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Archibald Nixon said:
More actors:

Adam Arkin
Alan Arkin
Tom Noonan
Zach Galifianakis
Sam Rockwell
Ron Perlman
David Patrick Kelly
Michael Bowen
Philip Seymour Hoffman
James Sloyan
Marc Alaimo
J. E. Freeman
Timothy Carhart

More actresses:

Rachel Dratch
Cynthia Watros
Claudia Black
Karen Silas
Fairuza Balk
Laura San Giacomo
Jennifer Morrison
Amy Pohler
Amy Sedaris
Nicole Sullivan
Alyson Hannigan


Yeah, I know some are semi-obscure, but they're worth a look-up at IMDB.
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Add Ian McNeice and Julie Cox.
 
Lilac said:
Alternate for Mentalist: Alec Newman (same height issues as McGregor, though).
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A thought, but in the interest of full disclosure I have to say that I hated, hated the Dune miniseries. I honestly didn't think it was at all possible to make a worse adaptation than the David Lynch film, but I was proven wrong. And that's the only thing I've seen him in.

Lilac said:
Add Ian McNeice and Julie Cox.
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See above.
 
This isn't the thread to get into it, but why didn't you care for the miniseries? I felt it a much better adaptation than David Lynch (aside from the painted backgrounds being a little too prominant sometimes).
 
I didn't care for either the movie or the mini series. Unless someone gives Dune the LotR treatment, I don't want to see it. By that I mean whoever makes it has to have the cash to back it, and the love of it to see that it's done right.
 
Cassie said:
I didn't care for either the movie or the mini series. Unless someone gives Dune the LotR treatment, I don't want to see it. By that I mean whoever makes it has to have the cash to back it, and the love of it to see that it's done right.
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I agree. When they go cheap, it's not even fun to watch.
 
Lilac said:
This isn't the thread to get into it, but why didn't you care for the miniseries? I felt it a much better adaptation than David Lynch (aside from the painted backgrounds being a little too prominant sometimes).
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The miniseries is a more faithful adaptation of the book, I'll give it that (I read all six Herbert books about a year before it came out --never got to his son's prequels). I also admired how they didn't feel the need to throw some cooked up techno-gimmick (the "weirding modules" in the Lynch film) to liven it up or as a substitute for the complex political intrigue. Some of the actors, especially the woman who played Chani, were fun to watch. The sandworms were much better and looked a lot less like humungous schlongs than they did in the original (I used to defend them by explaining that hey: They're giant worms. How the hell are they not going to look like enormous peckers?)

That's about all the nice things I have to say about the miniseries, though. It truly had some of worst direction I've ever seen (and I mean horrible; almost on par with 'Battlefield Earth'). The pacing was tedious, the performances wooden, even from William Hurt. For all that was wrong with Lynch's film, as someone who's read the book more than once I, for one, thought his casting was terrific (yes, even Sting fit his role very well --better than those fucked-up skivvies he wore). In the miniseries many of the casting decisions truly buggered description, like the Fremen: This sinewy, weatherbeaten desert race were played by a bunch of fat shits, led by Stilgar: a pasty, balding lardass. I remember watching it with the growing impression that the film looked like it got hijacked during into pre-production by my dissipated Uncle Burt, who directed it half in the bag and peppered the cast & crew with his drinking buddies.

I could cite & elaborate many examples, but I'd have to watch the fucking thing again. Suffice it to say: The Lynch film left me befuddled and disappointed with an half-perfect movie, something that might have been great on it's own (even with the minor changes from the book) but for the budget & time constraints. The miniseries, on the other hand, not only made me cringe but actually made me angry: They had a much better opportunity to get it right, get a truer feel for the novel and they pissed it away with some incredibly stupid decisions.

But you're right: If I'm going to nitpick, perhaps elsewhere. Hopefully this didn't derail things too badly (and thanks for the sober response --refreshing compared to the avalanche of shit I get whenever I get into this with your typical sci-fi fan.)
 
Archibald Nixon said:
What's a talifan?
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Someone who doesn't like the Dune prequels and sequels. Talifan is censored at the official Dune novels forum, lol. KJA is the one who started calling the Dune fans that when they began complaining about how bad he is. Talifan is a misspelling of Taliban.
 
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