Yeah the large time jump between 6 and 7 means they could theoretically look to do it in five, ten years or whatever although the show has not leaned as heavily into all the Duarte stuff
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 06:57 (three years ago) link
I can't wait that long - they gotta The Crown that shit and recast everyone. Well, keep Wes Chatham tho
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 08:19 (three years ago) link
Just learned Wes Chatham and one of the two Expanse authors have a podcast: https://tyandthatguy.com/
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 25 April 2021 08:05 (three years ago) link
Holy shit I thought this was me. https://t.co/I5HZ6RoP5N— Cara Gee (@CaraGeeeee) April 26, 2021
― groovypanda, Monday, 26 April 2021 17:21 (three years ago) link
I watched the first three episodes of this based on its seeming popularity around here. Does it get better?
― Gwar ina Babyon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:32 (two years ago) link
Yes
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:38 (two years ago) link
Okay, thanks. Because right now it just seems under lit and underwritten.
― Gwar ina Babyon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
It’s the 4th or 5th ep where it starts to improve iirc, and then it keeps getting better. The finale is v tense
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:41 (two years ago) link
The first episodes definitely suck
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 5 September 2021 22:42 (two years ago) link
will probably remain under-lit tho
― mookieproof, Monday, 6 September 2021 01:25 (two years ago) link
yep. adds necessary moodiness
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 01:53 (two years ago) link
besides the characters yet to appear “light up the screen all on their own” (robin leach voice)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 01:54 (two years ago) link
Heh, lighting has actually improved, even whilst remaining somewhat twilit.
― Gwar ina Babyon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 September 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
you’ll want underlighting on all your shows when you’re done: regular tv will require sunglasses
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 6 September 2021 02:42 (two years ago) link
Heh
― Gwar ina Babyon (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 September 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
forgot about the hole in the cathode layer
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Monday, 6 September 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
S1E4&5 were good as you say and am now officially into this and on E6. Anderson Dawes has an accent like Hugh Masekela.
― What Does Blecch Mean to Me? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 6 September 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
yeah once the SPOILER Martian warship that took them hostage gets wasted and they barely escape AGAIN, the story really gets going
― sleeve, Monday, 6 September 2021 23:08 (two years ago) link
it's different interesting in that they fool you into what the main narrative is going to be for the first season.
― Duke Detain (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
The scene where Nico shows Gunny how to walk like a human is so well done.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 2 October 2021 04:15 (two years ago) link
Guy Molinari?
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 2 October 2021 14:38 (two years ago) link
Smack dab in the middle of S2, in the episode after the central crescendo, and loving the incredibly crap drawing of the martyr mural.
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link
Just finished S1. My justification for not stopping at this point is I watched all of Battlestar Galactica.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 4 October 2021 01:56 (two years ago) link
Fair. Also this is way better than BSG
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 4 October 2021 02:10 (two years ago) link
Thought people loved that BSG reboot. At least that's the impression I got over here during the discussion about his more recent show: I come in peace... three times a night -- FOR ALL MANKIND (Apple TV Plus)
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 02:31 (two years ago) link
people do love the BSG reboot, until the last third
sticking the landing is paramount+
― mookieproof, Monday, 4 October 2021 02:41 (two years ago) link
Wait there is another, second reboot/third version?
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 02:58 (two years ago) link
the last third of the second rebootdo keep up, james(jk)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 October 2021 03:14 (two years ago) link
BSG reboot's last third wouldn't have bothered me so much if every episode's intro to that point hadn't told us that THE CYLONS HAVE A PLAN. If you aren't expecting things to make sense, the last third is more enjoyable
― Vinnie, Monday, 4 October 2021 03:31 (two years ago) link
Okay, vg, thanks, but I was talking about this
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 03:50 (two years ago) link
…wtfdo keep up, me
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 4 October 2021 03:55 (two years ago) link
Maybe I was confused about Peacock vs. Paramount+.
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 03:57 (two years ago) link
There were rumors of a third reboot but I don’t think anything has come of it.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, 4 October 2021 03:58 (two years ago) link
Was this ever posted on this thread? https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/12/nick-farmer-knows-dozens-of-languages-so-he-invented-one-for-the-expanse/
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 04:17 (two years ago) link
like the villain feels poorly phoned in by ep4-5 of s1- and I hope I’m wrong.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 4 October 2021 04:47 (two years ago) link
Who was it at that point? I feel like one of the better things about the show is that for a lot of it there isn’t a villain. Just different people with different goals clashing.
― dan selzer, Monday, 4 October 2021 11:13 (two years ago) link
It was Avasarala's war-crazy rival at that point, no? He was pretty villainous.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 4 October 2021 11:19 (two years ago) link
Errinwright. Maybe that was S2. Sorry.
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 4 October 2021 11:20 (two years ago) link
S1E4: Donnager gets attackedS1E5: Roci goes to Tycho Station to meet Fred Johnson.
― He POLLS So Much About These Zings (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 October 2021 12:32 (two years ago) link
Only 6 episodes left in the whole series? :((((
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PJpkGPtAHE
― DJI, Friday, 8 October 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
did they go way over budget on special effects / set design and have to trim the number of episodes? or maybe we get 6 eps at 2 hours each?
― that's not my post, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:07 (two years ago) link
you mean if we degrade to Superman 4 fx, we can get like 100 more eps?
― Gardyloominati (Neanderthal), Friday, 8 October 2021 22:08 (two years ago) link
lol probably could upgrade from superman 4 (1987) to maybe mid-2000s fx and still make a full season. or we could do Garth Marenghi's Expanse and have infinite episodes
― that's not my post, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
Lol
― DJI, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
iirc they used about half the content of book 6 in S5 already, which made me wonder what they were going to do to fill 10 episodes. I guess less episodes is one solution
― Vinnie, Friday, 8 October 2021 23:26 (two years ago) link
Just wondering how they have a satisfying conclusion, unless it completely deviates from the books (which is entirely possible): the baddies of books 7 and 8 aren't really going to have time to establish themselves.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Saturday, 9 October 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link
I don't think they've confirmed but it's very likely they won't touch anything after book 6
― Vinnie, Saturday, 9 October 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
I don’t think they’re doing the time jump. Which is fine, they could always revisit it down the road and avoid spending money on aging effects, right?
― mh, Saturday, 9 October 2021 14:12 (two years ago) link
is this gonna be like the final final season of Game of Thrones?
― sarahell, Sunday, 10 October 2021 20:41 (two years ago) link
It's funny because I usually think less episodes results in higher average quality, but GoT disabused that notion. At least Expanse doesn't have its entire narrative resting on these six episodes
― Vinnie, Monday, 11 October 2021 03:08 (two years ago) link