Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Divides and Confuses the Hell Out of Viewers at Series Mania: ‘It’s a Bit Like Watching ‘Lost’ All Over Again’
16.03.2024 - 21:43
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Marta Balaga Netflix’s big gamble, “3 Body Problem” – created by “Game of Thrones” masterminds David Benioff and D.B.Weiss with Alexander Woo – opened Lille’s Series Mania on Friday, immediately dividing the viewers on a series well reviewed by Variety. “It’s a very ambitious show and it has a great scale, but I wonder when all the hooks they got into me will reward me with knowledge. I see a lot of potential, but I don’t see a clear path,” actor Malick Bauer told Variety after the screening.
One of this year’s International Competition jurors, he is known for the first German Disney+ series “Sam – A Saxon.” “It can be a great thing, but I do worry if the audience will be given their time. It’s one of the biggest problems in today’s shows: You need to capture people right away, otherwise they will find something else. Is it too slow? For a media consumer in 2024, yes.
For an artist, no. It’s a bit like watching ‘Lost’ all over again. I am willing to wait, but I am not sure if the market will follow.” Director Bertrand Desrochers, behind miniseries “Les Oubliettes,” added: “It reminded me of ‘Dune,’ where the first movie served as a trailer for the second one.
‘Oh look, Zendaya! If you give me money for another one, I will show you more of her.’ It’s all about building this suspense.” With several industry players opting to go off the record, calling the first two episodes “slow,” “overcomplicated” and “cold,” and quite a few walkouts after the pilot, “3 Body Problem” might not be able to follow into “GoT’s” crowd-pleasing footsteps. It might, however, earn cult status. “I am very surprised this is their next step after ‘GoT,’ but it’s great that they are taking a chance.