While most who worried about the fate of their most beloved television shows already learned whether they’d be renewed or not, fans of NBC‘s Hannibal - Fannibals, for those not cruising Tumblr tags – have been waiting, in agony, to learn if the series would be picked up for a second season. Finally, today NBC decided to renew for a second season. And there was much, much rejoicing.

Deadline broke the news only hours ago, with NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke commenting,

We’re so proud of Bryan [Fuller]’s vision for a show that is richly textured, psychologically complex, and very compelling. There are many great stories still to be told.

Raise a glass and toast to another season of cannibal cooking lessons, food puns, and Hannibal Lector’s ever growing collection of ridiculous suits only he seems capable of pulling off. Need a fine wine to fill that glass? Movie theater chain, Alamo Drafthouse has prepared something special for the occasion,

Two wines are offered, a red and a white, called Cannibal Chianti and Suit Yourself Pinot Grigio. Bottles are available for purchase, as well as Lector’s Package* – yes, I laughed too – which gets you, “a bottle to rub the lotion on your skin, some fava beans and a recipe from Alamo Drafthouse Chef Trish Eichelberger.”

*Liver not included

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We’ve all seen what happens when a show’s creator gets axed from his/her own brainchild: Either the show falls apart almost instantly, or it continues on as a neutered, soulless husk of itself for a few seasons before being put out of its (and the audience’s) misery. Dan Harmon, the man behind Community: Nerddom’s favorite comedy series that’s still airing and not British, got his walking papers at the end of season 3….Yet the show managed to survive another season after that, and has been picked up for a fifth. And now it’s beginning to look like Sony Pictures Television (who own NBC) might want Harmon back for season 5. Here’s what The Hollywood Reporter had to say:

Harmon broke the news during his Harmontown podcast on Sunday, according to HollyWookiee.com, which had a reporter present for the taping. According to the site, Harmon told the audience that he has been asked to return to Community – and later asked that his comment be edited out of the podcast, which has not yet been released online.

THR later contacted Sony, who confirmed that negotiations with Harmon are indeed under way, but there is, quote: “nothing official to report yet”. When Harmon was originally fired, he’d said that he wouldn’t be satisfied with a job on Community that wouldn’t allow him to make executive decisions….

So if he is indeed coming back, it’s likely he’ll be in charge once again.

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NBC‘s newest series Dracula has a trailer out. The show-runner and lead writer is Dan Knauf, creator of HBO’s Carnivàle. That man knows how to write creepy. The trailer is also quick to point out the Downtown Abby and Tudors background of the talent working on the show. It’s not the Dracula story we all know and expect, so I’m not sure which side of the fence I’ll land. It’ll watch a few episodes before I sharpen the pitchfork and light the torch.

Dracula comes to London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to the Victorian city. In reality, Dracula seeks revenge on those who betrayed him centuries earlier. As Dracula’s plans move toward fruition, he falls hopelessly in love with a woman who may be a reincarnation of his deceased wife.

The series stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Dracula/Alexander Grayson), Jessica De Gouw (Mina Murray), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Jonathan Harker – a gauche journalist who’s desperate to climb the ranks of aristocracy.), Katie McGrath (Lucy Westenra), Nonso Anozie (R.M. Renfield - Dracula’s loyal confidante and keeper of secrets.), Victoria Smurfit (Lady Jane – fashionable woman who is immediately enticed by the King of Vampires.),  Thomas Kretschmann (Abraham Van Helsing), and Michael Nardone (Hermann Kruger).

An interesting side note is that Kretschmann played Dracula in the 2012 Italian horror film, Dracula 3D. Now he gets a chance to play the other side of the iconic conflict.

Via: Comicbookmovie

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I told you all last week, upon hearing the news that NBC would be pulling Episode 4 of Hannibal out of “respect” for the victims of the recent tragedies in Boston and Newtown and their families, that I would track down that episode and review it come Hell or high water!

Well….that’s not happening–at least not just yet. See, apparently Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller went to the NBC brass about pulling the new series’ 4th episode: “Ceuf” several weeks ago (yeah, it was HIS idea–my apologies for all…well, most of the awful things I’ve said about NBC this past week).

To maintain continuity, he instead decided to, in his own words, cannibalize (ha-ha) ”Ceuf” into six short webisodes.

They’re available on YouTube, NBC.com, and a thousand other sites by now.

Honestly, there’s not much here. I believe Fuller when he says proceeding straight to Episode 5 tonight will have little or no effect on the series as a whole. These webisodes are mildly interesting little time-wasters that delve deeper into the growing relationship between Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) and Abigail Hobbs (Kacey Rohl), the now-orphaned daughter of slain serial killer Garrett Jacob Hobbs AKA “The Minnesota Shrike”.

For what it’s worth, Hannibal cooks not one, but TWO meals for his co-stars in the series: First he makes another dinner for Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne), then later he makes breakfast for dinner for Abigail and Dr. Alana Bloom (Caroline Dhavernas).

