August 25, 2020
After the jam-packed twisty delight that was season two of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal, complicated as a Moebius strip ourobouros, season three — the climax of this luxuriant and decadent meal — can seem, at first glance, almost schizophrenic. On revisitation, the best way to approach it may be as two mini-seasons shoved into a single package, stuck together by Fuller’s…
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July 28, 2020
Season Two of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal begins with Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) — framed as the Copycat Killer by Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), thus driving a wedge between Will and everyone (else) who loves him — imprisoned under the watch of Dr. Frederick Chilton (Raúl Esparza) in the Baltimore State Asylum for the Criminally Insane. There he stands either…
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June 30, 2020
This month, all three seasons of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal re-appeared on Netflix, roughly five years after the show’s cancellation. To say it’s been one of the few uplifting moments for me thus far in 2020 probably says a lot about what sort of person I am, but then again, I’ve lived with Thomas Harris’s creations for longer than I’ve lived…
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February 17, 2020
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Jessica McHugh, who joined us back in November 2018 and…
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December 9, 2019
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Liz Strange, whose short story collection, Strange Tales, was release…
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November 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving! Here at Speculative Chic, we hope you are having a delightful day full of fun, food, and family. If none of those things sound appealing, or if you’re not in the United States, that’s okay, because we’ve got something to cheer you right up! In recent years, it’s become a thing for stores to open on Thanksgiving to…
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August 21, 2017
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with author and occasional Speculative Chic guest contributor Gina Anderson! What…
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August 11, 2017
Over the summer, we’ve talked a lot about series: when we’ve had to jump ship or when finales have totally fallen flat. One roundtable has inevitably led to the other, which brings us to one of the most natural topics of all. Cancellations That Killed Us The most obvious culprit, naturally, is television, but book series start and never continue.…
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June 29, 2017
So by now, chances are good that you have heard about American Gods on Starz. You’ve either watched or haven’t watched. If you haven’t watched, you’re either planning to, have no interest in it, or are on the fence. I’ve watched and enjoyed all that the first season had to offer. If you check through my archives here on SpecChic,…
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February 28, 2017
I’m a sucker for series that only get short runs. I like ruminating about untapped potential, I suppose; the what-ifs and what-could-have-beens make great daydreaming material (and story fodder). Every so often there’s talk of reviving Firefly, Joss Whedon’s beloved 2002 space western series, whose fans often feel was given short shrift by FOX. Firefly’s first season was fourteen episodes…
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