# SO... You think you're a Blade Runner geek, huh? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 25, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302 "2016-06-25T07:10:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302/1 "2016-06-25T07:10:45Z")
Man, I love the movie _Blade Runner_. 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](https://typesetinthefuture.com), about fonts used in science fiction\*. And he just did [an amazing analysis of every font used in _Blade Runner_](https://typesetinthefuture.com/2016/06/19/bladerunner/). 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:[ > [@Dave Addey](#): > > As the movie draws to its climax, Batty delivers his famous “tears in rain” monologue on a bleak, rain-soaked rooftop. This speech, improvised by Rutger Hauer during the scene’s filming, is universally acclaimed as one of the most moving death soliloquies in movie history. However, as a thing constructed solely from words coming out of a mouth, it is sadly typographically insignificant, and is therefore of zero interest to those of us here at _Typeset In The Future_. > > This is in stark contrast to the neon TDK logo just over Rutger’s shoulder, which I think we can all admit is pretty damned spectacular: ]([Blade Runner | Typeset In The Future](https://typesetinthefuture.com/2016/06/19/bladerunner/)) The article is well-written, incredibly well-researched and a lot of fun to read. Good job, Mr. Addey! \*Hopefully I can still retain some of my geek cred since I do in fact frequent a blog about type fonts in science fiction… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302/2 "2016-06-25T11:29:06Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302/3 "2016-06-25T12:52:07Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302/4 "2016-06-25T19:43:15Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > The internet is a fascinating way to constantly be reminded that Humans is so, so weird. Truer words were seldom spoken. That’s what I’m always thinking too, and it fascinates, enthralls and scares me all together. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-youre-a-blade-runner-geek-huh/758302/5 "2016-06-26T02:27:13Z")
The other day my favourite line from that film hit me - “Wake up, it’s time to die.”