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''Shadowrun'' is influenced by the writings of William Gibson (particularly ''Neuromancer''), who reacted as follows to its release. ''Shadowrun'' is influenced by the writings of William Gibson (particularly ''Neuromancer''), who reacted as follows to its release.
− :''"…when I see things like Shadowrun, the only negative thing I feel about it is that initial extreme revulsion at seeing my literary DNA mixed with elves. Somewhere somebody's sitting and saying 'I've got it! We're gonna do William Gibson and Tolkien!' Over my dead body!''+ ''"…when I see things like Shadowrun, the only negative thing I feel about it is that initial extreme revulsion at seeing my literary DNA mixed with elves. Somewhere somebody's sitting and saying 'I've got it! We're gonna do William Gibson and Tolkien!' Over my dead body!''
− :''But I don't have to bear any aesthetic responsibility for it. I've never earned a nickel, but I wouldn't sue them. It's a fair cop. I'm sure there are people who could sue me, if they were so inclined, for messing with their stuff. So it's just kind of amusing."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070627074200/http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/98-3/issue7/gibson.html The peak (19/10/1998) arts: Cyberpunk on screen - William Gibson speaks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>+
+ ''But I don't have to bear any aesthetic responsibility for it. I've never earned a nickel, but I wouldn't sue them. It's a fair cop. I'm sure there are people who could sue me, if they were so inclined, for messing with their stuff. So it's just kind of amusing."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070627074200/http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/98-3/issue7/gibson.html The peak (19/10/1998) arts: Cyberpunk on screen - William Gibson speaks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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The curse words of the first three editions substituted words for curses that would have been used in a setting like the one depicted, but would equally have provoked criticism when used in a book for adolescents - e.g.: "drek" (German ''Dreck'': "dirt" - short for ''Scheißdreck'', substitution for "shit") and "frag" for "fuck". This practice — along with the slightly differently spelled "Frack!" (German for "tailcoat") — was a very popular trait of all ''Battlestar Galactica'' serials. The curse words of the first three editions substituted words for curses that would have been used in a setting like the one depicted, but would equally have provoked criticism when used in a book for adolescents - e.g.: "drek" (German ''Dreck'': "dirt" - short for ''Scheißdreck'', substitution for "shit") and "frag" for "fuck". This practice — along with the slightly differently spelled "Frack!" (German for "tailcoat") — was a very popular trait of all ''Battlestar Galactica'' serials.
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''Shadowrun'' is influenced by the writings of William Gibson (particularly ''Neuromancer''), who reacted as follows to its release. | ''Shadowrun'' is influenced by the writings of William Gibson (particularly ''Neuromancer''), who reacted as follows to its release. | ||
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+ | ''But I don't have to bear any aesthetic responsibility for it. I've never earned a nickel, but I wouldn't sue them. It's a fair cop. I'm sure there are people who could sue me, if they were so inclined, for messing with their stuff. So it's just kind of amusing."''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070627074200/http://www.peak.sfu.ca/the-peak/98-3/issue7/gibson.html The peak (19/10/1998) arts: Cyberpunk on screen - William Gibson speaks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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The curse words of the first three editions substituted words for curses that would have been used in a setting like the one depicted, but would equally have provoked criticism when used in a book for adolescents - e.g.: "drek" (German ''Dreck'': "dirt" - short for ''Scheißdreck'', substitution for "shit") and "frag" for "fuck". This practice — along with the slightly differently spelled "Frack!" (German for "tailcoat") — was a very popular trait of all ''Battlestar Galactica'' serials. | The curse words of the first three editions substituted words for curses that would have been used in a setting like the one depicted, but would equally have provoked criticism when used in a book for adolescents - e.g.: "drek" (German ''Dreck'': "dirt" - short for ''Scheißdreck'', substitution for "shit") and "frag" for "fuck". This practice — along with the slightly differently spelled "Frack!" (German for "tailcoat") — was a very popular trait of all ''Battlestar Galactica'' serials. |