Feels more like Cyberpunk than Cyberpunk.
Watching the whole show for the 3rd time and I still can’t get enough.
Not to mention I can’t even count the number of people to whom I’ve recommended this show and who were captivated by it.
If you’re doubting but love SciFi, watch it.
This show is what diversity should always look like.
A byproduct of telling a compelling story - not an agenda which has to be upheld.
Make more shows like this, shows one can be proud of not (just) because it has a diverse cast but because they are actually good.
Casting "diverse" characters isn't an acomplishment - making actually good/great TV is!
I love next to all characters on this show and the ones I don't, I at least love to hate. (Inaros to name one...).
The Expanse has been saved! It's moving to Amazon Prime for s4! https://nerdist.com/amazon-saves-the-expanse-cancellation-syfy/
I have to say that I really like it. Especially despite the fact that I found the pilot and the first few episode being ... well, "Meh...".
In my opinion, this show takes a few episodes before it's starting to be really interesting, and I'm glad that it the case. Without the exposition in the first few episodes, the complexity of the plot would not be compensable.
What I really like about this show is that it is very realistic, don't get me wrong, I love Startrek and stargate. However, they are really way advanced in comparison to where humanity is now, on the other side The Expanse shows a very realistic future where we could really have in the not very far future :) The Expanse doesn't feature big ships or guns or some awesome weapons, they just show what our existing technologies can be in the near future.
Season 1-3 are absolutely superb.
Season 4 is a snore fest.
Why the fsck -V would anyone cancel a series like this? Apparently Amazon saved the series, but still, I do not understand.
If you love the series, read the books. They are fantastic!
My absolute favorite series of all time. Incredible from start to finish.
Really enjoying this. Plot is good and entertaining, also love that they used B-Actors and not some super famous celebs. As a Sci-Fi fan I've never seen a Movie or TV-Show bring up so much love for accurate little details in the setting. Slingshot travel, colonies on asteroids and moons that really exist, gravitational effects, history on how humans develop in different environments. For many these may be small things they don't even notice, but for me it makes it feel much more believable.
and yes, they still have sound in space like nearly every sci-fi. It just helps the effects, but you do notice they've reducted it quite a bit.
Enjoyed seasons 1-3 (9/10)
Season 4 is a mess - disjointed and uninteresting. Gave up after 2 episodes 1/10
Snorefest.. gave up after a couple of episodes. UPDATE: After giving it another shot (thanks to those that commented on my comment) I really like this show!! Half way through the second season... I went back to the begining and watched from episode one. I can only sumise that I got this show mixed up with another.
Season 5 back with a bang today. A bigger budget is clear, amazing cinematography. What a series. Amazon finally the story justice. It is perfect.
This was the best Sci-Fi show in recent years. However it suffered the same fate as Game of Thrones. A really weak ending. Such a shame it was discontinued because there was lots of mileage left in the plot. I'd like to see a prequel series maybe giving Fred Johnsons, Klaes Asfords etc back stories.
Best plot ever... worst actors ever.
Best SyFy in years, easily expandable for up to 10 or 12 seasons.
Can't wait for season 6.
Very good series, I'm enjoying it but I do have to say that it is somewhat spoiled by some of the acting which I find to be very poor with some of the characters.
I don't know any of these actors so I can't comment on them as actors in terms of what they have done before. However, I found myself disliking a few of the key players as the series progressed because of the sterile acting and when I say sterile I really mean terrible acting.
There are at least 3 of the key players whose acting is unconvincing and very off-putting to me which is making it very difficult for me to connect with their characters and for me anyway, detracting from the series...
It's for brains, will keep you on edge, great characters, not so great ending though
La mejor serie de Ciencia Ficción espacial que he visto, cada temporada y cada episodio mejor que el anterior y más adictivo, una evolución tremenda entre temporadas con un enfoque diferente entre ellas, pero manteniendo el hilo conductor en una misma historia.
Una serie follamentes con ambientación neo-noir donde la fantasía, la aventura, la acción, el misterio y la política van unidos de la mano.
