Blade Runner rumored to be coming to TV

[garethb2]

Originally published at: Blade Runner rumored to be coming to TV | Boing Boing

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[Elmer]

C’mon guys. Blade Runner 2049 was great, against all reasonable expectation, but you’re tempting fate. Quit while you’re ahead.

[rocketpj]

We have been in the age of ‘beat a proven winner into powder’ for awhile now. I made a prediction when Lord of the Rings became a megahit that in our lifetimes we would see a laugh track sitcom based in the Shire, at the far end of an endless string of good, bad, and mediocre offerings. I stand by that prediction.

Similarly, Bladerunner will be milked like Star Wars, getting further and further away from the Big Idea of the original movie, until all that is left is ‘cool dystopian setting’ with lame Hollywood recycled plotlines.

[jhbadger]

I bet it will be something like Altered Carbon – they’ll get impressive visuals but a meh storyline.

[jwest]

I agree. 2049 was just about the best possible sequel imaginable. I’m totally in on a series set in the Blade Runner “universe” but it shouldn’t directly related to the films. Eight episodes set in the offworld colonies would be worth watching.

[smulder]

The basic idea of Blade Runner—cranky human cop hunts bad robots with help from good robot—is in the public domain, and has been remade many times, most recently in Almost Human

Almost Human (TV Series 2013–2014) - IMDb

The BBC radio version of Caves of Steel is on YouTube

The Caves Of Steel (Isaac Asimov) - 1989 Radio 4 Dramatisation

[Carbonman]

Almost Human was an awesome series (and shot here in Vancouver). Unfortunately, science fiction doesn’t have enough of a production cost/audience numbers balance to keep them going most of the time.

[smulder]

Total Recall 2070 drew as much as it could get away with from Blade Runner as well

Total Recall 2070: The Blade Runner TV Series No One Talks About - IGN

[nodolra]

@rocketpj

a laugh track sitcom based in the Shire

y’know… i’d watch that.

[jerwin]

Hobbit Office - SNL

[jerwin]

@jwest

Eight episodes set in the offworld colonies would be worth watching.

I know that the offworld colonies have slaves (every colonist gets a replicant to exploit) and torture (in 2049, Luv’s “Offworld is waiting” was not reassuring in the least). And you want to spend time there?

[vonbobo]

@rocketpj

Similarly, Bladerunner will be milked like Star Wars, getting further and further away from the Big Idea of the original movie, until all that is left is ‘cool dystopian setting’ with lame Hollywood recycled plotlines.

At least it isn’t Snowpeircer

[barneyrubble]

Hey, they stole my idea, which I posted as a reply to another Blade-Runner-related BoingBoing story, just over a year ago. This better not suck!

The magic of movie miniatures via the Slice of Life fan film

Sudden realization: Blade Runner has great potential as a procedural cop drama TV series. Screw movies; do entire seasons focusing on different facets and characters of its lush world, maybe using a stable of 2-3 rotating cops, or even young Deckard if you want a single main character. Why doesn’t this exist already? Hell, if Altered Carbon can find success as a series, surely so can freaking Blade Runner.

[Doctor_Faustus]

Tom Bombadil CBBC show, anyone?

[starbird80]

So…no one’s noticed this article is from 2018?

[Richard_Kirk]

@nodolra

@rocketpj

a laugh track sitcom based in the Shire

y’know… i’d watch that.

…or the Blade Runner Babies cartoon on Saturday morning TV.

[anothernewbbaccount]

@barneyrubble

Hey, they stole my idea

Fair enough - we’ll blame you, then.

[raines]

@starbird80

So…no one’s noticed this article is from 2018 ?

Congratulations, you passed the beta Voight-Kampff test. It was in use by 2019, so it makes sense that this early version of it was circulating the year prior.

[creesto]

But if we twist hard enough we can wring the last few coins out of a respected franchise

[Papasan]