BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 Anybody else checking this out on Netflix? It's the best thing I've watched in quite a while. Sci-fi with an engaging story and characters you actually GAF about. This is the first of hopefully several more season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 1,985 Posted March 30, 2024 6 minutes ago, BeachGuy23 said: Anybody else checking this out on Netflix? Is it new? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said: Is it new? Yes out a week or so. Supposedly the most expensive netflix show ever. Based on some Chinese sci-fi novels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 1,985 Posted March 30, 2024 Just now, BeachGuy23 said: Yes out a week or so. Supposedly the most expensive netflix show ever. Based on some Chinese sci-fi novels. Hell, I'll check that out later tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said: Hell, I'll check that out later tonight Enjoy boyo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,517 Posted March 30, 2024 7 minutes ago, BeachGuy23 said: Yes out a week or so. Supposedly the most expensive netflix show ever. Based on some Chinese sci-fi novels. Seen it on there, are there subtitles ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 2 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: Seen it on there, are there subtitles ? Just very occasionally in the beginning. This show kicks ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,517 Posted March 30, 2024 Just now, BeachGuy23 said: Just very occasionally in the beginning. This show kicks ass. Thanks and okay I can deal with that, will give it a watch in the next few days and thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 6 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: Thanks and okay I can deal with that, will give it a watch in the next few days and thanks. Haha I hate subtitles too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,902 Posted March 30, 2024 Watched it. Pretty meh. But i did power through it. However. The science? Please. How does this alien species, that has supposedly been watching us all the time, not know that one thing about us and have to find out from little red riding hood? Blah. Dont get me started on the ship problem. Also....one guy ordered every particle accelerator to do the same thing at the same time? Pish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gutterboys Flip Flops 110 Posted March 30, 2024 I love smart intelligent sci fi!!! Best thing since expanse. To bad the morons are already complaining. Will probably roon a 2nd season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,400 Posted March 30, 2024 I’m going to watch the last episode tonight. I sort of disliked it early on - the virtual reality bits were pretty cheesy. But it’s won me over. I’ve seen shows and movies about an imminent alien invasion before but never a show where 1) the aliens aren’t expected to be arrive for 400 years and 2) they’re more advanced than us now but progressing technologically at a slower pace than humanity. It’s an interesting angle. It’s also sort of unclear whether they’re truly malevolent or even what they’re like. My wife read the series and said they compressed the first book a lot to fit it into a season. It’s a trilogy so I guess we can expect 2 more seasons. I’d give it a 3.5 / 5. Definitely not must watch TV but pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 573 Posted March 30, 2024 1 hour ago, BeachGuy23 said: Anybody else checking this out on Netflix? It's the best thing I've watched in quite a while. Sci-fi with an engaging story and characters you actually GAF about. This is the first of hopefully several more season. It is planned for 3 seasons. I’m loving it. I’m friends with one of the guys in the production staff. He actually got his name in the credits, which he never got with GOT. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 30, 2024 3 minutes into the first episode and the first thing they show is a huge rally of the Democrat Party. They really are no different than Mao's Cultural Revolutionaries - mindless, violent zealots beholden to dogma and the cult - that's why it was so easy to assume and believe that it was a Democrat rally. The only thing missing was the pink pvssy hats in place of Mao's dunce caps. Other than that, there is literally no difference between today's liberal and Mao's zealots. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,903 Posted March 30, 2024 I read the books, which are fantastic. I wasn't sure if China would allow netflix to... do what netflix does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 30, 2024 13 minutes in and it's already unbelievable. Girl in bar says to dude that she "designs self-assembling synthetic polymer nanofibers and started a company that manufacters them.". Okay, I can believe in aliens and and time travel stuff, but that's just too much suspension of disbelief right there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 30, 2024 Thanks for the heads up. Wife and I will be needing a new series to watch soon. Need to wrap up the Guy Ritchie series "The Gentlemen" first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 30, 2024 Just now, DonS said: Thanks for the heads up. Wife and I will be needing a new series to watch soon. Need to wrap up the Guy Ritchie series "The Gentlemen" first. Watched the first episode of that - so far so good! Does it get better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 21 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: 3 minutes into the first episode and the first thing they show is a huge rally of the Democrat Party. They really are no different than Mao's Cultural Revolutionaries - mindless, violent zealots beholden to dogma and the cult - that's why it was so easy to assume and believe that it was a Democrat rally. The only thing missing was the pink pvssy hats in place of Mao's dunce caps. Other than that, there is literally no difference between today's liberal and Mao's zealots. 7 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: 13 minutes in and it's already unbelievable. Girl in bar says to dude that she "designs self-assembling synthetic polymer nanofibers and started a company that manufacters them.". Okay, I can believe in aliens and and time travel stuff, but that's just too much suspension of disbelief right there. god you're a bore. Pathetic partisan douchenozzle take your petty cultist nonsense to another thread. SMH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 30, 2024 Eiza Gonzalez is smokin' hot, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 573 Posted March 30, 2024 1 minute ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: Eiza Gonzalez is smokin' hot, though. Maybe if she gained 15-20 lbs. That chick is too skinny! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SUXBNME 1,499 Posted March 30, 2024 8 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: Watched the first episode of that - so far so good! Does it get better? Fukkion AWESOME series 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: Watched the first episode of that - so far so good! Does it get better? It's good. Funny and fast paced in typical Guy Ritchie fashion. Ended up turning on subtitles though as the quick and heavily accented English is hard to follow at times. