Oh. This looks great - "3 Body Problem" is a Sci Fi series based on a novel by Liu Cixin. They say the book is a masterpiece. Showrunners are David Benioff and D. B. Weiss from Game of Thrones. Coming in Jan 2024.
3 Body Problem | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube
From the creators of Game of Thrones comes a stunning new blockbuster series unlike anything you’ve seen before. This is your first look at 3 Body Problem.SU...
11:28 AM - Jun 21, 2023
In response to Joanna.
Premiere date is now March 21st:
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/3-body-problem-premiere-date-first-look-john-bradley-1235786860/
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/3-body-problem-premiere-date-first-look-john-bradley-1235786860/
12:46 PM - Nov 12, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
I am really looking forward to it. Hope and believe it will be fantastic
10:33 AM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are brilliant guys who have shown they can take a complex world and design an impactful TV series. I just wish Netflix would do weekly episodes on premium new shows... it helps build anticipation and audience. The "season drop" model tends to minimize the publicity.
10:44 AM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
Dave and Dan did an incredible job with GOT - some hiccups of course and a few things they didn't get right, but still great. I wish them the best. Agree about dropping all the episodes together. It's a mistake. You forget it in a week or two. It's gone. No suspense. no wonder. just another series.
10:54 AM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
Totally- they took a 5000+ pages of a semi-obscure book series and turned it into the most compelling series ever created (not to mention the biggest TV show in the world). The weekly release definitely contributed to slow boil of popularity the show experienced in the early seasons.
11:45 AM - Nov 14, 2023
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In response to Jonathan Meyers.
Netflix is stubbornly clinging to the full season drop. That makes sense for a series that aired previously, but new premium shows need the "buzz" that the weekly anticipation/view/analysis cycle creates. Netflix sometimes breaks seasons into "parts", but it's not enough.
11:47 AM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
A show simply can't gain momentum when there is no collective viewing experience. The retort is "i want to watch as much as I want when I want to" but that implies wanting new seasons & it's less likely for a show to be renewed if less people are watching it which is true of the season drop model.
11:50 AM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
when GOT began, I knew nothing abt it. But I trusted HBO. they always produce quality. So I watched the first 2 eps, thought "yes" and was reeled in. Week by week, read up on the story behind the story, waited for the next yr. For 8 years I thought of little else. That is the definition of success.
02:22 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
Wow, that describes my experience almost perfectly. I saw a trailer before it aired, thought "that looks like something I would like" & then I signed up for up HBO & was sitting on my couch when that very first episode aired. I became an evangelist for the show (I converted many of my co-workers.)
03:13 PM - Nov 14, 2023
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In response to Jonathan Meyers.
well, I recruited my closest friend which was a miracle because we never like the same shows and she's not into 'anything fantasy' at all. That said, she was uninterested in GOT backstory (or it was too complicated for her to bother) and to add insult to injury, totally snubbed LOTR :)
03:39 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
Good work on the recruitment! That's the genius of how the show is designed, even non-fantasy people were very much drawn in. The back-stories certainly interested me-- some under-discussed pieces are the short blu-ray extras in the early seasons that provide lore & history narrated by the actors.
03:43 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
re: the show, I still pose questions (to myself) for example: if Catelyn had lived, learned the truth abt Jon, what would she have done - apologised? Perhaps not - Tully pride. I'm (finally) reading the books - the differences are interesting. And I still rewatch the whole thing, frequently,
04:03 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
An under-recognized attribute of the show is that there ARE open questions... some viewers think shows need to explain everything but as in life, there are unknowns... I have one for you: why did Tywin allow Tyrion to be convicted? Was Tywin involved in Joffrey's death? It's hinted but only subtly.
04:13 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
I read the books AFTER viewing. I read the first book after S1, 2nd book after S2 etc. The differences are interesting and make me appreciate D&D's choices (which GRRM praised early on). Shhhh--- don't tell anyone I said this but the books are over-rated!! 😬
04:15 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
I'm grateful for the world that GRRM imagined & to D&D for creating the best show ever made. BUT consider Tolkien built a world to tell a story. GRRM built a world to tell a story but then got so lost in the world that he became unable to tell the core story (the tragedy of Jon and Daenerys).
04:18 PM - Nov 14, 2023
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In response to Jonathan Meyers.
ok so abt Tyrion vs Tywin: the suspicion was only in Tyrion's mind, Sure, Tywin always wanted him gone, but out of sight was enough. Joff's death was the opportunity: manipulate Jaimie to fall on his sword, quit Kingsguard, Lord of Casterly Rock, marry, Lannister dynasty etc. that's the way I see it
05:04 PM - Nov 14, 2023
In response to Joanna.
We would probably need 50 spouts each to make our cases here. But suffice to say I could make a circumstantial case that Tywin was involved in the assassination, helped prosecute Tyrion as a patsy, and quickly assumed power with Tommen. But I like that plot lines are not always fully explained.
04:17 PM - Nov 15, 2023
In response to Jonathan Meyers.
only 50? look at us - you happened on my post about 3 Body Problem, and we're still going :) have one more for you: now that Sansa is Queen, who would she marry to keep the Stark line going? Many Houses were wiped out, there aren't any decent marriage candidates, doubt she'd consider a Dornishman.
05:57 AM - Nov 17, 2023
Sansa needs an heir. But who? Bran's King, Jon's banished, Arya is wherever she is at the edge of the world. Plus, traditionally, an heir takes the father's last name/House. But she has to keep House Stark going. And after Joff/Ramsey, doubt she'd want to marry any man.
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In response to Joanna.
06:02 AM - Nov 17, 2023