Ojo: Cuidado con perderse, que la historia lía que flipas.
https://screenrant.com/expanse-canceled-syfy/ oh no!
I know the name of series 5 episode 10 already:
Nemesis Games :wink:.
Now that its over I have to say that for me it didn't live up to the hype but it wasn't bad at all. This show took me so long to get into and I stuck with it because of all the hype. Now looking back I see why. Many of the characters I just didn't care about and the conclusions to many of the storylines felt half baked and didn't live up to anything.
The show really did well with the world creation though. The FX and details are some of the best I have seen in a TV show. Some of the actors were perfect too. The music and sound FX were also perfectly done.
Wes Chatham, Cara Gee, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Keon Alexander and Cas Anvar made the show for me. I didn't feel like Steven Strait ever felt believable and the others just made me not care about them to even mention.
Looking back I am happy I stuck with it but the initial issues I had didn't really get fixed... I just grew to like a few of the characters enough to stick it out. I really hope we get another show like this one that can make a Sci-Fi show believable but also have a better cast and some great stories that pay off.
Overall, 6/10
By far the Expanse is one of the best Science Fiction shows on TV in recent years. From the effects to the science everything is top notch.
Dam, what a great show. Watching the complete series for a third time now.
No question about that this is the best science fiction show that has ever been made so far.
Really late to the party on this one as several times I just quit watching it. Overall I think it's a great sci-fi series, way better than the more recent Foundation, but it's a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. There are some really great characters in the show, Drummer, Bobbie, Amos, Alex, Ashford and Aversarala, all played by great actors who do a fantastic job.
The two (sadly) main characters though are REALLY unlikable and make the show very tiresome to watch at times (hence my multiple quit viewings), namely, James ("self-righteous dick") Holden and Naomi (selfish bitch "my way or the highway") Nagata. Seriously these two are a real PITA and ruin the show at times, especially Season 5 which becomes the Naomi show, focussed on her family domestics and her search for her drip of a half-soaked son, like seriously, who the f##k cares! She does nothing but whimper, bitch and cry for almost the whole season. Holden also way overplays his long suffering "why me" persona and Naomi is the first person I would have 'spaced' if I'd been her crew mates, a liar, totally unreliable, untrustworthy, selfish and with zero consideration for others, she's "me, me, me, me, me" the WHOLE show! What's also laughable is that Holden and Nagata are supposed to be lovers but have absolutely ZERO on-screen chemistry together, seriously if you didn't know the story and just tuned in on one episode you'd think they detested each other.
Still, IF (and at times that will be a real struggle) you can put up with the tantrums and antics of those two and instead focus on the ACTUAL story, along with all the other great characters, it's a superb sci-fi show, just a pity it was somewhat spoiled by the excessive padding in some episodes (even seasons!) and the pointless family drama story lines. Choosing two main actors who don't suck would also have been a better call!
Not disappointed! A real scifi show, not seen in years, unexpected to come from the (current) syfy channel. But to be fair, it's based on a book series.
The style & CGI reminds me on "BSG (2003)", but "The Expanse" is something new and different. Starts a bit slow, but delivers a deep complex and atmospheric story. Very, very, very good and unknown actors, what a viewer won't notice from the start.
The superb screenwriting alone tells a story, but not alone creates this milestone.
The cool thing is, it changes the genre and setting a bit during the 1 season. So not just the story alone changes things and makes it interesting. - Spoiler! - As viewer you may first think it's Pre-"Aldnoah.Zero"+Belters (boring...), but through new completely different plot-lines changes to be more mystery and horror.
Thanks! That I did not skipped this show!
This series makes me want to read the books. According to Wikipedia, "The Expanse is a series of science fiction novels, novellas, and stories by James S. A. Corey, the pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012." You can tell. The story is nuanced, multilayer and intricate. There are Earthers, Martians and Belters (complete with their own patois), politics, a Cold War heating up, an ideology willing to kill people to protect "life". It's a treasure trove of story, characters and good watching. But, it's not for the faint hearted. Because of the depth of the multiple levels, it takes attention and patience to reveal the interwoven pattern(s). I suggest binge watching the first season, so you don't lose the strands of the story, but, now, at the beginning of the second season (on the ScyFi or Space channel), the basic premise has become a solid foundation, that will support the wait for weekly episodes. I gave the first season an 8 (great) out of 10, but with the second season, it has reached a 9 (superb) climbing on its way to a 10 (un-miss-able). Come for the characters, stay for the intensity of the drama.
