6/24/15

Will Hannibal Return?

The executive producer of NBC's Hannibal, Bryan Fuller, seemed to be closing a door on his project after three seasons when he stated:

NBC has allowed us to craft a television series that no other broadcast network would have dared, and kept us on the air for three seasons despite (low) ratings and images that would have shredded the eyeballs of lesser Standards & Practices enforcers. ... Hannibal is finishing his last course at NBC's table this summer, but a hungry cannibal can always dine again. And personally, I look forward to my next meal with NBC.

Yet is Hannibal really gone? Emily Yahr at The Washington Post doesn't think so, noting:

If a program has a loyal fan base, cancellation truly means nothing. It’s more just waiting to see where it will end up next.  However, is that a good thing? (Except for the people getting paid to create it, of course.)

Yahr cites Community, Longmire, and The Killing as some examples of resurrected shows.  I am for some resurrections, but maybe not this time.  I thought Hannibal was a waste of talent for a great cast, including Hugh Dancy, Lawrence Fishburne, and Gillian Anderson.  I would like to see much more of them on television, but this time on more appetizing programs. 

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