In some ways the series is actually better than the books. I loved the books, but let’s be honest the characters are not very well written and the plot doesn’t flow very well.

I think the comparison with Asimov is apt in that both writers make sci-fi masterpieces, but are ass at writing people.

The TV series attempts to make the plot coherent and give the characters human personalities and plausible backstories. It does this while telling the whole story in a sort of linear fashion. If you like the book, give the (American) series a try. It’s fucking great.

The Chinese version drags on too long and censors out too much of the plot to make a coherent show IMO. FFS how do you censor the Chinese cultural revolution? Like what is left of the message without that?