The Expanse is a series that was originally commissioned by the Sy-Fy channel
It is now showing on Amazon Prime video.
I am 6 episodes in and I am hooked.
The effects are quite amazing, and the Physics are very close to accurate(very important for a space flick)
I think that it is worth the time investment to check it out. It is even worth paying for, IMHO.
The setting is two centuries in the future, when Earth has colonized Mars, which has rapidly become a force to be reckoned with, and the colonies of miners(Belters) in the Asteroid belt are developing their own collective identity.
There is not a lot of set-up, or introductory story telling. You are dropped right smack-dab into the middle of an unfolding story, and you have to figure it out as it goes along, right alongside the characters.
The Expanse
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The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The Expanse
I have seen commercials on this. I'll check it out.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
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From what I recall, the chap with the hat puts in a startlingly good performance. I mean not just pretty neat but wow that was acting.
Were it suited to a younger audience I'd have shown it to my lad but it's not, by a big margin.
A very long time ago I even red the novels.
It has the odd attribute that the plot is transparent and the denouement crystal clear from very early on, in terms of whodunnit and how big a mistake the choice will prove, but that the lack of suspense is irrelevant to the satisfaction of the telling.
Were it suited to a younger audience I'd have shown it to my lad but it's not, by a big margin.
A very long time ago I even red the novels.
It has the odd attribute that the plot is transparent and the denouement crystal clear from very early on, in terms of whodunnit and how big a mistake the choice will prove, but that the lack of suspense is irrelevant to the satisfaction of the telling.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;1529780 wrote: From what I recall, the chap with the hat puts in a startlingly good performance. I mean not just pretty neat but wow that was acting.
Were it suited to a younger audience I'd have shown it to my lad but it's not, by a big margin.
A very long time ago I even red the novels.
It has the odd attribute that the plot is transparent and the denouement crystal clear from very early on, in terms of whodunnit and how big a mistake the choice will prove, but that the lack of suspense is irrelevant to the satisfaction of the telling.
The plot tells me I’ve read them but I cannot recall the titles?
Were it suited to a younger audience I'd have shown it to my lad but it's not, by a big margin.
A very long time ago I even red the novels.
It has the odd attribute that the plot is transparent and the denouement crystal clear from very early on, in terms of whodunnit and how big a mistake the choice will prove, but that the lack of suspense is irrelevant to the satisfaction of the telling.
The plot tells me I’ve read them but I cannot recall the titles?
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Bryn Mawr;1529816 wrote: The plot tells me I’ve read them but I cannot recall the titles?
I expect it has Leviathan in it. Awakes?
I expect it has Leviathan in it. Awakes?
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;1529818 wrote: I expect it has Leviathan in it. Awakes?
It is indeed Leviathan Wakes but that was only written in 2011 and I’m thinking of a book with the same plot that I read in the ?sixties?
It is indeed Leviathan Wakes but that was only written in 2011 and I’m thinking of a book with the same plot that I read in the ?sixties?
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I'm in the third season, now. It has taken some rather interesting twists. Some even predictable.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The Expanse
Well, made it through the four seasons of the thing.
Some very interesting plot twists.
Some of my favorite scenes was Frank Villa's character jetting through space to Deep Purple's "Highway Star." Well, except for his rather abrupt demise.
Thomas Jane's character proves to be fairly durable.
Shawn Doyle, David Straithaim, and Wes Chatham provide some wonderfully consistent performances.
It does kinda go off the deep end a bit with physics, a few times.
But it really sticks to the human element. Basically, everyone sees the universe through their own perception, and clings determinedly to their personal frame of reference. This brings about the demise of many, and makes the Universe a very dangerous place.
Some very interesting plot twists.
Some of my favorite scenes was Frank Villa's character jetting through space to Deep Purple's "Highway Star." Well, except for his rather abrupt demise.
Thomas Jane's character proves to be fairly durable.
Shawn Doyle, David Straithaim, and Wes Chatham provide some wonderfully consistent performances.
It does kinda go off the deep end a bit with physics, a few times.
