quadrivial, tall and grayingBinged season 1 of The Expanse this weekend. (I know, I know, I'm behind) All I can say is my goodness, was Wes Chatham born to play Amos Burton or what?
(And I think everyone else is really good too)
Nonya Bidniss@quadrivial Did you read the books? Normally I read before watching. The Expanse was the rare one that I watched the first season and then binged books.
@Nonya_Bidniss I read the first 6 books over the course of last year. Enjoyed them very much, but decided I needed to decompress so I am going to come back to the last 3 eventually. I'd heard such good things about the show that I figured they'd be worth watching. I'm impressed so far.
@quadrivial Yes, the show is definitely an excellent scifi production, among the very best.
retech@quadrivial I just watched it a few weeks ago. I gave up (originally) after a few episodes. Glad I went back. Amos had to be just about my favourite character too. Over the seasons I quite liked his development too. There is still only one actor I did not like from the first run. I think the acting, compared to the rest, was demonstrably sub-par and stood out because of that.
Overall, quite a nice show. Loved the set design, costumes, and the realistic approach to the issues of living in space.
@retech I'm trying to guess which actor you didn't like. I have to say, the main 6 (crew plus Miller plus Avasarala) of season 1 seem to fit pretty well with my impression from the book. Don't tell me though 🤣
@quadrivial Not any of them. The captain's expressions, or limit to 2 was a bit annoying. That is avery standard for Hollywood archetypes like him though.
Avasarala is an absolute joy too. Quite liked everytime she was on screen.
One other thing I liked that gets a lot better in later episodes are the accents. Sort of an afterthought in season one, but becomes a very well defined part of the world building later on.
@retech I've noticed they are trying to keep some semblance of the accents in the show like they did in the books. Looking forward to seeing how those develop further.
Fabien@quadrivial @OrdRadical He’s that guy. (Will make sense in a few more episodes.