I think it is just camera angle. Add in that Frankie Adams is both Samoan and very buff (her other career aside from acting has been boxing) and from some angles she may look a little stocky.
THE EXPANSE --it's premise, plot and socio-political implications
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I think it is just camera angle. Add in that Frankie Adams is both Samoan and very buff (her other career aside from acting has been boxing) and from some angles she may look a little stocky.
YJ02
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her appearance aside, i am thinking now it was just bad wardrobe-and apart from the show
would a person born and raised in a lower gravity then earth and then come to earth be affected by the gravity in that way-that is,any kind of "compression" or other issues affecting their appearance in however a small way
i know they would have a lower bone density, so would that effect their ability to stand fully upright against earth gravity?
would a person born and raised in a lower gravity then earth and then come to earth be affected by the gravity in that way-that is,any kind of "compression" or other issues affecting their appearance in however a small way
i know they would have a lower bone density, so would that effect their ability to stand fully upright against earth gravity?
Jim of WVa
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They may have to wear compression garments for their lower extremities. These can make going to the bathroom a pain in the a$$. I have to wear compression stockings, and I was born here.
They are going to carry it thru to next season I think.
Interesting episode this week. It started in a more deliberate fashion but right at the end dropped a bomb on the viewer. Seeing as the name of the next episode is "Caliban's War" I think we know where this is heading. Acting is still strong and also the pacing was good.
Jim of WVa
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I hate cliffhangers. Longer seasons should have been shot, so that an entire novel could be done in one season.
The studios which started out at 40 or 50 episodes per weekly episode, whittled it down to 24, then to 12, and now between 6 and 10 episodes. The books flow very well with how they have done this series and for me that adds a lot to the enjoyment. Inside, Im like...Yeah, that is cool how they showed that! But for them to split these events like this is kinda harsh.
Very true, and right now they have brewed a nicely timed, complete experience of this story with all of the details worked out. Exceptional production values.
Yep. I can make a good argument that this is flat out the best show on TV right now.
No argument there, and it has raised the bar considerably past the soapy BSG-ish era. Do you happen to know the demos on this show? It is only relevant because I believe advertising is still paying a lot for this show.
That's an interesting question. SyFy has knowingly accepted lower Nielsens because they are selling it to a lot of different online sources where the episode shows the day after it does on SyFy. So when they do their revenue it is only part ads and also part the money from Apple, Netflix, Amazon et al. I gather this is the first time they ever tried financing a show this way (selling in essence live streaming rights before they aired it).
And....Season Two closed in great fashion last night!
We got action at Ganymede, Mao's yacht and Venus. In addition, they started the process of shifting the focus location wise to Io. Good acting again, and our band of heroes are all reunited. Spoilery stuff:
When we've been a bit starved for true Science Fiction on TV, the Expanse is refreshing. They also advertised for Killjoys and Dark Matter returning in June and that the entire new season for 12 Monkeys is being shown over three nights in May.
We got action at Ganymede, Mao's yacht and Venus. In addition, they started the process of shifting the focus location wise to Io. Good acting again, and our band of heroes are all reunited. Spoilery stuff:
We got to see Draper in action in her Marine combat suit - good stuff! Also we now know that Mei was not turned into a Protomolecule soldier, and the survey ship being eaten by the Protomolecule at Venus was well done
When we've been a bit starved for true Science Fiction on TV, the Expanse is refreshing. They also advertised for Killjoys and Dark Matter returning in June and that the entire new season for 12 Monkeys is being shown over three nights in May.
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YJ02
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yes!!! i have been upset over these anemic seasons that seem to be en vogue these days
what ever happened to belting out 20 eps? hell even 15?
not just sci fi but a lot of shows are doing this on the networks and NF/amazon originals
YJ02
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so for you 2 that have read the books- has the show deviated at all from the books yet?
curious because we all know how so many shows and movies can be going along with the source material lock step and then suddenly somebody gets an "idea"
and without spoiling just who is Caliban? Has he/she been shown in the show yet?
thx
curious because we all know how so many shows and movies can be going along with the source material lock step and then suddenly somebody gets an "idea"
and without spoiling just who is Caliban? Has he/she been shown in the show yet?
thx
No, not at all. There is less detail in the books of the visual aspect of places like the Eros Station and Thoth, as well as the physical descriptions of the characters we see in the series, but the story is pretty much exactly what is being told in the books so far. This is my opinion, but I want to read Joelist's response.
curious because we all know how so many shows and movies can be going along with the source material lock step and then suddenly somebody gets an "idea"
and without spoiling just who is Caliban? Has he/she been shown in the show yet?
thx
Let's just say that the short answer is that there is no Caliban. He is an allegory to a character in a Shakespearean work called "The Tempest", and is a description of what happens with the hybrid soldiers we first see on Ganymede.