Imagine GOT in space but instead of Jon "your my queen" Snow, you get bad ass James Holden. I didn't like any characters at first but after 5 season's I love them, all the characters are flawed and operate in the grey not a good vs evil position. I love the world building where you feel this is all believable, the politics, technology, economic problems.
One of those great shows that inform me of the existence of even greater books.
You know what I love about this show?
No time travel bullshit.
And other things. But that's already a huge leg up.
Great show but Naomi Nagata is the most annoying character in the world.
I thought there is no way any producer could end a series as bad as 'Game of Thrones,' but seriously this one is an all time low. I am honestly stunned Amazon let it end on episode 6 and calling it a finale.
Please Amazon stick to shipping boxes, cus my gawd you really know how to suck the life out of art.
During the sixth season, many characters gained even more depth, and in no episode could anything be taken for granted. Amazing ending, at the height of one of the most engaging space dramas that have been remembered in recent years. No matter it's the last season, for those who want to follow the stories of James, Naomi, Bobby and Amos again, there are always the books by Abraham and Franck.
This has to be one of the best adaptations ever made. I would have given it a 10, were it not for the truncated, rushed feel to the 6th season.
There are some alterations to plot-lines and characters, but these are carried off without detriment to the overall story-telling.
Recommended for anyone who loves science-fiction. As are the books. Also for others who like a decent story well-told.
In the course of 2 years I started watching the first episode 3 times. Never finished it. Two weeks ago I finally did and binged the 2 seasons in two weeks. Really connecting with this. Even considering starting the books.
this better not end up being another "Ascension"
Edit: well it didn't end up being another "Ascension"
Overall a pretty good scifi space show. Seasons 1 thru 3 had a great scifi story line and action. Season 4 moved more into a drama set in space while season 5 was a total shit show. The whole Naomi story line was basically an 8 hour lifetime channel movie of the week. it really kind of kills the whole series. They wrapped it up in season 6 by getting back to the space scifi and had an overall satisfying ending but then left a pretty big cliffhanger/open question about just what was going on the planet Laconia.
Season 4 was visually stunning, prob one of the best shows so far from that perspective. Story wise, kind of lacking. Not much progression, entire season felt like it’s a setup for season 5. I would recommend watching season 4 for sound & visual effects. Beyond that don’t expect too much from the writing.
Thought it's another over-dramatic Sci Fi soap opera, but god I was so wrong. It's probably one of the best Sci Fi's with special effects and close realism I've seen recently. Each episode has good amount of plot and rarely a dull moment.
Can't wait for another season, guess I have to read the books now.
One of the best TV sci-fi programmes to date, and maybe of all-time since the start of on-demand streaming. Complex plots exist throughout but are still understandable. There are many different groups of people in the show to focus on, including different factions. So glad that Amazon saved the show from SyFy who wasn't renewing after season 3, despite it being the most successful season to date. Season 4 (date TBC) will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video. Many thanks to all of those who participated in the #SaveTheExpanse campaign on social media.
I watched the finale yesterday without knowing it was the finale and I really don't know how to feel about that. Well, I do know that I am kinda disappointed that I won't be seeing more of the show since I consider it to be one of my favorite shows, especially in the sci-fi genre. Since I did not know that it was going to the last episode, I was hoping more from it, but I think if I did know that it was the finale episode, I think I'll be satisfied with it.
