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?

Eiza González Reyna in 3 BODY PROBLEM (2024)

THIS was a dream come true and every bit as fun as I’d hoped. Working with @Markgatiss and @ReeceShearsmith can now be ticked off my bucket list.

https://x.com/johnbradleywest/status/1771598083412943237?s=46

deeply perplexed by the netflix three body problem adaptation because in isolation it's a great show. great cinematography & i like the characters so far (im only a quarter way through but yknow. so far). but the book is just a whole different beast man. i miss the detailed science infodumps. I wish it was not so anglicized. wheres wang miao. WHO THE FUCK IS CLARENCE!!

(honestly though? i expected worse in that area. i can definitely see why the characters were split/added in and i do like most of them! it just pisses me off that the majority arent chinese.)

i think as i watch the rest i will just treat it as a different species of thing from the book, and i will be posting to reflect that. i have a feeling i will maximize my enjoyment that way

man

why is the beginning of the 8th episode giving saul's getting sold to one direction

#GameOfThrones star John Bradley joins me on today's show to talk #3BodyProblem!

I'll also play favs from Ann Peebles, Mt. Joy, Feeder, Joy Division, The English Beat, First Aid Kit, Decemberists, Kings of Leon, Gomez, Jefferson Airplane, and more!

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Well who doesn’t love a good solar sailer.

3 body problem is taking me apart, breaking my heart and not even stitching it back together fuuuuuck me

the way it took me like 5 episodes to realize that will downing is netflix's version of my baby* yun tianming is embarassing

*he's my baby ONLY IF we ignore "the redemption of time" since i've read like 20 pages of it and hated it cause they made him a total creep and perv

I was sceptical about how they'd portray the dimensional science stuff in 3 Body Problem but so far they're doing a great job, this is all I'll be talking about for the rest of my life sorry

3 BODY PROBLEM (2024)

jin and auggie shouldve been gay. INSANE that none of those doctorate holding scientists were gay. i do respect the hustle of having most of the men in love with jin though. she deserves it

MY INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE 3 BODY PROBLEM NETFLIX SERIES:

[Personal opinions and I haven't finished the series yet]

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING ⚠️

I like the 3 body problem Netflix series but at the some time...I don't. I might ramble MORE on it later, when I am done watching the whole series. Might even change my opinion.

It's entertaining untill now to me. Like, it's not boring. It's not bad... It's just. *Deep Sigh* it's missing the 🤌🏼✨horror feel✨ of it all happening. I am not...feeling dread as I did when I read the books or even...when I watched the three-body cdrama starring Zhang Luyi.

The flavour of existential crisis is missing. It's...I am gonna sound like a mad woman when I say it but...it's too upbeat 😂 LMAO It's too cheerful. The moodiness is missing. It feels more like a sci-fi thriller rather than horror sci-fi, you know?? Like, I can sleep peacefully after watching an episode of this. It won't linger in my mind like a nightmare I had and then forgot about after waking up but I still know that I had a nightmare.

Now, you can ask: what's so cheerful about vera jumping off a high place and killing herself. Definitely, seems more violent than what her counterpart did in the book. And you're right. This series is definitely more gore-y. More... physically violent. That's true...and yet... The books and the cdrama with way less gore, felt more emotionally violent. I can't explain it. Again, the fear doesn't linger. The atmosphere of horror is missing until now.

Again, it's NOT BAD. It's actually PRETTY GOOD.

I will watch it completely. I will even recommend it. Go watch the show. But...idk... I need to gather my thoughts on whether it's my own bias speaking or is it really that the show is missing something very characteristic from the books.