEO of Gaumont International Television, announced today that the company will be attending the upcoming Comic Con Convention in San Diego, CA and will be hosting a Hannibal-themed panel on Thursday, July 18th from 6:45pm – 7:45pm in Room 6A . The panel, entitled Hannibal: Feed Your Fear , will feature Emmy-Award-winning executive producer Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), director David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Martha De Laurentiis (Red Dragon), and star Hugh Dancy (playing Agent Will Graham) as they discuss key behind the scenes moments from the first season of the ground-breaking NBC drama. The panel