Hannibal and blurring the line between authors and fans even further
[NO SPOILERS NON-ALERT]
Here’s Bryan Fuller, creator of the Hannibal TV series:
…I don’t think I’ll be able to accurately articulate my appreciation for the enthusiasm of this fanbase that has taken this show, made it their own and created parallel worlds of fan fiction to this work of fan fiction β because that’s very much what this show is. I feel like it was a unique experience of myself as a fannibal, writing the show as I imagined it β it was my fan fiction β and then sharing it with other fan fiction writers who then elaborated on it in their own ways. It was a wonderful communal experience. I’ve never had a show in the thick of the Twitterverse like I did with “Hannibal,” and it was a really fantastic, exciting experience…