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Nictuku

(4,353 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:35 PM Friday

Just finished watching the finale of Foundation (season 3) - no spoilers

I'm a die-hard sci-fi fan, and when there are no good sci-fi programs to watch, it gets me down.

I read the Foundation books by Isaac Isamov, but it was 40 years ago, and outside of the basic story line, I did not remember any details. I've heard that some people are upset because it didn't follow the books exactly, but I am not one of them.

I just LOVE this AppleTV+ series, and I'm happy to hear that they will have a 4th season! But I'm bummed to know that it will probably be a year, maybe two.

When you have to wait a week for each episode, it is kind of a bummer, but I have been using this time frame to re-watch each episode before the new one. So much happens in each episode that I missed on the first watch. It makes watching the new episode all that better. And the finale did not disappoint! I was on the edge of my seat, it was that good!

Anyway, I just wanted to post something with high praise, and more important than anything, for me it is an ESCAPE FROM REALITY. Reality is just that bad lately.

Now I'm going to go watch the finale(?) for Chief of War (having grown up in Hawaii and being a huge Jason Mamoa fan), it is my 2nd favorite thing to watch lately.

After that is done, I feel like I'm back on a desert island with nothing good to watch. Ah well, maybe I'll start taking more naps.

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Just finished watching the finale of Foundation (season 3) - no spoilers (Original Post) Nictuku Friday OP
I read the Foundation books in my late teens/ Glorfindel Friday #1
I hope that you are able to watch it somehow. Nictuku Friday #3
Here's a list (1990-2025) MrWowWow Yesterday #5
Go Watch "Invasion" MrWowWow Friday #2
I will! Nictuku Friday #4

Glorfindel

(10,162 posts)
1. I read the Foundation books in my late teens/
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:41 PM
Friday

early 20's (a long, long time ago!) and loved them, along with the Robot novels and anything else by Asimov I could get my hands on. I didn't know Foundation had been made into a TV series. I hope it will stream somewhere Ii can watch it soon. Thanks for the head's up.

Nictuku

(4,353 posts)
3. I hope that you are able to watch it somehow.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:50 PM
Friday

I envy you ! You have 3 wonderful seasons to watch. It was very very well done. Great graphics, acting, dialogue. Everything. One suggestion would be to try an Apple+ free trial and bingewatch the entire 3 seasons.

I googled it, here is a link: https://tv.apple.com/ (Just 1 week free) There are some really excellent programs on Apple+, I would say around a handful. Severance was really good, and currently Chief of War (early Hawaiian history/drama with Jason Mamoa. This is around the time that Kamehameha came to power), Someone suggested Invasion, I'll give that a try next.

edit to add: to watch AppleTV, you need a smart tv that you can download streaming apps, or something like a firestick, or I think roko.

MrWowWow

(1,125 posts)
5. Here's a list (1990-2025)
Sat Sep 13, 2025, 02:03 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:33 PM - Edit history (1)

The Flash (1990, CBS)

Swamp Thing (1990, USA Network)

Super Force (1990, Syndication)

They Came from Outer Space (1990, Syndication)

Eerie, Indiana (1991, NBC)

Mann & Machine (1992, NBC)

Intruders (1992, CBS)

The X-Files (1993, FOX)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993, ABC)

Time Trax (1993, Syndication)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993, Syndication)

SeaQuest DSV (1993, NBC)

Space Rangers (1993, CBS)

TekWar (1994, USA/Syndication)

Babylon 5 (1994, PTEN/TNT)

Earth 2 (1994, NBC)

M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994, FOX)

Viper (1994, NBC/Syndication)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995, UPN)

Sliders (1995, FOX/Sci-Fi Channel)

Space: Above and Beyond (1995, FOX)

VR.5 (1995, FOX)

The Outer Limits (1995, Showtime/Sci-Fi Channel)

The Burning Zone (1996, UPN)

Stargate SG-1 (1997, Showtime/Sci-Fi Channel)

The Visitor (1997, FOX)

Earth: Final Conflict (1997, Syndication)

First Wave (1998, Sci-Fi Channel)

Seven Days (1998, UPN)

Prey (1998, ABC)

Mercy Point (1998, UPN)

