Foundation (2021)

While I was still very enthusiastic after the first three episodes, this enthusiasm started to cool off considerably after seeing episodes four and five. It's about time someone did something with this story and it's clear that Apple is eager to cash in on one of the biggest, most important and best SciFi book series of the last century. But then they completely ignore these books. I'm really wondering what I've been watching these last two episodes. It really looks beautiful, it has a high production value (which is fair considering the money the series cost) but it has little to do with the books. Yes, they use the same names of people and places, but most of the events do not appear in the books at all. I deliberately reread them this year in anticipation of this series. But that wasn't necessary. Because other than the basic premise of the series, it has little to do with the books. The war with Anacreon is even prevented in the book by an intellectual and political game by Salvor Hardin and Terminus remains undamaged. But that doesn't provide enough action, I think, so now Terminus is attacked and (almost?) destroyed. Again, this is not the story from the source material. The fact that it was decided to cast dark-skinned women for almost all leading roles, while in the book they are men (e.g. Salvor Harding and Gaal Dornick) also indicates that they want to convey a certain woke message. And, as you may know, I'm not really into that ;-) I had great expectations for it, but unfortunately I have to say that it is turning out to be a disappointment. I can get over the strange casting choices, but I find it unforgivable that they are devising and telling their own story under the banner of Isaac Asimov's magnum opus. This series could have been named anything and worked as a SciFi series. But as a "Foundation" it really doesn't work. I am very disappointed...

Good series with a good story