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'The Expanse' at 10: The Outer Space Drama That Should Have Been as Big as ‘Game of Thrones’ (www.space.com)
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[–] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

The show is fine, but books are fantastic.

The casting was really great, but overall the show had the feel of a cheaper SyFy channel show and not an HBO quality show.

I know SyFy doesn’t have the same budget as HBO. I know that science fiction isn’t cheap either.

For me personally, the low budget SyFy shows are fine, but for mainstream America,it’s not going to break through that way.

PS: if you haven’t read the books, I highly recommend it. It’s my favorite series.

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  • [–] 29 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    For the sake of others reading who might benefit from another perspective. I thought it was a high quality production that was so so far from the shite of a syfy production. One of my favourite sci fi shows ever. Read the books too, but I absolutely loved the show.

    They way they realistically approached the mechanics of moving over very large distances also satisfied the geek in me.

    Strong strong recommendation from me.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend or imply that it was cheesy. It’s not! I just don’t think it reaches the level to break into mainstream culture. I mean Sci-Fi has a higher bar because most audiences still see Science Fiction as too nerdy, which is really unfair bc some of the best stories are sci-fi.

    Anime struggles with the same issue. People tell me they don’t like anime, but as soon as I make them watch Spirited Away, they love it.

    Both anime and sci-fi have grown, but it’s not quite there. (Except for Star Wars? But I like The Expanse show better than those movies so what do I know)

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

    I think a lot of people like sci fi when it's effortless. Star wars etc. They don't want to get too deep into the technicals like star trek does. The expanse has that effortlessness imo. Nothings overly explained, they spend about 14 seconds talking about acceleration and deceleration just to frame the timelines for travel but it's not geeky.

    Whoever else said it in this post is right, the porkpie hat killed its chance at true fame, and the implication that this is some kind of true crime mystery show. Both of which are wild unintentional misdirections away from what the show actually is!

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Both anime and sci-fi have grown, but it’s not quite there. (Except for Star Wars?...

    Star Wars is not science fiction. There is no science in Star Wars. There is a lot of religious fantasy fiction labelled as science fiction because it takes place in space.

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  • [–] 12 points 11 months ago

    The production was extremely high-quality. They had great sets, invented amazing computerized wire-rigging tech for the gravitational work, and were pioneers in the use of stabilized cameras to achieve spectacular shots that would have been impossible otherwise.

    On top of that the CG for space scenes was great.

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