2y ago

AppleTV “Foundation” production paused

appleinsider.com

'Foundation' cast and crew sent home as production delayed

Not a good sign.

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Couldn't have happened to a more deserving botched adaptation, an insult to Asimov's philosophy: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Don't worry, they've got their hands on Dark Matter now, I'm sure that will go great for them.
I didn't realize how much hate this show would get on lemmy. I really enjoyed it from the very beginning. I truly hope this show keeps going.
From what I'm hearing, the production halt is not because Apple is getting cold feet but the budget for season 3 was set last year before the strikes and the inflation in the Czech Republic has gone up a lot since last spring. They need to figure out how to rebudget the show or find a new location that fits the current budget.
I have a high hopes things will be fine.
- Eh I'm a book reading snob and foundation is one of my favs. So of course I'm gonna be a curmudgeon about the show. Not gonna piss in your cheerios tho. If you like the show then that's great.
- I have some coworkers who talk about it all the time at the office. I assumed that though it may not be as popular as Game of Thrones, there are lots of people that liked it.
  
  I think it has potential to stick the landing, unlike GoT. The showrunner Goyer is a huge fan of the source material and has the blessing of the the Asimov estate.
Finish the story damnit.
Damn. I just finished season 2.
It definitely had some confusing moments early on as the main characters panicked over events I couldn't recall from S1. Until I realized these were future events. The psychic abilities and prognostications were all pretty clunky, though I feel like those tropes always are.
But somehow it all came together pretty well in the end. The story buildup and the way the characters' worlds collided mostly worked. And the production values were great. I'd say my score jumped from like a 4 to almost 8 across the season.
I really liked the show, but then they added the stupid psychic space witch part.
Good. Maybe they can make the plot interesting. Only The Empire had an interesting storyline.
Meh, I love the foundation series by Asimov, but this tv adaptation does not get my heart pumping. Especially how they interpreted the role of Salvor Hardin is just so stupid that I couldn't care less. I did like Lee Pace as the emperor though.
say what you will about the rest of the show but this is a loss if just because of Lee Pace as Empire, and Demerzel and her interactions with him.
They spent $40+ million per episode of Masters of the Air, but can’t stomach $5 million per episode for proven material. Where are their priorities?
God damnit, I was just starting to get into this. Why does it always feel like the production accountants use the niche fan boys to justify cancelling an expensive show that actually has a chance....
Maaaan, come on.

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