Netflix recently released the full trailer for their upcoming series, based on the book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events," by Lemony Snicket, and long-time fans of the books are now more eager than ever for the upcoming release. Having obsessed over the series throughout elementary school, I am one of these excited fans.

While the Netflix series will be the second retelling of the stories, following the 2004 movie "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," the television series is already looking to receive a more positive response than that of the original movie. Receiving a 6.8/10 on IMDb's review system and a 72 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, some critics and audience members enjoyed the gothic and comedic retelling of the books through the first movie, while others (including myself), were highly disappointed.

I remember begging my mom to buy the film when it was released—in an attempt to convince myself it would be better at home than in a theater—then making my dad sit in a dark living room (my seven-year-old self turned off the lights to set a spooky ambiance) and telling him it was going to be "the best movie he would ever see." When the strange elf intro began, he proceeded to say, "You didn't tell me this was about an elf!?" Lets just say, he wasn't amused.

Not only did the film skip over important details and deviate from the original order of the events that took place in the series, but it was incredibly too short. While only 11 of the 13 books had been released by the time the movie premiered, the film barely touched the surface of less than half of the novels.

The Netflix series is set to dedicate two episodes per book, covering the first four books with their initial eight episode release. Both the teaser trailer and the full length trailer showcase a very detailed rendition that appears to do the characters and plot justice.

Neil Patrick Harris will be portraying the role of Count Olaf—a notable choice considering Harris' large background in film, television and stage shows. His ability to portray characters very much outside of his normal persona (here he is as Hedwig from the broadway musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch") is a quality that will make his representation of the evil and deceitful Count Olaf impeccable.

"A Series of Unfortunate Events" is set to be available worldwide on Netflix on Friday, January 13, 2017.