Dune 36th Anniversary

FollowFollowFollowFollow Something - Fun Science FICTION Reviews     “We are the secret of the Universe. We know of spice… the spice called melange… the greatest treasure in the Universe. It exists on only one planet… ours Arrakis, Dune. We know of spice...

Frank Herbert’s Dune 20th anniversary Post 4

FollowFollowFollowFollow Something - Fun Science FICTION Reviews     This post, the final of Dune’s 20th anniversary will focus on the Emperors mobile palace, but first a correction. Previously I said that we don’t get a clear view of Jim Bandsuh’s wide, unfixed wing...

Frank Herbert’s Dune 20th anniversary Post 3

FollowFollowFollowFollow Something - Fun Science FICTION Reviews     The Hunter-Seeker is a microcosm of Dune’s technology. One of the most sophisticated pieces of single technology seen on screen, a small device with its own miniature Holtzman field, allowing...

Frank Herbert’s Dune 20th anniversary Post 2

FollowFollowFollowFollow Something - Fun Science FICTION Reviews     Frank Herbert’s Dune began its 3 night run 20 years ago today, in our 2nd part of the 20th anniversary review of ships and technology we look at their versions of the Ornithopter. Ornithopters are a...

Frank Herbert’s Dune 20th anniversary Post 1

FollowFollowFollowFollow Something - Fun Science FICTION Reviews     Frank Herbert’s Dune, aired over 3 nights starting on the 3rd of December 20 years ago, the film opens on a Heighliner, a large tubular spaceship, however unlike the 1984 complete block version...