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> Apple did the Apple thing, they overhyped a product that they then designed according to their own rules, expecting everybody to just eat their crap and smile

> Apple did the Apple thing, they overhyped a product that they then designed according to their own rules, expecting everybody to just eat their crap and smile as usual. > But it turns out people liking classic SF books are not your average fanboy, and they don't like being lied to. It’s a bit silly to imply that the intended market was people who like or have even heard of SF classics like the Foundation series. The intended audience is pretty clearly everyone who watches stuff. It’s one of many shows trying to spend their way into cultural ubiquity after the immense success of Game of Thrones. Even if previous Asimov fans were disappointed it would have been totally fine if the show took off (this was the case for many George R. R. Martin fans and the Game of Thrones TV series).

BiteCode_dev 5y ago
Sure, but in that case you can't expect to benefit from the hype produced by the fans community, and any backslash is on you. Turns that those people make a lot of noise for their small number. The screeching voices and all that.
- tshaddox 5y ago
  Right, and that’s precisely what I’m saying: that it’s silly to claim that Apple’s plan was to make a mediocre show and rely on generating hype with nothing more than the name recognition of Asimov and the Foundation series.
  - BiteCode_dev 5y ago
    Apple TV is at this point, the underdog that most people don't know about. Probably 1 out 50 persons even know it exists around me. So I wager they wanted very hard that the name of Asimov created a fan base that would carry their own PR. Otherwise, why chose the book at all ? After all, as you said, it's almost impossible to adapt, so they didn't buy the rights for the writing.
    - tshaddox 5y ago
      > Otherwise, why chose the book at all ? After all, as you said, it's almost impossible to adapt, so they didn't buy the rights for the writing. I mean, Apple bought the show from a production company that was able to get adaptation rights from the Asimov estate, and presumably that production company had creative people who liked the series and were motivated to adapt it. It's not like there was some white label series already in development and Apple went searching for some famous book series brand to attach to it.

BiteCode_dev 5y ago

Sure, but in that case you can't expect to benefit from the hype produced by the fans community, and any backslash is on you. Turns that those people make a lot of noise for their small number. The screeching voices and all that.

tshaddox 5y ago
Right, and that’s precisely what I’m saying: that it’s silly to claim that Apple’s plan was to make a mediocre show and rely on generating hype with nothing more than the name recognition of Asimov and the Foundation series.
- BiteCode_dev 5y ago
  Apple TV is at this point, the underdog that most people don't know about. Probably 1 out 50 persons even know it exists around me. So I wager they wanted very hard that the name of Asimov created a fan base that would carry their own PR. Otherwise, why chose the book at all ? After all, as you said, it's almost impossible to adapt, so they didn't buy the rights for the writing.
  - tshaddox 5y ago
    > Otherwise, why chose the book at all ? After all, as you said, it's almost impossible to adapt, so they didn't buy the rights for the writing. I mean, Apple bought the show from a production company that was able to get adaptation rights from the Asimov estate, and presumably that production company had creative people who liked the series and were motivated to adapt it. It's not like there was some white label series already in development and Apple went searching for some famous book series brand to attach to it.