Saw first episode yesterday. The visual effects were nice. Story line on the other hand, not strong enough to entice me to binge on it overnight. So, will slowly finish the series when have time. Your thoughts?
Wow, we just watched the first two episodes of 3 Body Problem, and I think it's the best new show of 2024 (so far). It's an absolute knock-out in terms of spectacle, complexity, science, and human drama... absolutely stunning. Can't wait to see more. Note they're spending a whopping $20 million dollars per episode on this show, and it looks it. Just amazing production values -- effects, art direction, location, crowds, the works. Here's the trailer...
Thanks for letting us know it is finally out! I've been waiting for this series. The book trilogy was unreal good, and a unique perspective on sci-fi.
I've not been well so ended up bingeing this today. Overall I enjoyed it, some good performances and an interesting concept and as others mentioned it looks good. Takes a while to get going, then I felt episode 7 was a bit of a drag on things but overall I will be eagerly awaiting more.
A couple things bugged me about that scene.... Spoiler Normally ships are much tighter in their queue through there, also, the nano-threads are up high at first, missing the hull, and later the whole hull has been threaded (I think)
I struggled through 2 1/2 episodes. Don't know if I'll go back. And what's with all that cigarette smoking?!
Some strange things: As others have noted - what's with all the smoking? The world's most expert physicists end up being pretty dumb They tell everyone who the three wall-facers are They send a single brain into space thinking that...yeah right Oh, and they fail to realize the aliens operate at other dimensional level
Enjoyed it so far. An example,of good, complex science fiction. Arthur Clark would be proud as it embodies the very things he wanted to see in adaptions of science fiction. The trilogy source is terrific, too.
Members of our government were critical of the series even before it appeared because it’s based on the writings of a Chinese author. They didn’t like what he had to say in his personal opinions. Luckily, Netflix replied that the showrunners (who created the series-two of the writers/show runners from Game of Thrones) had nothing to do with the author.
just a heads up , there is also a 30 episode chinese version made in 2023 named Three Body Three-Body (TV Series 2023– ) ⭐ 7.6 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
We watched the first two episodes last night. My wife loved it. I found the visuals and sound mix very beautiful and engaging. But, I always have a hard time accepting stories where the writers obviously don't understand complex physics (not that I do, either). In this one, all the laws of quantum physics suddenly don't apply anymore? And, scientists' theories no longer match the evidence? Come on!
It’s quite a bit more accessible than the book. The mystery structure also excels in the TV adaption.
I think that the smoking is tied into,the characters. The ones that do smoke are having high levels of anxiety.
The contrast and comparison with revolutionary China and the purges there and what happens later is interesting.
