[T-Hatchet]

In a weeks time I will be running a Shadowrun Fifth Edition campaign for my local university's roleplaying society. I expect to have a number of new university students join the game as well as people who are new to Shadowrun. I expect many of my players to not have access to there own Shadowrun books, at least to begin with. I would like to be able to point them to various free resources on the internet to help them get a feel for the setting such as http://www.shadowruntabletop.com/fiction/
What sites would you recommend?

[Mirikon]

Ghost in the Shell movie
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Akira
Btoom! manga

Not exactly shadowrun, but they give you a feel for some of the tones you'll find in the setting. The last one is a manga where a game corporation kidnapped 30 people, implanted them with a chip, gave them some bombs, and left them on a deserted tropical island. Only way to get off is to get eight chips (including yours). Only way to get chips is to kill your fellow players.

[Novocrane]

Cypher
Johnny Mnemonic
The Lawnmower Man
Strange Days
Virtuosity

Other stuff is good, but I think these hit the mark.

[CanRay]

RoboCop. 

[Magnaric]

Also, don't forget the movies Dredd and Blade Runner. I am tired and have a hangover, so I can't figure out how to do those nifty title link things.

[Maskerade]

Also, don't forget the movies Dredd and Blade Runner. I am tired and have a hangover, so I can't figure out how to do those nifty title link things.

Use [ and ] instead of { and }

{url=http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php}Shadowrun Forums{/url}

produces Shadowrun Forums

[AJCarrington]

You might also want to take a look at the anime Black Lagoon.

[Angelone]

As usual I will recommend Blackjack's site. It's old but it's got atmosphere for miles. http://web.archive.org/web/20070209170408/http://blackjack.dumpshock.com/ARCHIVE_fictionhumor.htm

[Agonar]

It's not free, but I recommend Shadowrun Returns

It's entertaining, and I think they nailed the feel of the world just right.

[Dangersaurus]

Check out the Neo-Anarchist's podcast too.

[T-Hatchet]

These films/Anime are all great introductions to the cyberpunk genre, though readily available they are not free :-(

Thank you for the link to Blackjack's site.

I love Shadowrun Returns as an introduction to the Shadowrun setting, Let's Play videos of Shadowrun Returns are available free on yo***be or the like.

Can you point me to where I might see Neo-Anarchist's podcasts? I have not seen anything about them.

[T-Hatchet]

I am pondering a rock band "day job" Shadowrunner team as a theme and would appreciate any suggestions for media along those lines too.

[Dangersaurus]

Here's the Neo-Anarchist's Podcast.

[Mirikon]

T-Hatchet, the links I posted are sites where those things are streamed online. You'll have to deal with subtitles, but still, free.

[Drakeotic]

I just watched Cowboy Bebop the movie and it reminded me a lot that Shadowrun has to offer.