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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by evo_9 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @10:42AM (#16811529)
Adaptations are never so strick. Hollywood wants original ideas they can take and craft/mold for film. A great recent example is Jeff Vandermeer's Annilation. Great book, totally different movie that is unique and stands on its own though I much prefer the original book.

Philip K Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is another great example; the book and movie are vastly different, yet both stand on there own and one could argue are great for different reasons. I'd be hardpressed to pick which I love more.

I do agree with a lot of what you are saying about Asimov's Foundation series; however I think the core ideas are what they'll focus on and most likely they'll introduce a host entirely new characters when they rework it as a screenplay.

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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by sorokod on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:55AM (#16812392)
Plenty of counter examples though, most recently "Altered Carbon" - the story was bent completely out of shape into a consumer friendly trainwreck.
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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by evo_9 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:21PM (#16813336)
100% agree. Most of the time the adaptation is not an improvement.

Maybe a better/clearer point is this: I think Foundation is actually more suited for this kind of treatment because of it's 'flaws'. Aka, the idea is great and the potential is there to make it into something successful.

Of course, we'll have to wait to see if Apple/the production company can pull it off.

On a side note: I wish someone would buy the rights and reboot Babylon 5. I'm going through it with my GF for the 4th or 5th time since it aired. Still one of the best SciFi shows ever storywise and I have a soft spot for those Amiga VideoToaster graphics. Plus Vorlons.

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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by hossbeast on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:07AM (#16811826)
Don't forget The Shining
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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by gordon_freeman on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @11:29AM (#16812118)
I watched the film but have not read the book yet. Is the book vastly different than the film?
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Re:Apple is making a show based on Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundatio... by hossbeast on Thursday April 12, 2018 @10:01PM (#16826606)
It is very different. I think the word vast is not too strong. They are both masterpieces.
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