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Derick Rethans Dec 19, 2024

@markmccaughrean One of the best TV series!

James SA Corey's new book, The Mercy of Gods, is also an excellent read, and the Expanse's director and show runner are going to develop a series from it. Can't wait for that!

Mark McCaughrean Dec 19, 2024

@derickr Yes, I saw that announcement of their new endeavour, so will be keen to see what comes out of it 👍

Bodhipaksa Dec 19, 2024

@markmccaughrean Wait! You’re friends with Dominique Tipper? How did that come about?

I started watching The Expanse on my own, then one night my wife walked into the living room while I was watching it, saw Shohreh Agdashloo, and yelled out, “My god! I’d fuck HER!” I couldn’t stop laughing. Anyway, she watched every episode with me from that point on.

Mark McCaughrean Dec 19, 2024

@bodhipaksa Ha – we met at a sci-fi convention in Germany in 2019 & invited her to take part in our big Space Rocks show in 2019 in London. She later came to the ESTEC Open Day in NL in 2022 & we spent a lot of time together – she’s brilliant company & very talented.

We’ve also worked with Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo (I mean, yes), & Ty Franck & Daniel Abraham, the James SA Corey writers – check out Eps 24 & 63 of our Uplink podcast 🙂

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgsSpdCyDjr7o1eIU2fPIKibrcRX3V4ae&si=ClZheI7h1M8MyERl

Before you continue to YouTube

Bodhipaksa Dec 19, 2024

@markmccaughrean Amazing! I’d no idea that being an astronomer came with such perks! I will check out the podcast when I can.

@bodhipaksa Well, you could flip it around & say that it’s pretty amazing that actors get to spend time hanging out with some actual space scientists 🤪

Check out the full list of Uplink episodes online: will give you some idea of the cool people we’ve been able to engage in www.spacerocksofficial.com & who we have had some very enjoyable conversations with.

And we have some exciting new projects ahead with some of them 😉

@markmccaughrean It was fascinating seeing Shohreh on your show. She moves so elegantly! It was a shame you had so little time with her, but I guess that feeds into her mystique.

@bodhipaksa Err, we had well over an hour with her … 🤨

We did actually speak to her twice, but the first attempt failed due to a power cut thanks to a fire at her end in California, but she very graciously agreed to join us again a week or so later & we did a full show 🙂👍

@markmccaughrean Oh good! I’ll watch the next episode as well, then!

@bodhipaksa Did we leave both versions of the show online, the interrupted one & then the full one? Weird.

@markmccaughrean The first one you suggested watching was the interrupted one. It said something like “to be continued” in the show title.

@markmccaughrean Episode 24 is the interrupted interview. Episode 25, which I assume is the next week, is BepiColombo.

https://www.youtube.com/live/9v821dgEMos?si=86oyONCmaF2hLo-O

@bodhipaksa That’s very strange. When I go to the Uplink page via the web interface in Safari on my laptop, I see the original curtailed episode 24, as you say.

But when I google for it on my phone, I see the full 73 minute replacement episode. Will have to check why these are inconsistent.

Here’s the link to the longer show (I hope):

Uplink 24: The Politics of Real & Fictional Worlds with Shohreh Aghdashloo of The Expanse

YouTube

@markmccaughrean Thanks for giving the correct link. I think basically your podcast is a playlist, and the full-length interview probably just hasn't (yet) been added to the list, so it exists as a standalone video.

@bodhipaksa I've mentioned this glitch to Alex, my SR partner, & we'll get it sorted out. Seems as though some YT changes have perhaps screwed things up a bit since we ended making the Uplink series (or at least took a loooong break from making new episodes ...)

Seth Galitzer Dec 20, 2024

@markmccaughrean Honestly, maybe the best hard sci-fi in modern times. Great show, true to the story arc of the books, which are magnificent.

Fiona Dec 20, 2024

@markmccaughrean It's one of the best sci fi shows out there. I loved the books too, it's like the same story told by two different witnesses, they get all the big parts right but the little details change. I kinda love that about tv vs book when it's well done. So what's next on the watch list??

@Merlyn With both the kids home as of this evening, there is a long list of stuff to catch up together, I’m told, including the latest season of The Umbrella Academy.

I shall not be joining in though with the so-called tradition of rewatching all the Harry Potter films & thus further enriching that Isaacs guy 🤪

Colin Chick Dec 20, 2024

@markmccaughrean I got stuck too, even though I was very much enjoying it! I'm going to have to bite the bullet and watch from the start again also.