Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Adapts the Unadaptable

So there may be some trepidation for those weighing whether to watch their new show. But 3 Body Problem has all the ingredients that made those early seasons of Game of Thrones so compelling: jaw-dropping set pieces, a web of interpersonal conflict, and an existential threat slowly marching toward the gates. For me, there were so many scenes in the books that I read and thought, “I really want to see this.” Throughout the whole trilogy there are so many scenes that are thrilling to read, but also as a TV writer and producer deeply intimidating, because you’re thinking, how are we going to show multiple dimensions on screen? In something like Game of Thrones you embody the characters as a reader, whereas the text you’re working from here is much more concept-driven. Weiss: It’s funny that you mention Asimov, because when I was reading the book it was very clear that Cixin Liu had grown up on that Golden Age pulp science fiction.