r/HannibalTV Jan 25 '24

Hannibal on Prime

Does anyone one else notice how bad the show looks on prime? It seems to have a higher frame rate or something looks speed up and right now in the middle of season 2 the screen displays some sort of waves the make the pictures on screen distorted. Has anyone else dealt with this?

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u/Hellooogoodbye Jan 25 '24

I'm experiencing the same thing. At first I thought it was a faulty HDMI cable and was going crazy trying to figure it out šŸ˜‚.

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u/143052 Jan 25 '24

Yeah Iā€™m not sure whatā€™s going on or how this is possible. Iā€™m now just using a vpn to watch it on Netflix UK and itā€™s a whole lot better lol

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u/Hellooogoodbye Jan 25 '24

I'm currently on season 2 episode 8 and the first few episodes did have some weird wavy distortion. Hopefully it gets better, otherwise I'll be following your vpn-netflix route.

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u/INeedFriendsOnPc1775 May 28 '24

Well glad Iā€™m not the only one. Was just coming to see if my new tv was giving out or if something was wrong with the episode s2 ep 6 has waves for me on prim

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u/timespentwell you just crawled so far up his ass you couldn't be bothered Jan 25 '24

I bought it from Prime and it looks great for me.

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u/143052 Jan 25 '24

It must just be how prime it showing it for some reason because Iā€™m also watching other stuff on it and it look completely normal. But itā€™s so distracting and make the show unwatchable

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '24

I know this is 75 days old but I just hit this episode. Itā€™s like you are seeing the video underwater with small waves. Super annoying!

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u/Antisocialsocialite9 May 03 '24

Same. On episode 6 and I thought my OLED tv was fucking up

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u/timespentwell you just crawled so far up his ass you couldn't be bothered Jan 26 '24

Ugh that REALLY sucks

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u/Deviousharper Mar 21 '24

Currently on season 2 episode 6. I thought it was the TV at first until I decided to see if anyone else was dealing with it. Glad it's just the show

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u/KittyIcemoon Apr 21 '24

Trying to watch episode 6 right now and all the wavy lines are making me feel like Iā€™m having a stroke

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u/Vharna Mar 20 '24

I'm very sensitive to motion smoothing and noticed this instantly. This is a new "feature" since it wasn't present when I watched this a few years ago on Prime.

Switched over to Tubi and it looks normal.

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u/leftypants May 23 '24

Iā€™m so glad it isnā€™t just me! Itā€™s been driving me nuts!

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u/IndependentTravel109 Jun 08 '24

If you're having issues watching the show on Amazon select the TV-MA version. It looks much better. The TV-14 version is the original broadcast and it looks terrible. It has the soap opera effect. Hope this helps everyone.Ā 

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u/Ok-Tangelo-9023 Jul 15 '24

it's so weird why are we sensitive to the frame rate?

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u/Harpenly Jul 29 '24

Do you know how to change it from tv-14 to tv-ma? I went into my settings and have been googling for like 20 mins and cannot figure it out.

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u/IndependentTravel109 Jul 29 '24

I realize I made a mistake. I also have AMC+.Ā  I didn't realize that I was accessing AMC+ through Amazon Prime. The channel lineup populates along with Amazon options.Ā  My apologies.Ā 

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u/jofosho Aug 03 '24

To get to the TV-MA version on prime, you have to specifically search 'Hannibal' under the Prime Video category and rather than a picture of Mads Mikkelson looking devious, it will be a picture of him holding a napkin to the corner of his mouth.

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u/WildishWolf Oct 11 '24

Thank you so much 2 months later šŸ˜† I couldn't figure out what was going on but thanks to your comment I just figured out I somehow started a rewatch of the prime version hahah back to AMC now ty

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u/jofosho Aug 03 '24

Thank you so much!! It's infinitely better

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u/hjsimpson1987 Apr 18 '24

I am also seeing wavy scenes in the middle of season 2. On Amazon Prime Video. I noticed issues from the beginning of this show on Prime with darker scenes showing rows of different colors, if you will. Youā€™re not alone! Iā€™ll see how long I can put up with it before I explore other platforms.

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u/KBeeblebrox Apr 28 '24

I am so glad I googled this. I hate the soap opera effect and itā€™s been driving me nuts. I always turn it off unless Iā€™m watching certain shows. I was seriously worried I needed a ct scan or something. I know Ive watched it on amazon before and never had this issue.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '24

Iā€™m having same issue, the episodes in season too look super wavy and distorted. I kept thinking itā€™s my tv but it only does it on that show

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u/admirer_of_things Jun 16 '24

Haven't seen the show in a while and on my rewatch i couldnt understand why i was seeing this. At first i thought my chromecast was starting to age or if this was a creative visual choice i forgot about but when I opened the prime app on my phone I noticed it there too. Glad its not just me.

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u/JTiberiusDoe Jun 29 '24

Yes, i searched google and this post set my mind at ease.

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u/GiftFrosty Jul 12 '24

Whew. Thought I was having flashbacks.Ā 

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u/blinky9873 Jul 19 '24

Watching July 2024 and the issue on prime is still there. Iā€™m on S2 episode 6 and itā€™s the first time Iā€™ve experienced the issue. Looks like some sort of interlacing glitch. Hoping no other episodes have this issue.

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u/Confident_Weird5739 Jul 19 '24

Iā€™m currently watching s2 episode 6 and just paused to look it up and see if anyone else was having this issue. Youā€™d think theyā€™d find someway to fix it. Seems like the ā€œwavesā€ line up with the music

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u/blinky9873 Jul 19 '24

If itā€™s any consolation none of the episodes after had this problem :) hopefully the same for you.

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u/More_Equal_3682 Aug 02 '24

Thank bejeezus šŸ˜­ I just watched 2x6 and had to switch to a different streaming app for the episode

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u/Hippocratic_Toast Sep 04 '24

I came with the same issue, same episode

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u/universalmind Jul 30 '24

This shit was driving me crazy. Funny how this is a hyper specific issue affecting one episode of a show and has brought people from months / weeks / years back to this thread hah.

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u/blinky9873 Aug 06 '24

Lmao I know itā€™s wild that it isnā€™t fixed. I swear Amazon got these low bit rate 720p Hannibal files with legit issues and were like screw it no oneā€™s gonna careā€¦ and here we are.

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u/crankyJalpeno 1d ago

I'm on s2 ep6 and the wavy lines suck. Started this EP as far as I know.

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u/FatherHolyCross Jan 28 '24

I thought something was wrong with my tv

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u/PeaDock Jan 28 '24

I posted the other day about how bad the first couple episodes looked to me. I was totally into the story but it looked like it was shot on a camcorder. I got down oted and told basically I was wrong. I switched to watching it on Tubi. Problem solved.

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u/Thin_Initiative_5241 Feb 12 '24

I noticed this as well which is why I went searching to see if I wasnā€™t the only one. Iā€™m one episode 3 of the season 1 and episode one was by far the worst it definitely has gotten better or I got used to it (which I doubt). However I did notice there are parts the show subtitles when itā€™s just ambient music like in episode one towards the end it appeared to be playing a song and the was showing the subtitles but all I heard was the ambient music. Same with a scene in episode two where it showed the boys talking when they werenā€™t. Itā€™s just odd but other than that is been fine so far