As an avid fan of Asimov in the 70s and 80s, I was anxious that Foundation would be more like the Riverworld TV show -an abysmal adaptation of Philip José Farmer's seminal series- rather than Game of Thrones.
But luckily that is not the case... The opening stays generally true to the basic central... ahem... Foundation... of Asimov's opening chapters of the book, even if it does stray off the path a fair bit. But it manages to update it for the 2020s and change the pacing and flow to make it work on the screen..
Interestingly the side characters are more fleshed out in this episode than they ever were in the books, for Asimov was more a conceptual and dialogue author than one known for excellent, character driven stories (except maybe Elijah Bailey and Daneel Olivaw)
Luckily the casting (of females specificially) isn't just another Female Ghostbusters. The characters work... Take Gaal Dornick. She is just so well done, and I will admit having a nerd-crush on her from the get go... In this first episode she is still so adorably naive as to the scale of what she helps Seldon set in motion that you can't help but feel for her.
Reading the comments of "slow and boring" really makes me feel sorry that some just cannot appreciate decent, proper storytelling.
Also, it goes without saying that the production quality, set and costume and World Building is Star Wars level.
Solid start. Can't wait to watch more episodes.
But luckily that is not the case... The opening stays generally true to the basic central... ahem... Foundation... of Asimov's opening chapters of the book, even if it does stray off the path a fair bit. But it manages to update it for the 2020s and change the pacing and flow to make it work on the screen..
Interestingly the side characters are more fleshed out in this episode than they ever were in the books, for Asimov was more a conceptual and dialogue author than one known for excellent, character driven stories (except maybe Elijah Bailey and Daneel Olivaw)
Luckily the casting (of females specificially) isn't just another Female Ghostbusters. The characters work... Take Gaal Dornick. She is just so well done, and I will admit having a nerd-crush on her from the get go... In this first episode she is still so adorably naive as to the scale of what she helps Seldon set in motion that you can't help but feel for her.
Reading the comments of "slow and boring" really makes me feel sorry that some just cannot appreciate decent, proper storytelling.
Also, it goes without saying that the production quality, set and costume and World Building is Star Wars level.
Solid start. Can't wait to watch more episodes.