In Season 2 of 'Foundation' the Apple TV+ sci-fi epic is addressing the biggest challenge of the Isaac Asimov books. Here's how the new characters in the show make the books even better.

The title comes from the article, but I agree with some of these changes. It’s making for an engaging show that also feels modern.

  • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The big time jumps do make it a difficult story. The names of the people on the page are always changing and you don’t get true character development or drama.

    The show doesn’t execute this well, it tries to avoid it. It bends over backward to invent multiple ways for the characters to defeat death. Cryo sleep. Digital consciousness. Synthetic bodies. Clones. Has there been any outright time travel yet? If not I’m sure there will be.

    • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      That’s a good point. The continuation of key characters over death-defying time periods and then their inevitable interactions does feel pretty contrived.