Ive read the original series of books like 20 times.
The son, Brian Herbet, wrote another 3 series or so. They were not anything like the originals, but the lore is there so I enjoyed it.
One series dealt with the Butlerian Jihad, essentially a vast war between man and machine taking place thousands of years before the original Dune. These books were not too great, and the son's sense of gore is really detailed and I'd be lying if I didnt enjoy it but it does no honor to Frank Herbert, the original author.
Another series (the House series, i.e. House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino) spans a couple decades before the original Dune. These were all right.
Then the son concluded the original Dune series his father wrote with Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune. I thought they were pretty good.
The two Scifi miniseries, Dune and Children of Dune, were really really good. Just watch them expecting a play, and not a full-blown movie. Chani is a babe, too. Meeeeeeeeeeeow
The original 1984 flick (with Sting!) was only good if you knew the book, and if you knew the book chances are you were pissed with the many, ginormous changes they made to it.
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