TMTYR Episode #56: Heeere’s Batty! (Blade Runner)

Wrapping up the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders endured Blade Runner and whine about it for a bit. And two of three Pavement Pounders enjoyed the novel on which it’s based, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And Seth can’t seem to pronounce “Voight-Kampff”. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: book movie Bonus Rankings! (PKD films we’ve done): James: Total … Continue reading TMTYR Episode #56: Heeere’s Batty! (Blade Runner) →

Wrapping up the Summer of PKD, the Pavement Pounders endured Blade Runner and whine about it for a bit. And two of three Pavement Pounders enjoyed the novel on which it’s based, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

And Seth can’t seem to pronounce “Voight-Kampff”.

Rankings!:

Colin/James/Seth:

book
movie

Bonus Rankings! (PKD films we’ve done):

James:

Total Recall
Minority Report and The Adjustment Bureau
Blade Runner
Paycheck
Screamers and Total Recall remake
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Colin:

The Adjustment Bureau
Minority Report
Total Recall
Paycheck
Next
Total Recall remake
Blade Runner
Screamers

Seth:

Minority Report
Total Recall
The Adjustment Bureau
Total Recall remake
Blade Runner
Paycheck
Next
Screamers

Notes:

One of those Top 10 lists with Blade Runner on it:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/oct/16/top-10-sci-fi-movies

Which cut should be watched?:

http://nerdist.com/blade-runner-35th-anniversary-which-cut-should-you-watch/

Great (and positive) analysis of the film’s visual style:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tbvMzqk3F4

Which is canon to Denis Villenueve?

http://screenrant.com/blade-runner-2049-original-movie-canon/

Nerdwriter video on Blade Runner:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXRlGULqHxg

Lessons from the Screenplay video on Blade Runner:

https://youtu.be/_tbvMzqk3F4

Jason and Myke revisit Blade Runner with John Siracusa:

https://www.theincomparable.com/myke/28/

Sci-Fi Onscreen episode on Minority Report:

http://www.scifionscreen.com/episode-101-minority-report-2002/