The Expanse

[Richie]

Im probably making it up but I'm sure i read somewhere that the director didn't want to have to use prosthetics to age up the characters seeing that the last 3 books are set 20 odd years in the future.

I could be completely wrong but it seems plausible

So 2042-ish for relaunch when the characters have aged?

 

[Werewolf]

Im probably making it up but I'm sure i read somewhere that the director didn't want to have to use prosthetics to age up the characters seeing that the last 3 books are set 20 odd years in the future.

I could be completely wrong but it seems plausible

There is a significant time skip where the series ended in the books before the next part of the story.

I think as you say the directors etc thought they couldn't do that well at the time given either they'd need to redo a significant part of the story to avoid the skip being that long, or put the primary cast in prosthetics or specialist makeup for the entire duration of the last 3 seasons, and that would have to be very well done and consistent which makes if much harder and more expensive to do than say a couple of quick scenes/flashforwards etc or if it only involved secondary characters who would only show up in the background.
Not to mention most actors really don't like wearing that level of makeup for long periods of time, and it can become a health issue for them as it would be months of filming per year.

I hope the y do go back to it at some point, even as just a trio of movies, but failing that the audiobooks are pretty well done.

 

[VincentHanna]

It probably didn't help that they had to kill off

Spoiler

Alex

due to the sexual assault claims against the actor, even though he doesn't die then in the books.

 

[cu3ed]

It probably didn't help that they had to kill off

Spoiler

Alex

due to the sexual assault claims against the actor, even though he doesn't die then in the books.

Also doesnt help hes still in the background sitting about in the later episodes lol.

 

[TriedandTested]

Restarted it this week. So good!

 

[whiskycycle]

Audiobooks are pretty well done.

Near the end of the second main one now. Amazed at how well they're done... Avasarala is brilliant!

 

[Efour]

Ive probably said it already but listening to the books after watching the series is so good
Lets you put the "future" ones in to a better visualisation too.

 

[OspreyO]

I started dipping in and out again. So good.

I still haven't restarted the books, stopped at book 3. Heavy going.

 

[Street]

Restarted it this week. So good!

I just finished my rewatch last week! It was as good as I remember it. I told my mate about it over Christmas as he'd never heard of it and he blitzed all the seasons in about 2 weeks.

I really need to get on with the audio books.