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Netflix’s blockbuster 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of the crown jewel of Chinese sci-fi, has sparked passionate debate and divided opinions among fans in the country despite it not being available to watch there.
The series is based on the three-part Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin, a domestic superstar whom readers sometimes jokingly call “God”, and his trilogy “the bible of Chinese sci-fi.”“The original works have a huge influence. Many fans of the books know all the details of the characters in the books by heart, so they have a hard time accepting changes,” Li Dongdong, founder of Chinese sci-fi film community Geek Movie, told AFP.
For many, the Netflix adaptation has very much done that. Spearheaded by the team behind the megahit series Game of Thrones, it transfers most of the action to the United Kingdom and changes the nationalities and genders of some of the key characters. Disagreement with the showrunners’ creative choices is not confined to China. The series was the most watched on Netflix by its second week, but reviews have been mixed, with Rolling Stone calling it “one great big miss”.
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