Agreed. I'd feel a lot more hopeful about this series if Asimov was still around to be involved with it. The other credits for these producers do not inspire confidence.
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That's pretty much up to the producers.
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Apple Working on TV Show Adapted From Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' Novels
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Agreed. I'd feel a lot more hopeful about this series if Asimov was still around to be involved with it. The other credits for these producers do not inspire confidence.
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That's pretty much up to the producers.
Once Apple orders as many new shows (or seasons) per year as Netflix does, will half of the posts at MacRumors be about the 'trifles' of motion picture entertainment? 
Just curious when any Apple executive said the company would only provide “wholesome” programming? As far as I know no one at Apple has gone on the record with any specifics about the company’s original content plans.
So it looks like Skydance has a history of taking good foundational stories and butchering them?
because its structure doesn't lend well to the big screen or even serialization.
how will the episodes be structured? will it be 1 episode a story. 1 season a book? how are watchers going to discern the jumping forward in time by dozens if not hundreds of years between each story.
I'm not saying it can't be done. i'mexcited for it, Foundation is one of my favourite Sci Fi series of all time. But it historically is just something that doesn't eaisly translate to screen. Especially all the psychobabble about Seldon's math.
I would much rather they focus on story and character than HBO's hapless addiction to TV-MA.
Am I just romanticizing the past, or is anyone else wishing they'd log onto the "rumor mill" and read about something new and non-gimmicky in macOS (like the never-used "Spaces" or "Mission Control") that makes you just wanna say, "Cool!", instead of hearing about Apple getting into "Original Content".
BTW, is it just me, but are all Netflix Original series pretty decent, while Amazon series pretty much stink.
Thanks for letting me vent. Back to work.
[doublepost=1523382340][/doublepost]Also, regarding "inking" a deal. Shouldn't they be "Apple-Penciling" a deal?
BTW, is it just me, but are all Netflix Original series pretty decent, while Amazon series pretty much stink.
Thanks for letting me vent. Back to work.
[doublepost=1523382340][/doublepost]Also, regarding "inking" a deal. Shouldn't they be "Apple-Penciling" a deal?
Was skeptical about Apple TV shows... But if they succeed here, I am on-board. LOVE Foundation series. Highly recommend to everyone on here.
What else do you want the executives they hired from Sony Entertainment to do? Type code? I hardly think they’re qualified for that.
I'm guessing Apple has their reasons. As a shareholder, I'm quite happy with their business decisions.
It's been speculated (and Apple has hinted) that they run iTunes for little to no profit at all, but use it as lead-in for product sales, where they have very high margins. If you want to watch Foundation, you'll need iTunes, and you'll probably watch it on an Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad.
If done well, a series based on the Foundation books is the first reason to date that I would ever consider subscribing to Apple Music.
I can't begin to express how much in favor of this I am.
Ok Apple...
Keep scratching this useless content itch of yours..
(psst - you aren't good at this..)
I think this is a great way to channel some profits, creating many jobs for many people. Take a look at the credits of any TV show or movie, amazing how many people it takes! If we get some entertainment as well even better. I am very interested in the SciFi stuff, seem SyFy channel wants to do horror and wrestling.
Give it a chance, you haven't seen any of their stuff to speak of. It can take a while to learn any business. You can't judge this kind of thing until many years have passed.
The people who make the shows would be terrible at coding for macOS.
I agree. They should put those Sony Executives and TV Dirctors to work on the next macOS version.
Wait, what?
Asimov's Foundation series is one of the truly great Science Fiction works and it'll be a huge challenge to do it justice. I see that Amazon Prime are also going to film Larry Niven's - Ringworld and Iain M.Banks' - Consider Phlebas. Also great works of Science Fiction that for their own reasons will be equally as difficult to film and bring to the screen in a manner that is worthy of the original material.
It'll be pretty exciting to see how well these projects go. Fingers crossed!
It'll be pretty exciting to see how well these projects go. Fingers crossed!
Welcome to the world of computers in 2018. We were spoiled by being allowed to watch the industry develop and mature over the last 40 years. The rapid-fire pace of "what's next" is gone virtually everywhere, not just at Apple.
Even smartphones quickly became that. Technology has stagnated because of the rapid expansion. Well, consumer technology has anyway.