# How far into A Series of Unfortunate Events does Lemony Snicket keep it interesting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2004, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860 "2004-11-27T11:01:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860/21 "2004-11-29T18:37:59Z")
> [@Dung Beetle](#): > > I’m really dreading the mess I expect Jim Carrey to make of it. It might work, but some idjit is probably thinking, “It’s a kid’s movie! Jim’s got to make lots of wacky faces and sound effects!” :rolleyes: As long as he doesn’t talk with his ass cheeks I can probably deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860/22 "2004-11-29T18:51:26Z")
> [@Max Carnage](#): > > Did anyone notice that Sunny knows how to swear in German? Can’t remember which book, but they were looking in a fountain for a clue. When asked if Sunny saw anything, she replied “scheiss(sp?).” “Sunny says she doesn’t see anything.” Sunny knows a lot more than that. Lots of things she says are innuendo - like “Procto!” which meant something like, “I wonder if this cave has another end?” Of course, most things she says are in-jokes, whether off-color or not. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860/23 "2004-11-29T19:11:17Z")
In the Grim Grotto, They each find a group of items at the beach. One of them finds a (the?) Rosetta Stone. I think that there was an oblique reference to other famous artifacts for the other two but wasn’t certain. Anyone know notice what they were? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860/24 "2004-11-29T19:17:37Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > A couple of other things. My understanding is that there are to be 13 books in all, so the resolution is coming up soon. Also, does anyone know what the film is supposed to cover? I’m assuming that they won’t make 13 films, or if they do they certainly would be hard pressed to use the same child actors for all of them. I’m guessing at a trilogy at best. The movie does indeed cover the first three books. At Target today, I saw the first three books with new Jim Carrey dust covers. Worried, I was relieved to find the original covers underneath the dust jackets. But yes, elements from the Bad Beginning, Reptile Room, and Wide Window are all in the first. I’m still not sure how the movie will compare to the books, since the best part of the books isn’t the story, but Lemony’s narrations, and I’m sure there won’t be enough Jude Law segments to cover that. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860/25 "2004-11-30T00:54:31Z")
> [@Max Carnage](#): > > The movie does indeed cover the first three books. At Target today, I saw the first three books with new Jim Carrey dust covers. Worried, I was relieved to find the original covers underneath the dust jackets. But yes, elements from the Bad Beginning, Reptile Room, and Wide Window are all in the first. I was at Costco this afternoon to pick up some supplies for work. I checked, and they had the books sold in groups of three, through the ninth book. Each set was $21.99. That’s about $11 off of retail and a couple of bucks less than Amazon. I may grab some or I may wait until after Christmas and see if they discount them further. BTW, what’s the next installment called? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-into-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-does-lemony-snicket-keep-it-interesting/276860.md?page=1)