Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of the BLADE RUNNER universe. In this episode, we put BLADE RUNNER 2049 under the microscope. A film full of replicants and AI but where's the whimsy?

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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IS BLADE RUNNER 2049 SEXIST?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/09/is-blade-runner-2049-a-sexist-film-or-a-fair-depiction-of-a-dystopic-future

ROGER DEAKINS

https://www.rogerdeakins.com/

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of the BLADE RUNNER universe. In this episode, we gird our loins for Blade Runner 2049 by watching three short prequel films.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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BLADE RUNNER BLACK OUT 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrZk9sSgRyQ&t=523s

THE ROBOTS ARE COMING, VERY SLOWLY AND COCKING EVERYTHING UP

https://futurism.com/future-society/unitree-robot-destroy-house

NEAR MISS: THE SOLAR STORM OF 2012

https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/planetary-science/23jul_superstorm/

THE CARRINGTON EVENT

https://www.space.com/the-carrington-event

BLADE RUNNER 2036 NEXUS DAWN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsS3nhRRzQ&t=189s

BLADE RUNNER 2048: NOWHERE TO RUN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ9Os8cP_gg&t=165s

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, we sit through a fan edit that doubles the length of the film.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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INTERNET FANEDIT DATABASE

https://fanedit.org/ifdb/

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, Roy Batty does something very surprising and then says something very surprising.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said and Matt and Stephen also drop the F word, which is most unlike them.

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TEARS IN RAIN

https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/32674

SOLDIER TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeW9sflsdg

SIDEQUEL DEFINITION

https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sidequels/694489

FIVE ENDINGS

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

THE MAKING OF BLADE RUNNER WAS HARD

https://collider.com/blade-runner-making-of/

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, Roy Batty is bad boy.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said and Roy also drops the F word and there's the sound of a skull cracking so maybe don't play this out when the kids are listening.

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DREW STRUZEN INTERVIEW

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-interview-with-legendary-movie-poster-artist-drew_b_5a088033e4b0cc46c52e6b73

DREW STRUZEN TECHNIQUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fEMJp70tGU&list=PLJyg5maY2XGMGajHPiNBg_1UkprfIZitQ

THE WORLD’S TALLEST FICTIONAL BUILDINGS

https://www.buildworld.co.uk/blog/archives/tallest-fictional-buildings-from-star-wars-to-lord-of-the-rings#:~:text=Wookiepedia%20claims%20it%20to%20be,and%20six%20LA%20blocks%20wide.

ADRIAN: HOLLYWOOD’S FASHION DESIGNER

https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/costume-designer-adrian-hollywood-fashion-impact

THE FUTURE IS SHAPED BY THE PAST – THE COSTUMES OF BLADE RUNNER

https://classiq.me/the-future-is-shaped-by-the-past-the-costumes-of-blade-runner

WHAT ROSELIND FRANKLIN CONTRIBUTED TO DISCOVERY OF DNA

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01313-5

CRISPR CAS9 GENE EDITING

https://crisprtx.com/gene-editing

THE TRUTH ABOUT PLANNED OBSELESCENCE

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20160612-heres-the-truth-about-the-planned-obsolescence-of-tech

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, Leon tries to kill Rick, then Rick gets all ick.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more

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NOTES

ST GERMAIN BOTTLE DESIGN

https://sandstrompartners.com/work/st-germain/#:~:text=We%20developed%20the%20creative%20direction,to%20point%2Dof%2Dsale.

BRITISH BIRDS CHESS SET FOR SALE

https://hoylesoxford.com/products/british-birds-chess-pieces-blade-runner?srsltid=AfmBOooJF2LrQGf8omfOEIPjDqEkyVQVNXmlB3yCRWmUBG3vutSekZY5&variant=31789980319813

NICK KNIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

https://www.artnet.com/artists/nick-knight/

THE IMMORTAL GAME

https://www.chess.com/terms/immortal-game-chess

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Happy Halloween from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're replaying our chat about Ridley Scott's classic horror movie, ALIEN, with film-maker and friend of the show, Leslie-Ann Rose.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more although the subject of male rape does come up.

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ORIGINAL ALIEN TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ

THE HOLOCAUST ENCYCLOPEDIA: LENI RIEFENSTAHL

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/leni-riefenstahl

TOP 100 BEST MOVIE MOMENTS

https://www.ign.com/lists/100-best-movie-moments/10

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue our examination of BLADE RUNNER, one of the pivotal films in science fiction cinema. In this episode, we meet Roy Batty and discover he's Batty by name and batty by nature

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more

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NOTES

WHITE DRAGON FAN EDIT TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3WC6CcVkHo

PRIS FOTHERINGHAM

https://symbolsandsecrets.london/2019/01/24/whitecross-street-art-and-a-very-naughty-lady/

SYD MEAD WEDGE ERA CONCEPTS

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a64435040/syd-mead-wedge-era-concepts/

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN: ZHORA’S SNAKE DANCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDQV5Bqx4TQ

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