OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | VOL. III, No. 8

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.

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In the news ...

• "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

WEST COAST PREMIERE!  

In the dark, we hear a lone electric cello. We discover a crumbling, tattered, discordant planet earth, decades after most of her original inhabitants have become extinct or moved on to greener pastures on the red planet. Those humans who remain are either hopelessly irradiated... or not human at all.

adaptation by Edward Einhorn

music by Henry Akona

based on the novel by Philip K. Dick

directed by Jaime Robledo (Watson, Stoneface)

Sacred Fools Theater Company, 660 N. Heliotrope Dr., Los Angeles, CA  90004

SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 19, 2013

Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm

More information HERE!

• 1/6 "Cityspeaking Dandy 

Artist, Scott Pettersen, once again delivers! His latest figure, Gaff is now available for pre-order.

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Now for some articles, art, music, and videos!

Articles:

• Blade Runner vs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, by Jonathan Cowie
• Un-advanced Technology In Blade Runner, by Geoff Kratz
• Blade Runner, de Ridley Scott : Más humanos que los humanos, by alfonsomazarro (Spanish)
• Representations of Dystopia in Ridley Scott's BLADE RUNNER, by SOPHIE659
• Why Names Matter: ‘Blade Runner’ or ‘Dangerous Days’?, by J. Shiel 
• Philip K Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep And Blade Runner, by Ren Zelen

Art:

Blade Runner, by Mindy Doodles

Don't Hate, Replicate!

by ~SeltzerWaterfalls (Kristopher Williams) 

Pris and the Spider

by ~TheHeadbanger93

'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep'.

by ~VoodooHeartsCircus

Music:

Videos:

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Have a better one!

~ Kipple

OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | VOL. III, No. 7

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.

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In the news ...

• BLADE RUNNER ACTION FIGURES – MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN

Artist Scott Pettersen brings Blade Runner characters back to life in action figure form. An article on this is available HERE.

Geek Magazine features Pettersen's Blade Runner figures in their latest edition! Vol.2/No.2 

• In a recent interview for her upcoming horror movie "Jug Face", it was reported that actress Sean Young discussed her knowledge of Alcon Entertainment's Blade Runner sequel, and that she suggested that everyone boycott it if she is not involved. However, Sean Young has officially confirmed that the negative remarks reported in Entertainment Weekly were fabricated. More on that can be read HERE.

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Now for some articles, art, music, videos, and a podcast!

Articles:

• HISTORY OF FILM: RIDLEY SCOTT’S ‘BLADE RUNNER’, by James Blake Ewing
• How Is This 8-Bit Blade Runner Game Not Actually Real? by Eric Limer
• 20 Science Fiction Moments That Will Make Absolutely Anyone Cry
• 7 Dystopian Technologies That Would Never Exist in Real Life
• We visit the Bradbury Building, where the past and future collide in Blade Runner By Sean O'Neal

Art:

Blade Runner

by ~brunolc

Tears in rain

by ~nuke-vizard

...like tears in rain

by ~nuke-vizard

“If Only You Could See” – Blade Runner Inspired Print by Peter Gutierrez

An interview with the artist is available HERE. 

Music:

Grumbling Fur - The Ballad of Roy Batty from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Videos:

Podcast:  

Educating [Geeks] 10 – Blade Runner
This week geekhost Bri gets an education on the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner.

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And remember to follow @OffWorldNews on Twitter to receive these and other Blade Runner related news items, (including movie showings, specials, and more not featured in this newsletter), as it comes in. 

Have a better one!

~ Kipple