God I found foundation so frustrating to watch, the only characters I liked were the emperors. Everyone else was stupid and insufferable. Such a shame as the books are so so good
Comment on What TV show were you highly excited for, but ended up quickly disappointing you?
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Foundation. It’s gorgeous, and the first episode is fairly close to the beginning of the book. It very quickly deviates from the source material in ways that totally undermine the themes of the book. It’s not necessarily a bad show, I just can’t enjoy it because it deviates so much.
Snoopey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
floo@retrolemmy.com 6 days ago
I considered reading the books before the series came out, and I’m really glad that I did didn’t. As a result, I fully enjoyed the show.
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 6 days ago
I read the books like 20 years ago, so I basically remembered anything about it, and I’m also enjoying it. The best part of the show, the clone emperors aren’t even part of the books.
alansuspect@aussie.zone 5 days ago
It’s funny, I did decide to read the books before watching the show. I’m about 6 episodes in and think it’s very good. I think they actually improved the books in many ways.
I don’t know if people just have a nostalgia for something they haven’t read in a long time (sorry not having a go at you!) or they genuinely like some really not-great aspects of the books that are a victim of their time.
The fact they changed a bunch of characters genders actually works - too many crusty old white (assuming) dudes that doesn’t work nowadays. Making Gaal a more rounded character to tell a story they apparently write in the book makes a lot more sense.