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Blind Rasputin posted:The Expanse’s biggest downfall will always be how much IP it ripped off from the 1999 theatrical release of Wing Commander. They were even going to cast Freddie Prince Jr as Holden until he said nope, “been there done that.” The show would probably be seeing another three seasons if it a) wasn’t for the absence of Freddie and b) the complete lack of TV show tie-in merchandise. They could’ve released an entire clothing and action figure line like so many viewers asked them to but they didn’t. If you are upset that this show’s final season only got 6 episodes if I were you I’d blame the wing commander movie for how famous it made Freddie, and Hollywood’s socioeconomic reliance on action figures to turn a buck. Don’t blame Star Citizen. I wish this could be the thread title
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Blind Rasputin posted:The Expanse’s biggest downfall will always be how much IP it ripped off from the 1999 theatrical release of Wing Commander. They were even going to cast Freddie Prince Jr as Holden until he said nope, “been there done that.” The show would probably be seeing another three seasons if it a) wasn’t for the absence of Freddie and b) the complete lack of TV show tie-in merchandise. They could’ve released an entire clothing and action figure line like so many viewers asked them to but they didn’t. If you are upset that this show’s final season only got 6 episodes if I were you I’d blame the wing commander movie for how famous it made Freddie, and Hollywood’s socioeconomic reliance on action figures to turn a buck. Don’t blame Star Citizen. lmao
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mom and dad fight a lot posted:Last episode in 18.5 hrs guess I should probably watch the first five episodes of this season huh
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Seriously gonna miss this when it's done. Any other promising space sci fi shows on the horizon?
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tokin opposition posted:I hope Amos and Holden finally kiss me tomorrow
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Mu Zeta posted:Seriously gonna miss this when it's done. Any other promising space sci fi shows on the horizon? Set the Deep Space Nine box set down somewhere and then walk about three miles in any direction
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Speaking of which, Apparently Paramount has seen great engagement with their animated Star Trek series’. Rumor has it they’re bringing back DS9 as a animated sitcom, completely rebooting the story from ep1s1. “…a plucky cast of federation crew members navigating through their new life aboard the space station. With the cardassians next door and worm hole emissaries galore, what mischief will the crew get into next?!” Sounds like they’re gunning for Chris Rock for the voice of Sisko.
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Blind Rasputin posted:Speaking of which, Apparently Paramount has seen great engagement with their animated Star Trek series’. Rumor has it they’re bringing back DS9 as a animated sitcom, completely rebooting the story from ep1s1. “…a plucky cast of federation crew members navigating through their new life aboard the space station. With the cardassians next door and worm hole emissaries galore, what mischief will the crew get into next?!” Sounds like they’re gunning for Chris Rock for the voice of Sisko. Can't tell if shitpost or not
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Blind Rasputin posted:The Expanse’s biggest downfall will always be how much IP it ripped off from the 1999 theatrical release of Wing Commander. They were even going to cast Freddie Prince Jr as Holden until he said nope, “been there done that.” The show would probably be seeing another three seasons if it a) wasn’t for the absence of Freddie and b) the complete lack of TV show tie-in merchandise. They could’ve released an entire clothing and action figure line like so many viewers asked them to but they didn’t. If you are upset that this show’s final season only got 6 episodes if I were you I’d blame the wing commander movie for how famous it made Freddie, and Hollywood’s socioeconomic reliance on action figures to turn a buck. Don’t blame Star Citizen. I saw Wing Commander in the theater when it first came out AMA.
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tokin opposition posted:Boo No matter how much you polish a turd...
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ApeHawk posted:Well, the key differences here are that the source material for the Expanse is actually complete and the authors are considerably more invested in the show than GRRM was. The Expanse authors also were able to release new books and short stories on a fairly regular cadence unlike GRRM.
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etalian posted:The Expanse authors also were able to release new books and short stories on a fairly regular cadence unlike GRRM. The first Expanse book, Leviathan Wakes, came out a month before A Dance With Dragons. The ninth, Leviathan Falls, came out last month.
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Blind Rasputin posted:Speaking of which, Apparently Paramount has seen great engagement with their animated Star Trek series’. Rumor has it they’re bringing back DS9 as a animated sitcom, completely rebooting the story from ep1s1. “…a plucky cast of federation crew members navigating through their new life aboard the space station. With the cardassians next door and worm hole emissaries galore, what mischief will the crew get into next?!” Sounds like they’re gunning for Chris Rock for the voice of Sisko. Too far
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acumen posted:The first Expanse book, Leviathan Wakes, came out a month before A Dance With Dragons. The ninth, Leviathan Falls, came out last month. I wonder if anyone is even going to read the remaining ASOIAF books if GRRM ever finishes them. I certainly won't give two shits. Totally blown potential.
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Jows posted:I wonder if anyone is even going to read the remaining ASOIAF books if GRRM ever finishes them. I certainly won't give two shits. Totally blown potential. Some will of course But yeah, the sales will be a fraction of what they would if the fucker had released them before the awful TV show finale edit: me personally I would probably just wait for someone to made a detailed summary and read that mostly just to know how different it is from the bullshit we got on TV
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I absolutely would. But let's not kid ourselves - TWoW's odds are extremely dim and even if a miracle happens and it releases, ADoS will never be written by GRRM. I can't see the sales being all that different from ADWD, people just don't like reading much - look no further than this thread for a ton of people astounded that they will get no conclusion to the Expanse's story.
