Always wanted a high quality space opera.
Syfy finally got the message and has finally produced some of the smartest, boldest proper sci-fi any one could see in years. A very conceptual show, not a big one on characters. I know some people are drawn to different types of shoes like that - definitely one to check out either way.
this remnds me a lot of battlestar galactica, and i love it
Just finished watching the pilot and I have to say, WOW!! This show is so much better than other sci-fi/space related shows that came out earlier this year. The first show has gripped me and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the reason. Do NOT pass this up. Must watch even if you aren't a fan of space related shows!!
Interesting setting, but the first season certainly seemed a little lengthy and this is why I cannot with good conscience rate this any higher than 7/10. It seems like season 2 is in the makings... Honestly, I am ambivalent towards this. It is not the kind of Space Sci-Fi I imagined it would be. Actually, I am disappointed. Maybe I wouldn't be disappointed if not the lengthy feel of season 1 combined with a lack of imagination or rather a lack of direction. This is because at the end of the day nothing really happened here.
Character development and background is there!
The cast's performance is good and doesn't make you doubt them for one moment.
The music is... I don't care.
The story starts off well but quickly turns into a boring shithole with no chance of a plot resolution/development anytime soon.
I still like it though and I hope they will prove me wrong in season 2!
I have suffered through the first book and I have tried to watch the series several times, giving it another go now. The reason I quit is Holden being such an arrogant and incompetent character I just can't stop but expect him to either grow up or get killed.
Apart from that I love the universe and the story - hence the reason I'm giving it another go.
Since I watch the pilot, I fall in love with this TV series. Very well futuristic "Expanse" full of action, suspense, and more. Let me have more "hungry" to watch more. Excellent Expanse!!
I started watching this series and I have to say it's a struggle. The biggest obstacle are meaningless dialogs. Who talks like that? Not to mention that some actors are mumbling. Otherwise it would be interesting story.
Expand THE EXPANSE of your mind...
Expand THE EXPANSE of your mind...
After watching the 4th do, I'm infatuated with the show. Acting needs improving, especially from some rookies, but the plot is good. The situation is complex, well defined ( we may not have seen all stakeholders though ) and suspense is there. SFX is high level and realistic. A potential BSG in progress. Far better than Dark Matter , although I still favor Dark Matter over Killjoys which really sucks. Needs to deepens into characters. And help us liking some of them. So far it's too dry. But I the show holds its promises. Keep going !
So Say We All !,
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...
Pretty good for SyFy. Some good episodes, some filler episodes -- reminiscent of Galactica. Makes me appreciate the 10-second skip ahead function of my 4th-gen AppleTV remote... there's some entertaining stuff, separated by a lot of filler -- 10 second skip-clicks are a perfect companion for "The Expanse", unless you're arthritic -- then you'll wish there was an option to increase incremental skipping. The only parts I'd never fast forward through are any with Shohreh Aghdashloo... she hypnotized me as Dina Araz, the unsuspecting Iranian mother-of-a-terrorist in season 4 of "24" -- seeing her in a scifi role borders on orgasmic. She's a drag queen icon waiting to happen, something immediately apparent with the line, "get him a proper scotch please, Lagavulin"... ;-)
Starts out ok, but quickly morphs into one of the worst soap operas you have ever seen. They could have fitted it into 2 seasons, skipping all the uninteresting soap plots and childish conversations.
Honestly one of my favourite tv shows of all time. Also, one of the best tv shows ever in my humble opinion. Although the seasons have slowly lost a bit of edge in my regards (but very slowly and barely), this was a joy to watch. It's great sci-fi with amazing characters. Each season has an arc although there's an overall arc to the whole show. I just really have no other words but for people to take the time to watch. It is so worth it.
First seasons are an amazing SF.
This is the BEST sci-fi show I've ever watched. It contains all the elements that attract me. I hate that the show ended. I still rewatch it from season one every few months and I still get the same enjoyment as I did when I first watched it.
3/10
Well that was super boring,
I'd heard this was the best syfy since slice bread, there is so much hype and buzz about it so me absolutely loving syfy I knew I had to get round to checking this out.
Wow for a pilot episode it sucked, like watching paint dry is more interesting and engaging. It bounces around from scene to scene and none of them are interesting in fact I think that was a mistake doing that for a first episode when you want/need people to get engaged with the characters in your show.
But apart from detective Miller I really don't give a shit about any of them,
Live or die for all I care.
All that Earth Mars BS
no not interested
"Total Recall" did it so much better and is awesome, this, this is disconnected, not engaging uninteresting drivel. This was a shit pilot and me having to grind it out as I'm fighting not nodding off are turning it off does not boad well for the rest of the show.
I'll watch 4 more eps because of the hype and if it doesn't get it's shit together I'm out.
There are so many many Awesome shows out there worthy of my time and attention.
A truly and remarkable series that keep the viewer glued to the screen as much as keeps the coherency about real science versus Fantasy.
I think the movies are nice
Too American/ too macho eg: woman asks man: how did you become a pilot? Macho man says with a glass of booze in his hand: "Biggest mistake I have ever made" after screwing a woman in zero gravity- sickening, formulaic crap
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The Solar System is a large space in which to tell a story, and yet paradoxically, the story is that the Solar System is not enough. Based on a series of novels, the show explores the premise that humanity is stressing the resources of the Solar System to the point that war and famine seem inevitable. The Earth is united under one world government, which is ruining what's left of the world, while the humans living on Mars are trying to make a hostile world livable. Meanwhile, Belters try to scrounge out a living in the even more hostile environment of the asteroid belt, using Ceres as a base. There is also the mysterious OPA (Outer Planets Alliance). And of course, you can't go anywhere in the Solar System without being approached by Mormon missionaries.
I've seen through episode 4, and episode 4 is stupendous, so now I'm hooked!