Poll: When you hear "Dune", you think of...

[DSK-]

I think of Emperor: Battle for Dune (RTS game)

I actually played Dune games before even seeing the movie.

 

[Dana22]

The books, for they are pure gold, one of the best book series I've ever read.

THE best as a series for me

as long as you forget Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson works on it, and stick to Frank herbert original works

No not really.

Dune is awesome, so does Dune Messiah. Children and God Emperor are really boring, full of phylosphical jibberish and plot is tough to follow and understand. Heretics and Chapterhouse are very good. The Hunters and Sandworms are quite alright, better then 2 middle.

And im a Dune fanatic, I even have Litany Against Fear framed under my bed.

 

[Lucifron]

THE SLEEPER HAS AWAKENED!

./thread

 

[Fbuh]

My name. It's Duane.

 

[katsabas]

None of these. Aladdin's theme song comes to mind.

 

[Battenbergcake]

 

[squidbuddy99]

Father! The sleeper has awakened!

 

[Jodan]

the books duh. they were amazing
ive got a first edidition print of dune. found it in a hole(crappy bookstore) for 20 bucks(canadian)

 

[Talvrae]

The books, for they are pure gold, one of the best book series I've ever read.

THE best as a series for me

as long as you forget Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson works on it, and stick to Frank herbert original works

No not really.

Dune is awesome, so does Dune Messiah. Children and God Emperor are really boring, full of phylosphical jibberish and plot is tough to follow and understand. Heretics and Chapterhouse are very good. The Hunters and Sandworms are quite alright, better then 2 middle.

And im a Dune fanatic, I even have Litany Against Fear framed under my bed.

Well i taught that Hunter and Sandworm where 2 of the worst book i have ever read... I had predicted both big reveal while only 1/4 in "Hunter" That the paysents where Omnius and Erasme, and that the prophet of Navigator was Nolia... And it feel like they forced the characters of theyr books in them for no reason, no thouses books are certenelly far behinds children of Dune and Emperor God

 

[Kakkoi]

The movie. It was one of the first 'adult' movies I ever watched. My Mom was/is a huge fan of the books so when she bought the movie we had to sit down and watch it as a family. I'll admit back then I thought it was totally boring but now I can actually enjoy it on some levels. It must be something you understand when you get older.

 

[Antiparticle]

Dune II, the RTS from 1992.

 

[Lexodus]

The book.

*seethes* There were no other books set in that universe!!!
http://xkcd.com/566/

Yeah, I only remember there being one book, too. It also probably could've made a decent movie, but I don't remember anyone ever trying to adapt it. Probably for the best, since sci-fi stuff like that usually gets butchered.

No, there were actually (I want to say 3) sequels. They were all terrible, and are often shunned by anyone who enjoyed the first. Which is why I linked to that XKCD.

I think you just missed the whole point of Nalgas's post. Must I really explain the joke?

 

[Harlemura]

The hill.
I didn't know there was anything else with "dune" in it. Except the buggy, which I was only reminded of due to this thread.

 

[Captain Pancake]

The Iron Maiden song To Tame a Land, which is based on the book.

You know, they wanted to call the song "dune", but Herbert was a pretentious dick and wouldn't let them because he didn't like heavy metal.

You know, even though the books are great, they show Herbert himself to be extremely old-fashioned. The role he makes women play in the novel is a very backwards view, as if they should be entertainments and servants, and making the Baron Harkonnen a homosexual paedophile shows just where he stood in regards to gays.

Father! The sleeper has awakened!

Long live the fighters!

 

[Kukakkau]

A sandy hill - just because a game/book uses the name of something else won't make me immediatly think of that

 

[runnernda]

When I hear 'Dune' I want to react with: "The spice must flow!"

Same here, and I was very disappointed that it wasn't one of the options.

But I think of the books.

 

[Talvrae]

The Iron Maiden song To Tame a Land, which is based on the book.

You know, they wanted to call the song "dune", but Herbert was a pretentious dick and wouldn't let them because he didn't like heavy metal.

You know, even though the books are great, they show Herbert himself to be extremely old-fashioned. The role he makes women play in the novel is a very backwards view, as if they should be entertainments and servants, and making the Baron Harkonnen a homosexual paedophile shows just where he stood in regards to gays.

Father! The sleeper has awakened!

Long live the fighrers!

Oh yeah that probably why Heretic of Dune and forwards it's pretty much the reverend mothers who rule the galaxie

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

The book.

*seethes* There were no other books set in that universe!!!
http://xkcd.com/566/

Yeah, I only remember there being one book, too. It also probably could've made a decent movie, but I don't remember anyone ever trying to adapt it. Probably for the best, since sci-fi stuff like that usually gets butchered.

No, there were actually (I want to say 3) sequels. They were all terrible, and are often shunned by anyone who enjoyed the first. Which is why I linked to that XKCD.

Apparently my agreement with you was too subtle. I also only liked the first book, totally failed to get into/enjoy anything past that, and thought the movie was junk. Heh.