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Are you people referring to the CGI and production values of later episodes - that I haven't seen? Because ep1 was the usual TV garbage.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 08:50 Post subject: |
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I thought the CGI was reasonable, but not great. It's still miles ahead of other SyFy CGI.
The money they spent on various sets, costumes, extras is visible from episode one however, it's pretty high production values. Especially when you compare it to something like Dark Matter where they try so hard to use 21st century buildings for sets, and even the few that were designed for sci-fi look pretty bad. Costumes aren't much better either, here you can see how much effort they spent in designing the space suits alone, they look like they're from a proper sci-fi movie.
I don't think people realize how much more difficult it is to make a sci-fi show compared to traditional shows taking place in modern, or even medieval times due to the need to manufacture sets, equipment and costumes, especially if you want variety in each episode. I appreciate it when it's done reasonably well, I don't remember a sci-fi show that did it properly in the last few years - most either try and fail like Dark Matter, or they mix sci-fi with real-world to avoid the costs (e.g. Continuum).
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 10:40 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 11:59 Post subject: |
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Dark Matter had more interesting characters, although it might be early to tell here. Other than that I'm enjoying it more than Dark Matter.
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 12:23 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 19:27 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | Better than Dark Matter? |
I'd say yes so far, but time (travel) will tell
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| Posted: Sun, 20th Dec 2015 12:32 Post subject: |
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I've finally watched all 4 episodes available and surprisingly it was pretty entertaining compared to most other syfy shows.The story seems to be interesting enough so far.Visuals are actually nice(for a syfy tv series) , well, mostly. 
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| Posted: Wed, 23rd Dec 2015 23:08 Post subject: |
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Very nice show, not at all like other Syfy shows.
edit: after watching the four eps, it's a very good show.
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Dec 2015 02:08 Post subject: |
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yeah this.. this is actually really starting to get interesting... i was kinda 'ehh' on it after the first ep, but now... now.... where the fuck is episode 5? WHERE IS MY EPISODE 5.
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Dec 2015 02:46 Post subject: |
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If you like it so much, chiv, just read the books - they are nothin special (very mediocre), but loads better than the series so far. Much more nuance to it.
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Dec 2015 03:08 Post subject: |
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do the books have thomas jane in them? no? then i shall pass.
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| Posted: Sat, 26th Dec 2015 03:33 Post subject: |
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Im assuming some if not all shows will be having a break due to the Christmas holidays.
May the NFOrce be with you always.
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| Posted: Sun, 27th Dec 2015 01:05 Post subject: |
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I guess even Syfy can produce something good once in a blue moon.
But then again, most of Syfy shows start strong and go full derp after couple of episodes...so we will see.
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Dec 2015 00:20 Post subject: |
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just watched the first episode and i feel intrigued... and yeah, the cgi looks fantastic for a network show...
Per aspera ad astra
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Dec 2015 00:40 Post subject: |
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Ep 4 was pretty sweet!
Per Ardua Ad Astra
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Dec 2015 17:08 Post subject: |
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If they fuck this and Dark Matter up, Syfy is ded to me.
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| Posted: Wed, 30th Dec 2015 17:21 Post subject: |
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HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR?
Show sucks ass :>
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| Posted: Thu, 31st Dec 2015 20:06 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | ‘The Expanse’ Renewed For Season 2 By Syfy
The network has increased the order — from 10 episodes in Season 1 to 13 in Season 2, which will air in early 2017. |
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| Posted: Fri, 1st Jan 2016 09:30 Post subject: |
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who cares about season 2, syfy, give us season 1 first, you jerks!
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| Posted: Fri, 1st Jan 2016 10:03 Post subject: |
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| Whatsupdog wrote: | Excellent news! Now to wait for episode 5  |
We'll see if it is indeed excellent news or nor. Don't forget, it's syfy. They still might go full derp in the upcoming episodes 
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jan 2016 06:46 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jan 2016 07:37 Post subject: |
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| Whatsupdog wrote: | | Episode 5 is out |
The.Expanse.S01E05.720p.HDTV.x264-KILLERS
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| Posted: Fri, 8th Jan 2016 05:13 Post subject: |
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Ok I watched a couple more episodes and now I understand the comments regarding the CGI, costumes and production values.
For me these aspects really didn't come together in the first episode. But from the second it's very apparent the show has a nice budget, at times it's movie-like even.
Also the plot started going somewhere so yeah I'm now interested in the series. I'll watch ep4 & 5 tomorrow.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Jan 2016 11:15 Post subject: |
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It's shaping up to be a great show.
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Jan 2016 11:19 Post subject: |
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@Mister_s
Let's hope it is..I didn't like ep05 tbh.. it was kinda boring..
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Jan 2016 11:23 Post subject: |
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I like how they tell the story and the effects are very good for a Syfy show IMO. They sem to invest in the characters, instead of going for pure action. Between this and Dark Matter, I like both, I'd choose this one any day.
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Jan 2016 14:30 Post subject: |
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| h0rnyfavn wrote: | @Mister_s
Let's hope it is..I didn't like ep05 tbh.. it was kinda boring.. |
I agree, plus there were some cringeworthy acting moments. Still enjoying the show though, just felt like a step down from previous episodes.
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| Posted: Sat, 9th Jan 2016 15:30 Post subject: |
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I think they made all characters too edgy. There was so much more substance to them in the books - even though the books are shallow as fuck for a serious sci-fi.
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| Posted: Sun, 10th Jan 2016 00:10 Post subject: |
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What I really find surprising, is the good quality of the cinematography (the space action in the fourth episode for example was damn nice), which is practically the opposite of what one would expect from Syfy. (About time really, being stuck in the mid 90s was making them look like a laughing stock!)
Unfortunately I agree about the characters. Personally I'm finding them rather unlikable (especially Steven Strait  ), with the exception of hipster Jane who's more interesting than the others since he has some charisma. So far I'm finding it 'watchable' (not bad, not particularly good either), hope at least it doesn't get worse^^
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