I've read that was due to a variety of reasons. NBC didn't pass at a time when all the talent would have still been under contract if another network bought it up, the international financial arrangement complicated streaming rights (if Netflix picked up, it would have less control over exclusivity in all…

This is something I've had on my mind for a long while. One point I keep coming back to is how video production work is too effective at making everyone but onscreen talent and directors invisible to consumers. If you're only familiar with the stars, and you know they're millionaires, it becomes way too easy to…

Amazon only had exclusive streaming rights for past seasons. All the digital stores offered episode and season downloads like normal, with episodes being available the day after they aired.

Season three is basically two separate miniseries, which vary in tone and theme. Taken as a single season of the same show it doesn't really work. If you generally enjoy what the show has done and can go for the ride, you should get enjoyment out of the entire experience despite the disconnect.

I have a feeling that the complicated international production arrangement that even made the show possible also resulted in it having a difficult licensing deal for post-airing online streaming.

There isn't a legitimate argument. But there IS an insane entitlement issue going on in 2016.

The Netflix arrangement DOES help NBC, ideally by allowing for the audience to grow or catchup for the next airing season and thus increase broadcast viewership. Plus whatever payment NBC gets for those streaming rights, which is the mysterious element here.

If you mostly DVRed the show, it doesn't matter when it aired really. You still watched it via the preferred network metered method.

I don't have cable. I bought all the season via iTunes subscription. It's not hard people. This is the only way these shows survive.

And if you don't want the commercials, wait for it to hit Netflix or pay to get the episodes from an online store. Easy. The solutions are real! They exist!

But, it's still actual theft, man (or lady). Nobody is entitled to this shit for free just because it's so easy to get. If you rob the same store enough times, they'll go out of business. That's basically the story of Hannibal here.

There's an interesting delusion at play, where apparently if the material is "entertainment" it doesn't actually have value. Since it came from a large company, somehow the multiple tiers of people hired for the production of a show don't really need to be paid directly through the show's success.

You know, on Amazon, iTunes, etc. The episodes were all available for purchase the day after.

Both of those episodes benefits from being faster paced and avoiding absurdly long scenes (Paul Downs "Big Truck" chant as an exception).

That's basically the take away from most of these episodes. And to such a degree that I feel this show was marketing incorrectly. I know these people are all comics, but the name "The Characters" does actually sell the show accurately. But I wouldn't necessarily call this a comedy show at all.

The Louie Anderson joke was so great, and probably the first time I laughed in the episode. But it made me feel weird to laugh at that point since I was actively hating everything about this entire episode.

I imagine there's a Rockwell "Somebody's Watching Me" joke to be made.

I've made my peace with Fuller House. It's not for me. But also, it's not made for me. Just like how many of those stand up comedy specials aren't either.

John Cusack did get fat, and I wouldn't

I want to be desired with Netflix in mind.