Foundation is the best sci-fi I’ve watched and I’ve seen a lot. The way they adapted it from Asimov’s books is so well done, just enough changes to modernise is and keep people who read the books guessing.
Season 2 is a bit weak but 3 was great and the scope for future seasons is huge.
To get people in the mood: If you like Star Trek*, The Orville**, Altered Carbon, FarScape, Firefly, The Expanse, and others I’ve forgotten, you’ll like Foundation. Because I like all these other series as well.
* Next Generation, until Enterprise
** Maybe not the first season, but the show was still finding its footing, IMO
I’m actually reading the books now, and it really feels more like the show was loosely inspired by the concept and not at all based on the source material.
That being said… I like both! Definitely recommend the show to any sci-fi fans. It was fun.
You’re entirely correct. I devoured the books years ago, and then almost immediately bounced off the show because of the changes. Thankfully I pushed through it, but the show is very much doing it’s own thing.
I partly disagree. It’s changed so much it only follows mostly the high points of the books. IMO the first season was really weak with some awful wooden acting and choreography. The cast have very much improved as the series has progressed and Pace, Birn, and Mann are best in show. The set and CG visuals are great.
Fair enough, I personally see the changes as a benefit as the source material is pretty dated although still incredible for sci-fi written in the 50s.
I might even go as far as to say it’s the best book-to-film adaptation I’ve seen for that very reason, as you say it kept the high points of the books and it’s aim was clearly not to faithfully recreate them for reasons that become somewhat obvious at the end of Season 3.
Definitely agree on Pace, Birn and Mann, rarely do you see such good acting in a sci-fi series.
Foundation is the best sci-fi I’ve watched and I’ve seen a lot. The way they adapted it from Asimov’s books is so well done, just enough changes to modernise is and keep people who read the books guessing.
Season 2 is a bit weak but 3 was great and the scope for future seasons is huge.
To get people in the mood: If you like Star Trek*, The Orville**, Altered Carbon, FarScape, Firefly, The Expanse, and others I’ve forgotten, you’ll like Foundation. Because I like all these other series as well.
* Next Generation, until Enterprise
** Maybe not the first season, but the show was still finding its footing, IMO
I’m actually reading the books now, and it really feels more like the show was loosely inspired by the concept and not at all based on the source material.
That being said… I like both! Definitely recommend the show to any sci-fi fans. It was fun.
You’re entirely correct. I devoured the books years ago, and then almost immediately bounced off the show because of the changes. Thankfully I pushed through it, but the show is very much doing it’s own thing.
Seems like the show writers reeeeally liked the characters in the prequel novels which, you know, same.
I partly disagree. It’s changed so much it only follows mostly the high points of the books. IMO the first season was really weak with some awful wooden acting and choreography. The cast have very much improved as the series has progressed and Pace, Birn, and Mann are best in show. The set and CG visuals are great.
Fair enough, I personally see the changes as a benefit as the source material is pretty dated although still incredible for sci-fi written in the 50s.
I might even go as far as to say it’s the best book-to-film adaptation I’ve seen for that very reason, as you say it kept the high points of the books and it’s aim was clearly not to faithfully recreate them for reasons that become somewhat obvious at the end of Season 3.
Definitely agree on Pace, Birn and Mann, rarely do you see such good acting in a sci-fi series.