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Yeah some of the people who read all the books will read it but no way anybody who just watched GoT will read the previous books. People won't all of a sudden pick up that book series to get a better ending. And agreed that the seventh book will never be written by him. He gets mad when people talk about what if he dies before he finishes, but he's a very morbidly obese man who's two years from male life expectancy in the US and he's been writing book six for ELEVEN YEARS. Holy poo poo. Nail Rat fucked around with this message at 16:47 on Jan 13, 2022 |
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Jows posted:I wonder if anyone is even going to read the remaining ASOIAF books if GRRM ever finishes them. I certainly won't give two shits. Totally blown potential. Aside from the blown potential of the tv series, at this point if GRRM released a new book then I'd feel like I'd have to re-read at least a Dance of Dragons to refresh myself on the story and jesus that's a long book to read again.
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Alchenar posted:Aside from the blown potential of the tv series, at this point if GRRM released a new book then I'd feel like I'd have to re-read at least a Dance of Dragons to refresh myself on the story and jesus that's a long book to read again. And then you'd still have to wait another 15 years for the actual final book (it wouldn't come actually) lol
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Like the moral of GoT is that it's better to have a compromise that everyone can live with rather than one person imposing their version of truth and justice on everyone else. That's what the story is about. I don't need to read another 2000 pages to get to that point.
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Alchenar posted:Aside from the blown potential of the tv series, at this point if GRRM released a new book then I'd feel like I'd have to re-read at least a Dance of Dragons to refresh myself on the story and jesus that's a long book to read again. I can resume it for you if you like... Dany shits in a field...
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PREVIOUSLY, ON GAME OF THRONES Sunset found her squatting in the grass, groaning. Every stool was looser than the one before, and smelled fouler. By the time the moon came up she was making GBS threads brown water. The more she drank, the more she shat, but the more she shat, the thirstier she grew, and her thirst sent her crawling to the stream to suck up more water. Ladies and gentlemen, our generations Tolken.
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fartknocker posted:I saw Wing Commander in the theater when it first came out AMA. I own that poo poo on DVD, it rules.
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Blind Rasputin posted:Speaking of which, Apparently Paramount has seen great engagement with their animated Star Trek series’. Rumor has it they’re bringing back DS9 as a animated sitcom, completely rebooting the story from ep1s1. “…a plucky cast of federation crew members navigating through their new life aboard the space station. With the cardassians next door and worm hole emissaries galore, what mischief will the crew get into next?!” Sounds like they’re gunning for Chris Rock for the voice of Sisko. I dunno about the rest of the sentences past the first one but Prodigy is easily the most classic Trek of all the current Trek shows. Also it's really pretty. For All Mankind is good imo. Looking forward to the show tonight!!
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Pastamania posted:PREVIOUSLY, ON GAME OF THRONES Maybe the wait for Winds of Winter has broken me, but I'm unironically on board of the legendary prophecied chosen one getting cholera.
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Alchenar posted:Like the moral of GoT is that it's better to have a compromise that everyone can live with rather than one person imposing their version of truth and justice on everyone else. That's what the story is about. I don't need to read another 2000 pages to get to that point. Idiot moral for assholes, no wonder he voted for Joe "I have no brain and I must poo poo" Biden
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smooth jazz posted:Babylon 5 reboot. I keep thinking how its surprising they haven't tried to do this. Even if it wasn't a reboot, a new series set in the B5 galaxy would be welcome.
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twistedmentat posted:I keep thinking how its surprising they haven't tried to do this. Even if it wasn't a reboot, a new series set in the B5 galaxy would be welcome. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/babylon-5-reboot-the-cw-j-michael-straczynski-1235075236/
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twistedmentat posted:I keep thinking how its surprising they haven't tried to do this. Even if it wasn't a reboot, a new series set in the B5 galaxy would be welcome. According to JMS, there was an executive at WB (which owns all B5 rights other than theatrical movie, which JMS pitched a few times) who personally loving hated B5 and/or JMS and blocked all projects from development. The reboot is in progress now because he's gone.
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JMS is one of of the few reasons I haven't uninstalled twitter. The guy seems to spend so much time there it's a miracle he gets any work done. Pro follow.  Anyways, glass raised for Expanse 0606
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Considering the authors of the Expanse say there's a whole lot going on in background and that people shouldn't poo poo on Amazon just yet, I kind of have an image of Bezos sitting on his throne of skulls, waiting for the episode to air and then give a thumbs up or down deciding the fate of the show.
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I wouldn't put any weight into "... behind the scenes ..." gossip. I'm still waiting on that new Stargate continuation/reboot promised a decade ago.
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smooth jazz posted:JMS is one of of the few reasons I haven't uninstalled twitter. The guy seems to spend so much time there it's a miracle he gets any work done. Pick up his book too, it's excellent.
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