Frank Herberts Children of Dune March 16 SCIFI channel

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[ottersnot]

Children of Dune Miniseries. SCIFI Channel starts March 16th, 9PM.

[ottersnot]

Noticed last night that SCIFI channel is advertising the new Children of Dune miniseries which will be airing on March 16th at 9PM. Both the books DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNE will be worked into the Miniseries. Susan Sarandon is playing Princess Wensicia. That almost ruins this for me, but I think it's a minor part.

[Xenalyte]

Yeech - those Dune books have to be THE most boring series I ever tried to read. And I'll read damn near anything.

[DCBryan1]

Yeech - those Dune books have to be THE most boring series I ever tried to read. And I'll read damn near anything.

I thought the exact same thing at 13. Now after reading it in my 20's , and now I'm 30, I find myself reading "DUNE" at least once every year and the series once every other year.

Frank Herbert is as genious with science fiction as Tolkien is to fiction.

Signed
Kwitzat Haderach

[DCBryan1]

Bene Gesseret PING!

[DCBryan1]

Kwitzat Haderach
Kwisatz Haderach

[MadIvan]

Yeech - those Dune books have to be THE most boring series I ever tried to read. And I'll read damn near anything.

COUGH!

Regards, Ivan
Webmaster, DreamersOfDune.Com

[arly]

if the socialist susan sarandon is in it I'll make sure I don't watch it.

[Paul Atreides]

Well, they are a little too adult for some people.

[Paul Atreides]

Come by The Landsraad for some exclusive pix of the mini!

http://groups.msn.com/TheLandsraad

[martin_fierro]

Yeech - those Dune books have to be THE most boring series I ever tried to read. And I'll read damn near anything.

Ol' Blue Eyes PING <|;)~

[Paul Atreides]

It scared me to death when it was first rumored that Susan Saranwrap was to portray Lady Jessica! However, she is in the minor role of Princess Wensicia, evil sister to Princess Irulan. This looks to be a wonderful sequel to the first miniseries.

[DCBryan1]

http://groups.msn.com/TheLandsraad

I will be there shortly. A 3rd stage Guild Navigator has been dispatched to my location. Personal shields mandatory, no lasguns.

[freedumb2003]

>>Frank Herbert is as genious with science fiction as Tolkien is to fiction.<<

Uhh, that's a little much. Herbert's pretty darn good, but is the top of the second tier. Dune was a very good series but he tends to get pedantic as the series wears on.

The first tier pantheon will always be Asimov, Henlein, Campbell, (MAYBE Bradbury for TMC) and some others.

[Paul Atreides]

Daniela Amavia as Alia

[Diana Rose]

This is the perfect place to ask...I want to give my nephew Dune to read his parents are divorced and any little thing starts a court battle from the other side. Do you see anything wrong with giving a 13 year old boy Dune to read? Thanks!

[martin_fierro]

Daniela Amavia as Alia

(Whatever "Hubba Hubba" is in Fremen)

[Psycho_Bunny]

Try Clark's Rama series.

So incredibly boring I just stopped reading them.

[what's up]

I agree...I tried for years and I finally made it thru Dune last year. Boring.

I think the thing that may have perked it up would have been some character development. The relationship dynamics are like cardboard.

[DCBryan1]

Diana!

I was 13 when I read the entire series.

I would recommend getting him the first book, "DUNE" and if he really enjoyed it, I would let him take the initiative in getting the other books.

As stated here, the books drag on, and on , and on , and on later in the series.

[Paul Atreides]

Though you asked someone else, I would like to comment. Dune is a wonderful story. It is not filled with vulgarity, except for the fact that the Baron Harkonnen is a pedophile (though, this is not presented in an explicit manner). Other than that, it is a great book for a young person.