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WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 2:54:39 PM #1:	Has anyone else read the books/ watched the SyFy show? Books are super legit. I'm on book 6 and 7 came out a couple weeks ago. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892956182] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>Has anyone else read the books/ watched the SyFy show? Books are super legit. I'm on book 6 and 7 came out a couple weeks ago.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 2:55:05 PM #2:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_Wakes (First Book) --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892956214] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_Wakes (First Book)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iamintents 12/27/17 2:56:01 PM #3:	Show is best sci-fi --- http://i.imgur.com/rCECrB9.gif <cite>iamintents posted [p:892956274] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>Show is best sci-fi</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 2:57:56 PM #4:	The show is pretty legit. They seem to mix up a few elements from the books and throw it into Season 1, but it works perfectly. It's a great show that you would think sucks ass if you only catch a minute or two. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892956389] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>The show is pretty legit. They seem to mix up a few elements from the books and throw it into Season 1, but it works perfectly. It's a great show that you would think sucks ass if you only catch a minute or two.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
theAteam 12/27/17 3:04:26 PM #5:	Been reading them for a few years. Haven't gotten to the newest one but I did buy it. They are really good at making me terrified of the millions of ways you can die in space. --- Buffalo Bills Playoff Tracker 2017-18 Season: 8-7; last chance coming up <cite>theAteam posted [p:892956739] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>Been reading them for a few years. Haven't gotten to the newest one but I did buy it. They are really good at making me terrified of the millions of ways you can die in space.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 3:05:21 PM #6:	And apparently the science is pretty spot on. I am never, ever going to space. I'll die. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892956782] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>And apparently the science is pretty spot on. I am never, ever going to space. I'll die.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JE19426 12/27/17 3:10:08 PM #8:	I've read the first 6 books. I'm planning to reread them before reading the 7th one. I've done the first already. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892957030] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I've read the first 6 books. I'm planning to reread them before reading the 7th one. I've done the first already.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 12/27/17 3:10:35 PM #9:	i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now. --- Playing: Hyper Light Drifter (PC), Cuphead (PC) *(~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:892957057] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 12/27/17 3:11:53 PM #10:	Giant_Aspirin posted... i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now. S2 is on Netflix in the UK. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892957117] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now.</quote> S2 is on Netflix in the UK.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 12/27/17 3:11:58 PM #11:	I read the first 5 books between seasons, then 6 when it came out in paperback. Loving it all. It's taking everything I have not to buy 7 now, but I like my series to be consistent on the shelf. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! Act now! Venchmen are standing by for your orders! <cite>Medussa posted [p:892957124] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I read the first 5 books between seasons, then 6 when it came out in paperback. Loving it all. It's taking everything I have not to buy 7 now, but I like my series to be consistent on the shelf.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 12/27/17 3:22:16 PM #12:	JE19426 posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now. S2 is on Netflix in the UK. thanks for the heads up. hopefully it comes to the US soon. if not i may just break down and buy the season --- Playing: Hyper Light Drifter (PC), Cuphead (PC) *(~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:892957697] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now.</quote> S2 is on Netflix in the UK.</quote> thanks for the heads up. hopefully it comes to the US soon. if not i may just break down and buy the season</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
iron jojo 12/27/17 3:25:51 PM #13:	iamintents posted... Show is best sci-fi --- vickfan-chucky they hated Jesus homie chuckyhacks-who teh hell is "jesus homie" <cite>iron jojo posted [p:892957906] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>iamintents posted...</cite> <quote>Show is best sci-fi</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 3:28:10 PM #14:	Giant_Aspirin posted... JE19426 posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now. S2 is on Netflix in the UK. thanks for the heads up. hopefully it comes to the US soon. if not i may just break down and buy the season Yeah for real. Thanks. SyFy app doesn't have it. Comcast doesn't have it on demand except the last 3 or 4 episodes. Netflix only has season 1. Was getting pissed. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892958031] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now.</quote> S2 is on Netflix in the UK.</quote> thanks for the heads up. hopefully it comes to the US soon. if not i may just break down and buy the season</quote> Yeah for real. Thanks. SyFy app doesn't have it. Comcast doesn't have it on demand except the last 3 or 4 episodes. Netflix only has season 1. Was getting pissed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 12/27/17 3:29:58 PM #15:	I'm surprised it's not on US Netflix. It's downloadable on Netflix here. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892958139] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised it's not on US Netflix. It's downloadable on Netflix here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 12/27/17 3:33:06 PM #16:	I think it's on Netflix outside of US and Canada because it was never on regular TV there. I'm sure it'll get there soon-ish. don't they usually get the previous season really close to the start of the current one? edit: maybe not netflix, but Amazon Prime. it's available now for $15. but season 1 is free with membership. