*promote that was cool !! cooler than Dune itself!

/me gets flashbacks to Dune 2.

>> ^LarsaruS:

This is awesome... Dune is coming true.



Screw that. I want to ride a giant sandworm!

This is awesome... Dune is coming true.

Looks like everything is getting lost in the bureaucracy. Those laws seem to have been in place for a reason (not digging in national parks, etc). I would assume it's something akin to keeping off the sand dunes to prevent destruction of habitat for the local wildlife.

I'm guessing the crazy configuration of those tires makes it easier to drive across sand dunes? I hear they do a lot of that out there.

>> ^theali:

Dune's Sandworms are here!

...They're from Tremors, actually, but sure.


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Excellent, stylized animation!

Dune's Sandworms are here!

Excalibur!

BTW, a simple tribble test would have prevented that whole Simon Tarses/Betazoid drama.
>> ^Reefie:

Also let's not forget his appearance in Robin Hood: Men in Tights; or the 1984 version of Dune!

>> ^GeeSussFreeK:
>> ^Truckchase:
Jean-Luc Picard 2012.

Seconded!
I forgot how good of an actor patrick stewart became through ST. I just was watching some season 1 and 2, and he is so bad, a ton of overacting. But later on, he nails it perfectly. It is kind of fun watching his evolution from Broadway to silver screen.


I completely agree that Patrick Stewart became a better television actor through being on Star Trek but his real talent came from his years as a stage actor. Much like Andreas Katsulas and Ian McKellen who also gained their excellent talents from theatre I think Patrick Stewart was a powerful and compelling actor before he ever stepped into the shoes of Picard!

Did anyone see Patrick Stewart and David Tennant's performance of Hamlet that was running in 2008 and 2009? Very good, didn't get to go since tickets were scarce for every venue and every night but the BBC filmed it and released it at the end of last year.

Also let's not forget his appearance in Robin Hood: Men in Tights; or the 1984 version of Dune!

^ Haha, that's Thufir Hawat you're quoting, Stewart played Gurney Halleck. But still, 10 points for working in a Dune quote.

As for the sounds, it seems like they modded the game's audio. Makes this clip work a treat. Hilarious!

"Anyone who references Dune should be aborted."

Heresy! The Kwisatz Haderach shall hear of this!

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Yes! I could see him floating around in his stilsuit- putting small animals in his music box and lusting after a buff, shirtless Sting.>> ^KnivesOut:
Reminds me of the Baron Harkonnen from Dune.

Reminds me of the Baron Harkonnen from Dune.

Yeah, it's well known. There are so many movies you can say Avatar ripped off, but for some reason, no one seems to suggest they ripped each other off...

There's Pocahontas, Fern Gully, Dune, Dances With Wolves, Firekind (an old comic), The Jesus Incident (another Frank Herbert story), and many more, I'm sure.

So, either Avatar stole the original idea from every single one of these movies/books/comics, or you sort of have to concede that the story is so generic and basic that it's been done and will be done again and again. Avatar just happens to do it really well (and the 3D doesn't hurt a bit ).

If you look hard enough, you'll find similarities everywhere. Examples:

Star Wars - Young warrior joins band of freedom fighters and leads them to victory over the big mechanical empire.
The Matrix - A computer programmer disconnects from the machine he's been hooked up to all his life, discovers he's The (chosen) One and goes on to free his band of freedom fighters from the big mechanical empire (this time with actual machines).

I'm sure I can go on, but this post is long enough, and I've made my point