Foundation - TV Series (2021)

It isn't as interesting as the books to me, they have gone off on too much of a tangent and messed about with it too much by adding in action where it really wasn't needed.
The masses might crave something with more action, less talk but there are plenty of other options for that sort of thing.

I'll carry on watching though in the hope that it redeems itself. If they get more seasons (likely) then it will be a new bunch of faces.

Currently re-reading Foundations Edge (the road trip).
 
I just watched the episode where the terminus warden has a fight with the enemy great huntress and that fight was soooo comically choreographed it was like a bad episode of star trek with some extras fighting.
 
arknor said:
anyone else think the premise and start was kinda good, but after episode 2 it's basically been crap.

watched ep 7 last night before coming to that conclusion

the plots seem poor or just poorly written and acted, the casting isn't terrible but it's passable only thanks to jarrid harris and lee pace who don't get enough screen time

I don't see it being a series anyone will remember once it's over.

why is scifi nearly always done badly when back in the day they made some awesome scifi on a budget.. lets rely on CGI or what?

too many young actors for sure who just seem like random people grabbed from the street because someone found them attractive or thought they were photogenic.
rather more old school actors like ciaran hinds etc

I bet all the "good" actors studied classical acting and theatre, the new generations are pathetic imo
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Gave up part way through episode 3. First one was very good, 2nd not too bad, 3rd was complete crap.
 
Story is interesting enough and it's production value is exceptional.
I like it so far. The mystery is intriguing.
Some people's expectations above, are well just ludicrously high. I'd love to know what the consider the pinnacle of Sci fi shows.
 
The first couple of episodes I wasn't really sure what was going on. At least things are working out and starting to make sense now.

I assumed as the guy's suit failed and he floated away, that it was perhaps a way for him to go and try and signal for help? Maybe not though?
 
Watced Dune 2021, really enjoyed it but never watched it's predecessors or read the books.

Came across it randomly as it's set in the far future supposed to be good. Watched 10 mins of it so far, boring start. Is it worth continuing?
 
kakarott said:
Watced Dune 2021, really enjoyed it but never watched it's predecessors or read the books.

Came across it randomly as it's set in the far future supposed to be good. Watched 10 mins of it so far, boring start. Is it worth continuing?
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It does move on quite quickly, I’m enjoying it.
 
ChroniC said:
Story is interesting enough and it's production value is exceptional.
I like it so far. The mystery is intriguing.
Some people's expectations above, are well just ludicrously high. I'd love to know what the consider the pinnacle of Sci fi shows.
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Probably that **** western thing everyone went mental about when it was cancelled or Picard/Star Trek Discovery :) with pointless action sequences for the brain dead Genz, Millennial me me me brigade.

I am really enjoying Foundation, I like the pacing of it same as Dune really nice and slow... Lovely.
 
I've generally liked the show but there are times when characters are as dumb or as clever as the plot requires them to be for the next scene with no continuity. All I can imagine is these scenes were written differently in the book and the TV writers are too lazy to make things consistent. But generally it is very good as long as I overlook these foibles.

Examples: the Imperial Commndo team Commander that takes no precautions approaching a planet that has had its comms cut. Then gets shot out of the sky by super duper organised terrorists who the next scene can't kill 3 people when they have 10 to 1 advantage in numbers. Imperial Commander bloke rescues the bad guys from automated defences. Bad guys are trying to steal a ship described as a "planet killer" when he had easy opportunity to leave them to die he doesn't he saves them. They promptly kill him once his usefulness is over. There are more but those are some of the most egregious
 
PlacidCasual said:
Examples: the Imperial Commndo team Commander that takes no precautions approaching a planet that has had its comms cut. Then gets shot out of the sky by super duper organised terrorists who the next scene can't kill 3 people when they have 10 to 1 advantage in numbers. Imperial Commander bloke rescues the bad guys from automated defences. Bad guys are trying to steal a ship described as a "planet killer" when he had easy opportunity to leave them to die he doesn't he saves them. They promptly kill him once his usefulness is over. There are more but those are some of the most egregious
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So much this and its why i put it on par with DrWho sometimes.

None of this happens in the book btw, you could probably take all of episode 6 7 and im gonna guess 8 and fit it on 3 pages of the book its that unimportant to the overall arc. The book has a muccccccch bigger story to follow and it rarely goes into details that are needed to make a tv show..
 
ElliorR said:
Episode 8.

Did they just totally remove the laws of robots? Trying to work out if it followed the laws but the outcome would have been catastrophic for Demerzel as it was for Giskard on earth in Robots & Empire.
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Looks like. That part made no sense.
Also,
how did Demerzel do the walk if they can't take non-bio matter with them?
 
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