Agreed, since the show only really NEEDS Mads to continue forward since Will is replaced as a protagonist at this point in the regular mythos anyways.

I still can't get past the fact that Netflix is game and ready to go for it but the fucking Amazon contract from three years ago makes that deal inert. I've never seen a show with such bad luck. Who would have thought an exclusivity contract would eventually lead to its (potential [likely?]) death.

Well, winning Emmys is like winning Oscars. It has as much to do with studio promotion and outirght popularity as it does about quality. NBC isn't a prestige network, and they never cared much about Hannibal at all; not enough to advertise for it and certainly not enough to push for awards.

Exactly. I know this comment was made in 2012, but I wanted to come from the future to let you know I agree. Tony knows how to fight, and still has quite a bit of mass. He might have 50+ lbs on that guy, no small deal in a fight. Plus, Tony put it all into that; his life may literally have been on the line, while for…

1 point in favor of it being a dream:

One of the best shows ever made. My only gripe with this final season is that there's no way on god's green earth that Tami would get that job offer. Prestigious universities don't offer high level jobs like that to high school guidance counselors.

MGM is owned by MGM holdings. Their refusal to give away rights to Clarice and Silence of the Lambs is also outrageously frustrating. It's not like these are beloved franchises are worth tons of money, and their stuipid lifetime show is in development hell so why not just give it up.

Critical acclaim means much less on network TV. It's all about ratings.

I'd prefer Netflix because it is more popular and I think it is more likely that the show would do well there but I agree that Amazon is a more likely option.

NBC barely tolerated Hannibal and only aired it because it was cheap for them to distribute. They weren't about to throw any heft at all behind promoting it. Just look at the lack of emmys, marketing, etc…

Emmys are just as much about networks as they are about shows. AMC has big dreams of becoming a kind of gold-standard network that airs critically acclaimed shows, so they push hard and lobby for their shows at the Emmys. NBC isn't that kind of network, and mostly aired Hannibal because it was cheap to make and got…

Snails.

These kinds of episodes would probably fare better in a binge-watching environment than in a traditional week-by-week timeslot. That way you can enjoy it if you want, or you can speed through them and get to Red Dragon if you so please.

In some dream world I'd like to see this show take a hiatus of 2 years or so and be picked up by Amazon/Netflix/someone who would be willing to promote the hell out of it, give them creative freedom, and would actually play hardball with MGM to get rights to Silence of the Lambs. Since Red Dragon essentially wraps up…

Friday Night Lights got five seasons, which is a solid run.

Well, the season is starting off with very slow-burn avant-garde episodes. I imagine this will change immensely once the Red Dragon arc begins. I loved the visuals and multi-layered dialogue so far; too bad they don't fare well for mass audiences.

I have a feeling things will change once the Red Dragon arc kicks in for the second half. But agreed, I love how these European episodes are going.

I've always had Elisabeth Moss in mind for that role for some reason. Mad Men's done, so she'd be free, I guess. Only problem is that I'm not sure that they are ever going to get the rights to use the character/novel because MGM is playing hardball and refusing to give it up due to a Lifetime original series that is…

One of the problems this show tends to have is having these characters show up from nowhere that supposedly go wayyyy back with the main cast and are treated like family. See Richie Aprile, Ralphie Cifaretto, Patsy Parisi, the bunch that gets out of jail in S5, the various wives that Carmella frequently hangs out with…

The problem with Prometheus is that it is from top to bottom an extremely poorly written movie. It was, however, a very beautiful movie, so I think Scott did his job. I attribute the film's problems to Damon "Blockbuster Killer" Lindelof.