“Hack Your Own Brain” ITF Read & Watch: Johnny Mnemonic (1981 story & 1995 film)

William Gibson is considered a founding father of the cyberpunk
genre, but does he deserve the reputation? In episode 221, Luke
& James read one of Gibson’s earliest stories set in the
world of his “Sprawl” trilogy, then watch the adaptation directed
by Robert Longo and compare the two. Topics include sharp dressed
men in business suits, the Mandela Effect, a cross-dagger
wielding Dolph Lundgren, Keanu Reeves’s extensive cyberpunk
résumé, and a cyberspace dolphin sequence to remember. They
finish by casting their vote on which was better: the short story
or the movie!


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Intro Music: “Rebels” by Karl Casey @ White Bat
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-wKcIkElIc



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James Bailey


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