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! Act now! Venchmen are standing by for your orders! <cite>Medussa posted [p:892958292] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I think it's on Netflix outside of US and Canada because it was never on regular TV there. I'm sure it'll get there soon-ish. don't they usually get the previous season really close to the start of the current one? edit: maybe not netflix, but Amazon Prime. it's available now for $15. but season 1 is free with membership.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 12/27/17 3:39:27 PM #17:	the expanse is great. I should get the books huh? --- Hey what's going on in this thread http://i.imgur.com/6fpKRW8.gif http://i.imgur.com/RNZi0gk.gif <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:892958657] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>the expanse is great. I should get the books huh?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 3:40:21 PM #18:	I may have meant Amazon, not Neflix. I don't remember what I watched it on. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892958705] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I may have meant Amazon, not Neflix. I don't remember what I watched it on.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 3:42:04 PM #19:	ThyCorndog posted... the expanse is great. I should get the books huh? For sure. I started reading the first one because a friend told me to. I got like 30 percent in and gave up. I was lost. Then started it again and am almost done with them. They seem to be a little hard to get into honestly. And super minor characters come back to be big characters. ~~(Anderson Dawes)~~ (Spoiler saying who a POV character is in book 6) --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892958803] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>ThyCorndog posted...</cite> <quote>the expanse is great. I should get the books huh?</quote> For sure. I started reading the first one because a friend told me to. I got like 30 percent in and gave up. I was lost. Then started it again and am almost done with them. They seem to be a little hard to get into honestly. And super minor characters come back to be big characters. (Anderson Dawes) (Spoiler saying who a POV character is in book 6)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CensorErik 12/27/17 3:46:39 PM #20:	I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though. --- The stork that brought you should've been arrested for smuggling dope. LA Rams 11-4, Carolina Panthers 11-4 <cite>CensorErik posted [p:892959076] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 12/27/17 3:48:31 PM #21:	CensorErik posted... I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though. What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892959188] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote>I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though.</quote> What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sylverlolol 12/27/17 3:50:02 PM #22:	Love the show. Also on Abaddon's Gate now. I hope they make Melba better for the TV show....her character is easily the worst part of the book so far. --- This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. <cite>sylverlolol posted [p:892959267] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>Love the show. Also on Abaddon's Gate now. I hope they make Melba better for the TV show....her character is easily the worst part of the book so far.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 12/27/17 4:04:06 PM #23:	sylverlolol posted... Love the show. Also on Abaddon's Gate now. I hope they make Melba better for the TV show....her character is easily the worst part of the book so far. She did kind of suck in that book. Spoilers on her character: ~~She appears in book 5 a bit. Book 6 she is a major character.~~ Book 3, from what I have been told, is one of the best in the series. Book 4 was my favorite so far. --- "I work hard and play harder" -Me, October 13, 2005 <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:892960043] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>sylverlolol posted...</cite> <quote>Love the show. Also on Abaddon's Gate now. I hope they make Melba better for the TV show....her character is easily the worst part of the book so far.</quote> She did kind of suck in that book. Spoilers on her character: She appears in book 5 a bit. Book 6 she is a major character. Book 3, from what I have been told, is one of the best in the series. Book 4 was my favorite so far.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CensorErik 12/27/17 4:29:05 PM #24:	JE19426 posted... CensorErik posted... I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though. What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books. I never read the books. --- The stork that brought you should've been arrested for smuggling dope. LA Rams 11-4, Carolina Panthers 11-4 <cite>CensorErik posted [p:892961330] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote>I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though.</quote> What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books.</quote> I never read the books.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 12/27/17 4:37:24 PM #25:	CensorErik posted... I never read the books. How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is? <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892961803] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote> I never read the books.</quote> How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sylverlolol 12/27/17 4:43:10 PM #26:	CensorErik posted... JE19426 posted... CensorErik posted... I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though. What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books. I never read the books. He's saying he doesn't recall anything edgy that wasn't from the books...i.e.: he doesn't remember anything trying to be edgy in the tv show. --- This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. <cite>sylverlolol posted [p:892962124] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote>I stopped watching season 2 after something happened. I lost all interest at that point. Sick of shows trying to be edgy with stuff like that. EVERY show does it now. It was enjoyable right up until then though.</quote> What was that something. I don't recall particularly edgy that wasn't from the books.</quote> I never read the books.