The ‘3 Body Problem’ Cast Talk Staying True to the Books and On-Set Bromance

[@M4rt1nX]

Watched the whole thing in one go. Such a good series.

[@jhunz23]

This series is an incredible storytelling achievement. It takes you on an amazing journey that stays true to its original story. More than just an adaptation, it deeply explores what the future could hold, including the chance of meeting beings from other planets. It asks big questions about whether we should try to contact aliens and what we need to think about if we do. The series also brings a unique kind of fear, not from scary things but from the huge, mysterious universe around us. This fear, mixed with wonder and the unknown, makes the show more than just entertaining-it's a thought-provoking look at what lies beyond our world and how we fit into the vastness of space.

[@goblin3810]

3 body problem wasn't about the characters but the series so far has kept true to the story while giving the characters much more life

[@konstantinkrastev4478]

this ^

[@ameer781]

Bingo

[@RakeshNDutt]

😊

[@Blynat]

That is true. But shows about concepts alone with shallow character get canceled right away. This is not a carbon copy but keeps the main story beats while making the characters more interesting. Thomas Wade is so damn good in the show.

[@janechoy2073]

I really want there to be a season 2 b/c I want to see their equivalent of the "red wedding" scene. My mind was blown just reading it in the book. i also understand why the rewrites are needed to actually write characters that actually stay in the story and have relationships / connectivity that audience can be vested in.

[@konstantinkrastev4478]

I saw somewhere that netflix promised that they will keep the series going. Hope so they got my subscription again for this show, if they cancel it, this will be the last time i even bother to see anything on netflix

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

There has to be a season 2 because no part of the plot in anyway finished in season 1. Problem is more that they blew thru about 3 seasons of material in 8 episodes while shaving off most of the charm of the books.

[@MrTrouserpants101]

@@rustknuckleirongut8107 i disagree with this, the bones of the story are in book 2 and 3, this season was a good set up for audiences unfamiliar with the material, which lets be honest is most people. it's not an ideal vision of what i want it to be on the big screen, but it worked for me for what it was trying to do.

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

@@MrTrouserpants101 I am not saying it was bad to intertwine some of book 1 and 3. Just saying that too much happened in season 1 over just eight episodes. It felt so condensed and rushed. I wanted more depth and exposition on how this was effecting the worlds population and governments. I also felt the Shi Qiang character lost a lot of his charm, but the Jack Rooney character was very good as connective tissue linking character up.

[@WOTArtyNoobs]

You may get your wish for a 'Red Wedding' moment when the droplet arrives at Earth. In Season One, the high light is the Judgement Day moment, but it's a bit much. I suspect that they recorded far worse scenes, such as the children but edited it out. Seeing the foot was bad enough and Auggie should not have been part of the search team. They were bound to see something gross.

[@jointjunkieslangards]

Really really hoping we get to see more of this cast. This is the best show I've seen this year and I really want to see how they adapt the rest of the series.

[@perassma]

Maybe this show is a bridge between that age old trope of "its all about the characters" to starting to see beyond the individual and putting the bigger picture in to center stage of popular culture

[@BrunoDeMarques]

Truly mesmerizing adaptation. Congrats to the Chinese author (with the brain the size of a planet, surely) and the show-runners (for their hard&fine work).

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

It was more an amputation than an adaptation. So much missing and it lacks the international feel of the books. While it was required to un-china the story a bit as it at times felt like the books were written in fear of what the CCP might think about it, they went a bit far losing the benefit of being rooted in a non Hollywood culture.

[@BrunoDeMarques]

@@rustknuckleirongut8107 Yeah but… we get what we get. If we complain too much, we won’t get anything, so I’m always a “happy camper” when they bother (and take the risk) to produce stuff that I enjoy. It’s crazy hard to get these sort of material 100% right so the mere (great) effort is highly commendable

[@MH-kc1eu]

So just because someone is a Chinese author, it means they have the biggest brain in the world?

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

@@MH-kc1eu Wow, your really just jumped to one thing being connected to the other there didn't you. You sure it is not just the contents of the books being brilliant in terms of concepts that lead this person to say he had a planet sized brain? No surely your deduction of this compliment being given only because he was Chinese must be correct. Using your warped logic I will say I am pretty sure you are not Chinese.

[@BrunoDeMarques]

@@MH-kc1eu “brain the size of a planet” was meant as a complement (obviously), in a playful reference to Douglas Adam’s “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.

[@Rishabh-Dev]

Liam played the role of Wade terrifically.

