One of my favorite authors in the world was Isaac Asimov. And his Foundation series of books were, to me, pure perfection.
It's a boy thing.
The Foundation books didn't have that yucky romance or sappy sentimentality like other novels. It actually didn't even have tons of gratuitous up-close violence or action. It was mostly dialogue. Dialogue among men. Talking manly things like planetary conquests, socio-political trends and space travel. Oh, and money. Yes they were all about power and wealth. Manly things.
The most memorable thing about the books to me was its vast scale.
Between the casual way dramatic locations were described like the metal-clad capital world of Trantor and the various far flung locals throughout the galaxy and the sporatic printed pages of the Encyclopedia Galactica throughout the books, one sat in awe of this huge universe with mouth agape.
Unlike the comparative kiddie fare offered up in Star Wars, the delineation between good and evil wasn't always so clear with Foundation. And because the story unfolded, throughout the varies sequels and prequels, over the course of many millenia, what once were the good guys, may have turned bad, and vice verse.
Suffice it to say, I think this series is one of SF's best.
And so, to pay homage to the (finally) soon to be produced film slated to be released next year, I created this little trailer:
It's a boy thing.
The Foundation books didn't have that yucky romance or sappy sentimentality like other novels. It actually didn't even have tons of gratuitous up-close violence or action. It was mostly dialogue. Dialogue among men. Talking manly things like planetary conquests, socio-political trends and space travel. Oh, and money. Yes they were all about power and wealth. Manly things.
The most memorable thing about the books to me was its vast scale.
Between the casual way dramatic locations were described like the metal-clad capital world of Trantor and the various far flung locals throughout the galaxy and the sporatic printed pages of the Encyclopedia Galactica throughout the books, one sat in awe of this huge universe with mouth agape.
Unlike the comparative kiddie fare offered up in Star Wars, the delineation between good and evil wasn't always so clear with Foundation. And because the story unfolded, throughout the varies sequels and prequels, over the course of many millenia, what once were the good guys, may have turned bad, and vice verse.
Suffice it to say, I think this series is one of SF's best.
And so, to pay homage to the (finally) soon to be produced film slated to be released next year, I created this little trailer: