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The difference here is that the story of Expanse is rather mediocre and the acting is partially just bad. I had the feeling like I had to chew through the first season. Not sure if I should even bother with the second.

VFX is not enough. At least not for TV.

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There was definitely some "hokey" acting in season 1&2, occasionally almost on the verge of self-parody. But at other times it was really good. A little choppy and inconsistent would probably be a better description?

But if you look back at shows like BSG or Firefly, they certainly weren't any better in terms of acting - I think we just have higher standards these days!

(By the way, if you didn't enjoy Season 1 (I did!), then you won't like Season 2 any better.)

Agree. It just wasn’t quality television. Which is par for the course for SciFi original shows - mediocre acting, sophomoric writing, okay visuals but not enough to keep me hooked after I slogged through the first few episodes.

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