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Binge watched the first 4 episodes last night. Decided to give it a try out of boredom expecting not to be able to make it through the first episode (I think this has happened to me with every SyFy series in the last 10 years?), but I was genuinely surprised by this. Each episode left me wanting to see what happened next. The 4th episode especially kicked rear end.
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KatWithHands posted:The problem at the time was that syfy.com is region-blocked, and not everyone had a legal alternative and could or would pirate it. The book spoilers were bad enough on their own for people coming in fresh without getting it from both sides. Now that we're all on the same page, episode-wise, it should at least be less of a minefield for new people. Just trying to find a way to keep everyone happy, you know? Sounds good, hope things go that way. I'd point out though that there's still no legal way to watch this outside the USA.
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Dec 30, 2015 20:57
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I would legit pay for this if they'd unfuck their distribution
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Dec 30, 2015 21:07
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wooger posted:Sounds good, hope things go that way. Space.ca has the broadcast rights in Canada and has the first four episodes online for Canadians similar to syfy.com
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wooger posted:Sounds good, hope things go that way. There is if you're in Canada, because we have the SyFy affiliate Space here: http://www.space.ca/featuredshow/the-expanse/ They upload the episodes at the same time SyFy does. If someone from the US could try an episode there and tell me if it's region-locked for Canada, I'd appreciate it. I know when Space had the pilot up on their Facebook account it was region-free, but their actual site might be different. If there are other legal international means that you guys know about, please gimme a shout and I'll make them available in the OP.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Maybe people should just read the books? Im trying hard to resist just buying the box set of the first three books. I want, at least, the stuff in the first season to be a surprise for me.
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SouthLAnd posted:Binge watched the first 4 episodes last night. Decided to give it a try out of boredom expecting not to be able to make it through the first episode (I think this has happened to me with every SyFy series in the last 10 years?), but I was genuinely surprised by this. Each episode left me wanting to see what happened next. The 4th episode especially kicked rear end. The first episode was the old world building/origin story trap.
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KatWithHands posted:There is if you're in Canada, because we have the SyFy affiliate Space here: http://www.space.ca/featuredshow/the-expanse/ They upload the episodes at the same time SyFy does. If someone from the US could try an episode there and tell me if it's region-locked for Canada, I'd appreciate it. I know when Space had the pilot up on their Facebook account it was region-free, but their actual site might be different. VPN's aren't illegal
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Rocksicles posted:VPN's aren't illegal Are some just better than others? SyFy and youtube both saw right through the one that came with my antivirus. I'm not really knowledgeable about them, so I just figured that would be universal.
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Dec 31, 2015 01:57
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I have one specifically for netflix and poo poo. Works fine on syfy's website.
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also let's be honest streaming is illegal in about the same sense that jaywalking is
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KatWithHands posted:Are some just better than others? SyFy and youtube both saw right through the one that came with my antivirus. I'm not really knowledgeable about them, so I just figured that would be universal. "Privateinternetaccess" is a really good and cheap vpn.
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Noctone posted:also let's be honest streaming is illegal in about the same sense that jaywalking is Don't joke, I've been ticketed for that in Seattle.
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I'm really, really enjoying this so far. Just binged through the first four episodes today after realizing that I was mistaken in my belief that the show started airing after the holidays. I huge part of me is also tickled that all of the awesome as hell sets (seriously, Ceres and especially the Martian poo poo are just incredible) are literally down the street from me. My only visual quibble is that the actual MCRN combat suits looked more Daft Punkesque than I had imagined, I basically have them in my head as looking like Master Chief painted many shades of red.
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Quite possibly the best zero gravity decapitation i've ever seen on cable TV.
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Dec 31, 2015 04:12
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The other cool physics bit was when Holden kicks off of Naomi for the hanger escape scene.
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etalian posted:The other cool physics bit was when Holden kicks off of Naomi for the hanger escape scene. I have been very impressed with the attention paid to low/zero gravity physics. That was a straight up demonstration of Newton's Third Law.
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Bamabalacha posted:I'm really, really enjoying this so far. Just binged through the first four episodes today after realizing that I was mistaken in my belief that the show started airing after the holidays. I don't think they are the same suits as Bobby and the other marines wear in book 2
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gohmak posted:I don't think they are the same suits as Bobby and the other marines wear in book 2 Yup, those suits are regular marine armor. Bobby wears special Force Recon marine power armor.
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My brother always bitches about asteroid belts in sci-fi movies that are depicted as being incredibly dense like in Empire Strikes Back. I think this is the show for him.
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Dec 31, 2015 09:20
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Who says there aren't in the Hoth system?
