Save ‘Hannibal’ — Fannibals Unite To Save Beloved Show
Upon hearing NBC’s announcement that the network is canceling Hannibal, fans of the show known as “Fannibals” have launched a campaign to save the dark drama. From a petition on change.org that’s gained a lot of momentum over the past week, to using the hashtags “SaveHannibal and #LetHannibalLive on Twitter, Fannibals aren’t taking the news of Hannibal’s cancellation lightly. They’re determined to make their voices heard to save the show, and they’re succeeding. Several websites have spotlighted the Hannibal petition including Business Insider, Movie Pilot, Verge, and the NY Post.
The petition on change.org, created by Carlos Mazal, is directed to NBC with the title, “What are you thinking? Renew Hannibal.” At this time there are over 70,300 signatures. The original goal was to reach 50,000, but now the number has been upped to 75,000. With less than 5,000 signatures to go, it’s likely that number will be reached, too.
In another effort to save Hannibal, Fannibals live tweet during the episodes of the show when they air Thursday nights on NBC as well as scheduling blocks of time to tweet the reasons they want the show to stick around. Today at 9 p.m. EST, Fannibals tweeted to save Hannibal using the hashtag #LetHannibalLive.
#LetHannibalLive because the story isn’t over! #Hannibal
— Morgan Save Hannibal (@AvidFannibal) June 29, 2015
Sounds great! We’ll tweet with you tomorrow at 9pm ET! #SaveHannibal https://t.co/mVlzqiQKS0 — DeLaurentiis Co (@DeLaurentiisCo) June 28, 2015
@DeLaurentiisCo Is the Twitter chatter a big help? We have a lot planned for next week! ? — #SAVEHANNIBAL-Jo (@Tegan_Jovanka) June 27, 2015
Yes. And this weekend is important, too. If potential partners see passion, that can only help. #SaveHannibal https://t.co/FPjSlh8ItG — DeLaurentiis Co (@DeLaurentiisCo) June 27, 2015
Even Marilyn Manson tweeted his support to save Hannibal.
“A mutually unspoken pact to ignore the worst in one another, to continue enjoying the best.” pic.twitter.com/lD6Aw6DPBP
— Marilyn Manson (@marilynmanson) June 28, 2015
A Facebook page titled “Save Hannibal–Fannibals Unite” was created and has close to 1,600 “likes.” The page shared a Tumblr post letting Fannibals know a 60-minute session of tweeting Hannibal “Madslibs” will take place Monday, June 29, at 6 p.m. EST, with “Madslibs” being a nod to the actor who plays Hannibal himself, Mads Mikkelsen. There’s a different prompt for each minute to tweet about. Below are the first five prompts.
- #helphannibal @amazon @AmazonVideo Hannibal is
- #helphannibal @amazon @AmazonVideo The cinematography is
- #helphannibal @amazon @AmazonVideo The Visuals never
- #helphannibal @amazon @AmazonVideo The story always
- #helphannibal @amazon @AmazonVideo Fannibals are
As the Inquisitr previously reported, Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller explained the there’s a 50/50 chance the show will be saved. Fuller stated Netflix isn’t really an option to save Hannibal due to the deal the show has with Amazon.
The hope of Fannibals everywhere is to save Hannibal. Are you hoping the show will be saved?
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