But it really sticks to the human element. Basically, everyone sees the universe through their own perception, and clings determinedly to their personal frame of reference. This brings about the demise of many, and makes the Universe a very dangerous place.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The Expanse
There appears to also be a program aimed at 6-8 year olds called The Orville, if anyone has access to it and a child in the appropriate age bracket.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The Expanse
spot;1531756 wrote: There appears to also be a program aimed at 6-8 year olds called The Orville, if anyone has access to it and a child in the appropriate age bracket.
I never saw that. It sounded interesting, but apparently it never caught on.
Finished the first 4 seasons of The Expanse. It has become quite the Space Opera. I look forward to season 5. It's been Very entertaining, so far.
I never saw that. It sounded interesting, but apparently it never caught on.
Finished the first 4 seasons of The Expanse. It has become quite the Space Opera. I look forward to season 5. It's been Very entertaining, so far.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
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Time for a revisit.
So, Season Five rolled out and was very interesting.
I got to wondering about a lot of "Holes" in the story line.
People came through, without any background on why they were there, and how they got involved.
A lot seemed to be taken for granted.
So, I dug up the books. Not a difficult task, since the series is quite popular, now.
The the story line follows the books pretty well for the first 3, but in the fourth the series gets to wandering, and # 5 the drift becomes fairly significant.
I am unwilling to even speculate on how the 6th, and apparently final episode will even stay close to the book story line. Some of the major players in the 5th episode were relatively minor in the book, but promise to take on very significant events in the film, while significant actors in the fifth and sixth book are relegated to bit parts by the close of the fifth episode of the film series.
The books contain a lot of detail and discussion of the "Physical Science" where the film just presumes everybody will take their word for it, like Star Trek and Star Wars fans do.
Having moved on to book # 7, now. I can see why the film people will likely end the series at #6. The story line takes place 30 years or so on after the events of #6, which will make it tough to carry on with the same actors and character lines.
So, Season Five rolled out and was very interesting.
I got to wondering about a lot of "Holes" in the story line.
People came through, without any background on why they were there, and how they got involved.
A lot seemed to be taken for granted.
So, I dug up the books. Not a difficult task, since the series is quite popular, now.
The the story line follows the books pretty well for the first 3, but in the fourth the series gets to wandering, and # 5 the drift becomes fairly significant.
I am unwilling to even speculate on how the 6th, and apparently final episode will even stay close to the book story line. Some of the major players in the 5th episode were relatively minor in the book, but promise to take on very significant events in the film, while significant actors in the fifth and sixth book are relegated to bit parts by the close of the fifth episode of the film series.
The books contain a lot of detail and discussion of the "Physical Science" where the film just presumes everybody will take their word for it, like Star Trek and Star Wars fans do.
Having moved on to book # 7, now. I can see why the film people will likely end the series at #6. The story line takes place 30 years or so on after the events of #6, which will make it tough to carry on with the same actors and character lines.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
Re: The Expanse
So, all nine books in the bag, along with a few "Mini-novels" with extra content. The writers have finished their part.
The 6th season is a wrap. Last episode of the series drops a week from now.
The producers fell victim to the wrap-it-up, and let's move one syndrome that finished the "Game of Thrones" bunch.
Plot drift is annoying in the series. One character in particular, who was a bit part in the book has taken over as one of the major players in the film series.
The series will wrap somewhere around the end of the 6th and 7th books, and, of course, leave a lot of room to maneuver for an extension of the film series should someone wish to pick up the banner -and the price tag - and run with the story into the future.
I actually find myself wishing that I had held off on reading the books until after the film series had finished.
Both are great works within their respective Media, but there is so much plot drift between them, now, it is quite distraction.
The 6th season is a wrap. Last episode of the series drops a week from now.
The producers fell victim to the wrap-it-up, and let's move one syndrome that finished the "Game of Thrones" bunch.
Plot drift is annoying in the series. One character in particular, who was a bit part in the book has taken over as one of the major players in the film series.
The series will wrap somewhere around the end of the 6th and 7th books, and, of course, leave a lot of room to maneuver for an extension of the film series should someone wish to pick up the banner -and the price tag - and run with the story into the future.
I actually find myself wishing that I had held off on reading the books until after the film series had finished.
Both are great works within their respective Media, but there is so much plot drift between them, now, it is quite distraction.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
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As for books, I love reading them. They are all interesting in their own way.