I saw it opening day, first showing when it was released back in 1982. I own every single version of it on both DVD and Blu-Ray and I’ve watched them all dozens and dozens of times. I’ve participated in countless discussions on whether or not Deckard was a replicant, both here and in real life. I’m also a huge PKD fan, so I also know the source material for the film well (my copy of the novel was published and bought before the movie was made).
But compared to Dave Addey, I’m just some jerk who owns some shiny discs.
Dave Addey runs a blog called Typeset In The Future, about fonts used in science fiction*. And he just did an amazing analysis of every font used in Blade Runner. It’s astounding. I have spent hundreds of hours watching, studying, reading about and discussing this film, but Mr. Addey showed that, for me, there was still some things left to be learned.
I don’t wanna spoil the article for anyone inclined to read it, but I’m so impressed with the focussed geekiness on display in the following that I wanted to share it here:[
Oh man, that is just geek-hilarious. Roy’s death speech - okay, acknowledged - but that building-logo font: schwing!!
I guess I am a BR brown belt. I actually got a First Edition of Do Androids Dream, but returned it when I realized how much restoration work was done to both book and dust-jacket.
I have different disc formats of BR, stay familiar with discussion topics and pop-culture happenings that keep its influence fresh, but getting a First of a beloved story is about as far as I go geek-wise. The movie is in my top 3, but that’s all I got.
The internet is a fascinating way to constantly be reminded that Humans is so, so weird.
