![]() ![]() In the LA, I felt like Katerina was a spoiled brat who killed herself when she couldn't get her way. he's a badass who likes killing people? In the Anime Asimov and Katerina are tragedy told in 15 minutes that's worthy of Shakespeare. We are just expected to like this Spike because. When we are cheering for spike in the anime, it's because we got to see him practice his kung fu and bitch at Jet about the lack of meat in his food, we like him. There's none of that in the LA, we are expected to like it because spike bicycle kicks a chip into someone's face and then gets into a fist fight. It starts right out of the gates telling you how naunced they are going to be tackling it.Ī lot of people don't get why the fans of the original hate it so much when it's just more television, but the thing is, there's a feel to all of Cowboy Bebop, the world they are in, the characters we are following, even how the minor details, the art style of each episode, and the way the music ties in all works together to manipulate you into caring. Trying to play it straight makes it feel like a parody. Live actors are always going to look cheesy trying to do cartoon things. The problem, and this is a problem with a lot of live-action adaptations, is that this a totally different medium which cannot replicate the same ideas and feelings as the source medium. The problem was that they chased both because they thought they could capture the same vibe as the anime 1-for-1. Again, not going to satisfy everyone but at least there's a reason to watch. Tone down the cartoonish whimsical stuff to be more serious and realistic and have tightly written scripts with one coherent narrative. Or go in the opposite direction and make it more of a 'prestige drama' set in space. Some people might not have liked that it's not a 'pure' 1-to-1 adaptation, but you're not satisfying everyone anyways and it would have at least had a compelling identity to watch for itself. Lean into the stylishness and over-the-top action. The final trailer with all the zany transitions actually had me hyped and I wish that's what the series was. Feels like the showrunners couldn't decide it if it wanted to be serious adaptation or campy, so it split the difference and ended up in a weird no mans land of the cheesiness undercutting the serious parts, and the seriousness muddling the humor. ![]() I think it feels like a parody because the show suffers from having an identity crisis. I wish I could have seen what the three of them could have done with these roles in the hands of better writers. Daniella Pineda is at her best when Faye has quiet, humanizing moments. John Cho is good in his role but he doesn’t quite read as Spike to me. The highlight of the show is Mustafa Shakir as Jet, he’s perfectly cast. On the plus side, the main three actors had enough natural charisma to overcome the weak writing (except for the cringe inducing ‘quirky’ cursing they gave Faye). But there’s no really compelling reason to talk about it otherwise.” The scripts are weak, the dialogue tries to be clever but falls flat, and they flatten and iron out the bounty-of-the-week characters they adapt, disposing of their most compelling elements. I’m just gonna quote the headline from the NYT review as it put my thoughts into words succinctly - “It’s unfair to compare Netflix’s live-action remake to the anime original. If you judge the show on its own and try not to compare it to the original… well I still don’t think it’s very good. 'Cowboy Bebop' Netflix Live Action SoundtrackĪs an adaptation it really bungles the source material, imho. To use the spoiler tag type the following (/spoiler) Welcome to reddit's foremost hub for all things Cowboy Bebop, the 1998 series created by Shin'ichirō Watanabe. ![]()
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