The foundation showrunner has a perfect pitch spin-off [Exclusive]

The world of “foundation” on Apple TV + is one of the largest science fiction universes on television. It is a universe where humanity has conquered the cosmos and has spread on incalculable planets at a time when the universe is governed by a galactic empire led by three cloned emperors, intended to represent the imperishable permanence of the Empire. It is a universe where robots existed not only, but they have been off for thousands of years.

It is the robotic part of “foundation” mythology which is undoubtedly the most exciting aspect of the tradition of the show. Although originally part of the author’s series of books by the author Isaac Asimov of the same name, the legendary author finally redesigned both his series “Foundation” with his series of stories “I, Robot”, combining them in a singular chronology that the Apple TV + series adapts now.

During three seasons of “foundation”, we only scratched the surface of the era of robotics in the history of humanity. Since no one living in the show remembers an era when robots were there, a large part of this background frame is still wrapped in mystery … until this season. At the start of season 3, we learned the history of the three laws of robotics and how a law of Zeroth gave robots an identity crisis that it led to robot wars and the possible extinction of robots. We have heard of the robot wars several times throughout the program’s race so far, but we haven’t really seen it on the screen – at least not yet.

In an exclusive interview before the release of the final of season 3 of “Foundation”, the co-creator and Showrunner David S. Goyer spoke / film about his desire to explore robot wars in a derived television series.

“I would love to tell this story, but there are really only two ways to say it. One would be to tell it as a kind of B-Story intertwined in a season, where we would do these flashbacks, which would be interesting, but would take a lot of time and a lot of bandwidth,” said Goyer. “Another interesting way to do so would be to do it like a mini-series of six episodes that occurs between two of the largest seasons of the” Foundation “.

A limited series on robot wars can, on the surface, feel useless, an excuse to just put more big battles on the screen. Except that nothing is so simple with regard to Asimov’s worlds. We know that the reason why the robot wars started was because the robots disagreed on the question of whether their programming meant that they should kill some humans in order to prevent them from anchoring each other, or if they should let them disappear rather than killing a single human. A limited series on war could be more than a simple exciting action, it could be an emotional story about robots that literally tear on ethical dilemmas and reflecting on philosophical questions while exploding things. It has the potential to be a heartbreaking story if it is never done. “If” being the keyword here.

“Who will know if it will ever happen?” Goyer haus their shoulders. “It was something that would have been exciting, and to be able to stretch our arms and really give this … I don’t think this story is necessary to enjoy the” foundation “as a show, but it would be fun to do it.”

“Foundation” has been renewed for season 4 on Apple TV +, but the dream of a Robot Wars mini-series remains a dream for the moment. However, if we have learned something from three seasons of grief that looks at “Foundation”, it is because there is always a hope.