Pretty Much Pop #126: Political Sci-Fi in “The Expanse”

On the novel series and TV show written by James S.A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck). Mark is joined by fact-checker Al Baker, educator Sabrina Weiss, and voting rights guy/former reality TV editor Colin Cole.

We talk about the politics, dialects, casting, message, etc. How well did this adapt to TV? Are the books actually better? Plus passive vs. active representation, choices made to wrap up the TV series, and more.

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Jared Harris speaks in the show's made-up Belter accent.

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