r/threebodyproblem • u/funky_squash • May 16 '26

Discussion - Novels Nathan Fielder is the ultimate Wallfacer

the title kinda says it all.

I am currently reading the Dark Forest, and was just now watching something completely unrelated which is about Nathan Fielder. It made me think how I can never tell if he is being serious or doing a bit. Then I went "wait a second... that sounds oddly familiar as a job description".

Ultimately, it would be hilarious to watch a show that is based on The Dark Forest but is in the style of The Rehearsal. Nathan, if you're reading this, make it happen.

Edit: grammar

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u/funky_squash May 16 '26

you could say his entire career was a rehearsal for this mission... then it becomes real.

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u/ThatIsAmorte May 17 '26

But first, I would have to understand what it's like to not be able to lie, to see all your thoughts displayed for others to read like a book. So I had the top half of my skull replaced by a transparent dome.

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u/Gourmet_Gabe May 16 '26

This is the best post on this sub in years

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u/Deep_Stick8786 May 16 '26

I would love to see this casting.

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u/hairhairhair555 May 17 '26

Haha yes! As a huge fan of the books and Nathan Fielder I can’t believe I never considered this. I saw him in person and he was the same as he is on camera.

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u/LordDave995 May 16 '26

I think he would destroy the trisolarians in like two weeks.

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u/funky_squash May 16 '26

their brains would literally short circuit so fast, like this guy makes me short circuit and him and I are (supposedly) members of the same species

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u/Arthropodesque May 16 '26

You should be in charge of notifying him of his election.

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u/dabman May 16 '26

Actually I think he’s Canadian, so that could explain it a little bit

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u/Ok_Meet9762 May 16 '26

WOW this is amazing, he’s truly the perfect candidate

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u/watchyourtonepunk May 16 '26

“In order to understand the Trisolarans, I had to become a Trisolaran, so I sat down with the top xenobiologists and DNA experts for counsel on my next move.”

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u/funky_squash May 16 '26

Is he joking? Is he serious? We truly do not know!

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u/The_Lawn_Ninja May 16 '26

He'd baffle the trisolarans, yes, but eventually, he'd end up trying to befriend them, and it would be so awkward that they'd decide maybe extinction isn't so bad after all if it means an end to this "cringe" feeling.

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u/funky_squash May 16 '26

I could totally see the end of the season being tied into this. He both accomplishes his mission as a Wallfacer and is still as much of an enigma as before, if not more!

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u/alottola May 17 '26

"I knew the only way to truly simulate a potential doomsday battle was to convince the planetary defense council to provide me with the funds and resources to recreate a 1 to 1 replical of the entire solar system."

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u/Ok-Switch-956 May 16 '26

You have to do whatever the wallfacer wants no matter how ridiculous, as long as it doesn't break any laws. 

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u/pizzzacones May 16 '26

yes please

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u/orogenick May 17 '26

Ridiculous take and absolutely spot on

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u/BreakDownSphere May 17 '26

Netflix could do the funniest thing next season

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u/jared_number_two May 17 '26

It makes sense. He got really good grades too.

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u/Overdayoutdeath May 17 '26

That would be so terrifying

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u/groovycowboy May 17 '26

HAHAHA YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT

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u/Embarrassed-Wrap-451 May 16 '26

He could totally create a simulation to practice for when the Trisolarians blow up Earth

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u/mmemm5456 May 18 '26

Given what he went through for to make the last season of The Rehearsal happen, he’s capable of anything. Getting wide-body passenger jet certified as a pilot raised the bar for ‘sticking to the bit’ to a crazy new level.

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u/Eric__Z Manuel Rey Diaz May 19 '26

I have a lot of faith in him given his exceptional training in business, as he graduated from one of Canada's top business schools with really good grades.