What about Protogen and their stealth ships? Wouldn't they want to defend their experiment?
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The Expanse |S2| You guys look like shit - Wednesdays on Syfy
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Knowing that I know from the book I'm sad we don't get a ton more scenes with Miller and Diogo. They have so much on screen chemistry, I love every conversation between them. If this were a TV show that wasn't based on novels you know the writers room would be like, "We gotta keep these two together!"
StopMakingSense
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It was funny when they were showing the Navuoo coming to hit Eros from Miller's angle, it was like 'well that looks weird/not well done', then it missed 
In addition to the already mentioned Mars ships being retasked, nobody gives a shit about Eros. (I got them hella mixed up when the new season started too)
In addition to the already mentioned Mars ships being retasked, nobody gives a shit about Eros. (I got them hella mixed up when the new season started too)
Vulcano's assistant
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They have to buy politicians because they don't have the ships to actually defend the experiment by themselves without making themselves visible.
Backlogger
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With Dresden dead and Mao under suspicion they have to lay low st this point
StopMakingSense
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The Donniger took out like 3 or 4 of them. Rocci got 1. One was overtaken by protomocule and nuked. How many are even left? 2?
Which stealth ship was the one Fred gave to Avasarala?
The progression leading up to that is a fun narrative chain (knowing that we're still in "book 1" stuff) - first Amos shoots the dude w/ Miller mad, then Miller shoots the Scientist w/ Holden mad, and then Holden gets forced to make that type of call....and makes the same choice they did.
The one defending the station a few eps back.
Spoilers for Babylon's Ashes but I'm curious to see how they'll eventually if at all will handle
On a related note, I'm disappointed that most sci-fi doesn't delve into this in general as far as
are concerned. It was hinted at when people talk about the Krogan Rebellions in ME3, but still...
killing two thirds of the population on Earth via an asteroid bombardment.
space wars
Had to step away for a week for work, gotta catch up on the latest episode. My Google Now feed has some cards from pretty major publications giving the show some positive buzz.
I also got an email from Amazon advertising shows and in the photo they had The Expanse right along Mr. Robot and their other exclusives.
I also got an email from Amazon advertising shows and in the photo they had The Expanse right along Mr. Robot and their other exclusives.
Ristifer
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At 10pm? Hasn't happened to me up to this point.
The episodes are on space.ca if you needed to catch up, though.
The drone fleet turning the Navou was outstanding and great CGI all around. The space walk was a little cheesy though and badly green screened, could have done without.
Amos is hysterical too. "Feels like we're covering up a crime." "It does feel like that..."
Great episode, this season continues to be fantastic.
Amos is hysterical too. "Feels like we're covering up a crime." "It does feel like that..."
Great episode, this season continues to be fantastic.
No not at 10,I DVR it later,it replays at 2 in the morning, just before the Librarians actually so maybe thats why,will record at 10 next week then,thanks.
Jag
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In the last episode, Avasarala did mention that (late book series spoiler)
Mars "could throw rocks down the well" at Earth. Thought it was a good piece of foreshadowing and showing their fear that it could happen.
Dubbedinenglish
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Somewhere in space the Navoo is still speeding along with no one on it.
CopperPuppy
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Season 2 killing it.
One Foul Note
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Yeah, I do kinda feel a little sorry for the Mormons. The Nauvoo has either been driven into a star or jetted off into the void and with that they have essentially lost their grand ark with no real effect on the Eros situation.
tearsintherain
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That was one thing that always felt weird to me, like why would the Mormons sub contract this whole thing out to OPA and Fred Johnson? By their very nature Mormons are extremely self reliant and have a long history of DIY.
It would have felt more realistic to me if maybe someone like Scientology, the Catholic Church, a brand new mix religion ala Dune's ZenSunni, or a corporation would have been the ones behind the ship. But then maybe people would have focused too much on that instead of just the Nauvoo itself.
Jag
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They did address it in (I think) Episode 4 when the Mormon brother expresses concern to Johnson and his connections to OPA. I always just assumed that Tycho Station was the only one that could accommodate their needs.
melichrous
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It's also worth noting that Tycho Station isn't actually owned by Fred Johnson. I think he's just the project leader or whatever for the building of the Nuavoo.
From what I remember from the first(?) book, the station itself is ran by an Engineering Corporation headed by the grandson of the person who founded it. Part of the Tycho family at the very least. The station just has ties to the OPA. In the same vein though, the station also has ties to both Mars and Earth, as they make heavy "contributions" to both governments as a way to ensure neutrality if attacked.