What I love about this show is how believable the scientific things are. It is consistent and accurate[?] based on its own universe. The politics in it is not so far from what is happening in our current world. I think everyone will find a character they'll love in this show and for me, it's Camina Drummer and Bobbie Draper. Such strong empowered women. I would have loved Avasarala too to be honest, but she cusses too much to the point where it already sounds forced, but I still found her funny from time to time. Anyways, will definitely re-watch this in the future.
the first three seasons of some of the best sci-fi ever but Season 4 and 5 I just a drag real shame
Hard scifi for adults, and I don't mean there's lots of violence and sex, I just mean it's intelligent and thought out. Tons of twists, great characters and dialog.
a great series, a pity that they ended it suddenly in the last two chapters of the sixth season.
the showrunner has just been confirmed for the new God of War series, I guess that must be the reason...
One of the greatest sci Fi shows out there and I'm definitely gonna read the books now that it's over
Easily the greatest space opera of the modern era. Destroys the new Star Wars sorties and pushes BG into second place.
This is it.
This is the best space opera we're going to get in the next 20 years.
Takes a liquid :poop: over BSG in terms of plot, direction and execution. A genuinely intriguing, exciting, characterful adaption of the novels. Do not miss out on this fantastic piece of sci-fi.
I hate to be negative but...
James S. A. Corey (the pen-name of the two original authors) did all the hard work for you. They wrote a compelling story that was, pardon the pun, light years ahead of most science fiction out there. Most of the cast members are strong and sell their character convincingly. Avasarala, Alex, Bobbie, and especially Amos have become the faces I see when reading the books that have come out since the series premiered. For some reason, new characters have been fabricated that have far too much screen time and pinnacle characters have been killed off that have much more story left in them. The problem is, the video entertainment world is doing things that most shows rely on when they don't have a strong writing team. Weak plots are fortified by unnecessary drama and romance. This show is now saturated with awkward over-dramatic, non-plot related scenes that make me feel like they were just filling time obligations rather than telling the story THAT WAS ALREADY WRITTEN FOR THEM! The show has spent so much on emphasizing the Belter characters (identified by that horribly ridiculous accent) that at this point, if they continue the show into new series, they will have to abandon the rest of the book series. Honestly, they should have just made a different show called "Over-the-top Soap Opera in Space" and allowed people who respect excellent science fiction and writing to produce the show.
Edit - a few days later:
I just found out why the Alex character was killed off... the creators get a pass on that. What else could you do when you have a predator on the set?
Best and most realistic syfy show out there. Absolutely enjoyed all seasons so far. No irritation what so ever because of wrong physics or something. Everything is well thought trough and as far as we know accurate. Great story and characters.
best space sci-fi in a long time. must see
Really superb show. It has many elements from many shows I enjoy, but putting them all together in the mix it comes out totally unique. Closest resembling show might be Dark Matter; which is not a bad thing :)
Seasons up to 3 were amazing. Season 4-6 were good, though not as action packed - I wouldn’t have minded if there were more seasons, but the general pacing of the show felt off. Too slow at some points. One of a few shows that was largely unpredictable for me. It’s about shame Cas Anvar. The interweaving and complex storylines was probably the best part of the show. The world building awesome. I’ll miss the characters - Avasarala and Amos the most. Finally, the sudden and gruesome deaths or violence was used sparingly but exceptionally well. And that’s coming from someone who hates gore!
greatest sci-fi of all time
It took a couple of episodes to get into it, but then I was hooked. After season 4 though it became a struggle to keep my interest and I just had to power through because I wanted to see the ending.
This show is one of the best examples that shows adapting a book/other sources can't be that hard if you follow the core of the source. The Expanse TV show does justice to the already best seller sci-fi series (books and comics). It starts slow but will get you hooked slowly in season 1 and trust me it hooks you well if you're into sci-fi as a genre.
Starts strong. Gets even better in S2 &3. Begins to drag it's feet like a Flintstone trying to avoid a crash in S4. Then proceeds to cause a 50 car pileup in S5 & 6.
I whole-heartedly loved this show! I think it was the best space sci-fi I have ever watched. I loved the story and characters, the effects were amazing and believable, with so much attention to detail! I could definitely watch double the seasons! Time to read the books, I guess. I totally recommend it!
Why it has ended without explaining what happend to creators of protomolecule ?!
Easily my favorite show of all time. Characters, story, world, realism & non-realism are carried out perfectly.
