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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)
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.
omg a fellow Bradbury fan hiiiiiii
Everyone of taste is a bradbury fan. There will come soft rains haunts me.
TODAY IS AUGUST 5TH 2026.
it’s the story that brought me into the bradbury rabbit hole
Have you listened to the one by Leonard Nimoy. So. Good.
OOOH no I HAVE NOT I must rectify this immediately.
Have you seen the Russian animated version by Budet Laskovyj Dozhd? Symbolism is a bit obvious, but so is the original
No I haven’t. Thank you!
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
The Dreams of Electric Sheep episodes were pretty fun IMO.
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.
As a kid I loved that Asimov had teenage characters in his books
I think we all did. Once one had grown out of Andre Norton, and was yet to discover Heinlein.
Reading Heinlein is a wild ride, you're torn between "surprisingly progressive" and "dear god you are a product of your time, mate". Often in the same sentence
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
You talking book or series 'cos I will throw down :P