I may be in the minority here, but I really dug the Sci-Fi mini series... though I had the same problem with it that I had (stress *had*) with the new Battlestar Galactica series- namely the hype and commercial television breakage of the series. I couldn't watch 'Dune' when it aired as I just find the excessive commercials off-putting... majorly. You just can't get in to the flow of the story. But on DVD (the second release)- man I liked it! I sat and watched the whole thing straight. It was like seeing a whole new series.

And not to digress the thread, but Battlestar was the same way. I'm a fan of the original, I tried to watch the mini-series and thought it was total ass. But thanks to encouraging reviews from the guys at theDigitalBits.com I gave it a second try on DVD... and was hooked. Then, thanks to friends in certain alt.b groups, I was able to watch the entire first season before the 6th episode had aired in the States (viva UK!) and like a junkie I want more!! LOL.

But let me also chip in my vote for a fan-edit of 'Dune'. It was a gorgeous film no matter what version I've watched, and I've always been curious about what the loooong version would be like.