Theonsse creators admit that depending on the Rocinte team limits the possibilities of new stories in the universe
When some news of The expanseThe geek community contains breathing. It is no less: the series of novels by James Sa Corey has conquered television with six ambitious seasons as exciting, and its legion of fans presume that there is still a lot of space – literal – to explore. However, the same popularity of La Rocinte’s charismatic team has become the largest obstacle for the franchise to be taken with truly new stories.
Ty Franck and Daniel Abraham know it wellThe two authors after the collective pseudonym and also recognizes the screenwriter Andy Diggle, head of the success miniseries in the comics Dragon. During an episode of the Pódcast Ty and that boyfriendBoth clarified that the idea of ”Without Roci does not exist a paradise” does not hide any expansion plan, because the possible producers fear that the public will disconnect if he does not see Holden, Naomi and the company that save – once – the sun system.
The future of the answer
Diggle confessed that his first script Dragon It was a espionage thriller focused on the Martians who tried to cross the door of LaconiaAlmost a cosmic wall Berlin. The cooked drama without the Rocinte has put a single screw on stage. “I could have written all the comic on the Marines of Mars,” he admitted, “but sooner or later the Roci had to appear and save the day”. This obligation caused Ty Franck, present in the speech, issued a sigh of frustration: it reminds him too much how Star Wars Continue rotating around the Skywalker for fear of losing the audience.
Wes Chatham, Amos Burton in the series, gave another devastating example: short stories and novels that complete the nine main volumes, such as The vagabondThey focus on very specific characters and work wonderfully … without even smelling the Rocinante cabin. If literature has shown that the universe of The expanse Can you live without his protagonist quartet, why don’t you dare to replicate the game?
Beyond the Rocinte
The answer is in the sector, not in creativity. Franck summarizes him with black humor: “Every time a publisher or study of money, he tries to tie all possible purposes not to lose it”. Translated: if you intend to invest, bets on the faces that sell Ghirt. The title of the new miniseries A little deathConcentrated this time on Burton and wrote four hands from Diggle and Chatham, confirms the trend. It is a courageous step – at the end of a comic dedicated to a single crew – but continues to orbit the Roci.
The risk, according to the creators, is that the universe seems smaller than it really is. When all the characters cross in each adventure, the epic becomes routine and the amazement is diluted. “Finish with the feeling that colonize the solar system is equivalent to moving to the neighborhood next to it,” Jatham jokes. The expanse It was born, precisely, to remind us of the gigantic – sometimes terrifying – which is the outdoor space.
Book lessons
In the pages, Corey avoided that trap from the beginning. Each volume changes focuses, introduces new voices and, when the plot requires it, it takes the luxury of separating the usual heroes during dozens of chapters. The comedy does not work alone: the reader’s empathy expands and increases dramatic bets. THE Send some protomolchulaFor example, he loads a much more disturbing nuance when we see it through the eyes of desperate civilians on the edges of the beltFar from the shielding of La Rocinte.
This spirit of risk is that the public plans to be reflected on the screen, in the form of a seventh season or spin off cinematographic. But to reach it, Amazon, Boom! Studios or any investor will have to suppose that this The expanse Above all, it is a coral and multifaceted universe, not a “series of ships”. Otherwise, the franchise is in danger of becoming what intended to satinize: a domestic drama disguised as a space work.
Horizon of possibilities
Is there a plan to break the cage of popularity? Franck does not exclude a future in which each stellar door – the famous ring door – is the perfect excuse to launch independent storiesalmost difficult science fiction anthologies, with different styles and tones. “I’d like to see a horror story set in Ilus or a black comedy in the Medina station,” says the writer. At the moment, the comic format seems the ideal laboratory: cheaper than a success and flexible enough to experience genres and protagonists.
In the meantime, fans will have to assemble patience and continue to support projects such as Dragon or A little death If we want financiers to fear. After all, the saga survived television cancellation thanks to popular pressure; It would not be the first time that Fandom Rugita opens gates. Maybe the next mission does not need Holden at the helm … and it would be an excellent sign.