Naaajaa,Frühlinggefühle kommen ja leider bei dem Schummdelwetter nicht auf. Der wohlig warme Frühling kommt aber sicherlich wieder und die Gorillaz hauen schon mal den passenden Soundtrack dazu raus. Von Soul bis verspulten Electro ist alles am Start.
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Wo wir den gerade bei den besten Science Fiction Filmen der 80er Jahre an prominenter Stelle genannt haben… Auch Philip K. Dick, Autor der Vorlage Träumen Androiden von elektrischen Schafen? (1968) war mehr als angetan von der Ästhetik der Verfilmung Blade Runner (1982). In einem Brief an Jeff Walker äußerte er sich 1981 begeistert über die ersten Bilder von Ridley Scotts Science Fiction Parabel, die er in einer TV-Preview bestaunt hatte. Den vollständigen Film indes bekam Dick leider nie zu sehen. Er starb am 2. März 1982, wenige Monate bevor die finale Version von Blade Runner in den amerikanischen Kinos anlaufen sollte:
October 11, 1981
Mr. Jeff Walker,
The Ladd Company,
4000 Warner Boulevard,
Burbank,
Calif. 91522.Dear Jeff,
I happened to see the Channel 7 TV program “Hooray For Hollywood” tonight with the segment on BLADE RUNNER. (Well, to be honest, I didn’t happen to see it; someone tipped me off that BLADE RUNNER was going to be a part of the show, and to be sure to watch.) Jeff, after looking—and especially after listening to Harrison Ford discuss the film—I came to the conclusion that this indeed is not science fiction; it is not fantasy; it is exactly what Harrison said: futurism. The impact of BLADE RUNNER is simply going to be overwhelming, both on the public and on creative people—and, I believe, on science fiction as a field. Since I have been writing and selling science fiction works for thirty years, this is a matter of some importance to me. In all candor I must say that our field has gradually and steadily been deteriorating for the last few years. Nothing that we have done, individually or collectively, matches BLADE RUNNER. This is not escapism; it is super realism, so gritty and detailed and authentic and goddam convincing that, well, after the segment I found my normal present-day “reality” pallid by comparison. What I am saying is that all of you collectively may have created a unique new form of graphic, artistic expression, never before seen. And, I think, BLADE RUNNER is going to revolutionize our conceptions of what science fiction is and, more, can be.
Let me sum it up this way. Science fiction has slowly and ineluctably settled into a monotonous death: it has become inbred, derivative, stale. Suddenly you people have come in, some of the greatest talents currently in existence, and now we have a new life, a new start. As for my own role in the BLADE RUNNER project, I can only say that I did not know that a work of mine or a set of ideas of mine could be escalated into such stunning dimensions. My life and creative work are justified and completed by BLADE RUNNER. Thank you..and it is going to be one hell of a commercial success. It will prove invincible.
Cordially,
Philip K. Dick
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Großartige, spinnerte, nerdy Comic-Idee von Jeffrey Brown: Darth Vader als Guy next Door… oder zumindest als Vater, der alles richtig machen will. Luke Skywalker als kleiner Bengel, der gerne Football spielt, Eis isst und gerne Jar Jar Binks Actionfiguren kaufen würde. Den Comic Darth Vader and Son gibt es für schlanke 10 Euro bei Amazon zu kaufen und mein Exemplar wird gleich geordert.
Darth Vader and Son bei Amazon (Partnerlink)
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