Disappointed.

First off, this should not be billed as Isaac Asimov's Foundation, but rather "sort of kind of similar in the first two episodes". I'm a huge fan of Asimov, and most people don't know that most science fiction is based on the ideas of Foundation and the entire series of books following it so it's kind of bizarre that this version doesn't.

Know that when you watch Apple shows, any Apple shows, you will get a half dose of total wokeness, and this show lives up to that. From the majority of the cast being black, the main cast being all black women, to the Apple required pandering to LGBQ it has all the woke subject matter you need in life. At least they dial it down and aren't in CBS/NBC/ABC woke level garbage yet. Yet.

Aside from the disappointing deviation from Asimov's work, some things are to be expected. Having strong female characters didn't exist in Foundation and only one woman even had lines in the book for maybe a paragraph's worth so I don't mind having strong female characters. Making them all black and half of them gay, that's a stretch.

The acting is pretty horrible overall, very robotic and you just can't connect with any of them, particularly the warden. The special effects are quite good.

I have been looking forward to this show since it was announced over a year ago and now don't see myself finishing season 1. This is more of a black drama, Tyler Perry could have made it, and none of those are relatable to me - not because of the fake racism that the news wants you to believe is rampant in the US but because I cannot identify with the characters and share nothing in common.

As a huge Apple fan I have really been disappointed with anything they have put out except for Ted Lasso and See (although even See is becoming a total yawn-fest now).