Dune References in (Un)Popular Media

[LoneSandRider]

In the first episode of Peep Show one character shows David Lynch's Dune DVD in the case, and mentions wanting to watch it.

Which Season?

Found my event:

 

PS: Report status: One less craven in the family but couldnt made her brave either :(

[Andrew]

Season 1 Episode 1

 

I play Crusader Kings 2 as well. :D

[X3M]

Funny how the advoCADO comic works on the pc from my parents. It's a good one.

Perhaps I should do some updates that I find usuall worthless.

 

But then again. I watch this forum with Firefox. Firefox is kinda late with updates.

 

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One of my colleges has a grandchild called Dune.

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Dune

 

Dune looks beautiful. It seems to be more common each day.

Some suggest Doon? Looks like Doom, wouldn't do that. ;)

[MrFlibble]

Dunne

That should sound completely differently, shouldn't it? Something like /dʌn/ I guess.

[LoneSandRider]

American Dad

 

[MrFlibble]

Oh yes, I love American Dad ^_^ Maybe not as much as I like Family Guy but still loads of fun (it reminded me a lot of early Family Guy episodes when I first watched it).

[LoneSandRider]

No debate there, family guy ftw. But American dad also has

too...

[MrFlibble]

American dad also has

too...

Oh yes, I remember that scene. Pure Crowning Moment of Awesome stuff I'd say ^_^

[Andrew]

http://www.nme.com/news/grimes/69454'>Grimes: 'I want to remake cult sci-fi movie 'Dune''

[LoneSandRider]

That Geidi Primes albums i keep hearing about seem interesting enough. Anyone heard some of it and would recommend it to others?

In any case might try to acquire it anyway.

 

Not sure if it's been previously posted but Iron Maiden made this song name "

" which is totally about Dune.

[Andrew]

That Geidi Primes albums i keep hearing about seem interesting enough. Anyone heard some of it and would recommend it to others?

In any case might try to acquire it anyway.

I've become a fan of her music. Check out some of her songs on youtube to see if you like her style of music.

EDIT: I think most/all of her geidi primes album is on youtube.

[LoneSandRider]

 
Futurama 5x01 Crimes of the Hot
 
Presentor: It is my pleasure to present the host of the Kyoto global warming conference. The inventor of the environment, and first emperor of the moon Al Gore.
Al Gore: I have ridden the mighty moon worm!
Fry: Good for him.

[shai]

In GTA IV  From Whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com

 

Health is a gift from space. Worship the worm

[shai]

In the game Kerbal Space Program there is a mars like planet called "Duna" 

[Davidu]

I remember seeing an atrocious bad/amateurish film named Hirokin: the last samurai (!!!) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1693679/?ref_=sr_6). The whole thing is about this dude on a planet inhabited by both humans and some other human species. The other human species has very obvious blue veins on their hands and they're outcasts mostly because of the humans. Also the planet is ruled by governor Griffin who hates the samurais (the blue-veined dudes) and wants to exterminate them. Also the whole fighting takes place with melee weapons.

 

It rang a bell for me :)

[X3M]

 

Obvious :D. Why hasn't no one posted this one before?

[MrFlibble]

I for one have no idea what "Fallen Earth" is. Some video game?

[Davidu]

Oh God, I had such a good laugh: Cryo's Dune walkthrough and narrated here.

[Nyerguds]

Pffhahaha. After he drank the Water of Life:

"Ugh. My mouth tastes like I made out with Thufir."

Sublime. I think I read this same guy's Idiot Run of Fallout 2. Same style, anyway.

[MrFlibble]

"Ugh. My mouth tastes like I made out with Thufir."

I find this joke tasteless :P

[Huder]

Here is another reference in electro industrial music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLp2bDEFFo&list=UUvt36f28mRJUhO50QrPCchA

[X3M]

In Call of Duty Black Ops 2.

 

When you fly with the dragonfly in multilayer. You get the medal "Red Baron" after the round ends.

[Davidu]

I think that's a reference to the World War One ace Manfred von Richthofen nicknamed by the Allies "The Red Baron" due to his distinctive red triplane.

[X3M]

Not to the fact that you can fly with it?

So is the one in Dune based on that too?

[Davidu]

If I remember correctly in Dune there's the "red duke" referring to Leto and the Atreides' heraldic symbol, the red hawk. The Harkonnen Baron isn't attributed any color, but the Harkonnen flag seems to have blue in it (again, if I remember correctly). This would be why in Cryo's Dune the Harkonnens were blue and the Atreides were red.

 

Westwood switched the colors as a refference to the the Harkonnen being the USSR and the Atreides being the "west" (again, my personal idea).

 

Baron Richthoffen's nickname came from him having painted one of his fighter aircraft bright red, standing out from the whole Imperial german Air Force. I don't think there's any connection between him and Dune.

 

I think Mr.Fibble would be able to sort this one out better than us :D