Asimov Foundation

[NiagaraPete]

Sorry a bit off topic and I realize the crowd here is a bit young but who is dying to see Foundation on Apple TV+

 

[Blumlein 88]

I'm hoping it is good, and glad it is a series. Just don't see how you could make it work in a movie. I feel Dune should have been an extended series instead of one huge movie to cover one half of the first book.

 

[NiagaraPete]

Agreed. The BBC Dune was very good as a mini series. I can’t image a movie making the grade like that Sting thing in the 90’s it was crap.

 

[JSmith]

Foundation

Yep, looking forward to this... trailer seems decent, so hope they don't stuff this up as Asimov was a legend and a visionary.



JSmith

 

[EB1000]

Was it shot with iphone 13 cinematic mode? It seems like they've managed to screw up this classic by a woke themed "educational" remake, just like they do with all modern content now a days...

 

[Promit]

I am a lifelong fan of Asimov's work. Watched the trailer a while back and I still have absolutely no read on whether it'll be any good. I have a sub so I guess we'll see how it goes.

 

[NiagaraPete]

Was it shot with iphone 13 cinematic mode? It seems like they've managed to screw up this classic by a woke themed "educational" remake, just like they do with all modern content now a days...

Woke please no. The trailer looked right on.

 

[AdamG]

While it will be incredibly difficult to capture this Saga on Film. I am indeed incredibly eager to see if they can work their Movie making magic to produce. The Books immerse you into a galactic drama on an Epic scale. Huge would be an understatement. Can’t wait!

 

[SIY]

Here's a list of classic scifi that was not screwed up in transition from book to movies and TV:
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[voodooless]

Bring it! The trailer looks awesome!

 

[Berwhale]

...the crowd here is a bit young...

I've just turned 50, but I read all of the Foundation series and the Robot series and pretty much everything else Asimov wrote (that I could get my hands on in the UK) before I became a teenager

 

[antcollinet]

I read the books about a million years ago. If they've done a half way decent job of the series it will be brilliant.

 

[Jimbob54]

If I remember the Foundation series correctly the first couple of books were great but it just turned into a Galactic runaround after a while.

 

[q3cpma]

Thanks, I already hate it.

 

[Chagall]

Here's a list of classic scifi that was not screwed up in transition from book to movies and TV:
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Although The expanse did a pretty good job.

 

[Martin]

Although The expanse did a pretty good job.

That’s an understatement. I found the Expanse watching the first several seasons of the series - then I read all the books.

I started reading Asimov’s Foundation series as a teen. I absolutely loved the books. I cannot wait to see what they do with them.

Martin

 

[FrantzM]

That’s an understatement.

+1

IMO one of the best Sci-Fi show ever. I have seen a few ... none compares.

 

[SIY]

Although The expanse did a pretty good job.

Now we can argue over what is "classic" scifi. For me, it needs to transcend eras, and that series isn't yet old enough to do so.

Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, van Vogt, Brown, Pohl, Kornbluth... that's more of my idea.

 

[001]

Someone put me right, but I vaguely remember Hollywood was going to have a crack at 'Rama'. That'd be so cool.

 

[q3cpma]

Now we can argue over what is "classic" scifi. For me, it needs to transcend eras, and that series isn't yet old enough to do so.

Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke, van Vogt, Brown, Pohl, Kornbluth... that's more of my idea.

On that note, did Wells' Invisible Man ever get a worthy (not Hollywoodian) adaption? Same with Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. In the end, I doubt we'll ever get anything faithful to old material in a modern movie.

PS: the new Dune seems awful