[SyFy]Expanse

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Mon Jul 19, 2021 11:54 am

It is coming out on audio book for 1 credit.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:01 pm

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:22 pm

Can't wait. Such a great sci-fi show.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:45 am

Grifman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:22 pm Can't wait. Such a great sci-fi show.

I enjoy it too. Have you read the books? They are great too!!

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:56 am

Is this the last season?

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:58 am

McNutt wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:56 am Is this the last season?

Yes, unless someone else picks it up.

The last book comes out this month too.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:06 am

What I think the show needs to succeed is the addition of a Twiki character. Maybe pair him up with Amos?

naednek · Post by **naednek** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:24 pm

you all talking about it but didn't list the newest trailer

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:03 pm

If that's the final season it does not appear they will even approach the end of the books.

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:59 pm

I'm not sure how they would considering the last book isn't out yet. But it makes sense to stop here considering (general book spoiler!)

Spoiler:

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 2:16 am

stessier wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:45 am
Grifman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 10:22 pm Can't wait. Such a great sci-fi show.
I enjoy it too. Have you read the books? They are great too!!

I have the set except for the last one which either has been released or will be soon. Plan to read them as soon as the series finishes this year.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 2:17 am

Jaymann wrote: ↑Thu Nov 18, 2021 4:03 pm If that's the final season it does not appear they will even approach the end of the books.

No, they won't and they have stated that. They are coming to what they think is a good finishing point given that they can't complete the entire story.

Formix · Post by **Formix** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:37 am

So they're releasing the last book about the same time they are releasing the "last" season. Talk about moving on...also nice double boom for Amazon $$.

Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:37 pm

Positive review here:

https://www.slashfilm.com/676973/the-ex ... he-future/

Combustible Lemur · Post by **Combustible Lemur** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:43 am

Formix wrote:So they're releasing the last book about the same time they are releasing the "last" season. Talk about moving on...also nice double boom for Amazon $$.

! Leviathan Falls is out! Absorbed it via audio book immediately. I loved it as I loved the series both book and show. Had its quirks and quibbles. But a solid satisfying end.

Very excited for season 6.
I'm seeing scuttle butt of continuing show after the season 6 break. What I'd love for them to do to handle the 30 yr jump is a full budget animated series. With the original voice cast (sans Anvar) of the third trilogy. Either in a single style, or and chapter style like love death and robots/ Animatrix. It would lend itself to the more fantastical elements and the aging wouldn't be an issue.

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Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:04 am

Combustible Lemur wrote: ↑Sat Dec 04, 2021 10:43 am
Formix wrote:So they're releasing the last book about the same time they are releasing the "last" season. Talk about moving on...also nice double boom for Amazon $$.
! Leviathan Falls is out! Absorbed it via audio book immediately. I loved it as I loved the series both book and show. Had its quirks and quibbles. But a solid satisfying end.

I'm in. The nice part is it doesn't spoil the show.

$iljanus · Post by **$iljanus** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:01 pm

The first episode dropped early!

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:57 pm

$iljanus wrote: ↑Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:01 pm The first episode dropped early!

I'm in, WAY in! Ordered book 9 as well.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 10:26 pm

I need to get the series on kindle.

But until then, time for some more Amos!

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Thu Dec 09, 2021 11:26 pm

I had forgotten that they...

Spoiler:

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:32 am

I was so upset that the actor turned out to be such a shitty guy. He was my favorite character.

Combustible Lemur · Post by **Combustible Lemur** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 9:36 am

Jaymann wrote:I had forgotten that they...
Spoiler:
stroked out Alex (yes the actor is toxic). At least they acknowledged his absence. But the character is so integral to the story that this is one of the rare occasions where I think the show would be better served by bringing in a substitute actor.

I was hoping that was their intent with Bull. It would make for interesting dynamics with the whole crew. And Bull has a fun backstory/motivations that kinda dovetail.
Plus drummer's replacement of book Bull cleans up future plot divergences. And! I really like that actor.

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Grifman · Post by **Grifman** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 11:45 am

McNutt wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:32 am I was so upset that the actor turned out to be such a shitty guy. He was my favorite character.

Yeah, I really like his character but Amos FTW!

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:03 pm

Amos is definitely the most interesting character. He may never make you feel like he genuinely likes you, but he will do anything and kill anyone (good or bad) to protect you.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 12:10 pm

And you gotta love his nicknames for others like "Chrissy" and "Peaches."

