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The Boys | Season 3 redband teaser trailer
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Gizmodo on the Comixology platform retool
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The unnerving rise of video games that spy on you
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‘Blade Runner 2099’ live-action sequel series from Ridley Scott in works at Amazon Studios
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On Amazon's return and refund algorithms
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Amazon says it will stop interfering with workers organizing on-site
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'Inexcusable': Amazon under fire after warehouse collapse kills at least six
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Despite "decentralized" label, an Amazon outage took down this cryptocurrency exchange
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Retiring Alexa.com on May 1, 2022
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Amazon workers in Alabama to get another union election
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Black Friday streaming deal roundup
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AWS embraces Fedora Linux for its cloud-based Amazon Linux
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The Expanse | Season 6 official trailer
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The Wheel of Time | Official season 1 trailer
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Amazon copied products and rigged search results to promote its own brands, documents show
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The worst case: What would happen if AWS us-east-1 went offline?
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Amazon is reportedly working on a smart fridge that tracks what’s inside
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The Wheel Of Time | Official teaser trailer
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Little-known Federal software can trigger revocation of citizenship
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Amazon’s mission: Getting a ‘key’ to your apartment building
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EVGA confirms it's replacing all its RTX 3090s killed by Amazon's New World MMO
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Amazon asked Apple to remove an app that spots fake reviews, and Apple agreed
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The truth behind the Amazon mystery seeds
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Big Tech is trying to disarm the US FTC by going after its biggest weapon: Lina Khan
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US Consumer Product Safety Commission sues Amazon, citing over 400,000 hazardous products sold through its "Fulfilled by Amazon" program
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The bullshit economy: Amazon Sidewalk
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Amazon destroys millions of items of brand new, unsold stock each year
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The Amazon that customers don’t see
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US Democrats circulate draft antitrust bills that could reshape Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google
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Amazon devices in the US will automatically join the Amazon Sidewalk mesh network and start sharing internet with neighbors on June 10th, unless opted out
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Amazon calls warehouse workers "industrial athletes" in leaked wellness pamphlet
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Amazon is acquiring MGM for $8.45 billion
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Amazon said to make $9 billion offer for MGM
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So ... The Expanse
Looks like Tildes hasn't discussed this show for a year or two. I just finished binge-watching the first 5 seasons (I'm hoping there is a Season 6 in the offing), and of course, I now feel like...
Looks like Tildes hasn't discussed this show for a year or two. I just finished binge-watching the first 5 seasons (I'm hoping there is a Season 6 in the offing), and of course, I now feel like discussing it. This thread is wide open to whatever anyone wants to bring up about the series. But my first question for people is this--
Did anyone notice any significant change in quality after Amazon took it over? If so, better or worse? How?
For me, somewhere around Season 3 or 4, it felt like the story quality declined. Not that it's "bad" in any way ... just that it got less original, more like traditional series plot devices. And that could just be me, or that--in general--even the best shows tend to lose some of their edge after the first few seasons ... or maybe they're just following the books (never read 'em) and this is how the books went.
But, yeah ... it's turning into a nicer, more nuanced Stargate ... the Good Guys trying to save humanity from The Terrorist Mastermind ... the Evil Post-Soviet Empire conspiring to help said Terrorist, etc. They even had Snidely Whiplash tying the poor girl to the railroad tracks.
I'm obviously over-simplifying here; it is still an excellent show ... just, like I said; it started to feel less original. I'm wondering if that's just my impression, and if not, do we know that it's an "Amazon" thing, or what?
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‘Invincible’ renewed for seasons 2 and 3 at Amazon
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Extremists find a financial lifeline on Twitch
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Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos
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Why Amazon workers sided with the company over a union
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Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings' to cost $465M for just one season
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Amazon workers vote down Alabama union campaign
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Amazon's Twitter army was handpicked for "great sense of humor" leaked document reveals
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Documents show Amazon is aware drivers pee in bottles and even defecate en route, despite company denial
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Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won’t let you.
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The Amazon Assistant browser extension requires extensive permissions, has the capabilities to monitor and manipulate all of its users' web activity, and seems to violate multiple browsers' policies
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Amazon offers $2,000 “resignation bonuses” to bust union drive in Alabama
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Posing as Amazon seller, consumer group investigates fake-review industry
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A hardware mute button for Alexa
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Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO, will be replaced by Andy Jassy
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Amazon unveils a proposed design for "The Helix", the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia headquarters
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