What are you watching?

**Occam's Banana** · 10-16-2020, 08:44 PM

The Expanse is the most compulsively watchable series I've ever seen - even more so than Game of Thrones. Almost every episode of The Expanse left me wanting to watch the next one right away - and unlike GoT, there is almost no "fat" or "filler" in any of the episodes. Even the (relatively) "slower" episodes build the characters and plot in ways that pay off really well. Some people say it didn't really "click" with them until around the fourth episode of the first season, but it grabbed me pretty much right from the start.

Originally Posted by Suzanimal

Thanks for the heads up, I thought it was canceled. I love The Expanse.

I’m gonna have to put off watching Sherlock Holmes for the 100th time and rewatch last season. I vaguely remember what happened in the rings and I want it fresh.

Have you seen season 4 yet? It was released in December 2019. That was the first season Amazon released after the Syfy channel cancelled it. (It only took Amazon 15 days to pick it up after its cancellation at Syfy was announced.)

And for those that might be wondering why Syfy cancelled the show if it's so good, it's because Syfy didn't actually produce the show. A production company called Alcon actually owns the show, and Syfy only had the "first run" rights to it. It performed decently enough in the ratings compared to other Syfy shows, though it needed better promotion (hardly anyone knew it existed and its audience was built mostly by "word of mouth"). But it was quite expensive due to its high production values, and Syfy could only recoup its investment from the first airings of each episode. So Syfy decided that it would be more cost-effective to go with cheaper programs (like "reality TV" type fare). With Amazon, the show now has more money and even higher production quality (which was already remarkably good).

**Suzanimal** · 10-16-2020, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Occam's Banana

The Expanse is the most compulsively watchable series I've ever seen - even more so than Game of Thrones. Almost every episode of The Expanse left me wanting to watch the next one right away - and unlike GoT, there is almost no "fat" or "filler" in any of the episodes. Even the (relatively) "slower" episodes build the characters and plot in ways that pay off really well. Some people say it didn't really "click" with them until around the fourth episode of the first season, but it grabbed me pretty much right from the start.

Have you seen season 4 yet? It was released in December 2019. That was the first season Amazon released after the Syfy channel cancelled it. (It only took Amazon 15 days to pick it up after its cancellation at Syfy was announced.)

And for those that might be wondering why Syfy cancelled the show if it's so good, it's because Syfy didn't actually produce the show. A production company called Alcon actually owns the show, and Syfy only had the "first run" rights to it. It performed decently enough in the ratings compared to other Syfy shows, though it needed better promotion (hardly anyone knew it existed and its audience was built mostly by "word of mouth"). But it was quite expensive due to its high production valuend Syfy could only recoup it investment from the first airings of each episode. So Syfy decided that it would be more cost-effective to go with cheaper programs (like "reality TV" type fare). With Amazon, the show now has more money and even higher production quality (which was already remarkably good).

I agree. All the episodes are exciting.

I did but it’s been awhile and only vaguely remember where it left off. I thought Amazon canceled it, too but maybe I clicked on an old article when I was trying to find out about season 5.

Like OB said, it is a very well done show and I haven’t come across anything I found sci-fi cheesy.

**Danke** · 10-20-2020, 08:48 AM

**Anti Globalist** · 12-08-2020, 07:42 AM

A perfect example of predictive programming. The plot twist of this movie will probably be that all the deaths were inflated and faked by the government.