Only You Can Stop the Expanse from Becoming the Next Canceled Sci-Fi Classic

Re:Only You Can Stop the Expanse from Becoming the Next Canc... by jseliger on Sunday March 26, 2017 @06:25PM (#13963694)

I love the books, devour them as soon as they come out, and I think the show has done a fine job adapting the story.

I didn't love the books because too many of the sentences are weak, obvious, or clichés: https://jakeseliger.com/2016/04/28/briefly-noted-leviathan-w... , but I gave the show a shot and hoped for something better than what it is, or what the first few episodes showed. Still, I think the cash shortfall problem is probably real and accounts for some of the show's challenges.

I'm reminded of SyFy's making of The Magicians, which is a lovely book (https://jakeseliger.com/2009/08/28/the-magicians-lev-grossma...) and a TV show that I really wish HBO had made.

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Re:Only You Can Stop the Expanse from Becoming the Next Canc... by Para2016 on Sunday March 26, 2017 @07:27PM (#13963986)

I wonder, in The Magician book - do the characters also drink semen to become more magical?

The show is made for middle/upperclass teenage white girls, is the book for a different audience?

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Re:Only You Can Stop the Expanse from Becoming the Next Canc... by lakis on Sunday March 26, 2017 @09:49PM (#13964545)

Yes, they do.

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