</quote> He's saying he doesn't recall anything edgy that wasn't from the books...i.e.: he doesn't remember anything trying to be edgy in the tv show.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CensorErik 12/27/17 4:45:27 PM #27:	JE19426 posted... CensorErik posted... I never read the books. How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is? It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them ~~killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking.~~ That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless. --- The stork that brought you should've been arrested for smuggling dope. LA Rams 11-4, Carolina Panthers 11-4 <cite>CensorErik posted [p:892962253] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote> I never read the books.</quote> How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is?</quote> It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking. That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sylverlolol 12/27/17 4:48:05 PM #28:	CensorErik posted... JE19426 posted... CensorErik posted... I never read the books. How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is? It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them ~~killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking.~~ That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless. If you're talking about ~~Miller~~ then its not them trying to be "edgy or shocking" at all. It fits his character especially when his arc was essentially complete by that point. --- This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. <cite>sylverlolol posted [p:892962404] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote> I never read the books.</quote> How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is?</quote> It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking. That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless.</quote> If you're talking about Miller then its not them trying to be "edgy or shocking" at all. It fits his character especially when his arc was essentially complete by that point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funbazooka 12/27/17 4:52:04 PM #29:	I like it alright enough but something about it is a little dull. Acting falls kinda flat aside from Thomas Jane's character. --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! <cite>Funbazooka posted [p:892962626] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>I like it alright enough but something about it is a little dull. Acting falls kinda flat aside from Thomas Jane's character.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CensorErik 12/27/17 4:58:01 PM #30:	sylverlolol posted... CensorErik posted... JE19426 posted... CensorErik posted... I never read the books. How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is? It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them ~~killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking.~~ That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless. If you're talking about ~~Miller~~ then its not them trying to be "edgy or shocking" at all. It fits his character especially when his arc was essentially complete by that point. I'm tired of the whole ~~character's arc is over-kill them~~ bs. We differ on our opinion, and that's fine. You wanted me to explain myself, I did. If I'd known they were going to do that I'd never have wasted time watching an episode. --- Truth is like a rotten tooth, you gotta spit it out. LA Rams 11-4, Carolina Panthers 11-4 <cite>CensorErik posted [p:892962964] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>sylverlolol posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JE19426 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote> I never read the books.</quote> How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is?</quote> It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read. My issue was them killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking. That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless.</quote> If you're talking about Miller then its not them trying to be "edgy or shocking" at all. It fits his character especially when his arc was essentially complete by that point.</quote> I'm tired of the whole character's arc is over-kill them bs. We differ on our opinion, and that's fine. You wanted me to explain myself, I did. If I'd known they were going to do that I'd never have wasted time watching an episode.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sylverlolol 12/27/17 5:22:11 PM #31:	Well, all I can say is I hope you never get into Game of Thrones...>.> --- This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. <cite>sylverlolol posted [p:892964243] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote>Well, all I can say is I hope you never get into Game of Thrones...>.></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JE19426 12/27/17 5:32:01 PM #32:	CensorErik posted... It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read.~~My issue was them killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking.~~ That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless. It does happen in the books. I can understand your complaints. <cite>JE19426 posted [p:892964753] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>CensorErik posted...</cite> <quote>It doesn't. I was just letting you know I wasn't saying the show was too different from some books I never read.My issue was them killing the character I watched the show for. I'm tired of shows doing that just to try to be edgy and shocking. That said, if it happened in the books, then it's not the show runners trying to be edgy, but it still ruins the rest of the show for me regardless. </quote> It does happen in the books. I can understand your complaints.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CensorErik 12/27/17 7:07:36 PM #33:	sylverlolol posted... Well, all I can say is I hope you never get into Game of Thrones...>.> They're one of the first to do it. I expect it with GoT. I'm sick of others following the trend. It's unoriginal, lazy, and shows little to no foresight. Generally speaking --- Truth is like a rotten tooth, you gotta spit it out. LA Rams 11-4, Carolina Panthers 11-4 <cite>CensorErik posted [p:892969865] in The Expans... [t:76142137]...</cite> <quote><cite>sylverlolol posted...</cite> <quote>Well, all I can say is I hope you never get into Game of Thrones...>.></quote> They're one of the first to do it. I expect it with GoT. I'm sick of others following the trend. It's unoriginal, lazy, and shows little to no foresight. Generally speaking</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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