Some of the best science fiction I have seen for a long time.
Good characters: a plausible background, evolving yet sticking to their personnality.
Good actors: they're all convincing and incarnate their respective characters without any obvious or annoying flaw. Tip of the hat to the cop.
Good picture: the metal colors and the blackness of space, the touches of hard colors (yellow, orange, violet) here and there. Looks amazing.
Good universe: convincing, with an economic & politic landscape totally making sense.
Good science: every tech gear, items, goods and ships are carefully thought.
Good scenario: we seem to move slowly but everything eventually connects to the big picture.
Good suspens: action, hard decisions, and that mysterious/terrifying thing (blueish stuff, i'll stick to that to avoid spoilers)
Every ingredient is there, and the dish takes: the first season announces a huge sci-fi series. May Syfy and the makers stick to that, and continue to entertain. The future of the show looks great after 10 episodes. 8/10, I almost put a 9/10 but decided to wait a little longer, see if it keeps up.
Two Things. 1, Amos is bad ass. 2, I really, reeeeally want one of the phones from this show!
Just finished the 3rd seasson. Right now, I can say for me is the BEST scifi show I ever saw, including BSG, and all scifi movies I´ve ever seen. Perfect in all possible ways.
It may be a little slow, however,... It's got Space, Space Ships of all types and unknown lifeform (unknown presently) and that's good enough for any Sci-Fi nut out there.
Then the fact it's a series,... which make it understandable being a slow start, plus slow does not mean crap.
You love Sci-Fi then you'll like this.
Though at first I was unconvinced about this show I quickly started to eagerly anticipate every new episode. It's a really good show, highly recommend it.
One of the best sci-fi shows around today. The combination of plot, acting, and sticking to fairly realistic physics sets this show apart from essentially anything else on air.
BORING. and i mean it.
everyone’s acting their asses off but after the main protomolecule mystery is solved, it’s a wrap. they somehow managed to make aliens lame? aliens! like come on.
i didn’t expect farscape level camp but even star trek level antics and entertainment will do. because idk what they were going for other than dull. IMO the show always felt undercooked, like they never wanted to lean too deeply into prestige or delve fully into hinjinks(but they could’ve done both?)instead it occupied this strangely dour, overly serious lane that was sleep inducing af(seriously, my sleep schedule is fixed after a couple of weeks of binging this so that’s a silver lining).
good bits: i loved drummer, chrisjen, naomi and of course bobbie, but super hot, super competent women does not a show make! trust me i tried lmao. i definitely blame the studio switch for the back half sucking so hard as well because it got(more)generic and bland after that. like this show should’ve been tremendous, especially with that sexy budget increase but instead it was monologue after monologue with nice backdrops. giving space documentary. and none of that shit was interesting.
2.5/5 stars - series review.
It took me a while to realize the expanse is the best show I've ever seen, I love the wire, sopranoes, thrones, but for me personally, this is it
Are you kidding Me, Syfy!?
Y’all dumb as rocks.
The definition of what Syfy should be is the Expanse!
Everything else on that damn channel is a load of crap.
Cancellation was a bad decision and foresee nothing good coming from this for the the Syfy channel. I will follow the series to the next station that picks it up.
This show seriously gets better with each and every season. With most sci fi shows, the plot and theme tend to become redundant or lost along the way, but not with Expanse. It stays true to its core and only continues to improve upon the story contextually and visually. It's highly underrated and deserves so much more recognition.
While not Great yet, I found this show extremely promising. The different layers of politics and the racial hate relations are so spot on, that I'm reminded of the early days of Battlestar Galactica. The Expanse is a slow-paced series, but really picks up and I LOVE the fact that it's not littered with random side-stories that nobody really cares about. It's focused on a single story and does a great job of showing to very different takes on the same puzzle :D
Best show since thrones imo
I need amazon to hurry the hell up already. It’s been too long and I need My fix.
Excellent series.
Very believable world. At 1st you will pick a side. But as the show progresses you come to see the pain and reasons behind the hatred and mistrust each side has for next.
