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As a fan of the original books and having enjoyed the first part of the new Dune, this was the true followup. Forget The Empire Strikes Back, sci-fi, we have a new champion! It was a little slow at the beginning but then the action picked up and I was almost instantly captivated. More action much like the RTS games from the now-gone Westwood Studios and the Fremen are back. I can hardly wait to see what's in store for the further Dune adventures. I think this is the start of a beautiful franchise. Who knows, maybe we'll get all of the Dune Chronicles as films someday. All of the actors did their jobs really well and the props and scenery were fantastic. I'd say this really rekindled my relationship with the Dune franchise. This and the first part. Thank you, everyone.

As the Fremen would shout, "Long live the fighters!"

I remember seeing bits and pieces of this show back in the late 1990s when I was still watching Saturday morning TV. When I first saw it, I thought to myself, "Big deal. It's a Pokemon ripoff." But then I sat down to watch it at one point and it captivated me. No more endless competition a la Pokemon. Just one big story. Not only that, I liked the more detailed creature designs of the show and the human characters were a lot more relatable to us humans in real life. One of the human characters from the first season even looks and acts like me when I was his age! For those bored by Pokemon and want an engaging story that isn't defined by endless duels and characters that seem two-dimensional and not-so-creative elements, this might be the perfect remedy. It might get a little intense at parts but it's pretty good.

I had heard a lot of good things about this anime back when I was in my twenties. I hadn't seen it when it first came out and the only anime I have seen were Escaflowne, Digimon, and Pokemon. Oh, and a little of Yu-Gi-Oh! But Cowboy Bebop is one of the most serious animated shows I have watched and it isn't too slapstick if you don't count Radical Ed's wackiness. But I tried it and was pleasantly surprised. I have all the episodes on my iTunes account and I've only seen like the first ten or eleven episodes so far but I'm enjoying it. I'm not a humongous fan but it's entertaining. I still have a soft spot for the original Escaflowne but I'll probably make Cowboy Bebop a close contender. Still, if you like bounty hunter and outer space shenanigans but don't care for something like Star Wars (like lightsabers and aliens) or Star Trek (with all the scientific jargon), then why not try this? Cowboy Bebop might be a little over-the-top but at least it takes place in the galaxy we call home.