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Interesting that the blog author dreads a serial adaptation. If anything I would dread a movie adaptation as the limited time and the pacing requirements make
by ninth_ant 4y ago
Interesting that the blog author dreads a serial adaptation. If anything I would dread a movie adaptation as the limited time and the pacing requirements make it difficult to avoid rushing through the story and skipping much of the worldbuilding.
They use Foundation as an example of why serialized adaptations are poor, but this understates the difficulty of the task in adopting a set of short stories that sprawl over worlds and eras, featuring complex ideas. I have a hard time believing a movie format could do a superior job with Foundation.
- Apocryphon 4y agoFor the Foundation, you really need the extra hours to chronicle an epic future historical drama with a lot of psychological themes and political intrigue. I'd have to say I'm rather worried about the upcoming Hyperion adaptation from Bradley Cooper for similar reasons, it was to be a show but now it's going to be a movie.
- midoridensha 4y agoGame of Thrones is an example of why serialized adaptations can be great. Apparently (I haven't seen it for myself, but all the reviews suck), Foundation is simply not such an example. This doesn't mean serialized adaptations don't work. Similarly, I can find lots of examples of movie adaptations that suck; this doesn't mean movie adaptations can't work.