TV, Interrupted: Hannibal’s Cancellation Still Has Fans In A Chokehold 7 Years Later

(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)If you mention “Hannibal” to the right person, a very specific reaction is all but guaranteed.

It can typically be reduced to a wide-eyed desperation, a dual expression of ecstatic recognition and dejected sadness — sometimes, there’s even actual foaming at the mouth.Of course, this reference isn’t for the (albeit classic) portrayal by Anthony Hopkins as the cannibalistic former shrink in Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs.” Rather, the…The post TV, Interrupted: Hannibal’s Cancellation Still Has Fans in a Chokehold 7 Years Later appeared first on /Film.

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