Oh yeah, other stories of Asimov to read:
* The Last Question (This is one of the most important short stories to read, ever. It's arguably the greatest ever written)
* The Bicentennial Man
* Mirror Image (on your list)
* Nightfall
* The Complete Robot series or any short story collection
* The End of Eternity (IMO, read this as late as possible, as it kind of explains discrepancies in Asimov's universe, especially reading stories like Hostess first)
On the TV series of Foundation. Some people are upset that the gender of certain characters were changed - but as an Asimov fan, this doesn't bother me in the slightest. Asimov himself said that in his early years he tended not to write female characters and strayed away from romantic subjects because he himself had not had any relationships in his younger years and didn't understand women. This (for anyone who reads Asimov) changes drastically in his later years where female have a much larger showing. But also, his characters (outside of Seldon) weren't developed in the original Foundation, they were cogs for the plot.
It's not particularly relevant what gender they are (aside from Hari Seldon). As a man, I generally prefer watching stuff that has both women and men in it, and I also like romance and sexual themes (much more available in Asimov's writings from the 1950s to 90s). I think if Asimov had a decade or so with the job of revising his works to the way he wanted, he'd probably make similar changes that were made with the TV show - most (if not all/almost all) people whining have never even read Asimov's books before and it is obvious, they're only interested in pushing political agendas; and their concern for "artistic integrity" is horse shit. Also, the Asimov estate and Asimov's daughter have creative control and they know more about Isaac Asimov's wishes than anyone else.
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