Alan and Nisha are back for Episode 2!
This time they discuss the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, as well as its 1982 film adaptation Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford. There is also some discussion of how the 2017 legacy sequel Blade Runner 2049 expands on these works.
Both the novel and the film were highly influential in their times to science fiction and can even be credited with developing and popularizing the subgenre of cyberpunk. How do these works stand up to their reputation, and how do they stack up against one another? Tune in to find out.
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