This was a much more enjoyable read then the last book, foundation's edge. We are back to almost reliable narrators and character development.

Overall, a decent read and a reasonable twist.

This book clocks in at 500 pages, which I think is over-generous - large chunks could have been streamlined out without loss of plot or character development.

I really would have liked to see some discussion of free will, evolution, limitations of hive minds being explored rather then just accepted as gospel (but... magic unreliable narrators)... imagine if the Borg had a good PR agency.

20,000 years is 1,000 generations... humans should be diverging on 20 million planets at this point, even if there are not aliens yet, the humans themselves are becoming them.

WHAT A FUCKING BOOK.... I only finished this book in a spiteful rage.

Coming on the heels of the first three books with 20 year gap, the entire book is filled with unreliable narrators. The literary equivalent of 6 year olds making shit up on the spot as they go. Nothing makes sense or is internally consistent because of "mystic forces" throughout... which shouldn't be too surprising based on the last book, but now its literally every character and every scene.

Early in the book we meet Speaker Kai Winn, well written character, I was sure she was of Bajor.

Just finished the second foundation book, the third in the foundation series. It's split into two parts, search by the mule, and search by the foundation.

Overall I'm not sure this book stands up to modern expectations, it was fine for what it was but I couldn't help but get a little tired of the mystery box twists.

On the whole I'm glad I've read the original foundation trilogy, but don't think I would recommend it to others.

A good book overall, but drags in places. ~300 pages, some of the text was a bit hard to parse in places (could have just been my printing edition ungraceful formatting). That said I breezed through it fairly quickly and finished it in a afternoon.

Two short stories in this book

I finally got around to reading foundation, I picked it up this afternoon, it was quite a breezy read, finished the entire book in a few hours.

Very much worth the read! I'm a little disappointed the version I have has advertisements for Apple TV yet still has typos and printing errors 75 years after the first printing.....

The series originated from Lucas's desire to explore the untold stories of the Clone Wars era including characters and planets briefly mentioned in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

There is some really great content here. Sure, it seems to be aimed at 12 year old boys, but they arn't afraid to touch on difficult subjects. It's more hit then miss. After the first half of season 1, they really find their footing and get into meaty stories.

If you are a fan of Pre-Disney starwars, I can't recommend the clone wars enough. I'm enjoying it (up to season 4 now)

The series is centered on an afterlife in which humans are sent to "the Good Place" or "the Bad Place" after death.

Honestly, a great show, watch it blind.

I highly recommend season 1, no reservations.

Season 2 is pretty strong, Season 3 dips a bit, the final season 4 is a bit all over the place... but the closing...

Flight is a 2012 American drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by John Gatins and produced by Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Steve Starkey, Zemeckis, and Jack Rapke. The film stars Denzel Washington as William "Whip" Whitaker Sr., an alcoholic airline pilot who miraculously crash-lands his plane after a mechanical failure, saving nearly everyone on board. Although hailed a hero, an investigation soon begins to cast the captain in a different light.

I really enjoyed this film, I think as a action film the first act is great, and as the story switches gears we get more mature subjects requiring introspection and thoughtfulness.

Overall I recommend this film as a think piece.

:::spoilers spoiler thoughts

The portrayal of addiction as both a physical temptation and a mental struggle is done well. We get tastes of Whip wanting to be different, wanting to change, but failing to maintain a change. We see executive function struggle against emotional coping.

I see parallels to the silent film The Phantom Carriage - addiction and self destruction manifest.

Deciding who you are and making yourself into that person are two different things. :::

Researchers from the CDC, led by Dr. Alan Farragut and Dr. Sarah Jordan investigate a viral outbreak at an Arctic bioresearch station, only to discover that it has disastrous and wider implications for the entire world. Proscribed genetic engineering research is being done by the Ilaria Corporation, the company running the research station, most interested in preventing exposure of their activities, rather than simply resolving the outbreak.

A bit like contagion in the artic circle (the thing vibes), the show does a good job of pacing the story, keeping the beats intelligent and interesting, while revealing the wider arc.

This crosses quite a few creative domains, so hard to describe it without spoiling the show. I would recommend the series if your sci-fi/science minded.

In 2002, during the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus,[a] a young boy named Jimmy Crystal flees his house in the Scottish Highlands as his family are attacked by the infected. He takes refuge in the local church with his father, a minister, but finds him praying in ecstasy, since he interprets the virus as a harbinger of the end times and the Day of Judgement. Jimmy's father bequeaths him a cross necklace and helps him to safety before submitting to the infected as they break in.

