Arts and Letters

Hannigram : Hannibal :: Johnlock : Sherlock

[headfullofaliens]

Fuck Mofftiss, Bryan Fuller is my dad now

[the-winnowing-wind]

BRYAN IS A GREAT DAD!!!!! 

[artsandletters221b]

Bryan Fuller deserves all the love and praise in the world. We couldn’t have asked for a better showrunner/creator/writer/fandom dad.

[artsandletters221b]

To the Sherlock fandom from the fannibals: We know you’re in shock. Here, have a blanket. And then come join us! 

Hannibal won’t queerbait you. It won’t completely screw over it’s female characters. It’s not in love with its own cleverness. It’s just an amazing show that is at its core a love story between two men. And it’s beautiful.

[the-7-percent-solution]

How has every single person involved with this show gone crazy?  They all said this was the strongest series yet.  They seemed genuinely proud of it.  How is that possible?  A very small percentage of people think this is the best series, assuming this series ends at The Final Problem.  TJLCers love series 3.  Everyone loves series 2.  Nobody loves series 4.  They made Mary a prop.  They crushed Molly Hooper.  They reenacted “Saw”.  They queer-coded every villain.  They didn’t tie up any loose ends.  They ignored baby Watson.  They literally haven’t explained anything.  How is this the strongest series yet?  How did THIS get Benedict and Martin to go “hmmm yeah, that’s good, cancel any other options, I’m in”?  I want there to be another episode just because I’d like to think hundreds of people haven’t lost their minds. 

[artsandletters221b]

I really can’t understand how Benedict and Martin and all the other phenomenal actors and crew working on this show could possibly say, “Series 4 is the best ever.” That Moffat would do this to us isn’t entirely surprising, but I don’t understand how so many other people involved with this show could be involved with this and not see it for the train wreck that it is. I just don’t get it.

[artsandletters221b]

A Tale of Two Shows

So once upon a time, there were two shows about an intense, homoerotic relationship between two men and also murder. 

Both shows were fanfiction with a high production value  retellings of earlier works. They both had loyal, sometimes rabid fandoms. And they both culminated in a possible/sort of/maybe series finale.

One of these shows delivered on all its promises and concluded with one of the best hours of TV I’ve ever had the privilege to watch. There was tragedy and heartbreak and loss, and it left us wanting more, but ultimately there was closure, and the show made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that this was a  love story (albeit a pretty fucked up one) between two men. And we got a bonus lovely side pairing of two women who get to have a kid and also a really hot (artsy and not at all skeevy) sex scene. All while still finding time to solve crimes and catch murderers.

The other show started out strong, created characters that we came to know and love, then gradually descended into a garbage fire that tried too hard to be clever at the expense of actual, coherent story lines and believable character development. It also spent 7 years queerbaiting its fans and mistreated almost every single the female characters who had the misfortune to be included in this show. 

And the moral of this story is…

To any of my fellow Sherlock fans who feel devastated and betrayed by Season 4, I strongly encourage you to go watch Hannibal. 

You still get murder and crime solving, and an intense, often dysfunctional relationship between the two main characters, but it never queer baits the audience. It’s a clever, thoughtful adaptation of Harris’s work that does justice to the source material while at the same time adding diversity and well rounded female characters that were sorely lacking in the original. The women in this show are not a plot device and the love story between two men is not a long con. 

Ultimately, Hannibal is the show I always hoped Sherlock could be.

P.S. At least in the US, Hannibal is available to stream via Amazon Prime.

[the-winnowing-wind]

HERE ARE MANY PLACES TO WATCH HANNIBAL @artsandletters221b <3

On US Amazon Prime (Free with Prime Account)

On itunes

In Netflix in some Countries!!! (Not the USA)

Here online, safe, AND FREE through our Media Master Post courtesy of @wiith-my-hands

They can check this chart to see where it is available it in their country if none of the above work out!!!!

DVD Boxset available here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-hannibal-the-complete-series-collection/30228881

[artsandletters221b]

Thanks @the-winnowing-wind​ for posting this comprehensive list of ways to watch Hannibal!

Once again, to all my fellow Sherlock fans who feel betrayed by Season 4 and The Final Problem, please come join the fannibals! 

[artsandletters221b]

A Tale of Two Shows

So once upon a time, there were two shows about an intense, homoerotic relationship between two men and also murder. 

Both shows were fanfiction with a high production value  retellings of earlier works. They both had loyal, sometimes rabid fandoms. And they both culminated in a possible/sort of/maybe series finale.

One of these shows delivered on all its promises and concluded with one of the best hours of TV I’ve ever had the privilege to watch. There was tragedy and heartbreak and loss, and it left us wanting more, but ultimately there was closure, and the show made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that this was a  love story (albeit a pretty fucked up one) between two men. And we got a bonus lovely side pairing of two women who get to have a kid and also a really hot (artsy and not at all skeevy) sex scene. All while still finding time to solve crimes and catch murderers.

The other show started out strong, created characters that we came to know and love, then gradually descended into a garbage fire that tried too hard to be clever at the expense of actual, coherent story lines and believable character development. It also spent 7 years queerbaiting its fans and mistreated almost every single the female characters who had the misfortune to be included in this show. 

And the moral of this story is...

To any of my fellow Sherlock fans who feel devastated and betrayed by Season 4, I strongly encourage you to go watch Hannibal. 

You still get murder and crime solving, and an intense, often dysfunctional relationship between the two main characters, but it never queer baits the audience. It’s a clever, thoughtful adaptation of Harris’s work that does justice to the source material while at the same time adding diversity and well rounded female characters that were sorely lacking in the original. The women in this show are not a plot device and the love story between two men is not a long con. 

