Foundation

Okay, I almost picked up a copy of Asimov's Foundation.

And I skimmed through it and it seemed like some bullshit L. Ron Hubbard would write. Is it that bad fantasy shit that only a nerd can enjoy? (you know the type. They liked the Matrix sequels for their story) Is it like all the other stuff in the Sci-Fi section in bookstores? It sure as hell seemed like it.

Foundation is actually pretty decent. Can't say the same about most other Asimov's works, but the first two books are really prety nice. Nothing really special, and if you don't feel like it, you might as well skip that crap, but they aren't unreadable, and are pretty enjoyable.

Sure thing, though, if Asimov lived today, nobody would ever find his stories anything special at all. His popularity owes to him being one of the first. He started the whole robots thing, and was one of the first authors to portray a galactic empire.