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The consensus on here is that the show is horrible and should be obliterated with extreme prejudice. Especially amongst fans of the novels.
(Braces for pitchforks)
I read and finished the first Foundation novel and didn't really like it. I love classic science fiction novels in general. And I'm not saying it's a bad novel or series, just that Foundation certainly didn't grab me.
The show isn't perfect by any means. But as someone who didn't get into the novels, I think it's a pretty decent watch overall. It's a difficult story to tell, partly because of the big time jumps and abstract ideas, and partly because Asimov was light on character development compared to some other writers (especially more recent ones). But they've done a pretty good job adapting it IMO.
The big time jumps do make it a difficult story. The names of the people on the page are always changing and you don’t get true character development or drama.
The show doesn’t execute this well, it tries to avoid it. It bends over backward to invent multiple ways for the characters to defeat death. Cryo sleep. Digital consciousness. Synthetic bodies. Clones. Has there been any outright time travel yet? If not I’m sure there will be.
That's a good point. The continuation of key characters over death-defying time periods and then their inevitable interactions does feel pretty contrived.