I watched the first 2 episodes of The Expanse assuming it was standard, low budget off-brand Canadian produced sci-fi a-la Andromeda, Killjoys, Orphan Black, etc.

Realized I was wrong, and did some research on the property. Stopped watching after those 2 and consumed the available entries in the book series before going back to the show. Definitely in my top 5 sci-fi shows of all time and the books expand and elaborate on the world and the characters beautifully.