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One of the fun things about the ASOUE adaptation coming out now is that there are things I thought were quirky Snicket inventions as a kid that I now know are barely embellishments of the real world
Like, Hal’s filing system of only glancing at files to classify them seemed absurd at age 11 but now my literal job is to enter basic data from medical records by reading as little of the file as possible to get what I need. I am Hal now.
I’m not done with the second season yet but Netflix ASOUE is everything I want in a post-completion adaptation in that it tightens the story and adds new material while keeping faithful to the original
MINOR ASOUE SPOILERS. (Less minor spoilers in the tags)
Look away because I’m on mobile and can’t do a cut
But by golly I have been quagmire trash for like fourteen years and finally MY TIME HAS COME
Hey y’all, if you’re planning to watch A Series of Unfortunate Events, trigger warning for pedophilia/rape, at least in episode 2. Stay safe.
will olaf and minions ever end. will i be forced to live the rest of my life occasionally seeing olaf and minions
Said the Baudelaire children.
A Series of Unfortunate Events Fancast → Main Cast
"If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. In this book, not only is there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy things in the middle."Joey King as Violet Baudelaire, David Mazouz as Klaus Baudelaire, Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Sunny Baudelaire, Adrien Brody as Count Olaf and Anthony Mackie as Lemony Snicket
A Series of Unfortunate Events Fancast → The Baudelaires
Joey King as Violet Baudelaire
David Mazouz as Klaus Baudelaire
Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Sunny Baudelaire
Dan Stevens as Bertrand Baudelaire
Ayelet Zurer as Beatrice Baudelaire
livingbrokeondietcoke apparently people have the save ideas as us re: klaus and violet???
‘a series of unfortunate events’ au where count olaf is olaf from ‘frozen’ but nothing else changes
After bursting onto the original series scene with premium cable caliber adult fare like House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black,
Netflix is entering a new area — live-action family entertainment. On the heels of picking up Awesomeness TV’s live-action comedy Richie Rich, the streaming company has acquired the rights to the best-selling series of books, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, with plans to adapt them as a live-action series. Search is underway for a director to help recreate Snicket’s visual world on TV. Netflix is producing the project, which is being fast-tracked, with Paramount Television. Paramount was behind the 2004 movie starring Jim Carrey, which grossed $209 million.
On the search for fantastic material that appeals to both parents and kids, the first stop for generations of readers is A Series of Unfortunate Events, “ said Cindy Holland, VP, Original Content for Netflix. “The world created by Lemony Snicket is unique, darkly funny, and relatable. We can’t wait to bring it to life for Netflix members.”
Narrated by Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Eventsrecounts the tale of the orphaned children Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire at the hands of the villainous Count Olaf, as they face trials and tribulations, misfortunes, and an evil uncle in search of their fortune, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents’ death. The 13 books in the series have sold more than 65 million copies and have been translated into 43 languages.
“I can’t believe it,” Snicket said, from an undisclosed location. “After years of providing top-quality entertainment on demand, Netflix is risking its reputation and its success by associating itself with my dismaying and upsetting books.” Netflix went on to say that “Mr. Snicket’s participation will be limited, given his emotional distress, but the project has the full involvement of his legal, literary and social representative Daniel Handler, who is often mistaken for him.”
Lemony Snicket, of course is the pen name used by novelist Handler in several children’s books. Snicket’s new book is Shouldn’t You Be in School?, the third volume of the autobiographical “All The Wrong Questions.” Handler’s next novel for adults isWe Are Pirates. He will host the National Book Awards this November in New York next month.
Netflix’s family-oriented originals include a slew of animated series, mostly from DreamWorks Animation — including Turbo FAST and the upcoming The Adventures of Puss In Boots — as well as Ever After High.
Netflix Adapting Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ As Series
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