The Expanse
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At the risk of repeating myself, the Marco Inaros arc almost killed my interest the book series, so I'm not surprised to see it killing interest in the TV show as well, it's slow and boring, packed to the brim with drama mostly about people few viewers like or care about, and takes you away from all the juicy protomolecule lore.
But while the books then redeemed themselves with the Laconia arc, the show is only barely hinting at possibly making Laconia stuff down the road (otherwise I see zero reason to spend 5 to 10 minutes of each episode about Cara and Xan).. some really strange decisions on this season, unless they're just planning to reveal they're gonna make more seasons or an Amazon movie to finish the series.
I think if this show had been made a few years later once the books were finished, they'd have drastically reduced the Marco Inaros content because they'd have realized it was a boring intermission sandwiched between more interesting parts of one big story.
But while the books then redeemed themselves with the Laconia arc, the show is only barely hinting at possibly making Laconia stuff down the road (otherwise I see zero reason to spend 5 to 10 minutes of each episode about Cara and Xan).. some really strange decisions on this season, unless they're just planning to reveal they're gonna make more seasons or an Amazon movie to finish the series.
I think if this show had been made a few years later once the books were finished, they'd have drastically reduced the Marco Inaros content because they'd have realized it was a boring intermission sandwiched between more interesting parts of one big story.
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meStevo
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They've said in the past the finale is 'like an episode and a half' for those hoping for them to surprise us with a feature+ length episode.
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io9: Whose decision was it to make the season only six episodes? Is that also because of covid-related reasons?
Shankar: That was a decision between Amazon and Alcon Television. I mean, you always kind of agree on how much money you’re going to commit to the production of the show. And that was the decision. It came down to making six episodes of it. It’s always a negotiation to some extent. Could we have done 10? Absolutely. Could we have done eight? Certainly. Uh, I don’t think we would’ve been able to tell the season in any less than six.
Abraham: I think if we’d have gotten 13 we would have been in trouble.
Shankar: Yeah. I mean that can sometimes work against you—too many episodes also can be bad. So that was kind of presented to us as, “Can we tell this story in six episodes?” and our response was, “Let’s think about it.” We talked about it and we came back with, “Yeah, we can do it, but we’re going to have to supersize the sixth episode.” That one’s really like an episode and a half.
The Expanse Creators Explain Why Season 6 Is Only 6 Episodes Long
As the final season draws near, io9 talks with its writers and showrunner about the Amazon Prime show’s past, present, and (hopefully?) future.
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What a shitty excuse. "At least we didn't make it ridiculously too long!". Take the amount of episodes required to tell the damn story well. If that's 13, who the fuck is going to complain about that? It sure as fuck isn't these specific 6 though.
We're probably going to find out they've been hired to do a trio of Star Wars movies. Maybe Marco forgot about the Rocinante.
We're probably going to find out they've been hired to do a trio of Star Wars movies. Maybe Marco forgot about the Rocinante.
Cybsled
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It's a valid point if you are adapting material. Usually TV adaptations trim the fat, so to speak. If you spread out the story even more, you basically are reinserting that fat into the story. Nice for world building, but it doesnt always make good TV.
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Give me the fat, it's exactly what this dry steak of a season needs. Amos and Peaches had *one* scene each last episode.
It's not a valid point by itself. Having to make more episodes is not inherently worse, budgetary issues aside. Which probably is a factor here, but it's likely going to remain never discussed because who's going to shit talk the person paying you while they're paying you?
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I mean you can definitely stretch stuff out way too much, just look at the Hobbit movies. I don't think that this season being 8 or 10 episodes would have been a huge issue from a story standpoint. It could certainly have been an issue for budget or other logistical reasons, but that's an entirely different thing.
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Eh in the moment the sudden realization you are about to nuke the son of the lady you sleep with every night the more southerly brain can kick in at inopportune times.
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Kid isn’t my genetic code and is following his mass genocidal dad’s plan, fuck him and her if she cries about it.
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Love interest's kid vs the little fucker killed 5 billion people, including your extended family ?
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