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The Expanse

Sikke

I searched for a thread 'bout this show, but anyways.

Who's hyped for season 4? it's still ways away, but damn, I'm def rewatching the show before the season 4 premiere.

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[Deleted User]

the expanse is definitely one of the best shows around!
waiting to find out if we'll all need a Prime account to see it

beauf

I haven't seen season 3 yet....

Sikke

Yeah they'll probably air it on prime.

oh god I'm getting cbs all access vibes.

Dades

Enjoyed seasons 1-3, will definitely watch Season 4.

Might wait till it's over and binge my way through it though.

troyzer

Haven't watched it but been on a space binge recently.

What kind of space show is it? Is it hardcore science fiction or is just a show set in space?

pixelburp

There's a pretty healthy thread on the TV forum discussing the show: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057362724

troyzer wrote: »

Haven't watched it but been on a space binge recently.

What kind of space show is it? Is it hardcore science fiction or is just a show set in space?

It's hardcore enough: mostly about 3 rival factions contesting - politically & militarily - within our solar system. There's no FTL or anything of that ilk, humanity spread out across the planets and moons of our own backyard instead, thanks to better-than-modernday versions of our rockets (the 'Epstein Drive' IIRC). The ships are basically windowless tin-cans, with warfare written as submarine battles.

Characters are a little stock stereotype, but applied with enough charisma and intrigue to make it work; the TV adaptation actually fleshed a lot of the thinner, more two dimensional characters out a lot more than the books.

troyzer

pixelburp wrote: »

There's a pretty healthy thread on the TV forum discussing the show: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057362724

It's hardcore enough: mostly about 3 rival factions contesting - politically & militarily - within our solar system. There's no FTL or anything of that ilk, humanity spread out across the planets and moons of our own backyard instead, thanks to better-than-modernday versions of our rockets (the 'Epstein Drive' IIRC). The ships are basically windowless tin-cans, with warfare written as submarine battles.

Characters are a little stock stereotype, but applied with enough charisma and intrigue to make it work; the TV adaptation actually fleshed a lot of the thinner, more two dimensional characters out a lot more than the books.

Hmm, might be worth a punt. Is it on Netflix?

[Deleted User]

First two seasons are. Or were before Amazon bought it, haven't checked recently

pixelburp

I just checked and nope, it's gone now; as bluewolf said Amazon took over the rights for Season 4 onwards, so presumably they retroactively gained the rights to stream the previous 3 seasons.

troyzer

I have Amazon as well, that wouldn't be a problem.

beauf

3 isn't on Amazon yet though is it?

ZeroThreat

pixelburp wrote: »

There's a pretty healthy thread on the TV forum discussing the show: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057362724

It's hardcore enough: mostly about 3 rival factions contesting - politically & militarily - within our solar system. There's no FTL or anything of that ilk, humanity spread out across the planets and moons of our own backyard instead, thanks to better-than-modernday versions of our rockets (the 'Epstein Drive' IIRC). The ships are basically windowless tin-cans, with warfare written as submarine battles.

Characters are a little stock stereotype, but applied with enough charisma and intrigue to make it work; the TV adaptation actually fleshed a lot of the thinner, more two dimensional characters out a lot more than the books.

Well, if the TV series doesn't diverge too much from the books, season 4 should take place mainly on the surface of an extra-solar planet (altered largely by the protomolecule).

pixelburp

C'mon ZeroThreat, spoiler that, there are clearly people here who haven't read the books or watched the show.

keane2097

I watched the first season and thought it was good but never got around to watching the second season. I must give it a spin at some stage.

pixelburp

The first season is a bit stop-start and has definite growing pains; Season 2 was when the show really kicked into high gear and the recently finished third season was (for me) one of the best series of television in the last 12 months.

ZeroThreat

The TV series (for obvious reasons) is unable to portray the Belters physical appearance as described in the books, with their enlarged heads and all...

Sikke

Yeah season 1 is "good but not great", which is why I as well took a long enough break from the show that season 3 managed to air in its entirety before I saw season 2.

definitely worth coming back to

Captain Chaos

Still waiting for Netflix to get season 3. I have a Prime account but probably wont be able to watch season 4 because it will be region blocked.

Dades

Hmmm. It appears I haven't seen Season 3 at all.

Must rectify that.

ixoy

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Still waiting for Netflix to get season 3. I have a Prime account but probably wont be able to watch season 4 because it will be region blocked.

You'll be waiting. Netflix won't get Season 3 and they've pulled the previous seasons, presumably because of Amazon. Hopefully, they'll add it to their catalogue here as they'll own the rights. It'd bring up the total of the shows available on their Irish offering to about five...

Talisman

All three seasons are available in Ireland on the PrimeVideo service.

beauf

What hardware can you get to watch PrimeVideo in Ireland like a FireTV etc. Dont really want to watch it on phone or laptop.

Mickeroo

beauf wrote: »

What hardware can you get to watch PrimeVideo in Ireland like a FireTV etc. Dont really want to watch it on phone or laptop.

Any smart TV should have it, xbox, PS4, android box. FireTV stick is fine for using here too.

Pretty much any media device you plug into your tv will have a prime video app.

beauf

I though the Fire Hardware was region locked out for Irish accounts.

My Smart TV is very old, I doubt I'll get an app for it. The consoles are always in use. TBH a set top box would be best if it worked here.

cdgalwegian

pixelburp wrote: »

The first season is a bit stop-start and has definite growing pains; Season 2 was when the show really kicked into high gear and the recently finished third season was (for me) one of the best series of television in the last 12 months.

+1
Decent hard sci-fi is hard to come by. This is most definitely one of the best around; it's grubby realism bolsters its plot and world (milky way) building.

JP Liz V1

Renewed

https://tvline.com/2019/07/27/the-expanse-renewed-season-5-amazon/

beauf

Pity its so hard to get access to it to watch.

Mickeroo

beauf wrote: »

Pity its so hard to get access to it to watch.

All you have to do is sub to prime video no?

Echoes675

Season 4 being released tomorrow. I'm currently rewatching seasons 1-3 before getting stuck in.
I also bought a few of the audiobooks on audible recently too. I'm about 75% through the first atm

Echoes675

All 4 seasons watched now. Need something else to keep me going until Season 5 is out in about a year. Any suggestions?