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I liked it. I thought the different interweaving stories, all revolving about how the characters very different social contexts still directed and constrained t
by simonh 4y ago
I liked it. I thought the different interweaving stories, all revolving about how the characters very different social contexts still directed and constrained their choices, was an interesting illustration of the idea behind psychohistory. That’s something the novels never even attempted.
- piva00 4y agoSame impression I had. I really enjoyed Asimov's Foundation but yearned for a bit more of exposé on the psychohistory concept. The TV series is a very different adaptation but I feel it can stand on its own, the development of characters instead of the arc feels like a good approach for the medium. I don't think that a faithful adaptation would work so well on the screen, it spans centuries and centuries of history in the books, the revolving doors of character would just make the audience not care at all about any of them in the end, given that most would be dead by the next episode/chapter because a century or two has passed. Or just confused with many characters appearing for a brief part of the arc.