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I've just seen the first episode of this and thought it was fantastic.

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Cast seems quite promising as well:

Main cast

Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, a criminal profiler and hunter of serial killers.
Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Hannibal Lecter, famed forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.
Caroline Dhavernas as Dr. Alana Bloom, a psychology professor and consultant profiler for the FBI.
Lara Jean Chorostecki as Fredricka "Freddie" Lounds, a tabloid blogger

Recurring

Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Jack Crawford, head of Behavioral Sciences at the FBI and Graham's boss.
Hettienne Park as Beverly Katz, a crime scene investigator specializing in fiber analysis.
Scott Thompson as Jimmy Price, a crime scene investigator specializing in latent fingerprints.
Aaron Abrams as Brian Zeller, a crime scene investigator.
Gina Torres as Bella Crawford, Jack Crawford's wife.
Ellen Greene as Mrs. Komeda, a Boston novelist and friend of Dr. Lecter.
Raúl Esparza as Dr. Frederick Chilton, administrator of Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, Lecter's psychotherapist.

Teaser for the series

 
I can definitely see where you are coming from, I'm hoping that they have good enough writers on board so that they can keep it fresh.

We know what he is from the films and I'm hoping that this series helps to show us the journey, but like you said it could be more suited to a mini series, as the one thing I don't want it to turn out to be like is The Mentalist, where the writers seem to be unable to bring something new to the show.

There is only so much Red John you can stretch out before people get bored, and need closure on it.

Maybe one or two more seasons after this if there are plans to, and I think that would do nicely.
 
That's good to know! I think 13 episodes of well written content, with good pacing far outweighs 22 episodes where content and plot seem stretched.

Quality>>>>Quantity.

I think the problem with the 13 episode format is the wait for the next season is much longer! :( :D
 
Yea, the breaks they have! Why not just make them smaller seasons and improve the quality of writing instead! They are over quickly, but I always feel the writing is of a much higher quality.

Yea, I've given up on The Mentalist. It had me hooked for the first 3 seasons. Then I was put off by the fact that all we were getting is like a teaspoon full of Red John each season, and then nothing.

It was all either to do with the cult, or just seemingly random cases that didn't really have any or little connection to the Red John story line. I didn't really see any real future, and as you said, he isn't getting any younger, and I can't see him doing it forever.

It was good to begin with, but after I realised that they didn't really know where to take it, I lost interest.
 
Episode 2 out now:


Think it is definitely getting more promising. I quite enjoyed the 2nd episode! Seems like a nice way to continue it.

I am going to be weary of the whole serial killer>use insight power>solved type trap that it risks falling into, but I quite like how they are using Hannibal.
 
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I've seen the full episode 4, and to be honest...I didn't see why NBC had to cannibalise (their word not mine) the episode.

Haven't seen episode 5 yet, but will watch it today or tomorrow.

Quite liking it so far :)
 
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