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Offline Rhymes

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I wasn't sold on Bobbi's casting initially at all, but by the end of season 2 was fully onboard. 

Part of the issue here is that the show starts off Bobbie's story at an earlier point than the book does, which makes sense from a storytelling perspective, but is frustrating for book readers who are used to Bobbie after she's gotten the gung-ho jarhead crap beaten out of her (which is where her story starts Caliban's War). It's less an issue with the actress, and more with the character--most book readers I've seen complained about Bobbie for the first few episodes, and then the complaints dropped off sharply after 2x06 (Paradigm Shift).
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Okay, what the hell are the writers doing with Drummer, Ashford, and Naomi?  This is a complete change from the books that DOES NOT BODE WELL for certain characters unless they're *really* completely change it.
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I know what you're thinking, but I'm not particularly worried. They're going to have to shake things up, or else they'd completely break the later parts of the story.
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I can only blame the semi-recent birth of my son as a distraction for not knowing, when did Netflix drop it?
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Netflix didn't drop the show, Syfy did--the situation was kind of a mess. Alcon produces the show, and then licensed it out to Syfy for first-run US cable viewing, and to Amazon for second-day US streaming. iTunes, the Microsoft store, and Google play also got the licensing both in the US and Canada Space got the live airing rights in Canada. Alcon then licensed the international streaming rights to Legendary, who sold it to Netflix (with a several month delay between when a season airs and when it goes up on Netflix).

Everybody involved--Syfy, Amazon, Netflix, Space, paid Alcon for the show, which allows Alcon to produce this super-expensive tv show. Problem is, Syfy could only make money on the show from the cable viewing and ad revenue, and most of the people watching the show didn't watch on live cable tv (considering the cable version of the show on Syfy is censored, has a lower-quality picture, and is constantly interrupted by commercials, who could blame them?). Syfy wasn't making enough money (not helped by Syfy not properly advertising the show), so they dropped it, leaving Alcon to scramble to find someone else to pick it up, and Amazon did (yay).

Netflix apparently wasn't interested in picking up the show after Syfy dropped it--according to the props master, Jim Murray, Netflix already had enough shows filling the niche The Expanse would have occupied. Obviously they weren't particularly interested in US streaming rights either when the show was starting out (also I bet Amazon just plain outbid them since Jeff Bezos is clearly a fan).
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Buuump. 
Well I'm slowly catching up with third series.  It just still irks me as a veteran how they refer to female officers as Sir and how they stand at ease while at attention.
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200+ years can change military protocols though.
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By the power of relevant news, I bid this thread ARISE.

All three seasons of the show are now available for global viewing on Amazon Prime Video. Hooray for the end of weird distribution schemes!
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Eagerly awaiting for news about season 4. They're still on production, apparently.

 

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Season three ends with the
Spoiler:
Knossos network


Right?

I'm not sure I need to see any further.    It ended on a nice tone :)
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I'd like to see the actual name of the show being rendered on screen as a story, and not just as the conclusion of it ;).

 

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I took that from the first three seasons in my own way, especially the slingshot guy demonstrated how expansive the solar system is even if he got killed trying to impress his ex girlfriend.
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200+ years can change military protocols though.


Sir and ma'am and respective attention states haven't changed in well over that for us Brits.
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True that and as far as traditions go the military tends to be very conservative. Oth, any space navy will undoubtedly be a new arm in its own right and will build up traditions of its own over time. I don't really mind that they call female officers "sir", I kind of prefer it. A lot of the pomp falls by the wayside when you're deployed so that might also explain the relaxed protocols.

I'm interested to see where they go from season 3 since the ending really scaled everything up. I've still to finish the first book too.

 

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Eagerly awaiting for news about season 4. They're still on production, apparently.

Season 4 just wrapped today. Still have to do post-production and decide on a launch window. Probably going to be after Game of Thrones finishes to avoid having to compete with that behemoth.

Season three ends with the
Spoiler:
Knossos network


Right?

I'm not sure I need to see any further.    It ended on a nice tone :)

That is where season 3 ends, yes. Season 4 is going to be about what it means politically/socially/economically, and what to do with it.
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My 2'nd favourite sci-fi lore, right behind Freespace and Mass Effect <impossible question, which one I love more>. Get your hands on the books ASAP! I even heard opinions that Expanse is a space GoT, which is pretty good comparison. Mixture of politics, personal agendas, and fight, seen from many perspectives. So far we have 3'rd season confirmed but there is enough source material for at least twice as many. Series interpretation of the books is very accurate, I found maybe 2 or 3 small differences when it comes to the events. Some characters appear earlier in the series, compared to the book timeline but that's not a problem at all.

BTW. #TeamMCR :P <though Avasarala is my fav character so far. Aghdashloo's acting is simply outstanding>

Bloody amazing series! Definitely Space GoT. It may even edge out GoT in the 'major characters can be bumped off at any moment' department.

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I'm a bit sad about The Expanse.

I know most people don't care, but the shift from TV-14 to TV-MA was too much. The show was already right at the edge of what I was willing to put up with in terms of general graphic-ness, and S3 pushed past my limit. I gave up in the middle of the season.

Like I said, I know most people don't have a problem with it or even embrace it, but I mourn the loss.


 

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Lemme guess--you gave up at the
Spoiler:
splat?

That's straight from the book. There's really not a great way to adapt the story without hitting the TV-MA line. I get that it doesn't work for you, but it's not like they're just doing it to be edgy.
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Agreed.  In fact, Season 1 went way too lightly on the consequences of the protomolecule; in the books, its downright horrific and sets the stakes through the entirety of the rest of the series.
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