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Some of my friends have watched the series of Foundation. Some have read the books. The only one who has intersected is me, and I NEED SOMEONE WHO’S DONE BOTH DAMMIT I HAVE SO MUCH METAAAAA
(I’m avoiding forums because holy shit the area of book readers is dominated by so much rectocranial inversion it’s a non-starter. Why must hard sci fi fans be such cocks)
ackshually the pilots for light speed transit aren’t really human so I don’t think you can call it hard sci-fi. /s xoxo
Sorry. I read the books many many years ago, can barely remember it and I haven’t reread asmimov, not like I reread Aldiss or Bradbury. I dunno about other readers? 🤷♀️ haven’t really paid much attention to the series.
Everyone of taste is a bradbury fan. There will come soft rains haunts me.
Most hard sci-fi is traditionally aimed at youthful males. Foundation (books) is fairly traditional, as is most of Asimov. Nuff said. PS. I haven’t seen the series, but did read the books back in the 70s.
I think we all did. Once one had grown out of Andre Norton, and was yet to discover Heinlein.
I have read the books but sadly have only watched the first and second episodes, I keep meaning to go back.
I do seem to remember die hard fans being rather upset by some changes. I didn’t mind because I don’t think you could ever do a completely faithful adaptation and still keep your average Jo tuning in.
As a massive Philip K. Dick fan I was also a huge fan of The Man in The High Castle adaptation and folks hated that one, so…
Oh there’s a lot to upset fans who want a ‘truuuuuue’ adaptation - butthurt boys gotta butthurt and may they choke on the mighty sideburns of asimov - but the way they’ve done it actually ties into a lot of book elements in a beautiful mirror image. Bit beyond what you’ve watched, which is mostly exploring the events that were timeskipped in the book post-trial. Keep at it, it’s gorgeous
