Netflix: Who is Lemony Snicket? A Series of Unfortunate Events launches

But good news for fans; Netflix is planning on covering all 13 stories in three seasons. If you haven’t watched in its entirety, you have been warned.

In the third episode Klaus says “I thought we knew our parents” while in the same episode it is established that the Baudelaire’s parents and Count Olaf knew each other prior to the events of the series. “He realizes quickly that they have a lot of money, (and) if he can only find a way to rid the children, or marry the children, or somehow become their guardian, then he has access to that”. Netflix’s take on the modern children’s classicLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is, indeed, the kind of rare beast which manages to buck the rules; functioning as a surprisingly literal adaptation of the series, while managing to triumph as its own creation.

The production of the series is in the hands of Barry Sonnenfeld and Daniel Handler himself.

Because the TV series divides each novel into two separate episodes, we’ll be tackling each two-part story in one recap, for a total of four – and there’s no place to start like the beginning. In order to do so, he reviewed and reread the book written originally by Lemony Snicket.

Handler (credited on the show as an executive producer) seems to have a knack for such topics – books are after all a great way of enriching one’s vocabulary, especially for children – and the show continues that tradition nicely. In fact, a cursory glance over the book covers reveals that most of the costuming comes from the same time period: the 1920s.

Harris shared a similar sentiment, telling Huffington Post last month that the show is “super faithful to the books“. For now, Canadians can stream the eight episodes that comprise Part 1 of the comedy-drama’s second season January 16 on AcornTV. Over the course of the books, V.F.D. has primarily meant “Volunteer Fire Department”, but also “Veritable French Drill”, “Valley of Four Drafts”, “Very Fun Day”, and so on.

So that’s it? A Series of Unfortunate Events is set during the 1920s? Photo: Netflix Whose In The Cast? The woeful tale of the Baudelaire orphans made it to the big screen before in the 2004 Jim Carrey-starring film, but that condensed Snicket’s first three books into a single, 108-minute film. It never looked down or patronised them; but presented three children who relished in their own intellectual curiosity and their love of learning – from Klaus the voracious reader, to Violet the inventor, or even baby Sunny’s love of biting things.

Wasn’t This Already A Movie?

The eight-part series, based on the popular children’s books by Daniel Handler, is delightfully weird or weirdly delightful, depending.

Critic Tom Gliatto from People.com compares the movie adaptation to the TV streaming and feels that Netflix’s version is much better than the film. Handler revealed he chose to give the story a go with the streaming service because he believed in their ability to adapt material.

Also, unlike the adults, they don’t get frustrated or angry at the situation, and instead approach their miseries and the general buffoonery around them with kindness, respect and curiosity, no matter what new hell is thrown at them.

With A Series of Unfortunate Events looking like it will be a hit, attention has now shifted to its second season, where five more books are likely to be adapted.