Roswell (1999, WB/UPN)

Farscape (1999, Sci-Fi Channel)

Now and Again (1999, CBS)

Harsh Realm (1999, FOX)

Total Recall 2070 (1999, Showtime/Syndication)

Strange World (1999, ABC)

Andromeda (2000, Syndication)

Cleopatra 2525 (2000, Syndication)

The Invisible Man (2000, Sci-Fi Channel)

Smallville (2001, The WB)

The Chronicle (2001, Sci-Fi Channel)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001, UPN)

Firefly (2002, FOX)

Odyssey 5 (2002, Showtime)

Jeremiah (2002, Showtime)

Taken (2002, Sci-Fi Channel)

Jake 2.0 (2003, UPN)

Tru Calling (2003, FOX)

Battlestar Galactica (2004, Sci-Fi Channel)

Stargate Atlantis (2004, Sci-Fi Channel)

Lost (2004, ABC)

The 4400 (2004, USA Network)

Threshold (2005, CBS)

Invasion (2005, ABC)

Surface (2005, NBC)

Heroes (2006, NBC)

Kyle XY (2006, ABC Family)

Eureka (2006, Sci-Fi Channel)

Jericho (2006, CBS)

Bionic Woman (2007, NBC)

Flash Gordon (2007, Sci-Fi Channel)

Journeyman (2007, NBC)

Fringe (2008, FOX)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008, FOX)

Sanctuary (2008, Sci-Fi Channel)

FlashForward (2009, ABC)

V (2009, ABC)

Dollhouse (2009, FOX)

Defying Gravity (2009, ABC)

Warehouse 13 (2009, Syfy)

Stargate Universe (2009, Syfy)

Persons Unknown (2010, NBC)

Caprica (2010, Syfy)

The Event (2010, NBC)

No Ordinary Family (2010, ABC)

Alphas (2011, Syfy)

Falling Skies (2011, TNT)

Terra Nova (2011, FOX)

Continuum (2012, Showcase/Syfy US)

Revolution (2012, NBC)

Alcatraz (2012, FOX)

Defiance (2013, Syfy)

Almost Human (2013, FOX)

Under the Dome (2013, CBS)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013, ABC)

The Tomorrow People (2013, The CW)

Helix (2014, Syfy)

Dominion (2014, Syfy)

The 100 (2014, The CW)

Extant (2014, CBS)

Z Nation (2014, Syfy)

12 Monkeys (2015, Syfy)

Killjoys (2015, Syfy)

Dark Matter (2015, Syfy)

The Expanse (2015, Syfy/Amazon Prime Video)

The Magicians (2015, Syfy)

Limitless (2015, CBS)

Humans (2015, AMC)

Heroes Reborn (2015, NBC)

Zoo (2015, CBS)

Van Helsing (2016, Syfy)

Incorporated (2016, Syfy)

Aftermath (2016, Syfy)

Westworld (2016, HBO)

Colony (2016, USA Network)

Timeless (2016, NBC)

The OA (2016, Netflix)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017, CBS All Access/Paramount+)

The Orville (2017, FOX/Hulu)

Salvation (2017, CBS)

Legion (2017, FX)

The Gifted (2017, FOX)

Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (2017, Prime Video)

Altered Carbon (2018, Netflix)

Lost in Space (2018, Netflix)

The Crossing (2018, ABC)

Nightflyers (2018, Syfy)

Origin (2018, YouTube Premium)

Manifest (2018, NBC)

Reverie (2018, NBC)

The Mandalorian (2019, Disney+)

For All Mankind (2019, Apple TV+)

See (2019, Apple TV+)

Emergence (2019, ABC)

Another Life (2019, Netflix)

The I-Land (2019, Netflix)

The Passage (2019, FOX)

Raised by Wolves (2020, HBO Max)

Upload (2020, Prime Video)

Snowpiercer (2020, TNT)

Devs (2020, FX on Hulu)

Brave New World (2020, Peacock)

neXt (2020, FOX)

Utopia (2020, Prime Video)

Away (2020, Netflix)

Vagrant Queen (2020, Syfy)

Resident Alien (2021, Syfy)

Debris (2021, NBC)

