- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
The Foundation
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 8/28/23 at 9:57 pm
Anyone watching this? My wife and I ate really liking it.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:18 pm to Potchafa
You mean Foundation on Apple TV?
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:48 pm to SouthEasternKaiju
As long as you go in knowing it's Asimov-adjacent or that his books are loosely followed to provide a basis- it's a great show.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 11:07 pm to SEC. 593
quote:
As long as you go in knowing it's Isaac making an Asimov self
Posted on 8/29/23 at 8:10 am to SEC. 593
Haven’t read the books but I’m enjoying the series.
*I did buy Foundation but have yet to crack it open.
*I did buy Foundation but have yet to crack it open.
This post was edited on 8/31/23 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 8/29/23 at 9:08 am to Potchafa
I've gotten to a point that if Apple TV has a sci-fi show, then I'm going to watch it. Nearly every single one of their Sci-fi shows have been winners in my view.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 10:03 am to SEC. 593
quote:
As long as you go in knowing it's Asimov-adjacent or that his books are loosely followed to provide a basis- it's a great show.
This. My favorite storyline of the show, the Cleon clones, is wholly made up for the show. The Seldon/Gail/Salvor storyline gets weird in some places. Jared Harris is obviously good, but the chemistry between the three actors isn’t as good as the Cleons
Posted on 8/29/23 at 11:07 am to Potchafa
Made the mistake of reading 2 books. Was hoping for that. Got nothing close. Idc to finish it and keep falling asleep when my wife puts it on.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 11:20 am to Potchafa
Tolkien is my favorite author of all time and I was able to finish Rings of Power. This is further off source than Rings of Power was. I couldn't finish season one. Just don't feel like watching another show with one of my favorite authors source to be slammed by writers who don't care about telling a story true to the source. I told my wife about the first few episodes and she didn't even give it a shot and she couldn't give two shits about woke stuff, I don't think I've ever heard her say the word woke for that matter It's just her favorite series of all-time and she didn't want to watch a botched version of it.
That being said, I 100% can see why someone would like it. It is a quality sci-fi show, no doubt about it. If it was called The Crisis or something and didn't claim to be Foundation/Asimov, I'd still be watching it. Maybe petty on my part, but o well.
That being said, I 100% can see why someone would like it. It is a quality sci-fi show, no doubt about it. If it was called The Crisis or something and didn't claim to be Foundation/Asimov, I'd still be watching it. Maybe petty on my part, but o well.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 2:21 pm to iwyLSUiwy
If you can disconnect it from the source material you might find you enjoy it. Don’t worry about what you wanted it to be, enjoy it for what it is.
/therapy session
/therapy session
Posted on 8/29/23 at 2:33 pm to Potchafa
I've read the books before this show came out.
An abomination.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:35 pm to iwyLSUiwy
I've read the entirety of the series and couldn't fathom how they would go about making a series directly from the books.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 3:51 pm to Potchafa
Haven't read the books but I enjoy it!
Posted on 8/29/23 at 4:01 pm to PsychTiger
quote:
If you can disconnect it from the source material you might find you enjoy it. Don’t worry about what you wanted it to be, enjoy it for what it is.
/therapy session
*props feet up on therapists couch*
And I know that. I think I watched all the way up to the final episode or two of S1. It was a very well made show. I'm not sure on the budget, but you'd think it was high dollar based on the way it looks.
I just couldn't disconnect. Once they got to the clones political stuff I just couldn't anymore. The clones had basically become the main/most compelling part of the story. I just couldn't watch a Foundation show that's mainly about something that didn't even exist in Foundation
I think I've seen I, Robot a few times. All before I read the books. After reading the book I'm like ok yea that would have been impossible to do that book correctly. Even though they went with the wrong theme. I don't agree with the "you can't do a Foundation true to the source" argument. You can. I'm not saying it's the easiest source to follow, but it's possible to do it without completely changing the entire story.
*sigh*
Posted on 8/29/23 at 4:29 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Pretend it’s not based on the Asimov novel at all. It’s pretty solid if you can do that. The genetic dynasty is an interesting concept by itself from a scientific and moral perspective.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 5:07 pm to PsychTiger
quote:
Pretend it’s not based on the Asimov novel at all. It’s pretty solid if you can do that. The genetic dynasty is an interesting concept by itself from a scientific and moral perspective.
So . . .
Why not just make an original story based on that?
Posted on 8/29/23 at 5:15 pm to Bham4Tide
quote:
Why not just make an original story based on that?
They literally say it is “based on” the works of Asimov.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 6:07 pm to PsychTiger
“Based on” is not original numbnuts.
Psychohistory is still there. Many of the characters are still there.
I can do a pathetic, laughing emoji too if you think it makes my opinion stronger. Didn’t work on yours, so I guess I’ll leave it off.
Psychohistory is still there. Many of the characters are still there.
I can do a pathetic, laughing emoji too if you think it makes my opinion stronger. Didn’t work on yours, so I guess I’ll leave it off.
Posted on 8/29/23 at 10:49 pm to Bham4Tide
If you’re too rigidly attached to the source material you’ll likely never enjoy any adaptation of it. Expect to be perpetually disappointed in the future. This is just reality. I wish you the best.
This post was edited on 8/29/23 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 8/29/23 at 11:06 pm to PsychTiger
The show is great! And I agree with whoever said it looks expensive, but it is actually shot pretty cheap so i think they will keep it going as long as they can.
Yeah it is based on the novels but more just the premise.
Yeah it is based on the novels but more just the premise.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News