Craig Elvy May 2, 2017
Leaner, faster-moving and just as narratively rich, The Expanse improved in season two from a good show to a great one...
Although it has yet to permeate the consciousness of the mainstream, the Syfy channel is quietly having considerable success with its interplanetary action mystery The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S. A. Corey. In the current climate of television networks cancelling under-performing shows first and apologising to disgruntled fans later, any series that reaches a third season must be doing something right, and the Syfy channel recently announced that The Expanse will be getting exactly that after the show’s recently concluded second season performed strongly and received much critical acclaim.
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Last year, we claimed that The Expanse’s debut season was somewhat of a diamond in the rough...
Leaner, faster-moving and just as narratively rich, The Expanse improved in season two from a good show to a great one...
Although it has yet to permeate the consciousness of the mainstream, the Syfy channel is quietly having considerable success with its interplanetary action mystery The Expanse, based on the series of novels by James S. A. Corey. In the current climate of television networks cancelling under-performing shows first and apologising to disgruntled fans later, any series that reaches a third season must be doing something right, and the Syfy channel recently announced that The Expanse will be getting exactly that after the show’s recently concluded second season performed strongly and received much critical acclaim.
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Last year, we claimed that The Expanse’s debut season was somewhat of a diamond in the rough...
- 4/23/2017
- Den of Geek
"Cascade" delivers the episode I wanted last week and does it very well. The Expanse Season 2 Episode 10 begins with the crew of The Rocinante arriving on Martian-occupied Ganymede station and starting their search for Mei Meng and Dr. Strickland.
Prax Meng: "How many people have you killed?"
Amos Burton: "I’m not sure."
Prax Meng: "You’re not sure?"
Amos Burton: "I’m not a homicidal maniac… Holden and Naomi, they’re not like me. They’re better. I’ll watch you back, but they’ll find your little girl."
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As Amos Burton (Wes Chatham) and Prax Meng (Terry Chen) hunt for answers, Prax begins to realize there is a serious problem with the Station's air-recycling system. Like the man-sized Bed Bug problem that killed all those Marines wasn't enough...
Prax Meng: "How many people have you killed?"
Amos Burton: "I’m not sure."
Prax Meng: "You’re not sure?"
Amos Burton: "I’m not a homicidal maniac… Holden and Naomi, they’re not like me. They’re better. I’ll watch you back, but they’ll find your little girl."
Permalink: I’m not a homicidal maniac… Holden and Naomi, they’re not like me. They’re better. Added: March 29, 2017
As Amos Burton (Wes Chatham) and Prax Meng (Terry Chen) hunt for answers, Prax begins to realize there is a serious problem with the Station's air-recycling system. Like the man-sized Bed Bug problem that killed all those Marines wasn't enough...
- 3/30/2017
- by Jeff Reid
- TVfanatic
“The Weeping Somnambulist” is taking its name off a humanitarian supply ship en-route to aid in the relief effort for Ganymede Station at the beginning of this chapter.
The opening of The Expanse Season 2 Episode 9 doesn’t hesitate to remind you there are large and looming questions this season.
What really happened on Ganymede—during the Earth-Mars military engagement And prior to those events?
And what is happening on Venus since Eros crashed there?
The title is a wordier way of saying “a crying sleepwalker" and that is almost an omen for how well-answered the lingering questions will be in this chapter.
Yes—the characters are all moving around the board, but they really won’t be passing “Go” just yet.
Well, this ship is a Grade-a piece of s*** but she’ll get us to Ganymede. I wouldn’t bet on it in a race, though…
Amos Burton Permalink:...
The opening of The Expanse Season 2 Episode 9 doesn’t hesitate to remind you there are large and looming questions this season.
What really happened on Ganymede—during the Earth-Mars military engagement And prior to those events?
And what is happening on Venus since Eros crashed there?
The title is a wordier way of saying “a crying sleepwalker" and that is almost an omen for how well-answered the lingering questions will be in this chapter.
