Foundation (Apple TV+) - Jared Harris Goes to Space... Again [SEE STAFF POST]
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Looks like it. Gaal's barely a character in the story though, so changing gender is no problem whatsoever. I'm sure certain quarters will complain though.
Echoing others: For All Mankind is great, especially if you're into space stuff
Yeah, tho I wouldn't be surprised if she has a bigger role in the series. She seems a bit young to be Gaal, tho. Kind of figured she'd be Raych, from forward the foundation, but judging from that convo, she has to be Gaal.
I was so excited by this trailer. I'm literally midway through the Foundation series right now having completed the Robots and Empire series over the spring
By the end of Asimov's Foundation writing he pretty much ties in a lot of his non Foundation novels. So you may have more reading.
You can skip pebble in the sky, the currents of space, and the stars, like dust. They don't really impact the foundation novels.
Yes indeed.
R. Daneel Olivaw pretty much becomes the guardian of humanity after been given Giskard's mind powers and practising Zeroth Law for 20,000 plus years.
I've been following a read order I found on the r/Asimov subreddit that attempts to blend chronological and release order for a coherent storyline. So far it's been a fantastic journey and it feels like a single epic story spanning thousands of years. I'm on Foundation and Empire now. Here's the list if anybody is curious. Most of the audiobooks are free to borrow from local libraries via Overdrive with little to no wait.
The Second Foundation Trilogy novels are also pretty good and well worth reading even if they weren't written by Asimov.
Absolutely, he's fantastic! I love that he doesn't turn his nose up at sci-fi too. He's definitely an indicator of quality in a production.
This looks phenomenal
Also smh at the See slander in this thread.
The production values on that show are great
Also smh at the See slander in this thread.
The production values on that show are great
Goddamn, the money is jumping off the screen.
I love the entire Foundation and Robot series, but I have no expectations on the quality of this. It's gonna be very different from the books, almost an entire new thing. That's ok, just means I don't know what to expect.
I love the entire Foundation and Robot series, but I have no expectations on the quality of this. It's gonna be very different from the books, almost an entire new thing. That's ok, just means I don't know what to expect.
I think they are developing something with one of Iain M Banks' Culture books.
Yeah, Amazon have the rights to Consider Phlebas. I would have preferred The Player of Games personally.
I'm torn about reading the book now, or waiting for the show. I've had the book for years but never started it.
Judging by the teaser and the cast of characters confirmed thus far, the two will be quite different from each other. The TV show will be far more diverse than the books for sure.
Harris is god and they throw all the coin at this.
I will sub, or just time my replacing my phone and riding out the free sub that comes with it, lol
I will sub, or just time my replacing my phone and riding out the free sub that comes with it, lol
Trailer looks cool but I laughed out loud at them putting the part before the trailer with Goyer comparing Apple to the Foundation LOL
Why so many dislikes? book purists maybe?
It looks good and Jared Harris as Hari Seldon is... *chef kiss
It looks good and Jared Harris as Hari Seldon is... *chef kiss
Guessing it has to do with them changing the skin color and gender of certain characters, because it's 2020 and that's usually what it is.
Book purists and alt-right looking for something else to rage about. Expect the same for Amazon's LOTR TV show.
Oh no! not diversity in my trillion people galactic empire!
I don't even remember many secondary characters to be honest, I read the books so long ago.
Can't imagine anyone who is actually a fan of the books who understands most of Asimov's social views would actually be angry at them gender or race swapping characters.
foundation deserved more than a shitty tv adaptation with goyer behind it. Looks schlocky as fuck
I know what you mean, it's a bit like the new Blade Runner. However, I know it's not sci-fi but GOT is quite cold and resonated well with the masses.
My main concern is that the Empire actually looks advanced. One of the main themes of the books was that the old order was bloated and rusting. I expected the design of their tech to resemble 50s tech in that it works, but is clearly inefficient and "outdated," even though it's the future. By the time of the Empire's collapse, stuff barely worked and people didn't even really understand how it worked. They could keep stuff running but couldn't build anything new.
Are the novels worth reading now? Some classic sci-fi seems to age poorly due to poor predictions of the future or some ugly outdated ideas being woven into it (on things like race, gender, etc.), even if the overall story or setting remains interesting. I've been curious about the novels ever since seeing a fuckton of Foundation sequels (but never the original) in a used book shop, and knowing Asimov's name from other things. I'm pretty ignorant about classic sci-fi in general, beyond things that have been adapted to movies or TV.
I tried out an audio book of Foundation but found my mind would drift and I'd have to rewind because I'd end up missing some batshit detail about the setting. It didn't really work as background noise while I was doing other things, so it might be something I'd need to actually sit down and read.
I tried out an audio book of Foundation but found my mind would drift and I'd have to rewind because I'd end up missing some batshit detail about the setting. It didn't really work as background noise while I was doing other things, so it might be something I'd need to actually sit down and read.
I don't quite mean violence or sadistic-ness by cold. More a lack of overt deep emotion, which GoT does have a lot of. Besides story, sci-fi is also typically cold visually, lacking in familiar settings and opting for the somewhat abstract. GoT is essentially medieval era visually.