... it is a shame it wasn't done on broadway. it is much more taxing playing a handsome man in the live theatre than streaming video!
that said ... i thoroughly enjoyed the bad beginning and it looks like season 2 will get us all the books. for me, it nailed the quirky nature of lemony snickett's narrative style dead on - the translation from written word to visual images was excellently done.
the result is just like the books - something in a style you've never seen, expected or imagined before
which probably means it will be loved by those who liked the books and hated by those who prefer things more mainstream.
my only concern is how they seem to be handling one portion of the story, which to tell the truth, was ambiguous throughout the series. Well, until the very last word of the very last chapter of the very last book.
but then again, the story of the Baudelaire Siblings is one that has always been told to us ...
... after the fact.