What's the Difference between Foundation the Book and Foundation Season 1 the TV Show?
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In the TV Show |
Emperor Cleon
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Emperor Cleon
Portrayed by: Lee Pace
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Gaal Dornick
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Gaal Dornick
Portrayed by: Lou Llobell
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This Character does not appear.
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Eto Demerzel
Portrayed by: Laura Birn
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Hari Seldon
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Hari Seldon
Portrayed by: Jared Harris
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Salvor Hardin
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Salvor Hardin
Portrayed by: Leah Harvey
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Raych Foss
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Raych Seldon
Portrayed by: Alfred Enoch
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This Character does not appear.
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Hugo
Portrayed by: Daniel MacPherson
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This Character does not appear.
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Phara Keaen
Portrayed by: Kubbra Sait
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Foundation Season 1 Book vs TV Show
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In the TV Show |
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Hyperspace jump technology was developed and in universal use among all populated worlds long before the Empire was established.
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Hyperspace jump technology is an Imperial secret. |
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Hardin never sleeps in stasis while traveling and never goes to Dornicks home planet. |
Selvor Hardin leaves Terminus. Gaal Dornick awakens after her 138 year trip to Synaxx and finds Salvor Hardin on the planet.
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Humans (the only intelligent species in the galaxy) all speak Galactic Standard, with regional accents.
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Some people seem to speak different languages. |
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Starships typically land at spaceports on the planet surface; sometimes checking in with orbiting entry stations first.
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Starships dock with the Starbridge, a space elevator that takes passengers to Trantor's surface. The trip down takes 14 hours. Suicide bombers destroy the space elevator connecting the planet surface to space.
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Only the Foundation scientists have the capability to produce miniaturized nuclear generators and personal shields.
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The Emperor wears a personal shield that protects him from all but the lightest touch. Some of the Imperial staff have clocking devices to keep them invisible. |