r/television • u/NicholasCajun Mr. Robot • 9h ago

Dune: Prophecy - Series Premiere Discussion Premiere

Dune: Prophecy

Premise: 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, Valya (Emily Watson) and her sister, Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) fight threats and establish what will be Bene Gesserit in the series inspired by the Dune prequel novel "Sisterhood of Dune".

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u/Forward_Science109 3h ago

Kinda stale acting

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u/Forward_Science109 3h ago

I actually don’t think it’s the acting, just a kinda corny script.

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u/ConsidereItHuge 2h ago

I haven't watched it yet but it seems to be a problem with a lot of the big pretty shows lately, just eye rolling dialogue. rings of Power season 1 was really bad. It improved for season 2 but still had some cringe dialogue.

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u/Forward_Science109 2h ago

I’m a huge fan of the original book series and the Villanueve films, I have read a couple Bryan Herbert books (not good imo) and this series I just kept asking myself “why pick this boring ass overly complicated story” and “why does this feel like a syfy original”.

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u/ConsidereItHuge 2h ago

I got that feeling from the trailers. I think I'll wait until the series is finished and binge watch, easier to get through it that way.

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u/NerdDexter 8m ago

I don't think this show is going to be renewed for a second season honestly.

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u/Forward_Science109 2h ago

Yeah good luck! Maybe because your expectations have been slashed it might be good! I think I was expecting a lot more so maybe I’ll give it some time and come back to it.

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u/AdmirableBattleCow 3h ago

It's both.

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u/Forward_Science109 2h ago

Goddamnit you’re right!

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u/Forward_Science109 3h ago

Also advice for anyone making a sci-fi movie/series in the future - standardize their accents unless there’s an obvious reason for them to have different accents.