Tyrell: Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell. More human than human is our motto. Rachael is an experiment, nothing more. We began to recognize in them a strange obsession. After all, they are emotionally inexperienced with only a few years in which to store up the experiences which you and I take for granted. If we gift them with a past, we create a cushion or pillow for their emotions and consequently we can control them better.

Deckard: Memories. You're talking about memories

- from the film Blade Runner

After spending last week musing about memories of original theatrical releases, this little quote from Blade Runner - the monumental Science Fiction Ridley Scott opus - seemed especially right. It also fit since there's something to remember about that movie this year: It's been an even twenty years since its original theatrical release.

We all know what this kind of anniversary generally means to this kind of film. That's right. Usually we're looking at a huge re-release - multiple cuts of the same film on one DVD, seemless branching with deleted scenes, the kinds of superfluous extras that make you ask, "Why the hell did they DO that?" - all in the hopes to drain you and me of around $30.

Now the rumor mills amongst dvd-ish circles were rife with info about plans for the Blade Runner anniversary edition. There was even briefly a wild tidbit about a theatrical release in honor of the big twenty passing by this film. But suddenly all the plans are poof...revealing what we can only speculate might be a slight "disagreement" involving players who have the power to say yes or no to the film's appearance on a new DVD.

This is an open plea to those who might be in the middle of some sturm und drang about issues that will seem very, very petty years from now - or even as this year comes to a close. In this very small town of Los Angeles, every story eventually gets told between the dailies, weeklies and monthlies...and even with the help of internet reporting a la dvdfile.com and other sites. It would be a drag to taint this great achievement with typical Hollywood ya-ya. And such things can have lasting impacts on the entertainment and events they surround. Just ask the great sport of baseball how long it's taken to recover from its last strike.

So, I'm just going to say what was said to the baseball team owners and the players when they were close to yet another strike in late August this year: Work it out. Please. Fans really do remember.

Karen Idelson promises to spend next week trying to forget.

You can reach Karen at idelson@dvdfile.com