Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Sci-Fi Show 'The Expanse' Preps Us For The Future

    What is most remarkable about The Expanse, even into Season 2, is its realism; more than any other TV space-themed show, it gets the science right, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.
    by Adam Frank Mar 28, 2017 6 minutes
    A scene from<em> The Expanse, </em>which<em> </em>takes place 200 years in the future when humanity has settled Mars, the asteroid belt and the moons of the giant planets.

    The great jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis once told an interviewer: "There's only freedom in structure, my man. There's no freedom in freedom."

    He meant that when an artist chooses to work within the structure of something like a sonata or a three-act play, their creativity can actually be heightened. Constraints, ironically, can lead to freedom. And what's true of music and theater is equally true of fiction, as we are seeing in the second season of SyFy's epic series The Expanse.

    Last year, I wrote two pieces on Season 1 of the Expanse. The first came before the show aired and was my plea to show runners not to screw-up my favorite science-fiction book series. The second came after the season was well underway, and I happily reported the show was nothing short of the best science-fiction show in a decade.

    I am, once again, happy to say the new season is just as good — and getting

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR3 min read
    Japanese American Authors Tell Of WWII Experiences In New Collection
    The collection features works by Japanese American authors impacted by the forced relocation of 125,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry by the U.S. government during World War II.
    NPR2 min read
    Embrace Olives: Recipes And Tips For Cooking With Different Varieties
    You know the game you play where you have to name 10 foods you would bring to a desert island? When tasked with answering this complex question I always choose olives as one of my forever foods. They are meaty and briny, salty and complex. I love nea
    NPR3 min read
    Supreme Court Upholds Louisiana Redistricting Plan
    A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.

    Related Books & Audiobooks