Television 3 Body Problem
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Releases this year. First look:
Quite challenging to adapt this I'd have thought, not least due to it being pretty bleak.
DB squared AND Rian Johnson? I'll need to read the book before this crew butchers it.
I'm incredibly sceptical but I'll definitely be tuning in.
It's a trilogy and you should, it's phenomenal.
Book trilogy has same name as Tv show?
Its official title is Remembrance of Earth's Past, consisting of The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest and Death's End.
Cool. Ta. On the list it goes.
Did you read all three? I read the first novel in the trilogy, then made it about 140 pages into book two before I gave up.
Just saw the creators behind the series, and I'm not hopeful. The first two (Benioff, Weiss) will never live down what they did to GoT, and Rian Johnson went from wunderkind to wankmeister. I was a big fan up to and including Looper, but since he got involved with the Star Wars universe I can't stand his work.
I read the 3 body problem years ago but had no idea it was part of a trilogy
its gonna take me like 6 months to read another two
its gonna take me like 6 months to read another two
I'm currently reading book #2 the dark forest, so far the books alternate between incredible and a bit meh, but it's really worth reading, many times I stop reading and start thinking about a certain idea or a concept, it can be philosophical at times and that's why I like it.
Where it struggles is that sometimes stories are bit bleak and shallow, and some things just happen too conveniently.
If you take it for what it is, great ideas, concepts and food for thought it's a great read.
Where it struggles is that sometimes stories are bit bleak and shallow, and some things just happen too conveniently.
If you take it for what it is, great ideas, concepts and food for thought it's a great read.
Does it being a translation hamper its readability in any way? I've seen a couple of videos about it and quite like the concept but just haven't gotten around to reading it due to it possibly not being a smooth read.
I'll never watch anything D&D do after what they did to GoT. A show like that comes once in a lifetime, and they decided a show 60 episodes in with a story about 50% done can be neatly wrapped up and finished in 13 more episodes because they were bored with it I guess.
And I hated 'The Last Jedi' too, so this is a hard no from me dawg
And I hated 'The Last Jedi' too, so this is a hard no from me dawg
In the set given to me, books 1 and 3 were translated by one person, and book 2 by another. Book 2’s style was stilted and drier, reminded me of reading sci-fi from the 60s. Book 1 had a much better readability.
A commenter noted that the plot was thin and things were too convenient, and I’d have to agree. The American characters in book 2 were ridiculous, which made me wonder if it was a translation problem or a creative error. I can’t remember the specifics but it read very fake, like Cixin Liu had never met any Americans. It was as if the guy was named Jack Steel and had rippling abs and a twinkle in his eye. Couldn’t stand it.
I loved the trilogy. It made me think so much.
I will not be watching the series though. Pretty sure it was that pair who ruined Game of Thrones.
I will not be watching the series though. Pretty sure it was that pair who ruined Game of Thrones.
What's with the Rian Johnson bashing? He's made consistently great movies and The Last Jedi wasn't even bad. He made some bold choices, Abrams just didn't have the guts to see them through.
I've never gotten around to reading The Three Body Problem but I've heard and read a lot about it and am intrigued enough to probably give this one a shot.
I've never gotten around to reading The Three Body Problem but I've heard and read a lot about it and am intrigued enough to probably give this one a shot.
Hated the first book, and reckon it'll be a perfect fit within the current landscape of plot clunking, Powerpoint tv. It'll feed the audience because all they want now is to hungrily feast on heavy exposition and woah! moments because they have no feelings or soul. You'll love it.
This is basically my view on it. These clowns should never have been able to work in TV again after the way they ended GoT.
Just don't. The second book goes into some weird imaginary romance tangent, and it is so bad (or the translation was so bad), that I had to give up at around half of it.I read the 3 body problem years ago but had no idea it was part of a trilogy
its gonna take me like 6 months to read another two
Yeah. I remembering enjoying the overarching story of the 2nd book more than the others, but the change in translator was noticeable (Ken Liu translated 1 and 3, Joel Martinsen #2).
Is the three body problem a reference to the phsyics of not being able to solve the trajectory of three masses in space?
When is it out?
I'll give the first book a try. The plot sounds interesting, yet bizarre at the same time.
If it's as weird as the Wandering Earth movie (same author) then it's not my cup of tea.
Yes.
Absolutely. It's the catalyst for the plot.
It's like hiring Francesco Schettino to captain your holiday cruise.
Agree. I'm glad they're making/have made a series about this, because part of me was still curious as to how it all worked out, but not curious enough to wade through another 1,500 pages of this. If I can get the answer in a couple hours of TV, perfect.