Benioff and Weiss are bringing The Three-Body Problem to Netflix

Hmm.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are adapting the “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy for Netflix, reports TV Line.

I have comments and questions:

• I’ve read the first two books in the series (The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest). These are fascinating stories. They’re also thick. That’s why I haven’t gotten around to the third book–I’ve been too tired to take it on. I have no idea how these books will translate to the screen.

• According to TV Line, author Liu Cixin and translator Ken Liu are consultants on the Netflix project. That’s good, but shouldn’t this adaptation be overseen by people with a cultural background that’s not middle-aged-white-guy? The Chinese perspectives in the book series are essential. I hope they’re not jettisoned to make the Netflix series more “accessible” for non-Chinese audiences.

• Will this series ever see the light of day? Two previous Benioff and Weiss projects ("Confederate” and a new “Star Wars” trilogy) died in development.

• This is a trilogy. Will Benioff and Weiss adapt the first two novels over six well-paced seasons and then rush the last novel in abbreviated seventh and eight seasons? (They do have a track record.)