Foundation
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wrote on 28 Jun 2021, 20:10 last edited by
Premiers September 24
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wrote on 28 Jun 2021, 20:29 last edited by
Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
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Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
wrote on 28 Jun 2021, 20:30 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
I think you can get a free 6-month trial.
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@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
I think you can get a free 6-month trial.
wrote on 28 Jun 2021, 20:49 last edited by@george-k said in Foundation:
@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
I think you can get a free 6-month trial.
I'll need to time that carefully
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@george-k said in Foundation:
@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Oh flipping heck, it's on Apple TV, what a PITA. I really can't justify another subscription.
I think you can get a free 6-month trial.
I'll need to time that carefully
wrote on 28 Jun 2021, 20:57 last edited by@doctor-phibes I was wrong.
It's only 7 day free trial. But if you
get a Macpurchase a qualifying Apple device, you get one year - free. -
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 20:22 last edited by
September 24th.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 21:21 last edited by
That's a must, although I am skeptical they can do the story justice. Gosh, it's been over 40 years since I read the trilogy and I still remember it.
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wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 21:24 last edited by
I re-read it about 5 years ago.
This makes me want to revisit.
The interesting question is this: Should I read in order of publication, or in order of the story?
Having read through Alastair Reynolds' "Revelation Space" universe this summer in order of story, I think that might be a better option.
Chronological: Prelude to Foundation (1988)
Forward the Foundation (1993)
Foundation (1951)
Foundation and Empire (1952)
Second Foundation (1953)
Foundation's Edge (1982)
Foundation and Earth (1986) -
I re-read it about 5 years ago.
This makes me want to revisit.
The interesting question is this: Should I read in order of publication, or in order of the story?
Having read through Alastair Reynolds' "Revelation Space" universe this summer in order of story, I think that might be a better option.
Chronological: Prelude to Foundation (1988)
Forward the Foundation (1993)
Foundation (1951)
Foundation and Empire (1952)
Second Foundation (1953)
Foundation's Edge (1982)
Foundation and Earth (1986)wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 21:43 last edited by@george-k said in Foundation:
The interesting question is this: Should I read in order of publication, or in order of the story?
I would always read in order of publication. There's a few gotcha's in there - particularly the tie-in with R. Daneel from the robot stories, which clearly Asimov hadn't thought about when he started the books.
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@george-k said in Foundation:
The interesting question is this: Should I read in order of publication, or in order of the story?
I would always read in order of publication. There's a few gotcha's in there - particularly the tie-in with R. Daneel from the robot stories, which clearly Asimov hadn't thought about when he started the books.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 21:50 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
I would always read in order of publication.
Yeah, I get it.
Speaking from my "Revelation Space" experience, however, I'd disagree. There are SO many ideas that are talked about in the first-published books that make no sense, other than in a vague deus ex machina sense.
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@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
I would always read in order of publication.
Yeah, I get it.
Speaking from my "Revelation Space" experience, however, I'd disagree. There are SO many ideas that are talked about in the first-published books that make no sense, other than in a vague deus ex machina sense.
Reading them in chronological order was a better experience for me.wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 23:01 last edited by@george-k said in Foundation:
Speaking from my "Revelation Space" experience, however, I'd disagree. There are SO many ideas that are talked about in the first-published books that make no sense, other than in a vague deus ex machina sense.
Reading them in chronological order was a better experience for me.Alastair Reynolds isn't Isaac Asimov. I suspect he put a lot more planning into the series. Foundation was supposed to be a trilogy, not the ever expanding series it became.
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@george-k said in Foundation:
Speaking from my "Revelation Space" experience, however, I'd disagree. There are SO many ideas that are talked about in the first-published books that make no sense, other than in a vague deus ex machina sense.
Reading them in chronological order was a better experience for me.Alastair Reynolds isn't Isaac Asimov. I suspect he put a lot more planning into the series. Foundation was supposed to be a trilogy, not the ever expanding series it became.
wrote on 19 Aug 2021, 23:04 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Alastair Reynolds isn't Isaac Asimov.
Indeed. Very different.
But I love Reynolds.
Have you read his stuff?
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@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Alastair Reynolds isn't Isaac Asimov.
Indeed. Very different.
But I love Reynolds.
Have you read his stuff?
wrote on 20 Aug 2021, 00:12 last edited by@george-k said in Foundation:
@doctor-phibes said in Foundation:
Alastair Reynolds isn't Isaac Asimov.
Indeed. Very different.
But I love Reynolds.
Have you read his stuff?
No, but he's on my to-do list. I'm working my way through the Expanse series at the moment, rather slowly I'm afraid.
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wrote on 24 Sept 2021, 13:03 last edited by
First two episodes aired last night. Has anyone watched?
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wrote on 24 Sept 2021, 13:09 last edited by
@george-k said in Foundation:
First two episodes aired last night. Has anyone watched?
Watching tonight.
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wrote on 24 Sept 2021, 14:51 last edited by
Didn’t know. Will queue it up.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2021, 13:29 last edited by
Thoughts?
I'm finding it, though engaging, "different." High production values, beautifully filmed.
But...
It just doesn't FEEL like Asimov's book(s). The series takes the concept of psychohistory and uses that as a springboard to tell a somewhat related story.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2021, 17:09 last edited by
Haven't watched yet. Maybe queue it up tonight.
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wrote on 2 Oct 2021, 18:17 last edited by
This is Apple TV? I will have to watch it on my phone...
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wrote on 2 Oct 2021, 18:25 last edited by
Just queue it up on your computer and connect it to tv by HDMI.
