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I never read Foundation, so maybe that's why I like the show so much. The ideas are all new to me and I have no idea where the story is going.
by koheripbal 5y ago
I never read Foundation, so maybe that's why I like the show so much.
The ideas are all new to me and I have no idea where the story is going.
- nucleardog 5y agoI have read the books. The entire series a few times now actually. I enjoyed them immensely both for the story and some of the ideas that are played with throughout. They'd make terrible, boring TV. I'm glad they've not attempted a shot-for-shot remake of the books as a TV show, and instead chosen to adapt by taking some of the core ideas and (thusfar) general gist of of the stories and turn them into something. I'm glad I get to explore those ideas further and put my head in that world a bit more. I like that they've added some other interesting ideas to play with. I think the moaning is just the same general thing that comes up any time anything is adapted to screen. There's a huge contingent of people that, for some reason, seem to treat the source material as some holy text that's never to be changed instead of just being happy that some of the good and interesting elements are being carried over into a new story.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoCounterpoint: maybe people are getting jaded by the constant nostalgia baits Hollywood keeps producing. Personally, I'd prefer less remakes/prequels/lazy adaptations and more epics like LOTR, for example. LOTR also had adaptations, but they were well-thought and respectful to the source material.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoIf they had named the show anything but "Foundation", I think it would be a decent lure for Apple TV. Loosely basing it on the Foundation series, and naming it "Foundation" was more to generate hype than a love letter to fans of Asimov's work.