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Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune: The Miniseries

Posted by Ceridwen Posted on November 4, 2021 0 Comments

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The actors playing Ghanima and Leto Atriedes stand side by side, looking slightly off center. They are wearing stylized court attire.

In which we discuss the SyFy channel’s miniseries which encapsulates the second two of the Dune trilogy by Frank Herbert: Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Though the production was written, produced, and largely acted by the same people, the clunkily…

David Lynch’s Dune

Posted by Ceridwen Posted on October 29, 2021 2 Comments

Posted in books, Dune, movies, podcasts, space Tagged Alan Smithee, Arrakis, David Lynch, Dune, Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune, House Atreides, Jodorowsky's Dune, Lynch's Dune, Milkweed Triptych, precience

Kyle MacLachlan as Paul Mu'uad D'b stands wearing a stillsuit in the open desert. A row of figures stands very far behind him. He has a coil of rope over one shoulder, and is holding a staff in the opposite hand

Continuing in our exploration of all things Dune, Two Nerds discuss David Lynch’s 1984 film adaption of Dune, which was famously troubled production, critical failure, and pretty bonkers. It was also hugely formative for me. There are at least several…