Dune

[JohnEmmett]

Introduced in Dune, sandworms are colossal worm-like creatures that live on the desert planet Arrakis.

 

[JohnEmmett]

the underground tunnels on Mars…

 

[brianvds]

"We will kill until no Harkonnen breathes Arakeen air..."

 

[JohnEmmett]

Nuclear War Killed All Life On Mars, Claims Scientist

 

[JohnEmmett]

nonplussed?

 

[brianvds]

nonplussed?

No. Limited internet data, so I cannot afford to go watch every video that gets linked to. Particularly not one where the title suggests it's not worth watching.

 

[JohnEmmett]

weak faith, I understand…


testing your faith is asking a lot

 

[musket]

Dune is a well told tale, but really just Lawrence of Arabia on drugs in outer space.

 

[JohnEmmett]

Dune is a well-told tale

Written by a historian

 

[JohnEmmett]

 

[JohnEmmett]

lower left area…

 

[musket]

The way I heard it, he got a lot of input for Dune from John W. Campbell, and none for the sequels, which may explain why the sequels suck by comparison... and I stand by my comparison to Lawrence of Arabia.

 

[JohnEmmett]

K,

I think he was channeling the past…

 

[musket]

Why am I not surprised?

 

[JohnEmmett]

Why am I not surprised?

Why isn't everyone surprised?

People are asleep.

 

[musket]

I imagine anybody who has heard enough of your riffs wouldn't be surprised you feel that way, John.

 

[JohnEmmett]

I expect people to be aware…


They're not.

 

[musket]

It's fiction, John. Herbert made it up, using history as a guide for some of it. Paul was obviously inspired by Lawrence. The Fremen are Bedouins. Stilgar is Auda Abu Tayi. No channeling of the past needed. Just a basic knowledge of WWI in the Middle East, and a good imagination.

 

[JohnEmmett]

Third Age was 6000 years ago, Tolkien said

He was right…

Herbert wanted to be a historian

Maybe he was after all

 

[musket]

Middle Earth is not Arrakis.