An Overview of The Expanse | Overview Pilot

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[@TemplinInstitute]

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[@SpaceCase132]

Question: as someone who (unfortunately) cannot support your efforts through Patreon, I was curious about something: Are all of these shows going to be an eventual reality for this channel? Because all of them are simply phenomenal in regards to content quality and research.

[@oddish2253]

Sins of a Solar Empire: The Advent

[@TheArklyte]

+The Templin Institute how about a video on UNSC? No, not HALO one. Real one. SO that your viewers could feel a proper sense of scale and potential even real world tech has. For example if we cast out the question of price and international arms agreements, a single 152mm SPG can have a 70+ tonn yield in TNT equivalent(W48 rounds, ZBV3 has rumored to have 1 kiloton), 40 km range for precision shots(Excalibur/Krasnopol shells) and having rate of fire upwards of 90 rpm. That's enough to demolish a LOT of sci-fi ground forces. Such vehicle was never needed, but technology was here back in 80's even. People seem to forget that all sci-fi is based on irl or concepts and that real world is developing and implementing new tech faster then authors produce new books:D

[@rorodollars]

Hey make a video for each of the races in Eve online thats a lot of lore for that game.

[@CybershamanX]

Darn it... These are _all_ wonderful possible entries to consider! It's going to be hard to decide which one should prevail. :/ Do we just vote on one or do we have to attempt to rank them? I guess I should check out your patreon page, eh? ;) Love the work your team is doing, Templin Institute! Keep up the amazing work! :)

[@sandman415]

I swear you guys could be describing the dimensions of a rock and it’d still be fascinating to watch somehow.

[@dragoninthewest1]

The music helps too

[@kontech8138]

They should do that for an April fool's video

[@mrsupremegascon]

Is that a weird way to saying that The Expanse is not interesting ?

[@sandman415]

Martin Rabaud nope

[@MrRinoHunter]

It's that girls voice, it's so dam smooth.

[@ThePCguy17]

All it will take is a single spark... *Wide shot of some random ship called the "Canturbery"* I'm sure things will be fine...just fine. _Remember the Cant!_

[@vualgrimoire4822]

ThePCguy17 It's Cantebury, you illiterate halfwit.

[@ThePCguy17]

Well, the Google would disagree, actually. In point of fact, we both seem to be wrong. According to all sources, it seems to be spelled "Canterbury." (This includes the time stamp 4:47 in the video, where the actual ship is shown.) Not that I really care. Everyone knows what I mean.

[@rafaelsantosx]

@@vualgrimoire4822 Canterbury.

[@rattywoof5259]

@@vualgrimoire4822 Actually its Canterbury.

[@dionemoolman]

Me: Science fiction is so unrealistic, I bet I can make sci fi that is rooted in true physics! Me: "Watches this video" Me: Well there goes my idea. No way I could outdo this marvel.

[@badbeardbill9956]

Eh, there are some weird things in it beyond physics.

[@badbeardbill9956]

@Reee Monro Guess I'm a turbosperg. But what I mean is the worldbuilding. Like, how does the economy work? Why does it work the way it does? And so on. Some stuff just doesn't really make sense from a geopolitical perspective and seems to contradict what a ruling class would do in that situation.

[@ryanotte6737]

I am sure there is always room for competition, but The Expanse is very stiff competition. A few mistakes made are little science inaccuracies like the full volume sound effects when shots are in space. Of course, for entertainment purposes audiences want some audio during these shots, so maybe muffled sound effects can be the compromise.

[@slovakiaballif24]

I'd like to see a world that isn't just a "united Earth" because it is done so often. A sci-fi world where major nations still exist but are colonizing and fighting each other seems like a good concept

[@user-gu7yo5yn9g]

trust me the expanse isnt that great write your stuff and compete if you want to it still suffers from diseases such as stormtrooperitus and plote hole syndrome

[@Mick_Unfiltered]

THE BEST SCI FI SHOW THIS DECADE

[@ImWiddi]

Okay, I have watched all 4 Pilots now and I know we are supposed to vote for one, but dear god do I want all of them to be a thing.

[@SpaceCase132]

Amen to that.

[@alexfont5489]

I completely agree with you! Can't we have all of them?

