Hopes and Fears for the Netflix Series

[Teleram]

I think Michelle Pfeiffer would do a great job as Esme.

Oh yeah and I know K Todd Freeman has already been cast and I'm sure he'll do a fine job but Richard Jenkins would've been PERFECT as Mr. Poe.

[gliquey]

Jun 5, 2016 17:48:55 GMT -5 Cafe SalMONAlla said:

Esme is a character I definitely have hopes and fears for (as with every character) most notably that she'll be frightening enough despite being somewhat silly. There's a lot of inherent silliness in her, so I hope the actress and director and writers and don't just view her that way and run with it. Counteract the silliness enough and you'll get a good balance. For instance, the filing cabinet scene should be heart-pounding.

Definitely. I feel like she's a slightly sillier female Olaf. Even in the filing cabinet scene, her shoes/weapons are ridiculous and slightly comical, but they are still worrying and threatening. I think her role as Officer Luciana shows her dangerous side quite a bit as well: there should be no silliness coming across when she shoots at the Quagmires and Baudelaires as they try to escape.

[Cafe SalMONAlla]

Jun 5, 2016 19:24:53 GMT -5 Teleram said:

Oh yeah and I know K Todd Freeman has already been cast and I'm sure he'll do a fine job but Richard Jenkins would've been PERFECT as Mr. Poe.

The expert has spoken.

[curt]

This has been bugging me a bit so I'm just gonna throw it out there: Chris Colfer as Charles? I'm not sure if I like it but the idea keeps popping up.

[A comet crashing into Earth]

Jun 7, 2016 17:22:26 GMT -5 curt said:

This has been bugging me a bit so I'm just gonna throw it out there: Chris Colfer as Charles? I'm not sure if I like it but the idea keeps popping up.

I don't know, I think he seems a little young. For no reason whatsoever that I can think of, I tend to imagine Charles looking somewhat like Smithers from The Simpsons.

[lastsafeplace]

I hope they have some way to involve viewers with the series in a Gravity Falls-esque way, especially those who have read the books and basically know what will happen. For example, I hope they put some sort of code in the episodes for the viewers to figure out, perhaps leading to events that are not explicitly stated in the books and therefore will be a surprise for everyone. 

[Dante]

Well, the gist of the script excerpts is that there are going to be some significant new events occurring in the background...

[Dante]

The year was 2004 and Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon studios decided to adapt the wonderful A Series of Unfortunate Events book series, written by Lemony Snicket. They did not know it at the time but it was the biggest mistake and flop of a book adaptation ever.

So, in terms of people's hopes and fears for the series, I have to say that if you've ever wondered if you're expecting too much, you will never be as disappointed as the writer of this article. Phil has nothing on this writer in terms of sheer hopeless optimism and naivety:

Would it be at least 13-15 episodes per book/per season? It would be fitting since each book had 13 chapters and there were 13 books, but how could just 45 minutes to one hour be enough to visually depict the encounters of the Baudelaire children. I’m thinking it would have to be at least 3 episodes for each chapter which means at least 36 episodes for the season/book, and 13 seasons, for as much content each book has in them.

Such is the brave new world of Internet journalism, where credibility is sacrificed on the altar of credulity...

[Tryina Denouement]

Jun 7, 2016 18:05:42 GMT -5 A comet crashing into Earth said:

I don't know, I think he seems a little young. For no reason whatsoever that I can think of, I tend to imagine Charles looking somewhat like Smithers from The Simpsons.

I imagine Charles to be in his late twenties

but Chris Colfer is smol, too smol. He should be Phil instead.

[Hermes]

Sir and Charles were already together when Beatrice broke up with Lemony, i.e at least fifteen years ago, which makes him in his thirties at least.

(667ers: 'But Hermes, that's not the point. We're talking about the impression made by his character, not obscure details out of TBL, which the series doesn't have to follow anyway.')

[Tryina Denouement]

Yeah, somewhere around the early 30s range at most, I mean.

My point still stands tho. Chris is too smol.

[Strangely]

Jun 9, 2016 7:06:38 GMT -5 Dante said:

The year was 2004 and Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon studios decided to adapt the wonderful A Series of Unfortunate Events book series, written by Lemony Snicket. They did not know it at the time but it was the biggest mistake and flop of a book adaptation ever.

So, in terms of people's hopes and fears for the series, I have to say that if you've ever wondered if you're expecting too much, you will never be as disappointed as the writer of this article. Phil has nothing on this writer in terms of sheer hopeless optimism and naivety:

Would it be at least 13-15 episodes per book/per season? It would be fitting since each book had 13 chapters and there were 13 books, but how could just 45 minutes to one hour be enough to visually depict the encounters of the Baudelaire children. I’m thinking it would have to be at least 3 episodes for each chapter which means at least 36 episodes for the season/book, and 13 seasons, for as much content each book has in them.

Such is the brave new world of Internet journalism, where credibility is sacrificed on the altar of credulity...

I don't get why people are always referring to it as a flop. There have been far bigger box office bombs that that, especially when it comes to book adaptations. Sure, it failed to spawn a movie series, but it did okay in theaters and received decent reviews. It was no smash hit, but the studio was hardly hurting for cash. What's more is it's actually enjoyed a decent after life with a bit of a cult following.

I do find that most of these writers never bother doing any research. Modern journalism blows...

[lorelai]

Jun 9, 2016 8:27:29 GMT -5 Hermes said:

Sir and Charles were already together when Beatrice broke up with Lemony, i.e at least fifteen years ago, which makes him in his thirties at least.

(667ers: 'But Hermes, that's not the point. We're talking about the impression made by his character, not obscure details out of TBL, which the series doesn't have to follow anyway.')

As someone who loves TBL and will get the "impression of his character"--if age is mentioned at all--as "a man in his *insert number*; a middle-aged man" regardless of how smol anyone actually appears unless it's a factor in the plot/the camera draws attention to it, I'm totally with you on this, Hermes.

[gliquey]

Jun 7, 2016 18:05:42 GMT -5 A comet crashing into Earth said:

For no reason whatsoever that I can think of, I tend to imagine Charles looking somewhat like Smithers from The Simpsons.

I think that's a really good comparison, actually. Obviously Mr. Burns is a lot older than Sir, but the dynamic between Burns and Smithers is very similar to Sir and Charles. There's even subtext of homosexuality with both pairs.

[A comet crashing into Earth]

I would be extremely pleased if Jacques had a leitmotif subtly based on 'Frère Jacques'. I think it could be used to great effect, too, especially once his death is revealed: Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping...?