KLS in Borders Holiday Commercial

[MsCriseyde]

Blink and you'll miss her. I saw this on television earlier today and wasn't sure it was KLS until I found the commercial on the web. The commercial features a montage of scenes with people quoting from movies, books, and songs to demonstrate how they create a universal language. KLS doesn't actually speak, but the camera is on her face for a couple of seconds. You can view the Borders holiday commercial online here.

[Raineypark]

You must have some fast eyes to have picked up on THAT! 

I practically LIVE in Borders Books and hand over more money to them than I like to admit.......but I have never, ever seen a television ad for them.  Has anyone else ever seen a Borders TV ad before...

[TERRY308]

You know I have seen it too and I wasn't sure if that was who I thought it was.  Thank You for letting me see KLS.  Now when it comes on again, I'll know its her.

[victoriawinters]

Here is a screen cap:

[Julia99]

One wonders what her dialog was.  ."well in The Dark Shadows Companion .. i clearly state [erroneously] that . .]

[Midnite]

One wonders what her dialog was.  ."well in The Dark Shadows Companion .. i clearly state [erroneously] that . .]

 
I saw that ad on TV a couple of times before you posted about it but didn't spot KLS.  MsCriseyde, YOU da MAN!  Er, WOMAN.  

[MsCriseyde]

Well, the truth is I had heard the commercial on the tv while I was out of the room a couple of times, and I thought it was a commercial for one of those movie trivia games, so, when I finally saw it, I was glued to the screen more to figure out what exactly the ad was for than to see who was in it. When I caught the glimpse of KLS, I figured that I was imagining it as a result of overexposure to DS.  

As long as I don't start seeing Roger Davis' face in a potato chip, I think I'll be ok. 

[LdyAnne]

As long as I don't start seeing Roger Davis' face in a potato chip, I think I'll be ok. 

Well If you do don't tell him or you can bet the farm he will have it for sale. Maybe even subdivided!

LdyAnne

[MsCriseyde]

Here's a blurb from Adweek for anyone who's interested in more info on this ad campaign.

[Misa]

I think that KLS says "Couldn't have been the scene of the murder." Does anyone else think she says this? If she does then she does have a line.

Misa

 

[victoriawinters]

I think that KLS says "Couldn't have been the scene of the murder." Does anyone else think she says this?

She does indeed.  She is part of the reading group.

[DStoDA]

I dont think KLS said "Couldnt have been the scene of the murder" because it seemed like 1 sentence that the next lady was saying. I didnt notice a change in voice so it had to be the other lady talking and KLS mouthing something.

[MsCriseyde]

In the first place, it doesn't sound like her. If you watch that portion of the video closely (which is much easier to do with Quicktime than with Windows Media Player), you can see that her mouth isn't even moving during the first portion of that phrase. Unless KLS has turned ventriloquist, I don't think it's her. 

[Philippe Cordier]

I had seen part of the commercial last week and although it did catch my eye, I didn't know it was for Borders (guess I didn't watch it closely enough all the way through).  Was surprised to learn here that my former employer of a few years back is now doing TV ads.

KLS's appearance is almost subliminal ... and no, she is not the one saying the line that someone quoted above ... her voice isn't heard although she does appears to be talking in those few brief frames, but we don't hear what she's saying.

[ClaudeNorth]

If you watch very carefully, you'll see her in another shot that comes earlier in the commercial than the one posted by victoriawinters.  It's of the same reading group, with the same woman talking, and KLS is on the right side of the screen, in profile, and out of focus.  You'll need to work your pause and frame advance buttons to see it, but it's definitely her.

Jean-Claude (who has a paper due in three hours that he hasn't started yet...)