although game of Thrones‘ David Benioff and DB Weiss Learn a thing or two about adapting a beloved novel for the screen. their new seriesWorking with Alexander Woo presented some new challenges. Netflix 3 physical problems Based on Liu Cixin’s award-winning works three body problemand—out of necessity—other books in his commemoration of earthPast trilogy.
“The guiding principle is to preserve the spirit of the novel,” Wu told io9 in a roundtable interview for the series, talking about how the show’s creators decide what to keep and what to change from the source material. “Do you want to transfer the feeling of awe and wonder you experience when reading a novel to a series? However, it’s a completely different medium – and when you do that, you really have to make changes. The first one is , we all firmly believe, based on our collective experience, that what drives you from episode to episode, and then season after season, is the characters. You can see as many great moments on screen as you want, but unless you Care about the person who is going through it or it won’t mean anything.”
he continued. “So we decided to pull some of the main characters from the second or third book into the first season, have them develop relationships with each other, have them get to know each other, have them cross paths, have them get into conflict or get into trouble with each other and love each other. . This is [the central characters known as] The Oxford Five. Once that was in place, we had to flesh out those characters in a way that was appropriate to the situation. It may have taken two years, but that’s how the core team formed. “
In his answer, Wu mentioned other books in Liu’s trilogy and said that the Netflix series opens the door to more content, which isn’t a spoiler. So far, only one season has been confirmed. But could there be more?
“We’d love to see it to the end,” Benioff said when asked about the team’s best vision for the future of the series. “Obviously, there are three books in the trilogy. The ending is very beautiful. I think the last one page is probably my favorite last page of any science fiction novel I’ve ever read. It’s this stunning final image because it takes you to the end of time, the end of the universe, and ends it in this incredible way , exciting cosmic ways, wrapped it all up in a very emotional, human way. It was unexpected. I still remember exactly where I was when I read the last page, just At that time [Weiss and I] It was decided, Alex joined later: this was the show we wanted to make. So our hope is that the happy ending is that we get to tell the whole story – whether it’s three seasons, four seasons, we’re not sure yet. It will take at least three seasons. “
3 physical problems Coming to Netflix on March 21st.
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