agree, the show betrays essential principles of the trilogy. Why even have psychohistory at all if you’re throwing away everything that stems from it?
especially sad, considering that it has a solid cast and looks beautiful
especially sad, considering that it has a solid cast and looks beautiful
Blockbuster narratives need heroes, which works directly at cross-purposes to the long-term systemic thinking that defines the books. There was probably never a scenario where the high price of buying the rights could match up with the size of audience for a more faithful adaptation. (And rightly or wrongly, non-book-readers seem broadly positive on the series.)
Dune makes the most sense for TV and not the movies. A lot of the political subtlety is lost in the movies