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I just finished the show (season 1 and 2) and it’s the best sci-fi I’ve seen. I find it more epic than BSG. I’m so happy I watched it. I am considering picking

I just finished the show (season 1 and 2) and it’s the best sci-fi I’ve seen. I find it more epic than BSG. I’m so happy I watched it. I am considering picking up the books now. The science is on point. Flip and burn baby!

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago
I wish I had read the books before I watched the TV series. Doing it in the reverse order has made me fairly unmotivated to read, I'm a few chapters a in to the second book and not sure I'll continue. Having said that, I've been fairly unmotivated to read anything recently due to working long hours and recently having rescued a dog. Let Ne know how you go with it.
- Shorel 9y ago
  I am in the opposite camp with regards to The Expanse. I consider the first season a very, very good trailer for the first book. I also consider the Dark Tower movie a somewhat okeyish trailer for the series. I just finished the second Dark Tower book, and in the books the man in black always speaks like McConaughey. However, I understand your feel. I can't read Harry Potter, it's just not interesting enough, even after the movies.
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- lorenzhs 9y ago
  I've read the books, and without spoiling anything, there's a lot of crazy stuff to come. You should continue reading! :) (and don't forget the novellas and short stories) Plus, the second season only covers about half of the second book, so you'll be done with the material from the series pretty soon.
- TeMPOraL 9y ago
  I started reading the books only after the first season, and I'm very happy that I've started with the show first - now I read all Avasarala's lines with Shohreh Aghdashloo's voice. (In general, I find reading after watching a much more pleasant experience - if I read a book first, I form my own image of the characters, which then usually clashes with what's in the movie. If I do it the other way, I just cast the characters I saw in the movie into the book.) That said, do continue reading - the novels only get better with time, and there's plenty of awesome waiting that the show is nowhere near reaching.
  - lorenzhs 9y ago
    I wish show-Avasarala was as abrasive and foul-mouthed as book-Avasarala. That would make it even more fun, but would probably make the show harder to show on TV ;)
    - TeMPOraL 9y ago
      I agree. Not everyone likes it, but I do appreciate the amount of f-bombs she drops in the book. AFAIK though, the issue was not only with family-friendliness of the show, but also with the actress not liking to swear.
TeMPOraL 9y ago
F-in A! Do pick the books, they're even better!

TheSpiceIsLife 9y ago

I wish I had read the books before I watched the TV series. Doing it in the reverse order has made me fairly unmotivated to read, I'm a few chapters a in to the second book and not sure I'll continue. Having said that, I've been fairly unmotivated to read anything recently due to working long hours and recently having rescued a dog. Let Ne know how you go with it.

Shorel 9y ago
I am in the opposite camp with regards to The Expanse. I consider the first season a very, very good trailer for the first book. I also consider the Dark Tower movie a somewhat okeyish trailer for the series. I just finished the second Dark Tower book, and in the books the man in black always speaks like McConaughey. However, I understand your feel. I can't read Harry Potter, it's just not interesting enough, even after the movies.
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lorenzhs 9y ago
I've read the books, and without spoiling anything, there's a lot of crazy stuff to come. You should continue reading! :) (and don't forget the novellas and short stories) Plus, the second season only covers about half of the second book, so you'll be done with the material from the series pretty soon.
TeMPOraL 9y ago
I started reading the books only after the first season, and I'm very happy that I've started with the show first - now I read all Avasarala's lines with Shohreh Aghdashloo's voice. (In general, I find reading after watching a much more pleasant experience - if I read a book first, I form my own image of the characters, which then usually clashes with what's in the movie. If I do it the other way, I just cast the characters I saw in the movie into the book.) That said, do continue reading - the novels only get better with time, and there's plenty of awesome waiting that the show is nowhere near reaching.
- lorenzhs 9y ago
  I wish show-Avasarala was as abrasive and foul-mouthed as book-Avasarala. That would make it even more fun, but would probably make the show harder to show on TV ;)
  - TeMPOraL 9y ago
    I agree. Not everyone likes it, but I do appreciate the amount of f-bombs she drops in the book. AFAIK though, the issue was not only with family-friendliness of the show, but also with the actress not liking to swear.

TeMPOraL 9y ago

F-in A! Do pick the books, they're even better!