This underestimated science fiction series combined the worlds of Blade Runner and Total Reminder
“Total recall 2070” was created by Art Monteraselli and was based on the works of the famous science fiction author Philip K. Dick. Dick, many, perhaps knowledge, the author of several novels and news that have been adapted to successful and influential science fiction films. His 1968 story “Do Androids dreams of electric sheep?” was famous in Ridley Scott’s film in 1982 “Blade Runner”, often considered one of the most striking science fiction films in his time. Its 1966 story “We can remember it for you white” was transformed by director Paul Verhoeven into a classic ultra-violent of 1990 “Total reminder”. In 2002, Steven Spielberg adapted his news from 1956 “The Minority Report” in an excellent feature film which has just been called “Minority Report”. Dozens of other extra films used Dick as a source of inspiration; These three are simply among the most popular.
Dick was always fascinated by the machinations of memory, and his stories were ambitious and with high concept. He liked to use the tropes of film noir and detective fiction to dive into his intoxicating science fiction ideas, which makes gender mashs irresistible. His stories generally have a tone of fear and paranoia, often as powerful as they become existentialists. That said, he was a practical scholarship holder with a vision of the realistic world; He said once “reality is the one that, when you stop believing in it, does not disappear”.
In January 1999, a notable Dick’s work adaptation made its way on Canadian television in the form of “Total 2070 reminder”. The series could have been appointed according to Verhoeven’s film in 1990, and it shared some common elements, but it was more a general adaptation of the ideas, stories and science fiction worlds of Dick. In practice, he has more in common with the “Blade Runner” of Ridley Scott than the “Total Reminder”. The series was short -lived – it only ran 22 episodes during its only season – but it was ambitious and strangely brilliant, in its own way.
Total 2070 recall has more in common with Blade Runner than total recall
It should be noted right away that “Total Reminder 2070”, although based on an adaptation of Cock, does not credit the author. Because it is not a direct adaptation of a Dick History, “Total recall 2070” could be considered to identify a dick atmosphere instead. It is a fascinating bouillabaisse of the ideas of Philip K. Dick, wholesale of public conscience.
Like his namesake, “Total Reminder 2070” presents a “holiday” company called Rekall, which can implant four -star vacation memories in your head without you having to go anywhere. Rekall, however, does not play a big role in the series as a whole and is only the site of an Android attack in the pilot episode of the show. The main character is the detective David Hume (Michael Easton), who loses his partner during a shooting. The philosophy nuts will immediately emphasize that David Hume was also the name of the famous Scottish empiricist who vehemently rejected Plato’s ideas on metaphysics. Hume is awarded a new partner in the form of Ian Farve (Karl Pruner), and it takes Hume for a few weeks to realize that his new partner is an Android. As we can see, androids are not illegal in this world because they are in “Blade Runner”, and the word “replicant” is never used. Like “Blade Runner”, however, a lot of time is devoted to the nature of Android brains. Maybe they dream of electric sheep.
“Total recall 2070” is also a wonderful anti-enterprise screed. It takes place in the future where the governments of the earth and of Mars have been united in an alliance similar to a federation called interplanetary alliance, but its influence is controlled by a supra -corporate entity – an oligarchy of billionaires – called consortium. Each member of the consortium controls another avenue of the production of the planet, from food to transport. In this regard, “Total recall 2070” remains frustrating and premonitory.
Total 2070 reminder was interrupted
Like “Blade Runner” too, “Total recall 2070” mainly concerns the changing nature of an artificial conscience. Rekall memory implants, some androids, could be used to unlock the nature of their consciousness. The show is sometimes dark, even dark. His stories of science fiction crime surround pain, death and crimes such as kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human beings. The show is incredibly violent and pushed the limit on what was authorized on Canadian television at the time.
As we can see in the photos above, “Total recall 2070” also borrowed its aesthetics from “Blade Runner”, creating a 2070 which mixed several cultures and architectural styles in a black and hot universe. Sex and violence were a natural outcrop of the film Noir, but a large part of the more reprehensible material had to be published for its American release. Anyone who is looking for the series in the United States will have to pay attention to their online spinners can be published versions. Buying a DVD box on the used Canadian market can be the only way to see the violent / sexy version these days.
Although “Total Reminder 2070” was presented as a series “Case of the week”, there were also arcs of history at work, including an enticing story on Mars and the existence of hybrid human / Android DNA. Unfortunately, none of the arcs of history has been resolved before the cancellation of the series. There are many hanging sons at the end. But the series is really worth it to be sought. It has very high production values and many dark and thoughtful philosophies. Dick may not have been credited, but you can see its influence in each framework. It is worth looking for and disseminating work. It’s a shame that it has become a quirk, almost lost because of the time.
