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Anybody know if the behind-the-scenes bits will continue showing up on iTunes (& if so, what the delay usually is)? Season pass purchased last week got me the 1st 4 eps & the 1st 4 BTS "episodes", but episode 5's lacking its BTS despite that being up on SyFy's site. (Large display == 1080p looks better fullscreened than whatever's on SyFy.com.)
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Kesper North posted:The Medina was in the books; it's the market/nightlife area. Like DS9's Promenade or B5's Zocalo. Oh, huh. Kinda lazy then that the title "Medina" gets reused later in the books. Here I thought the show-writers were just using it as a books reference.
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Jan 7, 2016 04:26
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darnon posted:Oh, huh. Kinda lazy then that the title "Medina" gets reused later in the books. Here I thought the show-writers were just using it as a books reference. Are you taking about Medina Station?
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Jan 7, 2016 05:00
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The practical sets are pretty cool on this show. Sort of funny how they had a space PI visit the Tech Noir store.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:07
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gohmak posted:Are you taking about Medina Station? I was trying to be subtle about it (not that it's that big of a spoiler), but yes. I was pointing out it's weird there's a Medina on Ceres and later Medina Station.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:09
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darnon posted:I was trying to be subtle about it (not that it's that big of a spoiler), but yes. I was pointing out it's weird there's a Medina on Ceres and later Medina Station. If it even shows up later I figure it'd just be easier for viewers if they call it (BOOK 4 SPOILERS) Nauvoo Station.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:17
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darnon posted:I was trying to be subtle about it (not that it's that big of a spoiler), but yes. I was pointing out it's weird there's a Medina on Ceres and later Medina Station. My take on it is that it's two different meanings of medina. A medina is kind of the central bazaar/trading area in a lot of arab cities. Medina station is probably a reference to the city.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:24
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Forgot about this last night, that's a drat fine episode 
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Jan 7, 2016 06:30
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The whole show is actually one big coffee rocks ad.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:32
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etalian posted:The whole show is actually one big coffee rocks ad. They gave him his coffee way too soon. What I'm saying is that the coffee machine should have broken when he turned it on.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:35
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Jan 7, 2016 06:49
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This show is going be like Twin Peaks with its coffee obsession isn't it. I'm going to have to have a fresh cuppa with every episode aren't I? 
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Jan 7, 2016 06:54
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Deakul posted:This show is going be like Twin Peaks with its coffee obsession isn't it.
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Jan 7, 2016 06:56
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Dr. Benway posted:5 so far with a few novellas (that I haven't read). Book 6 is due out this summer. Right now most of the material is from the first book, but there a sprinklings of foreshadowing from some of the later ones. Especially they seem to be mixing in a fair amount of character-background stuff that only shows up in later books.
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Jan 7, 2016 07:42
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You're doing god's work, Baloogan.
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Jan 7, 2016 07:45
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Groke posted:Especially they seem to be mixing in a fair amount of character-background stuff that only shows up in later books. It's a pretty good example IMO of the new medium being a improvement.
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Jan 7, 2016 08:07
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Groke posted:Especially they seem to be mixing in a fair amount of character-background stuff that only shows up in later books. I'm not that far into the books yet, but I think they're screwing this up. I watched the first 4 episodes, liked the setting but some stuff didn't make sense to me, so I grabbed the first book to compare and I really don't understand what the hell the tv people are doing. I disliked pretty much everyone on the tv show while I liked pretty much everyone in the book. Everyone but Amos is like a completely different person, Naomi is way too aggressive and angry, Alex is something but not the chill dude who just wants to fly and Holden is some kind of pussy/slacker, I have no idea how they're gonna believably turn him into the righteous Holden that's pretty much required for the story. I'm surprised goons like the tv show this much, they took a perfectly fine story, changed it a bunch to add ~drama~ and then filled those changed scenes with logical errors. IMO the books are way better.
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Jan 7, 2016 08:24
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Jan 7, 2016 10:23
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JIZZ DENOUEMENT posted:Who is this actor? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236495/?ref_=tt_cl_t12 Shawn Doyle, who you might recognize from 80% of television produced in the last decade. I know him from Big Love.
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Jan 7, 2016 10:35
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Vodos posted:I'm not that far into the books yet, but I think they're screwing this up. I watched the first 4 episodes, liked the setting but some stuff didn't make sense to me, so I grabbed the first book to compare and I really don't understand what the hell the tv people are doing.
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Jan 7, 2016 11:41
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Vodos posted:I'm not that far into the books yet, but I think they're screwing this up. I watched the first 4 episodes, liked the setting but some stuff didn't make sense to me, so I grabbed the first book to compare and I really don't understand what the hell the tv people are doing. I disliked pretty much everyone on the tv show while I liked pretty much everyone in the book. Everyone but Amos is like a completely different person, Naomi is way too aggressive and angry, Alex is something but not the chill dude who just wants to fly and Holden is some kind of pussy/slacker, I have no idea how they're gonna believably turn him into the righteous Holden that's pretty much required for the story. 
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Jan 7, 2016 11:44
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I do not love the way Naomi is characterized on the show cause I always felt like in the novels she was a very proud, confident and competent person who never felt the need to flaunt it or assert herself, in the show it feels like she over compensates a bit.
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Jan 7, 2016 11:58
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What I hope that means is that the show gives those characters more of a personal arc, rather than the static personalities they pretty much keep through the books apparently.
