3rd Dune

On the vernal equinox, it was announced that there will be a third attempt to get it right and another Dune will be done, this one faithful to the book.

Right. So then there will be more flashy scenes and such? Whos making it?

Meh, I liked the 2000 miniseries even if it wasn't so true to the books. 

Seconded, I thought the sci-fi Dune miniseries was pretty good. It's too bad Sci-Fi doesn't spend more time making quality miniseries like Dune, Battlestar Galactica, and that wizard of oz one that was on recently... instead they seem to spend more time pumping out unwatchable sci-fi/horror flicks or showing the ECW wrestling...

Never watched the first Dune movie to its completion, but I've heard its pretty awful. Will be nice to see another version of it on the silver screen.

instead they seem to spend more time pumping out unwatchable sci-fi/horror flicks or showing the ECW wrestling...

What was so wrong with The Man With the Screaming Brain?

"The Man With the Screaming Brain" was not something Sci-Fi specifically did, it was Bruce Campbell's personal project that he got Sci-Fi to show because he agreed to be in their absolutely awful "Alien Invasion".

Not all "Sci-Fi Originals" are actually made by the Sci-Fi channel.  Sometimes they are imported from other sources.  Key examples are "The Man With the Screaming Brain" and the "Dark Kingdom" miniseries.  It's like "Quentin Tarantino Presents:" whatever.  Most of them, however, are funded by Sci-Fi, and of course the general rule is that the movies stink, and the mini-series are usually awesome.  There are, naturally, exceptions that prove the rule.

In this day and age of giant Hollywood blockbusters, the Sci-Fi originals harken back to the days of the B-Movies.  Yes, most of them are terrible, but some of them are great because they are so terrible (though, mostly, they're just bad).  It is a way for unknown talent to try and make a mark in this industry, both actors and writers.  It's also a way for actors that haven't seen work in ages to actually get a job.  Note that many actors in the movies tend to have been on some Sci-Fi show or another.

It still doesn't excuse the quality, but it at least explains it a bit.

P.S. Saturday on Sci-Fi is called the most dangerous night on television because it's the night you're most likely to want to cause harm to yourself from watching what they show.