"A Series of Unfortunate Events" was once very popular when all us millennials where younger. I, myself, read all of the books when I was in the fifth grade. They were easy reads and entertaining.
The author who writes under the pen name "Lemony Snicket," also known as Daniel Handler, wrote thirteen installments of the series, describing all the unlucky situations that continuously happened to the Baudelaire children after their parents had died in a mysterious fire in their huge mansion.
In the past, a movie was made which included the stories of the first three books; "The Bad Beginning," "The Reptile Room," and "The Wide Window." In had a star-studded movie with Jim Carry, Judd Law, Emily Browning, Meryl Streep and the like. I loved the movie because I was so dedicated to the book, and am a big fan of Jim Carrey as a comedian. Unfortunately, this movie was seen as a little shabby by critics but the children audiences, such as myself, loved it.
Now, Netflix has released the second installment of their "Series of Unfortunate Events". It, too, is star-studded with Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Joan Cusack, Patrick Warburton and the like. My fiance and I binged the entire first season in one night, falling in love with the characterizations each new actor brought to the reinvented roles. Each book is split into two episodes.
Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf creates new sarcasm and sass for the villainous role. All the children brilliantly portray the advanced intelligent Baudelaire orphans; Violet as the surpassing inventor, Klaus the bookworm, and Sunny with the sharpest teeth of all.
It is one of the most binge-able shows because it makes you care for the children and figure out what happens to them in each episode. I recommend the series highly to anyone familiar with the story or someone just now being introduced with it.
