Galactic tensions rise as Apple TV+ series 'Foundation' returns in July

I was a bit disappointed by the 1st season. Then I re-read last year all these books. And it is much better story than it is shown in the film.

1. Galactic Empire series
   1. The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first novel, set in the 49th century (4850), thousands of years in the future before the founding of a Galactic Empire[5]
   2. The Currents of Space (1952) - second novel, set in the 112th century (11129), set thousands of years in the future during Trantor's unification of the galaxy into a Galactic Empire[5]
   3. Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third novel, set in the 125th century (12411), primarily set thousands of years in the future on Earth, when the galaxy is unified into a Galactic Empire[5]
   4. "Blind Alley" (1945) - short story, set in the 126th century (12561—12562)[5]
2. Foundation series
1. Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first novel, set in the 237th century (23604)[5]
2. Forward the Foundation (1993) - second novel, set in the 237th century (23612—23653)[5]
3. Foundation (1951) - third novel, set from the 237th to 239th centuries (23651—23812)[5]
4. Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth novel, set from the 239th to 240th centuries (23847—23963)[5]
5. Second Foundation (1953) - fifth novel, set from the 240th to 241st centuries (23968—24029)[5]
6. Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth novel, set in the 242nd century (24150)[5]
7. Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh novel, set in the 242nd century (24150)[5]

Really looking forward to this second season. Loved the first one. Not even slightly concerned about it matching/following the books. Making stuff up worked wonderfully for Peter Jackson and his team with LOTR. I believe it’s working wonderfully for Foundation, too. YMMV, of course. I hope we get 4/5 seasons out of this. One very happy Irish Viking here!

urahara said:

I was a bit disappointed by the 1st season. Then I re-read last year all these books. And it is much better story than it is shown in the film.

1. Galactic Empire series
   1. The Stars, Like Dust (1951) - first novel, set in the 49th century (4850), thousands of years in the future before the founding of a Galactic Empire[5]
   2. The Currents of Space (1952) - second novel, set in the 112th century (11129), set thousands of years in the future during Trantor's unification of the galaxy into a Galactic Empire[5]
   3. Pebble in the Sky (1950) - third novel, set in the 125th century (12411), primarily set thousands of years in the future on Earth, when the galaxy is unified into a Galactic Empire[5]
   4. "Blind Alley" (1945) - short story, set in the 126th century (12561—12562)[5]
2. Foundation series
1. Prelude to Foundation (1988) - first novel, set in the 237th century (23604)[5]
2. Forward the Foundation (1993) - second novel, set in the 237th century (23612—23653)[5]
3. Foundation (1951) - third novel, set from the 237th to 239th centuries (23651—23812)[5]
4. Foundation and Empire (1952) - fourth novel, set from the 239th to 240th centuries (23847—23963)[5]
5. Second Foundation (1953) - fifth novel, set from the 240th to 241st centuries (23968—24029)[5]
6. Foundation's Edge (1982) - sixth novel, set in the 242nd century (24150)[5]
7. Foundation and Earth (1986) - seventh novel, set in the 242nd century (24150)[5]

Over 20 thousand years of human history and evolution. Great progress. Exciting. Asimov was the genius.

Wish I had a nickel for every movie/TV show that didn't measure up to the book(s) they were based on. They cannot ever, and it is unfair to try to do so. 

I think the production value of this ATV+ is worth the price of admission. It is simply a different story than Asimov's.

And for the record, Isaac's 1950s SF was excellent, and indeed the standard for the modern day genre. However, in the late 1970, early 80s, the good doctor discovered the word processor, and his writing suffered. He got famous, anything he wrote was instantly sold. The follow on Foundation material was...poor. 

If I had a nickel for every author I could say this generally about, well..I'd own more AAPL stock. Both Tom Clancy and David Weber come immediately to mind. Good first half dozen or so books. Then...popular, no need to edit, writing suffered, and churned out much poor material. 

This Sci-Fi show should have been something that I would have watched.  I watched the 2 episodes so far of SILO and like that.   I think I started watching the first episode of Foundation, and for some reason, I can't even remember never finished watching the whole series.  I guess I have a couple of months to watch it through before the second season starts.

AppleTV+ in general doesn't have a ton of content, but what they do have, most of it is great.    My time is limited on what I can watch.  

Foundation, Severance, Ted Lasso, Apple is on fire.