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Post Mon Apr 14, 2003 2:52 am

We are all praying for a Blade Runner sequel to appear someday in the future. The problem is that the movie's popularity is steadily decreasing; as many people of the future generation have no idea about the name of the nearly 20 years old film. <BR>The closest thing to the sequel is Jeter's books. Many Fans rejected the possible predictions set by Jeter.<BR>But remember that the book "Do Androids dream of electric sheep" inspired Ridley Scott and David Peoples to create and form the Blade Runner Movie.<BR>Will one director create the sequel based on Jeter's books? That...I don't know.<BR>
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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:34 am

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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 5:30 am

I hope there is never a sequel..case in point: The <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Star Wars</B><!-- BBCode End --> prequels sort of ruin the originals by virtue of the fact the storyline skews off tangent. <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Alien</B><!-- BBCode End --> sequels by and large disimprove into nothingness. Also sequels tend to be rush jobs or semi-skits of the original and unlike <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Toy Story 2</B><!-- BBCode End --> which could play with the characters and expand the CGI world I can't see <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Blade Runner</B><!-- BBCode End --> ever being improved upon. I can see a <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Blade Runner</B><!-- BBCode End --> sequel with different characters and tone being a CGI mess..it would hardly go the <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Godfather 2</B><!-- BBCode End --> route. I'd rather watch and rewatch the original in whatever format, and welcome new ideas of sci-fi worlds to the cinema screen.
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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 7:12 am

Though I agree there is no need for a direct sequel to the plotline of BR, I wouldn't mind another story set in the same setting if it was crafted as well as Ridley could, with all the "noirish" aspects and layered details, and most importantly was able to keep the overall texture. I know alot of movies and shows have tried to do so and all have pretty much failed except for maybe "Akira" and "Metropolis" the anime' movies. The TV show "Total Recall 2040" also came close but not nearly close enough. And then there was "Soldier"...ugggh another hollywoodized mess. Roaland Emerich's "Moon 44" wasn't too bad. A lot of low budget movies tended to get closer because they avoided the "Hollywood Polishing". I wouldn't mind also if they continued the story idea of Tyrell being a replicant surrogate for the real Tyrell in stasis as an attempt at immortality. Even though I know the idea was stolen for the Star Wars Dark Empire comic book mini-series. it would tie up alot of loose ends I feel the movie had...plus it might allow for a chance to go "off world". The one thing I did like about the Jeter books(and DADOES) was the ability to bring characters you liked back as either duplicates(replicant clones) or the origional human that was the template for the replicants. In fact every actor from the origional movie could come back as a new character. The magic of BR though has alot to do with so many elements coming together. Ridley directing, once in a lifetime performances from all the actors, Syd Mead, Mobius, Vangelis(most important) and the fact it was the first of a lot of "replicants"(copycat movies) that would make it just a copy itself(ala Star Wars). If it could be done outside hollywood(at least for funding) and with most of the origional artists, I say what the hell, I'd pay to see it.
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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 7:43 am

I hope there is never a sequel, BR is a great film and it can not be topped by another.
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Post Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:29 pm

I liked the "Total Recall 2070" television series a lot. It is probably as close to a Blade Runner series as we are likely to see. The creators of the show were very candid during interviews that the show had a great deal more to do with the spirit of Blade Runner than with Total Recall. Too bad it only lasted for one season. I recorded 11 of the 22 episodes before it was cancelled. I keep waiting for one of the cable channels to pick it up for syndication, so I can tape the remaining shows, but so far no luck.
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Post Sat Apr 26, 2003 6:36 am

deffinatly i loved that show i wish i coulda watched it more before it was canclled. <BR>deffinatliy the closest i've ever seen to a BR sequel<BR><BR>_________________<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><IMG SRC="http://www.tyrell-corporation.pp.se/img/holden/Holden.jpg" BORDER="0"><!-- BBCode End --><BR>Holden:"It's a wipe out they're almost us!"<BR><BR><font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: BR12819 on 2003-04-26 12:41 ]</font>
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Post Sat Apr 26, 2003 7:55 am

ya sequels are hardly done well these days
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Post Sat Apr 26, 2003 8:10 pm

