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Post by trip on Oct 3, 2016 23:30:08 GMT -5
Yeah, verified Nerflix accounts follow it too, as well as Patrick Warburton and the Lemony Snicket account I noticed (as I tediously scrolled to the bottom of the following list on mobile). I thought the account was already a somewhat active thing that we knew about but maybe I was thinking of a fan updates account.
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Post by lorelai on Oct 4, 2016 0:35:10 GMT -5
Hmmm, to follow the account or to not follow the account because I know anything of note will appear here.
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Post by Dante on Oct 4, 2016 2:37:10 GMT -5
That Twitter account isn't verified, and has a join date of last December. With that said, the high-profile followers it appears to have lends it an air of credibility - not that there's actually anything to see there yet... Yeah, verified Nerflix accounts follow it too, as well as Patrick Warburton and the Lemony Snicket account I noticed (as I tediously scrolled to the bottom of the following list on mobile). I thought the account was already a somewhat active thing that we knew about but maybe I was thinking of a fan updates account. Probably one of the many fan-reporting Twitters which are occasionally seemingly mistaken by even actual cast members for the real thing.
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Oct 4, 2016 8:46:24 GMT -5
I think we knew of this account a while ago when it was inactive, since I'm following it (I don't even use Twitter!).
It seems pretty official to me, though Netflix US is not following it... Hm.
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Post by ryantrimble457 on Nov 22, 2016 22:43:00 GMT -5
Ten scripts, that works out to ten episodes! So they probably are adding an extra book (at two episodes a book), as we guessed.
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Post by Mr. Dent on Nov 22, 2016 23:13:44 GMT -5
Ten scripts, that works out to ten episodes! So they probably are adding an extra book (at two episodes a book), as we guessed. Thank goodness, too! I would've been devastated if they had to shorten a single one of the books, just to give the seasons a unified episode list.
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Post by Reba on Nov 22, 2016 23:15:19 GMT -5
isn't it more likely that book 7 and beyond will get 3 episodes instead of 2?
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Post by Mr. Dent on Nov 22, 2016 23:21:14 GMT -5
isn't it more likely that book 7 and beyond will get 3 episodes instead of 2? That makes sense, I could see that too. I think it's just that a lot of people envisioned The Carnivorous Carnival's ending to be more "Season Finale" material than Hostile Hospital's. I, for one, certainly wouldn't complain about extending the later books.
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Post by mortinson51 on Nov 23, 2016 0:13:23 GMT -5
This is fantastic news season 2 will consist of some of my favorite stories. This is also not surprising. Netflix always gives their shows at least 2 seasons but this also make me very hopfully that season 3 will be greenlite very fast as well. I think since there would only be one season after 2 makes it a no brain for Netflix to greenlite it.
I'm still crossing my fingers that after ASOUE is all done they will do a mini series for All the Wrong Question. I feel like this is will be determined on how well ASOUE does for Netflix but I'm almosy 100% sure we will be getting a complete story his time for ASOUE.
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Post by Strangely on Nov 23, 2016 0:14:07 GMT -5
isn't it more likely that book 7 and beyond will get 3 episodes instead of 2? While that's possible, I wouldn't say it's more likely. What we know is this; books 5-9 were featured in the pictures of their writing sessions and it's been confirmed that there are ten scripts. So currently it looks more likely that season two is keeping the two episodes per book that season one has. Now there is a possibility that season three might change this pattern, but we're still a long way off from that even being written. So it's hard to say what the future will hold. Honestly I think 5-9 only need two episodes each. To fill two episodes for one book this season they've had to pad the show pretty considerably. In this first season not only did they add the VFD plot line, but they've also included new characters and new plots for existing characters. That's a pretty good amount of padding. So, 5-9 are already pretty fleshed out, so very little padding should be needed, so their contents should fit into the 100 minutes run time that two episodes affords them. As for 10-13 I'm of mixed emotions about. Looking back through the page count they're not terribly longer. The End, for instance, is only about 100 pages more than TWW. I could see slightly extended episodes for the later books, but a whole extra episode per book seems extensive. I'll be honest, it sounds almost painful to imagine a two and a half hour adaptation per book. Keep in mind these stories are heavy conversation, not a lot of action with a ton of narration, so three episodes may be stretching it a bit too much. Too, for a family show, I can't see Netflix going beyond two episodes per book. For a TV show that might be asking a lot, this has to appeal to a broad audience as well as the book audience. Too, I hate to think about how butchered this show would become if they had to split one story into three parts (just look at the Hobbit).
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Post by ryantrimble457 on Nov 23, 2016 0:35:13 GMT -5
Honestly I was shocked the early books were two episodes each! The Bad Beginning could EASILY be a 60 minute episode and contain every sentence from the novel. Reptile Room is only slightly more complicated.