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:07 pm

For someone who hasn’t read the book or watched the show, given the timing of the “end” of both, should the order be show, then books?

Also, is this show appropriate for a mature 11YO? For reference, I let him watch Netflix’s Arcane and haven’t seen anything inappropriate so far about midway through the show.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:26 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:07 pm For someone who hasn’t read the book or watched the show, given the timing of the “end” of both, should the order be show, then books?

Also, is this show appropriate for a mature 11YO? For reference, I let him watch Netflix’s Arcane and haven’t seen anything inappropriate so far about midway through the show.

Show then books is fine if you don't mind some spoilers. The books keep going quite a ways after the show.

Not sure on the 11 YO, there are some explicit sex scenes.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:31 pm

Jaymann wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:26 pm Not sure on the 11 YO, there are some explicit sex scenes.

Thanks for the heads up. Guess we will skip in that case (or defer for a while at least).

I don’t mind him seeing nudity (and I really don’t understand why anyone would tbh) but explicit sex scenes is different, and where I draw the line.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:29 pm

I love the show, but I still think the actor playing Marco chews up scenery like a runaway riding lawn mower running on nuclear power.

Combustible Lemur · Post by **Combustible Lemur** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 6:58 pm

hepcat wrote:I love the show, but I still think the actor playing Marco chews up scenery like a runaway riding lawn mower running on nuclear power.

So, just like the books?

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pr0ner · Post by **pr0ner** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 7:38 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Fri Dec 10, 2021 10:29 pm I love the show, but I still think the actor playing Marco chews up scenery like a runaway riding lawn mower running on nuclear power.

I mean, that's kinda the point?

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:55 pm

I haven’t read the books, as noted earlier. But the actor playing Marcos seems like he’s been told he’s the villain in a Princess Bride remake. He overacts, in my opinion.

Drazzil · Post by **Drazzil** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 9:59 pm

hepcat wrote: ↑Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:55 pm I haven’t read the books, as noted earlier. But the actor playing Marcos seems like he’s been told he’s the villain in a Princess Bride remake. He overacts, in my opinion.

Yeah he reminds me of KHAAAAAAAANNNNN! In that way.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:02 pm

Ricardo Montalban was practically laconic in comparison.

But hey, at least it’s not Mark Wahlberg.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:04 pm

Wahlberg has sunk more ships than McHale's Navy.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 10:29 pm

Yo Belters, say hi to your mother for me.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:24 pm

Speaking of Belters, I still like their accents but I miss the jargon. In the first couple of seasons you almost needed a translator to understand them. While I appreciate not having to work to comprehend them, they felt more fleshed-out when they spoke an almost-foreign language. I do enjoy the words they still have left, like calling Martians "Dusters."

Combustible Lemur · Post by **Combustible Lemur** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:38 pm

hepcat wrote:I haven’t read the books, as noted earlier. But the actor playing Marcos seems like he’s been told he’s the villain in a Princess Bride remake. He overacts, in my opinion.

You're not wrong, and there's a hardness the actor lacks that sits behind book Marco's grandiosity. He's trumplike in his ability to never be wrong and not be the center of attention, but also lived a hard enough life to be a successful cold blooded killer. Show Marco isn't physically scary enough but gets the showmanship.

The whole show feels watered down in complexity, kinda young adult simple this first episode. I wonder if it's a byproduct of rewrites of story points to get around Anvar.

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Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Dec 18, 2021 4:24 pm

Are you getting paid extra for this?

And Drummer always delivers.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:41 pm

I saw an interesting news story this afternoon that has since disappeared that suggested there is going to be a spin-off series to continue The Expanse after season six. The story claimed that Amazon's agreement with SyFy only allowed for them to produce three more seasons of the show before they would have to negotiate a new agreement. The initial contract would, however, allow for a new series or movie based on the property after season six. The claims is that Amazon will continue the story in a new show by cancelling the current series, then creating a new one. Given what happens in the books following Babylon's Ashes, this approach could actually make some sense.

I have no idea if this is really true because I couldn't find another site to corroborate the report, and the website where I saw the story has since taken it down. Maybe it's just crazy fan speculation, but it would be damn good news if true...

Has anyone else comes across this rumor?