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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse Its in the moderate future, Earth is polluting normal Eearth, Mars is being terraformed and they have huge mining operations going on for water Ceres, who are dependend on deliveries from the planets. These 3 factions are in a cold war and then something happens that tips the balance. Give it a try, it got better with each episode and the 4th one was pretty crazy Its not episodic and the style is a bit like BSG if that helps | ||
Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
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ObviousOne
United States3704 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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ObviousOne
United States3704 Posts
edit: Definitely a must-watch for all sci-fi fans. If I had friends I would recommend it to them. | ||
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Zealously
East Gorteau22261 Posts
On December 18 2015 11:19 ObviousOne wrote: Ep1 was pretty enjoyable, firing up Ep2. This is probably a book series I would like to read. I'll have to put it on a list. I think this show is what I wished Dark Matter had been. edit: Definitely a must-watch for all sci-fi fans. If I had friends I would recommend it to them. If you have a Kindle or the like I'll buy you the first book | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
I really like the hard sci-fi of the series that deals with the issues of gravity, making food in space(its really hard), ship to ship combat beings super crazy dangerous and stupid. In a world without "shields", super metals and magic "tractor beams", the greatest weapon is a huge rock with an engine strapped on the back. And you only need one to destroy a planets bio sphere. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
The only thing which kinda makes me question if i should read it are a lot of people saying the series gets worse with each book. Would you say this is true? On the other hand a lot of people said the same about asoiaf after book three, which i didn't really agree with either soooo.... | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
That is one of the main reasons why I like the series. The science is grounded and humanity is humanity. We didn’t magically fix our social problems, people being short sighted and people having the best intent but disagreeing on how to solve a problem. Book 4-5 are a lot of set up to a bigger story and don't have the super satisfying resolutions of the first 3. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
 Just one question (without spoilering :D) When you say they do "irrational, stupid things that make no sense". Is that in like 'to advance the plot no matter what' ? Or can you at least see the motivation for these actions. Personally i dislike the former quite a bit too, at least if it's too obvious. | ||
Twoflowers
Germany241 Posts
On December 19 2015 01:46 The_Red_Viper wrote: Ok thanks. I guess i will just give it a try then Just one question (without spoilering :D) When you say they do "irrational, stupid things that make no sense". Is that in like 'to advance the plot no matter what' ? Or can you at least see the motivation for these actions. Personally i dislike the former quite a bit too, at least if it's too obvious. The irrational, stupid things they do are very much in character. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
The other nice thing about the series is that Holden isn’t this perfect human and makes bad calls. But it is totally believable and you still want to cheer for him. He isn’t the best at any specific “skill” but the series does a great job of showing that leadership and trustworthiness are valuable things. And he is very funny. And some of the side characters in the later books are amazing. Chrisjen Avasarala one of the most constantly enjoyable characters in the series. | ||
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The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
Edit: Wait, this is for the tv series only i guess? Not again THIS problem, hehe | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
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ObviousOne
United States3704 Posts
On December 19 2015 00:17 Zealously wrote: If you have a Kindle or the like I'll buy you the first book Thank you kindly, that's very generous of you but I snatched the series up already. Gonna start reading after I wrap up this third season of Luther (brilliant BBC detective show that I highly recommend if you like the genre) which is currently working on its fourth season. Found out there's a short story on the syfy website as a kind of prequel to the story/show: http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/drive/ | ||
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tyr
France1686 Posts
I was a bit surprised to see that it actually delivered. I had very little faith in Syfy and they proved me wrong. Episode 4 is really fucking good. I can't wait to see more. No spoiler ofc, but to all of you who haven't read the books: a lot of crazy shit is coming, buckle up. | ||
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BByte
Finland49 Posts
The hard sci-fi is really nice change of pace: No artificial gravity, accelerating that takes time and effort, mass drivers etc. The production values are also great. Especially episode 4 was very good. I may have to start listening to the audiobooks as well. | ||
Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
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winadil
74 Posts
only wish it been out for like 3-4 season and there heaps of episodes to watch,first 4 were crazy good decent acting,solid story line,and the look like they have spent some decent cash on production/sets ect | ||
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Faust852
Luxembourg4004 Posts
Game of thrones In motherfucking space how could this not be the best SF series of all time ? | ||
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