[@vashthafellomen816]

Really looking forward to S2. Enjoyed the show.

[@gosnooky]

As someone who read and absolutely loved the books, I think this adaptation has fully lived up to my expectations. The changes made from the books make sense and the characters are very well done. There seems to be a dissonance among book readers who either love this show or hate it. Those who hated it are either those with completely unrealistic expectations, expected the series to adapt the books word for word, or are gatekeepers who are opposed to anything that brings the story into the mainstream. There will be so many people who will want to read the books after watching the first season, and that's nothing but a good thing.

[@criznittle968]

Plot twist: there is no San-Ti, only a technologically advanced AI

[@_.d3lir1um._]

28:15 “💡it’s like an upgrade! in the 📺 screens, yeah 👍 “ she’s so cute 😭😭😭😭

[@tempershot6311]

I'm still thinking about it....amazing

[@markcarey67]

I hope we get to see the droplet sequence from the second book at some point

[@julianaalves8935]

Yes yes yessss

[@gosnooky]

Yes to droplet, no to Waifu.

[@jeffbachman2949]

Saw the first too episodes at the Alamo drafthouse it was great!

[@d1want34]

i havent been so intrigue by sci-fi since Interstellar... they really need to make season 2!!

[@Stampedby__bonetti]

No Auggie!? lol, judging from the way her character acts, I’m not surprised she’s not in this video with everyone else.😅

[@immortal.abhinav]

Crazy to see both swordholders sitting together in one room

[@Alex_Gordon]

Rosalind Chao looks so much younger in real life

[@konstantinkrastev4478]

Jack's character was really fun, loved him

[@rustknuckleirongut8107]

That was a very good use of a character that was just a quick mention in the third book.

[@kikaykimy]

I love Liam Cunningham! He's such a great actor! Love his characters both here and in GoT!!

[@agoodday9247]

"It's a bromance" 😂

[@glennsak]

Great interviews and a great show’

[@phazix6529]

Liam cunningham seems like the best actor to work around bar none lmao

[@konstantinkrastev4478]

Finished the show it was really amazing 8 or 9 out of 10. The modernization helped tho I wish they were more loyal to the material

[@陈欣辉]

Great work

[@HelloAjmalKhan]

The biggest backdrop of this show was the cast.

[@SilvantusSchnauzer]

whaaaaat I had no idea that was the kid from the leftovers

[@storm0fnova]

didn't they literally split the protagonist into multiple characters?

[@alanabroad3471]

She needed to aim that giant dish at where the sun will be, rather than where it was.

[@gosnooky]

It makes no difference. 8 minutes is not enough time for the signal to completely miss the sun.

[@masig2002d]

loved the series but that bullseye shoot bothers me to no end

[@WOTArtyNoobs]

I wonder if Alex Sharp went on a starvation diet to get the appearance of someone so ill?

[@charruaporelmundo]

Not up to the books at all, but I’m Not ones of those purist of the books, I Just enjoy the show. For those who like To read/ audiobooks, go for Rama trilogía, movies are coming

[@bitbcs]

Scooby snacks ♥

[@tjw2469]

lmfao

[@RepentantSinner86]

Where's the star of the show, Eiza González?

[@Theblerdgurl]

Unfortunately she wasn't available.

[@dthomas99]

Just a eye candy to sell the series to western market. Honestly, she spoilt it.

[@gosnooky]

It's an ensemble cast, so all these actors are the stars.

[@riddleliu5523]

37:52 Wait, there are loooot more great Chinese movies talk about 1970th history (Ba Wang Bie Ji, if anyone interested). Educate yourself SURVIVOR😂

[@Cassandra_Loveday]

Hard no.

[@armchairobserver4747]

I thought this was a movie about 3-somes, so disappointed

[@ameryshawn2295]

🤣 The title is slightly misleading if you're not familiar with the concept

[@mayapun5181]

Worst like John Cena eating ice cream Chinese talking

[@amjh4lah809]

First comment, 6th like 😊

[@Deathbyhampster]

Dork

[@amjh4lah809]

@@Deathbyhampster Shush

[@arrovart]

Staying true to the books? Do you mean Ye Wenjie gave Mike Evans a passionate kiss?

[@roastpork5437]

It's ok, you can watch Tencent. China has its own version, no need to harp on lao wai for trying to differentiate itself from Tencent. If They did exactly the same as Tencent and cast all Asian actors, you people would just say they're trying to redefine what is Chinese to the Chinese. Why would they do something as stupid as that? This show is for global audience, don't you want Da Liu's work to be more popular in the entire world? Just watch it for what it is, a westernized version of the novels.