It seems they added stuff to the first episodes that the later books already have--and by that, I mean the VFD stuff.
I could see Penultimate Peril and The End maybe getting three eps each, but that's it.
Also remember, Netflix is not network TV, so one ep could be as long as 1h30 (COUGH COUGH THE GET DOWN COUGH).
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Post by Isadora Is a Door on Nov 23, 2016 2:26:49 GMT -5
The reason I feel TSS could be three episodes is quigley - a flashback episode utilising revisiting old locations and characters, extending his story to fit with the shows new mythos.
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Nov 23, 2016 8:21:49 GMT -5
Joshua Conkel's announcement of him working in season two. "I can’t say much more than that at this time, but I can say I’ve been on a lot of hikes, drank a lot of espressos, and eaten my fair share of Ramen in Japantown." I can understand why he has been drinking a lot of espressos and his love for Ramen, but... A lot of hikes? We're not in The Slippery Slope yet!
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Post by gliquey on Nov 23, 2016 10:33:37 GMT -5
While that's possible, I wouldn't say it's more likely. What we know is this; books 5-9 were featured in the pictures of their writing sessions and it's been confirmed that there are ten scripts. So currently it looks more likely that season two is keeping the two episodes per book that season one has. Now there is a possibility that season three might change this pattern, but we're still a long way off from that even being written. So it's hard to say what the future will hold. Honestly I think 5-9 only need two episodes each. To fill two episodes for one book this season they've had to pad the show pretty considerably. In this first season not only did they add the VFD plot line, but they've also included new characters and new plots for existing characters. That's a pretty good amount of padding. So, 5-9 are already pretty fleshed out, so very little padding should be needed, so their contents should fit into the 100 minutes run time that two episodes affords them. As for 10-13 I'm of mixed emotions about. Looking back through the page count they're not terribly longer. The End, for instance, is only about 100 pages more than TWW. I could see slightly extended episodes for the later books, but a whole extra episode per book seems extensive. I'll be honest, it sounds almost painful to imagine a two and a half hour adaptation per book. Keep in mind these stories are heavy conversation, not a lot of action with a ton of narration, so three episodes may be stretching it a bit too much. Too, for a family show, I can't see Netflix going beyond two episodes per book. For a TV show that might be asking a lot, this has to appeal to a broad audience as well as the book audience. Too, I hate to think about how butchered this show would become if they had to split one story into three parts (just look at the Hobbit). I agree with you on your thoughts about this season - books 5 to 9 should fit comfortably into two episodes. But I do think books 10-13 should get three episodes; I think the page count can be misleading. As you say, it is fair to think that ASOUE is very heavy on conversation and narration, but I think that later books have more events happening, and slightly less long-winded narration, and I think there is more potential to expand these stories. I'm not opposed to them adding in new storylines and extra scenes to the third season, as they appear to be doing with the first season. Particularly in TPP I think featuring more characters and plots would work very well. Also: you've been assuming episodes are 50 minutes long. I thought they were going to be an hour long, and that because Netflix doesn't have adverts, it would literally be an hour long (not 45 minutes + ads).
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Post by Strangely on Nov 23, 2016 15:49:51 GMT -5
Also: you've been assuming episodes are 50 minutes long. I thought they were going to be an hour long, and that because Netflix doesn't have adverts, it would literally be an hour long (not 45 minutes + ads). It very well could be an actual 60 minutes, we don't know for certain. What we do know is that typically Netflix dramas range from 40-60 minutes in length with a few special 90 minute episodes here and there. I chose 50 as the middle ground and also because the intended audience for this drama is broader than for many dramas. This also factors into why I think each book should only be 2 episodes. Each book you could easily split in half, but dividing it into thirds would be messy as each episode ultimately has to have a beginning, middle and end. I'd rather see 10-15 minutes added to an episode here and there over another 50 minute installment tacked on. At that point you start to run the risk of unnecessary story dividing, a complaint people have lodged against such book/movie franchises as Divergent, Twilight and the Hunger Games. Netflix has to please a much wider audience than the readers, so I wouldn't really expect these adaptations to go beyond the standard 1 1/2 - 2 hours we see for books of this length and genre. I think stretching the story beyond that runs the risk of alienating some part of the audience or even bogging down the story. When you get down to it, this is a family show. I simply can't imagine that a family show, based on a children's book series, is going to create three hour epics for each book. This show has to be appealing to more than the hardcore readers. And I could easily be wrong about all of this, Netflix is at times a wild card for the undustry. But I'll be honest, thinking about a 3 hour adaptation of TPP gives me a headache. 2 hours is all I need for this adventure/mystery/drama.
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