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wooger posted:Sounds good, hope things go that way. KatWithHands posted:Are some just better than others? SyFy and youtube both saw right through the one that came with my antivirus. I'm not really knowledgeable about them, so I just figured that would be universal. Been watching this on space.ca from Germany w/ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unlimited-free-vpn-hola/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio?hl=en Sometimes it wont seem to work, but refreshing should do the trick.
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Kesper North posted:Yup, those suits are regular marine armor. Bobby wears special Force Recon marine power armor. Well that just makes me even happier!
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Dec 31, 2015 12:58
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The Expanse confirmed for Season 2, and they've upped the episodes to 13 for next season http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/the-expanse-season-2-syfy-1201670368/
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theblackw0lf posted:The Expanse confirmed for Season 2, and they've upped the episodes to 13 for next season Interesting that the live viewership figures are below what Defiance had when it was cancelled  I mean, hands down this is a better show, Stahma and Datak Power Hour not withstanding, but I'm a little suprised they're ordering season 2 when the ratings are not so good. What's their business model for online viewing? They don't get ad revenue from streaming, do they?
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Kesper North posted:Interesting that the live viewership figures are below what Defiance had when it was cancelled I don't see why they wouldn't. Why would they have ads during the streams otherwise? As for why they're renewing, the head over at Sy Fy has said he expected the show to not generate a lot of interest out of the gate, and to be a slower burn. I think they believe (and probably with good reason) that as the show goes along it will generate more acclaim and word of mouth. I think they view this show as much about generating prestige for the channel as ratings. If the show ends up in a bunch of top 10 lists next year that probably matters as much, if not more, than a big ratings. It's also possible that the online viewer ratings are really strong and show that there's a lot of interest, which should translate into higher broadcast ratings going forward.
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theblackw0lf posted:I don't see why they wouldn't. Why would they have ads during the streams otherwise? It would probably help to not air new episodes at 10pm on a Tuesday.
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I like Mass Effect so I like this.
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The numbers for The Expanse seem decent for a new show only 4 episodes in, on a channel that in recent times is probably best known for Sharknado. Metacritic and imdb viewer ratings are good. The show is good so its not going to hemorrhage viewers - it has great production values, great attention to detail, good screenplay, good pacing and doesn't treat the viewer like a loving idiot. Hooked viewers will carry it if it maintains its current standard and if they make a blu ray box set in a Donnager shaped box, it'll do a Wire and sell like hotcakes. WanderingKid fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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I think having the books out there gaining popularity helps the show too
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magiccarpet posted:I like Mass Effect so I like this. lol yeah, the books are basically a video game in text form, hopefully the show does well
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theblackw0lf posted:I don't see why they wouldn't. Why would they have ads during the streams otherwise? I think they're salivating over the fact that they have what a lot of people are calling the Game of Thrones of Sci-fi. My assumption is that they're keeping it for the prestige, and hoping that viewership online and through broadcast grow. They've had a lot of flops in space sci-fi since BSG went off the air too, so they may be willing to accept a lower standard of success and keep shows along longer to hope they grow. etalian posted:The other cool physics bit was when Holden kicks off of Naomi for the hanger escape scene. Yeah I dug that too. Kick what you're tethered to, get pulled by it, and away you go. NowonSA fucked around with this message at 04:13 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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NowonSA posted:I think they're salivating over the fact that they have what a lot of people are calling the Game of Thrones of Sci-fi. My assumption is that they're keeping it for the prestige, and hoping that viewership online and through broadcast grow. They've had a lot of flops in space sci-fi since BSG went off the air too, so they may be willing to accept a lower standard of success and keep shows along longer to hope they grow. Yeah if you read some of the production articles on the show Sy Fy felt like it missed the boat with its shotgun strategy of having lots of cheaper shows and therefore not getting something like Game of Thrones/Walking Dead that managed to break out into a big audience.
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gohmak posted:It would probably help to not air new episodes at 10pm on a Tuesday. Yeah, Tuesdays are an extremely packed timeslot. Sundays would probably be better since the basic cable competition is pretty much only AMC.
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gohmak posted:It would probably help to not air new episodes at 10pm on a Tuesday. I wonder why they even have this schedule.
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Rocksicles posted:VPN's aren't illegal Neither is a bittorrent client. Its what you use it for that could be.
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feedmegin posted:Neither is a bittorrent client. Its what you use it for that could be. I don't think there are any laws against circumventing IP location services. a foolish pianist fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Jan 1, 2016 |
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Party Plane Jones posted:Yeah, Tuesdays are an extremely packed timeslot. Sundays would probably be better since the basic cable competition is pretty much only AMC. It's the time more than anything. It should be 9
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Book 4+ Can someone MS Paint me what the hell the Ring Station is supposed to look like?
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