Truth be told, I haven't watched many mini-series. Like, three, I think. [BTW, doesn't the 2 1/2 hour "Pilot" of the 2004 Battlestar Galactica count as a mini-series?] So out of that large category to select of, I'd say my favorite is the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune. One of my favorite memories of going to the movies as a child was walking into the Har Mar Mall movie theater as the previews were playing, and the first sight I see (near the end of the Dune trailer) is a shot of this giant worm-like thingy with colossal teeth charging up into the air [straight at the camera] and about to devour a spacecraft or something. It was awesome.Despite my utter jaw-dropping wowness to the trailer, I didn't end up seeing it until last year. And it's pretty tight. Widely imaginative, extremely engaging, tight scripting, the awesomeness of William Hurt, and a decent SPFX budget all make this epic pretty freakin' epic. The story has action and political intrigue and revenge - all really great elements that are perfectly put together in a thrilling narrative. Now I'm not about to go read the actual book the movie's based on, or rent David Lynch's 1980's Dune (which I heard was pretty bad), but I like the miniseries enough to make it a definite recommend.
RUNNER-UP: It was either ABC or NBC many years back, but they aired a 4-or something-part miniseries called The 10th Kingdom that was pretty damn awesome. It's still available at most retail outlets for about $12.99 (or, of course, Netflix), and for anyone who is interested in the meshing of reality and fantasy complimented by campy humor, you'll most definitely get a kick out of this program.
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