[@Intranetusa]

Exactly. How is it staying true to the books when the show moved the entire setting of the first book from China to the UK, replaced most of the Chinese characters with British European characters, erased the first book's extensive Chinese socio-political and cultural themes, changed the book's characters into different or multiple people, moved stuff from book 2 and 3 into the adaptation of book 1, and created new random love stories that weren't in the books?

[@Intranetusa]

@@roastpork5437 Squid Game (Korean) and Shogun (American book about Japan) are both popular with the world/Western nations and they both take place in an East Asian setting with a cast of 99% East Asians. You don't need to completely erase the Asian setting and erase all the Asian characters for it to be popular in the rest of the world.

[@dthomas99]

Agree. Netflix spoilt it with the casting eg Gonzales just a eye candy for western viewers, Alex for his brain? Ok, it is a business but it diluted the Asian talents and humanity...Asians casted as cold blooded characters?

[@dthomas99]

Oh, also Raj, strong handsome UK Indian, whilst Clarence like a homeless chain smoking rag?

[@meklavier4664]

I have a feeling, they are not following close to the book.

[@al28854]

watch the last section w/the show runners, they explained it ..... if you pay attention.

[@SystemUnderSiege]

It's not even remotely in the realm of attempting to stay close to the books. It's more comparable to the Halo TV show. Also similar quality. Watch the Chinese show instead.

[@TheReneg4de]

Worst adaptation yet.

[@MarkMiller304]

This is not true to the book, they raced swapped 90% of the characters and changed the setting. This is a fanfic.

[@Nephlim20]

complain, complain, complain!

[@MarkMiller304]

@@Nephlim20 some say that’s what criticism is, but I guess you’re not used to handling it

[@ThePriceIsNeverRight]

I agree! With the way they're trying to focus on all the characters early on at once it feels so forced, that's not how it works

[@肺炎武汉-p3v]

It Will sucks

[@jeffbachman2949]

I saw some of it, it's great

[@肺炎武汉-p3v]

@@jeffbachman2949 nah it’s terrible

[@jeffbachman2949]

@@肺炎武汉-p3v lol whatever you say

[@ThePriceIsNeverRight]

​​@@jeffbachman2949it will suck, dialogues feel forced, giving some characters too much screen time, takes the crisis urgency feel from the show,it will be the death of this show

[@gosnooky]

What about Will?

[@eddiemurffy467]

What kind of "staying true to the books" we're talking about here if they completely changed the characters, and to not even mention, the setting and ethnicity? The whole first book, and even some elements from second and third, is condensed, or more like squeezed into 8 tiny episodes. This is DOA.

[@jeffbachman2949]

Saw the first two episodes and Alamo Drafthouse thought it was fantastic. It's getting the majority good reviews and the author himself encouraged them to make some changes. I doubt it's dead on arrival it's one of the most anticipated shows of the year.

[@Intranetusa]

@@jeffbachman2949 It might be good, but it's definitely not true to the books.

[@Intranetusa]

Exactly! How is it staying true to the books when the show moved the entire modern setting of the first book from China to the UK, replaced most of the Chinese characters with British European characters, erased the first book's extensive Chinese socio-political and cultural themes, changed the book's characters into different or multiple people, moved stuff from book 2 and 3 into the adaptation of book 1, and created new random love stories that weren't in the books?

[@jeffbachman2949]

@Intranetusa I can confirm a lot of it still takes place in China. They changed some but plenty of what I saw takes place in China still. In fact the early scenes are more accurate to the novel than the Chinese TV show was.

[@Intranetusa]

​@@jeffbachman2949 You're talking about the 1970s Cultural Revolution setting being kept in China, right? I am talking about the Netfix show moving the modern 2000s setting from China to the UK. So if the show only kept the bad 1970s parts about China and erased the good 2000s parts about China, then that misses the point on a lot of the Chinese cultural and socio-political themes. The 1970s were a gloomy and terrible era for China that is contrasted by the much more optimistic and improved 2000s era for China. The main villain of the Book 1 is from China, while the heroes of Book 1 and 2 are also from China. One of the heroes even grew up as a political commissar and his history under the Chinese authoritarian system is crucial to the books' Chinese themes. If the show only keeps the main villain as Chinese but erases the Chinese hero who grew up in a similar circumstance as the villain (but ended up with opposite beliefs), then that kinda misses some of the major themes/points of the book.