I’ve read that the books are based on a table top role playing game. Pretty interesting pedigree for a TV show
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- Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:35 am
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Re: Watching the Expanse on Netflix
I’ve read that the books are based on a table top role playing game. Pretty interesting pedigree for a TV show
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:50 am
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Re: Watching the Expanse on Netflix
I’m rewatching the Expanse now. I watched seasons 1 and 2 a few months ago, but season 3 wasn’t available. Season 3 just came out on Amazon Prime video, and my wife expressed some interest, so we started from the beginning. She usually doesn’t like sci-fi, but this has held her interest.
One thing I found interesting is they have “Space Mormons” as a key element of the plot. So far the plot hasn’t really made the fact that they’re Mormons (as opposed to any other religion) central to the plot, but I’m interested to see where they go with this. The Mormons are not the heroes but so far they’re not made out to be the villains either. Sci-fi I think does not have a history of treating Western religions kindly, so this is kind of interesting. (I really wasn’t paying attention during the show but apparently President Russell’s event revelation on the name of the church doesn’t seem to have survived into the 24th century.)
One thing I found interesting is they have “Space Mormons” as a key element of the plot. So far the plot hasn’t really made the fact that they’re Mormons (as opposed to any other religion) central to the plot, but I’m interested to see where they go with this. The Mormons are not the heroes but so far they’re not made out to be the villains either. Sci-fi I think does not have a history of treating Western religions kindly, so this is kind of interesting. (I really wasn’t paying attention during the show but apparently President Russell’s event revelation on the name of the church doesn’t seem to have survived into the 24th century.)