daemon37 said:
Grey Carter said:
KILGAZOR said:
I feel really left out now, since I haven't read the Dune series. Next time, could you not make a whole miniseries based on the assumption that just because you're a gamer you'll get every nerd reference ever?
You'd totally have a point if there were any actual Dune references in there outside of the title.
Also, is expecting people to have read Dune such a huge stretch? It's the best selling Science Fiction novel in the world. And, believe it or not, there does tend to be some overlap between game fans and Science Fiction fans, funny old world.
I never read Dune, but I found this arc quite enjoyable. I think it
IS a huge stretch to expect people (especially kids) to have read the novel. It came out quite a while ago, and there has been so many great books and games since then. I did see the movie, and honestly I don't understand why people think Dune is such a great story.
Ruh Roh. I can see this turning into the whole Blade Runner debacle all over again.
But in order.
1: Thank you for the complement.
2: Infantile as our humour is, kids should really not be reading this strip.
3: Just because something is old, doesn't mean it's not important. See, Star Wars, The Iliad, 1984, The bible, LOTR etc.
4: The Dune movie, as much as I love it, is a joke. A giant, ludicriously expensive joke with Sting in a pair of golden winged Y-fronts as the punchline. Basing your opinion on the series on that movie would be like basing your opinion on Atlas Shrugged on Bioshock.
