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Originally Posted by Ming the Merciless
Foundation is awesome. I agree it's not your run of the mill Sci fi. It's heady and more of a slow burn than a spoon feed.
Good reco
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So having finished the 2nd season, I've decided a couple things:
1) They're probably trying a little too hard to distinguish themselves from the books. They're also leaning a little too heavily into 'subverting audience expectations'.
2) I like the show MORE than the books anyway. It's really well done and most of what they've added has been good from a storytelling perspective. I mean the whole concept of 'The Genetic Dynasty' doesn't even exist in the books. The emperors do exist but they're nowhere near as prominant. Demerzel barely exists in the books. I think Salvor is far better in the books than the series and I question pivoting to Gaal (who is something of an expository device in the books) as a central character. That seemed super forced.
But on balance, more of what they have done works than doesn't.