Yes—the characters are all moving around the board, but they really won’t be passing “Go” just yet.
Well, this ship is a Grade-a piece of s*** but she’ll get us to Ganymede. I wouldn’t bet on it in a race, though…
Amos Burton Permalink:...
- 3/23/2017
- by Jeff Reid
- TVfanatic
[Editor’s note: Major spoilers for “The Expanse” Season 2, Episode 5, “Home,” below.]
If you’ve never read the books written by James S.A. Corey upon which “The Expanse” is based, then Episode 5 of the second season more than likely came as a massive shock. As a show adapted from a popular book series with serious genre roots, “The Expanse” has elicited comparisons to “Game of Thrones” before. But the series reached Red Wedding-levels of surprise with “Home,” in which Miller (Thomas Jane) bonds with the protomolecule-infected Julie Mao (Florence Faivre) to prevent the Eros station from crashing into Earth.
Read More: ‘The Expanse’ Season 2 Review: Syfy’s Boldest Gamble Continues to Pay Out Richly
It’s a surprisingly romantic sequence, dense with visual effects to capture the depths to which Julie has become bonded with the protomolecule. But the actual filming featured none of those trappings: Jane and Faivre were acting, according to executive producer Mark Fergus, in “a big empty room with just a chair.
If you’ve never read the books written by James S.A. Corey upon which “The Expanse” is based, then Episode 5 of the second season more than likely came as a massive shock. As a show adapted from a popular book series with serious genre roots, “The Expanse” has elicited comparisons to “Game of Thrones” before. But the series reached Red Wedding-levels of surprise with “Home,” in which Miller (Thomas Jane) bonds with the protomolecule-infected Julie Mao (Florence Faivre) to prevent the Eros station from crashing into Earth.
Read More: ‘The Expanse’ Season 2 Review: Syfy’s Boldest Gamble Continues to Pay Out Richly
It’s a surprisingly romantic sequence, dense with visual effects to capture the depths to which Julie has become bonded with the protomolecule. But the actual filming featured none of those trappings: Jane and Faivre were acting, according to executive producer Mark Fergus, in “a big empty room with just a chair.
- 2/23/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
A few weeks ago, Syfy released the below catch-up video for “The Expanse,” with one of the best conceits imaginable for getting new audiences interested in the sci-fi drama: the events of Season 1, as recreated by cats. (A “recat” video, if you will.)
This video does serve as a relatively basic reminder of the major plot arcs of the first season, but if you think that by watching this you’ll be able to dive into the second season as a new viewer, you probably won’t have much luck understanding what’s going on. “The Expanse” has little interest in easing viewers back into the sprawling and complicated universe it built over the course of Season 1 — because there’s simply too much story to tell.
Set 200 years in the future, when human colonization of Mars and the asteroid belt has opened up vast new resources, but created no shortage of political conflict,...
This video does serve as a relatively basic reminder of the major plot arcs of the first season, but if you think that by watching this you’ll be able to dive into the second season as a new viewer, you probably won’t have much luck understanding what’s going on. “The Expanse” has little interest in easing viewers back into the sprawling and complicated universe it built over the course of Season 1 — because there’s simply too much story to tell.
Set 200 years in the future, when human colonization of Mars and the asteroid belt has opened up vast new resources, but created no shortage of political conflict,...
- 2/2/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net, Sneak Peek footage, images and synopsis from the new 'space opera' drama TV series "The Expanse", starring Thomas Jane ("The Punisher") based on the sci-fi novels by James S. A. Corey, set in a future where humanity has colonized the 'Solar System', with a 13-episode Second season premiering February 1, 2017 on Syfy:
"....two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized Solar System, police detective 'Josephus Miller' (Thomas Jane), born on 'Ceres' in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, 'Julie Andromeda Mao' (Florence Faivre).
