THE EXPANSE: A Lesson in Worldbuilding

"Just not the coffee maker" has to be the second best line in all of The Expanse IMO

Star Trek is our future if we decide to collectively change for the better, The Expanse is our future if we continue to be the same.

I love the effect of that last scene where a guy, who looks like he might be Amos, walks past the camera as a ship takes off in the distant background... the fact that he doesn't even bother looking is so powerful an image to me. It's like an average city dweller walking home, not bothering to look toward the sound of just another bus driving off from the curb. In that way, not looking at the ship is putting us exactly where we were supposed to be to witness the banality of life in the 24th century. Making it real. Brilliant!

This show is by far the best thing to happen to scifi on TV in more than a decade in my opinion. Loved it so much that I picked up the books to finish where the show ended. I still crave more The Expanse. So while I wait for the game to come out I decided to start reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Great book so far.

One thing I would point out about the expanse’s ships is that they are oriented like a tower meaning that when the thrusters are on , Vector gravity ( caused by acceleration ) creates gravity as the crew of the ship is falling down towards the ground as that is where the centre of thrust is.

The Expanse is a testament to how you can take current social themes, apply them to a future context, and examine them without being hamfisted, preachy and annoying. A wonderful exploration of humanity's best and worst aspects set amongst the mystery and wonder of the stars. Many current showrunners and writers should be taking notes--particularly about how not to be preachy and annoying. It is counter-productive.

The Expanse is the most accurate SciFi series of its type. I think, too, that it builds on the gritty space realism of Battlestar Galactica - and possibly would not have made it to production without the former being as successful as it was. I do wish that it had not been cancelled.

It's one of the best sci-fi shows I've watched. It deserves a lot of praise and popularity and i even don't know why isn't it popular. Just before writing this comment i went to google and searched best sci-fi series to watch. I was shocked to see that The Expanse was not recommended as the first option it was so down the list. I was more shocked to see Ms. Marvel as a top recommendation for sci-fi series. Are you serious Ms. Marvel 🤦🏻

that was a well thought out video. love the world of the expanse. the realism is well up there

It is the best thing I have ever seen, no movie or show before or since comes close. It is exactly what I have been looking for my whole life.

They don't remove air from the inside of the ship to not lose it per se. They remove it because a leak would mean an acceleration into an uncontrolled trajectory. So no more controlled evasive maneuvers.

the thing I like about protomolecule is that while it acts as the soft magic, characters clearly describe it as just alien weapon or tool that was engineered and purpusefully delivered to solar system people in the universe understand that it's just very advanced science, but despite that it's idea is executed so well that you can't stop yourself from fearing it as the mystical unnatural danger

It's always a good day when you find a new awesome video essay channel. Awesome video for an awesome show!

even though the world I'm working on is more sci-fantasy the expanse it such a cool setting to me, I love all the tech and the different societies.

Well, the Earth doesn't always have a day/night cycle. If you live in north Alaska or, god forbid, Canada (I'm kidding I love you guys! C'est tres beau!). The summers don't have long daytimes, they have ONLY daytimes. And the winters are the opposite. Humans adapt and sci-fi writing seems to always forget this. The Expanse is one of the best shows that I've seen since Breaking Bad. And this channel is awesome. Thanks for making the video.

Love this. Especially the conclusion, tying it back into our own world. I’ve seen a bunch of these videos, but many don’t give near-enough of an understanding of the Belters specifically. And those that do are often much longer than this. Your skill in crafting a lean and concise script shines through!

Great Video. I loved The Expanse a great deal both the books and the show. Very sad we wont get an adaptation of the final three books. I think your last point is quite good. I think a big part of the series' message is that it doesn't matter how far out into space we go, if we don't solve the problems we have at home we won't outrun them, we'll just take those problems with us to the stars.

Great vid. I think that this show really shows a middle ground between what we want to happen through its characters like naomi and what will happen through its setting and storytelling

The way this show succeeded was by working with the writers of the book. By the end of the first season (Which does have a little bit of a learning curve) you feel as if you could walk down the corridors of a ship, down the streets of Earth or tunnels on Mars and it feels right. It's a living Universe that really is just us about 500 years ahead. We're still human so we're still terrible. And that's why it works.

This show and this channel have one thing in common, they need more appreciation