Is anybody else watching The Expanse?

Read the book!

Not yet! Let me enjoy this at it is without having to go all GoT expanded universe/extra web content/social media engagement

I feel like we're going to diverge pretty hard from the books this season in any case.

That episode was edge of the seat awesome.

We're watching via iTunes and there have been several Crisjen F-Bombs.

the entire plan to intercept and pick up that ship was the kind of tactical thing that seems completely unbelievable, but they're doing a good job at selling us on the idea this crew is somehow remarkable

it really did feel like the story was rpg-derived for a minute there. "you try the missile gambit and it.. *rolls* succeeds!"

That episode was edge of the seat awesome.

Yes! The premiere bored me but this had great action, plus some nice fleshing out of the SG -- my god the "You'll get used to her" is so loaded it's beautiful.

We're watching via iTunes and there have been several Crisjen F-Bombs.

Seeing the Roci's torpedoes escorting the Razorback gave me, as the kids might say, the feels.

Only disappointing thing about this episode was the lack of Drummer who is clearly the best Belter; I loved her snarling at Fred in the bar last week. That said I’m liking how Prax is developing.

I love Drummer. One of the few characters where I like the tv version more than the book version. The tv version has fulfilled all my Drummer dreams and desires.

Fairly interested in the Canadian feminist western series Strange Empire, where Cara Gee plays lead as a gunslinger for good.

As for The Expanse, my recommendation to newcomers used to be watch S1E4 (CQB) first, then the series in order (S1E2 & S1E3 are slogs), but now it might be watch S3E2 first.

plus some nice fleshing out of the SG -- my god the "You'll get used to her" is so loaded it's beautiful.

To expand a little on this: that scene dramatizes the "winners write history" axiom re: perpetrating war crimes and how that line in particular that the voice speaking truth to power, even if it gets a seat at the table, will get patronized and sidelined.

What is SG?

Secretary General, i.e. Errinwright's boss.

Right! Aka Bill Paxton’s brother in big love.

Err, well, Errinwright. Not the SG.

I feel like the physics of space travel/battles are being better displayed, they played such a big part of the books. Like how the Roci was decelerating as it sliced the engines off. The effect of the burn on Chrisjen. The flying tools, that was tense. Can’t wait to see how they handle the super tactical battles coming up.

Still getting used to this Anna and the amalgamation of some of the book characters.

Also didn’t expect that much space in the Razorback. They could totally fit a couple more crash couches in there.

Might be remembering incorrectly but I think in the book it was a lot more cramped and Bobby couldn't fit in without removing her power armour.

Yep she was just jammed in there, iirc.

The Razorback was small enough to fit on the Roci in the books. In any case w shave a thread for book talk.

The Expanse novel series thread WARNING TV SPOILERS

“I’d say cry me a river, if I thought you could appreciate what one was.”

Chrisjen still isn’t cursing efuckingnough.

Just a note to say this season fricking fucking RULES

I even don't really mind Alex any more, what is happening to me. Amos still the best. Also he's clearly the moral center of the crew. As his loyalties lie, so lies the captain.

Grav-boots scene with Krisjen so delicious.

Everybody saying the space stuff looks better OTM

Yeah, I'm really enjoying this season. Almost enough to see if my wife would want to give it another try. Tired of watching episodes on my phone on the way to work...

Holy shit

Drummer and the Drones taking back the Nauvoo.. A++++

Glad to know cable isn’t afraid to give my wife & I a nice dose of visceral body horror right before bedtime. Jesus fuck and Mary Joseph Pete, if I wanted Hacksaw Ridge, I could have fired up Starz On Demand.

Good ep though. Red kibble sounds interesting, would try.

"it's the skin of my enemy"

Drummer and the Drones taking back the Nauvoo.. A++++

I actually spat out "whoa!" during this sequence. "Fuck yeah!" to everyone who's on the backline for this season - all of that is better now.

"Shit. Did I miss it?"

^

Really liked the white Martian, the "reasonable" one - he had a gratifying sass about him. hope we see more of him

some awkward moments in this - is it weird to anyone else that we hardly ever see close-ups in this show? - but overall this was another bangin episode - genuine thrills when you realized what the prisoners were up to. jp mao has now turned heel again, which is as it should be. i feel for naomi :/

the “oh yes you were right to continue the research” scene was maddening

They need to get the auto doc on holden’s nose. His crimson broken schnozz is very distracting

You absolute hoofwanking bunglecunts SyFy

https://io9.gizmodo.com/syfy-says-this-season-of-the-expanse-will-be-the-last-o-1825944225

That’s boneheaded. This is all because my wife & I love it, of course.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/certain-customers-spell-doom-for-new-products/

syfy has done all kinds of tricks to do their best to get their investment back on higher-budget shows but their slice after streaming and recouping costs just isn't an easy sell to executives

the 12 monkeys show, while not the same fare as the expanse, did a wonky "entire season over three days" drop in order to capture binge audiences, or something

I'm hoping this means there's not a huge delay between seasons, but it's almost a shoe-in for being picked up by amazon/netflix/hulu, right?

I would hope so. Do the critics like it? Or is it just a niche audience.

Oh and last night’s episode was intense, as usual

xp they think it's ok-ish? it's not really been reviewed by season in too many places

Ugh stupid news.

I've been very iffy on this season thus far, but the last episode is amazing. Poor [insert secondary characters]!

Do the critics like it? Or is it just a niche audience.

Current season is on 100% on RT, last season 95%

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_expanse

only eleven reviewing publications with about half of them being science fiction/nerd sites, though

so not a whole lot of coverage in the press

Ratings would have benefited from casting a higher stature (and older) actor in the Holden role, and it seems negotiations for production financing would have benefited if either Netflix or Amazon had global streaming rights. If Netflix picks the series up, it would be their best original genre show, period. Pretty much every Netflix original sci-fi or fantasy show has been pants. If Amazon picks it up, it would join some fairly prestige (and high budget) productions, and be fairly superfluous.

I've done my bit, and bought each season on bluray, albeit used.

did you call them to tell them you bought a used copy and to count that as a sale or

Purchasers of used product, by driving the used price up and making the new product more price competitive, *and* making speculative purchase of the new product less risky, can drive sales. Just not as much as buying new. Every purchaser of a used but reliable Honda made buying a new one more attractive, and benefited Honda sales.

At any rate, I'm a dying breed, as I still buy paper books and physical programming, and old seasons of The Expanse for $16 + shipping. Most who purchased The Expanse did so via streaming services, esp. Amazon, as it was the only way to view it in less compressed 1080p for those with home theaters.

Netflix do have global streaming rights. That may even be part of the problem, Syfy don’t even have US streaming rights.

We watch paid through US iTune because it takes too long to turn up on Aussie Netflix - they aren’t really promoting it which may be a problem. Hope they pick it up though.

I did my part by starting this thread

[Renewal megathread] EARTHERS, MARTIANS, BELTERS, WE NEED YOUR HELP! Help us save The Expanse! https://reddit.com/r/TheExpanse/comments/8iq1a0/renewal_megathread_earthers_martians_belters_we/

Not sure what each of these would accomplish, but at least these nerds are trying.

maybe we can get nbc to drop the cop show or whatever and pick up this instead

Imagine Brooklyn 99 is a lot cheaper to produce tho

Damnit I've been holding off since the end of S1 so I could binge S2&3 together. I mean, I guess I can still do that, but still.

Seems like a no-brained for Bezos Prime to pick it up. I just want Amos & Drummer to be in my life for a couple more years (would also not mind more time with a bunch of S1 characters, HI JARED HARRIS)