I will always harbor an eternal love for his appearances on "The Larry Sanders Show".

It's pretty to look at, and Mikkelsen is a great Lecter, but it strains credulity. The novels were scary because they were so plausible (well, the first two, anyway; after that, Harris lost his fastball).

I would hope so. Serial killers are scary because they are rare. This show made them seem like they were under every rock. Even the dude at the cello shop was killing people. Silly.

Hannibal is overrated. The "serial killer of the week" concept is completely ludicrous. It's almost as silly as "American Horror Story".