Station Eleven (2021, HBO Max)

Foundation (2021, Apple TV+)

La Brea (2021, NBC)

The Book of Boba Fett (2021, Disney+)

Invasion (2021, Apple TV+)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022, Paramount+)

Severance (2022, Apple TV+)

The Peripheral (2022, Prime Video)

Halo (2022, Paramount+)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022, Disney+)

Andor (2022, Disney+)

Quantum Leap (2022, NBC)

From (2022, Epix/MGM+)

The Last of Us (2023, HBO)

Silo (2023, Apple TV+)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023, Apple TV+)

Mrs. Davis (2023, Peacock)

Ahsoka (2023, Disney+)

Gen V (2023, Prime Video)

The Ark (2023, Syfy)

Fallout (2024, Prime Video)

Dark Matter (2024, Apple TV+)

3 Body Problem (2024, Netflix)

Constellation (2024, Apple TV+)

The Acolyte (2024, Disney+)

Alien: Earth (2025, FX/Hulu/Disney+)

Paradise (2025, Hulu)
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Bon Appetit!

MrWowWow

(1,125 posts)
2. Go Watch "Invasion"
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:41 PM
Friday

Last edited Sat Sep 13, 2025, 01:57 AM - Edit history (1)

And there's always the Dune duo (so far) or any of these:

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Fallout
Raised by Wolves
The Expanse
Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Foundation
Station 11
The Witcher
Invasion
Good Omens
Dark Winds
For All Mankind
Star City
Fallout
Alien Earth
Earth II
Silo
Resident Alien
Stranger Things
The Last of Us
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Mo Betta List
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The Flash (1990, CBS)

Swamp Thing (1990, USA Network)

Super Force (1990, Syndication)

They Came from Outer Space (1990, Syndication)

Eerie, Indiana (1991, NBC)

Mann & Machine (1992, NBC)

Intruders (1992, CBS)

The X-Files (1993, FOX)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993, ABC)

Time Trax (1993, Syndication)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993, Syndication)

SeaQuest DSV (1993, NBC)

Space Rangers (1993, CBS)

TekWar (1994, USA/Syndication)

Babylon 5 (1994, PTEN/TNT)

Earth 2 (1994, NBC)

M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994, FOX)

Viper (1994, NBC/Syndication)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995, UPN)

Sliders (1995, FOX/Sci-Fi Channel)

Space: Above and Beyond (1995, FOX)

VR.5 (1995, FOX)

The Outer Limits (1995, Showtime/Sci-Fi Channel)

The Burning Zone (1996, UPN)

Stargate SG-1 (1997, Showtime/Sci-Fi Channel)

The Visitor (1997, FOX)

Earth: Final Conflict (1997, Syndication)

First Wave (1998, Sci-Fi Channel)

Seven Days (1998, UPN)

Prey (1998, ABC)

Mercy Point (1998, UPN)

Roswell (1999, WB/UPN)

Farscape (1999, Sci-Fi Channel)

Now and Again (1999, CBS)

Harsh Realm (1999, FOX)

Total Recall 2070 (1999, Showtime/Syndication)

Strange World (1999, ABC)

Andromeda (2000, Syndication)

Cleopatra 2525 (2000, Syndication)

The Invisible Man (2000, Sci-Fi Channel)

Smallville (2001, The WB)

The Chronicle (2001, Sci-Fi Channel)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001, UPN)

Firefly (2002, FOX)

Odyssey 5 (2002, Showtime)

Jeremiah (2002, Showtime)

Taken (2002, Sci-Fi Channel)

Jake 2.0 (2003, UPN)

Tru Calling (2003, FOX)

Battlestar Galactica (2004, Sci-Fi Channel)

Stargate Atlantis (2004, Sci-Fi Channel)

Lost (2004, ABC)

The 4400 (2004, USA Network)

Threshold (2005, CBS)

Invasion (2005, ABC)

Surface (2005, NBC)

Heroes (2006, NBC)

Kyle XY (2006, ABC Family)

Eureka (2006, Sci-Fi Channel)

Jericho (2006, CBS)

Bionic Woman (2007, NBC)

Flash Gordon (2007, Sci-Fi Channel)

Journeyman (2007, NBC)

