You can watch the Green Eggs & Ham trailer on a phone or with a clone or whatever, you get the idea
Aux Features Green Eggs And Ham
Dr. Seuss’s book Green Eggs & Ham is comprised of 50 words, total. They are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you. Those 50 words are now a TV show. Its first season includes 13 episodes, which, combined, took four years to make.
Netflix calls the series, created by Jared Stern and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres, a “postmodern Planes, Trains and Automobiles through the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss.” The plot sees Sam I Am (Adam Devine), a big fan of unusually-colored eggs and cured meats meet Guy Am I (Michael Douglas), who is not a big fan of those things. You might think that about sums up the story, given the source material, but you’d be wrong. A synopsis from the streamer also mentions:
- A zoo heist
- A briefcase mix-up
- A corporate overlord crushing the hopes and dreams of an employee, who is left with no other option but to resign
- No, seriously, that is part of the show
- Romance
- Dangerous pets
- A goat who is a bounty hunter
- And of course, the power of friendship
At the summer Television Critics Association press tour, Stern spoke proudly of the textured, hand-drawn 2D animation—and it does look pretty great. In addition to Douglas, the cast includes Ilana Glazer, Diane Keaton, Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Izzard, Jeffrey Wright, Jillian Bell, John Turturro, Tracy Morgan, and Daveed Diggs.
It arrives fully-cooked (like eggs! Get it?) on November 8. Look for a pre-air review from Gwen Ihnat next week.
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Seuss’ widow buying a new boat, needs some quick cash, I take it?
I won’t be happy until all movies from my childhood have been remade and replaced with lesser versions starring either Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, or Adam Sandler!
I think Adam Devine may soon be added to your list.
You know the scary part. Those films are already pretty old and there are 20 somethings nostalgic for them. Can’t wait for the remake of Mike Myers Cat in the Hat.
I do not like adapted SeussI do not like it, silly goose
You’re a mean one, Mister The other brother Darryl.
Alright, the vegan joke was good.
This looks like utter shit! Complete AND utter shit!
Ooo, they wisely chose not to try and 3D-ify indelibly 2D characters. That’s a good start……..aaaaaand that’s the end of the good.
Ellen DeGeneres added a lot to the narrative, such as the Lorax should’ve been friends with the loggers, the Cat in the Hat did nothing wrong, and the Sneetches got what they deserved
Horton hears a Who, but is able to compartmentalize and be friends with the guy who wiped out their civilization.
That actually pretty much is the story. Seuss really wasn’t into bad guys getting punished.
It’s kinda a miracle that Horton hears a Who hasn’t been licensed by one of those faith based film companies to make a anti-choice propaganda film out of it.
So good to see the estate of Ted Geisel fully complying with the instructions in his will to not license his works for TV, movies and merch.
If only we could hook some sort of generator up to his grave. The energy of him spinning could power half the country.
Where are you getting this from? I can’t find anything backing it up. It’s a weird thought, given that his work was adapted into everything and anything both before and immediately after his death.
When I first saw a screenshot, I figured this was going to be one of those cartoons that looks like a cheap Flash animation even though it wasn’t animated in Flash.But color me surprised and impressed. The movements were dynamic and fluid, the color palette and visual depth was well done, and overall the visuals look really, really nice. After all the super flat look of pretty much every Cartoon Network and Disney XD cartoon, plus She-Ra, I gotta hand it to the creative team for some really nice visuals.I have no idea if the show itself will be any good or not, but props to the animators.
Yeah, the inclusion of traditional animation has ramped my interest up from none to about 8.
“We can…and we’ve got to…do better than this.”-Dr. Seuss
I had to click on the article to see all 50 words.Goddamn Clickbait
“postmodern Planes, Trains and Automobiles”“Would you eat them in bed with fellows?”“I would not, and also, THOSE AREN’T PILLOWS!”
Guest starring George W. Bush.
Please don’t take me as perfidiousWhen I say this thing looks hideous
I can’t wait till the third act tone twist when Sam has his heart wrenching monologue about how his wife is dead and he’s lonely