Submitted by icedrift t3_zu2dix in television
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Reply to comment by xevizero in Excited to start "The Expanse" and hit play without checking the episode. by icedrift
Yes, it's one of the best Sci Fi shows around. First few episodes are slow, but it helps to put you into their Universe. Most people start to realize their hooked around Episode 3 or 4.
It's also one of the more grounded Sci Fi shows when it comes to space travel and combat, actually feels like it could be a real thing in the future. Their ships are designed like Skyscrapers, they do a hard burn w/ constant acceleration to create the sense of gravity, then they do a 180 halfway to their destination and start slowing down to keep it up. Machine guns on ships have thrusters that fire to counteract the force so it doesn't change the ships trajectory. No gravity defying technology or space lasers. It's easy to miss out on some of the details if you're not looking since most people are used to all the crazy stuff and handwaving in most Sci Fi shows.
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