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Old 09-23-2015, 03:14 PM   #5371 (permalink)
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I got about halfway through the second Dune book before deciding that boredom was not entertaining. Did the series get any better?
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There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.
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Old 09-23-2015, 03:20 PM   #5372 (permalink)
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Did the series get any better?
No. Read the original and then stop. It's all BS cash grab after that.
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Old 09-23-2015, 06:56 PM   #5373 (permalink)
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No. Read the original and then stop. It's all BS cash grab after that.
And don't forget to watch the movie....

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Old 09-23-2015, 07:21 PM   #5374 (permalink)
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It looks like Billy Idol needed to take drastic measures to stave off bankruptcy.
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Old 09-23-2015, 07:27 PM   #5375 (permalink)
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And the best part is... that's actually Sting. David Lynch can make anyone wear a sci-fi diaper.
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Old 09-23-2015, 07:44 PM   #5376 (permalink)
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Something tells me Sting brought that in from home, despite Lynch's protests.
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Old 09-23-2015, 08:10 PM   #5377 (permalink)
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I got about halfway through the second Dune book before deciding that boredom was not entertaining. Did the series get any better?
If it's boring don't read it . Boredom not being entertaining was common knowledge I thought.
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Hmm, what's this in my pocket?

*epic guitar solo blasts into my face*

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Old 09-23-2015, 08:22 PM   #5378 (permalink)
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If it's boring don't read it . Boredom not being entertaining was common knowledge I thought.
You seem to like a lot of the same things as Frownland, and I can never tell with him.
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Old 09-23-2015, 08:26 PM   #5379 (permalink)
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I haven't read any of the original Dune books, I just started with these prequels.
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Old 09-23-2015, 08:43 PM   #5380 (permalink)
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I haven't read any of the original Dune books, I just started with these prequels.
Dude, read Dune. Just... read Dune.
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