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12:45a, 9/22/21
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Starts Friday, and I'm super curious to see if they can actually pull this off. At the very least, it looks like one of the most expensive shows ever made...

Foundation
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804484/
Season 1 (10 Episodes)
September 24, 2021
Apple TV+






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5:42a, 9/22/21
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Cannot wait! I've been anticipating this series at least as much as I have Dune.
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6:54a, 9/22/21
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It's a series I've read multiples time and am excited for this adaptation. It's going to be hard I think to make it work but AppleTV has put out some great stuff so hopefully that continues.
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7:25a, 9/22/21
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Been 20+ years since I've read books but really looking forward to this. I found it fascinating the rooms full of equations that predict the future. Interested to see how they bring that to life.
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7:57a, 9/22/21
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Please be good
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In reply to TCTTS • 8:51a, 9/22/21
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Have you read the books? This series and Dune are 2 of my favorite sci fi series.
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In reply to MosesHallEnforcer • 9:15a, 9/22/21
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MosesHallEnforcer said:
Have you read the books? This series and Dune are 2 of my favorite sci fi series.
Same here. One of the things I appreciate about Asimov's writing is his efficiency with his prose. Foundation is close to being a screenplay as is. That's in stark contrast to Herbert, of course.
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10:09a, 9/22/21
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I really want to binge this, but will watch weekly. Can't miss out on the conversation.
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10:18a, 9/22/21
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Really intrigued by this. Started Foundation but didn't get very far. It didn't capture me. Plan to watch this though.
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In reply to MosesHallEnforcer • 2:58p, 9/22/21
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MosesHallEnforcer said:
Have you read the books? This series and Dune are 2 of my favorite sci fi series.

I haven't read these books either. I've only heard that they're "unadaptable."
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3:30p, 9/22/21
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I don't know that I'd say Foundation is unadaptable. The story is on a truly enormous scale but ... (adding spoiler if you don't want to know about the book structure - no actual story spoilers below)

the time jumps between Seldon events actually sets up the story nicely for individual episodes that aren't rushed, especially if some of the events are two parters.

Anyway, it's a great series and I am really pumped to see how the series handles the content. Could be really awesome. I'll definitely be watching.
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Time to order Apple TV. Woohoo! I am very excited about this! also very apprehensive that they just absolutely eff it up!
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In reply to NoHo Hank • 4:09p, 9/22/21
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I don't know that I'd say Foundation is unadaptable. The story is on a truly enormous scale but ... (adding spoiler if you don't want to know about the book structure - no actual story spoilers below)

the time jumps between Seldon events actually sets up the story nicely for individual episodes that aren't rushed, especially if some of the events are two parters.

Anyway, it's a great series and I am really pumped to see how the series handles the content. Could be really awesome. I'll definitely be watching.
Agreed. Structure spoilers - It's more of an anthology of loosely connected stories than a single through plotline.
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In reply to rednecked • 4:23p, 9/22/21
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rednecked said:
Time to order Apple TV. Woohoo! I am very excited about this! also very apprehensive that they just absolutely eff it up!
I can honestly say that the "most enjoyment for the buck" streaming subscriptions we have are Apple TV+ and Disney.
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In reply to Claude! • 4:38p, 9/22/21
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Claude! said:
NoHo Hank said:
I don't know that I'd say Foundation is unadaptable. The story is on a truly enormous scale but ... (adding spoiler if you don't want to know about the book structure - no actual story spoilers below)

the time jumps between Seldon events actually sets up the story nicely for individual episodes that aren't rushed, especially if some of the events are two parters.

Anyway, it's a great series and I am really pumped to see how the series handles the content. Could be really awesome. I'll definitely be watching.
Agreed. Structure spoilers - It's more of an anthology of loosely connected stories than a single through plotline.


Agreed on the anthology analogy. Each season could be its own time period. It'll be like watching someone playing a game of Civ
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7:49p, 9/22/21
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Really don't read this next part unless you want the whole thing spoiled. This was your warning.

The big problem is going to be setting up the statistical nature of Psychohistory and its inherent flaws while implying it is omniscien. They need to leave hints but can't make it too obvious that it has a lot of problems so that the eventual payoff of the Mule wrecking things and twist that the existence of a Second Foundation having psychic powers feels like a natural and expected course of events.

There's a lot of great story for the whole thing and many stories within stories taht I think are timeless and are going to be great.

In the end though, I felt like I was so invested in the galaxy being restored that when Trevize chose Gaia and then they ran into Olivaw, which I only knew from reading Asimovs other books, that it felt like, "Where the hell did all of this come from?" I know he wrote it over 40+ years so I hope writers streamline it all a lot better than Asimov did. Either they gotta end the series when Trevize chooses Gaia which is a great ending point but feels a little random and or they're going to have to introduce Daneel Olivaw at some point organically into the story.
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It's not a novel. It's a series of threaded short stories or novellas. That's what makes it unfilmable for the theater. Episodic would have a better chance.

and the parts of the story they seem to show line up more with the 2 pre novels than Foundation itself. Those were set during Seldon's life rather than the 10 page intro he actually gets plus the periodic appearances in the vault. Those prenovels were unusual trying to tie in R Daneel Olivaw in.
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Loved the original books as they are peak high science fiction.

What I didn't love was the philosophy. Determinism always wins. Even when free will brings short term chaos, it's the bad guy, and eventually the arc of history bends back to a path plotted by an invisible elite. Not sure how you make great TV out of that with characters that the audience will root for

Unrelated, I picked up the three last books at a library book sale last weekend. Are they any good?
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In reply to G Martin 87 • 9:47p, 9/22/21
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G Martin 87 said:
rednecked said:
Time to order Apple TV. Woohoo! I am very excited about this! also very apprehensive that they just absolutely eff it up!
I can honestly say that the "most enjoyment for the buck" streaming subscriptions we have are Apple TV+ and Disney.
I agree. We have found lots of enjoyable shows on Apple TV+
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In reply to amercer • 9:56p, 9/22/21
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You're spoiler tag is a really good discussion topic we should flesh out in a couple weeks after we see a few episodes.
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In reply to TCTTS • 11:02p, 9/22/21
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Great to hear
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In reply to YNWA_AG • 11:06p, 9/22/21
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That said, at least one reply in that thread seems to differ in their opinion. So who knows…
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Embargo just broke...

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8:13p, 9/23/21
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Seems reviews so far are basically split.

Also, I think the show itself debuts in just under three hours. Doesn't Apple usually release their episodes at midnight eastern?
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8:16p, 9/23/21
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Based on those reviews alone it feels like a 2.5-3 out of 5.
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8:31p, 9/23/21
The reference to "new characters, romances, and rivalries" killed my interest. Probably a little unfair, as most of the plot line of the books is pretty high level, but still.
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It's hilarious how one review can be like "It's not at all faithful to the source material" while another review can say the complete opposite.
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