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone24 1,913 Posted March 30, 2024 2 hours ago, BeachGuy23 said: Anybody else checking this out on Netflix? It's the best thing I've watched in quite a while. Sci-fi with an engaging story and characters you actually GAF about. This is the first of hopefully several more season. Ah nice. Yeah, I’ve seen it but I haven’t quite started it up yet, but it did look interesting. Might check it out. I mean, if one of the most insufferable people in this board likes it it must be really good. Hah…jk jk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeachGuy23 642 Posted March 30, 2024 Boyos give it at least 3 episodes. If you don’t like it after that feel free to come in here and mock me. And I won’t ever destroy you back per my usual. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,058 Posted March 31, 2024 2 hours ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: 13 minutes in and it's already unbelievable. Girl in bar says to dude that she "designs self-assembling synthetic polymer nanofibers and started a company that manufacters them.". Okay, I can believe in aliens and and time travel stuff, but that's just too much suspension of disbelief right there. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,400 Posted March 31, 2024 4 hours ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: 13 minutes in and it's already unbelievable. Girl in bar says to dude that she "designs self-assembling synthetic polymer nanofibers and started a company that manufacters them.". Okay, I can believe in aliens and and time travel stuff, but that's just too much suspension of disbelief right there. I did sort of chuckle at the idea of this obvious Instagram model being among the greatest scientific minds in the world. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 31, 2024 6 minutes ago, MDC said: I did sort of chuckle at the idea of this obvious Instagram model being among the greatest scientific minds in the world. Sounds like Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist in that one James Bond movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeenHereBefore 1,517 Posted March 31, 2024 1 hour ago, DonS said: Sounds like Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist in that one James Bond movie. That fantasy of yours can come true on OnlyFans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonS 3,292 Posted March 31, 2024 11 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said: That fantasy of yours can come true on OnlyFans. Ooh, slide your cooling rod deep into my reactor.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 31, 2024 11 hours ago, MDC said: I did sort of chuckle at the idea of this obvious Instagram model being among the greatest scientific minds in the world. Right? She didn't sell that line at all. Totally took me out of the show for a few seconds. Not to mention the fact that they gender-swapped her character for this show. In the book, her character is a dude. And in the Chinese series (just called 3 Body), it's also a dude. The show is still pretty good, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,400 Posted March 31, 2024 1 hour ago, EternalShinyAndChrome said: Right? She didn't sell that line at all. Totally took me out of the show for a few seconds. Not to mention the fact that they gender-swapped her character for this show. In the book, her character is a dude. And in the Chinese series (just called 3 Body), it's also a dude. The show is still pretty good, though. My wife keeps telling me what they got wrong or had to condense / remove from the books. Having not read them, all I can go on is the show. I hated the VR stuff and some of the choices of actors Is a little dubious but overall it was fine. I’d watch another season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EternalShinyAndChrome 4,085 Posted March 31, 2024 5 minutes ago, MDC said: My wife keeps telling me what they got wrong or had to condense / remove from the books. Having not read them, all I can go on is the show. I hated the VR stuff and some of the choices of actors Is a little dubious but overall it was fine. I’d watch another season. Yeah, me too. I'm invested for the long haul so they got my attention. I like this kind of stuff anyways. It's a good thing they did since these writers screwed up the last 2 seasons of Game of Thrones. They owed us fans, bigly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 573 Posted March 31, 2024 19 hours ago, supermike80 said: Watched it. Pretty meh. But i did power through it. However. The science? Please. How does this alien species, that has supposedly been watching us all the time, not know that one thing about us and have to find out from little red riding hood? Blah. Dont get me started on the ship problem. Also....one guy ordered every particle accelerator to do the same thing at the same time? Pish. Even though I’m enjoying it, there are several issues. The Santi decide to annihilate humans after learning humans lie. But Episode 1 opens with them already attempting to destroy our scientific community and that is well before they learn about lying. Also, lying is such a part of humanity that it seems improbable they wouldn’t have known already. Also, humanity faces annihilation because of one dude’s inability to explain FICTION. How do the Santi understand the reason why their coming isn’t being vociferously declared to the world? Don’t they question why knowledge of their coming is a secret club? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,902 Posted March 31, 2024 1 hour ago, MLCKAA said: Even though I’m enjoying it, there are several issues. The Santi decide to annihilate humans after learning humans lie. But Episode 1 opens with them already attempting to destroy our scientific community and that is well before they learn about lying. Also, lying is such a part of humanity that it seems improbable they wouldn’t have known already. Also, humanity faces annihilation because of one dude’s inability to explain FICTION. How do the Santi understand the reason why their coming isn’t being vociferously declared to the world? Don’t they question why knowledge of their coming is a secret club? Not to mention. We were earned by a pacifist san ti to not contact them again. So isnt that san ti a liar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 573 Posted March 31, 2024 1 hour ago, supermike80 said: Not to mention. We were earned by a pacifist san ti to not contact them again. So isnt that san ti a liar? He was at least being deceitful by secretly warning that Chinese chick not to contact them again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 4,058 Posted March 31, 2024 You two want to get a room? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jose M 125 Posted April 1, 2024 They switched out the man character to à female? Lol. Watched the original Chinese version. Not got to subject myself to the gay version with physics on beachgay's level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLCKAA 573 Posted April 1, 2024 33 minutes ago, Jose M said: They switched out the man character to à female? Lol. Watched the original Chinese version. Not got to subject myself to the gay version with physics on beachgay's level. Not the main character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites