[viraptor]

That comment seems like 3 independent thoughts. In my opinion: yes the first part was great, yes it could cover more details as a series, yes a HBO style high value production would be cool to see.

The possibility of having something better does not make this movie bad.

If you can go into it accepting that: not everything will be covered, the book has lots of internal thoughts and little action which doesn't work well on a screen, the politics part was not skipped but wasn't given lots of time either - I think you'll have a good time.

Edit: Visually - it's amazing.

[stevenwoo]

HBO started production on a prequel, Dune: the Sisterhood, based on the Brian Hebert books, I haven't read them, only read the first six by Frank Hebert, but just based on the twist in book five, the origin story of the Bene Gesserit could be bonkers.

[dsr_]

The problem is that Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have turned out 20ish volumes of bad fanfic.

(I have nothing against good fanfic.)

[mercutio2]

Brian Herbert has done more violence to the Dune universe than I ever would’ve thought possible.

Kevin Anderson is a mediocre sci-fi writer, but those books are so much worse than his worse non-Dune books.

[throw0101a]

> HBO started production on a prequel, Dune: the Sisterhood, based on the Brian Hebert books

I read the first Brian Herbert book when it came out. Didn't bother with any since (life is too short).