I firmly believe that the season finale titled The Rescue will go down as one of the best moments of sci-fi history on television and here’s my breakdown of the ending where most of the magic happens.
Read MoreFoundation could become the GoT moment of Apple TV+
Yesterday, when I sat down for Apple’s WWDC 2020 keynote, I did not expect to get any announcements about new original content for Apple TV+. After all, WWDC is about software announcements and mainly directed towards the developer community.
But there, in the middle of a boring segment on Apple TV and tvOS, Apple dropped the bomb. They’re going to do something nobody has managed to do properly in 50 years. They’re going to do Foundation, by Isaac Asimov, on Apple TV+.
Read MoreGood sci-fi doesn't need much special effects
And that’s precisely how I want my sci-fi. If it looks good, then that’s a nice bonus, but ideally a good show is not only entertaining and visually pleasing, but also challenging with a mesmerizing story. Some of the best shows even make us slightly uncomfortable in the way they raise difficult questions, often around ethics and morality. At its best, sci-fi really makes us think about what kind of a future we want to build for ourselves.
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