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    The Expanse S5E2: “Churn” — Stuck in the Middle with You

    The following contains spoilers for The Expanse S5E2 “Churn” and assumes knowledge of all preceding episodes and seasons of The Expanse, but contains no book spoilers. Amos’s real name is Timothy. He was sexually abused as a child—prostituted feels like an apt word, given the reference to Johns—and basically raised by a woman named Lydia […] More

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    The Expanse S5E1: “Exodus” — Whither the Promised Land?

    The following contains spoilers for The Expanse S5E1 “Exodus” and assumes knowledge of all preceding episodes and seasons of The Expanse, but contains no book spoilers. Season 5 of The Expanse premiered on Amazon Prime on December 16, 2020 and it’s immediately a bright spot in an otherwise…well I can’t describe this year in one […] More

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    The Expanse Season 4 and The Art Of Adaptation

    The Expanse Season 4 was released a while ago. And I suspect any self-proclaiming science-fiction fan to already be up to date with the show. But, if you’re not up to date, please note, there are Season 4 spoilers ahead. Part of what makes The Expanse such a compelling series is its source material. The […] More

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    Color Out of Space, Letterkenny, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Hawk Ripjaw is watching Color Out of Space, John Bernardy is listening to There’s A Podcast All Right, and Vincent Greene recommends both The Expanse and Letterkenny. The Expanse: A Whole New World, Just Waiting […] More

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    The Expanse and The Holy Trinity of Science Fiction

    We, devout lovers of the almighty genre of science fiction, waited in hope for the next great text to rise up and entertain us. Finally, our faith was rewarded. For given unto us, courtesy of James S. A. Corey, was a science fiction series of which we’d never seen the likes of before: The Expanse. […] More

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    Assassin’s Creed, Monster Factory, In Flames, and More!

    Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Ali Sciarabba, Caemeron Crain, Carol Seeds, Martin Hearn, and John Bernardy. Ali: There are a lot of video games that have character creation tools, some of which are incredibly extensive. In their […] More