EDIT: Yeah, as in the quote above, Fred is just the Head of Operations for the project. I can't imagine they'll have specifically contracted him for the job. More likely they contracted with the Tycho corp, and were just given him as the manager with little say in the matter.
From what I remember from the first(?) book, the station itself is ran by an Engineering Corporation headed by the grandson of the person who founded it. Part of the Tycho family at the very least. The station just has ties to the OPA. In the same vein though, the station also has ties to both Mars and Earth, as they make heavy "contributions" to both governments as a way to ensure neutrality if attacked.
EDIT: Yeah, as in the quote above, Fred is just the Head of Operations for the project. I can't imagine they'll have specifically contracted him for the job. More likely they contracted with the Tycho corp, and were just given him as the manager with little say in the matter.
Night Hunter
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Isn't Tycho Station by far the most advanced engineering contractor in the whole system? The one you call every time you want something impossible built?
It was in one of the Miller chapters in Book 1 afair.
It was in one of the Miller chapters in Book 1 afair.
RedAssedApe
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Ok I finally got myself in the mood and watched s1e2. Picked up a bit. I think I'm starting to like it.
Still kind of bugs me that this character looks like james Franco/ kit Harrington/ and Jay bucharel had a baby heh
Still kind of bugs me that this character looks like james Franco/ kit Harrington/ and Jay bucharel had a baby heh
S1 is on Netflix and S2 should be too once it's broadcast
S1 isn't on Netflix in the US (as Evolved also has Amazon and Hulu, I'm guessing he's in the US), though S1 should be available through Amazon I think.
Afaik, streamingwise for season 2 it is currently only available through SyFy's own streaming service.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Ahhh okay. Thanks.
Yeah, I'm going hoping they go into the
Eros voices
The line I wanted to hear was
You can't take the Razor-back!
Or the line is similar to that
.Cornballer
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TV Series got me hooked, started reading the books. Just finished #3 and there's one two things I need to know - Questions contain spoilers from the first three books:
1) Do the books explore the aliens that built the slow zone/the ring? and
2) same question concerning what brought on their downfall
I don't want any specifics and I know that 1/3 of the planned series hasn't released yet, but do the 4th-6th book shed more light on the backstory of the rings/their creators & their downfall? is there a tendency that makes you expect a solution to the question "what the hell happened to these guys?" or does it look like the authors will treat this as a mystery that'll stay unsolved?
I'm happy with the books either way, but since I'm a sucker for (fictional) ancient alien shit, I feel the need to keep my expectations in check.
2) same question concerning what brought on their downfall
I don't want any specifics and I know that 1/3 of the planned series hasn't released yet, but do the 4th-6th book shed more light on the backstory of the rings/their creators & their downfall? is there a tendency that makes you expect a solution to the question "what the hell happened to these guys?" or does it look like the authors will treat this as a mystery that'll stay unsolved?
I'm happy with the books either way, but since I'm a sucker for (fictional) ancient alien shit, I feel the need to keep my expectations in check.
Moff
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Book4 is set fully on the other side of the gate, while 5-6 are back in solar system. As for aliens, we only get hints of their downfall, and then later slow hints about what/who brought them down.
Just keep on reading. Books are good, but what you really want will be unveiled in the books that are still unreleased.
RedAssedApe
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Thank you to the guys who told me to stick it out through episode 4. I'm really getting into it now.
1: yes, or at least, whats left of things
2: we don't know yet, but I think we will
2: we don't know yet, but I think we will
It's a pretty slow series, and a bit to 'pulpy' for my taste, but I enjoy the books.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
Cornballer
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- ArsTechnica: The Expanse: Warm hearts in the cold of space
EDIT: The UK version of this article notes:
EDIT: The UK version of this article notes:
Cornballer
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- io9: What The Expanse Can Teach Us About How Life in Space Will Change Our Bodies
- TheRinger: On the Fangs Edge of TVs Video Game Gold Rush (includes a few quotes from Ty Franck)
- TheRinger: On the Fangs Edge of TVs Video Game Gold Rush (includes a few quotes from Ty Franck)
I assume that when it's available on UK Netflix, it will also be available world wide?
It's listed as a Netflix original in Australia because they have exclusive broadcast rights here...so I don't know why it should be available.
It doesn't make sense though, The Expanse doesn't begin it's run this Wednesday evening, it's aired 4 eps already? What exactly are they saying, and were do they source that info?
Cornballer
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Yeah, I'm not sure where they're getting it, but thought I'd pass it along. I assume that at this point they'd wait for the season to conclude before releasing it on Netflix. *shrugs*