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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Better than Netflix. Or what Apple did to Foundation.

Amazon has a pretty good track record: Good Omens, Expanse, Tales from the Loop, The Boys, Fallout.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

While I agree about Foundation, I really don't know how anyone would properly adapt the book(s) and make something enjoyable to watch. The book is an important piece of sci-fi and inspired a lot of writers, but it really has aged like milk: it doesn't even have a named female character until 3/4 of the way through the book, and even then it can't pass the Bechtel test.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Fans said Dune couldn't be done. Time skip is easy given the popularity of anthologies.

Gender swapping a character to modernize it is done all the time too.