"Meanwhile, 'James Holden' (Steven Strait), 'Executive Officer' of the ice hauler 'Canterbury', is involved in a tragic incident that threatens to destabilize the uneasy peace between Earth, Mars and the Belt.
"On Earth, 'Chrisjen Avasarala' (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a United Nations executive, works to prevent war between Earth and Mars by any means necessary.
"....two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized Solar System, police detective 'Josephus Miller' (Thomas Jane), born on 'Ceres' in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, 'Julie Andromeda Mao' (Florence Faivre).
"Meanwhile, 'James Holden' (Steven Strait), 'Executive Officer' of the ice hauler 'Canterbury', is involved in a tragic incident that threatens to destabilize the uneasy peace between Earth, Mars and the Belt.
"On Earth, 'Chrisjen Avasarala' (Shohreh Aghdashloo), a United Nations executive, works to prevent war between Earth and Mars by any means necessary.
- 2/1/2017
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
After an incredibly successful first season, “The Expanse” is gearing up for the next chapter of its saga through the exclusive Vr first look below. The scene, directed by visual effects artist Bob Munroe (“X-Men,” “Blade”), not only introduces the new season, but also a new character who fans of the book series will be excited to meet: Bobbie Draper (Frankie Adams).
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The virtual reality scene recreates the opening of the upcoming season through the perspective of Draper, as she navigates a perilous Martian landscape, accompanied by a small band of soldiers. The immersive 3D experience sets up what should be a compelling arc for Draper, a Martian Marine who finds herself thrust into the growing galactic conflict.
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Read More: ‘The Expanse’ Season 2 Trailer: The Sci-fi Conspiracy Series Returns for an All New Mission on Syfy
The virtual reality scene recreates the opening of the upcoming season through the perspective of Draper, as she navigates a perilous Martian landscape, accompanied by a small band of soldiers. The immersive 3D experience sets up what should be a compelling arc for Draper, a Martian Marine who finds herself thrust into the growing galactic conflict.
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- 1/24/2017
- by Michael Gonzalez
- Indiewire
As it's currently in the running for most underrated sci-fi of the winter season, I'm sure you've heard of The Expanse. Syfy shocked more than a few with a surprisingly high budget space drama that was being called "Game of Thrones in Space." Others acclaimed it as the most scientifically accurate science fiction to grace television in a long time. In other words, it was hyped beyond belief by critics far and wide. Having binged the whole season last week, there's some claims I agree with, and others I dispute.
First, this show is no Game of Thrones, and I mean that in an apples to oranges way not as a criticism. Sure it may appear that way with the intro looking "heavily inspired" at best, warring planets, and an unknown enemy, but there's a lot more to cut your teeth on here. Got has the advantage of bringing you into a world you know.
First, this show is no Game of Thrones, and I mean that in an apples to oranges way not as a criticism. Sure it may appear that way with the intro looking "heavily inspired" at best, warring planets, and an unknown enemy, but there's a lot more to cut your teeth on here. Got has the advantage of bringing you into a world you know.
- 2/15/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Sneak Peek the new 'space opera' TV series "The Expanse", based on the series of novels of the same name by James S. A. Corey, starring Thomas Jane ("The Punisher"), debuting December 14, 2015 on Syfy:
"...two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized Solar System, detective 'Josephus Miller' (Jane), born in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, 'Julie Mao'.
"Joining his task is 'James Holden', formerly first officer of an ice freighter who is involved in an incident caused by the tense relationship between Earth, Mars and the Belt. Soon the two find out that the missing woman is connected to a vast conspiracy...."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Expanse"...
"...two hundred years in the future, in a fully colonized Solar System, detective 'Josephus Miller' (Jane), born in the asteroid belt, is given the assignment to find a missing young woman, 'Julie Mao'.
"Joining his task is 'James Holden', formerly first officer of an ice freighter who is involved in an incident caused by the tense relationship between Earth, Mars and the Belt. Soon the two find out that the missing woman is connected to a vast conspiracy...."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Expanse"...
