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Nordic4tKnight t1_j2bkpuy wrote

Three Body Problem. Could either be a complete disaster or a new Netflix masterpiece.

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MrOstrichman t1_j2cjyv6 wrote

I’d never heard of the show, but based on the Wikipedia summaries I just read, it has so much potential and it is a prime candidate to be a classic Netflix disaster.

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thrasymacus2000 t1_j2d6kzl wrote

Nothing about this story is really asking to be put on a screen. And the higher dimensional stuff pretty much can't be put on a screen and make any kind of sense.

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dinoroo t1_j2dhufm wrote

I read the books. They basically did something similar with higher dimensional stuff in Inception although that was toned down but the idea is that you could see everything at the same time. A 4-d being or object in 3-d space would be pretty easy. Imagine a tiger but made up of floating 3-d droplets with space in between those droplets. That’s one interpretation of how a 4-d thing would appear to us. Although there is basically none of that in this book series.

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MeronDC t1_j2bq6jn wrote

Is this show even going to release in 2023? I don't even know if the recordings have started yet

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-Frances-The-Mute- t1_j2dorpe wrote

Filming finished in September, so they're in post production right now.

Here's an article talking about their lack of marketing. But it doesn't talk about the D&D shaped elephant in the room.

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MeronDC t1_j2dq322 wrote

thanks! do you have any info on the show's budget?

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-Frances-The-Mute- t1_j2ef6mq wrote

$200 Million confirmed for a multi-project Netflix deal with D&D.

$1 Billion rumoured offer from Amazon for the rights to the series.

Nothing concrete, but if Netflix spent Rings of Power money on securing the rights then you'd expect the budget would be in the hundreds of millions.

Maybe someone who knows the books better can tell you how expensive they think it would be to make.

E.g. Is it near future, or full on Bladerunner? A little VFX, or half the movie?

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Nordic4tKnight t1_j2etksd wrote

1st book can be done pretty cheap outside of the VR game. It is the Dark Forest and 3rd book where things get crazy (centuries into the future, space battles, etc.)

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powerfulKRH t1_j2erja2 wrote

I bought this book 6 months ago and haven’t started it yet I’ll let you know if I ever do lol

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Ragefan66 t1_j2cyx6b wrote

Knowing D&D are behind it.....we're fucked

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IceQueen789 t1_j2dqak4 wrote

You forget D&D were great at adapting the first few seasons. It’s only when they needed to start planning an end game that the show turned mediocre (around Season 5-6). This series is completed.

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troyboltonislife t1_j2e6lyw wrote

It’s Netflix. They will skimp out on all the shit that makes a great show and rely on name recognition alone for viewers. See every adaptation they’ve ever made

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