Ultimately, Hannibal is the show I always hoped Sherlock could be.

P.S. At least in the US, Hannibal is available to stream via Amazon Prime.

[artsandletters221b]

That’s it. You win, Winter. I surrender.

Wake me up when it’s spring.

Chilton gifs from 2.07 Yakimono

[artsandletters221b]

[On the topic of Hannibal’s style in season 3]

Mads: So it might be strangely flashy, what’s going on.

Bryan: And also a greater variety of looks as he adopts different personalities.

Hugh: Maybe no waistcoat today!

*Mads cracks up and puts his head on Hugh’s shoulder*

*fangirls and fanboys everywhere squee with joy*

Mads: Should I be so bold? Is it today?

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

[you-dropped-your-forgiveness]

There can never be enough interviews with these two. -le sigh-

[artsandletters221b]

I feel like there aren’t nearly enough interviews with both Mads and Hugh together (with or without the other cast members). Most of the interviews seem to be Mads by himself, Hugh by himself, or Hugh with cast/crew that aren’t Mads. 

Honestly I would spend so much money/do almost anything just to get to see many more hours of footage of these two hanging out together, behind the scenes, during interviews, at a bar, outside of a bar, maybe with Hugh looking on affectionately as Mads sexily smokes a cigarette... you get the picture.

[artsandletters221b]

Hannibal s3e5: “Contorno”

Sherlock s2e1: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

[artsandletters221b]

Hugh: They are in love, or they love each other. That’s unquestionable. I think it’s a platonic love…

*Mads’s priceless expression*

Hugh: We’ve done two seasons so far.

Audience member: There’s always season three.

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

Mads Mikkelsen: #1 Hannigram Shipper

[artsandletters221b]

[On the topic of the Will/Hannibal relationship]

Interviewer: There’s an interesting undercurrent of, what I would say, love…

Bryan: He’s penetrated him

*Bryan is so pleased with himself*

[Mads makes an amazing “how did I miss that” face]

*stabbing motions*

[Mads finally gets it]

*everyone tries to pull themselves together*

Mads: Yep.

*interviewer and entire audience fans themselves*

Interviewer: I’m blushing.

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

Bryan Fuller: Internet troll

[artsandletters221b]

[Discussing Buffalo Bill]

Bryan: Who hasn’t tucked their penis behind their legs while wearing a cape.

Laurence: Guilty.

*everyone dies of laughter*

Laurence: I’d fuck me, I’d fuck me

Mads: I’ll fuck you.

Laurence: You did though.

Mads: That’s next season.

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

Mads and Laurence: The internet trolling dynamic duo

[artsandletters221b]

[Interviewer brings up King Arthur]

Mads: We spent 6 months on a horse.

Hugh: Two horses.

Mads: So as you can imagine, we got quite close.

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

Mads Mikkelsen: internet troll extraordinaire

[artsandletters221b]

[On the topic of Hannibal’s style in season 3]

Mads: So it might be strangely flashy, what’s going on.

Bryan: And also a greater variety of looks as he adopts different personalities.

Hugh: Maybe no waistcoat today!

*Mads cracks up and puts his head on Hugh’s shoulder*

*fangirls and fanboys everywhere squee with joy*

Mads: Should I be so bold? Is it today?

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

[artsandletters221b]

Interviewer: What will Hannibal be wearing in Season 3?

Mads: Not a lot.

*sound of thousands of fangirls and fanboys swooning*

*Hugh takes a big gulp of water*

Mads: You see, we kind of broke the budget last year...

Hugh: And we’ve just come to understand how the internet works.

Paley Fest 2014 interview [x]

(This is pretty much my favorite interview ever. You should go watch it in full right now if you haven’t seen it yet.)

[baba-yaga-not-only]

Mads Mikkelsen in “Kunst” (1996) - [x]

[artsandletters221b]

oh my god 

please tell me there is some sort of recording of this somewhere

[artsandletters221b]

Hannibal s2e10: “Naka Choko”

Sherlock s2e1: “A Scandal in Belgravia”

[artsandletters221b]

A Linguist Explains the Grammar of Shipping - The Toast

The Toast's resident linguist explains how Dramione and Destiel and Johnlock came to be. There's a SYSTEM.

Relevant to this tumblr (although all of it is interesting):

2. Stress Match

John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, on the other hand, becomes Johnlock. John is monosyllabic, so it’s automatically stressed, and we can substitute it out for the whole stressed syllable of Sherlock. 

5. Lexical Neighbourhood Evaluation

Hannigram (Hannibal/Graham) is probably influenced by words like telegram and anagram (and perhaps by the fact that some people pronounce “Graham” as a single syllable).

[zenon-karr]

Lmao Hannigram I think it literally was just a spelling error that stuck. I remember when we were thinking of a ship name. I know I was guilty of typing Hannigram but I know I spelled it trying to say Hannigraham. I don’t think it was anything pretentious at least it wasn’t for me. I’ve been a shipper since the first episode aired for the first time. 😂 altho I like this explanation

[artsandletters221b]

I actually discovered Hannibal/Hannigram very late, as in right after it had been cancelled, so I wasn’t around when the name first started.

Although actualy, I basically came to the show to explicitly ship Hannigram, before I’d seen a single episode. I saw some a bunch of comments after the cancellation announcement being like, “But when are they going to have a naked makeout and proclaim their undying affections for each other,” and I decided this was my kind of show. Turns out I have a “type” when it comes to shows: murder + intense homoerotic relationships, basically. (See also Sherlock.) This show absolutely did not disappoint.