August 13Aug 13 12 hours ago, Ghost of NMAS said: I enjoyed the first two seasons, but am finding the third a little slow. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read the books. It’s like they hired someone who read the books ten years ago to write a one paragraph synopsis and list every character name they could remember and then handed that to writer who had no idea who Asimov was to write the script. Well just a reminder that this is an interpretation of the series. It is loosely based on the books - it is not a straight adaptation. Goyer will be the first to admit that the books gave him an outline, but not a story. This is not GOT or the new Harry Potter series. The source material is a rough sketch, but wasn't highly adaptable for him on a 1:1 basis.
August 14Aug 14 On 8/12/2025 at 8:08 PM, Ghost of NMAS said: I enjoyed the first two seasons, but am finding the third a little slow. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read the books. It’s like they hired someone who read the books ten years ago to write a one paragraph synopsis and list every character name they could remember and then handed that to writer who had no idea who Asimov was to write the script. Interesting, I am having the exact opposite experience. I found the Gaal/Salvor story repetitive and slow without what I felt was real and deep exploration of their relationship/feelings. Instead a thin skinned drama, "cause she gonna die" is what we got. That's what I thought should have been the primary relationship focus but the tired Gaal/Hari drama repeat crossed with a very predictable cult cult cult plot made season 2 very slow for me. Season 3 is moving much quicker with much more interesting plots and bigger changes. Love the pace of this season and the various relationships are so much more enjoyable. Well, the autistic musical clown is annoying but.. Edited August 14Aug 14 by BurntEyes
August 14Aug 14 I like the books but am ambivalent about watching this. I've read that they created ways for characters to carry over season to season which seems antithetical to the books. I don't know why you wouldn't make it an anthology. Have they gotten to the mule yet?
August 14Aug 14 2 minutes ago, WBT said: I like the books but am ambivalent about watching this. I've read that they created ways for characters to carry over season to season which seems antithetical to the books. I don't know why you wouldn't make it an anthology. Have they gotten to the mule yet? Yes. This season, in fact, was his first substantial appearance as a character
August 14Aug 14 If I watched the first season of this and felt underwhelmed enough to not start season 2, is it actually worth jumping back in? It felt like a show that was very close to being good but lacking some critical ingredient.My TV queue is thin right now so time to revisit old options.
August 14Aug 14 Author On 8/12/2025 at 7:24 PM, BurntEyes said: Nope. Knew a bit of the broad story line but never read them. Why? The books can sometime be a beating.
August 14Aug 14 9 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: If I watched the first season of this and felt underwhelmed enough to not start season 2, is it actually worth jumping back in? It felt like a show that was very close to being good but lacking some critical ingredient. My TV queue is thin right now so time to revisit old options. Season 1 was rough.
August 14Aug 14 33 minutes ago, wild_turkey said: If I watched the first season of this and felt underwhelmed enough to not start season 2, is it actually worth jumping back in? It felt like a show that was very close to being good but lacking some critical ingredient. My TV queue is thin right now so time to revisit old options. Personally, an hour long cliff notes episide of season 2 and jumping into Season 3 would have made me happier.
August 14Aug 14 1 hour ago, wild_turkey said: If I watched the first season of this and felt underwhelmed enough to not start season 2, No. I really enjoy this show but if you didn’t like season 1, I can’t see how you would like the rest
August 14Aug 14 13 hours ago, BurntEyes said: Well, the autistic musical clown is annoying but.. It will be interesting to see if he plays the same role that he does in the books
August 14Aug 14 Just now, Ghost of NMAS said: It will be interesting to see if he plays the same role that he does in the books It definitely feels like they are setting up the character for an extremely pivotal roll. Don't know the books but it seems clear to me he's likely to be a hero of sorts or at least importantly aligned with one.
August 14Aug 14 I have been thinking about reading the books just because the show can be hard to follow. Now I'm not sure how much good it will do.
September 12Sep 12 First finale that didn't show a time jump at the end? Season 4 needs to take off right where season 3 ended, because there is a lot that happened and a lot of new threads to unravel.
September 12Sep 12 Damn. Can't wait to watch. I thought this was the series finale? Glad it apparently isn't.
September 12Sep 12 1 hour ago, Knoxtnhorn said: I thought this was the series finale? Season 4 was announced yesterday morning Goyer initially outlined an 8-season plan, but he is leaving the day-to-day after this season, mostly due to the stress of being away from his family across the Atlantic to do this - they film all throughout Europe. So whether Apple and the new writer's room sticks to the plan or not, this is at least going 4
September 12Sep 12 Do I need to spolier, there isn’t much traffic on this thread… Spoiler http://gifyu.com/image/bT0Kp Apparently that blinking by Demerzel’s Eye, is Morse code for “transferred” Edited September 12Sep 12 by hornbri
September 12Sep 12 1 hour ago, hornbri said: Do I need to spolier, there isn’t much traffic on this thread… Reveal hidden contents http://gifyu.com/image/bT0Kp Apparently that blinking by Demerzel’s Eye, is Morse code for “transferred” A lot of people think Spoiler The voice of the male robot with Kalle on the moon was Lee Pace
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