TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

If it makes enough money Hollywood just won't be able to control itself.

[crazy canuck]

Heretics of Dune was my favourite book in the series

[FunkMonk]

In this crazy hellworld timeline at least we get to see Dune be a major box office success with critically acclaimed films

[HVC]

I didn't like Dune 

[Josephus]

I've mentioned this before but when I saw Dune, I didn't know it was a two-parter. I remember looking at my watch with about 20 minutes left, thinking "fuck they're gonna rush the ending"

[celedhring]

In this crazy hellworld timeline at least we get to see Dune be a major box office success with critically acclaimed films

Let's reexamine the issue in a few years when Hollywood has IP-ed this to death and ruined it somehow

Now, seriously, if Hollywood tries to franchise this in the Hollywood way (and with capes beginning to fail, they are desperate to find new franchises), it can be truely surreal. Can't wait for the Leto and Ghanima cartoon.

[Sheilbh]

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

[Barrister]

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

[Josquius]

A thought.
If Dune 2 does as well at the box office as with reviewers....
Considering foundation seems to be doing OK for apple too.
Will we see more mid 20th century Sci fi adaptations?
What next?
Martian Chronicles? Lensman?

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

Maybe. Or is it 4.
The bit where things get trippy and Paul (or was it leto) sees all the time lines.

[celedhring]

A thought.
If Dune 2 does as well at the box office as with reviewers....
Considering foundation seems to be doing OK for apple too.
Will we see more mid 20th century Sci fi adaptations?
What next?
Martian Chronicles? Lensman?

I for one am very much looking forward to Sting's origin story

I, for one, would quite watch a Dune movie where Sting makes some kind of return or cameo.  Obviously not at Feyd-Rautha, but I'm sure they could fit him in somewhere.

Same goes for Kyle MacLachlan now that I think about it.

I understand why for Dune 1 they would hardly want to bring up Lynch's Dune, but for a Dune 3?

Maybe. Or is it 4.
The bit where things get trippy and Paul (or was it leto) sees all the time lines.

Villeneuve is doing Rendezvous with Rama next (and that book has no real plot). If that somehow succeeds...

Looks like it's time to prepare my The Stars My Destination pitch...

[grumbler]

Looks like it's time to prepare my The Stars My Destination pitch...

If they're doing Bester, they should do The Demolished Man. 

[grumbler]

The SF movie I want to see done is The Mote in God's Eye.  The best treatment of an actually alien culture I've read.

[HVC]

Aliens are too alien. It'd be a cgi eyesore. Agree it's a great story though.

[grumbler]

Aliens are too alien. It'd be a cgi eyesore. Agree it's a great story though.

Yes, the question is, as you note, whether the aliens can be rendered believably.  I think that CGI is god enough now, but I could be wrong.

[Barrister]

Aliens are too alien. It'd be a cgi eyesore. Agree it's a great story though.

The thing about Dune is that although it's, what, 10000 years in the future - it's still just humans, so still kind-of relatable (even given how crazy the Bene Gesserit, Guild Navigators, Tleilaxu, etc get).