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NEWS: Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Posts Opening Credits

Makes me think they chose something controversial for her story.

Production Staff: "We don't want to just remake the show because everyone has already seen that."

Opening: "Look forward to us remaking all your favorite episodes!"

Yup! Are they doing new material or remaking episodes?

I saw a theory on Twitter that Ed might be an AI/computer in this version, and the more they release series teasers without Ed (while hinting that Ed will be in the show) the more I think that might be right.

Let's be honest: had they done their own thing, people would have attacked it for being unfaithful. They knew this, so they just 1:1 remade the original....so now people are attacking it for being too similar.

idk whether or not this series will suck but theres a very small chance the fandom will like it even if it doesn't

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TranceLimit174 wrote: Yup! Are they doing new material or remaking episodes? Pretty sure I've seen the director say that the series will have some new content, so it won't just be a recreation.

I took that to mean that it would be *mostly* new content, at least for the episodic episodes, but it looks like they adapted episodes like Mushroom Samba and Pierrot closely.

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I saw a theory on Twitter that Ed might be an AI/computer in this version, and the more they release series teasers without Ed (while hinting that Ed will be in the show) the more I think that might be right.

That's interesting and, frankly, quite plausible.

You know the saying, "Once bitten, twice shy?" The first big Hollywood adaptation of a popular anime was legendary for how bad it was, and Netflix's first bite at the apple (pardon the pun) in Death Note was lambasted for just about everything except Willem Dafoe's turn as Ryuk. At this point, fans are conditioned to accept the absolute worst, which is why the massive influx of adaptations is being met with such hostility.

I thought it was pretty good. I was impressed that they kept all the Japanese writing throughout the opening rather than translate it to English. They're definitely showing a deep respect for the original which for me is a good sign.

Also, I thought it was really neat getting to see small glimpses from the anime like Pierrot, Brain Scratch, and Cowboy Funk. I never would have expected to see anything about Brain Scratch (one of my personal favorites) in a live action rendition so even that little glimpse was nice.

Speaking of sayings, how about damned if you do and damned if you don't. There's quite a difference between healthy skepticism, and downright hostility and ridiculous expectations. Especially when that portion of the fan base can't even make up their minds on what they want. If it's too loosey goosey it's not faithful enough. If they try to be faithful that's a problem too. That's not simply skepticism anymore, that's just a 1 way street and hypocrisy. While I may not agree with many of the choices made in the LA adaptations thus far (and they should have a greater understanding of the material before making the adaptations), if that's how a lot of the fanbase is going to react do you really blame the hollywood execs for trying to cater to a more mass market crowd? "No matter what we do they'll still complain, so let's just focus on the wider appeal and those who will see the movie."

There's also the idea of PATIENCE which I know today's fans by in large don't have. It's the "now now now" era. Streams now. Results now. We want it now! Hell, if a series has a 1 or 2 week delay now people lose their shit. My point being look at how many mediocre to downright bad superhero movies we've had. Just from the 80's and 90's let alone from 2000 on. How long was it until Marvel found a formula that works and get the movies right (for the most part)? Hell, DC can't even do it reliably with the formula on paper right in front of them. So it would be natural for western anime adaptations to have a learning curve before they get the formula down. Personally I think there has been a lot of progress and they are getting better. These OP credits alone are better than most of DB Evolution in it's entirety. Which granted, not a big hurdle to clear. The point remains though it is progress. It's also harder to get that formula down when the fans of the material keep changing it on them (back to the debate on too faithful vs not faithful enough). Even more so when the same fans by in large ignore the vast swath of horrible and failed adaptations from Japan itself.