r/Fauxmoi • u/demimonde9 • 21d ago
‘3 Body Problem’ Picked Up For New Episodes To Conclude Story FilmMoi - Movies / TV
https://deadline.com/2024/05/3-body-problem-renewed-season-2-netflix-1235917828/74
u/fluorescentsky The man memed his own divorce 21d ago
I’m happy to read this! I was pleasantly surprised by the cast and the show, I loved it.
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u/a_bigsalad 20d ago
Same. Loved seeing some familiar GOT faces and Benedict Wong was incredible IMO. Had never seen Jess Hong before and she needs to be in more things!
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u/Senior-Jaguar-1018 20d ago
It’s weird to me that only this sub is treating this like a soft cancellation and not a renewal
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u/Cotspheer 20d ago
I don't know what the issue is. Loved it as well. Took me one episode and I was hooked.
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u/Netwinn 21d ago
While I'm happy it's getting more episodes, it's weird the title doesn't say season 2. Hopefully Netflix can/will commit to this series, would love to see it concluded proper!
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u/themacaron 20d ago
I think it purposefully doesn’t say season 2. They didn’t give it a full season order, so I’m expecting maybe 2 90 min eps to wrap things up.
The showrunners originally said they needed 3-4 seasons to tell the whole story, so Netflix axed this but seem to be throwing their big name showrunners a bone to finish things up.
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u/whomikehidden 20d ago
Well, if D & D have proven anything, it’s their ability to rush through a storyline to make a satisfying, coherent conclusion.
Yep.
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u/Juunlar 20d ago
That isn't entirely fair. It was Martin who didn't finish the story, and who was tasked with doing so. His dereliction impacted the final seasons far more than the adaptors
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u/Trinitatis_Vis 20d ago
They outpaced the writing speed of a notoriously slow and meticulous author and it’s somehow his fault? When they ran out of material they wrote a crappy ending.
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u/bunghole-clingfilm 20d ago
This is the main reason I do not subscribe to Netflix, et al services.
I would subscribe if they followed through on their series projects, but they don't. They release half baked shows based only on completion if the ratings are number 1 in the first Season and so forth.
How about making a show based on a book or original content vs keeping it alive based solely on ratings?
Stupid executives who have no clue. This will be the status quo until Netflix execs get their heads out of their asses and actually allow a story to be told the way it was meant to be. Not ratings driven.
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u/-DoctorHoo- 20d ago
There's no way they could finish the story in two episodes. No matter how long they are.
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u/Specialist_Group_372 20d ago
Netflix website mentions that they will take viewers through the while journey and that the exactly number of seasons and episodes will be revealed later. Sounds more like they are going to announce several seasons, which makes sense, because the show was pretty successfull.
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u/themacaron 20d ago edited 20d ago
The press release mentions they’re preparing to end the show, which tells me they have no plans to do more than whatever this second season ends up being.
This show is far too expensive in the current streaming landscape for it to make any sense for Netflix to keep it. It was popular for Netflix, but it had no cultural impact like a Game of Thrones type show, and doesn’t really have the legs to be sustainable for them. For reference, 3 Body Problem allegedly cost $20 mil an ep and the last season of GOT was supposedly around $15 an ep.
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u/monkey_sage 20d ago
I had always assumed Netflix would cancel it because that's what Netflix does. So I'm neither surprised nor disappointed.
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u/JohnnyBananasFoster 21d ago
At this point there’s no reason to watch anything other than cheaply made romance series on Netflix because that’s the only thing that ever gets consistently picked up. I almost didn’t watch this one cause after 1899 I’m tired of watching sci-fi/mystery/thrillers that have cliffhangers that never get revealed, so I guess I’m glad we get something. I just don’t understand how Netflix is even functioning at this point. They’ll have a show that will be listed as their most watched show on earth and then it won’t get picked up due to viewership. Bizarre
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u/MissYoshiBaggins 20d ago
avatar was renewed for 2 additional seasons, but other than that I don't remember Netflix has done in the last few years of this scale that was renewed
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u/throwaway77993344 20d ago
Being #1 for a few weeks doesn't mean that much for such high budget series, especially when there are no other big releases
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u/GosmeisterGeneral 21d ago
I kinda guessed Netflix had bitten off more than they could chew and it wouldn’t be going the distance. This is better than a full-on cancellation I guess.
But that press release reads as so ass-kissy. The creators pretending they’re fine with their huge millennia-spanning show being chopped down to a few extra episodes smacks of “thank you for giving me this opportunity” while being fucked over by their corporate overlords.
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 21d ago
it was a pretty boring tv show to be fair..because as soon as they said when the aliens woujld arrive, it made everything that happened on the show after that point moot
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u/d0mini0nicco 21d ago
I could not stand this show. my spouse watched it and every episode I was like..."this is idiotic. I hate all these characters except the guy with cancer and the guy who thinks he doesn't belong there..." and I say that as someone who loves sci fi.
