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Goodnight Dune (2011)

172 points by sebg 5y ago

xrd 5y ago
This is a great example of how all art is derivative. A masterpiece.
loonster 5y ago
Oh my goodness. Goodnight Moon was my daughters favorite book as a 1 year old and Dune is my favorite fiction of all time... I just can't justify the price.
- goatherders 5y ago
  Seriously?
  - djbusby 5y ago
    Maybe you could be a secret Santa?
  - sli 5y ago
    Did you see how much they want for this? The hardcover is nearly $100.
    - bredren 5y ago
      Might end up fetching more than that if the project gets shut down.
    - toast0 5y ago
      The soft cover with shipping is $50. Which is a bit much, IMHO. It is nice that it's available though.
    - goatherders 5y ago
      I guess I don't see 100 as being very much money based on the poster's previous declaration that it's his favorite book melded with his kid's favorite book. Most people spend 100 a month on stuff they don't actually use/need/enjoy. If there was an edition of my favorite X that had been blended with my daughter's favorite X then 100 dollars is a steal.
- telesilla 5y ago
  You can download the pdf and print it at a printers, and send the author a token of your appreciation. It's a gorgeous project!
steve_adams_86 5y ago
Ha, this book has been a big part of my life from childhood into adulthood with my own children. The Dune series might be one of the more influential science fiction series I’ve read. Seeing then spliced together like this seems ridiculous and perfect all at once. I love it. Really excited to see the movie now.
- gonzo41 5y ago
  You won't be disappointed. The movie was really good IMHO. It could have been a killer tv series as well Though I have the benefit of 15 years since I last read any of the books nothing seemed to conflict.
  - mercutio2 5y ago
    I’m sure there were a few things changed, beyond an obvious and not particularly important gender change. But I didn’t notice anything that diverged in important ways from my last, rather obsessive, re-read. That was more than a decade ago for me, too, though. I just finished watching it and it struck me as the most faithful rendering of what I believe Frank Herbert’s vision was of any of the dramatic creations over the decades. I really, really, really hope they get to make part 2.
    - johnchristopher 5y ago
      I am on the other side. I found the movie was a faithful rendering. But I was bored. I wish someone will at some piont make a free adaptation, like romeo+juliet, romeo must die, the 2009 BBC version of Hamlet, etc. were. Gang wars with Oakland police brutality with climate eco terrorists and Indians in reserve and a mad voodoo cult or something and a mind destroying drug/device à la a scanner darkly that gives people ability to foresee things (edit: told from the perspective of a Irulan the freelance social worker). Or maybe a 16th/17h pirate movie with European powers and full blown mysticism at the foreground. The same story but with a very different spin. I like remixes :). Great movie, not my taste. Hope they can do part 2 for people who enjoyed it :). You can guess I rather like the other thing, Foundation the TV show. Wish the they can pull it off and have time and resources to get their vision on screens.
dang 5y ago
One past thread: Goodnight Dune - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9653741 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9653741 - June 2015 (9 comments)
bsharitt 5y ago
I remember seeing this before(in the link, it appears to have been around since 2011) and at least a couple of other versions of "Goodnight Moon" with geeky leanings that I can't recall immediately. It's things like this and other similar remixes that have made me fully support remixes of copyrighted material and get dislike when companies take a hard line stance against them.
aidenn0 5y ago
Random story about Goodnight Moon: My wife bought it for me too read to our kids. I didn't recognize it, but as soon as I started reading it, I could say the words from the next page before turning the page. It was a rather surreal feeling. So I called up my mom, and she said it was my favorite book in preschool and that I read the cover off of it.
- leemailll 5y ago
  Kwisatz Haderach of the moon
richardfey 5y ago
If you have never played it I suggest to try the original Dune: http://www.abandonia.com/games/46 http://www.abandonia.com/games/46 A bit slow but epic.

172 points by sebg 5y ago

xrd 5y ago

This is a great example of how all art is derivative. A masterpiece.

Oh my goodness. Goodnight Moon was my daughters favorite book as a 1 year old and Dune is my favorite fiction of all time... I just can't justify the price.

goatherders 5y ago
Seriously?
- djbusby 5y ago
  Maybe you could be a secret Santa?
- sli 5y ago
  Did you see how much they want for this? The hardcover is nearly $100.
  - bredren 5y ago
    Might end up fetching more than that if the project gets shut down.
  - toast0 5y ago
    The soft cover with shipping is $50. Which is a bit much, IMHO. It is nice that it's available though.
  - goatherders 5y ago
    I guess I don't see 100 as being very much money based on the poster's previous declaration that it's his favorite book melded with his kid's favorite book. Most people spend 100 a month on stuff they don't actually use/need/enjoy. If there was an edition of my favorite X that had been blended with my daughter's favorite X then 100 dollars is a steal.
telesilla 5y ago
You can download the pdf and print it at a printers, and send the author a token of your appreciation. It's a gorgeous project!

steve_adams_86 5y ago

Ha, this book has been a big part of my life from childhood into adulthood with my own children. The Dune series might be one of the more influential science fiction series I’ve read. Seeing then spliced together like this seems ridiculous and perfect all at once. I love it. Really excited to see the movie now.

gonzo41 5y ago
You won't be disappointed. The movie was really good IMHO. It could have been a killer tv series as well Though I have the benefit of 15 years since I last read any of the books nothing seemed to conflict.
- mercutio2 5y ago
  I’m sure there were a few things changed, beyond an obvious and not particularly important gender change. But I didn’t notice anything that diverged in important ways from my last, rather obsessive, re-read. That was more than a decade ago for me, too, though. I just finished watching it and it struck me as the most faithful rendering of what I believe Frank Herbert’s vision was of any of the dramatic creations over the decades. I really, really, really hope they get to make part 2.
  - johnchristopher 5y ago
    I am on the other side. I found the movie was a faithful rendering. But I was bored. I wish someone will at some piont make a free adaptation, like romeo+juliet, romeo must die, the 2009 BBC version of Hamlet, etc. were. Gang wars with Oakland police brutality with climate eco terrorists and Indians in reserve and a mad voodoo cult or something and a mind destroying drug/device à la a scanner darkly that gives people ability to foresee things (edit: told from the perspective of a Irulan the freelance social worker). Or maybe a 16th/17h pirate movie with European powers and full blown mysticism at the foreground. The same story but with a very different spin. I like remixes :). Great movie, not my taste. Hope they can do part 2 for people who enjoyed it :). You can guess I rather like the other thing, Foundation the TV show. Wish the they can pull it off and have time and resources to get their vision on screens.

dang 5y ago

One past thread: Goodnight Dune - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9653741 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9653741 - June 2015 (9 comments)

bsharitt 5y ago

I remember seeing this before(in the link, it appears to have been around since 2011) and at least a couple of other versions of "Goodnight Moon" with geeky leanings that I can't recall immediately. It's things like this and other similar remixes that have made me fully support remixes of copyrighted material and get dislike when companies take a hard line stance against them.

aidenn0 5y ago

Random story about Goodnight Moon: My wife bought it for me too read to our kids. I didn't recognize it, but as soon as I started reading it, I could say the words from the next page before turning the page. It was a rather surreal feeling. So I called up my mom, and she said it was my favorite book in preschool and that I read the cover off of it.

leemailll 5y ago
Kwisatz Haderach of the moon

richardfey 5y ago

If you have never played it I suggest to try the original Dune: http://www.abandonia.com/games/46 http://www.abandonia.com/games/46 A bit slow but epic.