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Lee Pace, Jared Harris to star in Apple’s Isaac Asimov series ‘Foundation’

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  1. zptc
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    Can't complain about the acting pedigree, but with the emp being a major star I'm not sure which direction they'd be going for the story. My memory is fuzzy but I recall the emp who interacted...

    Can't complain about the acting pedigree, but with the emp being a major star I'm not sure which direction they'd be going for the story. My memory is fuzzy but I recall the emp who interacted with Seldon (and was manipulated by the robot) being kind of a weak man, and he wasn't featured very heavily.

    Thoughts?

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  2. Arshan
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    I hope they do the series justice; it is easily Asimov's biggest work. It will be challenging to portray it faithfully and also keep good pacing. At least the cast so far looks honestly perfect. I...

    I hope they do the series justice; it is easily Asimov's biggest work. It will be challenging to portray it faithfully and also keep good pacing. At least the cast so far looks honestly perfect. I hope they get a director with serious sci-fi chops.

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  3. minimaltyp0s
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    I've been hoping someone would make Foundation into a series for a long time now. Really pleased to see quality actors lined up for it too. I agree with reese though, less pleased that it's going...

    I've been hoping someone would make Foundation into a series for a long time now. Really pleased to see quality actors lined up for it too.

    I agree with reese though, less pleased that it's going to be on Apple TV+. Not because I don't like Apple, but because it's yet another streaming service I'll have to pay for having recently "cut the cord" from a packaged service.