And why does my resistance to do so put me on a continuum of sociopathy somewhere between Bernie Madoff and Hannibal Lecter?

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The trend looks to continue in 2013, as one of NBC's more anticipated shows is Bryan Fuller's take on the Hannibal Lecter legend.

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This book precedes Harris' The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, but it is here that we first meet Dr. Hannibal Lecter and his nemesis, Will Graham.

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Mr Cox starred in the Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy films as well as Braveheart, and was the first person to play Hannibal Lecter in the film Manhunter.

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Hannibal Lecter is both repellent and attractive, urbane and deranged.

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"These women are not Hannibal Lecter, " Danyelle told me.

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Eventually you get up to Poo Planet, and I suppose, Poo Universe, which must be equivalent to being stranded on a deserted island with Liz Taylor, Michael Jackson and Hannibal Lecter all at once.

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The pair have both won Academy Awards before - Dame Helen nabbed a best actress Oscar in 2007 for The Queen, while Sir Anthony won best actor for his portrayal of Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs in 1992.

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And Hannibal Lecter is a meat-eater.

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