DeeCee Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Plain Old Tele said: Not just the planet shots and space VFX. The Mars cities are quite spacious and detailed — a lot of sets to build and populate (even with digital set extension). Yes, it was great to actually finally have detailed sets and action on Mars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Gosh, this was so good, even if they deviated a bit from the books. But since book 4 ws my least favorite I am glad they cut some part of it and decided to cover some parts of book 5. Also amazing that they gave Avasarala more screen time than in the books. Gosh I love her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 No matter how they deviate from the books, it’s hard to argue against it since the authors are part of the show’s writing staff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) More thoughts now that I’m chugging through the season. In addition to the increased budget (which continues to deliver great visuals), the freedom to curse is a huge boon. There’s been several laugh-out-loud moments due to profanity — and I don’t think they would’ve worked as well without. Introducing tendrils of book 5 material is a masterstroke — it all fits, keeps everyone involved, and the whole thing just feels tighter and more streamlined. The show is shining and it’s probably the weakest of the books. I’m impressed. Edited December 15, 2019 by Plain Old Tele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Halfway through the season. The stuff on Ilus is a bit slow but the event at the close of Episode 5 is where the Ilus stuff in the book starts chugging. I'm curious how they will handle some of the orbital stuff in the back half of the book since Havelock has been cut from the season, along with Lucia now being the Belter prisoner. I quite like the stuff with Drummer/Ashford so far. Introducing Marco Inaros in Season 4 is a great idea since Books 4-6 form their own trilogy of sorts and introducing Marco, his history with Naomi, and the origin of the Free Navy was a great idea. The stuff on Mars is fine so far, but also a bit slow. I like the references to Martian military material disappearing/being sold on the black market, since it also is necessary setup for Season 5 and a presumed Season 6. Hopefully it picks up a little more. I wonder if we'll get any references to Duarte in the back half, based on what occurs in Book 5 for example. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Finished Spoiler I didn't realize how much I needed Zero-G Dual-Wielding David Straithairn until the finale. I actually think they revealed too much with the Stealth Asteroid Gambit reveal. That was big shock that occurs a good ways into the fifth book so I think it was too early to reveal that gamechanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 8 hours ago, 4815162342 said: Finished Hide contents I didn't realize how much I needed Zero-G Dual-Wielding David Straithairn until the finale. I actually think they revealed too much with the Stealth Asteroid Gambit reveal. That was big shock that occurs a good ways into the fifth book so I think it was too early to reveal that gamechanger. Book 5 spoilers I get why they're doing it. I think it gives way for more speculation for the show watchers. They don't know if they're going to hit or not. They might assume Rocinante would swoop in to the save Earth again. The recast for Arjun I found weird, he seems too wooden and more like an assistant than her husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 hours ago, BoxOfficeZ said: Book 5 spoilers Reveal hidden contents I get why they're doing it. I think it gives way for more speculation for the show watchers. They don't know if they're going to hit or not. They might assume Rocinante would swoop in to the save Earth again. The recast for Arjun I found weird, he seems too wooden and more like an assistant than her husband. It feels a little off since Book 5 takes place a couple years after Book 4 ends, so it feels like certain aspects have been accelerated a bit too quickly in relation to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 11 hours ago, 4815162342 said: It feels a little off since Book 5 takes place a couple years after Book 4 ends, so it feels like certain aspects have been accelerated a bit too quickly in relation to others. But the show might address Book 5 differently, in terms of timeline. I agree about Arjun, I missed the original guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Plain Old Tele said: But the show might address Book 5 differently, in terms of timeline. I agree about Arjun, I missed the original guy. I mean more that it seems like the Free Navy plot is somewhat ahead of everything else and I think they maybe showed a bit too much at the end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Fuckin’ Eros, man. That shit was heavy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Going to have the same weekly format as The Boys. 3 episodes first day then the rest released weekly. Hyped for this season since Book 5 is probably my favorite of the series (besides Book 😎 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I’m going to resist watching the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Damn. Only 2 more seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 First three episodes dropped last night. Naturally I watched them all immediately. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 You can tell the budget got another bump, or they're just utilizing Amazon's rendering farms better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inceptionzq Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/19/2020 at 12:33 AM, BoxOfficeZ said: You can tell the budget got another bump, or they're just utilizing Amazon's rendering farms better. Pretty sure it was confirmed there was a budget bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 12/18/2020 at 11:33 PM, BoxOfficeZ said: You can tell the budget got another bump, or they're just utilizing Amazon's rendering farms better. 1 hour ago, Inceptionzq said: Pretty sure it was confirmed there was a budget bump 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dementeleus Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Episode 4 was very rad. Shit got real and I loved it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...