3 Body Problem - Netflix
Discussion
Been looking forward to this and will probably binge all episodes in the next few days.
There was a longer 30 episode series released last year by a Chinese network. I watched that in December and enjoyed it. It's available (mostly) on Amazon Prime. I say mostly, because I think there's only 18 of the 30 available on Prime, with random chunks of episodes missing. However all 30 episodes are on YouTube on the MiGu Official Channel.
30 episode playlist for English Subbed version:-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWJ213d2Uc...
There was a longer 30 episode series released last year by a Chinese network. I watched that in December and enjoyed it. It's available (mostly) on Amazon Prime. I say mostly, because I think there's only 18 of the 30 available on Prime, with random chunks of episodes missing. However all 30 episodes are on YouTube on the MiGu Official Channel.
30 episode playlist for English Subbed version:-
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWJ213d2Uc...
Edited by DE1975 on Thursday 21st March 15:27
Will watch it sometime soon.
I have to say though, I read the first book and although it had some fantastic ideas and concepts, as a piece of entertaining fiction it was a real slog and didn't make me want to read the sequels.
I gather that they are going to amalgamate characters from the various books and merge the storylines somewhat, so maybe they'll come up with something good for TV, But Netflix don't exactly have a great track record of hits - too high a ratio of misses:hits, so I'm not holding my breath.
I have to say though, I read the first book and although it had some fantastic ideas and concepts, as a piece of entertaining fiction it was a real slog and didn't make me want to read the sequels.
I gather that they are going to amalgamate characters from the various books and merge the storylines somewhat, so maybe they'll come up with something good for TV, But Netflix don't exactly have a great track record of hits - too high a ratio of misses:hits, so I'm not holding my breath.
I've just started ep3 and I'm hooked.
I haven't read the books but I have read a reasonably detailed synopsis of them. I also tried the Chinese TV series but it was too slow. I got about 5 or 6 eps into that one and I think more story has been told in the first ep of the English language version.
I haven't read the books but I have read a reasonably detailed synopsis of them. I also tried the Chinese TV series but it was too slow. I got about 5 or 6 eps into that one and I think more story has been told in the first ep of the English language version.
I thought there'd be more comment on this. Watched the first three episodes last night and generally enjoyed it. I thought the 1970s China sequences were better acted than the contemporary UK bits - the actress for Auggie is beautiful but can't act.
The scenes in the game on the Trisolaris world were excellent.
Overall enjoying it and I will binge the rest of this week. I expected it was going to be weekly (although I think Netflix always drops the lot) but as there's a lot to get your head around I think binging is the right way to go.
The scenes in the game on the Trisolaris world were excellent.
Overall enjoying it and I will binge the rest of this week. I expected it was going to be weekly (although I think Netflix always drops the lot) but as there's a lot to get your head around I think binging is the right way to go.
Chimune said:
Pal was waxing lyrical last year about the book so when i spotted this i gave it a try. 1st epi is rather hard work/dark but half way through 3 now and its really getting interesting. Utterly bonkers but interesting (im not a sci fi fan particularly).
Took me a while to get my head into it, glad I stuck with it now. Just finished episode 5 last night, enjoyed that, dark and brutal.GM182 said:
I thought there'd be more comment on this. Watched the first three episodes last night and generally enjoyed it. I thought the 1970s China sequences were better acted than the contemporary UK bits - the actress for Auggie is beautiful but can't act.
The scenes in the game on the Trisolaris world were excellent.
Overall enjoying it and I will binge the rest of this week. I expected it was going to be weekly (although I think Netflix always drops the lot) but as there's a lot to get your head around I think binging is the right way to go.
I have just watched the first episode and am intrigued enough to carry on watching.The scenes in the game on the Trisolaris world were excellent.
Overall enjoying it and I will binge the rest of this week. I expected it was going to be weekly (although I think Netflix always drops the lot) but as there's a lot to get your head around I think binging is the right way to go.
Agree with the comment about the China scenes vs the UK bits, and I especially agree with the Auggie can’t act comment.
I thought the first four or so episodes were absolutely brilliant.
And the last four or so were just generic military ops stuff.
Overall, rather disappointed.
From what I gather, they have *really* messed around with the books (e.g. the five main characters are appartently just one character in the books).
So, I'm minded to read the books instead.
I'm waiting for Season Two of Arcane. If it's also a disappointment, then that's it for me and Netflix. They haven't lived up to expectations for years now. I think I'll swap to AppleTV.
Unless, of course, Netflix actually do restart The OA, which seems to be in the offing...
And the last four or so were just generic military ops stuff.
Overall, rather disappointed.
From what I gather, they have *really* messed around with the books (e.g. the five main characters are appartently just one character in the books).
So, I'm minded to read the books instead.
I'm waiting for Season Two of Arcane. If it's also a disappointment, then that's it for me and Netflix. They haven't lived up to expectations for years now. I think I'll swap to AppleTV.
Unless, of course, Netflix actually do restart The OA, which seems to be in the offing...
Watched the whole thing. Haven't read the books but I know of them and the general gist of the trilogy.
Really enjoyed the first 4-5 episodes but IMO they rushed too quickly to the point where the 'mystery' was fully explained and the long-term planning started. Then the last few episodes they ran out of plot from book one and started setting up season two, making it a bit of an unsatisfactory end to the season, even if it may pay off down the road as an overall story arc.
From what I know of the books, the characters are thinly drawn and there isn't much in the way of inter-personal drama or memorable dialogue, hence why they created the "Oxford 5" and split the story across them. I'm a bit neutral on the dynamics between the 5. It kind of worked but they weren't that believable as genius physicists, and the nanowire lady was quite grating.
For me, it would have been more interesting to have more early setup and mystery around the countdown, the scientist suicides and the 'science is broken' bit.
I also have a tonne of questions about why a lot of things are 'allowed' to happen by the aliens when the sophons can control all technology at will and make people see anything they want them to....and how that squares with the aliens being unable to lie or deceive? (The VR was a kind of deception, no?)
Really enjoyed the first 4-5 episodes but IMO they rushed too quickly to the point where the 'mystery' was fully explained and the long-term planning started. Then the last few episodes they ran out of plot from book one and started setting up season two, making it a bit of an unsatisfactory end to the season, even if it may pay off down the road as an overall story arc.
From what I know of the books, the characters are thinly drawn and there isn't much in the way of inter-personal drama or memorable dialogue, hence why they created the "Oxford 5" and split the story across them. I'm a bit neutral on the dynamics between the 5. It kind of worked but they weren't that believable as genius physicists, and the nanowire lady was quite grating.
For me, it would have been more interesting to have more early setup and mystery around the countdown, the scientist suicides and the 'science is broken' bit.
I also have a tonne of questions about why a lot of things are 'allowed' to happen by the aliens when the sophons can control all technology at will and make people see anything they want them to....and how that squares with the aliens being unable to lie or deceive? (The VR was a kind of deception, no?)
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