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From: desinor at sympatico.ca (Jean-Claude Désinor)
Date: Wed Feb 14 18:08:09 2007
In-reply-to: <6f0705ea0702141405u6b67b91n9f4c51d871acb603@mail.gmail.com>
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  A reference for those who are too young:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_runner>

    Jean-Claude

Chris Bennett wrote:
> On a Pale Horse is the only one that is worth a shit imho.  Funny
> considering that he (the author) is an athiest.
>
>
> Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human
> by KW Jeter - 1996
>
>
> Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night
> by KW Jeter - 1997
>
>
> I don't want to go WAAAAAAY off topic BUT... it should be well noted
> for those that don't know that these books are a continuation of the
> Blade Runner story.
>
> Opening up old wounds here but there is a DEEP rift in the sci-fi
> community over the novella that Phillip K. Dick wrote (Do Androids
> dream of Electric Sheep?) the theatrical release of Blade Runner and
> the later infamous Director's Cut of Blade Runner.
>
> Much like Heinlein's Starship Troopers the movie(s) really had very
> little to do with the original story.
>
> That being said the basic difference between the theatrical release
> and the Director's cut is that the DC is lacking the voice-over
> narration of Harrison Ford as well as there is nearly 15 minutes of
> additional footage which included the likewise infamous "Unicorn dream
> sequence"  This scene with a few other additions and subtractions lend
> the viewer to believe that Deckard (Harrison Ford) was himself a
> replicant.  This is where the primary battle lines are drawn.  I have
> heard way too much arguement from both sides and will happily point
> people in directions to read more.  It is hard to speculate why Gaff
> (Edward James Olmos) left the origami unicorn outside Deckard's door
> if he didn't know that Deckard was a replicant...
>
> ANYWAY the point of this semi-pointless narrative is that the books
> mentioned above, take that premise and run with it.  Is Deckard a
> replicant?  What does it mean to be human?  Also the author uses ALOT
> of Phillip K Dick's original themes about animals, and they are
> present in the story, so it is more like a sequal of both Blade Runner
> and D.A.D.O.E.S.
>
> On a side note I MUCH prefer the original theatrical release of BR.
> Even if it does include a shot from The Shining... Additionally.  The
> author does a decent job of continuing the story and I love the
> subject matter but he doesn't do a good job of writing.  It's a great
> idea but he gets there rough.  It seems clumsy and ackward.  Much like
> my own work.  ;)
>
> Chris
>
> On 2/14/07, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
>> "On a Pale Horse" is the start of a decent series by Piers Anthony. 7
>> books (one for each incarnation) but I got bored in the end.  Starts
>> strong.  A couple of my favorites series by him are the "Bio of a
>> Space Tyrant" series, the three books that include "Sos The Rope" and
>> the series that includes "Omnivore."  His "grown-up" work is much
>> better, IMO, than the "teen-age" stuff (Xanth), which is still not
>> bad.
>>
>> BTW, thanks for reminding me, I need to look for the guide in audio
>> format.  Also, who wrote BR2?  Blade Runner is one of my all time
>> favorite movies.
>>
>> On 2/14/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Semi OT
>> >
>> > I just read in the last week, "On a Pale Horse", "Voice of the
>> > Whirlwind" and "Blade Runner 2"
>> >
>> > Not that I have alot of time in airports or anything...
>> >
>> > On 2/14/07, Verboten1 <verboten1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > not THAT old ;)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 2/14/07, Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > Good lord that was 15 years ago...
>> > > >
>> > > > Does anyone else feel old?
>> > > >
>> > > > Chris
>> > > >
>> > > > On 2/13/07, Daun Yeagley < vwdaun@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --- Drew Mac <type53@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > In the grand Hollywood tradition of not leaving anything
>> > > > > > sacred, it was
>> > > > > > released as a big budget, big screen production in 2005.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I'm not gonna knock Hollywood on this one.  Douglas Adams
>> > > > > was working on this project when he died - the movie stayed
>> > > > > very close to the book *except* where Douglas wanted to
>> > > > > make a few changes.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > So hoist a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster to the late
>> > > > > > Douglas Adams, and go
>> > > > > > drive a Scirocco eh?  It's an 80's thing... :)
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I think instead, I'll go dig out my copy of the book, or
>> > > > > maybe the audiobook, or go watch my copy of the movie.
>> > > > > It's far too nasty out to be driving a Scirocco.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
>> > > > > '81 Scirocco S (Deiter)       '86 Scirocco 8v
>> > > > > '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!)  '88 Scirocco 16v
>> > > > > '96 Passat GLX Wagon          '56 Cessna 172
>> > > > > The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the 
>> parts -
>> > > Ehrlich's Law.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > 
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>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Mike
>> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
>> '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
>> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>>
>
>

References:
- WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: type53 at gmail.com (Drew Mac)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: vwdaun at yahoo.com (Daun Yeagley)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: verboten1 at gmail.com (Verboten1)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: smithma7 at gmail.com (Mike Smith)
- HHGttG - was Re: WTF is Saskatoon?
  - From: scirocco16vr32 at gmail.com (Chris Bennett)

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