NBC's Hannibal

           

            Hannibal is an American thriller television series developed by Bryan Fuller for NBC. The series is based on characters and elements that appear in the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and focuses on the budding relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham and Doctor Hannibal Lecture a forensic psychiatrist destined to become Graham's most cunning enemy. The series received a 13-episode order for its first season.

The pilot was excellent. The cinematography is unreal in the show. The camera they use (unsure of the actual type) uses a very shallow depth of field, which really adds to drama of close up shots. There is also a very cool amount of color correction and grading that goes into the production. A lot of the time the changes in color correction matches with interesting edits.

           

Beside the visuals of the show, the script is amazing. The dialogue is so well written and is very intriguing. I really enjoy psychological thrillers and there have already been a ton of twists in the plot that has kept me wanting more. The acting performances are great and they are so convincing. The character development is amazing and there has only been two episodes premiered. I simply cannot wait for the show to continue.

The Oneiric Universes

Among the chatter about these issues, an article by Séverine Fiévet published last month in the French magazine LE MONDE talks about the virtual approach to treat children with difficulties.

The psychoanalyst Michael Stora will open a private clinic (this month) in Paris (I wonder what the cost will be) where the therapy happens via a video game. He contends that by playing a better communication is established with the therapist.

With three full-time people, including one child psychiatrist, and fifteen psychologists, trained with the video game, the clinic will treat children and teenagers with psychological difficulties, with family or school problems or situations. The young patients will be received in a different kind of environment, with a giant screen, access to the Internet and to all the game consoles available on the market.

Stora says: "The unconscious is becoming visible. We are now close to the oneiric universes."