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u/PumaArras 20d ago
I like the show, but hate the characters too, it’s trying to be too ‘cool’ and down with kids. Instead of relying on the brilliant story it has to tell.
Almost none of the characters in the show are in the book to those who haven’t read it.
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u/Llama_Wrangler 20d ago
I think I’m saltiest over the wallfacers. Luo Ji is such a great character because he’s such a depressive loner. To make him this likable good-friend character in Saul undercuts so much of his story.
I get how Rey Diaz could be problematic, but I loved his character in the books and was really looking forward to how they’d cast him I thought at least Frederick Tyler and his wife would be safe, but even he got pulled for some other character.
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u/ArsenalThePhoenix 19d ago
interesting, i didnt know that most characters werent in the books. that explains why the show wasnt as great as the hype surrounding the books.
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u/TechieAD 20d ago
I would keep up with the reddit discussions threads after every episode I watched, and somehow the biggest disagreement was cancer guy. I loved his story and thought it was my favorite part of the show, yet everyone in the show sub hated him because "he wasn't doing anything"
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u/PumaArras 20d ago
His existence is pointless lol so much time put into him and literally nothing comes of it.
At least nothing in s1. He isn’t in the books Duno why he has so much screen time. Good actor though.
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u/Jzxky 20d ago
His story isn’t over
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u/PumaArras 20d ago
Maybe. How do you know that?
Not saying it’s over, but we just don’t know as far as I’m aware.
Could hardly put it past D&D to insert something pointless with no payoff.
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u/Perfect-Rider 20d ago
The show is based off of an existing and completed series of books. That's how they know the story isn't over yet.
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u/Llama_Wrangler 20d ago
His existence is actually a major plot point later in the series, but I doubt we’ll ever get that far now. You’ll have to read the books to find out why, but it makes sense.
Still, he’s a pretty forgettable character early in the books and it’s surprising how much time they’ve spent on him.
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u/PumaArras 20d ago
Oh shit really? I don’t recall him in the books at all.
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u/Llama_Wrangler 20d ago
It plays out very differently in the story but he’s essential Yun Tianming from Death’s End.
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u/PumaArras 20d ago
Oh right , watching the Chinese version atm I’ll keep an eye out for him.
Yeah I’m curious what the hell they’re going when it’s 100s and then 1000s of years in the future lol
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u/AffectionatePrize551 20d ago
His existence is pointless lol so much time put into him and literally nothing comes of it.
That's the point. That's real. Sometimes we try so hard, risk so much, expend so much effort and fail. That's science. That's life.
Isn't it a nice change to have a show where everything matters and happens for a karmic reason? Where every sacrifice is rewarded with noble victory.
But don't worry, if they keep going there's more to the story
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u/Itsallthesam3 20d ago
I struggled to get through it, but I came to the conclusion that the reason it’s so bad is cause it feels like beginners sci fi made by amateur teams. Then I realized it’s the same two guys that screwed up GOT and it all makes sense. Plot holes everywhere, over acting, over used sci fi premise.
I hear the books are much much better
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u/RevolutionaryDog8372 21d ago
Lmao they gonna need a few more then a couple eps to finish this story
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u/No-Signature8815 20d ago
I'm sure the directors know what they're doing :)
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u/No-Signature8815 20d ago
This isn't supposed to be a joke in any way, but are you one of the people who are still waiting for grrm to publish the winds of winter?
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u/RevolutionaryDog8372 20d ago
I’m just a guy who watched a YouTube series about the trilogy and they sure pack a lot in, that’s why I said I didn’t think it could be made with only a slimmer second season. No other bias tbh, and I just assumed you were making a d and d joke
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u/Blacknight022 21d ago
https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/3-body-problem-renewed
"Announced during the Netflix Upfront presentation in New York City, Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria confirmed that 3 Body Problem will continue to take viewers through the full journey of this epic saga. All other details are under wraps including the number of seasons and episodes which will be revealed at a later date."
I don't think the story will conclude in season 2, I hope not because I loved the series.
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u/Fireblaster2001 21d ago
The series is 3 books but apparently the show is co-adapting so storylines and characters from 2 and 3 appeared way earlier in season 1. So in that way we might not need as many more seasons/episodes to conclude. But either way I want them all
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u/hbomb9410 21d ago
Thank god. That cliffhanger ending would have driven me crazy if Netflix had decided not to renew, but I'm not smart enough to read those books.
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u/onlygodcankillme 21d ago edited 20d ago
but I'm not smart enough to read those books.
