The Three Body Problem Netflix adaptation trailer [video]

I really enjoyed the first half of the book, but hated the later parts. [spoilers:]

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The idea that the aliens could modify protons to become super-powerful supercomputers that could manipulate matter in basically arbitrary ways (and then use this to mess psychologically with individual humans) really violates my idea of good science fiction. There should be a coherent science model behind how things work in-universe and if the universe is basically supposed to be ours the science should basically be ours as well, possibly with some tweaks or extensions. That storyline just doesn't go for me.

When there was all the discussion about the 'shooter and the farmer' hypothesis I was convinced the sci-fi explanation coming was that the protagonist's world was really a simulation; the demonstrations violating physics then would be explained by someone having control outside the simulation. The lesson of the shooter and farmer stories is that empirical induction (like understanding the physics of our world via scienctific experiment) would give incorrect results if there was an outside power manipulating the results (in my anticipated storyline, the simulation). But instead the book went its own frustrating direction tht didn't tie with the shooter and farmer stories.

No major spoilers that I noticed. Really recommend reading the books, each was pretty mind blowing to me in a different way. The best kind of sci-fi - that which makes you think and wonder.

I'm really looking forward to this after reading all 3 books a few years ago. I tried to watch the Chinese TV version last year but lost interest.

But will it be 30 episodes like the Chinese version? Which, to be honest, I enjoyed.