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In reply to [removed post] • 10:02p, 11/5/21

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C@LAg said:
so final episode tonight.

verdict:watch or pass?

i am leaning strongly on pass.

I like it, particularly the Dusk/Dawn/Day scenes and the Gaal/Hari scenes. As others have said, the Salvor stuff seems like a low budget SyFy show. And unfortunately they lean on that stuff a lot.

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In reply to [removed post] • 3:31a, 11/6/21

C@LAg said:
Aggie_Journalist said:
I think there are still three more episodes. (Per wiki)
oops. i assumed just 8 episodes

You'd think that would be enough.

I held out for almost five minutes.

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8:21a, 11/9/21

AG

Caught up and binged the latest 3 episodes last night, i still am enjoying this alot, did not know anything about this novel series so went in blind.

I agree the Dawn/Day/Dusk storyline is very compelling and it's interesting to watch the present Dusk after seeing him as Day and now the new "different" Dawn.

I thought the Invictus stuff was pretty cool and the realizations of what happened to it.

Definitely going to continue with this, continuing to itch my sci-fi needs post Dune watches

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8:46a, 11/10/21

AG

I'm a little late to the party but one of my pilots turned me onto this and it's easily my favorite thing one tv right now. He told me they plan one shooting 10 seasons of it? Any chance that happens?

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9:56a, 11/10/21

AG

I'm gritting my teeth through Gaal's tantrum and Anachreon's clumsy huntress plot lines. Feels like they are going on forever, and they are both awful.

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In reply to gomerschlep • 10:48a, 11/16/21

AG

gomerschlep said:
I'm a little late to the party but one of my pilots turned me onto this and it's easily my favorite thing one tv right now. He told me they plan one shooting 10 seasons of it? Any chance that happens?

The way it's going I don't think this will get 3 seasons let alone 10. The show feels expensive, and as much as I want it to be awesome it just isn't.

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In reply to Andy07 • 12:25p, 11/16/21

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Andy07 said:
I'm gritting my teeth through Gaal's tantrum and Anachreon's clumsy huntress plot lines. Feels like they are going on forever, and they are both awful.

Phara, is easily top 5 most annoying characters ever.

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4:54p, 11/19/21

AG

Watched the last two episodes today. I really wanted to like this show but I'm just kind of "meh." I will likely watch season two, but this is pretty milquetoast in my opinion.

I was inwardly groaning when *of course* the huntress ***** is allowed to escape *again* and almost wreck everything *again*.

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5:02p, 11/19/21

AG

Most cold blooded thing ever. Brother Day telling that chick that he was going to kill everyone in her circle. All 1500 plus people and doing it with the twist of a finger. And then telling her she would be locked up for the rest of her life, fed by IV and in total sensory deprivation. That may have been the most cruel thing ever thought of.

The rest of this is a flaming hot mess. I don't know what it is. I know it's not Foundation.

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9:30p, 11/20/21

AG

I'm annoyed that Gaal basically slept through half the season. Guessing her story gets to progress more in S2 unless she and Salvor spend the entire time trying to figure out what to do next. Dawn/Day/Dusk definitely carried S1.

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10:34a, 11/22/21

AG

I enjoyed that finale. My least favorite thing is the Hugo / Salvo love story, nobody has time for that.
Watching the Cleon dynasty beginning to crumble has been fun. Also like the Harry dunk on everyone when he computer AI'ed back in.

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6:51p, 11/26/21

AG

Yikes. Everything other than the Dawn/Day/Dusk storyline has been a complete disaster.

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In reply to M.C. Swag • 10:08p, 11/26/21

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M.C. Swag said:
Yikes. Everything other than the Dawn/Day/Dusk storyline has been a complete disaster.

At first I thought I was going to get bored with Dawn/Day/Dusk but it grew into the most interesting storyline. The rest is OK it got more interesting after first 3 episodes. Glad I stuck with it. It's entertaining but certainly won't be in the conversation for best sci-fi series.

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12:08p, 11/28/21

AG

I'm glad I stuck with it, it is a solid sci fi show for me.

I did find the excessive use of CGI animals to be weird. It is like they just had cash to burn so added random animals.

And how long can Gaal hold her breath geez!

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9:38p, 11/29/21

AG

Finished this up last night. I enjoyed it for what it was, mostly because I think Jared Harris is amazing.

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7:15a, 11/30/21

AG

Like most of the rest of you, I enjoyed the brother Day/Dusk/Dawn plotline. But damn, they missed on everything else so hard. I don't know how you could read the books and get that script, unless you just said screw it, let's do the exact opposite.

For example, the way it came across in the show, Seldon predicted that Salvor was supposed to find the invictus, which would unite the outer planets. What would have happened if the defense system blew Salvor and the Anacreons up? Considering how close they all came to dying again and again, Seldon's whole plan hinged on some highly unlikely outcomes. Which is the exact opposite point of psychohistory - that human behavior in aggregate is predictable and that certain events therefore are highly likely to occur within a range of dates. Nothing about Salvor's story was likely. It was all individual, unpredictable heroics of a single individual that has the ability to see the future.

There's nothing wrong with that story per se, it just completely contradicts the whole premise of Foundation and is honestly not as interesting. Especially because now there is no real basis for the Mule to be a game changer.

I know I've already complained about this before, but for a big budget show to miss that badly is pretty frustrating.

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In reply to NoHo Hank • 7:33a, 11/30/21

AG

I was entertained by the show, but I agree.

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3:48p, 4/12/22

AG

I just finished this season and I'm a pretty big fan. I'm a sucker for high concept sci-fi and the budget and visuals are absolutely incredible. This has to be the best looking show ever made. I have/had no idea what the novels of Foundation are about, so it doesn't bother me they are straying pretty far... but from what I gather there's no way to do that story and have it work as a tv series.

Salvor (the actress) is awful and so her story is the least compelling. But like most everyone else, I'm fascinated by Dawn/Day/Dusk and the genetic dynasty. Lee Pace and Jared Harris alone make the show a must watch... Looking forward to season 2.