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Re:America is running on fumes by hvs on Thursday December 09, 2021 @01:44PM (#29501237)
The books (especially the early ones) are really an anthology of stories about the collapse of the galactic empire and its recovery than a specific story. It is completely different from the show. Think more "I, Robot" (again, the book not the movie).

And, yes, I think they are really good but they are idea-driven not character-driven.

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Re:America is running on fumes by Baeocystin on Thursday December 09, 2021 @02:33PM (#29501845)
The funny thing about I, Robot, the movie is that had it simply used a different title, it would have been a perfectly decent sci-fi film on its own. It just had almost nothing to do with the book.
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Re:America is running on fumes by tomnipotent on Thursday December 09, 2021 @11:50PM (#29506519)
> It just had almost nothing to do with the book.

That's because it was originally an unrelated screenplay titled "Hardwired", which was rewritten to include Asimov's Three Laws after-the-fact. And it shows.

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Re:America is running on fumes by Baeocystin on Friday December 10, 2021 @12:32AM (#29506762)
I did not know that. Makes perfect sense, thanks for letting me know.
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Re:America is running on fumes by monopoledance on Thursday December 09, 2021 @01:57PM (#29501402)
Thanks. So, I guess the story requires some commitment, right?
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Re:America is running on fumes by hvs on Thursday December 09, 2021 @02:10PM (#29501565)
Actually, each of the books are a pretty quick read. They are also good as audiobooks.
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Re:America is running on fumes by monopoledance on Thursday December 09, 2021 @02:23PM (#29501734)
Perfect. I put them on a list :)
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