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b1gmouth t1_jc7d2jg wrote

The Expanse and Slow Horses

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IsawaAwasi OP t1_jc7kkjf wrote

Slow Horses sounds interesting. I'll give it a try if I ever get Apple TV.

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ArchDucky t1_jcal4di wrote

You also need to see Ted Lasso, The Afterparty, Shrinking, Schmigadoon! and Black Bird. Oh and "The Greatest Beer Run in History" is a pretty great film.

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FapCitus t1_jcbg0ec wrote

If you want to plug Apple+ shows, why don’t you even mention Severance?

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IsawaAwasi OP t1_jcbjr2v wrote

That's the one that's tempting me to get it.

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FapCitus t1_jcbl66a wrote

Its very much worth it, probably one of the best ongoing tv shows at the moment. Pachinko is also pretty solid. If you get a chance to sub for a month then for sure do it. Adam Scott is a treat!

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pinpoint321 t1_jc7i11s wrote

I read all the Slow Horses books pretty much as soon as the first series finished. I’ve struggled to watch the second series to be honest as the books were great and while the series sticks close it’s almost redundant.

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b1gmouth t1_jc7iqm9 wrote

I know what you mean lol. Just FYI, the second series deviates more from the books than the first did.

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rkd2999 t1_jc7meej wrote

I read The Expanse books, but not because I liked the show. I watched Season 1 and I liked some of the ideas in it, I found the execution to be… not great? I didn’t continue. I know a lot of people enjoyed it but it just wasn’t for me. Anyway, a few years later I finally started reading the first book and ended up reading the whole series.

EDIT: I will consider trying the show again! I haven’t given up on it. 😀

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b1gmouth t1_jc7rodd wrote

I personally loved the show but agree the books are even better and worth a read regardless. I think the first few seasons they were a little hamstrung by being on Syfy. Avasarala just isn't the same without her f-bombs!

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AjvarAndVodka t1_jc9zybm wrote

I really think you should give the show a chance. I’m at book 4 currently and I agree that the books are awesome.

But so is the show. I started there and now moved on to the books. It’s a great adaptation and I think season 1 just suffers from a slight lack of budget. At least when it compares to the rest of the show. And it’s a slow start. Not a lot of moving parts in plot yet.

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rkd2999 t1_jcaiqfa wrote

Sounds good, I’ll try to jump back into it some day. I just want to wait a little because I just read the books fairly recently and I would like to let some time pass before watching the show again. Thanks

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kazh t1_jc8tu3j wrote

Season one was my favorite. The sets felt more lived in and it had that kind of real life people vibe from the books. Around the time I think in season two when they dropped the muffled hull sounds for the space action and started using the usual sound in space is where the show began to feel different. It kind of turned into the usual on screen space opera and the sets started to feel more like anything out of Marvel.

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