The biggest and most anticipated Sci Fi event of the year has been the launch on Netflix of 3 Body Problem.
An adaptation of a Chinese trilogy.
(They love their SciFi - Wandering Earth and stuff is all not shit)
So the show has dropped and wow, the responses and reviews are as divisive as a new Nike England Kit.
So after one episode my review? They tried very hard to be not shit, but went one step further. Itās watchably not shit and comes almost close to āwanting to watch the next episode NOWā
Iām sure some will hate it some will love it. I am fighting for access to the TV as I type
*The worldās best physicists look, talk and act like theyāve just come from the set of Love Island. Who in Godās name cast this? It is like seeing Logan Paul play William Shakespeare, or Dolly Parton play Margaret Thatcher, Mike Tyson play Ghandi. *
In terms of suspending disbelief, that is not a good start. Understandly, the writers didnāt want to go against the flow of current fashionable DEI themes, but the casting here is beyond ridiculous. It also immediately tells you a lot about the (un)originality of the writers, their unwillingness to surprise, shock, subvert the current platitudes of identity politics we see in almost everything on TV. This alone ensures it cannot be good art. Art is subverise, good art, not propagandisticā¦like in Maoās China. How ironic. This is yet another series that seems to sacrifice good storytelling to push an agenda. Be diverse by all means, but at least hire someone who remotely looks believable in their parts. The desperation to miscast tells you a lot about the quality and intellect of the creators.
Before the finale, it is recommended to watch Episode 1 again. There are a number of very subtle ācontinuityā errors eg annoying girl having slightly different clothing. A back pack/no backpack, a wine glass filling itself and bedtime stories.
And obviously the annoying little girl and her language / interaction issues
These are very clever Easter Eggs helping to set up the story, designed to be almost subliminal
Of course.
There were two Aliceās
Double tge annoyance Bob.
They were Twis.
Freaky.
Oh and obviiusly Superposition theory of Quantum Mechanics.
Simples
Should have known that from A- Level Physics
Iāve been watching X-Men 97. Iām very impressed with this continuation of the 90s show. Itās had considerably more money spent on it, which was one of the few problems the original show had.
Episodes seem as long as they need to be to tell the story.
Outer Range. Amazon.
This was Josh Brolinsā 1923. Or even Yellowstone in S1.
Except there was a hole in the ground.
And some sort of shit went around.
Well. S2 has dropped and episode 1 starts with well, not a lot to be honest, some leftovers from a stampede of Buson, a Deputt finding herself in 1888, Josh explaining heās 146 years old and more.
This is a very good SciFu show. Like Constellation makes you think.
