Paul Farquhar
Legend
I tend not to read "serious" SF now. I went through that phase 35 years ago.Yeah I don't really enjoy reading Sci Fi because a lot of it is bleah.
I tend not to read "serious" SF now. I went through that phase 35 years ago.Yeah I don't really enjoy reading Sci Fi because a lot of it is bleah.
I tend not to read "serious" SF now. I went through that phase 35 years ago.
Apart from the stuff on Terminus, which looks like it was shot in Doctor Who's gravel pit.On the big screen it looked absolutely amazing
Apart from the stuff on Terminus, which looks like it was shot in Doctor Who's gravel pit.
Nah, wouldn't work.Also, if I'm the bad guys, I just break Salvor Hardin's legs or whatnot. You can make her not a real danger, and keep her alive there at the end.....
Truth.Kinda liked this week's episode.
That would work better structurally, but what works well in the Mule story is the peoples' sense of shock as Seldon's scheduled Crisis message turns out to have nothing to do with the crisis they're actually facing. That doesn't work as well if you haven't already established the premise.I think if I were to make a series based on Foundation, I'd go for a two-parter that focuses on the second half of the trilogy (so the Mule's story and the hunt for the Second Foundation). I'd sprinkle the first half of the story, that spans the biggest length of time, in as backstory.
I think it would be easy enough to have an intro that establishes the 200+ year history of the Foundation and how it has relied heavily on Hari Seldon's Plan. It could touch on the encyclopedists giving way to the mayors who give way to the free traders and so on. For one thing, since the original stories were magazine serials, each of them starts with a summary of the preceding stories anyway, usually in the form of expository dialogue or something like Arkady's dictated "history of the Foundation" essay.That would work better structurally, but what works well in the Mule story is the peoples' sense of shock as Seldon's scheduled Crisis message turns out to have nothing to do with the crisis they're actually facing. That doesn't work as well if you haven't already established the premise.
Sure, that works in terms of establishing events, but it's not emotionally effective if you're not already invested in the setting's established premise.I think it would be easy enough to have an intro that establishes the 200+ year history of the Foundation and how it has relied heavily on Hari Seldon's Plan. It could touch on the encyclopedists giving way to the mayors who give way to the free traders and so on. For one thing, since the original stories were magazine serials, each of them starts with a summary of the preceding stories anyway, usually in the form of expository dialogue or something like Arkady's dictated "history of the Foundation" essay.
It would be similar to how the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy begins with a short intro showing how Sauron was defeated and his ring taken and then lost, and how the Hobbit movie trilogy begins with a short intro that shows Smaug arriving at Erebor and such.
It was implied in a line of Seldon's dialogue from last week's episode, when he says to Gaal "you're supposed to lead the first Foundation".I haven't seen today's episode yet, but I'm pretty sure the Second Foundation has already been mentioned on the show, way ahead of schedule.
It's also implied by Gaal (and Salvors) psychic abilities.It was implied in a line of Seldon's dialogue from last week's episode, when he says to Gaal "you're supposed to lead the first Foundation".