![]() Like all Dune adaptations, mainstream critics were obsessed with its relative accessibility, with Variety concluding that this miniseries was “more accessible,” than its predecessor, Frank Herbert’s Dune. Children of Dune was one of the most highly-rated Sci-Fi Channel production of all time and received mostly positive reviews. Because all of those other sci-fi phenomenons went on to dominate the mainstream, it feels like the Children of Dune miniseries was a blip, forgotten to the sands of time.īut here’s the thing. On May 16, The Matrix Reloaded opened in theaters, in November, the first version of Clone Wars would hit The Cartoon Network, and by the end of the year, the Sci-Fi Channel would also deliver the epic miniseries that launched the reboot and game-changing Battlestar Galactica. ![]() ![]() On March 16, 2003, the three-part miniseries Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune hit the Sci-Fi Channel, which at the time, had not yet been rechristened “the SyFy Channel.” This was a very good year for sci-fi movies and sci-fi TV. But, 20 years ago, one ambitious miniseries made it much further than any other Dune adaptation before. And though Denis Villeneuve aims to make a third movie after 2023, that still won’t get beyond the second book, Dune Messiah. ![]() But, the moment where Paul becomes (spoiler!) Emperor of the Universe is not the end of the Dune saga. For massive fans of Frank Herbert’s first Dune novel, the release of Dune: Part Two in 2023 marks the third time a filmed adaptation of this book has made it to the ending. ![]()
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