[@darwinxavier3516]

I'd be good with rotating all four.

[@SpaceCase132]

Same here.

[@MrTohawk]

There is a patreon stretch goal of 2.5k.

[@MaschiniGames]

I LOVE The Expanse! It's my favourite Show by far! I hope to see more The Expanse on this channel in the future

[@robertkalinic335]

Ok then you can explain me wtf is congresional republic

[@MaschiniGames]

It's the name of a fictional nation that was used because it sounds cool.

[@robertkalinic335]

+Maschini if congresional republic is just republic then it sounds awkward not cool

[@JezOnYT88]

Robert Kalinič MCRN (Martian Congressional Republic Navy) just rolls off of the tounge

[@nicolasinvernizzi6140]

a parliamentary republic is a republic in which the power of government and administration is a little on the side of parliament in contrast to a presidential republic in which the president has more autonomy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_republic they used "congressional" becouse rolls off the tongue better.

[@Brownyman]

"The Expanse" isn't a television show. It's a time machine.

[@dragoninthewest1]

Until rains fall hard on Olympus Mons, who are we? MMC!

[@gabriel300010]

Who will land on their cities and drink their river dry? MMC!!

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

I can’t hear you!!! MMC!!!!!!

[@Gdude2k]

Best space show on TV right now Perfect balance of action, suspense and science

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

Remember the Cant.

[@wilz9388]

But I can't

[@ThePCguy17]

This isn't fair. I said literally the same thing as you, Erndem, but I only got 112 likes. SACRILEGE!

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

gotem.

[@theta682pl]

possibly cancelled

[@chrischanmagachu9958]

I can’t breathe!

[@CatobisGaming]

Damn the narrator is so fucking good

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

I guess you could say I *Cant* wait for more.

[@LtCWest]

Techpriest, kindly delete yourself...

[@oddish2253]

Too bad because as of today the Expanse got cancelled.

[@SultanOfAwesomeness]

The whole #SaveTheExpanse thing failed?

[@Trex-or6cd]

Sultan no it did not fail :)

[@seanmac1793]

Jokes

[@xbasset1293]

Everything that this channel produces somehow manages to be allways interesting

[@TemplinInstitute]

Our next show is on paint drying.

[@xbasset1293]

My point still stands

[@wickiei4556]

Still interesting

[@TG-yt1cv]

The Templin Institute as long as you have a narrator I think it will be good.

[@Dauntless2000]

Really enjoyed all four pilots, it shows you skills at making videos and the high amount of research you guys do for your main series. Sadly I don’t have the funds to be a patreon contributor, but I would like to put in my two cents. I think dossier should be your first choice because it balances well with your main series. The Templin Institute has been doing a great job macro level of a culture/society/civilization, dossier will show there micro level. Showing the best and worst a culture/society/civilization creates and the influences that the culture/society/civilization has soon them to become who they are

[@AshtonSnapp]

Dauntless2000 I agreee

[@Destroyer83]

Fair enough, and I think that dossier would be a nice addition, although, I actually preferred Atlas myself, but all of these are very nice, and would be a worthy addition.

[@Dauntless2000]

Atlas is my second choice, last is the animal one. The Intitute is like a Cultural Anthropology class that deals with the different groups of science fiction and fantasy franchises. It’s great to get the macro level with the main series and then the micro level with dossier. Atlas is a great choice because it shows how the geography of a group has affected it, overview would be third because it has been done by other groups. As I stated in my op, all of them were well done, but I feel the main show and dossier creates a nice pair in what they do.

[@shisho95]

Well you just said what I thought but way more eloquently, so I'm just gonna comment your post for more bumps. Also, well said friend!

[@Dauntless2000]

Thanks, autocorrect hurt me in some areas. Glad things can out well.

[@coreymicallef365]

An alternate world you may want to look into is Pern from the Dragonriders of Pern series. There's a deep bredth of lore there to go into with, dragons, an isolationist space colony, genetic engineering, plagues, cyclical disasters, timetravel and a strange technological mix.

[@Ahreman_egy]

I just found this channel a couple of hours ago and already recommended it to many friends and groups and people loved it , u got your self many fans in egypt today 😀

[@R4Y2k]

hands down one of the best scifi series I've ever seen in my life.