- 10/30/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"The Expanse," a new Syfy/Alcon TV project we've been keeping a close eye on, just got even more interesting with word of two new cast members. Read on for the details, and look for more as it comes.
From the Press Release:
Syfy and Alcon TV have announced that Steven Strait (pictured; "Magic City") and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Saddam," House of Sand and Fog) will star in "The Expanse," the new 10-episode space opera based on the international best-selling book series, premiering on Syfy in 2015.
Strait plays Holden, an officer on the ice-carrying freighter the Canterbury. Holden is a natural leader who's not sure he wants responsibility, but who will soon have no choice when he is drawn into a dangerous plot. Aghdashloo portrays Chrisjen Avasarala, a smart and passionate member of a political family legacy who has risen high in the ranks...
From the Press Release:
Syfy and Alcon TV have announced that Steven Strait (pictured; "Magic City") and Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo ("House of Saddam," House of Sand and Fog) will star in "The Expanse," the new 10-episode space opera based on the international best-selling book series, premiering on Syfy in 2015.
Strait plays Holden, an officer on the ice-carrying freighter the Canterbury. Holden is a natural leader who's not sure he wants responsibility, but who will soon have no choice when he is drawn into a dangerous plot. Aghdashloo portrays Chrisjen Avasarala, a smart and passionate member of a political family legacy who has risen high in the ranks...
- 8/21/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
How did we come up with our chart? By tallying the votes of our pop writers – and here's what they plumped for
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
Tim Jonze
Albums
John Wizards – John Wizards
Disclosure – Settle
Paramore – Paramore
Hebronix – Unreal
Kanye West – Yeezus
Christopher Owens – Lysandre
Julia Holter – Loud City Song
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
British Sea Power – From The Sea To The Land Beyond
Tracks
Julia Holter – Hello Stranger
Miguel and Mariah Carey – #Beautiful
Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home
Sky Ferreira – You're Not the One
Justin Timberlake – Suit and Tie
Jeffrey Lewis – Wwprd
Paramore – Still Into You
Disclosure feat. AlunaGeorge – White Noise
The 1975 – Chocolate
Stylo G – Soundbwoy
Tom Hughes
Albums
15-60-75 The Numbers Band – Jimmy Bell's Still in Town
Meat Wave – Meat Wave
The Drones – I See Seaweed 4
White Fence – Live in San Francisco
Ooga Boogas – Ooga Boogas
Superchunk – I Hate Music
Bits of...
- 12/23/2013
- by Tom Hughes, Maddy Costa, Tim Jonze, Michael Hann, Malik Meer, Rebecca Nicholson, Nosheen Iqbal, Alexis Petridis, Dom Lawson, Paul Lester, Louis Pattison, Kitty Empire, Kate Hutchinson, Betty Clarke, Paul MacInnes, Kieran Yates, Ian Gittins, Jude Rogers, Dave Simpson, Alex Needham, Dan Hancox, Daniel Martin, Sam Wolfson, Ally Carnwath, Stevie Chick, Dorian Lynskey, Sam Richards, Caroline Sullivan, Chris Salmon, Michael Cragg, Alex Macpherson, Sean Michaels, Tom Lamont, Killian Fox, Adam Boult, Harriet Gibsone
- The Guardian - Film News
Being the No. 1 DJ in the world comes with a certain level of confidence. For Armin van Buuren, it's that self-assurance that keeps all the gears -- the weekly radio show with millions of listeners worldwide, the countless DJ gigs, the top-level stage productions and artist albums -- in motion.
"I don't try to be someone I'm not -- I've always followed my heart and trance has always been my main sound," a fresh-faced van Buuren told HuffPost Entertainment in the first of his many Saturday afternoon interviews at a posh New York nightclub. Later that night, the 36-year-old DJ would headline Madison Square Garden, where he, Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz, W&W and Alex M.O.R.P.H. brought A State of Trance 600 to thousands of eager ravers. (The "600" means the show had reached its 600th episode. It's a weekly program, so do the math.)
