Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast

We are happy to release our coverage of the Disney+ series Andor as a bonus episode this holiday season. In this special roundtable, your hosts Jaime, Patrick, Christian, AndieGeekGirl, and special guest Micah Greene discuss what some of us agree is the best Star Wars product since the original trilogy. As always this was a lively and in-depth conversation that we hope you enjoy.  Apple Podcasts:...

It's been three years since we've had our friend and guest Paul M. Sammon on the show to talk about Blade Runner. To remedy that, Patrick & Jaime asked him back to discuss the 40 year legacy of Blade Runner, what it means to him, and the road ahead. This was a delightful interview and we hope you enjoy.   Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes // For more on this and our other projects, plea...

It's been five years since the release of Blade Runner 2049. In that time, it took us a while to dedicate an episode to Officer KD6.3-7. We were delighted to hear from a new listener about his resonance with K and what that means to him. Hearing from that listener inspired us to invite him on the show and jump back into the discussion. Please join Patrick, Jaime and James as they dive back into th...

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 de...

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/shoulderoforioni...

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...

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...

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 convers...

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! --- Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie exploding with life. The second feature from the dynamic Daniels duo, EEAaO is another grand slam effort from A24—one that asks enormous...

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 Run...

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 mach...

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 conversatio...

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!...

Artificial Intelligence has long been a hotly debated topic. What are the implications of a society augmented by A.I.? What is A.I.? Will A.I. save humanity from itself, or will it destroy it? In this episode, Jaime & Patrick tackle the question of A.I. and how its iterated in our real lives and on film.  This is part one of a series of discussions as we lead into the 40th anniversary of Blade Run...

In this episode, Patrick, Peter and Jaime come together to discuss the death of Vangelis. From his score for Chariots of Fire, to Blade Runner, and 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Vangelis has held his own, creating musical tapestries that have kept their own orbit from the moment he began making music. Join us as we talk about the legacy of Vangelis, and the space he leaves behind.    Apple Podcasts:...

We'd like to thank all of our listeners and supporters during this short break. We are pleased to present to you a follow up to Visions of the Future with this part two installment. In this episode, Patrick, Peter and Jaime dive further into what a future could look like through the lens of Blade Runner and our current world. Will the lack of empathy lead to our destruction? Join us and take part...

We at Shoulder of Orion are pausing our content stream for the month of April as we focus on our sister show, Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast. April is the busiest month of the year for our Alien podcast and we are fully devoting ourselves to it. We will be back with some exciting new content for Shoulder of Orion, including a new mini-series announcement. Stay tuned, and thank you for be...

What were your first thoughts about what the future would look like? Was there a film or a show that captured that? In this episode, the full hosting team of Shoulder of comes together to talk about the idea of futurism as iterated in film and tv, and what it means to each of us, and how it's changed over the years. We hope you enjoy this episode, as much as we enjoyed recording it.    Apple Podca...

Daryl Hannah's portrayal of Pris in Blade Runner has inspired countless works of tribute art, contemporary runway fashion, and killer cosplays. But beyond her cyberpunk/clown aesthetic and gymnastic combat skills lies a complicated, nuanced character. In this episode, Jaime and Patrick discuss Pris as a prism for issues like enslavement, otherism, and manipulation. They also talk about how Pris se...

Jaime & Patrick circle back around to discuss Alcon, and CrunchyRolls Blade Runner: Black Lotus series. Is the series successful? Does Black Lotus find its rightful place in the Blade Runner universe? We do our best to attempt to answer those questions and more.  Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com  // If...

Blade Runner fandom was rocked this past week with the news of a brand new sequel series to Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049. In this audio version of our live video update, Jaime and Patrick break down all the news while discussing the challenges of bringing such a beloved IP, with two near perfect films to the small screen. Are Alcon and Amazon up to the task? Can the universe of Blade Runne...

The aesthetic world of Blade Runner 2049 is a vision at once reminiscent of the original Blade Runner and entirely original. Brutal, bleak, and beguiling, the costumes of 2049 reveal inner truths about the characters in subtle and complex ways. Join Jaime and Patrick as they continue our previous episode's discussion on costumes with a leap into 2049—and stick around for our next roundtable, where...

In this episode, Jaime and Peter are joined by friend and listener of the show, Christian Matzke to discuss the costumes in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. What do costumes tell us about character? What does a believable future look like? We dive into these questions and more as we pull back the endless layers of the Blade Runner universe through its incredible costume design.     // For more on this...

In this episode, Peter, Patrick and Jaime review the first seven episodes of Blade Runner Black Lotus. Is the show working? Does Black Lotus add to the mythology of Blade Runner in interesting and dynamic ways? Join us as we discuss all this and more in this very passionate and dynamic episode.  Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes // For more on this and our other projects, please visit w...

Blade Runner: Origins is one of the boldest, most innovative storylines we've seen in all of Blade Runner to date. A story about identity, selfhood, family, and fate, Origins has struck a chord with fandom as a powerful new lens for exploring this world we love so much. In this episode, Patrick and Contributing Host Peter from the Midwest take a deep look at the first eight issues of Origins. How...