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dgauss

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9. Yeah, that was the novel, the movie a fairly loose adaptation

Reply to Intractable (Reply #8)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:54 PM

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but based on the central ideas of Dick's novel. Read it decades ago so don't remember all the details but remember that I thought the movie was even better.

And if Ridely Scott was responsible for adding the idea that Dekard was actually a replicant himself, he one-upped Phillip K. Dick in the mind game business. Not easy to do, well done.

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I think that Musk is a Replicant (spouse is watching Blade Runner) [View all] question everything Sunday OP

Forwarding this to Harrison Ford. dgauss Sunday #1

It's "replicant." Intractable Sunday #2

I say let Harrison sort it out. dgauss Sunday #3

Are you one of those Deckard deniers? Intractable Sunday #5

Have to admit I wasn't aware of that. dgauss Sunday #6

There was a novel? Intractable Sunday #8

Yeah, that was the novel, the movie a fairly loose adaptation dgauss Sunday #9

Thanks, corrected question everything Sunday #4

Nah...the replicants in Blade Runner can express compassion. LudwigPastorius Sunday #7

He and most billionaire are homunculuses. FSogol Sunday #10

I was thinking more along the line of those pod things from Invasion of the Body Snatchers Angleae Monday #11

Not cool enough. Buzz cook Monday #12