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‘3 Body Problem’ Production Designer on Building Ancient Mongolia, a Medieval Cathedral and VR Headsets

I just finished watching episode 6 of this series. The previews made me curious enough to watch it, despite the negative reviews on IMDb (one from a guy who hadn’t even watched it, but had written a review of the reviews and then speculated about the series). The age of journalism is dead, or so it seems!

Here’s a Variety article looking at the work of Production Designer, Deborah Riley. It would appear that if I was more artistically gifted, this would have been my dream job. I love the collaborative process, she discusses. As a Director, it always appeals to me.

“Netflix’s new series reunites Riley with creators David Benioff and D.B Weiss. “That show [Game of Thrones] was vast insofar as cold and hot environments and in its scope and scale, but I had no idea what the term meant until ‘3 Body Problem,’” Riley says, comparing the two shows.”

The series moves from the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1960s to a present day London and on to the gaming world. (With more time jumps and locations along the way). I’m loving the vast scope of the story and the characters are magnificently drawn and the actors do a great job. I particularly love Liam Cunningham (Thomas Wade), Eiza Gonzalez (Auggie Salazar), Alex Sharp (Will Downing), John Bradley (Jack Rooney), but all the cast really catch the eye and are characters of substance.

But the real eye-catcher is the production design. Well done, Deborah Riley and your team of collaborators.

Tonight I’ll be watching episode 7, if there are not too many viewers on our Netflix family package! Yes I know, a first world problem. But please delve into this series and keep us posted on your thoughts. And please, no spoilers - don’t ruin the ride for other viewers.

https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/3-body-problem-production-designe...

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Sydney Summers

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- Maurice Vaughan
1 month ago

Best of luck to you on your pitch Justin!!

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- Justin Groats
- Maurice Vaughan
1 month ago

Sending you all the good vibes.

Ashley Renee Smith

Awesome! Fingers crossed for you, Justin Groats!

Sam Sokolow

Justin Groats - wishing you huge success with your pitch. Please let us know how it goes.

Justin Groats

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- Sydney Summers
- Maurice Vaughan
1 month ago

Posted an update everyone

Dustin Richardson

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- Geoff Hall
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I really enjoy "Strange New Worlds", Geoff Hall. It's been my favorite recent Star Trek series. I like how fun and adventurous it is. Feels closer in tune with the original series. I'm mostly looking...

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- Geoff Hall
- Jacqueline Maddison
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I love Trek and everything they put out. Kurtzman is so good and has been his entire career. May the universe live long and prosper.

Geoff Hall

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- Dustin Richardson
1 month ago

Dustin Richardson yeah, it’s a great series. I would go around to my sons and watch it. My daughter and I are watching TNG at the moment. Every season is on our TV provider and I had forgotten how won...

1 month ago

Sam Sokolow he’s a true powerhouse, with a strong work ethic! By IMDb Pro he has 19 film projects and 5 TV titles in development. He must have a great personal assistant to help him navigate all of th...

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- Geoff Hall
- Maurice Vaughan
2 months ago

Very cool read. Finishing up PALM ROYALE and it's next in the cue - I can't wait to dive in!

Cool, Geoff Hall! Really good production design always impresses. I'm glad the age of production design isn't dead like "the age of journalism" is, lol.

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- Maurice Vaughan
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Sam Sokolow let me know what you think, please Sam.

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- Geoff Hall
- Maurice Vaughan
1 month ago

I know you and I already discussed this earlier this week, Geoff Hall, but I really can't wait to start watching this!! It looks awesome! Thank you for sharing.

Ashley Renee Smith just finished watching the first series. I wonder how long we will have to wait for the second series? It would make great binge material for an Easter weekend!...

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- Maurice Vaughan
2 months ago

American Fiction was my favorite movie of last year. Johnson & Bergman make great movies and TV shows in so many different genres and price points. A big nod to the power of excellence in story telling. Inspiring.

Maurice Vaughan

2 months ago

I didn't know T-Street produced "Knives Out" and "Glass Onion," Amanda Toney. They're two of my favorite Mystery movies. Can't wait for the next one. I'm guessing "American Fiction" winning the Oscar...

I love Rian Johnson. I'm honestly excited about anything that he does!

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2 months ago

This is a very cool model and rewards the bold filmmaker who can get their pilot done - I hope it works and creates more opportunity in the TV landscape.

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- Richard Buzzell
2 months ago

Richard Buzzell thanks Richard. It seems that reducing the role of executives might be a good thing if the current system is not working well?

Sam Sokolow Hi Sam, I suppose that if you have a production company with capital, or can leverage it, then why not produce your own pilot and then take it around the marketplace.

Is there a downside t...

Richard Buzzell

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- Geoff Hall
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Geoff - Attaching named talent to a speculative project would definitely be a problem, and this is where the Duplass brothers have an advantage due to their high profile within the industry.

Amanda Toney

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I give them a lot of credit - the quick to screen ability and the ability to control your art is exciting for what they’re doing.

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Anna's such an awesome person, executive, producer and educator. She knows this subject so well. What a great opportunity for anyone developing a project set against history.

Great share, Maurice Vaughan - anytime I am asked the most important quality that leads to success in the industry that's my go to - "resilience". Brilliant!

Hi RT Herwig - I don't have access to a vehicle like that at the moment but commenting so my network sees this and maybe someone else does. Wishing you great success with SURFING IN AFGHANISTAN....

Dan MaxXx

I guess $500,000 is Scorsese's fee for using his name. Lol whats surprising is the newbie writer had $500K to hire MS

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- Tucker Teague
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$500k is a lot, Tucker Teague! I wonder if Simon Afram and Edward Kahl would've had better results if they used that money to pitch the script or hire a director to make them a proof of concept/short...

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