Electric Sheep Part II – Cylons

Last week, I got flashbacks to A.I. Artificial Intelligence when reading about the androids and their personalities. This week, with the establishment of Pris and Rachael Rosen being the same model, I immediately flashed back to watching Battlestar Galactica (the cool new version, not the weird 1970s version). Specifically, Rachael/Pris reminded me of Cylon No. 6 (a hot blonde) from Battlestar. On one hand, you got Pris, who does not seem completely evil, although she is kind of off-putting. But she is still a contrast to her clone, Rachael, who is a seductive woman (although her body is described as flawed) who tries to bend men to her advantage. About the same scenario played out with No. 6, although she was more likeable. For the reason in which I get to think of Battlestar, which is perhaps the best thing on TV (well, Netflix, since the series is not airing new episodes anymore), instead of A.I. (a bad movie), I much enjoyed the second half of Electric Sheep more. Now I'll have to see Blade Runner, but not before I get some nice sleepy time in a few minutes.

Electric Sheep – First Impressions

When I first began reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, I was initially discouraged. For one thing, it starts on page one. I like books better in class if they are so kind as to start on page three or five, but I digress. From there, it is about becoming familiar with the characters. John Isidore is a special (a term for a disabled person) but a very sweet guy. Rick is a cop whose morality is in the grey while he's hunting androids in a manner similar to Elmer Fudd hunting rabbits (although Rick is much better at his job). In a way, it all sounds cliche now in that the disadvantaged man is secretly better than the cop or any privileged sort, but it probably was more original back in 1968.