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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8377959" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>So here it is, coming SEPTEMBER 24-</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]X4QYV5GTz7c[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>A bit of background; there was a time that Isaac Asimov's Foundation was so big, so absolutely huge, so really impressive, that ... in 1966, when they gave out a Hugo Award for the best series <em>of all time</em>, Foundation edged out Lord of the Rings. </p><p></p><p>And now it's coming to AppleTV+.</p><p></p><p>So I have two thoughts about this (and no, I haven't read the series since ... um ... yeah, I'm not going to say because then I will feel really really old)-</p><p></p><p><u>Thought the first</u>-</p><p>The original series hasn't aged well. I remember it, and while it was pretty darn good for the time (I was young, it was a long time ago), I never thought that this was the type of awesome series that needed to be put to screen.</p><p>Also, while Asimov was a giant back then, his writing while prolific, wasn't ... good.</p><p>Finally, there's that ... other thing ... with Asimov. </p><p></p><p><u>Thought the second</u>-</p><p>AppleTV+ has gone from being a poorly-populated wasteland and joke to ... good? Not great. It doesn't have enough content to be great. But it's kind of like early HBO- it doesn't have much, but what it does have is pretty good. Ted Lasso, Dickinson, Mythic Quest and For All Mankind (to name four programs) are genuinely good to great and would be coveted by any other streamer. IMO. Apple has the budget and the werewithal to make good shows. But then again, budget and desire ain't everything (The Morning Show!). </p><p>Also? Lee Pace was awesome in Halt & Catch Fire!!!!!</p><p></p><p>So what do you think? I put in a poll, and feel free to write in the comments. I mean, I'm feeling mixed on this myself. Is this 30 years too late, or is this a perfect idea for now? </p><p></p><p>PS- I also found this:</p><p>In pitching the series to Apple, David S. Goyer (Man Of Steel, Blade, The Dark Knight) condensed the elaborate story into one sentence: “It’s a 1,000-year chess game between Hari Seldon and the Empire, and all the characters in between are the pawns, but some of the pawns over the course of this saga end up becoming kings and queens.” His vision for the series spans a potential 80-hour story spread across 8 seasons. <a href="https://www.avclub.com/lee-pace-is-a-ruthless-leader-facing-a-galactic-rebelli-1847516307" target="_blank">source</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8377959, member: 7023840"] So here it is, coming SEPTEMBER 24- [MEDIA=youtube]X4QYV5GTz7c[/MEDIA] A bit of background; there was a time that Isaac Asimov's Foundation was so big, so absolutely huge, so really impressive, that ... in 1966, when they gave out a Hugo Award for the best series [I]of all time[/I], Foundation edged out Lord of the Rings. And now it's coming to AppleTV+. So I have two thoughts about this (and no, I haven't read the series since ... um ... yeah, I'm not going to say because then I will feel really really old)- [U]Thought the first[/U]- The original series hasn't aged well. I remember it, and while it was pretty darn good for the time (I was young, it was a long time ago), I never thought that this was the type of awesome series that needed to be put to screen. Also, while Asimov was a giant back then, his writing while prolific, wasn't ... good. Finally, there's that ... other thing ... with Asimov. [U]Thought the second[/U]- AppleTV+ has gone from being a poorly-populated wasteland and joke to ... good? Not great. It doesn't have enough content to be great. But it's kind of like early HBO- it doesn't have much, but what it does have is pretty good. Ted Lasso, Dickinson, Mythic Quest and For All Mankind (to name four programs) are genuinely good to great and would be coveted by any other streamer. IMO. Apple has the budget and the werewithal to make good shows. But then again, budget and desire ain't everything (The Morning Show!). Also? Lee Pace was awesome in Halt & Catch Fire!!!!! So what do you think? I put in a poll, and feel free to write in the comments. I mean, I'm feeling mixed on this myself. Is this 30 years too late, or is this a perfect idea for now? PS- I also found this: In pitching the series to Apple, David S. Goyer (Man Of Steel, Blade, The Dark Knight) condensed the elaborate story into one sentence: “It’s a 1,000-year chess game between Hari Seldon and the Empire, and all the characters in between are the pawns, but some of the pawns over the course of this saga end up becoming kings and queens.” His vision for the series spans a potential 80-hour story spread across 8 seasons. [URL='https://www.avclub.com/lee-pace-is-a-ruthless-leader-facing-a-galactic-rebelli-1847516307']source[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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