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Topic: Dune: Prophecy

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Set 10,000 years before the events of Dune, the series follows sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen as they combat forces that threaten the future of humanity, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit.

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

1x1 was decent, the set design was almost perfect, but something felt off a little bit... Could be one of those shows where the cast (many known faces) has to really get into it over the first few episodes.

Will continue watching for sure.

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

lighton wrote:

1x1 was decent, the set design was almost perfect, but something felt off a little bit... Could be one of those shows where the cast (many known faces) has to really get into it over the first few episodes.

Will continue watching for sure.

I agree, felt off a bit. To me personally it felt too much like Game of Thrones...just a bit lesser though. I know of course that Dune came before The Song of Ice and Fire but still, can't stop seeing the similarities to the tv show in particular.

There is also a lack of character introduction here. In GoT, after the first episode you could name every single major character from House Stark, Baratheon and Targaryen without having to look them up again. Here only Valya Harkonnen and Desmond Hart stayed in memory - him only because he is played by "Ragnar Lothbruk" smile

Never really got into Dune as a fantasy saga. I watched and liked the 2000 mini-series Frank Herbert's Dune https://next-episode.net/frank-herberts-dune but that's about it. I also watched the new movies but couldn't get into them at all.

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

Ah! I couldn't really get into the old Dune universe but LOVED the new movies. smile

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

Can't get into this one, Episode 2 didn't manage to persuade me to continue watching.

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Watched episode 1 but wont be going back. I suspect that the Dune universe has been done to death like so many shows. Even the last part 2 of the movie was poor compared to the first half.

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

Well, I enjoyed 1x3! The sets, the story, the music, the acting, ... <3

Getting really into this. smile

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Re: Dune: Prophecy

inkblot wrote:

The continuity sometimes is hard to follow.

Yes, I've wondered about that myself! Was it a conscious choice to make it somewhat hard to follow? To keep the audience on their toes? smile

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