Ender's Game

[Griff]

Even to bring up Dune is so hurtful. Can't we just pretend we're waiting for the first film adaptation? Ah that's better...

I finally watched the first episode of Game of Thrones, holy shit did they hit the mark.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Griff

Even to bring up Dune is so hurtful. Can't we just pretend we're waiting for the first film adaptation? Ah that's better...

The film must flow.



The Lynch version of Dune, for me, had the right feel. Oh, it was flawed, way bad fucking flawed. But there was a fundamental understanding of the book that resonated.

The 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries? Totally bloodless. Any points it scored by being "more accurate" were totally demolished by its complete fucking boringness.

I fear we'll never have anybody truly do it justice.

More might-have-been.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Griff

I finally watched the first episode of Game of Thrones, holy shit did they hit the mark.

Double reply, yeah, yeah, shoot me.

For some reason when I was running errands this evening I thought about Galaxy Quest, and I thought I should watch it again sometime, and maybe my son would like it. And I thought about how everybody Learns An Important Lesson(tm) in the end. And I thought to myself, you know that's just fucked. In real life nobody ever learns anything, much less Important Lessons. Hey, I ought to write a story or something where NOBODY EVER FUCKING LEARNS ANYTHING.

And then I immediately thought... ha. It'd be just like Game of Thrones.

Aficionados of The Tudors will recognize Natalie Dormer aka Anne Boleyn when you get to the 3rd episode of season 2.