By now most people have probably heard of Netflix's show, A Series of Unfortunate Events, a TV show based on the popular children's book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events". They released this show on January 13, 2017 and since it has gained great popularity with both fans and non-fans of the book series. It has gained so much popularity among viewers that Netflix has picked it up for a second season, much to Lemony Snicket's dismay. If you have read the books, seen the 2004 movie, or watched the Netflix show you would know that Lemony Snicket, the author the books, does not want you to read them, and believes that you could be doing better things with your life than watching terrible things happen to the Baudelaire orphans.
Even though the Netflix show has received great popularity it has also been met with a fair amount of criticism. Many people have gone off on how the show is kind of slow and childish. If you decide to watch the show, please keep in mind that it is based on a children's book series. Other people have stated that they prefer Jim Carrey to Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf. In my opinion, however, they were both fantastic.
I finally finished the show last week and I can honestly say that I really enjoyed it. I will not spoil anything, but I will say that they stayed true to the books for the most part, and the changes that they made were fairly small so it did not mess up the overall story line. This same thing cannot be said for the 2004 movie. I thought that all of the casting was fantastic and that everyone did their parts justice. The actors who played the Baudelaire orphans were exactly as I had pictured them while I read the books and their acting was spot-on. Neil Patrick Harris was as theatrical and crazy as I had pictured Count Olaf to be. The actors who played the supporting characters, like Uncle Monte and Aunt Josephine, were also pretty spot-on with their portrayals of the characters. Even though Lemony Snicket is not technically in the books his random parts throughout the show were some of my favorite parts of the show.
As I said earlier I really enjoyed the Netflix show and I would honestly recommend it to anyone, even if they had not read the books. The plot is great, the characters are great, and the show itself is great! I would recommend watching it soon though because they have not said when they will be releasing the second season. For now though "just look away look away. There's nothing but horror and inconvenience on the way."
