Foundation is the complex saga of humans scattered on planets throughout the galaxy, all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire. The protagonist is a psycho-historian who has an ability to read the future and foresees the empire's imminent collapse. He sets out to save the knowledge of mankind from being wiped out.
This season also had it's budget cut comparative to other seasons, and it was the best one, so again, not super duper worried yet. I agree this is concerning though.
Its been a very long time since I read the books, but I recall it was the later books I liked the best. So it might be that best part of the Foundation story is yet to come.
by xxFelixDCatxx posted 1 month ago
inkblot wrote:
The only thing that worries me. Is the people put out of a job by A.I.
Go season 4.
I actually see an initial large uptick in people being employed in the animation business due to the creation of more new studios. This will raise the floor of who can enter the animation field seriously and will give a huge rise to independent makers, who will be able to use these and other developing powerful tools to get into animation easier, faster, and better.
But yes, eventually AI and robots are going to functionally replace humanity at just about everything. It looks like we may see it in our lifetimes too whether we want to or not. It's not exactly something that can be resisted.
by inkblot posted 1 month ago
The only thing that worries me. Is the people put out of a job by A.I.
Go season 4.
by xxFelixDCatxx posted 1 month ago
jim1961 wrote:
xxFelixDCatxx wrote:
So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
I have tempered expectations about season 4. Lets not forget, they lost their showrunner from seasons 1-3 and are having their budget cut. Frankly, I have no idea what to expect from season 4.
They didn't lose him entirely he's still on the production team. He's just not in charge anymore which I agree is worrying but I'll temper my expectations. This season also had it's budget cut comparative to other seasons, and it was the best one, so again, not super duper worried yet. I agree this is concerning though.
SgtSaint wrote:
If you want to see the result of totally AI production... Watch an old Tom Selleck movie called "Looker". Surprisingly accurate for 1981 - where models and actors get scanned they their 3d likeness can go out and earn them money by being in multiple shoots at once. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/
Cool! Thanks for letting me know. Definitely going to be interesting to see more and more of this. Like I said, I think one day you'll be able to plug in an Ebook select your actors and have a custom show for you to watch, which again, would be so cool.
by jim1961 posted 2 months ago
xxFelixDCatxx wrote:
So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
I have tempered expectations about season 4. Lets not forget, they lost their showrunner from seasons 1-3 and are having their budget cut. Frankly, I have no idea what to expect from season 4.
by SgtSaint posted 2 months ago
If you want to see the result of totally AI production... Watch an old Tom Selleck movie called "Looker". Surprisingly accurate for 1981 - where models and actors get scanned they their 3d likeness can go out and earn them money by being in multiple shoots at once. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/
by xxFelixDCatxx posted 2 months ago
Also, on the topic of AI and it's use in shows like Foundation. There is a virtually 100% chance that AI played at least part of a hand in the process of script generation, visual model production, and even final video generation this season. These practices are already in play for major shows. With a heavy human hand for correction of course for each step, but that'll lessen as time goes on.
I look forward to the day where you can feed any book into an AI model, select what actors you want to see play the roles, and generate your own custom shows that have production quality which match TV shows of today. There's a good chance I see that before I die.
by xxFelixDCatxx posted 2 months ago
inkblot wrote:
I just re-watched all 3 seasons of Foundation.
Holy crap did I miss a lot. I am not designed to sit on my ass for a whole week and catch the next episode. And then after watching 10 episodes having to wait a year + to see the next season.
But man, these guys make Star Wars and the death star look like a toy. When you get into the the destruction of entire planets, without the use of a huge moon sized station. Just wow.
And the plot beneath plot beneath plot, its hard to keep track. Especially when you are watching other shows to boot.
This is my new eye candy for now. What a show.
I always do a full watch of previous seasons before shows start airing to catch myself up, and do a post-watch full run again after a lot of times on shows I really enjoy. Like this one.
The show is pure eye candy, you're absolutely right. I love the moving paint stuff and the opening animations a lot. And a lot of the ships and buildings have really scratched my itch for seeing cool stuff like that. The ship with the open to space walkway at the beginning with nothing but shields to keep emperor safe was... *chef's kiss*. So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
by inkblot posted 2 months ago
I just re-watched all 3 seasons of Foundation.
