I think people need to get their heads around the fact that this is not just an adaptation of the original trilogy. It is calling on the whole Asimov corpus, exploiting the way he unified the Robot, Empire and Foundation series.
They start is where the trilogies begin, but then we learn who Demerzel is - and that tells we aren't just going to spend the time in Foundation Committee meetings (which is where a lot of the trilogy took place, with huge events happening "off screen", so to speak. TV doesn't have that option).
And it looks *fantastic*.
I grew up on Asimov and I am entirely cool with that approach.
They start is where the trilogies begin, but then we learn who Demerzel is - and that tells we aren't just going to spend the time in Foundation Committee meetings (which is where a lot of the trilogy took place, with huge events happening "off screen", so to speak. TV doesn't have that option).
And it looks *fantastic*.
I grew up on Asimov and I am entirely cool with that approach.