snek_boiMar 4

What's a TV series that you really, really liked and would enthusiastically recommend?

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What's a TV series that you really, really liked and would enthusiastically recommend? - Lemmy

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Show threadRedactedMar 4

Foundation is the best sci-fi I’ve watched and I’ve seen a lot. The way they adapted it from Asimov’s books is so well done, just enough changes to modernise is and keep people who read the books guessing.

Season 2 is a bit weak but 3 was great and the scope for future seasons is huge.

Show threadRememberTheApollo_
I partly disagree. It’s changed so much it only follows mostly the high points of the books. IMO the first season was really weak with some awful wooden acting and choreography. The cast have very much improved as the series has progressed and Pace, Birn, and Mann are best in show. The set and CG visuals are great.
Mar 4 at 1:54pmWeb
Show threadRedactedMar 4

Fair enough, I personally see the changes as a benefit as the source material is pretty dated although still incredible for sci-fi written in the 50s.

I might even go as far as to say it’s the best book-to-film adaptation I’ve seen for that very reason, as you say it kept the high points of the books and it’s aim was clearly not to faithfully recreate them for reasons that become somewhat obvious at the end of Season 3.

Definitely agree on Pace, Birn and Mann, rarely do you see such good acting in a sci-fi series.