WTF.... I'm not unhappy i watched this film, but I am confused about what i just watched.

The decision to intermix period films, dream sequences, reality, and delusions throughout the entire runtime was a STRONG editorial choice. It got to the point where I didn't really trust anything I was watching.

I get the impression this is the VIBE screen writing version of world war z (the book).

Overall, I would consider this a art house experimental film kung foo hustle meets kill bill set in a pseudo medieval setting. I would recommend watching it, just for the slow motion train wreck.

As far as a zombie or survivor film goes it doesn't have much to say, spends lots of time not saying it, and just kinda fills time.

The biggest weakness is they tried to do too many things at a very shallow depth, they would have been much better off picking one theme and exploring it to make a film worth watching.

To the Lake (Russian: Эпидемия, romanized: Epidemiya, lit. 'epidemic') is a Russian post-apocalyptic thriller television series launched on the Premier platform on 14 November 2019.[2] Its first season is based on Vongozero, a novel by Russian author Yana Vagner.[3] Netflix acquired the first season and released it internationally on 8 October 2020.

I found this while looking for zombie content, and it's fairly near. Think of a Contagion type of movie but nobody trusts each other.

Typically in these apocalypse films the characters are so terrible that you kind of want them to fail. Here, they came close, but there is enough humanity and futility lumped together that I actually care about these survivors struggles.

If you like thoughtful, dark, and a bit frustrating character studies of adversity in the context of a pandemic - this show is a worthwhile watch.

Dead Set is a British satirical zombie horror television miniseries written and created by Charlie Brooker. The show takes place primarily on the set of a fictional series of the real television show Big Brother. The five episodes, aired over five consecutive nights, chronicle a zombie outbreak that strands the housemates and production staff inside the Big Brother House, which quickly becomes a shelter from the undead.

5 Episodes, 20 minutes each. The first episode was reasonably good with buildup and story telling.

The last 4 episodes did not impress. They didn't have much to say or do, not much time to do it in, and they stretched it.

By the last episode I disliked every main character and was relived when the show ended without a cliff-hanger.

In terms of Zombie Material, its a reasonable thing to watch, but nothing new to say, all the people die by stupidity and failure to adapt - a little frustrating. I'm not sure if it was satire, but everyone is over the top emotional flies off the handle with anger, snap decisions, hostility, and of course crying.

Locke is a 2013 psychological drama road film written and directed by Steven Knight. It stars Tom Hardy in the title role (and the only on-screen character) as he drives while conducting a series of phone conversations

Wow, this was both enthralling and had lots of second hand embarrassment. A entire film from inside a car, a one man production, yet the journey is captivating.

I highly recommend this film if you enjoy thoughtful art.

The Harrigans, a London crime family, find themselves in a battle with the Stevensons that could end syndicates and their lives. Harry Da Souza is a street-smart and formidable fixer employed by the Harrigan family to navigate and mitigate the escalating conflict threatening their empire. As tensions between the families intensify, Harry is tasked with protecting the Harrigans' interests and preventing an all-out gang war.

Tom Hardy makes this series work. It's like game of thrones levels of duplicity, the first 6 episodes are really good, the last few feel a bit forced. It's very enjoyable, especially to see Tom Hardy as a quiet fixer type.

I recommend for the crime drama aspects.

Attending physician Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch starts a grueling shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital's emergency room (ER), nicknamed "the Pitt" by its staff, by welcoming four newcomers: Victoria Javadi, a third-year medical student; Dennis Whitaker, a fourth-year medical student; Dr. Trinity Santos, an intern; and Dr. Melissa "Mel" King, a second-year resident. Throughout the next fifteen hours, the students and residents learn more about their professional duties, while trying to deal with the emotional toll of patient care and the hardships of working in an overcrowded and underfunded ER, guided by Robby and the Pitt's other staff members, including charge nurse Dana Evans, second-year resident Dr. Cassie McKay, third-year resident Dr. Samira Mohan, and senior residents Dr. Heather Collins and Dr. Frank Langdon. Meanwhile, Robby struggles to cope with traumatic memories resurfacing on the fourth anniversary of his mentor's death, which happened in the Pitt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A really intense single day in a ER, each episode is one hour, 15 hours in the day. The medical drama is there in abundance, but I found myself being invested in this huge ensemble cast in a few episodes. Some of the onscreen injuries did make me squeamish, but they are well done.

Some of the TV tropes you can see coming, but it doesn't make the show any less entertaining.

I highly recommend the Pitt, its a great show to binge. Its frenetic enough that it is NOT second screen material.