#4213559 - 01/05/16 09:32 PM
Re: What do viewers really want from the SyFy Channel?
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err, Mobile deleted my Season 10 paragraph..
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#4215401 - 01/10/16 10:04 PM
Re: What do viewers really want from the SyFy Channel?
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I've read every book in "The Expanse" so far, and I have to say that the first 4 episodes are pretty faithful. One problem is in the books, Krisjen Avasarala doesn't appear until book 2 (Caliban's War), but without her (representing Earth) you don't get as much of an idea of the tension between Earth, Mars, the Belt, and the Outer Planets. So in reality it's not much different than Peter Jackson rearranging the LOTR trilogy for either continuity or to show things that are going on at the same time but in widely spaced locations (and in 2 novels.)
Like with almost any TV series or movie, you don't get a lot of the background that's in books. A book might only be 25% dialog, the rest of the words tell you what the dialog doesn't. Without a narrator doing voiceovers you won't get most of that info. Reading the books would probably help, and even if you don't watch the series they're ENORMOUSLY enjoyable books IMO. It's definitely a dirty future a la Firefly.
Amos isn't cast the way I'd expect from reading the books, he's too young and doesn't look like he's had the experiences the books' Amos has. Neither is Miller, he's also too young. World-weary and jaded enough, but too young. Holden, Naomi, and Alex don't clash with how I pictured them from the books.
I hope they give it a full season, maybe even 2, to draw people in. The story is good enough that I think it could bring back a lot of people who were disgusted with the way SyFy had gone, if they'll just keep it on life support as necessary until that happens.
Phil
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#4215414 - 01/10/16 10:40 PM
Re: What do viewers really want from the SyFy Channel?
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I hope they give it a full season, maybe even 2, to draw people in.
"The Expanse" season 2 has been announced.
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#4215862 - 01/11/16 09:41 PM
Re: What do viewers really want from the SyFy Channel?
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Ill even change my previous statement and say that this is not only good but brilliant! Tech feels pretty realistic, the visuals and audio is good and the way they treat space and travel feels convincing. And I love the slight cyberpunk feel following Miller around Im happy to heat that there will be another season, I only hope enough people appreciate this show so we can see it finished. And I absolutely have to check out the books.
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