With the passing of each episode you will find yourself yearning for the next.
From the polished Earthers to the grungy Belters to the militarized Martians, the environments and characters will pull you in.
Bout time Sci-fi put something out to combat the zombie and mid eval takeover.
Surprisingly it is not bad, probably trying to be firefly in a way, which is definitely not bad :)
The attention to detail that everyone involved puts into this series is impeccable to physics to the cinematography it really is hands down one of the best sci-fi television series out there right now.
This is like the best news ever, The Expanse has been saved!
For the Series, please don't make the same mistake I did! I watched 2 Episodes and stopped watching it for a few months because it was boring. I started again a few months after the Pause, and boy was I wrong at first sight. The series has become one of my all time favorite. But you need to give it about 7 or 8 Episodes.
Great Acting, great visuals and the Story gets better every episode. I'm glad Amazon picked it up.
This one felt very claustrophobic. Camera is always up people's faces or backs, weird angles, doesn't show what you actually want to see, background is blurred. There is this obnoxious blue "sci-fi filter" in all the scenes set in space and belt it hurts my eyes to watch this. Couldn't get past 25 mins of episode 1.
Edit: After a lot of getting used to the camera work and blue color gradient in subsequent episodes, I finally got used to it and watched the whole thing. This is one of the best tv shows ever.
I've just finished to watch the four episodes, and I've to say, It's been a long time - too long - since I've been thrilled and amazed with SF serie. And yes: this is from SyFy...
If you love Politics, Space Opera and Riots about "Corporation"... You should definitely watch it or at least, give it a try...
PS: I just hope it will continue as it started, I have great expectations with this show.
First things first. I don't know the books, never heard of them before. So everything I write is solely based on the show.
I've watched the three seasons that are already released. It's a good show, indeed very good. But I fail to see the masterpiece (yet). Althought I'll admit at the end of the third season it is showing signs.
At the core the story starts very basic. It's a cold war between Earth and Mars. The Belt is kind of the Third World, rich in resources but with no voice at the big table. Everything is a power struggle, a battle for supremacy. Where every party seeks only gains for themselves. A lot of egos involved. The sci-fi part comes with the proto-molecule which is a bit like the Atom. The nation controling it is controlling the world. While the story is very political at first it moves to the sci-fi part later which is really a good thing. But I also had the feeling the plot goes through great lenghts to unfold. It always felt like they could have gotten there in half the amount of episodes.
The production value for a TV show is at the top. Essential for any sci-fi show. Which might ironically be one of the reasons it got initially cancelled. With an average of 600k viewers it is hard to sustain this show long term. Well, it got picked up but I guess it will be a struggle getting from season to season. And from what I gather there is still a lot of the story left to be told.
The downside for me are the characters and by that I mean I don't have a favorite or can connect to any of them. Well maybe Amos. There are moments where I liked the actions of one or the other like Chrisjen or Drummer. I didn't like Naomi at all and the rest like Alex or Holden I didn't care for. What drove me was the story. As long as this stays interesting I will stick with the show.
Supplemental: dropped out after S4 as I just don't care any more for either characters and/or story.
It is kind of slow in the first couple of episodes or even the first season, but as you go it grows on you. After a while you’re hooked, you will start watching episodes back to back! Great series!
you neva get shows like this, that have the right amount of pace, great conversation and the build up is amazing
If you have liked BattleStar Galactica (BSG 2004), you will probably enjoy this show as well, even though the plot is often lacking and the acting is not always the best. My main critic would be that weirdly enough only north American made it to the stars (with your odd South African/Commonwealth Citizen/Generic eastern European), so the plot is very binary. No sub plot around Earth government or how different factions among the UNN/MCR could push different agenda.
Not a bad show overall.
NB: episodes are usually around 40 min in length if that important to you.
