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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 2:54:39 PM
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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.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 2:55:05 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_Wakes

(First Book)
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iamintents
12/27/17 2:56:01 PM
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Show is best sci-fi
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 2:57:56 PM
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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.
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theAteam
12/27/17 3:04:26 PM
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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.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 3:05:21 PM
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And apparently the science is pretty spot on. I am never, ever going to space. I'll die.
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JE19426
12/27/17 3:10:08 PM
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I've read the first 6 books. I'm planning to reread them before reading the 7th one. I've done the first already.
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Giant_Aspirin
12/27/17 3:10:35 PM
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i really liked S1 and i've been waiting for S2 to appear on streaming for a while now.
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JE19426
12/27/17 3:11:53 PM
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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.
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Medussa
12/27/17 3:11:58 PM
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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.
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Giant_Aspirin
12/27/17 3:22:16 PM
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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
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iron jojo
12/27/17 3:25:51 PM
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iamintents posted...
Show is best sci-fi

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 3:28:10 PM
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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.
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JE19426
12/27/17 3:29:58 PM
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I'm surprised it's not on US Netflix. It's downloadable on Netflix here.
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Medussa
12/27/17 3:33:06 PM
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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.
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ThyCorndog
12/27/17 3:39:27 PM
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the expanse is great. I should get the books huh?
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 3:40:21 PM
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I may have meant Amazon, not Neflix. I don't remember what I watched it on.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 3:42:04 PM
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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)
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CensorErik
12/27/17 3:46:39 PM
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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.
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JE19426
12/27/17 3:48:31 PM
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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.
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sylverlolol
12/27/17 3:50:02 PM
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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.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
12/27/17 4:04:06 PM
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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.
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CensorErik
12/27/17 4:29:05 PM
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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.
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JE19426
12/27/17 4:37:24 PM
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CensorErik posted...

I never read the books.


How does that stop you saying what your problem with S2 is?
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sylverlolol
12/27/17 4:43:10 PM
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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.
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CensorErik
12/27/17 4:45:27 PM
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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.
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sylverlolol
12/27/17 4:48:05 PM
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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.
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Funbazooka
12/27/17 4:52:04 PM
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I like it alright enough but something about it is a little dull. Acting falls kinda flat aside from Thomas Jane's character.
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CensorErik
12/27/17 4:58:01 PM
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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.
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sylverlolol
12/27/17 5:22:11 PM
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Well, all I can say is I hope you never get into Game of Thrones...>.>
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JE19426
12/27/17 5:32:01 PM
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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.
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CensorErik
12/27/17 7:07:36 PM
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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
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