#three body problem

[wangmiao]

so finally someone asked liu cixin about his opinion on netflix's 3 body problem. from his interview with a south korean reporter from the chosun daily:

#liu cixin #three body problem #the three body problem #three body #3 body problem #the 3 body problem #3 body #scifi #sci fi #kunsposts

[emiliosandozsequence]

3 body problem (2024-present) cr. david benioff, d.b. weiss, & alexander woo / teaching stone to talk, anne dillard

#3 body problem #three body problem #3bodyproblemedit #anne dillard #mine #mww #comparative #comparatives #web weave #web weaving #web weaves #web weavings #this was literally the first thing i thought of despite what happened immediately after

[diamantdog]

just saw a bunch of posts about netflix's "3 body problem" reblogged on my dash, so a friendly reminder that the chinese adaptation, which has entered multiple lists of best c-dramas in 2023, is available for free on youtube with engsub & also on tencent/wetv app (where' i'm currently watching to spite d&d lol).

eta: i probably should have added this a while back; i didn't check the notes until recently. but i have been told by someone in the replies that there are only 2 of 30 episodes available on youtube now. idk when this change happened. as i mentioned above, i watched the drama on my local wetv app for free. however, i'm aware that the app in other countries may have different rules or w/e. so, yeah, please be kindly informed.

#3 body problem #three body problem #three body #cdrama #3 body

[todayontumblr]

Thursday, March 28.

3 Body Problem *spoilers*

There are pickles, snags, muddles, and problems. Then there are problems concerning three bodies. This would be the latter. 

But problems, three-body or otherwise, can escalate into full-blown conundrums. And that is just what we have for you this Thursday, March 28, in the form of these Spotlight interviews with Zine Tseng and Rosalind Chao, and John Bradley and Alex Sharp, all four of 3 Body Problem fame, who were subject to a myriad of tough questions. The dark forest theory? Could Jason Momoa solve the #3 body problem? Ways that the first season does not end? And what would the ideal three-course meal one could put together to pair with a viewing of 3 Body Problem?

#today on tumblr #3 body problem #three body #three body problem #3 body problem spoilers #netflix series #just watched #netflix #spoilers #3bp #3 body problem netflix

[goodsirs]

3 Body Problem 1.01 "Countdown"

#3 body problem #three body problem #ye wenjie #auggie salazar #eiza gonzález #zine tseng #3bodyproblemedit #3bpedit #3bodyedit #tvedit #scifiedit #* #flashing gif

[electricsoul-rpg]

Netflix's 3 Body Problem

I tried watching Netflix’s American adaptation of Three Body problem. I watched five episodes and boy, is it painful.

(Full disclaimer: I really liked the Chinese adaptation by Tencent, I read the book after I watched the drama, and I am a European of Chinese descent, so I am definitely biased.)

The general whitewashing and westernization of the story is already pretty bad. Why take a Chinese story if you’re going to make it so blandly American?

Everyone is horny and thinks about sex, relationships based on ideals are reduced to attraction and sex. Everyone is so vulgar and crass. IQ seems very low.

Ye Wenjie. What did they do to Ye Wenjie. She’s a brainless horny fanatic woman now. And Shen Yufei is replaced by a generic unhinged lady. All the scientists seem supremely dumb.

White characters explain or emphasize things in Chinese, for Chinese people, when their Mandarin is bad. Not gibberish bad, but still pretty bad. Please just use English, your white actors clearly can’t speak Chinese. Your Chinese characters can understand and speak English. Don’t hurt our ears like this. It might be cool and exotic for the average Western audience who doesn't understand Mandarin but it’s cringe and painful for us.

A small thing but since I lost my father a few months ago, it struck me pretty hard. What was that altar in Clarence Shi’s house? Just two big pricey candles and one stick of incense? This is so cold and lifeless. Where is the FOOD??? The drinks??? The flowers/plants??? You're calling your wife and you're leaving her starving and depressed!

(For info, a normal small home ancestor altar should look more like this. As you can see : FOOD. Take care of your ancestors!)

The cast and setting is supposed to make this adaptation more "international"...but two British dudes decide everything when, in the novel and the Chinese adaptation, it is truly an international decision and an example of global cooperation. Five Oxford alumni of different skin color does not make this more international!

And so so so so many more things that are wrong. I feel like there is not a single Chinese brain cell in this.

All in all, I did not expect anything good, but I am still disappointed. It is so bland. No build-up. No mystery. No menace. No ambiance. Nothing. Everything is said straight to your face. They must think the audience is stupid, I guess.

Watch the Chinese adaptation

Did you like the ideas behind the Three Body Problem, either the book or the Netflix series? Are you ok with reading subtitles and watching something not in your language? Are you ok with seeing something set in another culture, with another culture's codes, not simplified and westernized for your sake? Are you ok with not being able to binge-watch it in one weekend? Are you ok with more complex characters, a slower-paced plot? Then try the Chinese adaptation. It's on Youtube and Viki, with subtitles. Legal and free.

