Dune: An Introduction

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[giggityguy]

A very small correction: Leto never married Jessica, a fact that he regretted. She was his consort, not his wife

[jessschon]

Love that you're getting into Dune!
2 things though
- Jessica wasn't Leto's wife, but his concubine
-Arrakis isn't the Harkonnen homeworld, Giedi Prime is.
Can't wait for your next videos!

[AndrewHepburn]

The thought of you covering Dune with the same passion, respect and thoroughness that you have given Tolkien's work makes me a very happy person indeed :)

[Maxidemt]

Oh wow! A new series? That will be wonderful.

[panasclepias]

I can't think of a better person to cover the massive lore that is Dune. Can't wait to hear deep dives on the Bene Gesserit, the Tlelaxu, and the Spacing Guild. I'm excited!

[cugan]

Arrakis was not the former home planet of House Harkonnen. Their home planet was always Geidi Prime. The Harkonnens were only administrators of the spice operation on Arrakis whereas the Atreides were granted the planet as a full fiefdom and had to completely move the house seat from Caladan. The Harkonnen's still had their house seat on Geidi prime while they ran the operation on Arrakis.

[TuathaTuna]

So excited you started this series ❤❤❤

[frozenowl]

Wow, Dune! We have YEARS of In Deep Geek material ahead!

[StormcastMarine]

My prayers have been answered, thanks for getting into this Robert

[StabbySideways]

The trap was laid not by the Harkonens, but by the Emperor himself. House Atreides was a potential threat to his power, with the capacity to raise a fighting force that could compete with the Emperor's otherwise-unmatched Sardaukar guard. And he was right.

[MasterTangerines]

I've never been a massive Dune fan compared to other people but I'm glad you're trying out new worlds to make content on. I love Lord of the Rings and stuff but I'm guessing it can be hard to keep finding new topics to discuss.

[awesomehpt]

Patrick Stewart charging into battle with a pug is the one thing that’s better in that movie than the book!

[rafaelgustavo]

One of the reasons Herbert wrote Dune was due to the distrust he had of charismatic leaders and how the people are fickle, manipulable and surrender their freedom (with the respective critical sense and necessary distrust to the government) to follow the various scoundrels that infest the global history.

The sight of JFK and the charisma he exuded - just remember the romanticism of his government and person that emerged after his assassination.

The best passage of the 6 books is in the dialogue with Stilgar in "Dune Messiah": Genghis Khan killed 4 million, Hitler killed 6 million, and I sterilized planets." What a magnificent "hero" Paul Atreides was. And how the followers of a leader expand the mistakes of their leadership (religious, political, etc).

[jayb-wickorsnow]

Happy youve started this series Robert. One of the best stories out there.

[EggHeadShowTV]

OMG DUNE?!?! IM READY FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL VIDEOS TO COME!!

[Caesaro]

Three glaring errors:

-it is not an intergalactic empire, but an interplanetary one that spans our galaxy
-Arrakis is not the “home planet” of the Harkonnens (Giedi Prime is), but rather it was their fief
-Jessica never married Leto, that’s pretty central to the plot

[BManHops]

oh boy i can’t wait til you get to God Emperor. Leto’s Golden Path is an amazing sacrifice to break down

[Anonymoew]

6:40 small mistake, but Jessica isn't Leto's wife, but his concubine.

[visceralhit]

Yes! amazing, The Dune films spurred me on to read the books and I've read upto and finished God Emperor now. Ive really fallen for it all. I love your LoTR vids so I hope to see more of these Rob!

[QuantumMatrix_]

You should definitely do more DUNE videos !!!! 👏👏👏☝️