Werthead Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 9 hours ago, Cas Stark said: Isn't Dune just the kind of super dense 'world' that studios might want to create an ongoing franchise around? A whole world of prequels, sequels and interesting side characters and planets. They're doing exactly that. I believe they're in production already on a prequel TV show, Sisterhood of Dune. As for the viability of the franchise, they're probably thinking of how massively successful that GoT was whilst being aimed squarely at adults. Weirdly, the 1984 movie had a whole kid's crossover marketing campaign (a kid's picture book version of the film, colouring books etc) which was very strange considering they couldn't go see it. Also, Dune is like 500 pages long in paperback, 150,000 words or so. It's chunky but only moderately above average (well, by modern standards) and only about a third the length of LotR. It is plot-dense, but mostly in the opening part of the story. The novel mostly skips over the bulk of the war against the Harkonnens, but the film looks like it will be telling more of the story of the campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) On 7/12/2023 at 10:33 AM, Cas Stark said: Isn't Dune just the kind of super dense 'world' that studios might want to create an ongoing franchise around? A whole world of prequels, sequels and interesting side characters and planets. No. No. No. No. There are only six books in the Dune series. Attempts to pass off substandard poorly written fanfiction notwithstanding. Only Frank Herbert wrote Dune novels. Edited July 13, 2023 by Ser Scot A Ellison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: six books in the Dune series. And three of them get progressively more impossible and dreadful too. Rhom, IlyaP and JGP 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: No. No. No. No. There are only six books in the Dune series. Attempts to pass off substandard poorly written fanfiction notwithstanding. Only Frank Herbert wrote Dune novels. Just so. And within those 6 novels is a world so dense it makes Star Wars, Stark Trek and Marvel look transparent. You've got the actual story of the Atriedes and what happens in the books, which covers thousands of years. You've got Ix, you've got the Butlerian Jihad, mentats, Duncan Idahoes by the dozen, the Sardukar, the great houses. Dense. Within Dune there is science fiction, space opera and game of thrones. It's very odd that no one has done anything more with this than Dune the first book. and doesn't seem to be any plans for same. Edited July 14, 2023 by Cas Stark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 I never liked anything past Dune so I’ll be happy if Denis stops after this one tbh A wilding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II said: I never liked anything past Dune so I’ll be happy if Denis stops after this one tbh Says the guy defending and offering apologia for Jar Jar Binks. JGP, IlyaP, Rhom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlyaP Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 3:08 AM, JGP said: Not with Frank Herbert's hands on canon [and a dearth of, by all accounts, really shitty entries to the universe] Or was It Brian lol Aren't there now more KJA/BH books than Frank Herbert books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, IlyaP said: Aren't there now more KJA/BH books than Frank Herbert books? No son would ever shit on their father’s canon by hireing a hack like KJA to write shitty fanfiction in his father’s universe like that… right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlyaP Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Just now, Ser Scot A Ellison said: No son would ever shit on their father’s canon by hireing a hack like KJA to write shitty fanfiction in his father’s universe like that… right? *Shifty look* Ser Scot A Ellison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 3 hours ago, IlyaP said: Aren't there now more KJA/BH books than Frank Herbert books? Wayyyyy more I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Rhom said: Wayyyyy more I think. As I say in the Sanderson threads… quantity will never equal quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karaddin Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 6:26 AM, Ser Scot A Ellison said: No. No. No. No. There are only six books in the Dune series. Attempts to pass off substandard poorly written fanfiction notwithstanding. Only Frank Herbert wrote Dune novels. Yes yes, and Denethor is a corruption of the sacred text. You are frequently disappointed by the lack of faithfulness that subsequent stories or adaptations show to the original material Myrddin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 10 hours ago, karaddin said: Yes yes, and Denethor is a corruption of the sacred text. You are frequently disappointed by the lack of faithfulness that subsequent stories or adaptations show to the original material Fanfiction novels are not and will never be Dune. I refuse to read anything by KJA because of his defilement of the Dune universe. His stuff is awful. Yes, this is similar to my dislike of the horrible treatment of Denethor… Edited July 18, 2023 by Ser Scot A Ellison karaddin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlyaP Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 26 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Yes, this is similar to my dislike of the horrible treatment of Denethor… Treatment of Denethor...in the films? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, IlyaP said: Treatment of Denethor...in the films? Denethor in the LOTR films is absolutely abhorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Denethor in the LOTR films is absolutely abhorrent. His flashback scene in Two Towers was decent… Ser Scot A Ellison 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 I respect the way Denethor eats tomatoes. karaddin, Kalbear, Rhom and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Denethor. So hot right now. Deadlines? What Deadlines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Damn. Delayed to 15 March 2024. Calibandar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Werthead said: Damn. Delayed to 15 March 2024. Is a reason for the delay offered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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