“As children, we fear the dark. Anything might be out there. The unknown troubles us. There are those who say we should not inquire too closely into who else might be living in that darkness.”
The drama series is an adaptation of Chinese author Liu Cixin’s sci-fi book trilogy The Three-Body Problem, the story of humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization.
Cast includes Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong, Marlo Kelly, Alex Sharp, Sea Shimooka, Zine Tseng, Saamer Usmani, Benedict Wong, Jonathan Pryce, Rosalind Chao, Ben Schnetzer and Eve Ridley.
D&D as showrunners. At one hand the material is already written so they won’t have to think on their own, at the other what if they go off rails and try to “subvert expectations” once again.
I’ll wait until people have watched it to get into it.That’s a huge concern for me too. Otherwise great news.
That alone is a dealbreaker for me, I don’t ever want to see anything helmed by those two idiots ever again. “From Game of Thrones creators” should be a massive red flag.
As someone who isn’t fond of the source material, I might end up pleasantly surprised if they go off the source material. Though probably not, their track record isn’t good.
The material is also a little rough in terms of how easy it would be to adapt into a show I think. It’s not like the expanse or something very plot heavy and tight where you can pretty much just turn the novels into a script and it’ll go at least decently well. So I’m skeptical because it’s going to need a lot of skilled work to make the story function well as a TV show. D&d have not shown that the adaptation part is their strong suit though. Definitely a wait and see for me before watching.
Coming January 2024.
Direct link to the teaser.The trailer looked cool. I love the books, looking forward to the show, but having gone through similar expectation/disappointment cycle with Altered Carbon, I’ll just say I’m “cautiously hyped”
Thanks, until this moment I had blotted that adaptation out of my brain.
Interesting news.
The books were a rich, fertile field of great sci-fi ideas. Curious to see how it translates. Also holding low expectations, as adaptations never quite live up to the books, even when they still deliver a good story.Okay, so, I am not thrilled about D&D writing/producing but Rian Johnson is somewhat exciting. Also I really really enjoyed the books. Especially during the last one, I would be a million light-years away daydreaming about them.
Side note: if anyone is interested in this show but is hesitant about the Netflix adaptation, Tencent has a really faithful, really engaging adaptation. It’s available on their streaming app, as well as Amazon Prime and on YouTube (where you can watch all 30 episodes for free.)
Here is the youtube playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMX26aiIvX5rFSYPXtcqda3tWd6pGVD5QPrime does not have them available to me.
I had a rough time getting through the books—can’t imagine a well-executed adaptation!
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It’s been so long since the announcement I had almost forgotten this was coming.
I’m super excited! Hopefully it’s approachable enough that my friends can get into it as much as me.
I’m choosing to be optimistic and excited for this. Loved the books, especially the first one, and I’m very intrigued to see how they’ll adapt the source material.
Plus, I’ll watch just about anything that Benedict Wong is in, I adore him.
Such a good series. Fingers crossed and looking forward to checking it out!
