This looks to be the best new SyFy series in a long while. It reminds me of a movie named "Outland" starring Sean Connery. The scenario has the moon, Mars and Ceres populated with humans. Commercial space travel dealing mainly with mining water ice from the rings of Saturn bringing it back to Ceres and Mars. There is corruption and lawlessness that forces the need for space warcraft and a healthy supply of law men and women. The spacecraft look believable and don't break the laws of physics. Mars and Earth are competing for dominance of the solar system. The spaceships are fast enough to get around the solar system in months rather than years, ie. no lightspeed. It's pretty close to what I imagine space travel will be like 100 years from now. Four episodes can be watched if you have an on demand service.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

http://www.syfy.com/theexpanse/cast/1

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~Sue~

an on demand service....the internet.

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I get the Syfy channel(still wish they hadn't changed the acronym from SciFi to Syfy). Thanks for the heads up on this; I'm always looking for something new and good to watch. I'll tape it as it appears to be on again this weekend.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

Yeah... most of the stuff they show is pretty cheesy, but I'll give this new one a shot.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

I watched the 1st episode earlier today. Interesting...

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With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

Yeah... most of the stuff they show is pretty cheesy, but I'll give this new one a shot.

I watched a bit of the show and of Childhoods End, I didn't like the religious implications in CE.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

Yeah... most of the stuff they show is pretty cheesy, but I'll give this new one a shot.

I watched a bit of the show and of Childhoods End, I didn't like the religious implications in CE.

Apparently you didn't read the book. Quite a few Scifi writers have issues with religion. Like the red man said, they all can't be right.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

Yeah... most of the stuff they show is pretty cheesy, but I'll give this new one a shot.

I watched a bit of the show and of Childhoods End, I didn't like the religious implications in CE.

Apparently you didn't read the book. Quite a few Scifi writers have issues with religion. Like the red man said, they all can't be right.

I read Childhoods End years ago, at one time I was reading scifi books left and right, plus I worked in a LA County Library, of course the Library branch I worked at was closed in 2003 cause of budget cuts. I could think of half a dozen that would have been better choices, scifi's choice seems very depressing and I couldn't get the movie out of My mind, My anxiety went way up.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

With this program and a few others they have this year I am finally watching the SyFy channel again, a little anyway.

Yeah... most of the stuff they show is pretty cheesy, but I'll give this new one a shot.

I watched a bit of the show and of Childhoods End, I didn't like the religious implications in CE.

Apparently you didn't read the book. Quite a few Scifi writers have issues with religion. Like the red man said, they all can't be right.

Maybe...like the three blind men describing the elephant.

But this topic is about The Expanse. I've watched the first 3 episodes. Made me want to get the book(s).

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Bob, is very good at finding good Syfy series.

I will try an watch this one. :)

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I'm partway through the first episode, and the smartphone shape and swipe gesturing with their handheld devices is kind of getting on my nerves.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

Plus, why do the sets have to be so dark? At least Star Trek had good lighting, ;~)

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

The dark sets probably hide a lack of detail. Ever been in a bar that is normally dark with all the lights on? Usually not very attractive.

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Bob DeWoody

My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events.

The dark sets probably hide a lack of detail. Ever been in a bar that is normally dark with all the lights on? Usually not very attractive.

LOL, good point.

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

Watched the first 4 episodes...and re-watched the 3rd one when it aired while I was on vacation.

Can't wait for the 5th episode!!!

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I got through Ep. 3. Will watch four today; should have recorded last night. :-)

I'm hooked. :-)

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TimeLord04
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I have three on the DVR, but haven't watched any yet.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

Just finished Ep. 4. REALLY GOOD!!!!! :-)

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TimeLord04
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