Hello, I'm Unbound Beartic, I'm a movie critic. I'm into Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian, Cyberpunk and AI Uprising Movies and Series. I've heard that Blade Runner is a great franchise with decent substance about AI Uprising, Consumerism and is Sci-Fi Masterpiece. Honestly, I love movies with this kind of Substance. I'm a huge fan of Terminator, The Wachowskis and many others.

However, I was disappointed when I saw both the Blade Runner Movies. They're both complete trash. The series is by far the worst Film Franchise I've ever seen.

First of all it's a terrible inaccurate and poorly designed adaptation of the book. It's unrecognizable to the source material. So why is anyone a fan of the films and content based on them. I don't see how anyone could care enough about the films to ever watch either of them for a second time. The Writing is really bad, The characters are poorly written. The acting is so wooden and fake. The action scenes of the second film suck. I'll admit I liked a couple shots in the end of the first one but it makes no sense that Roy's timer ends right during the climax of the film that's so poorly executed. The Execution of the series is terrible.

The plot is the biggest chunk of garbage I've ever scene. There is no setup, no payoff, no goals, no stakes, no urge. Both of the plots are worthless, Also the second film has the worst pacing I've ever seen. It's the Number 1 worst paced movie I've ever seen. And the story and plot does not make up for the 2 hour and 40 minute runtime at all. The plot of the film could barely take up a 70 minute film.

The Philosophy and themes are not good enough to warrant a decent franchise. I'd expect better from two cult classics with over 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and over 8.0 on imdb.com. I'm very confused that the internet is this gullible somebody please explain why they don't hate this film series.

I am curious: Has there ever been lost media involved in this franchise, like a lost movie, a promotional video or photo, or a lost script, something like that?

I'm not sure if this has been done before but I'm new to this so I'm sorry if I'm going over old ground. What do you think everyday life would be like for those who are left behind on Earth and what would it be like for those living off world? I'm particularly fascinated by the lives of those still on Earth. Any thoughts?

I'm starting to see some stuff from the RPG out and about. From what I can tell, the VR game Revelations now has a canon ending (two NPCs in the RPG die in one of the Revelations endings) and might be retconned from 2023 to 2022. Going to wait and see if more info is included in the full release to make any edits to that date on the Wiki. It might be getting a lot of retconning done to it since it's not even available anymore. Also the 1997 game is acknowledged!

There's an NPC or two that suggest connections to the Jeter novels... we'll see how that pans out.

Not sure if anyone else will participate, so I'll let this thread suffice for the whole series rather than issue-by-issue (though expect to see my thoughts for each issue).

So the first issue... I'm not really feeling it, honestly. The setting is the biggest departure from previous Blade Runner stories and I'm not a huge fan of the art style compared to that of 2019/2029 and Origins.

Who knows, maybe I'll like it after re-reading it for editing purposes over the next few days. Or maybe the second issue will get me.

Regardless of whether I like it or not, at least this issue wasn't just a re-telling of the anime.

I know I said I'd wait for the Limited Run copy (I'll still get it) but I saw that it was only $10 to get it digitally on PS4.

Barely into it and the only problems I've had are with the cursor. It locks onto things that can be interacted with, whereas the original version gives the cursor free range at all times. Especially frustrating when doing the shooting range. And the cursor is way too damn slow in the Esper. So I hope they do something about that. Otherwise, it seems okay so far.

EDIT: Turning down 'Smoothing' in Input Options fixed this!

Near the end of Origins #12, Cal indicates that his ideal Blade Runner is one that will eventually break and begin fighting for the replicants. The top and bottom panels are clearly nods to Deckard and K, respectively, but I don't recognize the one in the middle. It doesn't look like Ash or Joseph, so we've run out of options for Blade Runners who become sympathetic toward replicants. That is, unless we consider Ray McCoy (I suppose it could look like him), but his allegiances are player choice, and the image in the panel doesn't immediately connect to him, unless I'm forgetting something.

So who is it? The only other possibilities I can think of is either just a generic representation of a Blade Runner or someone we haven't met before (possibly from an upcoming comic?).

Still looks like there's no solid release date (though the trailer during Limited Run Games' stream inexplicably said 'available now'), but pre-orders for the physical editions are opening in a few weeks, so I imagine it'll be out within a few months. I was afraid that this had been quietly canceled.

For the longest time, I've wanted to find the original source of the claim that Soldier was written to be part of the same universe as Blade Runner. Not because I wanted to disprove it, but because I could not find an actual quote from anyone that mattered. Today, I think I might have found the original source in the September/October 1998 issue of Cinescape.

While most places online seem to attribute the claim to David Peoples (who co-wrote BR and the script for Soldier), if this article is indeed ground zero, the claim comes from Soldier's director, Paul W. S. Anderson, who has no connection to BR, but refers to Soldier as a "sidequel" to BR, and personally considers it belonging to the same universe. It continues with Soldier's production designer (who was art director for BR) David L. Snyder referring to Soldier as an extension and sibling film to BR, and that BR was a primary inspiration for Soldier's design. Beyond this, nobody else is quoted about any connection between the films. I will post a picture of the relevant section of the article at the bottom of this post.

So, I cannot find a source of David Peoples saying he wrote it intending a connection to BR. I personally don't doubt that he did so, or else I feel like he probably would have said otherwise by now. I unfortunately can't find any interviews where he discusses Soldier; most interviewers (rightfully so) ask him primarily about BR, Unforgiven, and Twelve Monkeys. On a sidenote, I have found that someone is making an independent documentary about Soldier and has interviewed Peoples, so I hope that is completed and that it gives more insight.

Now, although I've seen little to no opposition to Soldier's inclusion on this Wiki, I think it's best to pose the question of whether it should continue to be included. While it has never been officially stated to be set in the Blade Runner universe, it has never been contradicted out of canon. It is in its own separate continuity section simply because it's never been official. Personally, I am fine with keeping it this way, but if anyone has other thoughts about it, please speak up. And if you manage to find a source of David Peoples himself commenting on the connection between Blade Runner and Soldier, please share it!

Here is the relevant snippet from the Cinescape article, by Beth Laski: