Petition: Asking the movie industry for an Isaac Asimov "Foundation" Series faithful adaptation

Before everything else, the change.org petition:

Petition for a faithful adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series 

If you look at my Deviantart gallery, you can see I have rediscovered my love for Isaac Asimov's works, especially for his Foundation Series.

As a Foundation fan, I googled information about a possible Foundation Series adaptation. And indeed, there is one. Between 2021 and 2025 Apple TV + created what they call a Foundation series adaptation.

Only, this is no adaptation, because: the main characters from the "adaptation" don't even exist in the books; half of the other "adaptation" characters don't exist in the books either; the action from the "adaptation" is completely different from the books' multiple plots; the characters from the "adaptation" which do actually have book equivalents are completely different from their book counterparts; the book themes have been dumbed down below sea level.

Basically, the only elements from the books which have been preserved in the Apple TV + "adaptation" are a few characters and location names.

That's it! That's all that the "adaptation" did for Isaac Asimov's Foundation series and for the book fans. And when I watch other book adaptations (Harry Potter, Dune, Divergent, Roadside Picnic, The Hunger Games, classic literature adaptations and so on), I honestly want to cry out. Why can't the Foundation Series fans have the same degree of professionalism?

This is why I have created a petition to the movie industry in general (not just Hollywood), to create a faithful adaptation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series.

I know chances are extremely scarce that the petition is successful. But still, the simple fact that this petition is signed and shared by as many people as possible, and is seen by someone in the film industry is a small victory!

Thank you very much for signing and / or sharing! We will not see a decent adaptation next year, that's for sure, as Apple TV +'s "adaptation" has already been renewed for season 4. But in 10 years, who knows?

Please don't be one of those people on the internet who say "but everyone knows the Foundation Series is unfilmable"! I clearly demonstrated that it is very filmable, and I am not even a film director:

How a Foundation Series adaptation could look like 

Thank you very much! 

Nothing like female jealousy

 Old hog’s jealousy

 

1.Keep away from those women so mean,

They never cease to say you are too thin;

As if turning into a whale

Would bring back their failed fairy tale.

 

2.Keep away from those women so mad,

They constantly persuade you to feel sad;

She did not call you to have fun,

But to feed on your inner sun.

 

3.Stay away child, she’s become a witch,

Poisonous, now that men are out of reach;

You have done nothing wrong, you see,

She is just numbed by jealousy.

Come and then go

 Stuck between a burger and a vodka II

 

1.They all come and go,

But no one stays too long

And that’s ok;

Replace sun with snow,

A poem with a song,

It’s just the way.

 

2.They all come and go,

No one can stand us much,

What can I say;

On the radio

And neither right, nor wrong,

News of the day.

 

3.They all come and go,

It’s time to hit the road,

Come on, who’s next?

Need help with packing, bro?

Your time will come again,

Do not feel vexed.

Keep looking

 Copycats

 

1.Copycats, copycats,

What can one do?

Acting out like

I’m a mirror to you?

But when I’m the fire,

You’re just a spark,

Go to bed kids,

It’s getting dark.

 

2.Copycats, copycats,

What can one say?

Only mumbling

When I look away?

But when you’re the fire,

I’m already ash,

Be a good kid,

Take out the trash.

 

3.Copycats, copycats,

They’re everywhere

And only talking

When I’m not there!

I’m in the future,

Ahead of your time,

If you want to copy

Sit down and rewind.

Résumé

 Exhaustion

 

1.A thousand strangers broke my heart

Since way back when,

A thousand times I stitched it back;

It bleeds again.

 

2.A thousand storms tore down my house,

Again it burnt,

Reached out for help and all looked down

And then I learned.

 

3.A thousand times I built a wall

And stayed inside,

But silly me, let someone in

And spoke my mind.

 

4.A thousand lives in thirty years,

Seen lots of stuff,

Yet everything I know so far

Is not enough.

Damage is done

 PTSD

 

1.Why do I cry towards the sky,

If I could, would I even try?

If I could reach out to my dreams

Would I drop all the heavy things?

 

2.And will I ever open up?

My lips are sealed, had too much stuff,

I want to see, the lights are shut,

Wish I could speak, my tongue is cut.

 

3.I hear it takes some time to heal,

Until your heart is made of steel,

Until your skin rejects each touch,

I think I may have healed too much.

