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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

... a prequel series inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anders...

Yeah, I'm out.

[–] RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Inspired by is not the same as based on. I don't think that it can ever be canonical because the time period was never explored in depth by Frank Herbert himself, but I do think that the what ifs of this time period could make for a very interesting premise.

Either way, the showrunner is apparently Alison Schapker, who was also the primary showrunner for Altered Carbon, which I really liked. So I'm definitely going to give the first episode a chance :)

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 9 points 3 months ago

the showrunner is apparently Alison Schapker, who was also the primary showrunner for Altered Carbon

Unfortunately for the second season.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 months ago

I'm not quibbling about what is and isn't canon, KJA is just a truly unmitigated awful writer.

If your source material is a steaming pile of horse manure then "inspired by" or "based on" is still going to smell bad.