There are few things sadder than canceling a favorite show. However, there are few things more illogical than canceling a show that has 100 % Rotten Tomatoes rating from both critics and audience. I was shocked by the news, but after a while, when news started to flow, I understood the reasoning behind the decision. SyFy just wasn’t getting enough money to keep the “Expanse” on the air. They alone are to blame since they didn’t seem to be farsighted enough to buy streaming rights for the series and live revenue alone wasn’t enough to justify the expenses for the show that big. Alcon, the main producer of the series, is now in the tight spot. Finding a new home for the show such as “Expanse” isn’t an easy task. Their decision to sell streaming rights to both Amazon (US) and Netflix (international) doesn’t make it any easier. But, here are few reasons why the “Expanse” should be renewed and why some more ambitious streaming platform should pick it up.
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Potential and shortcomings of “Incorporated” (2016)
Since “Terminator”, I’ve watched a lot of material about the evilness of corporations. “Terminator” was the first and the scariest. Because of that, I must admit that I was skeptical when SyFy started “Incorporated”. It was a longshot since I expected just one more show about the food shortage and the apocalypse. More to that,…
Call for a change and tolerance in “Sense 8” (2015)
There are few authors with the visual excitement of the Wachowskis. Every movie they make will be, I’m sure of it, unique, at least as a visual treat. After “Matrix” and “Cloud Atlas” they failed with “Jupiter Ascending”, and I was skeptical about their cooperation with a legend of the SF genre – J. Michael…
Pleasant surprise of “Agent Carter” (2015.)
If you read comics then you probably know who Peggy Carter is. If that’s not the case and you noticed a new series about cute female agent surrounded with male colleagues who don’t take her seriously than you probably noticed campy surroundings and comical atmosphere. If, despite all that you continued to watch the series…
“HOUSE OF CARDS” SEASON 3: BURNING BRIDGES, WIDENING RIFTS
“House of Cards” in its first three seasons established itself as one of the best political thrillers currently available on all platforms. Frank Underwood and his wife Claire entered the minds of many viewers while they gave us the insight into the functioning of American politics and we followed the magical couple through the rights…
Story of the “Vikings” goes on – S01/02 REVIEW.
When I was growing up I loved “History Channel”. There was something about history that always haunted me and that channel was like Holy Grail I never came to enjoy (we didn’t have a cable subscription at the time). Today that Holy Grail has become more an empty cup than anything else. Pseudo-documentaries, conspiracy…
“Man in the High Castle” (2015.) – Best of Amazon pilots this season.
Phillip K. Dick is one of the best authors of science-fiction and one which is linked to (probably) the best adaptation of SF novel in history: “Blade Runner”. Combination of Phillip K. Dick and Ridley Scott scored jackpot in the hearts of SF fans, and new cooperation of the dynamic duo can be seen in…
About the “Golden Globes”… (2015.)
Awards madness is heating up. Golden Globes are over and in the next month everybody will be preparing for the “Oscars” as the final and the most important award of the season. I will not list all the winners in this text, and if you want you can see the complete list here. The most…
Amazon pilot season: “After” (2014.) pilot or how SF pilots should be made.
Amazon recently announced its pilot season and launched several pilots to the review. I am skeptical about such concepts, so when “After” pilot started I wasn’t expecting much. Especially since “Star-crossed” on the CW network disappointed and I sincerely doubted that network screenwriters can make a good, new SF series anymore. Series of disappointments in…
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