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The Platypus
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Franck
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The Platypus
But you can bet that shows like Sopranos and The Wire wouldn't have worked on network tv, and it's not just about nudity/swearing etc. It's about how far you can go with darker themes.
Now, serial killer/CSI type network shows tend to be able to go pretty far in regards to violence these days. I don't know exactly why they're getting a pass, but they are. So maybe this show can do what it needs to do without the network shadow crushing it too badly.
Franck
Anyway, it has Mads Mikkelsen in it so I'll probably check it out.
Fantastic
Any knowledge of the source material related to Hannibal would accept it is less about exploring human themes as it is about witnessing a game of chess between fascinating characters and how they strive to overcome extraordinary circumstances. Hannibal is more gruesome than a show like Dexter, but it is so because of how it is filmed. It rarely shows explicit violence, more the aftermath of it.
To be more to the point you have to ask what a show gains or loses from moving from one style of restriction to the other. If Hannibal was played out on cable I think it would lose it's measured focus, it's brevity, it's ability to say things without just saying them. That is part to do with the excellent writing and part to do with the outstanding acting from the four main characters and the guest stars too. On cable Hannibal would more than likely succumb to excesses that grants, losing track of how beautifully tight the narrative is at the moment.
I think also it helps massively that this is a closed story, we know eventually what will happen so the writers are unable to be too wild with their deviations. You look at NBC's last massively successful drama, Lost, to see how success from the first season caused them to grow too rapidly from what was, almost objectively, one of the most thematically well strung human dramas television has seen. That first season didn't need cable and its freedom to show what needed to be said and Hannibal certainly doesn't need it either.
om4ever
The most importance difference is formulas vs serials. Network TV hate serials, they want episodes to be watchable individually, and you can't have a quality drama series with individual episodes. Fringe is the best example for that, it went from meh in Season 1 to downright amazing in Season 2-3 when they stopped caring about the ratings (credit to Fox on this one, they've cancelled a lot of good shows but let Fringe have 5 seasons and a proper ending)
Just finished the first season of The Americans, really good stuff. It's like Homeland, Mad Men and Rubicon had a baby. Looking forward to Season 2
Fantastic
Phoenix Arrow
What's good and why? Need something new to fill my evenings.
The Platypus
Telegram Sam
Breaking Bad and House Of Cards are both on Netflix and are superb. I'd recommend Parks & Recreation if you fancy a light-hearted comedy.
Tommo.
Telegram Sam
Yeah, it's brilliant. I powered through it all in three days. It gets better and better as the season goes on.
om4ever
Vercoe
SamboXIV
Tommo.
Been meaning to start it after finding it on IMDB. Will likely after I finish House Of Cards
Franck
Worth watching in the absence of better shows.
K3V0
Tommo.
Fantastic
Telegram Sam
Is that show worth watching? Looked a bit shit on the trailers I saw.
Johnsey
Fantastic
I really enjoy it, it's very real, very funny and it's not sentimental. I don't see how it could end on a note, but as purely a slice of life it's interesting.
The Platypus
Season 1 is great, season 2 is wonky.
Definitely worth a watch though.
Whiskeyclone
No, it's pretty good. Some episodes are just sparkling with cinematographic brilliance and plot ingenuity.
Blaze