Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Geronimo Ritcheson asks Which do you prefer more: Star Wars, Star Trek, or something else, and why?

I’m not a huge fan of either Star Wars or Star Trek. I think both of the franchises have been extended far beyond what they should have been.

I’m a big Dune guy. I’ve read all of the Dune books, including the prequels written by Frank Herbert’s son. I own every version of Dune that has been filmed, including the David Lynch version, the SyFy Channel miniseries, and the recent movies by Denis Villneu.

I’m also a big fan of the Foundation books by Isaac Asimov. I think the current Apple TV series is……fine, but it is the least true adaptation of any science fiction book ever. It’s so different from the books they could have saved money by just giving it a different name and changing the plot just a bit.