Fringe (2008, FOX)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008, FOX)

Sanctuary (2008, Sci-Fi Channel)

FlashForward (2009, ABC)

V (2009, ABC)

Dollhouse (2009, FOX)

Defying Gravity (2009, ABC)

Warehouse 13 (2009, Syfy)

Stargate Universe (2009, Syfy)

Persons Unknown (2010, NBC)

Caprica (2010, Syfy)

The Event (2010, NBC)

No Ordinary Family (2010, ABC)

Alphas (2011, Syfy)

Falling Skies (2011, TNT)

Terra Nova (2011, FOX)

Continuum (2012, Showcase/Syfy US)

Revolution (2012, NBC)

Alcatraz (2012, FOX)

Defiance (2013, Syfy)

Almost Human (2013, FOX)

Under the Dome (2013, CBS)

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013, ABC)

The Tomorrow People (2013, The CW)

Helix (2014, Syfy)

Dominion (2014, Syfy)

The 100 (2014, The CW)

Extant (2014, CBS)

Z Nation (2014, Syfy)

12 Monkeys (2015, Syfy)

Killjoys (2015, Syfy)

Dark Matter (2015, Syfy)

The Expanse (2015, Syfy/Amazon Prime Video)

The Magicians (2015, Syfy)

Limitless (2015, CBS)

Humans (2015, AMC)

Heroes Reborn (2015, NBC)

Zoo (2015, CBS)

Van Helsing (2016, Syfy)

Incorporated (2016, Syfy)

Aftermath (2016, Syfy)

Westworld (2016, HBO)

Colony (2016, USA Network)

Timeless (2016, NBC)

The OA (2016, Netflix)

Star Trek: Discovery (2017, CBS All Access/Paramount+)

The Orville (2017, FOX/Hulu)

Salvation (2017, CBS)

Legion (2017, FX)

The Gifted (2017, FOX)

Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (2017, Prime Video)

Altered Carbon (2018, Netflix)

Lost in Space (2018, Netflix)

The Crossing (2018, ABC)

Nightflyers (2018, Syfy)

Origin (2018, YouTube Premium)

Manifest (2018, NBC)

Reverie (2018, NBC)

The Mandalorian (2019, Disney+)

For All Mankind (2019, Apple TV+)

See (2019, Apple TV+)

Emergence (2019, ABC)

Another Life (2019, Netflix)

The I-Land (2019, Netflix)

The Passage (2019, FOX)

Raised by Wolves (2020, HBO Max)

Upload (2020, Prime Video)

Snowpiercer (2020, TNT)

Devs (2020, FX on Hulu)

Brave New World (2020, Peacock)

neXt (2020, FOX)

Utopia (2020, Prime Video)

Away (2020, Netflix)

Vagrant Queen (2020, Syfy)

Resident Alien (2021, Syfy)

Debris (2021, NBC)

Station Eleven (2021, HBO Max)

Foundation (2021, Apple TV+)

La Brea (2021, NBC)

The Book of Boba Fett (2021, Disney+)

Invasion (2021, Apple TV+)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022, Paramount+)

Severance (2022, Apple TV+)

The Peripheral (2022, Prime Video)

Halo (2022, Paramount+)

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022, Disney+)

Andor (2022, Disney+)

Quantum Leap (2022, NBC)

From (2022, Epix/MGM+)

The Last of Us (2023, HBO)

Silo (2023, Apple TV+)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023, Apple TV+)

Mrs. Davis (2023, Peacock)

Ahsoka (2023, Disney+)

Gen V (2023, Prime Video)

The Ark (2023, Syfy)

Fallout (2024, Prime Video)

Dark Matter (2024, Apple TV+)

3 Body Problem (2024, Netflix)

Constellation (2024, Apple TV+)

The Acolyte (2024, Disney+)

Alien: Earth (2025, FX/Hulu/Disney+)

Paradise (2025, Hulu)



Nictuku

(4,353 posts)
4. I will!
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 05:52 PM
Friday

I've seen most of those on your list, but not all of them! I'm going to copy the list so I have it handy next time I'm looking for something new to watch. I'm looking forward to the new Dune (I read all those books too) Thank you!

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