Re: been there, Dune that

In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful William Hyde 
declared:
> On Mar 24, 9:48 am, Sean O'Hara <seanoh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful William F.
>> Adams declared:
>>
>>> Actually, I think it could be done if one focused on the British
>>> Empire-like elements (I always envisioned the Sardaukar in crisp khaki
>>> uniforms) and broke the first novel up into three separate movies:
>> You mean like the SciFi channel miniseries?
> 
> But without the silly hats, for a start.
> 

I liked the hats. They were silly, but in the way you'd expect from 
a decadent royal court.

Now the cheap looking backdrops they used for the desert, those were 
distracting, and thankfully they did away with them for the sequels.

-- 
Sean O'Hara <http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com>
Leela: Just make a simple cake. And this time, if someone's going to 
jump out of it, make sure to put them in *after* you cook it.
    -Futurama