Is The Expanse good? I've not heard much about it, other than the title. But I always need Shohreh Aghdashloo on my screen! I didn't know she was in this!
I'm really enjoying it! It's a space opera with epic story arcs and epic spaceships and lots of great characters. The television series is based on a book series of the same name (Book One: Leviathan Wakes)
It's set a couple hundred years in the future, Mars and the Belt have been colonized and the struggle for resources has created political tensions for some time. There's a slight detective noir feel at first, but the story grows in scope as the season progresses. You eventually wind up with technobabble and mad scientists and renegade crews and political intrigue and Mormons and found families and terraforming Mars and SPACE COLONIES and all sorts of really cool stuff.
Shohreh's character is Chrisjen Avasarala, the Deputy Undersecretary of the United Nations. She's got a foul mouth and impeccable clothes. Quite possibly one of my favorite characters on the show.
The season 2 finale just aired a week ago. We're going to be doing a re-watch from the beginning at rocinante starting in a couple weeks, you're more than welcome to join in! :)
ETA: I'm so glad you asked! (LOL) I had to restrain myself from gushing too much about it.
Oh, I remember seeing that book and being interested in reading it! Have you read it? Does the show follow it closely or is it one of those "loosely based on" things?
Thanks, I might have to try and find it somewhere on the intertubes. I'm all about sci-fi and space opera!
I had to restrain myself from gushing too much about it.
My view is, there is no such thing as too much fandom gushing!
I have read up to book 3. My review of book one on goodreads was:
"Holy crap! That was one hell of a ride.
This is what space opera is all about. You've got space battles, politics, detective noir, good guys(gals), bad guys, misunderstood guys, cops, polyamory families in Montana, mad scientists, villains, Mars, found families, aliens and... Holy crap!
Yep. Everyone else can go home now. "
The authors are involved with the show and it follows the same sort of plot line, but not exactly in the same order. For example, Chrisjen doesn't actually show up in the books until book 2, but is in the show starting season 1 AND season 1 only gets to about midway through the events of book 1. So... *hands* I think reading and watching are good companion pieces to each other and didn't feel spoiled for the show because I'd read the books, in fact I felt that I already had more connection with characters because of it. OTOH, my BF watched the show without the books and also enjoyed the show tremendously.
True! Fandom gushing is the best kind of gushing :)
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It's a space opera with epic story arcs and epic spaceships and lots of great characters. The television series is based on a book series of the same name (Book One: Leviathan Wakes)
It's set a couple hundred years in the future, Mars and the Belt have been colonized and the struggle for resources has created political tensions for some time. There's a slight detective noir feel at first, but the story grows in scope as the season progresses. You eventually wind up with technobabble and mad scientists and renegade crews and political intrigue and Mormons and found families and terraforming Mars and SPACE COLONIES and all sorts of really cool stuff.
Shohreh's character is Chrisjen Avasarala, the Deputy Undersecretary of the United Nations. She's got a foul mouth and impeccable clothes. Quite possibly one of my favorite characters on the show.
The season 2 finale just aired a week ago. We're going to be doing a re-watch from the beginning at
ETA: I'm so glad you asked! (LOL) I had to restrain myself from gushing too much about it.
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Thanks, I might have to try and find it somewhere on the intertubes. I'm all about sci-fi and space opera!
I had to restrain myself from gushing too much about it.
My view is, there is no such thing as too much fandom gushing!
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"Holy crap!
That was one hell of a ride.
This is what space opera is all about. You've got space battles, politics, detective noir, good guys(gals), bad guys, misunderstood guys, cops, polyamory families in Montana, mad scientists, villains, Mars, found families, aliens and... Holy crap!
Yep. Everyone else can go home now. "
The authors are involved with the show and it follows the same sort of plot line, but not exactly in the same order. For example, Chrisjen doesn't actually show up in the books until book 2, but is in the show starting season 1 AND season 1 only gets to about midway through the events of book 1. So... *hands*
I think reading and watching are good companion pieces to each other and didn't feel spoiled for the show because I'd read the books, in fact I felt that I already had more connection with characters because of it. OTOH, my BF watched the show without the books and also enjoyed the show tremendously.
True! Fandom gushing is the best kind of gushing :)
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Also *hearts* Jody. I am so behind on SPN and hiding from spoilers. Still haven't seen the S11 finale. Stupid real life!
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*sigh*
Also, we seem to have a lot to chat about, so I'm going to 'add' you to my 'circle'. Hope that's ok. :)
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