Review by Stskyshaker

I remember getting blown away by the books 10 years ago and thinking to myself: pity this is unfilmable.

But what a job they've done here. While the main setting was moved to England, the show remained faithful to the core sci-fi concepts and visualized the grand scale of them in truly stunning ways. That is no small feat and already halfway to success in my book - the Three-Body trilogy's ideas are the kind that stays with you for the rest of your life and to see them turned into a different medium so competently is just incredibly satisfying.

My only complaint is that the charactor development was a bit one-dimensional. Sure, that isn't all that much in the souce material. But being the main antagonist does not mean Ye Wenjie should be looking stern 99% of the time.

All in all this is a perfect companion to a modern classic. There is a lot in the series that is not in the books, and vice versa, but there is nothing inconsistent or incoherent. You could read the books then watch the series, or watch the series then read the books, and find yourself enjoying both in different and complementary ways.