I think if you want some new story related to BR it would have to be either way before or way after.<BR><BR> Fact is, I really think its asking for trouble to have a sequel.<BR><BR>If it is a mess (75% chance of crap)it will leave a very sour taste in our collective mouths. It will tarnish the dream.
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Post Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:16 am

So you are comparing the Blade Runner movie as a museum piece, well thats a strange thing to say.<BR>However, we live in a generation of hundreds of sequels comin up, because Hollywood had gone sequelitis. It's hard to say but what happens if one director decides to expand the movie BR a bit? You beat the crap out of him?
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Post Mon Apr 28, 2003 5:18 pm

<!-- BBCode Quote Start --><TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font size=-1>Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1><BLOCKQUOTE><BR>On 2003-04-28 08:16, Anti-Rep Warmachine wrote:<BR>So you are comparing the Blade Runner movie as a museum piece, well thats a strange thing to say.<BR>However, we live in a generation of hundreds of sequels comin up, because Hollywood had gone sequelitis. It's hard to say but what happens if one director decides to expand the movie BR a bit? You beat the crap out of him? <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE><!-- BBCode Quote End --><BR><BR>No, its a case of do you trust someone to do the job right? I think you should seriously take a look at what has been created. If someone touches it and its already perfect you will wonder why mess with it?<BR>Just because everyman and his dog makes a sequel dosen't mean its a good idea!<BR>
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Post Mon May 05, 2003 7:41 am

Like the Jaws movie...Jaws 2 was a plane crash.
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Post Wed May 07, 2003 12:13 pm

Sequels to classic movies especially today end up in the drink, did you see Robocop 2, have you heard about Conan 3 and Indiana Jones 4 i don't think a sequel would be any good.
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Post Thu May 08, 2003 4:28 am

These are the sequels I personally think were just as good or even better than the original:<BR><BR>The Godfather II<BR>Empire Strikes Back<BR>Superman II<BR>Jaws II<BR>Aliens<BR>Terminator 2<BR>Indian Jones III<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Post Fri May 09, 2003 5:27 am

<!-- BBCode Quote Start --><TABLE BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=85%><TR><TD><font size=-1>Quote:</font><HR></TD></TR><TR><TD><FONT SIZE=-1><BLOCKQUOTE><!-- BBCode Start --><I>Originally posted by endzem</I><!-- BBCode End --><BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>The Godfather II <BR>Empire Strikes Back <BR>Superman II <BR>Jaws II <BR>Aliens <BR>Terminator 2 <BR>Indian Jones III </B><!-- BBCode End --></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></TD></TR><TR><TD><HR></TD></TR></TABLE><!-- BBCode Quote End --><BR><BR>I hope you don't mind if I interject here as a sequel discussion..the first 3 yes I'd agree with but..<BR><BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Jaws 2</B><!-- BBCode End -->? OK film, not a patch on the original though.<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Aliens</B><!-- BBCode End -->: Good enjoyable film, though lacks Scotts class.<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Terminator 2</B><!-- BBCode End -->: Good film, just doesn't hit the spot like the original.<BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Indiana Jones 3</B><!-- BBCode End -->: IMHO this is absolute rubbish. Poor mans <!-- BBCode Start --><B>Raiders of the Lost Ark</B><!-- BBCode End --> with very few redeeming features.<BR><BR><!-- BBCode Start --><B>Toy Story 2</B><!-- BBCode End --> is a fantastic sequel, definitely better than the original. <!-- BBCode Start --><B>French Connection 2</B><!-- BBCode End --> is a great sequel, probably not quite as good as the original but arguably a better performance by Hackman.
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