Staying true...
"I don't try to be someone I'm not -- I've always followed my heart and trance has always been my main sound," a fresh-faced van Buuren told HuffPost Entertainment in the first of his many Saturday afternoon interviews at a posh New York nightclub. Later that night, the 36-year-old DJ would headline Madison Square Garden, where he, Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz, W&W and Alex M.O.R.P.H. brought A State of Trance 600 to thousands of eager ravers. (The "600" means the show had reached its 600th episode. It's a weekly program, so do the math.)
Staying true...
- 4/1/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
It's all fun and games until somebody swoops in and takes out one of Arrow's targets before his work is done!
In "Lone Gunman" the offending vigilante wasn't in fact a vigilante at all. As Oliver helpfully pointed out, this guy didn't go after people for justice, he just did it for the kill.
One bullet laced with poison was all it took for this assassin. That's why the various organizations searching for him called him Deadshot.
Besides, Deadshot is easier to say than "creepy killer who tattoos his hits' names on his body." This was a new and very highly skilled opponent for Oliver, but luckily he was familiar with the act of getting poisoned.
With more flashbacks to the island, I feel like we're finally starting to really piece together Oliver's time there. The biggest revelation, however, was not until the end when the original Arrow told a...
In "Lone Gunman" the offending vigilante wasn't in fact a vigilante at all. As Oliver helpfully pointed out, this guy didn't go after people for justice, he just did it for the kill.
One bullet laced with poison was all it took for this assassin. That's why the various organizations searching for him called him Deadshot.
Besides, Deadshot is easier to say than "creepy killer who tattoos his hits' names on his body." This was a new and very highly skilled opponent for Oliver, but luckily he was familiar with the act of getting poisoned.
With more flashbacks to the island, I feel like we're finally starting to really piece together Oliver's time there. The biggest revelation, however, was not until the end when the original Arrow told a...
- 10/25/2012
- by leigh.raines@gmail.com (Leigh Raines)
- TVfanatic
Up until this point, besides short prefaces to two articles that I wrote about The Dark Knight Rises, I haven’t written about the tragedy in Aurora. Why? Because over the last several days I’ve grown more and more disgusted by the media’s reporting of the tragedy. I am tired of reading the headlines of “But How Did This Affect The Opening?” and “Posters And Other Shit Found In Crazy Guy’S Apartment.” I am tired of seeing that man’s sex site profile, his past lectures on science and the vague statements from “people who knew him.” I am tired of hearing that this shooting is going to be Obama’s big case for anti-gun laws (a past legislative “effort” that has seen no traction), tired of the assumption that film’s violence is to blame or even the fact that midnight screenings in general are to...
- 7/24/2012
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
DyE Fantasy Music Video. DyE’s Fantasy Music Video is directed Jérémie Périn. Fantasy‘s plot synopsis: “the video tells the story of a group of highschool kids ready for teenage mischief. They break into the local swimming pool intending a session of innocent nightswimming, in an awkward climate of romance and apprehension. What happens next is for you to discover here.”
I purposely used that header pic as not to give away what happens in this music video. Its a gross surprise. This music video is like a fusion of The Thing and Legend of the Overfiend (Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji). If the viewer has seen either or both, you know how this trip to the pool is going to turn out. Frak is this music video wrong but in every good way. This is what the new The Thing should be like: inventive, sick, and twisted.
DyE’s Fantasy...
I purposely used that header pic as not to give away what happens in this music video. Its a gross surprise. This music video is like a fusion of The Thing and Legend of the Overfiend (Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji). If the viewer has seen either or both, you know how this trip to the pool is going to turn out. Frak is this music video wrong but in every good way. This is what the new The Thing should be like: inventive, sick, and twisted.
DyE’s Fantasy...
- 10/24/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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