 

4.Stop insisting, I can’t do it!

And it’s more comfortable to quit;

I’m still outnumbered by my fears,

Will spend my life counting down years.

Class wars in misery

 Envy

 

Don’t hurry up to control my mind,

I don’t work for you, I got money, I got time.

 

I don’t mind the price when I buy wine,

Don’t stare like that, I got money, I got time.

 

Books and baseball bats are intertwined,

Waiting for the moment, I got money, I got time.

 

I count money, bitches lose their minds,

I don’t work for you, I got money, I got time.

Tattoos over scars

 Edelweiss

 

1.Scars along my wrists

Bled in someone’s heart,

No cuts any more,

Now I bleed through art.

 

2.Tried to break an arm

Just to ease the pain,

But the bruises showed

Mostly on my brain.

 

3.Drooling shadows come,

Closing in on me,

But they can’t surpass

My immunity.

 

4.Flowers on my wrists

Blossomed in my heart,

White petals on cliffs

Glowing in the dark.

Somewhere Around Nothing and the Ephemeridia Galactica fanzine

 It's a long time since I advertised my fanfiction because it's a long time since I've written any new piece. Life has been hectic and inspiration has been low.

But inspiration struck at just the right moment and I want to present to you my latest fanfiction, "Somewhere Around Nothing".

Somewhere Around Nothing is an alternate ending to the last chapter of "Foundation and Empire", Book 2 of Isaac Asimov's famous Foundation Series.

What would have happened if the Mule hadn't made the grave mistake which ultimately led to his downfall?

I am happy and lucky enough to have been featured in the Isaac Asimov fanzine "Ephemeridia Galactica". Ephemeridia Galactica is a FREE fanzine, created with passion by Asimov fans for fans. The zine contains high quality fanart and fanfiction of Asimov's most well known works, such as the Robot - and Foundation Series, as well as of his lesser famous masterpieces.

Download it for free: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1C1qCjsMKmHbGwMKdUE3ZZKVI7IJtMkED

More about the zine: https://www.tumblr.com/theasimovzineproject

Somewhere Around Nothing, as well as my other pieces of fanfiction so far: https://archive.transformativeworks.org/users/Antinael/pseuds/Antinael/works

About my OC from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series ~ Lana/The Mule

 Lana

 

1.If I could break in without any sound,

Would you be jealous or would you be proud?

And if you found out that my sins abound,

Yet my sleep is dreamless, deep and profound?

 

2.If you knew I’m a compulsive liar,

Would you back off, would you be on fire?

If breaking the law is my desire

And your eyes act as an amplifier?

 

3.If I could kill and lead all astray,

Continue living in the light of day,

Would you be judgmental, what would you say?

Would you come closer or drive me away?

 

4.I don’t like people, I hide in the sky,

My heart is soaking wet, my eyes are dry,

Your face in the crowd makes me blush and sigh,

I expect nothing, let’s give it a try.

Leave me alone, please leave me alone

 Distractions

 

1.I want no health, money or love,

No place in any Heaven above,

No found family or group of friends,

That’s where any sense of self ends.

 

2.I want no exotic beaches and hourglass body,

Six packs would do if I’m feeling naughty,

No fancy job or costly city breaks

In far off countries shaken by earthquakes.

 

3.No yoga rooms or therapy,

Coaches preaching about clarity;

There’s one thing I want, one thing I chase,

Never to work in an open space.

Manifest

 Antisocial

 

1.Don’t make children, they will hold onto your legs,

Throw you in competitions to see who begs,

Tie you by your weakened arms

And leave you greyed out, depleted of charms.

 

2.Don’t make children, they are exchange nowadays,

For them to see who endures love and who pays;

In wealth they’ll be free of pain,

If unobtainable always abstain.

 

3.Don’t make children, they’ll make you blackmailable,

For the darkest deeds always available;

Not until you learn to see

All humans on Earth deserve to be free.

Re:

 Here I go again

 

1.Here I go again,

Every now and then,

Let my heart be torn,

Do I never learn?

 

2.Here I go again,

Until God knows when,

Opened up a door

And fell through the floor.

 

3.Here I go my dear,

How am I still here?

Thought my heart was dead,

Look, another shred!

 

4.Here I go again,

Cared too much God damn,

Get out of my way,

I fall hard today.