From: alfie@mail.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:37:02 +0100, "StainlessSteelRat"   
    wrote:   
      
   >OK, who's going to list the numerous Blade Runner references in the new   
   >series.   
   >   
   >There's the photo analysis.   
   >   
   >Plus Nose World.   
   >   
   >And I'm sure something else I've forgotten.   
   >   
   >Unless of course everyone's pretending they didn't see it based on the   
   >quality.   
   >   
      
   As POD says, the Blade Runner references relate to the DVD cover   
   stating that they "in true blade runner style they hunt for their   
   creators!".   
      
   References include;   
      
   Tyrell building amongst London skyline in opening credits.   
      
   Kryten's Esper-like photo analysis (directed by an uncharacteristic   
   Rimmer) to scan a picture to see the other side of a pamphlet.   
      
   Rimmer finding a latex scale inside Dave Lister's bath in the tribute   
   shop, discussing with Cat what type of scale it is, 'fish, no snake',   
   then Kryten reading the code off it.   
      
   Cat leaving chewing gum wrapper origami of a squid at each location   
   they visit.   
      
   Nose World, a word-for-word rip-off of Chew's Eye World - 'I just do   
   noses...so cold in here'. The scientist is named 'Swallow'.   
      
   Kryten's disguise includes Tyrell-style glasses, a homberg hat and   
   duster like Deckard wears.   
      
   Meeting Tyrell (in Tyrell's bedroom) - along with head-crushing 'I   
   want more life' scene.   
      
   Tyrell starts the 'I've seen things...' quote just before Lister let's   
   loose on him.   
      
   Tyrell (in a fore-shadowing scene) chasing them through a BR-esque   
   street (along with rain, bicycles, umbrellas, glow sticks, chinese   
   lanterns, weird cop in breathing mask, etc), and shooting them all   
   Zhora-style through glass falling into snow.   
      
   Kochanski turns up in Rachel homage outfit and hairdo, and drives off   
   into the woods with Lister...homage to BR 'happy ending'.   
      
   I'm sure 'Wake up, time to die' get's quoted, can't recall exactly   
   where, although it has been used before in the series when Kryten   
   get's told he's being replaced.   
      
   All in all it was pretty mediocre; g/f is a RD fan and wanted to watch   
   it, and I only woke up when I started catching the BR references.   
   --   
   Alfie [UK]   
      
   Confucius say: 'Better to be pissed off than pissed on.'.   
      
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