#3 body problem #netflix 3 body problem #three body problem #three body #三体 #三體

[punchitmrsulu]

Finally, a Paul Atreides/Eren Jaeger/Anakin Skywalker-type character and it's a WOMAN!!!

#I LOVE HER SO MUCH #ye wenjie #the three body problem #3 body problem #three body problem #three body #san ti #zine tseng #rosalind chao #liu cixin #cixin liu #paul atreides #eren jaeger #anakin skywalker

[kycldntcare]

Not me thinking Jin and Auggie were a lesbian couple in that introduction bar scene 💀

#Jin x Auggie #3 body problem #three body problem #there are other scenes of theirs as well that gave me those vibes #I guess they just have really great chemistry

[atlasstudies]

she's a genius, pretty, ambitious, has a good sense of style... I mean, what else could you ask for?

#auggie salazar #tv shows #3 body problem #three body problem #netflix #wlw #lesbian #eiza gonzalez #jin cheng

[thysia]

Three-Body - Kristian Tsvetanov

#Kristian Tsvetanov #Art #Scifi #Liu Cixin #Three Body Problem #Fire #Sun #ArtStation

[wangmiao]

Yu Hewei as Shi Qiang in Tencent's THREE-BODY | 三体 (2023) Episode 1.30 (Kun's 77/∞ Three-Body gifsets)

#three body #cdramaedit #cdramasource #asiandramanet #cinemapix #shi qiang #yu hewei #三体 #three body problem #the three body problem #3 body problem #the 3 body problem #3 body #cdrama #userkunedits #threebodyedit #dailyasiandramas #dramasource #asiandramasource #userthing #tvedit #filmtvcentral #filmtvtoday #adaptationsdaily #tvarchive #userblorbo #userbbelcher #cinematv #chewieblog #scifiedit

[theroadfan]

3 Body Problem (2024)

#3 body problem #eiza gonzález #eiza gonzalez #three body problem

[charseraph]

Highly recommend Three Body Problem (2024) to anyone who appreciates sci fi tech that is limited in types and prevalance in a setting, but whose applications and development is thoroughly explored and explained. Beautiful shots and use of quiet. An intriguing soundtrack.

#char speaks #three body problem

[goodsirs]

3 Body Problem 1.02 "Red Coast"

#3 body problem #three body problem #jin cheng #clarence da shi #jess hong #benedict wong #3bpedit #3bodyedit #3bodyproblemedit #tvedit #scifiedit #* #body horror tw

[child-of-hurin]

I'm on episode 4 and unsure how I feel about Netflix's Three Body Problem overall, but I'm pleasantly surprised by a number of things:

If they were never going for an all-Chinese cast, I so far appreciate the attempts at giving it a worldly feel. I like that we hear a lot of different languages and I appreciate that key nationalities --Ye Wenjie and Mike Evans more obviously, but also Sophon's chosen Japanese appearance -- were kept, and I appreciate the diverse cast too, immensely. I feel like it's safe to hope for more even more in-universe diversity. Wondering if we'll see Manuel Rey Diaz lol.

It feels at the same time an obvious solution and a bold move to have the protagonists of each book be friends in this one -- I think it takes away from the insane scope of the series, but OTOH it does facilitate it for the viewer, and allows for more character exploration, which we know is something Western audiences tended to feel was lacking in the original trilogy. I was worried the show would not be able to develop so many characters at once, but by ep 4 I feel the opposite! The cast feels strong too, I'm pleasantly surprised by the quality of the acting. But I had very low expectations.

I was worried an adaptation would water down the discussion of fascism that is ever so present in the book (albeit discreet to the point that many readers say it's not a political book!) but I was pleasantly surprised on that front too... The (purposefully) half-committed discussions about god and violence have hit some mark for me so far, though I'm not entirely sure what mark it was. But it's there!

I wish they had been more bold visually, but I can't complain of the quality of the effects!

If you have any opinions about these topics, I'd be curious to hear about them!

#kinda miss it when you could publish something in a tag and people would see it and respond to it #bc many people would track the tag and check it daily #this place used to work a little more like a forum... just a little #the three body problem #three body problem #remembrance of earth's past

[ladiesofcinema]

JESS HONG as Jin Cheng

3 BODY PROBLEM (2024), 1.01 "Countdown"

#3 body problem #three body problem #jess hong #jin cheng #tvedit #cinematv #syfyedit #dailywoc #dailyflicks #scifiedit #userstream #televisongifs #adaptationsdaily #dailytvwomen #3bodyproblemedit #3bpedit #tv #gifs #ours #by lena