As the title says the Science fiction TV series on Amazon Prime called “The Expanse” has several episodes showing Festool Systainers as futuristic tool boxes. Not sure if i has been said before or not. I had noticed it years ago but wasnt in the Festool family yet. Now it just seems amazing.

Seen on episodes:

• First season during autopsy of data broker when Miller opens a medical tool box to get a suction tool
• Second season episode 5 @ 10 minutes when Miller gets up the ladder with the nuke

Im sure there are more, just dont recall as Im watching everything over again at the moment.


Anyone else notice any Festool systainers or products in a movie of TV shows?

I've been binge watching this show this winter as I had just discovered it. I like it very much, good story, except the 5th season. The systainers come around from time to time, mostly when they're at the doctor or some other medical place. In season 4 when the doctor lady is doing research on Holden in the cave there's a big stack of T-locks behind her also.

What grinds my gears in this show is that whenever there needs some work to be done somebody is senselessly grinding away at a bulkhead or a beam overhead. Sparks fly around everywhere but they're not repairing anything. It is for the visual effect only, and it bugs me how they don't wear eye and ear protection. 

The books always add a huge dimension to a story because you can write down a lot of things you simply don't have the time for in a TV series.

I am an avid reader and have downloaded the books but have not read them yet. What I am wondering, is the series truthful to the books, or have they added a lot of their own?

Straczynski had to force the producers to stick to that idea right to the end, but it paid dividends in the quality of the series, I feel.

Yes, that helps. Nobody wants to see the debacle with Game Of Thrones again after they've ran out of books.

"What grinds my gears in this show is that whenever there needs some work to be done somebody is senselessly grinding away at a bulkhead or a beam overhead. Sparks fly around everywhere but they're not repairing anything. It is for the visual effect only, and it bugs me how they don't wear eye and ear protection."

I've noticed this in many shows and it bugs me too. I think all of the Star Trek series were guilty of this, but Enterprise was probably the worst with respect to useless 'repairs' performed by 'engineers' LOL.

"What grinds my gears in this show is that whenever there needs some work to be done somebody is senselessly grinding away at a bulkhead or a beam overhead. Sparks fly around everywhere but they're not repairing anything. It is for the visual effect only, and it bugs me how they don't wear eye and ear protection."

I've noticed this in many shows and it bugs me too. I think all of the Star Trek series were guilty of this, but Enterprise was probably the worst with respect to useless 'repairs' performed by 'engineers' LOL.

So, don’t watch Peaky Blinders. Actually it’s a pretty good series, but I like The Expanse too.

Quote from: DeformedTree on March 19, 2021, 10:28 AM

Nonsense repairs are just the way sci-fi is. Move a few random cards around in the computer and it works.  Tap a few buttons and you have reprogrammed something to do something completely else.

It is pretty sad actually. What is even sadder, is that series and movies treat their plots the same way lately. Few shows have the quality a show like The Expanse has. 

Quote from: Michael Kellough on March 19, 2021, 10:49 AM

So, don’t watch Peaky Blinders. Actually it’s a pretty good series, but I like The Expanse too.

Too late. 

I didn't notice anything off there with their angle grinders.

Thinking of the gratuitous sparks flying all around the brothers as they stride down their soot colored street.

Surely the complaint of “they’re not actually doing X, it’s all just for visual effect” can be applied to everything that happens in a fictional show/movie? 

Quote from: Bob D. on March 19, 2021, 09:49 AM

"What grinds my gears in this show is that whenever there needs some work to be done somebody is senselessly grinding away at a bulkhead or a beam overhead. Sparks fly around everywhere but they're not repairing anything. It is for the visual effect only, and it bugs me how they don't wear eye and ear protection."

I've noticed this in many shows and it bugs me too. I think all of the Star Trek series were guilty of this, but Enterprise was probably the worst with respect to useless 'repairs' performed by 'engineers' LOL.

So, don’t watch Peaky Blinders. Actually it’s a pretty good series, but I like The Expanse too.

Not a problem, I don't watch either of those. My TV is pretty much limited to some news, Jeopardy, and some Football when in season.

I'm running out of days so I don't allot much time for TV anymore. :-(