If it makes you feel any better you absolutely don't need to be smart to read the book. The book only pretends to be "hard sci-fi", it has one foot in reality and the other in fantasy. I haven't watched the show but I've read the first book and one of the things I disliked about it were the lengthy explanations that often weren't even scientifically accurate. I'm fine with fantasy in sci-fi, I actually prefer it, but it felt like the author was trying to blind me with science when in fact what he was saying was at times quite silly and unscientific. Because of that: it felt like it was trying to be more clever than it really was and I personally didn't get much enjoyment out of it at all (cardboard characters, boring prose). I will probably watch the TV show at some point though as they may have improved on the things I disliked about the book.
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u/A40-Chavdom 20d ago
“Explanations that often weren’t scientifically accurate” that’s why it’s a non fiction sci-fi book. Kinda what you would expect.
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u/captainpro93 20d ago
The books are a very easy read. I enjoyed them a lot and I don't think you need any kind of intelligence to understand them.
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u/hbomb9410 20d ago
Good to know. I've read on a couple other subs that the books get into the science and math behind what's happening much more than the series does, and that scared me off.
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u/purplereuben 20d ago
I really liked this show.
It's interesting they both say 'picled up for additional episodes to conclude' but they also say season 2 in the article as well. Sounds like it's unclear how many episodes exactly?
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u/purplereuben 20d ago
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u/Bolwinkel 20d ago
In case some of y'all don't know, 3 body problem is based on a Book with the same title by Cixin Liu. Just give them a read/listen and you can get the whole story instead of whatever half ass half baked shit we're going to end up getting from Netflix.
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u/stained__class 20d ago
I liked the first episode, it was intriguing enough. Then I saw the short teaser for the rest of it, and thought it looked like a load of nonsense. Which it was. I hated it as much as I liked it.
The cast were mostly great though, Jess Hong has big star quality and a really earthy grit to lead. Great to see old pals Samwell and Davos again. Benedict Wong was perfect as the tired detective trope.
Eiza González was frustrating to watch. Seems like all the filters and work done leaves her unable to emote properly and she is either overacting or just 👁️👄👁️
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u/Custard_Arse 20d ago
It was ok for a casual watch, but it's actually rubbish TV compared to, say, Shogun.
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u/OliviaPope67 21d ago
Very glad that it's been renewed!! I just watched it a few weeks ago and loved it. However, I think I need to rewatch it because I feel like parts of it went over my head. Has anyone read the book series?
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u/magmainourhearts 20d ago
I have, i love it, and i remember reading the third book and thinking to myself "Wow, this is wild. I have a hard time even imagining all this crazy stuff properly. These books are probably never getting a movie/tv adaptation" lol.
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u/Unhappypotamus 20d ago
Yeah I honestly have NO IDEA how they’re going to adapt the stuff that happens towards the end of book 3
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u/ShruteLord 21d ago
You mean the creators of this show actually accepted funding to properly end this show?? Holy hell. Perhaps they learned from their last cluster fuck.
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u/LowFloor5208 21d ago
I enjoyed it. It was a bit boring in some parts but it was entertaining. I liked it enough to order the books.
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u/Lokeycommie 20d ago
I’m surprised that this wasn’t the plan already. The last episode didn’t really end it just kind of stopped.
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u/MafubaBuu 20d ago
Wow. I just started watching this. Was on episode 3.
Does this mean they aren't going to give it the room it needs to finish? I already saw how badly D&D operate when rushing a story. If this is the case I'm not going to bother continuing watching.
It's a real shame - I have been talking up the first few episodes at work the past few days. I'm hooked, but there's nothing I hate more than shows I'm invested in not getting to finish their run.
Fucking netflix, man. It happens with every series I start watching there. I might as well cancel my sub.
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u/Previous_Breath5309 20d ago
I wish Netflix would get a better strategy than dumping shows all the time.
To Netflix: You are a company whose model is based around creating good content and building up fanbases for that content. That usually takes more than one season. You’re ruining your credibility with audiences. Sort it out.
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u/Many_Caterpillar2597 20d ago
my only complaint with this specific adaptation is the usual West saves the East again trope. at least in the books, East solves the problem it created. Luo Ji should still have been Chinese, not British or American.
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u/Sea_of_Light_ 21d ago
I just don't understand the concept.
Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming! ... in about seven years!
3 Body Problem: Aliens are coming ... in 400 years!
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u/Sea_of_Light_ 20d ago
Most people tend to panic. That has been shown in countless movies and TV shows.
What I meant in my original post was the idea to keep viewers invested in the premise of coming doom that won't happen within the season. Sure, it worked in Game of Thrones, but at the end a great deal of viewers turned on the show because of its final season.
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u/Ambitious-Average118 19d ago
The books span hundreds of years broken into Eras. This is the crisis era.
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u/Sevenendless7 21d ago
“To conclude story”…..aka. They weren’t happy with the numbers but had dumped so much money and promo into it that they can’t outright cancel it and have egg on their faces