Holy crap did I miss a lot. I am not designed to sit on my ass for a whole week and catch the next episode. And then after watching 10 episodes having to wait a year + to see the next season.
But man, these guys make Star Wars and the death star look like a toy. When you get into the the destruction of entire planets, without the use of a huge moon sized station. Just wow.
And the plot beneath plot beneath plot, its hard to keep track. Especially when you are watching other shows to boot.
This is my new eye candy for now. What a show.
by jim1961 posted 2 months ago
Instilling hope is never a bad thing.
WoT time could have been the next GoT if they had done it right.
As for animation, it depends. Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an example of animation I can watch, but if it looks like 1970's cartoons, no thanks.
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This season also had it's budget cut comparative to other seasons, and it was the best one, so again, not super duper worried yet. I agree this is concerning though.
Its been a very long time since I read the books, but I recall it was the later books I liked the best. So it might be that best part of the Foundation story is yet to come.
Go season 4.
I actually see an initial large uptick in people being employed in the animation business due to the creation of more new studios. This will raise the floor of who can enter the animation field seriously and will give a huge rise to independent makers, who will be able to use these and other developing powerful tools to get into animation easier, faster, and better.
But yes, eventually AI and robots are going to functionally replace humanity at just about everything. It looks like we may see it in our lifetimes too whether we want to or not. It's not exactly something that can be resisted.
Go season 4.
So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
I have tempered expectations about season 4. Lets not forget, they lost their showrunner from seasons 1-3 and are having their budget cut. Frankly, I have no idea what to expect from season 4.
They didn't lose him entirely he's still on the production team. He's just not in charge anymore which I agree is worrying but I'll temper my expectations. This season also had it's budget cut comparative to other seasons, and it was the best one, so again, not super duper worried yet. I agree this is concerning though.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/
Cool! Thanks for letting me know. Definitely going to be interesting to see more and more of this. Like I said, I think one day you'll be able to plug in an Ebook select your actors and have a custom show for you to watch, which again, would be so cool.
So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
I have tempered expectations about season 4. Lets not forget, they lost their showrunner from seasons 1-3 and are having their budget cut. Frankly, I have no idea what to expect from season 4.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082677/
I look forward to the day where you can feed any book into an AI model, select what actors you want to see play the roles, and generate your own custom shows that have production quality which match TV shows of today. There's a good chance I see that before I die.
Holy crap did I miss a lot. I am not designed to sit on my ass for a whole week and catch the next episode. And then after watching 10 episodes having to wait a year + to see the next season.
But man, these guys make Star Wars and the death star look like a toy. When you get into the the destruction of entire planets, without the use of a huge moon sized station. Just wow.
And the plot beneath plot beneath plot, its hard to keep track. Especially when you are watching other shows to boot.
This is my new eye candy for now. What a show.
I always do a full watch of previous seasons before shows start airing to catch myself up, and do a post-watch full run again after a lot of times on shows I really enjoy. Like this one.
The show is pure eye candy, you're absolutely right. I love the moving paint stuff and the opening animations a lot. And a lot of the ships and buildings have really scratched my itch for seeing cool stuff like that. The ship with the open to space walkway at the beginning with nothing but shields to keep emperor safe was... *chef's kiss*. So cool. God I can't wait for season 4. This is gonna be a hard one to be waiting for. Hopefully I'm still around for season 4.
Holy crap did I miss a lot. I am not designed to sit on my ass for a whole week and catch the next episode. And then after watching 10 episodes having to wait a year + to see the next season.
But man, these guys make Star Wars and the death star look like a toy. When you get into the the destruction of entire planets, without the use of a huge moon sized station. Just wow.
And the plot beneath plot beneath plot, its hard to keep track. Especially when you are watching other shows to boot.
This is my new eye candy for now. What a show.
WoT time could have been the next GoT if they had done it right.
As for animation, it depends. Star Wars: The Bad Batch is an example of animation I can watch, but if it looks like 1970's cartoons, no thanks.