The Expanse

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DBELL101

Monday, January 4, 2016 12:27 PM

Has anybody seen this show yet. It's a good mystery that draws you in quickly.
Although I haven't read the book it's based on, it reminds me of some of Larry
Niven's Belter stories. I just wanted to alert people to a good show and get
some feedback and opinions. If you haven't heard, it comes on SYFY tuesday at
10:00 PM. You can see back episodes on their website.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, January 4, 2016 1:32 PM

Larry Niven.... 77 years old today... one of the best Sci-Fi writers EVER!

My favorite works he did were probably his collaborations with Jerry Pournelle!

They're so humble about the Hugo Awards surrounding them that you might need a TSA Agent to find them :)

"Niven's Law": There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it.

If you haven't, read Footfall.

Do Right, Be Right. :)

6IXSTRINGJACK

Monday, January 4, 2016 1:39 PM

Sign at the End of the Universe?

This End Up! (So says a Duane that isn't The Rock)

https://scifistoryscentury.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/1974-sign-at-the-e
nd-of-the-universe-by-duane-ackerman/

My favorite short story as a kid and one I extrapolated on in great detail on for an oral book report much to my teachers' chagrin...

Do Right, Be Right. :)

ECGORDON

Monday, January 4, 2016 7:22 PM

BTW, there's only one "s" in Expanse.

Why hijack the thread, SixString? This is about The Expanse, not Niven or any other writer. The books are by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing as James S. A. Corey.

We've already been discussing books and the show here - http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=2&tid=59896

This thread can be for the show, we can try to contain the other one to the books. Very much looking forward to Episode 5 tomorrow night. I've watched the pilot eight times now, the other three four times so far.

DBELL101

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 4:44 AM

Sorry about the spelling.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:20 AM

That's okay. Since you started the thread, if you go back up to your first post and click the "edit" link you can correct the spelling in the title.

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 12:36 PM

Saw the first episode............interesting!

SGG

Quote:
Originally posted by DBELL101:
Has anybody seen this show yet. It's a good mystery that draws you in quickly.
Although I haven't read the book it's based on, it reminds me of some of Larry
Niven's Belter stories. I just wanted to alert people to a good show and get
some feedback and opinions. If you haven't heard, it comes on SYFY tuesday at
10:00 PM. You can see back issues on their website.

ECGORDON

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 7:17 PM

Episode 5 airs tonight. 1-4 still available streaming at syfy.com

ECGORDON

Thursday, January 7, 2016 3:39 AM

For anyone who hasn't read the books or any of the short stories, I'm hiding my comments on Episode 5: Back to the Butcher in spoiler tags.

Select to view spoiler:

I don't think it was a good idea to have Fred Johnson's backstory in this episode, or at least not in the way they presented it. First, that wasn't in the first novel, it was in the short story "The Butcher of Anderson Station." Second, the events were altered from the story. Third, the flashback slowed down the pace they had developed in the two previous episodes. It would have been better for them to get to Tycho Station first, and have the flashback next week, or just fill us in on his history through dialog instead.

SECOND

Saturday, February 13, 2016 8:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DBELL101:

Although I haven't read the book it's based on, it reminds me of some of Larry
Niven's Belter stories. I just wanted to alert people to a good show and get
some feedback and opinions. If you haven't heard, it comes on SYFY tuesday at
10:00 PM. You can see back issues on their website.

The tenth and final episode of The Expanse for Season 1 ended on cliffhanger.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expanse_%28TV_series%29#Episodes

Season 2 starts in January 2017.
www.syfy.com/theexpanse/videos/the-expanse-season-2-arrives-in-january

Without reading the books, Shawn Overman makes predictions about future episodes starting at 59:50. As a viewer, my opinion is that it’s better not to know before the characters know. Let it be a surprise.

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

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