Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans

From	Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans
Date	2020-07-25 08:50 +0100
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On 24/07/2020 18:21, Andy Hewitt wrote:
> Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> wrote:
>> On 24/07/2020 16:18, Andy Hewitt wrote:
>>> Sn!pe <snipeco.2@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just found the cost of my iPad to get free Apple TV+ for a year might
>>>>> have been worth every penny. Maybe!
>>>>>
>>>>> For all the Asimov 'Foundation' fans out there (I'm one, probably my
>>>>> favourite ever set of books to read), they've made/making a Foundation
>>>>> series for 2021. The trailer looks good, hopefully not the usual full of
>>>>> the only good bits trailer, but it does look like it could be worth a
>>>>> watch.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is Foundation included in the Apple TV+ service subscription
>>>> or will you have to pay for it when it's released next year?
>>>> I'm not clear as to exactly what the free year's subscription
>>>> offer includes.
>>>
>>> That’s a very good point of course. I had thought it was being advertised
>>> as part of the TV+ service, but I’ll try and check that out.
>>
>> It is included. As long as your free TV+ subscription lasts long enough.
> 
> Yeah, that’s the conclusion I came to as well. If the series is good
> enough, I’d pay for the subscription long enough to watch it all (I assume
> they’ll initially release it line episode a week, as they do on Netflix).

They released For All Mankind an episode a week, so ... well who knows 
but given Apple TV+'s relative dearth of material I'm sure they'll want 
to spread Foundation out a bit.

-- 
Chris

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OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-23 16:02 +0000
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-23 17:59 +0100
    Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-23 10:35 -0700
      Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-23 10:37 -0700
        Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Tim <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2020-07-23 20:28 +0000
        Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Flavio Matani <flavio_matani@mac.com> - 2020-07-29 20:06 +0000
          Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2020-07-29 13:34 -0700
      Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-23 18:47 +0100
        Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-23 20:36 +0000
          Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2020-07-23 22:12 +0100
          Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-23 23:03 +0000
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-23 17:17 +0000
    Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2020-07-24 09:50 +0100
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-24 06:56 +0100
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2020-07-24 14:21 +0100
    Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-24 15:18 +0000
      Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-24 17:14 +0100
        Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-24 17:21 +0000
          Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2020-07-25 08:50 +0100
            Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 09:43 +0000
              Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-25 09:56 +0000
                Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 11:26 +0000
                Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2020-07-25 16:00 +0000
                Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-25 17:04 +0000
              Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-25 19:27 -0400
                Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Andy Hewitt <thewildrover@icloud.com> - 2020-07-26 06:48 +0000
            Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Flavio Matani <flavio_matani@mac.com> - 2020-07-29 20:09 +0000
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-25 19:37 -0400
    Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Bruce Horrocks <07.013@scorecrow.com> - 2020-07-26 00:44 +0100
      Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2020-07-25 22:27 -0400
  Re: OT: Apple TV news for Asimov fans Flavio Matani <flavio_matani@mac.com> - 2020-07-29 20:10 +0000

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