TV Obsessive
This week, on The TV Obsessive Podcast Episode 54, Caemeron and Ryan discuss Season 1 of 3 Body Problem. But first, in the news:
- Apple TV+ has released a teaser that includes footage from Severance and Silo
- Casting news for Hijack Season 2
- Sunny, starring Rashida Jones, looks intriguing
- Paul Giamatti has joined the cast for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
- Meanwhile, Hunter Schafer is onboard for Blade Runner 2099
- Late Night with Seth Meyers is losing its band
- Game of Thrones prequel Ten Thousand Ships has been revived
- And House of the Dragon has been renewed for a third season
On 3 Body Problem Season 1
In the 1960s during the Chinese Cultural Revolution, Ye Wenjie, a Chinese astrophysicist, is jailed for her scientific beliefs but is eventually transferred to a secret military base that is trying to make contact with extraterrestrials. After a series of incidents, she decides to communicate with aliens and give them the information they need to migrate to Earth.
In the present day, the aliens’ technology is beginning to interfere with our world and they eventually make themselves known to Earth. However, they will not arrive for 400 years. Present-day scientists and government officials begin trying to make plans for what seems like a hopeless, inevitable future that is centuries away.
- Science in the show v. in the book
- On the motivations of the San-Ti, and their plans
- Thoughts on what might happen in further seasons
- Is the Wallfacer plan feasible?
Next Time on The TV Obsessive Podcast…
We look forward to Season 3 of The Bear by looking back at the first two seasons and thinking about what’s to come.
