Anyone watch The Expanse yet?

[Xaia]

It ranks up there with Battlestar galactica, Star Trek TNG, and Firefly. Just giving everyone a heads up, it pretty much inspired me to buy this game since we can't explore space in real life right now.

[Turd Ferguson]

it totally jumps the shark in the second season. it goes from believable to hacky writing with deus ex machina type situations, no character motivation, and 100% predictable. just another show that started strong for a few episodes and fell into the mediocre sci fi trap.

unfortunately, after season 2 BSG fell into the same trap.

[Ser Cartoon of House Head]

First series was great, if a little confusing at times. not got into 2nd season yet, had other things to watch first.

[JinKo82]

Originally posted by Turd Ferguson:

it totally jumps the shark in the second season. it goes from believable to hacky writing with deus ex machina type situations, no character motivation, and 100% predictable. just another show that started strong for a few episodes and fell into the mediocre sci fi trap.

unfortunately, after season 2 BSG fell into the same trap.

haters going to hate. NEW SEASON APRIL 11TH

[Ser Cartoon of House Head]

already? Season 2 only came on a few weeks ago.

[Turd Ferguson]

Originally posted by Cartoon Head:

First series was great, if a little confusing at times. not got into 2nd season yet, had other things to watch first.

Without spoiling it too much.... it goes from realistic space drama to late-stage Stargate/any new Star Trek series where things seem to work not for any logical reason but simply because they script says they work and characters behave in ways that serve the story not because of any kind of character.

[spencer]

I've been enjoying the series but I have to say the books are better than the TV shows!

[Mu77ley]

The Expanse is great.

I've read the first 4 novels, and looking forward to series 3...

[Mu77ley]

Originally posted by Cartoon Head:

already? Season 2 only came on a few weeks ago.

Season 2 was aired Feb - Apr 2017 in the US. Don't know why it's taken so long to get over to Europe.

[fivemilesmile]

I am a total fan of the novels, read them like 5 times over. The Netflix adaptation is however not good at all and totally misses the mark.

[Ser Cartoon of House Head]

Originally posted by Mu77ley:

Originally posted by Cartoon Head:

already? Season 2 only came on a few weeks ago.

Season 2 was aired Feb - Apr 2017 in the US. Don't know why it's taken so long to get over to Europe.

Oh, I thought it was a Netflix made show so shown simultaniously everywhere. Netflix like to brand things as netflix exclusive when they only just bought the series off someone else.

[spencer]

Originally posted by fivemilesmile:

I am a total fan of the novels, read them like 5 times over. The Netflix adaptation is however not good at all and totally misses the mark.

The novels are great and some of the best writing/storytelling is found in the novellas that fill in the background to the main storyline. I really like the casting and production values on the show but the second season really began to diverge from the plot in the books. I am wondering where they are going to take the story...?

[fivemilesmile]

Originally posted by spencer:

Originally posted by fivemilesmile:

I am a total fan of the novels, read them like 5 times over. The Netflix adaptation is however not good at all and totally misses the mark.

The novels are great and some of the best writing/storytelling is found in the novellas that fill in the background to the main storyline. I really like the casting and production values on the show but the second season really began to diverge from the plot in the books. I am wondering where they are going to take the story...?

I don't really see how it could follow the main line of the novels without really big budget and serious technological background - the story in the Expanse "expands" so radically, that any self-respecting director would have a hard time to air that. Also there is the freedom directors think they have and enjoy.

On a tangent, after reading about 50 or so Star Wars books, especially on the Yuuzhan Vong, I was shocked to see how Disney imagined Han Solo's death - so I guess divergence from the plot is nothing to be wondered about.

[Mu77ley]

Originally posted by Cartoon Head:

Originally posted by Mu77ley:

Season 2 was aired Feb - Apr 2017 in the US. Don't know why it's taken so long to get over to Europe.

Oh, I thought it was a Netflix made show so shown simultaniously everywhere. Netflix like to brand things as netflix exclusive when they only just bought the series off someone else.

Nope, it was produced for SyFy IIRC

[scott.templer]

Yes. Constantly saying 'flight assist off/on' based off of some of the ship maneuvers they do in they show

[JinKo82]

the expanse is NOT on netflix.