<story><title>Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among the Charlatans (1975)</title><url>https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/5/lem5art.htm</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>bumbledraven</author><text>Dick was thrilled with his first glimpse of Blade runner on TV. In October 1981, he wrote to the producers [1]:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;I came to the conclusion that this indeed is not science fiction; it is not fantasy; it is exactly what Harrison said:  futurism.  The impact of BLADE RUNNER is simply going to be overwhelming, both on the public and on creative people -- and, I believe, _on science fiction as a field._ … Nothing that we have done, individually or collectively, matches BLADE RUNNER.  This is not escapism; it is super realism, so gritty and detailed and authentic and goddam convincing that, well, after the segment I found my normal present-day &amp;quot;reality&amp;quot; pallid by comparison.  What I am saying is that all of you collectively may have created a unique new form of graphic, artistic expression, never before seen.  And, I think, BLADE RUNNER is going to revolutionize our conceptions of what science fiction is and, more, _can_ be.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;… As for my own role in the BLADE RUNNER project, I can only say that I did not know that a work of mine or a set of ideas of mine could be escalated into such stunning dimensions. My life and creative work are justified and completed by BLADE RUNNER. Thank you...and it is going to be one hell of a commercial success.  It will prove invincible.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;[1] Philip K. Dick official website, &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;web.archive.org&amp;#x2F;web&amp;#x2F;20121015191334&amp;#x2F;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;philipkdick.com&amp;#x2F;new_letters-laddcompany.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;web.archive.org&amp;#x2F;web&amp;#x2F;20121015191334&amp;#x2F;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;philipkdick...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among the Charlatans (1975)</title><url>https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/5/lem5art.htm</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cgh</author><text>Coincidentally (though Dick himself would likely think not), I&amp;#x27;m re-reading The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch right now. And looking at my bookshelf, I see that A Scanner Darkly sits next to His Master&amp;#x27;s Voice. Maybe it&amp;#x27;s time to chew some Can-D.</text></comment>