Spirit of the North

Hi, I pretty much reblog whatever I’m into at the moment, but feel free to follow!

[lilballlightning]

photo @important-cat-pics

[shesnake]

“I could see the darkness. It took my breath away at first.”

Foundation season 1 episode 1 “The Emperor’s Peace” (2021) dir. Rupert  Sanders

[laissezferre]

Jared Harris as Hari Seldon in Foundation S2E10 "Creation Myths"

[elderquintus]

foundation season 2 as popular posts: empire edition

season 1: empire / terminus season 2: empire / terminus & ignis

[elderquintus]

ALL EMPIRES FALL!

FOUNDATION: SEASON 2 (2023)

[laissezferre]

he's dead but he's being very sexy about it

[laissezferre]

the difference between foundation's reddit 'fandom' and tumblr fandom is so funny. over there you've got endless whining about how bad the show is and essays about how it does the books a disservice like this

meanwhile here you've got shitposts that belong in a museum like

we are not the same

[laissezferre]

Here we are trying to save humanity and we can't even save the lives of the ones we love. You take the pain and the what-ifs, and you weave that into a narrative that propels you forward.

[seldonhari-deactivated20250423]

Jared Harris in Foundation (2021-)

2.05 The Sighted and the Seen

[godtrauma]

one of the most insanely frustrating things about apple’s foundation is how poorly it is marketed. this is a landmark sci-fi show adapting some of the most famous sci-fi books, it has extremely breathtaking graphics and cinematography, a deeply complex and fascinating storyline (that like all good sci-fi) that mirrors and comments on today’s political and economic climate, a stacked and enormously talented cast, and a budget that only makes sense for something as popular and huge as the current star trek or star wars reboots. AND it has lee pace’s tits. like come on.

it’s genuinely insane that foundation has such a massive budget, yet it’s marketed as if it’s a little niche indie scifi series. it doesn’t even have any modern advertising presences on twitter or tiktok!! the person doing the most advertising for it is lee himself ffs hell, i’ve seen better promotion for originals from the syfy channel. no commercials, no big time late night shows, no presence at conventions or anything like that. there are much smaller budget shows that have incredible marketing (amc’s new interview with the vampire comes to mind). i realize that the cast is not full of THEE most famous actors, but like… lee pace?? jared harris?? what about the amazing character actors in secondary roles??

yes, foundation does require people to pay more attention and isn’t as flashy as other shows, but severance became a massive hit and it requires a TON of attention and thinking. it’s like apple doesn’t care about the show’s success because they’re busy promoting their big swingers. i really do believe that a better marketing job would have way more viewers and way more funds. maybe it would have even enough for goyer to stay.

so, what gives? i truly can’t figure it out. marketing costs money, but it helps make more money. why wouldn’t they promote something so grand and expensive? so many people are missing out because of apple’s incompetence. if the show has any hope of continuing, marketing needs to step the fuck up.

(for your consideration)

[totalefinsternis]

«You always make it seem like I follow Hari. I don't.» «Come now, your mind's all smudged with his fingerprints.»

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[thirdtwin3]

Jared Harris behind the scenes of Foundation Season 3 (found thanks to this link post)

[brotherconstant]

Foundation 1x08 The Missing Piece 2x08 The Last Empress

[brotherconstant]

Foundation 2.05 The Sighted and the Seen "The whole premise of psychohistory is that the future isn't set in stone." "But all my visions have come true."

[brotherconstant]

FOUNDATION 1x07 Mysteries and Martyrs I have Lethe Syndrome. Had Lethe Syndrome. Inherited from my father. Once the symptoms manifest, the cognitive decline is steep. Think it through. We reach Terminus, face famine and the elements, but I'm no longer the hand of our salvation, but the crackpot who dragged everyone to a frigid rock.

[brotherconstant]

Foundation 1x01 The Emperor's Peace "When I was a child, I told my mother I wanted to learn every planet in the Galactic Empire… beginning in the center and moving out to Star’s End. Each night, she told me stories. I traveled light-years… my mind expanding to hold more and more worlds. But I never reached Terminus. Straddling the farthest reaches of civilization, unsettled by man… it was the end. And its story remained dark to me until many years later. Until it became my story. Until it became… the only story."

[brotherconstant]

Foundation (2021-) Our minds linked.