3 Body Problem

We’ve seen intelligent approaches to first contact (Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” and Robert Zemeckis’ “Contact” come to mind), but wrapped in this thriller genre, with these mysteries, these characters and this interesting structure, “3 Body” feels unique.

Ultimately, “3 Body Problem” works on a few levels. It’s a detective story, it’s a mystery box, it’s a grand visual spectacle, it’s a friendship drama, and, most of all, it’s an imagination-prodding piece of sci-fi. I’m not sure where it will go, if it is renewed, but the first season stands as a challenging and rewarding set of episodes. I’m on board for the next phase of this provocative intergalactic trip.

If certain bits of characterization are painted with a broad brush or the final few episodes drag on beyond the season's obvious endpoint, it's a small price to pay for the sheer boldness and creativity on display. Luckily, none of this prevents these eight episodes from becoming one of the most interesting, well-written, and brilliantly adapted debut seasons in quite some time.

The only thing we need to care about is 3 Body Problem's entertainment value, which is readily apparent from the first few scenes. Logistical qualms aside, every episode leaves us with a compelling reason to watch the next — which is more than I can say for the lazily paced majority of Netflix originals.

3 Body Problem may fail to inspire true awe, but there’s enough fun, shock, and horror to keep sci-fi fans engaged. It is a completely competent season of television.

A glorious, gaudy galactic mess. Problems? Loads of them. But marvel at the ambition.

Where Liu’s books repeatedly deepen and complicate our understanding of the aliens’ motives—and even whether, if they do plan to annihilate humanity to make room for themselves, that would be such a bad thing—the series is unequivocal in its depiction of them as an invasive threat, which makes the analogy to real-life migrants incoherent at best. Good thing the show seems to forget about it as soon as it’s established.

It is one of the most interesting shows of the year and deals with many complex themes . The acting, production design , visual effects and etc are top notch

This show had me hyped from the first trailer and I have to say the first 2 episodes were pretty compelling before it slowed right down. with no big payoffs at all in season 1, season 2 will make or break this. Honestly I felt pretty let down. At times it was pretty dull viewing and even a little cringe in as certain characters are introduced. When you get into a series you expect to have to watch a few episodes for it to really take off but this just didn't. It's like the whole series was just character development and set up for season 2. Obviously there is nothing wrong with setting up a series for an ongoing arc but many of these episodes just fall flat. It wasn't a boring watch by any means but it certainly wasn't early thrones or as compelling as something like Dark. Here's hoping the next season offers more.

Interesting show that comes together slowly. My first thought is how much money does Netflix receives from the tobacco industry. Casting is bizzare. Male scientists can look like anybody. Female scientists have to be models. Enjoyed the strong themes of humanity, belief, and belief in science. Production values are good. The characters are generally unbelievable and unlikeable. In the face of the death of the human race, the main characters are so whiney and useless. Is this how writers see Millennials? Rule of thumb for a show that requires a smart audience is that the you can’t get away with dumb writing,

The showrunners take what was orginally an Asian man who was supposed to be Auggie, and turn him into a Latina supermodel. She is not believable in the role AT ALL. Hollywood needs to just stop. This is not what reality looks like no matter how much you want it to. Uber smart scientists don't look like Eiza Gonzalez. Even in a universe where aliens attack Earth, they still don't look like Eiza Gonzalez. Just another Blackrock approved ESG show; they took a great book and ravaged it because they can't write things of their own.

The making of it had the emotion needed and interesting characters, but it was slow. They kept rehashing the ideas. An ending requires three things: resolution of conflict, questions answered, and theme restated. They only did one out of the three. Even as it dragged, I stayed for the promise **** ending. I was cheated. I will not be back for seasons 2-5 they plan. There were some good scenes, but overall, it fell flat. I understand the book is excellent, and I probably will pick that up to satisfy my curiosity.