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  • Netflix Is Adapting ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ into 13-episode Series

    Netflix Is Adapting ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ into 13-episode Series

    Green Eggs and Ham is pretty neat, but 13 episodes? Well that’s a treat!

    Dr. Seuss is coming to Netflix – rather, one of his most famous works is. Netflix has ordered 13 episodes of a children’s series based on the classic story Green Eggs and Ham.

    Here’s the plot, if you are wondering how they’re going to stretch Green Eggs and Ham into a 13-episode series. Netflix had some fun with the announcement, as you can see:

    In this richly animated production,
    a 13-episode introduction,
    standoffish inventor (Guy, by name)
    and Sam-I-Am of worldwide fame,
    embark on a cross-country trip
    that tests the limits of their friendship.
    As they learn to try new things,
    they find out what adventure brings.
    Of course they also get to eat
    that famous green and tasty treat!

    Cute.

    Ellen DeGeneres is signed on to executive produce the show, as are Jeff Kleeman, Mike Karz, David Dobkin and Warner Bros. Animation. It’ll be written by Jared Stern, who co-wrote Wreck-It-Ralph and is currently working on the story of The Lego Movie sequel.

    According to Deadline, Netflix’s Green Eggs and Ham adaptation will be the “highest-end, most expensive animated program ever produced for television.”

    “We think this will be a hit, Green Eggs and Ham is a perfect fit
    for our growing slate of amazing stories, available exclusively in all Netflix territories.
    You can stream it on a phone. You can stream it on your own.
    You can stream it on TV. You can stream it globally,” said Netflix VP of content Cindy Holland. Ok, we can stop now you guys.

    Expect Green Eggs and Ham in 2018.

    Image via Kate Ter Haar, Flickr Creative Commons

  • Neil Gaiman Reads Us A Bedtime Story

    Neil Gaiman Reads Us A Bedtime Story

    Neil Gaiman has been responsible for–or had a part of–so many incredible things that it’s nearly impossible not to admire him. From writing comics to penning children’s books and wondrous novels (“Coraline”, “American Gods”, The Sandman, and “The Ocean At The End Of The Lane”, to name a few), he’s proven over the years that he’s as cool as they come. Just ask his wife, Amanda Palmer.

    But Gaiman is much more than the words he puts to paper; he’s also just a really good guy. To prove it, he recently read “Green Eggs And Ham” in its entirety for all of us to enjoy just because a charity he backs had just raised a bunch of money.

    “Worldbuilders raised $500,000 for charity, so I read all of GREEN EGGS AND HAM on video without shaving first,” Gaiman posted to Reddit.

    He also posted about it on his blog, where he promised to auction off a bunch of his personal items–autographed!–in the next year or so. We’re holding you to your word, Mr. Gaiman.

    “You may not have known that I’d agreed that if Worldbuilders made their stretch goal of half a million dollars, I would film myself reading Dr Seuss’s GREEN EGGS AND HAM,” he wrote. “Well, I did so agree. And this afternoon, they made their goal. I got the call, and I recorded the video. (As you can see, I am very beardy, because I am not going out in public, and am just writing.) And I’ve put it up on YouTube. It made me miss having small kids around to read to. I hope you enjoy it.”

    That accent! That timbre! I could listen to him read the phone book.

    Image via YouTube

    H/T to Buzzfeed