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Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

Why is it so expensive? Most shots can be filmed in a strip mall.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

#12

SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

Why is it so expensive? Most shots can be filmed in a strip mall.

That's what I'm wondering - the books were great but the show felt low budget and rushed, and the VFX were nowhere near as convincing as GOT. I know others loved the show but I'm shocked to hear it was so expensive

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

#13

SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

Why is it so expensive? Most shots can be filmed in a strip mall.

Maybe it’s the cost of the actors and actresses

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

There are plenty of shows that lose money during the first run with the expectation that they will make money in syndication, streaming, etc.

Most production companies though will sell the right to the network to run the show at a price where the network can make money off of advertising during the first run and the production company will take the hit and make it up later.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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Why is it so expensive? Most shots can be filmed in a strip mall.

Maybe it’s the cost of the actors and actresses

They aren’t exactly A-list actors either.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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Come on Netflix! This show is such a hidden gem. It needs a company that can really push it and make it as good as it can be. The world of the show and books is such a great look at a possible not long off future. A lot of sci-fi is much further ahead or not as far.

I know! However, I'm not keeping my hopes up since I assume Netflix would want full exclusive rights to stream it forever if they were to fund it and it seems like the company that owns those rights Alcon Entertainment is unwilling to give that up.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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post #6

Come on Netflix! This show is such a hidden gem. It needs a company that can really push it and make it as good as it can be. The world of the show and books is such a great look at a possible not long off future. A lot of sci-fi is much further ahead or not as far.

I guess Netflix might be interested. They already have broadcasting rights for The Expanse for a lot of regions outside of the US.

And they really are in need of something to put against a GOT-scale series based on the Tolkien universe over at Amazon's Primevideo service, which will definitely start streaming around 2019/2020.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

#18

SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

I can’t believe The Expanse is more expensive per episode than Westworld for example. It all feels so cheaply produced. The books are awesome btw.

Re: Syfy has canceled the Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home

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SyFy's not at fault here. They don't produce The Expanse , they only have limited first-run distribution rights in the US and Canada. The producer, Alcon, retains all other rights to the show. The Expanse is the most expensive TV show that isn't Game of Thrones --estimates are that each episode is approximately 70% of the average cost of GOT, which is currently the most expensive TV show in production. However, ratin…

Why is it so expensive? Most shots can be filmed in a strip mall.

I don't know why each episode is supposed to be so expensive. I assume they overspend on the wrong types of VFX.

As for Westworld: though the cast is large and costly, the actual shots themselves can be done relatively cheaply since they don't need VFX for most of them.

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