Podcast # 395 - "Dune"

[Rico]

A guest podcast with Chris & Bryan covering "Dune."  They talk about the book, the film, the mini-series and the whole enchilada.  So, sit back and breathe in the spice!

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_395_Dune.mp3

[bevs_plaything]

I rather enjoyed the 80's movie...had to watch it a few times to understand what was happening, though!  LOL! 

Looking forward to listening to the podcast sometime this coming week.   :)

[M-5]

I'm not waitung until work tomorrow, I'm listening to this one tonight! :)

[Zarabeth32]

I remember being really creeped out by this movie when I was a kid. I've watched it over again as I've gotten older. That big fat slimy guy definitely weirded me out the most.

What exactly is the spice and how come they had to wear those things in their nose?

Z

[billybob476]

Great show guys, tons of info and I'm defintiely gonna try and read through the original novel finally! Perhaps the audio version would be a good choice.

[Zarabeth32]

Other movies and shows Ian McNeice has been in: (check IMDB for full listing)

- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- The Beautician and the Beast
- Doc Martin
- Doctor Who
- A Christmas Carol (The Patrick Stewart version) He played Fezziwig.

Z

[Bryancd]

I remember being really creeped out by this movie when I was a kid. I've watched it over again as I've gotten older. That big fat slimy guy definitely weirded me out the most.

What exactly is the spice and how come they had to wear those things in their nose?

Z

Spice is a cinnamon smelling powder that is produced by young Sandworms, called sandtrout:

The spice originated on the planet Arrakis, where it was produced deep beneath the sands. It was created in a process whereby the fungal excretions of sandtrout would mix with water to form a pre-spice mass. This mass would then be brought to the surface of the desert through an explosion of pressure, and under the intense heat and air of Arrakis, melange would form. When the worms died, sandtrout would be released into the sand, and the cycle of creation would repeat.

The nose plugs of the Freemen stillsuits was meant to capture moisture from exhaling that could be recycled for potable water.

[Zarabeth32]

Thanks for the explanation. I was never really quite sure what that was all about.  ;)

Z

[Bryancd]

Thanks for the explanation. I was never really quite sure what that was all about.  ;)

Z

Yeah, the stillsuits are a cool construct. They are designed to capture 90% of water loss from a persons body and recycle it to be drinkable, all within the suit.

[ChrisMC]

Great show guys, tons of info and I'm defintiely gonna try and read through the original novel finally! Perhaps the audio version would be a good choice.

I meant to mention you in the podcast, a couple days before we recorded I heard your podcast when the Dune game came up, and you mentioned you couldn't get through them. The latest audio book is very well done, like a play almost.

Zarabeth, I totally remember him in Ace Ventura now! I knew I had seen him somewhere else prominently.

[stansnig]

Excellent podcast gents.  Enjoyed it immensely.  I had forgotten about much of the TV series though i do remember it as being very much set in a studio.  I had also forgotten how far the Baron was different in the film from the book.  Very iniformative and a damn good listen
  Thank you

[billybob476]

Yeah, the Dune game isn't exactly canon as far as I read. In that game you could play as Atreidies, Harkonnen and Ordos. To my limited knowledge house Ordos was only mentioned in passing in some supporting material and never made it into the original novel.

Great real time strategy game though! Limited by today's standards but a good one nonetheless.

[Zarabeth32]

Great show guys, tons of info and I'm defintiely gonna try and read through the original novel finally! Perhaps the audio version would be a good choice.

I meant to mention you in the podcast, a couple days before we recorded I heard your podcast when the Dune game came up, and you mentioned you couldn't get through them. The latest audio book is very well done, like a play almost.

Zarabeth, I totally remember him in Ace Ventura now! I knew I had seen him somewhere else prominently.

Hey Chris-El!

Yeah Ian was great in Ace Ventura and Beautician and the Beast. He must have been really good to put up with Jim Carrey and his antics. He does comedy well.  ;D

[moyer777]

This was an excellent podcast put together and hosted well!  THANK YOU for all your hard work!

[davekill]

Enjoyed the podcasts.
I was impressed with the set design and costumes of the movie and the timeless organic approach to science.  Folded space - the only way to travel :)