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Brace yourself, sci-fi fans!

Those of you who might be fearing the potential of an eventual Blade Runner remake should either close this thread now or prepare for full-on nerdgasm, depending on your level of cynicism…

Ridley Scott announced today that his commercial company, RSA Films, in conjunction with independent studio, Ag8, was working on a project called Purefold, a series of 5-10 short films targeted for the Web as well as a possible TV release.

According to the New York Times, the series, set within the world of Blade Runner, will not include characters from the original film, but will continue to expand upon the themes of the classic science-fiction film. Surprisingly, Purefold will gather and incorporate narrative input from the viewing audience.

Says the Times:

"We don't take any of the canon or copyrighted assets from the movie," said David Bausola, founding partner of Ag8, who said he hoped the series would debut later this summer and that the first episodes would depict events about two years into the future. "It's actually based on the same themes as 'Blade Runner.' It's the search for what it means to be human and understanding the notion of empathy. We are inspired by 'Blade Runner.'"