DUNE: PROPHECY (2nd Teaser Trailer, post #41)

[Jesus X]

I was going to resubscribe to hbo max for this show but I am disappointed that they are taking so long with righteous gemstones and peacemaker. They are also talking about price hikes in 2025.

 

[europe1]

Series need to stop jumping between timeperiods and viewpoints and planets so damn much. That worked in GoT because GoT made it abundantly clear who-was-who, and where-was-where. Here its just aggrevating. Tell the story in a logical sequence if you're not a good enough filmmaker to explain that stuff.

The way it just jumps to: "my brother is dead!" and "my fiance is dead" makes the storytelling lack so much punch. Its like they want to do something shocking with 2-minutes of buildup.

The whole "Lets have a big flashback episode after something dramatic happens" trend in modern series is one of the most annoying trends in modern series. Such a crash to all narrative momentum. Penguin and Last of Us did it as well.

 

[eddymotto]

I am going to stick with this series to the end but so far it is pretty meh.

3 episodes in and I do not feel particularly invested in anything that is going on.

 

[Osculater]

I'm only in because of Space Ragnar

 

[Streeter]

Would of been great to nix the Messiah movie that will be a huge let down as there's not much action to it untill it rolls into Children. Then make Messiah, Children , Emporer Leto 2 into a GOT like series.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

I am going to stick with this series to the end but so far it is pretty meh.

3 episodes in and I do not feel particularly invested in anything that is going on.

Does int bring down the Dune brand a notch?

 

[eddymotto]

Does int bring down the Dune brand a notch?

for me, one thing does not impact the other.

The HBO series is set 10,000 years before the films.

One of the challenges for the series is that while it looks great for a tv show (it is HBO, after all), it obviously cannot come anywhere close to replicating the cinematographic scale of the films.

 

[traditionally_irreverent]

Episode 3 was pretty boring and I was expecting more.

When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

 

[Corona]

This show is moderately entertaining but not nearly the same quality as the movies. The flashback episode seemed pretty unnecessary. Also the overuse of the voice is kind of cheesy at this point.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

I have watched 2 episodes so far and am getting bored of it.

 

[ssBaldy]

Better than I expected so far.
I didn't read the books, but interesting to see how war back Harkonnen/Atreides & how interest to see how families got so powerful.
Also Harkonnens aren't as sadistic/fascist & curious to see how that came to be; foreshadowing with Valya, but I reckon we'll see a stronger tipping point & pattern to develop.

At some point in the lore during Butlerian Jihad the roles were reversed- Atreides clan were the assholes and Harkonnens the good guys

 

[I Am Legion]

Confusing in a bad way, and boring so far. I expect way more from HBO.

 

[eddymotto]

I watched the final episode of season 1. While it was probably the best episode of the season, the entire project remains underwhelming.

The entire thing feels more like a set up for Season 2 (which has been confirmed), instead of an interesting story on its own. That is never a good thing and it is made worse by the fact that we will probably be waiting until 2027 to get S2.

I remain moderately intrigued by the entire thing but the best I can say for S1 is "meh".

 

[Madmick]

Mediocre opening season at best. To call is subpar is probably more appropriate.

 

[europe1]

The reveal of the Harkoonens being stabby with the sisters would have been more impactful were it a cornerstone of the series rather than a "last-episode twist!"

Like, why not establish Valya as that kind of person from the get-go rather than trying to "shock" us with it in the final episode.

The series has potential but its outline is pretty woeful. One of those series that could easily become a lot better with a re-edit, re-focus.

Desmond being revealed as that girl's son is also such melodramatic bullshit. Like something that would happen in a soap your grandmother watches.

 

[J_C]

im really into it tbh, finale was great

 

[J_C]

honestly shocked not more hype for this show, some of best tv ive seen over last few yrs

 

[Starck]

In terms of recent TV, it paled in comparison to The Penguin. Will keep on watching tho.

 

[J_C]

In terms of recent TV, it paled in comparison to The Penguin. Will keep on watching tho.

ah ya penguin surprised me n was a worthwhile show