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Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” translated Liu Cixin’s epic to the small screen — with one notable exception. For as long as I’d been waiting for Netflix’s new “3 Body Problem” series, an adaptation of what is perhaps contemporary China’s most popular work of fiction, I didn’t exactly go into the first episode with much hope. My friends and I planned a marathon watch party, but it was the kind where you take a shot after every mistake or bad adaptation decision. To my surprise, the experience — embellished with New Haven’s famous Apizza — was quite pleasant. The show hit its marks: It was quick-paced, clearly told, and visually engaging enough to keep us hooked, despite most of us having read the books. By midnight, we’d watched all eight episodes and had barely touched our drinks. Except for at one moment: Seven minutes into episode six, Thomas Wade, the merciless leader of the Planetary Defense Council played by Liam Cunningham, announces the extraplanetary t
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