{"id":129626,"date":"2023-07-21T10:41:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T09:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=129626"},"modified":"2023-12-08T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T09:38:00","slug":"its-got-to-work-without-the-spaceships-david-goyer-and-the-cast-of-foundation-on-season-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/tv\/its-got-to-work-without-the-spaceships-david-goyer-and-the-cast-of-foundation-on-season-two\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt’s got to work without the spaceships.\u201d David Goyer and the cast of Foundation on Season Two"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cHow do you tell a story about the fall of human civilization where it spreads to 10,000 worlds and it’s going to span 1000 years?\u201d asks David Goyer, showrunner of Foundation<\/strong><\/em> – a show based on a series of books by Isaac Asimov that scopes exactly that.<\/span><\/p>\n The reason we\u2019re musing over that question is because Goyer did what has always been thought of as impossible – he successfully adapted Asimov\u2019s seminal works in the form of a TV series for Apple TV+ back in September, and now he\u2019s back for season two.<\/span><\/p>\n But seriously, how did he do it?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI think the secret to that, and it’s why I’m so excited about season two and why I think we’ve improved upon season one, is by making the themes as accessible and universal as humanly possible,\u201d Goyer says. \u201cIt’s one thing to have grand ideas about the future of civilization, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t actually care about who lives and who dies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo something that we were very cognizant of when we were adapting the show was making sure that this would appeal to people who haven’t read Asimov, who don’t consider themselves to be fans of science fiction, just making sure that the characters are vivid and that we care about their fates.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n