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Post by countadrian on Oct 31, 2018 0:39:42 GMT -5
Haha damn... got too excited!! Would’ve been beautiful if it had been that way.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Oct 31, 2018 6:17:19 GMT -5
I haven't been able to pick up my copy yet, but I pre-ordered it so hopefully my local bookshop will have it when I can go in tomorrow. When I do, I'm definitely going to crack the code -- after all this talk about it I know I cannot resist.
Going back in the conversation a bit, though, I must say I really will miss Captain Widdershins. His story may not have gone anywhere, but that doesn't mean he wasn't a great character. Firstly I just always found his scenes immensely enjoyable. He's so over-the-top and great fun to read about.
Secondly, I enjoyed his presence as something of a throwback -- he felt like a relic of the old V.F.D., with his submarine falling apart around him and all his memories and secrets from the old days. I really enjoyed his interactions with the Baudelaires & Fiona; the whole element of the old meeting the new. I know that of course there are many other adult V.F.D. members we encounter, but he brought a particular flavour to The Grim Grotto which I will miss in the adaptation.
And thirdly, I really liked the fact that his story didn't ever get fully resolved. I thought that was so in keeping with the themes and tone of ASOUE; his sudden departure was mysterious and creepy and you could feel how hollow and scary it must have felt for the Baudelaires and Fiona to come back to the deserted submarine. The lack of clear answers or much further development didn't bother me, because that's life -- we don't always get answers and there are some things which will always haunt us, which is a big theme in he books. Also, it's not like there aren't other characters who disappear from the series after one book. So, yes, I'll really miss his presence. I do understand though that decisions like this do have to be taken in adapting books, so I'm not annoyed, just disappointed.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Oct 31, 2018 13:12:21 GMT -5
The Slippery Slope: Part One (Script Extracts from TIHOSO) INT. COUNT OLAF'S CAR - DAY And here's SUNNY, on ESMÉ's lap in the passenger seat. She gives Esmé's hand a little bite. Esmé YELPS and pulls her hand away.
ESMÉ SQUALOR
OW!
She sets Sunny on the floor. We see COUNT OLAF is driving. THE HENCHPERSON OF INDETERMINATE GENDER is next to him; the BALD MAN, the HOOK-HANDED MAN, and the WHITE-FACED WOMEN are in back and, as Rick James used to say, the FREAKS are in the trunk.
EMSÉ SQUALOR (CONT'D)
The baby keeps biting me.
COUNT OLAF
Well, put her in the glove compartment. EXT. MORTMAIN MOUNTAINS - DAY The Mysterious Gloved Woman reaches the edge of the cliff. She tucks the sugar bowl into her bag and looks around. Two figures appear behind her: THE MAN WITH A BEARD BUT NO HAIR and THE WOMAN WITH HAIR BUT NO BEARD. That's a lot to type so we'll call them THE SINISTER DUO for short. They're older and elegantly dressed, in clothes that seem eerily out of place on a snowy mountain. Their voices drip with menace.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Oct 31, 2018 17:08:50 GMT -5
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kitsnickers
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Post by kitsnickers on Oct 31, 2018 20:29:08 GMT -5
I wonder what they’re staring at...the great unknown possibly?
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Post by Dante on Nov 1, 2018 4:45:24 GMT -5
It might have been better if the code-deciphering page hadn't been posted in full. For me, reading the book yesterday after having carefully avoided this thread since the release date, I felt a large part of the fun of the code was in not knowing what to expect, or what to look for, and trying my hardest to pick the whole thing up as I went along without any guidance or hints; I consider it a testament to my pride as a Snicket fan that I succeeded (with only a little eye strain along the way). There's a reason that page is at the back of the book.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Nov 1, 2018 13:45:32 GMT -5
I'm very sad right now because there was a mess up and my copy didn't get delivered to my local bookshop so I have to wait longer than I had thought I would to decode it. They've re-ordered it though so hopefully I can get it before the week is out. I just want to knowwwww.
EDIT: All is well for I now have my copy and I just worked out the code and OH. I. Am. So. Happy. I can't even begin to describe how ecstatic and emotional that code has made me feel, but ... well, if anyone would understand, it would be fellow 667ers. As I was figuring the message out I kept thinking of all the different things it could say, but nothing brought me such peace of mind & heart as what it actually turned out to say.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Nov 11, 2018 17:03:25 GMT -5
According to this post from Friday on the private IG of one of the show's post-production crewmembers, Season 3's post-production finally wrapped up this week.
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Post by asoue11 on Nov 12, 2018 19:53:53 GMT -5
According to this post from Friday on the private IG of one of the show's post-production crewmembers, Season 3's post-production finally wrapped up this week. What’s There Instagram Handle?
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Nov 12, 2018 22:02:38 GMT -5
According to this post from Friday on the private IG of one of the show's post-production crewmembers, Season 3's post-production finally wrapped up this week. What’s There Instagram Handle? I deliberately didn't include it because it's a private account. I've included Instagram handles in some of my other posts from private accounts and those people have subsequently been bombarded with all kinds of nonsense from very desperate ASOUE fans with no sense of boundaries. I'm not saying that you're one of those fans asoue11, but I've seen it happen too many times before to ever do it again.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Nov 13, 2018 11:40:07 GMT -5
January 1st!!!
:Edit: Youtube Version.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Nov 13, 2018 11:49:06 GMT -5
Interesting to note that season three is being released on a Tuesday, which doesn't normally happen with Netflix's original series.
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Post by countadrian on Nov 13, 2018 11:49:15 GMT -5
What???
Oh no... Just after New Yeark’s eve???
I’m gonna have to repelan my whole evening!!
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Post by thesugarbowl on Nov 13, 2018 12:13:16 GMT -5
I'm so over the moon. What an awesome date, and so soon as well. Gonna be a very fantastic day.
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kitsnickers
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Post by kitsnickers on Nov 13, 2018 12:24:23 GMT -5
I am very excited. It comes out on New Year Eve? That's convenient because I'm still on winter break! This is how I'm spending my day sorry family members.
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