mainly by stretching it to 24 episodes next season. there's no way this show can support that. if this turns into will and hannibal solving crimes every week, it's gonna suck.

nbc should take a lesson from cable and make shows like this 13 or so episodes per season. that should be their new brand. instead of the 24-episode paint-by-numbers drama that airs fall and spring with reruns in the summer (the kind CBS has a lock on), nbc should have three in-depth 13-episode dramas-- fall, spring, summer. gives the writers more time, results in better stories, gives us new content year-round. hannibal's a good start toward this. they'll mess it up though.