Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by coredog64 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @04:32PM
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The Expanse is already written to 7 or 8 books. Plus, as you mention, they take the “solution” from the prior work and turn it into the “problem” for the next. The authors of the original content did a bunch of background work ahead of time as they were planning on turning it into an RPG.
Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by theshrike79 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @05:55PM
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AFAIK they actually played in the world as a tabletop RPG.
Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by WorldMaker on Thursday October 15, 2020 @03:47PM
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For better and worse, sometimes it still feels too much like very little in the world of The Expanse actually happens outside of the "campaign PCs" and it makes it feel like a smaller world than it should that much doesn't actually seem to happen until just the moment when the "campaign PCs" show up. The show tries to make up for it some of the time, but that still feels like the core of things. (I have not tried reading the books yet.)
Re:Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too ...
by theshrike79 on Friday October 16, 2020 @02:23AM
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It's a bit of a trope in the books that Holden has a need to get involved in everything. They even lampshade it with Avasarala.
Season 1 was amazing. After that, bleh. At least in that case it sounds like executive meddling was the culprit.
On the other hand, The Expanse keeps opening whole new everythings that make what came before tiny but also essential. No second of plot is wasted. They could loosen it up a bit with a bottle episode or two to develop the characters more though. I could go any number of seasons if they could maintain the quality.
And then there's the new Lost In Space. They're going to end it in the next season at exactly the right time. Pacing-wise, it feels like a three-part miniseries. Just enough room to build a world and develop the characters without overstaying its welcome.