Oh, in case you were curious, the original “Ceuf” was primarily about a woman played by SNL alum Molly Shannon who brainwashes children into killing their parents….So I can see (however grudgingly) why Fuller was uncomfortable with airing it. The full episode will play in overseas markets, but not in the US or Canada. It is unknown whether or not it will be made available online here (don’t bother looking for it yet–I found a dozen sites that claimed to have the full, uncut “Ceuf”, but in reality only had the webisodes).

Here’s the first episode of the web series, which begins with a short intro by Fuller:

Hannibal Episode 5 airs tonight on NBC at 10:00 Eastern/9:00 Central. Look for the review tomorrow as per usual here at NerdBastards.

Source: The Huffington Post

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Actually, I should amend that: NerdBastards intends to review Episode 4 of Hannibal if it is humanly possible to do so.

I suppose I should start at the beginning, with an article from Variety. The popular trade publication reported that, in recognition of the recent tragedies in both Boston and Newtown, Episode 4 of Hannibal will be pulled. The plot of said episode reportedly involves elements of child murder that the network feels would be in poor taste to air at this time. Instead, next week NBC will be proceeding straight to Episode 5 of the fledgling series.

Now, this is not the forum for me to drone on about my particular feelings regarding this decision (I’m doing plenty of that on Facebook). Instead, I wanted to take the time to assure NB readers that Episode 4 will still be covered. The episode will air according to schedule overseas, and there’s talk on the show’s Facebook Page that it will still be available for online viewing. Therefore, unless there’s absolutely NO reasonable way of getting ahold of the ep, expect a double review of Episodes 4 AND 5 next Friday.

Source: Variety

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Considering that Rob Thomas’ Kickstarter campaign for a Veronica Mars movie met its minimum goal of $2 million in about 12 hours, it should hardly come as a surprise that others now might want to follow in his example.

Enter Zachary Levi, the former star of the NBC series Chuck, the spy-fy rom-com that wrapped last season after sputtering five years on the air built mostly through the engagement of fans. That’s the kind of fanaticism that can translate into real dollars, dollars that can be used to fund, say, a Chuck movie?

Let’s go to Levi live on Twitter:

So the gauntlet’s been tossed down. Does Chuck co-creator Josh Schwartz have anything to add?

There’s the rub. Veronica Mars, what was essentially a weekly noir detective story set in high school, is way easier (read: cheaper) to produce than something like Chuck, which would require it’s fair share of high- octane action sequences. I assume Schwartz was joking about the CG beard for Morgan, but a Chuck movie would need some serious cash to be “kickstarted.”

What do you think Bastards? Could the money be raised to make a Chuck movie a reality? Would you take part? Sound off below.

Source: Blastr

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Above: Batman Beyond was a great cartoon and deserves to be revisited again on the small, or even the big screen. This design by Yvan Quinet makes us want that even more. [XombieDIRGE]

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Finally! It only seems like we’ve been hearing about this FOR-EVER!

Set your DVRs (or VCRs if you’re, like, a dinosaur) for Thursday April 4th at 10 pm for the series premiere of Hannibal. The series from Bryan Fuller follows the fruitful collaboration between FBI Agent Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and criminal psychologist Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) before Graham realizes that his colleague is a cannibalistic serial killer. Laurence Fishburne co-stars as FBI boss Jack Crawford.

Hannibal will be inheriting the time slot of recently vacated by Do No Harm, the Jekyll & Hyde drama that lasted exactly two episodes being the least-watched show on network television.

What do you say Bastards, excited to finally see Hannibal?

Source: Coming Soon

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Each and every week we scour the Internet for nothing but the best in nerdy art. We leave no digital stone unturned, we poke and prod every nook and cranny of the Interwebz. Why? Because we love you, and we love to bring you weekly feed of nerd art.

On with the dump!

ABOVE: Nintendo would be wise to “borrow” from the HeavyMetalHanzo and this sweet Skyrim/Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword mash-up he’s put together. Link has been screaming at everything for years, just thinking about hearing “FUS RO DAH!” squeaked out like a tiny little mouse and you’ve got an instant console smash hit.[Geek Tyrant]

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Alas, Poor Yorrick. He was delicious.

Is this Hannibal’s Halloween party, or is he doing some interior re-decorating? Either way, Hannibal Lecter, and his portrayer Mads Mikkelsen, looks very pleased with himself.

This is the latest tidbit we’ve received from the upcoming NBC crime drama, Hannibal, which re-tells the initial meeting and collaboration between cannibalistic killer Lector, and FBI profiler Will Graham (played by Hugh Dancy). The series was created by Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies).

There’s no release date for the series yet, but NBC has ordered 13 episodes, so hopefully we’ll see the series sooner rather than later.

Source: Geek Tyrant

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