The Expanse

[DeathbyDesign]

My wife and I are hooked on the show. I haven't read the books yet but I might start later this year after I get my backlog of books down. It bums me out there is only 1 season left but damn they did a really good job on all the seasons so far.

 

[Ericjutsu]

I really want to get into this show but for some reason, I find it boring. How are the later seasons?

 

[Miek]

It gets better the further on you go. Seasons 3-5 are way better than the earlier stuff in execution

 

[Miek]

Rewatching and I forgot how much Miller opposes Dawes for basically no reason other than pride.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Finished season 4 last night. The first 1.5 - 2 seasons are a little slow but it really picks up in season 3. There are still plenty of moments that take me out a bit with low budget actors but I guess it's part of the charm.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

I binged through all of this over winter, reading the books now. The show has plenty of weaknesses but overall is enjoyably bold for sci fi in the themes it explores.

Generally I enjoy the storytelling of the books more, it feels less "space bros" and they really develop some of the complex themes more, but television is necessarily a confined medium.

As someone with a linguistics background I really appreciated the development of the Belter patois and unique accent on screen, just not something that can be done easily in writing. It starts becoming really cohesive in the later seasons and for me really establishes the feel of who the Belters are culturally, having come from disparate Earth cultures and become their own through generations of communal isolation. In this regard the show really outdid the books and maximized the medium, a fine piece of immersive detail.

On the other hand, Alex's accent onscreen never doesn't sound fake, and while the books contextualize this by explaining that Martians from the mariner valley all adopt a "southern" accent that indeed sounds goofy or forced and that he even drops it sometimes, in the show it just comes off as bad acting, which is a shame because the whole thing is pretty hilarious to me and makes the character feel more real in the books.

 

[mcleanab]

Haven't read the books, so I went in with no expectation. I tried watching it a while back, and I agree, the slowest/weakest part is the first part of season 1... almost comes across as typical and cliche. Stopped watching for a while and then came back to it...

HOWEVER, it moves quickly from there and establishes itself, at least to me, as some of the best television I've seen in a while, not just some of the best sci-fi. Very solid, great character development, thoughtful, smart. Love it. Season 5 is difficult to watch as it's personal, intimate, and the characters go through hell. Can't wait for the last season...

 

[BigViolin]

I’m at the end of book 3 and TV season 2…..so I’m all fucked up.

Love it.

 

[Choop]

About half through season 2 now. I like the setting/world building stuff a lot, and the production is quite good. Maybe worth watching just for that...and the overarching plot is cool. The characters still feel pretty flat right now presently, though, and I dislike the political scenes with Chrisjen Avasarala...it comes off as Game of Thrones but bad. I'm also consistently annoyed with Miller. It seems like he just does things that contradict his character constantly. Honestly I still don't know much about any of the characters' motivations beyond reacting to what is immediately happening. Alex is probably the most likable right now because you understand what he wants at this point and he's developing, but his character is also pretty simple.

 

[Miek]

Final season announced lads. ready for it?

 

[mcleanab]

I never read the books, but Season 5 was a hard watch... they dug so deep into those characters and it was so gritty and gutsy the whole time. Excellent, but tough... Season 6 looks like they are going to cut loose... can't wait.

 

[slimefuzz]

lifetime scifi fan, enjoyed the show immensely so far.
one of the least dumbed down scifi series ever.
Lots of deep concepts, and multidimensional characters

peace

 

[jaxadam]

Final season announced lads. ready for it?

My wife will be thrilled to know this. Just told her. Yep, she's thrilled.

 

[nightflameauto]

I'll be sad to see The Expanse end. One of my favorite sci-fi series of all time. The depth of characters is so believable, and they hold fast to their science outside of the alien artifacts.

 

[Adieu]

I kinda lost interest midway through the planet colonizing Season, whichever that was... does it pick back up?

 

[eaeolian]

I kinda lost interest midway through the planet colonizing Season, whichever that was... does it pick back up?

Oh yes, yes it does.

 

[nightflameauto]

I kinda lost interest midway through the planet colonizing Season, whichever that was... does it pick back up?

That season had a ton of down time between action sequences, but the end of that season onward gets pretty brutal. In a good way.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

Been blasting through the books, I'm on 8 of 9, well ahead of the show in plot development by this point. Looking forward to seeing how the final season wraps everything up.

 

[Furtive Glance]

I was mooching all my friend's books for this series but I moved away in March. As soon as they officially release a box set, I'm grabbing it.

 

[Adieu]

I was mooching all my friend's books for this series but I moved away in March. As soon as they officially release a box set, I'm grabbing it.

You still read books on paper?

I bet that would feel so damn odd if I tried