![]() So for me it’s a perfect fit.The title of The Expanse refers to the vast gulf of space in a future where humanity has colonized much of our solar system. This is really smart, well thought out, good genre. It’s hard to find and when you find it I tend to try to make the most of it. So, I’m always on the lookout for good genre. I love the different interpretations and it’s just a nice way to sort of classify or categorize different styles of telling stories. I grew up loving all genres, whether it’s Western or science fiction or horror. So, genre has always been a part of my life. We’re also doing a gothic horror comic that we’re working on. We’ve done two and I think we’re working on one more. Thomas Jane: “Well, I have a graphic novel company called Raw Studios and we do science fiction graphic novels. It really is another golden age or whatever you want to call it.” That, for an artist right now, is just a fantastic time. All of the great writers have something going in television. We shoot rather quickly, but the production values are skyrocketing and the talent that’s coming on board…that’s where everybody wants to be now. We’re starting to really see this explode and it’s wonderful. Now it’s you do a movie when you want to do some ungrounded fluffy sort of circus show, rollercoaster ride crap and it’s television you turn to to go really deep into characters and explore parts of life that are challenging and different, non-traditional. It used to be you did TV when you just did some throwaway kind of entertainment, light, fluffy crap, and then movies was where you really got to dig in and really do some good, grounded dramatic work and now it’s flipped. Television’s got some of the best stuff going now. I don’t want to commit myself to doing 22 episodes of television a year. I try to do stuff that has a limited – for me – run and that leaves me open to do other stuff. Thomas Jane: “Well, it’s always a decision. Was it difficult for you to commit to a television series given your film work? Julie Mao threw a wrench into that and he’s still trying to work out how to either get that out or have to rejigger his world view to accommodate this woman and who she represents to him. He really had a good system worked out where he could manipulate the system to his advantage. It really throws a wrench into his plans. She’s not a Belter, and he’s become fascinated with who is that person? Why would she do that? What does she get out of that? And it turns him around. She’s up there in the top half of one percent and she throws all of that away to dedicate her life to a people she doesn’t know when it’s not even her race. And yet Julie Mao is the one who has everything, is in the upper stratosphere of our planetary culture. Miller is a survivor he takes care of himself first and then lets everybody else do their own thing. Miller’s very much the opposite of Julie Mao (played by Florence Faivre). I think Julie really struck a chord in Miller. Miller started out the first season really cynical but he changed and evolved as the season went on and now he’d even go the extra mile for Julie. (Laughing) Sometimes you’ve just got to kill somebody…” ![]() ![]() He really understands the human nature of things, so he’s there to kind of ground those guys. I think Holden is a lot more idealistic and younger than Miller in a way. Sometimes Miller’s right and sometimes Holden’s right, and they have very different views about the reality of the situation and what should be done about it. They kind of have competing viewpoints on what different things to do. Thomas Jane: “I wouldn’t call it working together. What will the relationship be like between Holden (played by Steven Strait) and Miller in season two? Season two of Syfy’s hit series The Expanse will premiere on Februat 10pm ET/PT. Sitting down for a very brief chat about The Expanse season two at the San Diego Comic Con, Jane shared his thoughts on the state of television and provided a little insight into what’s happening with his character, Joe Miller. Jane has nothing but compliments for the writing and for the quality of work currently being done on television, but he’s a big classic movie buff and he also spends a lot of time reading which takes away time from television viewing. ![]() The Expanse star Thomas Jane doesn’t watch much television but he does believe we are currently in the new golden age of the medium. Thomas Jane as Detective Josephus Miller in ‘The Expanse’ (Photo by Rafy/Syfy) ![]()
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