Ep-9 Ink to Film: Blade Runner (1982)

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10/05/17 • 105 min

James is loving that they get to talk about one of his favorite films, Blade Runner (1982) directed by Ridley Scott! Come along as he and Luke get explore the Sci-Fi classic in its entirety with the ultimate recap before the new movie comes out. Highlights include: the symbolism of eyes and pyramids, all the surprising changes and similarities to the PKD novel, the meaning of the iconic “tears in rain” scene, and of course, their conflicting opinions about what that final bit of origami actually revealed. And stick around after the credits for quick coverage of the short-film prequels to the new movie!

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Ross Bugden

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Ross Bugden

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Ep-8 Ink to Film: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep part two

The final book-discussion for Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep covering chapters 11-22. Join Luke and James as they finish out the novel that inspired Blade Runner. In this episode, they discuss which electric animal they would most want, the confluence of consumerism and spirituality, the ethics of sex with sentient robots, and even take a stab at answering the novel’s eponymous question: Do androids dream of electric sheep?

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Ep-10 Ink to Film: Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

The guys watched Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 & have A LOT to say about it. Come along as Luke and James not only highlight all the things that made the film incredible, but try and get to the bottom of what the entire Blade Runner franchise is about as their coverage concludes.

Non-spoiler topics include: Oscar chances, the lasting appeal of the film, standout performances, & who we would recommend see this film.

(19:03) Spoiler topics: The continuation of eye symbolism, Ryan Gosling’s outerwear, Agent K vs Deckard as main characters, the relative personhood of holograms, where we land on the is he/isn’t he question about Deckard, and all the book and previous film references we caught with our first viewing.

(1:20:56): New project announcement!