Asimov wasn’t the only author to appear in advertisements. Frank Herbert’s novel Dune was a major hit with readers in the 1970s, propelling him into the public spotlight in the following years. This prompted Pacific Bell to put him before a camera and have him talk about the future and the upcoming internet.
Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
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Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
Asimov wasn’t the only author to appear in advertisements. Frank Herbert’s novel Dune was a major hit with readers in the 1970s, propelling him into the public spotlight in the following years. This prompted Pacific Bell to put him before a camera and have him talk about the future and the upcoming internet.
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Re: Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! He hates that guy!!!!!!
Seriously though, Nice find Jo.
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Re: Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
Cool! And right on the spot as well. Everything is connected to your phone nowadays.
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“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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Re: Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
Wonder what input he had on the script?
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Re: Frank Herbert stars in an 80s Pac-Bell commercial
Is that the Killer Queen Robot I see?
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