[@xenonnati]

i learned about universes i was never even interested in, but the videos are so great that i will watch any subject you guys produce!

[@gaslight8879]

Why do all of these have to be good. Bestiary has good info on a lot of different creatures, and if its one thing people remember the most about a universe, it's usually the creatures that live within it. Plus it reminds me of watching some of the older shows on Animal Planet. Dossier has the whole historical figures angle going for it and everyone loves to see their favorite characters get the spotlight. Also reminds me of a lot of historical figure documentaries on the History Channel, Science Channel, and AMC just to name a few. Atlas is like watching the Travel network except that most of the places we will be seeing are from some of the most prominent places in fiction. Either they are a fans vacation dream or nightmare, either way, would be cool to see. And finally, Overview is the History Channel back when it still talked about history. To put it simply I can't pick which is my favorite, you guys are just too good at this.

[@RocketeerAndRoll]

Fantastic video. And it's really smart of you to open polls only to those that contribute a very small sum. I love this channel.

[@thehighguarduk4820]

Awesome video really well explained! Love the Exspanse, one of the best new sci-fi shows to come out for years.

[@Acideyes89]

I asked for a video about the expanse about a week ago and they delivered!!!!! Love this channel.

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

*Mars Aeternum!* I absolutely love this show, it is easily one of my favourites. I just finished watching Season 3 and I am excited to see what Season 4 brings us. _Death is no Disgrace!_

[@yimingwang8037]

I mean，MCR isnt that ultra- nationalistic compare to the SDF

[@superbobcat8997]

You care about your men? Care clouds judgment.

[@AK_Vortex]

Well done! This is great overview of The Expanse.

[@michaelinterbartolo3]

really well done. good overview to get folks interested in the show before season three starts next month.

[@EonStormcrow]

Please just do all of them, don't make us decide on which of your work is more awesome than the others. That's not fair when you guys keep putting out such amazing content.

[@AdrianPetford]

Wow, there can never be enough premium quality content based on The Expanse and that was outstanding work.

[@booketoiles1600]

Holy shit, this is the best trailer for The Expanse ever made.

[@GreyknightGhost]

I just started watching The Expanse. Great timing on this video.

[@spaceninja7687]

Muy Bien! Beltaloda rise up

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

Shut up Marco.

[@johanwittens7712]

Nice video. Love the expanse both books and series. I do always get annoyed though that all sci fi always takes the myth of overpopulation and propagates it. It is one of the reasons most people still believe the earth is heading for overpopulation, when in fact we will be lucky to have enough people to colonise the solar system by the time the expanse takes place... As nations develop and child mortality goes down, so does the growth of the human population. Even now in the early 21st century (thanks to efforts by the united nations to stop child mortality ironically :)), the global birth rate has dropped to 2,5 children per woman. This is the minimum birth rate needed to stop the population from shrinking. In many developed nations like some european countries, japan,... the polulation is already shrinking if you don't take into account migration. With the global birth rate at 2.5 the population of earth already is set to stop growing. It will continue to grow to 10 to 11 billion due to all people now living and lifespans increasing, but it will not grow a lot more than that. Unless there's a major war or something happens to increase child mortality dramatically, earth will not grow beyond 10-11 billion... Overpopulation is a myth. Great info and talk about this, using UN figures is hans rosling, check it out and educate yourself a bit. And maybe future sci fi will stop propagating this myth, even though it makes for fun story telling ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3KYc4BteKpoY5o

[@smalcstein]

Excelent editing, writing and narration!

[@rorymcclernon4674]

Fantastic show! keep it coming! and great vid!

[@PaxDeorum]

WOW....amazing video...Keep up the good work!!!

[@doom7ish]

KaisserReich!! Do it, Do it Now!

[@derbonuspool1274]

Want it too

[@karameldanzen]

*ARISE YE VICTIMS OF OPPRESSION*

[@potatototo8120]

y

[@erichunsaker4969]

Yes!

[@Rschaltegger]

The Belt has suffered long enough by the inners... remember the CANT!

[@oddish2253]

Remember the Expanse. Today it got cancelled.

[@reneroux2391]

@@oddish2253 2 yrs later season 5 is coming out

[@venomsailor]

The Expanse show is amazing!

