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Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast, presented by Perfect Organism Podcast, is the premier Blade Runner podcast on the internet. Join hosts JM Prater, Patrick Greene, Peter from the Midwest, Contributing Host Micah Greene, Dr. Robin Bunce, and numerous roundtable guests for in-depth discussion, celebration, analysis, and interviews. New episodes every other Tuesday!
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Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
When Fria Ligan (Free League Publishing) released the Alien RPG back in 2019, it was a watershed moment in Alien fandom. Buzzing with drama and detail, this tabletop role playing game gave Alien fans a universe of new content to explore together.
So when it was announced early in 2022 that Free League was working on a Blade Runner RPG, fans around the world took to the internet to express their delight.
In today’s episode, Jaime and Patrick get a peek behind the curtain with Free League’s Co-founder and CEO Tomas Härenstam. Tomas is the Lead Game Designer on both the Blade Runner RPG and the Alien RPG, as well as Mutant: Year Zero (the origin of the acclaimed Year Zero engine driving both the Blade Runner and Alien games).
To stay up to date on all the awesome stuff Free League is putting out, head to freeleaguepublishing.com
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
October 3, 2022 marked five years since Blade Runner 2049 premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and changed the landscape of Blade Runner fandom forever.
In this roundtable retrospective, the SOO team looks back at those early days—of the film, but also of this very podcast!—while stopping to consider how 2049 resonates with us now, five years later.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In celebration of forty years of Blade Runner, Shoulder of Orion is thrilled and honored to present to you an exclusive commentary track for Blade Runner: The Final Cut by Charles de Lauzirika! As Restoration Producer for The Final Cut, Charles had a monumental task: to work with Ridley Scott, Warner Brothers, and a dedicated team of specialists to produce the definitive edition of one of the most influential films ever made.
Charles, who's also directed landmark documentary features like Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner, is a friend of the show and a constant presence in Blade Runner fandom. Jaime, Patrick, and the whole Shoulder of Orion team are so grateful for Charles' time and energy—and so excited to share this exclusive commentary track with our listeners!
The commentary track starts after a brief intro. We'll give a clear countdown so you can press Play at the correct moment.
Happy forty years, everyone!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In observance of forty years of Blade Runner—and in response to the many, many requests we've gotten over the years to discuss this—the Shoulder of Orion team is finally tackling The Big Question: is Deckard a Replicant?
In this kickoff show, Jaime and Patrick unpack some of the reasons this "debate" has gotten so complicated over the years. As we've gotten more editions of the movie, we've gotten more evidence (from Ridley Scott) that Deckard pretty clearly should be considered a Replicant—but we also have Harrison Ford and Hampton Fancher arguing against that idea, and an initial theatrical cut of the film (not to mention source novel) that runs with the assumption that he's human.
Where does that leave us? And, perhaps more importantly: does it matter? Does the film hold up to multiple interpretations of the truth?
We don't come up with many answers to these questions, but we do our best to at least get the conversation started. More to come!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
The team is back from a summer of traveling, and we're ready to celebrate forty years of Blade Runner with some great content. Join Jaime and Patrick for this minisode detailing some of those plans—and some ways YOU can get involved!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Please enjoy this Patreon episode while we return from summer break and resume regular Shoulder of Orion content in the coming weeks. For more like this, head to bladerunnerpodcast.com/support and join our Patreon!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
In this final entry in our Artificial Intelligence series, Patrick and Jaime are joined by contributing hosts Micah Greene and Peter from the Midwest. It's been a few years since we've hosted an episode diving into Joi and Rachael. What better way to end this series than a discussion around what might be arguably the most endearing and incendiary characters found in both Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049? Join us for an intense and in-depth discussion.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
In this episode, Jaime and Patrick come together to discuss the Baseline Test Machine as seen in Blade Runner 2049. How relevant is the baseline test? How close are we as a society to using this kind of technology? Are we using early versions of it right now? We tackle these questions and more in what was a very satisfying episode to record. We hope you enjoy!
Jaime references a Baseline test machine that you can purchase and assemble. The link for that is https://www.yaymonsters.com/shop/baseline/
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
In this episode, Patrick and Jaime sit down to discuss the Voight-Kampff test machine, its implications on the state of humanity and its place in science fiction lore. We hope you enjoy this passionate and in-depth discussion.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
In this episode, hosts Patrick, and Jaime are joined by contributing host Peter from the midwest to discuss artificial intelligence as featured in Alien and Blade Runner. This is a bit of a crossover episode as we explore why the kinds of A.I. exists in both of these worlds and what's really behind the need for such technology. This was a fascinating and complicated discussion. We hope you enjoy!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.