US: The Expanse - ** Please use spoiler tags for reveals with TV show or books**
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I get Dark Matter mixed with Kill Joys
Me too, every time i sit down to watch one i can't remember which cast is in which until it starts.
Soldato
I only found this series about 3 weeks ago and I've been slowly working through it on Netflix. All I can say is WOW!! What a series! They've done an incredible job with the realism, CGI and casting. Such a shame S1 was short and and I've got wait for S2.
Favourite part so far has to be when they're escaping the mars vessel and take the gunship. As it's leaving the dock and traversing to the docking bay door, the mini guns on the exterior, 4-5 IIRC, going nuts...that was a truly outstanding action scene.
Being on S2!!
Favourite part so far has to be when they're escaping the mars vessel and take the gunship. As it's leaving the dock and traversing to the docking bay door, the mini guns on the exterior, 4-5 IIRC, going nuts...that was a truly outstanding action scene.
Being on S2!!
Soldato
Started watching this as a twitch streamer I watch recommended it, but 5 episodes in and I'm ready to give up on it. I was promised the next best thing to Battlestar Galactica, but so far its not a patch on it.
Also the main male character seems to only know how to act like someone whos lost his glasses as he never seems to stop squinting.
Also the main male character seems to only know how to act like someone whos lost his glasses as he never seems to stop squinting.
Keep going, it'll be worth it.
Its no BSG not even close, I found it quite interesting though once I got 2-3 episodes in so if you are 5 in and not feeling it then it probably isn't going to improve for you.
Soldato
Never warmed up to it - yes, it looked good, cast was decent, but funny thing is I can't remember a single thing about it after watching season 1. Not a single scene, not a piece of the plot, not a twist, a name, nothing - not a single memorable thing. It's all NCIS in space in my mind - pulp, mush, samey, indifferent.
Associate
Bookwise I love it. Not 100% sold on cast dynamics yet but very much looking forward to how they progress the show, it has legs if they have the guts to push it.
lol exactly how I feel
But I have to admit while I did not like too much from it, it did look quite scifi and interesting at times but far too much going on for me to remember character's and plots.
I think like many people said if you read the book it makes much better sense.
To me its not been done so well, if you look at GoT for example you have multiple story arcs going on in 4-5 different places in the realm, all are simple and make sense yet interconnect with each other. Expanse tried to do it but just failed imo.
I think it's ep8 or 9 that'll bring a lot of the plot points together showing what is actually going on by going back to the beginning and showing events from a pov you haven't seen yet.
I rather liked it but they may have been a bit ambitious trying to cram so much in the first season. Could have built the world (or solar system) a bit more gradually. Some characters in there that aren't even in book 1 and the first season only got through 3/4s of that!
I rather liked it but they may have been a bit ambitious trying to cram so much in the first season. Could have built the world (or solar system) a bit more gradually. Some characters in there that aren't even in book 1 and the first season only got through 3/4s of that!
Man of Honour
New trailer and book in one morning, happy day 
Soldato
Episode 3 and quite enjoying it.
Associate
Oooooooo that trailer! Really want to get started on the new book but about 1/2 way though another that I'm enjoying, still tempted to sideline it