[@Kaosbunny000]

Honestly one of my favorite shows ever. Cant wait for season 3!

[@Shinzon23]

"All it will take will be a spark..." *cant flies by* Oh good it's not long in coming.

[@davidmedina4549]

Expanse overview was so right on, done very well.

[@drysko3979]

This can be a documentary in 100 years

[@gabriel300010]

nah, ceres would fall appart before you achieve livable gravity, belters would need to be all rockhoppers.

[@Vilis_Farthuk]

This is a great intro! Thanks for making it!

[@stephennelson4954]

My new favorite lore channel exploring my favorite Sci-fi universe? YEAS PLEZ

[@todomachii]

Thank you, I was always curious about The Expanse.

[@user-lp7tx1fe6t]

This channel could talk about literal cow shit and still make it intresting

[@khaosbydesignuk946]

I love this Overview idea, would be great to see things like Elite Dangerous or Killjoys done in this format.

[@richardwatson289]

Elite Dangerous, yes please!

[@AlbertGiralt]

An awesome video. But just after the "All it will take is a single spark for this delicate peace to come crashing down." I'll have added the "My name is James Holden" transmission instead of the pic of the Cant. Anyway, as I said, an awesome video.

[@mezarisage6055]

Nice, would love more in-depth stuff on the expanse.

[@captainkeyes1523]

The chill I got when you said all it would take was a spark... and the Canterbury flies past. #RememberTheCant

[@Phrancis5]

Awesome overview! - probably the best thing on Syfy since BSG. I really love the realistic imagined tech and politics - not unlike the tensions of early 1700's colonialism and reminds me a lot of B5.

[@theEternaleye-t5y]

Did you say Kaiser Reich!!!! Count me in!

[@lelouche25]

The Belters are one of my favorite factions BELTALODAS, Asl I just really like how ship captains are called boss. It's just so damn cool.

[@Noahdaceo]

April Season 3!!! WE NEED MORE REALISTIC MOVIES AND SHOWS LIKE THIS!

[@deaddropping5384]

I can't decide if I like this or Atlas more, but I hope one of them gets made. Good work.

[@cunneyes]

Okay here's a suggestion, albeit a tough one, please consider discussing the timeline of the Maschinen Krieger universe. (aka - SF3D, aka Zbv 3000 aka ma.K) It's a model building culture that has been around since the early 1980's. Hollywood has recently optioned it for a script so it might be ideal to produce a video on. I liked this video. I subbed.

[@hoplitethirtynine1487]

Very interesting. I clicked on this wondering what it was about and then realised that I am in the middle of reading the book.

[@777LGF]

You guys are on fire this week! :D

[@rawbird5341]

The Expanse intro is one of the best. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. Still waiting for S3. I have to say though, I don't really like the "Gunny" character, I was more interested in "Drummer" however. Love her accent and how good the actress was in giving the battle speech, much better than Gunny's. I loved everything about that character, her voice, accent, no nonsense attitude, she just projects that commanding aura the Gunny actress couldn't achieve. Oh another personal favourite, that belter kid that befriended Miller.

[@rusher2937]

So, did you start disliking Diogo in season 3 like everyone else?

[@DualWieldedEggrolls]

Is Expanse a good show? I might watch it.

[@xyr3s]

It's like if BSG and got had a baby

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

@@ivanfreely6366 James Corey dosent exist it's actually two people

[@Apex_of_mankind]

There’s about 9 books and it’s way ahead of the show, I genuinely love the books there worth listening to on audible verse the show to me

[@CrustyMcButternuts]

@@xyr3s This is exactly how I describe the show to people xD

[@rutger5000]

I like the first 2 seasons. After that you should switch to the books.

[@leaf0nthewind625]

I’ve watched all of them and while they’re all good if only one must continue I think it’s this one

[@aaronliu1394]

A great birthday gift!!

[@Kc40k]

(Even though you may not have seen it) Thanks for fulfilling my suggestion!

[@peetesmi]

" All it would take is a single spark for this delicate peace to come crashing down " *show the Canterburry* Yup. Yup yup yup.

[@CathrineMacNiel]

Clearly nothing will ever happen to the Cant and the Cold War continues to be quite cold. Yup yup yup.

