rkd2999 t1_jc7meej wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Reply to comment by b1gmouth in Which show led you to read the books? by IsawaAwasi

I read The Expanse books, but not because I liked the show. I watched Season 1 and I liked some of the ideas in it, I found the execution to be… not great? I didn’t continue. I know a lot of people enjoyed it but it just wasn’t for me. Anyway, a few years later I finally started reading the first book and ended up reading the whole series.

EDIT: I will consider trying the show again! I haven’t given up on it. 😀

b1gmouth t1_jc7rodd wrote on March 14, 2023 at 5:38 PM

I personally loved the show but agree the books are even better and worth a read regardless. I think the first few seasons they were a little hamstrung by being on Syfy. Avasarala just isn't the same without her f-bombs!

AjvarAndVodka t1_jc9zybm wrote on March 15, 2023 at 10:49 AM

I really think you should give the show a chance. I’m at book 4 currently and I agree that the books are awesome.

But so is the show. I started there and now moved on to the books. It’s a great adaptation and I think season 1 just suffers from a slight lack of budget. At least when it compares to the rest of the show. And it’s a slow start. Not a lot of moving parts in plot yet.

rkd2999 t1_jcaiqfa wrote on March 15, 2023 at 1:40 PM

Sounds good, I’ll try to jump back into it some day. I just want to wait a little because I just read the books fairly recently and I would like to let some time pass before watching the show again. Thanks

kazh t1_jc8tu3j wrote on March 15, 2023 at 2:50 AM

Season one was my favorite. The sets felt more lived in and it had that kind of real life people vibe from the books. Around the time I think in season two when they dropped the muffled hull sounds for the space action and started using the usual sound in space is where the show began to feel different. It kind of turned into the usual on screen space opera and the sets started to feel more like anything out of Marvel.