Frank Herbert - Interview on TV

This is a TV interview that science-fiction author Frank Herbert gave during his last years. I don't know much more details on the actual date, and if anyone knows, please, tell me.

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[oberstul]

I didn't get the part when he said water is oil. Shouldn't it be more like the spice is oil?

[JulioMoc]

@oberstul Well, I think he meant that water is the commodity for the people of Arrakis - much like oil is for Earth. Spice is the commodity for the Empire, but not for Arrakis.

[metaliant]

Frank Herbert is the true Kwisatz Haderach.

[mrlopez2681]

Is this ALL there is? Why not post the rest?

[DuneMira]

Great Interview. Frank Herbert was the best scifi writer of all time!

[centurion180ad]

If this man is not a Free Mason secret society, i'll eat my hat.

He says the world is overpopulated.

We are NOWHERE near anything that could be considered overpopulated.

There are too many psycopath inbreed BANKERS screwing up our world, but there aren't too many people.

[BradPanoff]

@ smegmadiver22 Nice Troll! lol

[egdonheath1]

Leto II is the most tragic and complex fictional character ever created. Who would have done what he did?

[squamish4244]

@TheZhonGuoRen Oh I'd have to challenge you on LOTR. They are both complex and vast, but were weighted differently. Tolkien's characters are more noble and one-dimensional, and Herbert's are more complex and nastier. They are certainly more realistic. But is ''realism'' what we really want out of epic fantasy/sci-fi? Should it be about who we are or who we could be? It's a matter of personal opinion. I find Dune incredibly fascinating but not inspiring and uplifting like LOTR is to me.

[betsingerb]

Hmm i thought he'd be more like santa claus than this

[TheBCExperience1]

@oberstul I can't be entirely sure what he meant by that statement at the time, but I think water in Dune is a metaphor for oil today because of scarcity. That's what was wandering in the back of my mind the whole time I read the book.

[calamagrostis88]

Too bad this clip is so short, it would be great to hear more from this great author. I just read Dune Messiah where he brings Paul down from being a hero to being a reluctant tool of human race consciousness. With his prescient vision Paul saw only one path forward for humans to survive and grow, but because it unleashed the power of religious extremism it would mean he was responsible for brutal wars that killed billions across many planets. Only when he walked into the desert was he free.

[smegmadiver22]

I've only just become aware of this Fred Herbert person, but it seems he has rushed out a number of poorly-written books in an attempt to cash in on the popularity of series such as Harry Potter or even the amazing Twilight Saga. Perhaps with time his writing will improve but I can't really foresee his "Dunes" series achieving the same scope, scale and majesty of the aforementioned works.