As a Chinese viewer, I just finished watching Netflix's version of the three-body problem. Let me share my opinion

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If I had to rate the show, on a scale of 10, I’d give it 7.0-7.5. It’s lower than I expected, but it’s still a decent, and worth watching sci-fi.

Now viewers in China are scolding Netflix for playing the three-body problem too badly.

I think the current situation of the Internet in China is not much different from the Cultural Revolution, as shown in the work. Because I just commented on the Chinese Internet “I think the Netflix version is OK, not that bad”, I was scolded by Chinese netizens, so I had to keep silent on the Chinese Internet and use a vpn to share my opinion here.

Admittedly, I think the Tencent version of the three-body problem is definitely better than the Netflix version of the three-body problem, and I can score 8-8.5 points for the Tencent version of the three-body problem.

After all, the Tencent version of the Three-Body Problem has 30 episodes, which is enough time to show the various details of the first book, while the Netflix version only has eight episodes, and it includes some of the content of the second and third books, so I can understand that the Netflix version of the Three-Body problem will cut and adapt more content, but it will not affect the viewing.

I think both the Netflix version of the three-body problem and the Tencent version of the three-body problem are worth looking at. And both have advantages and disadvantages. Tencent’s version of the three-body story will be more protracted, and the theoretical knowledge inside is sometimes too complicated, which is not easy for people to understand the three-body problem for the first time.

The Netflix version of the Three-body problem is easier to understand and friendly for those who are new to this kind of science fiction.

So, if you are watching the three-body problem for the first time or the first time you come into contact with this science fiction work, I would recommend you to watch the Netflix version of the three-body problem first, and then go to the Tencent version.

All in all, I don’t think Netflix’s adaptation was a failure, and I’m looking forward to Netflix’s second adaptation.

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The problem is that anyone who’s into science fiction usually has heard of the Three body problem

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The remarks on Douban are scathing so I can understand why it would be difficult to try and leave a positive comment right now. Is there any discussion going on on weibo? It’s hard to look at weibo without being able to log in, and I can’t log in…

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你不过就是被骂了跑外网来诉苦罢了，中国互联网确实浮躁，但你把对网飞三体的批评归咎于媒体审查属实搞笑。三体在中国受众这么多，大家对三体所有衍生作品都非常关注，三体动画出版的时候bilibili在平台删除对他们不利的言论有用吗？不还是被网民骂的狗血淋头。腾讯三体电视剧在bilibili被限流有影响到被广泛认同吗？拍得烂就是烂，觉得大家对网飞版的批评是因为ccp的媒体审查是彻底的无稽之谈，网飞拍的鱿鱼游戏、黑袍纠察队在国内一样广受好评。

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与文革没有什么不同？6666，主流不觉得好看，你评论又不给证据，你不是找着别人骂，非得显得你小众吗

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The Chinese people’s harsh criticism is not without reason. We can keenly feel the changes from casting to plot. We don’t know whether it is intentional or unintentional malice. We do not reject the description of the Cultural Revolution in the original material, but we reject their distortion of the creation of ”Ye Wenjie“, the center of the entire drama. This is unforgivable. And this is just the most obvious. You think it’s okay only because you have been assimilated by Western ideas. In addition, don‘t talk about where there is freedom of speech. The current situation of Tiktok is an example.

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I’m just objectively expressing what I think is good about the Netflix trisomy problem. I’m not saying it’s better than the Tencent version. On the contrary, I think the Tencent version is better than the Netflix version. A lot of the online criticism of the Netflix version ，I think is reasonable, but I can’t accept that just because I praised the Netflix version, I will be labeled with all kinds of very bad things.

This, in my opinion, is the Cultural Revolution, except that it is no longer possible to beat people and kill them, but the effects of the Cultural Revolution are still there.

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真是单纯为了share your opinion犯不着加你那第三段🤭 说实在话，三体小将早就科幻界原批了，是谁陪着他们把一切上升到体制问题啊？是你吗？一边话里话外指责国内网民敏感肌，一边把群体的敏感用和他们一样的话术概括起来，你也挺敏感的啊？当然得抒发抒发咯，底下那些顺着你的话指哪儿打哪儿的英语评论是不是给看爽了呀？你得到了免费的雇佣兵，某些人对中国的臆想得到了佐证，你们双赢。好嘛，上个网我成你们play的一环了。意识形态问题本来就火药味越来越严重，网飞迎合西方主流娱乐化价值观不要太明显，你可以说它商业化成功，你可以说它符合你的（在国内较为小众）的口味，但直接给保守或者不喜欢淫趴的观众扣顶红卫兵帽子还沉醉在自己的修辞里沾沾自喜，你不是个啥鼻你知道吗？你是恶毒。另外充了梯子就用起来啊，看看这个论坛的英语使用者是不是也在讨论相同的问题？你不会真觉得自己很懂大众吧？哎还真是，你要不是觉得自己既懂中国人又懂外国人参透了人性也没必要发这帖了。

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No wonder you got scolded by the Chinese viewers. Imagine giving just 1 point higher to the tencent adaptation than the woke abomination from Netflix.

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I completely disagree.

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It’s been about a decade since I’ve seen a US adaptation of a Chinese property in the same media and it really made me want to see the more original Chinese version, and this is that for me.

The US versions are either just bad in general, or so different that watching what it was adapted from doesn’t really connect, so I haven’t bothered and just either watched a Chinese property I like and don’t watch the US adaptation, or vice versa.

This one seems like a good one to watch one then the other. Probably go finally read the books, too.

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I just saw first episode and I can say Tencent > Netflix. Tencent is much better for me. Im not saying Netflix is bad, and I also recommend to watch Netflix first and then Tencent if possible. Also I am looking forward to the end scene, because that part was crazy!

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OMG everything goes so fast! This feels like Netflix is done for those who have read the book and has some kind of clue.

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Can someone tell me how they know their exact coordinates in space as they are traveling?? How do they know brain was even on the correct path to them to begin with?? Ugh

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Not Chinese but also a book reader and a huge fan of it. I also land at 7-7.5. Nothing groundbreaking but definitely solid.

But honestly, I was going into it with pretty low expectations. The trailers and promotional stuff didn’t really sit right with me. In the end, I actually ended up being pleasantly surprised so that was nice.

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I have a question for you!

I’m currently watching the Chinese version and I’m loving it. The tension is portrayed really well and Scientists, for the most part, actually talk like scientists.

As a westerner, this is my first time watching a Chinese series and I was shocked at the portrayal of the revolution in the series. I thought it would be censored but I think it actually portrays China in a bad way. I mean, Ye Wenjie hated so much what was happening that she literally invited aliens to fix the issue lol

I thought Chinese media was much more tiptoeing around certain issues, but it didn’t feel like that to me.

What do you think about it?

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“Take a side or leave” some say

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Bootlicking energy intensifies

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Now everything in China is about taking side… black and white, there is no grey zone. It is a huge echo chamber monitored and censored by the CCP , and it is being fed what is considered appropriated by the CCP. People are crazy on plateforms like Weibo and Bilibili

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Did you see the Chinese version? It was basically unwatchable.