I still can't bring myself to watch the Dune movie and subsequent miniseries. One of the first (and still best) SF novels that I read was God Emperor of Dune when I was 15. I still have the original hardcover book that I bought, sitting proudly on my bookshelf with Heretics and Chapterhouse.. It, and the rest of the six core books were so vividly told, I feel that I've already seen the best movie that could have been made from those glorious tales. It's about time that I re-read these again, it's been a good 20 years or so.
I hear ya. I love those books too but it was the David Lynch movie that brought me to them. That movie blew my mind. I really like the stuff that SyFy did to tell the first three books. They did it very well. The actors they chose for the characters are amazing. I hope you will watch them one day as an homage to something that was once thought unfilmable.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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I still can't bring myself to watch the Dune movie and subsequent miniseries. One of the first (and still best) SF novels that I read was God Emperor of Dune when I was 15. I still have the original hardcover book that I bought, sitting proudly on my bookshelf with Heretics and Chapterhouse.. It, and the rest of the six core books were so vividly told, I feel that I've already seen the best movie that could have been made from those glorious tales. It's about time that I re-read these again, it's been a good 20 years or so.
I hear ya. I love those books too but it was the David Lynch movie that brought me to them. That movie blew my mind. I really like the stuff that SyFy did to tell the first three books. They did it very well. The actors they chose for the characters are amazing. I hope you will watch them one day as an homage to something that was once thought unfilmable.
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