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Jan 7, 2016 12:01
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I dunno, I think she still pulls off the quiet pride, just with a lot more prickliness over certain things that don't come out in the books till later. Making her such a leadership rival does cut away at the 'quietly doing my job, better than everyone else does btw' thing though.
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Jan 7, 2016 12:18
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as a fan of the books, i like that this version is taking cues from the later novels where appropriate, as well as making things a bit more suited for the television medium
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Jan 7, 2016 12:35
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Jarl posted:In episode 2 Joe Miller is looking at Julie Maos dating prospects. How did he get access to it? (from the files?) Also why did Julie Mao have that date-connection with the dealer? We now know she was introduced to him through a friend. When Miller walked into her apartment the first time he used is phone to mask his voice to sound like Julie. This turned everything on and unlocked her computer. As for the data dealer what better way for a pretty girl to cover meeting him for something not quite legal then making it looks like it was just a meetup from a random dating site?
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Jan 7, 2016 15:12
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BexGu posted:When Miller walked into her apartment the first time he used is phone to mask his voice to sound like Julie. This turned everything on and unlocked her computer. As for the data dealer what better way for a pretty girl to cover meeting him for something not quite legal then making it looks like it was just a meetup from a random dating site? Clever. Too clever for me obviously. Thanks.
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Jan 7, 2016 15:41
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In the grim dark future they still have Tindr
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etalian posted:In the grim dark future they still have Tindr How is this surprising in any way?
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Jan 7, 2016 16:51
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^^^ The last "Savage Love" I read had a woman who wrote in suggesting that someone set up a tindr/grindr/etc site for people to have no-strings anonymous sex, but also to make another site which hooks you up with anonymous casual sex wingmen who would call you and make sure you didn't get chopped up by your anonymous liaison in an anonymous location, because that would be easier than having a friend yuou trust or something. I believe that kind of thing will always be around.Xae posted:I've just started reading the first book, but one of the things they mention is that no one actually expects a war. It is way too risky a thing to do in space. Ceres and the outer rim colonies can be wiped out by just flinging a rock at them and there is nothing they can do to defend against it.
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KEEP THIS AREA CLEAN
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coyo7e posted:^^^ The last "Savage Love" I read had a woman who wrote in suggesting that someone set up a tindr/grindr/etc site for people to have no-strings anonymous sex, but also to make another site which hooks you up with anonymous casual sex wingmen who would call you and make sure you didn't get chopped up by your anonymous liaison in an anonymous location, because that would be easier than having a friend yuou trust or something. I believe that kind of thing will always be around.
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Vodos posted:I'm not that far into the books yet, but I think they're screwing this up. I watched the first 4 episodes, liked the setting but some stuff didn't make sense to me, so I grabbed the first book to compare and I really don't understand what the hell the tv people are doing. I disliked pretty much everyone on the tv show while I liked pretty much everyone in the book. Everyone but Amos is like a completely different person, Naomi is way too aggressive and angry, Alex is something but not the chill dude who just wants to fly and Holden is some kind of pussy/slacker, I have no idea how they're gonna believably turn him into the righteous Holden that's pretty much required for the story. Because book Holden is a righteous holier than thou prick who unexplicably escapes death dispite his stupidity. Show Holden just wants revenge on the assholes that nuked his pregnant girl, get his friends to safety and drink a good cup of coffee. It helps his character not hurts it that he has to actually earn the respect and trust of the crew. gohmak fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Jan 7, 2016 |
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I absolutely love where this show is right now. The multiple arcs that might be coming together are all fascinating to me. The world building that has been done is pretty awesome. All the characters are enjoyable, don't really have an issue with any of them. I hope they can keep this series going full steam instead of down a hole of suckitude after the first/two seasons like most shows. I would imagine since this is based on books already written it's probably not going to happen.
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ShakeZula posted:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236495/?ref_=tt_cl_t12 Yeah, he's local Canadian talent like Greg Bryk (Lopez) that has been in anything and everything. I like how borderline-plastic perfect he and so many other Earthers are made up to be. It really gives that upper crust, sterile clean, better than everyone feel to the UN when the next scenes are grungy Ceres sets.
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Jan 7, 2016 22:58
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A hope a future episode has Holden holding a space station hostage for more coffee beans.
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Jan 8, 2016 02:16
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etalian posted:A hope a future episode has Holden holding a space station hostage for more coffee beans. The Barista of Anderson Station
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Jan 8, 2016 02:56
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KatWithHands posted:The Barista of Anderson Station lol
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I finally checked this show out and I am definitely pleased with what I've seen so far. I'm really digging the world-building with the belters and I don't find any of the characters unbearable or unlikeable, which is good. Also the sound design is loving amazing. The railgun exchange between the Donnager and the unknown hostiles was really, really good. Each impact made me flinch a little. Admittedly I had my sound system cranked up, but it was really awesome to hear those sharp metallic impacts instead of just some piss weak canned explosion sound + some camera shake.
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bitprophet posted:Anybody know if the behind-the-scenes bits will continue showing up on iTunes (& if so, what the delay usually is)? Season pass purchased last week got me the 1st 4 eps & the 1st 4 BTS "episodes", but episode 5's lacking its BTS despite that being up on SyFy's site. (Large display == 1080p looks better fullscreened than whatever's on SyFy.com.) This post got me to bite on the season pass -- one, the stream from SyFy doesn't look all that great and two, I understand they have ads but the lazy fuckers just play the same ad on loop for the ad breaks, which drives me nuts. (That and the volume isn't normalized at all.) Want to know what Naomi and Amos' deal is. Got a laugh at Amos' offer to fix Holden's face -- great delivery.
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