The good news: Netflix is producing a 13-part animated series based on Dr Seuss’s classic kids book Green Eggs and Ham. It’ll be produced by Ellen DeGeneres, and air in 2018. The company had the charming idea of announcing this fact to reporters with a Dr Seuss-style poem.
The bad news: The poem is terrible. Our best guess is that it was written by one person with a sense of scansion, and then edited by four other people who don’t know what a syllable is. Take a look, but any English graduates beware. This thing will haunt you at night.
NETFLIX ORDERS GREEN EGGS AND HAM – THIRTEEN EPISODES FOR THE WHOLE FAM
In 2018 This Classic Book – Comes to TV with a Whole New Look
Issued from Netflix headquarters.
Delivered straight to all reporters.
We’d love to share some happy news
based on the rhymes of Dr. Seuss.
Green Eggs and Ham will become a show
and you’re among the first to know.
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!
Cindy Holland, VP of Original Content for Netflix
threw her quote into the mix:
“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.”
Ouch.