[@tarn1135]

I’d love to see an overview of the peacekeepers and Scaran empire from Farscape.

[@kolinmartz]

The UN settled Mars and still called it a colony instead of making it another administrative region/member state. It’s like they wanted mars to eventually break away or something.

[@silafuyang8675]

A very good overview.

[@fatalshore5068]

Great video, I fucking LOVE this show.

[@planetkc]

Underrated video.

[@kingnaga619]

God these were ALL amazing.

[@Taco1011]

I really really really liked Overview.

[@TonelocmansonsGamersParadise]

this was awesome

[@Candystormm]

keiserreich would be amazing!!!!

[@surfboy8141]

very informational

[@Usual2uspect85]

Fantastic Series, can you do one for the Protomolecule?

[@daedalus-N7]

You earned a new sub

[@grafffuller3265]

Well done.

[@SamaritanPrime]

Alright.... ummmm.... welll...... crap, I gotta choose. Problem: I CAN'T!!!! They're ALL so INTERESTING! Well... Alright then, I guess it would be best to just go from least favorite to most favorite. Bear in mind, I want all four, but that's not the world in which we live, so... First up, Overview. I think it holds promise, but if this video is any indication, it'll only serve to set the stage for a show or movie series for those who wish to watch it. In the case of TV shows, there is the possibility that Overview can serve as a refresher for current fans ahead of a new season. Second up, Bestiary. Studying creatures of alternate worlds creates an endless supply of content. The only reason it isn't higher is because the other two are even more fascinating. Third up, Atlas. It'll be good to learn more about fictional places. Just like Bestiary, there's no shortage of places to explore. Atlas could also work in tandem with Overview to give people who are curious about a particular show or movie more information about the world they're looking into. Finally, Dossier. Let's face it, it's the characters that can make or break a story. Examining the major players of a story can be just as enthralling as the story itself. Plus, of all four series, Dossier had the best Pilot episode. Thus, I humbly (and painfully) cast my vote for Dossier, with my second going to Atlas.

[@dwaynehicks6838]

Brilliant TV program , like g.o.t in space, can't wait for season 3.

[@Max_Flashheart]

Next Season of The Expanse will be a High G Maneuver! Get ready here comes the juice!...

[@PrograError]

incoming! 3 bogeys! fast movers, ETA 36 hours

[@oddish2253]

Corporate series cancellation ahead.

[@tweetyericsson]

Glad to see so many support the Belt. I hope the same people draw parallels between the show and real life, maybe understand the reasons behind war and terrorism.

[@lorenzosaavedra648]

Holy moly, did they just say Kaiserreich? They said Kaiserreich, didn't they?

[@braderickson9996]

Yea, I thought Daniel from Spacedock would like this. As much as we desire otherwise, you could see the future go this way. As fast as technology progresses, humanity progresses slowly, ever so slowly. Hopefully, we will survive ourselves.

[@Dakathi66]

I need to watch this show.

[@ozrielaurelius1131]

Love the channel. Love the voice artist more.

[@adikmen007]

fucking amazing video!!!!! good job

[@trashtasticus7714]

Man, this would be a great setting for an MMORPG.

[@antonlencses8622]

That was actually the original idea

[@Borealis-Rainbow]

Earth must come first!

[@Duomaxwell02M]

Here's hoping The Expanse reaches a point where they finally reveal the mystery of Naomi's dark past. It will be well worth the ride.

[@nsambataufeeq1748]

that's it am starting on the books

[@UnclePorkchop]

This is exactly like star citizen space sim... 👌

[@L33tSkE3t]

The Expanse is just such a good show

[@hawkins1384]

Please, make a video about the Settlement Defense Front from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Oh, and about Solar Associated Treaty Organization too, eventually. "Mars Aeternum"

[@billtang79]

I love the expanse!

[@fivesincarnate630]

Keep all of em!

[@JonAtomic]

I love this show

[@public.public]

All it will take is a single spark... {and in the tv series} from a spaceship called the Spacey McSpaceship Face

[@Supermuffin5000]

Please do a Video about Laconia. From the Expanse novells

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Ever think of doing a vid on Gilboa from Kings?

[@wayfaringshaman]

I'm not into video games, but this looks really good.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

This isn't a video game, it's a novel anthology and show