‘3 Body Problem’ Review: Netflix’s Lofty Sci-Fi Series From ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Gets Off to a Lukewarm Start

David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and “True Blood” writer Alexander Woo team up to turn Cixin Liu’s dense novel into watercooler TV

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Jess Hong and John Bradley in "3 Body Problem." (Ed Miller/Netflix)

At the start of “3 Body Problem,” scientists around the world are dying by suicide. Ominous countdowns have begun to appear before people’s eyes. And the stars are flickering on and off. All of the known rules of science no longer apply. Something is changing beyond the solar system, and the solution to it all lies in a mysterious video game whose rules must be figured out before total chaos takes over.

It’s been five years since “Game of Thrones” came to an end, and every network has been chasing after the next big thing to fill the gap left behind.

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One response to “‘3 Body Problem’ Review: Netflix’s Lofty Sci-Fi Series From ‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners Gets Off to a Lukewarm Start”

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    Zompar

    “… reveals itself to be about a seemingly unstoppable plan to decimate humanity’s autonomy in the name of helping them, of rendering a planet powerless so that others can “do the right thing.” Even in the book, it’s a tough sell…”
    That is just wrong and definitely not the book’s plot. The author of this review did apparently not read the book, which is ok in my eyes, as this is a review of the TV series. But then comparing it to or referencing from the book I find problematic.

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