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| | Sci Fi channel's timely miniseries |
 | | A follow-up to the original "Dune" miniseries, which won two Emmy Awards and record ratings for Sci Fi, "Children of Dune" is a sprawling, complex tale that continues the story of the Atreides family, rulers of Arrakis, a turbulent desert planet also known as Dune. |
 | | When the channel came under new leadership five years ago, one of the stated objectives was to produce blockbuster miniseries regularly, said Bonnie Hammer, the channel's president. |
 | | Though Sci Fi has not committed itself to a third miniseries yet, Hammer says that if "Children of Dune" is well received, the story will be continued, possibly even as a weekly series. |
| www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/15/DD92075.DTL (818 words) |
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