http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner#Plot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)#Plot_summary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant#Organic_or_Machine.3F {One of the most prominent examples of Replicant-like robots in modern culture are the humanoid Cylons on the Sci-Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica . Blade Runner was acknowledged as an influence on the series. Actor Edward James Olmos , who stars in the series, also co-starred in Blade_Runner