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I just watched the Foundation adaptation and thought it was a pretty darned good TV show. It had a reasonable compelling plotline, compelling world building, an

by gpm 4y ago

I just watched the Foundation adaptation and thought it was a pretty darned good TV show. It had a reasonable compelling plotline, compelling world building, and interesting takes on how technology could lead to strange social dynamics. Yes, I'm sure it wasn't the same as the books (though I haven't read any of those in my adult life), but taken on its own it was a good show.

Krasnol 4y ago
I agree. It surely is not the books and one character is just annoying but the books are not good TV show material and they did a truly wonderful thing with it. I actually enjoyed what they did with the world. The show is full of stunning moments and there are fantastic characters in it. I was more happy with what they did to it than what Villeneuve did with Dune and their characters for example. The Lost argument though...
chaostheory 4y ago
It was ok in the first half, but as the season wore on they started to rely on the magic chosen one troupe instead of something closer to hard science like the Expanse. This is yet another show where the plot suffers from the metaphor and symbolism being inserted
halfmatthalfcat 4y ago
The Empire plotline is magnificent. The traditional Foundation plotline (which was severely changed, for the worse imo) is a huge weak link. I re-read the books before the release and was severely underwhelmed.
- LarryMullins 4y ago
  I think the Robot novels have the most modern potential, particularly if they focus on Solarian society (I think many people may find uncomfortable parallels to present social trends.)
duxup 4y ago
The acting, dialogue, script for the empire aspects were so great. I stayed up WAY too late to see what they would do next on a few occasions. The emperors were horrible and yet I just couldn’t help but watch and sometimes hope they did X,y,or z. Not cheer for them but something like that.
boppo1 4y ago
>though I haven't read any of those in my adult life You should read the first three (chronological release). They're short and sweet. I got about two episodes into Apple-Foundation and threw in the towel. It is a good show. However the problem is not that it's 'not the same as the book'. The show takes beloved characters and alters them a great deal to teach viewers tired lessons about progressive values. I don't even disagree with the lessons! It aligns right on my beliefs! But it just reminds me of stuff that was exciting in the original books and that I'm not watching a instant-classic adaptation of a classic book. Instead I'm watching a half-decent Apple original wrapped in a well-known brand so that it's a safer investment. It's a show I'd probably find engaging and interesting if it didn't remind me over and over of how much I enjoyed the books and how unlike them it is.

by gpm 4y ago

Krasnol 4y ago

I agree. It surely is not the books and one character is just annoying but the books are not good TV show material and they did a truly wonderful thing with it. I actually enjoyed what they did with the world. The show is full of stunning moments and there are fantastic characters in it. I was more happy with what they did to it than what Villeneuve did with Dune and their characters for example. The Lost argument though...

chaostheory 4y ago

It was ok in the first half, but as the season wore on they started to rely on the magic chosen one troupe instead of something closer to hard science like the Expanse. This is yet another show where the plot suffers from the metaphor and symbolism being inserted

halfmatthalfcat 4y ago

The Empire plotline is magnificent. The traditional Foundation plotline (which was severely changed, for the worse imo) is a huge weak link. I re-read the books before the release and was severely underwhelmed.

LarryMullins 4y ago
I think the Robot novels have the most modern potential, particularly if they focus on Solarian society (I think many people may find uncomfortable parallels to present social trends.)

duxup 4y ago

The acting, dialogue, script for the empire aspects were so great. I stayed up WAY too late to see what they would do next on a few occasions. The emperors were horrible and yet I just couldn’t help but watch and sometimes hope they did X,y,or z. Not cheer for them but something like that.

boppo1 4y ago

>though I haven't read any of those in my adult life You should read the first three (chronological release). They're short and sweet. I got about two episodes into Apple-Foundation and threw in the towel. It is a good show. However the problem is not that it's 'not the same as the book'. The show takes beloved characters and alters them a great deal to teach viewers tired lessons about progressive values. I don't even disagree with the lessons! It aligns right on my beliefs! But it just reminds me of stuff that was exciting in the original books and that I'm not watching a instant-classic adaptation of a classic book. Instead I'm watching a half-decent Apple original wrapped in a well-known brand so that it's a safer investment. It's a show I'd probably find engaging and interesting if it didn't remind me over and over of how much I enjoyed the books and how unlike them it is.