This is hands down the best sci fi drama since BSG. A lot is said about the special effects which truly is eye candy dipped in a bit of LSD, and the plot which is painstakingly detailed and also dipped in a bit of LSD and they are both worth hours of discussion. But psychedelics aside, I'm here to comment on the acting, which I don't think gets enough credit. After some initial jitters in the first season the actors have fallen into their roles and now are the main hook instead of the special effects. Shohreh Aghdashloo helps cover for newer actors in the first season and her smoky voice remains a draw. Steven Strait strongest performance is in the third season and the last few episodes he is edge of the seat good. Wes Chatham and Cas Anvar performance adds comic relief and by the third season the character development is far enough along that they are coming into their own and really making the show compelling. Dominique Tipper strong but feminine performance is great, Frankie Adams is also standout, and Cara Gee's performance especially the last few episodes of season three make it a nail biter. I could go on about others performances cuz there are more, but the point is that this show is freakin speeeectacular.
Fast paced, visually stunning series that contains politics, intrige, and vivid cultural display of a diverse solar system. Great scifi show!
I guess this amazing space epic is canceled before season 3 has even finished. The Expanse makes a series like The 100 look like amateur hour, and it's already on season 4. Go figure.
Save The Expanse - https://www.change.org/p/amazon-or-netflix-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse-savetheexpanse
Love this show! Just binge-watched seasons 1 and 2 on Netflix (UK). Look forward to season 3.
omg what a cool scishow finally something complex and bold. they say it's the show that's standing up to BsG, but I say it's time we had a space opera that's worthy.
also, I'm amazed how many details they can cram up inside a pilot without getting it too overloaded.
a big plus for me are the space cam sequences and the sfx are eye candy.
a minus is the fact that even today's tv shows can't avoid this trap: there's no soundwaves in space, the vacuum has no air to propell the sound. so why the frak do we always hear big booms and afterburners ?
all in all, this is one to keep your eyes on.
Started reading the books. Enjoy the show so much that I consider it the best sci-fi that I've seen in the past 2 years, and with my sci-fi's I'm usually very very picky because it's my fav. genre !!
What more can I say ? I absolutely love the show, the plot, the characters (Naomi and Miller are my two favs, must say James Holden is portrayed a little too insipid for my taste). Also Jared Harris is the best surprise this show could've given me.
The books--- well they're really easy to read and just a delight for me. I've watched the whole season1 and started the first book in the series and watched the whole season1 again while reading. And I'm gonna rewatch it twice more for sure before 2017 (&$Y%Q soo loong to wait beratnas) delightes us with season2.
So, if you haven't started this show yet.... I envy you for two reasons: you can binge watch it (which makes for a whole new and better experience) and also you're new to the whole thing which I'd so much like to experience anew. Best series IMO !
SYFY DON'T YOU DARE CANCEL THIS SHOW!
Absolutely love this show, why it is so low on the ratings I don't know! If you want to see more of The Expanse being made then get on Twitter and Facebook and push for people to watch it. It's what Sci-Fi space fans have been waiting for since Firefly, Farscape and Battlestar Galactica if we don't support it we will lose it.
I've ordered The Expanse books as I can't get enough of this.
I am not liking at all. Can't connect with any of the character. Find it very boring
I usually love sci-fi
I am not liking at all. Can't connect with any of the character. Find it very boring
I usually love sci-fi
This series borrows a lot of elements (both visual and plot-wise) from Metropolis (1927). Chinatown (1974), The Hustle (1975), Alien (1979), Outland (1981), Blade Runner (1982), Total Recall (1992) and Firefly (2002), so there's not much "new" stuff to ponder about. The plot is hard to follow (and the patois seriously needs proper subtitles) for anyone not versed on the novels. It's an excellent series, but hardly original.
It's an awesome scify show!!! I'm looking forward season 2!!!
There's so many good reviews and I don't understand it. It's just awful. The premise and idea is good, but the execution absolutely flopped. The script has weird lines that don't fit the characters or flow with the story. The plotline is a mess and I'm lost most of the time. I enjoy Sci-fi shows and films and this could have been great. Bad acting. Bad script. Bad script makes good actors look bad in this show. The only slightly redeeming quality is the halfway decent CGI and costumes. Ugh, I'm just so disappointed in it's many inconsistencies and plot holes.
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THE single best Sci-Fi series available today. Absolute must-watch.