What’s a piece of SF that you just couldn’t get into, even though you feel like you should?
I tried to watch Babylon 5, for instance, and just couldn’t connect to it. I know it’s popular and people love it, but it never hooked me.
Another is The Three Body Problem. I tried reading it after a friend’s glowing recommendation, but I couldn’t get past the first chapter. I even tried reading it in another language in case it was the translation I couldn’t connect with, but the same thing happened.
Both are things I feel like I should like, but just don’t.
ha funny, I’m not a reader so it never even crossed my mind that you weren’t talking about the show. well still, I highly recommend the show!
hey I watched the tv show last night thanks to your accidental recommendation and it’s great!! I was under the mistaken impression that s1 and 2 were all out and s3 was being released so now i’m devastated but I’ll binge s2 as soon as this season is finished and then wait for more haha
Funny people are saying the book is so hard to like, I have to assume the show is only as good as it is because it has the depth of the source material to draw from! Also when you’re done with foundation do Raised by Wolves for a similar vibe, and for a very different vibe the best new series of 2017: Blood Drive. It’s not directly comparable to foundation, but I tell everyone to watch it anyway. give it at least until the Suck Bus episode!
Glad you mentioned it though, because indeed I might be interested in a tv version that’s easier to get into than the books.