2211 – Foundation (TV Series 2021– )

spacetime coordinates: 12,067 E.I. (Era Imperial) – 12,102 E.I. Trantor, capital of the Galactic Empire / Periphery world of Terminus / 12,240 E.I. Synnax

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Foundation is an American science fiction streaming television series created by David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman for Apple TV+, loosely based on the Foundation series of stories by Isaac Asimov. It features an ensemble cast led by Jared HarrisLee PaceLou Llobell, Leah Harvey and Laura Birn.

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 Foundation premiered on September 24, 2021. In October 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which is set to premiere in mid-2023.

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update (…)  The second season received more positive reviews from critics, with many agreeing that it was an improvement over its first season, emphasizing the more accessible pacing, better plot, improved interpersonal characterizations and overall satisfaction with the season’s payoff. (wiki)

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Top Gun (1986)

Top Gun is a 1986 American action film directed by Tony Scott, and written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr. inspired by an article titled “Top Guns”, written by Ehud Yonay and published in California magazine three years earlier.

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The film stars Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis, with Val KilmerAnthony Edwards, and Tom Skerritt in supporting roles. Cruise plays Lieutenant Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a young naval aviator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. He and his radar intercept officer, Lieutenant (junior grade) Nick “Goose” Bradshaw (Edwards), are given the chance to train at the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station Miramar in San DiegoCalifornia.

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Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews from film critics. The film maintained its popularity over the years and earned an IMAX 3D re-release in 2013. Additionally, the soundtrack to the film has since become one of the most popular movie soundtracks to date, reaching 9× Platinum certification. The film won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for “Take My Breath Away” performed by Berlin. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. (wiki)


Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Top Gun: Maverick is a 2022 American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski. It is the sequel to the 1986 film Top Gun.

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The film stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer reprising their roles from the original film, alongside Miles TellerJennifer ConnellyJon HammGlen PowellLewis Pullman, and Ed Harris. It follows Maverick confronting his past while training a group of younger TOPGUN graduates, including the son of his deceased best friend, for a dangerous mission.

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The film was widely praised by critics, with many deeming it superior to its predecessor. (wiki)