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NEWS: Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show to 'Expand' on Anime's Canon


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MegalDolt



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:54 am Reply with quote
So does this mean it will adapt stories from the manga series?
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pikrodafni



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:24 am Reply with quote
I mean that was pretty much a given but it was nice to get a confirmation.Given the nature of the original series ofc it's gonna have lots of self contained(original) episodes and it won't be a 1:1 adaptation,that would have been the worst decision in this type of series
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 6:45 am Reply with quote
Technically, the main storyline of Cowboy Bebop is only 6 or 7 episodes - everything else is already an expansion of the CB universe

So there's room to maneuver and still fit into the storyline

Heck, they made a whole movie Knockin' on Heaven's Door that fit into the storyline!
(If ya can fit a 2-hr movie between ep #22 & #23, that's a lot of room in the episode gaps ya can fill in)
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Dayraven



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SPIKE: We won’t make that “Betamax or VHS” mistake again.

JET: Nope.

SPIKE: So do we bring back an Ultra HD or Blu-Ray player?
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SilverTalon01



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:17 am Reply with quote
I'm fine with changes... just don't drop the ball. Garbage in beebop clothing is still garbage.
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BaronViolet



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:03 am Reply with quote
I really hope this flops. If it does it may convince Netflix to stop making live action remakes of anime
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Silver Kirin



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:00 am Reply with quote
Are people saying this show is canon to the anime? Because that makes no sense. I don't mind if they make some original stories, actually that would be better than recycling the stories from the anime. Though I hope they don't try to overexplain some things, I don't think it's necessary to show Spike's past, a great part of his character is that we don't see much of his past save from flashback scenes without dialogue, they don't have to make a flashback episode where we see how he met Vicious and Julia, and things that happened in the Red Dragon Syindicate.
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Kyo Hisagi



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:55 am Reply with quote
BaronViolet wrote:
I really hope this flops. If it does it may convince Netflix to stop making live action remakes of anime

If Death Note didn't teach them- nothing will.
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Cain4691



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:56 am Reply with quote
How do they intend to "continue" past the ending of the anime...considering how 3 of the characters they just told us the actors of are DEAD! DEAD. NOT INJURED....DEEEEEAAAAADDDDDDDDD.
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pikrodafni



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:20 pm Reply with quote
Cain4691 wrote:
How do they intend to "continue" past the ending of the anime...considering how 3 of the characters they just told us the actors of are DEAD! DEAD. NOT INJURED....DEEEEEAAAAADDDDDDDDD.


Who said they'll continue past the ending of the anime?
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Zhou-BR



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:42 pm Reply with quote
I don't get why people are surprised. The anime only had 26 episodes, so there was no way they could turn it into a multi-season live-action drama with hourlong episodes without adding a lot of new material.
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BadNewsBlues



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:58 pm Reply with quote
BaronViolet wrote:
I really hope this flops. If it does it may convince Netflix to stop making live action remakes of anime


I mean even if it did it wouldn’t stop them from being made altogether by either the American or Japanese film industry.
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 2:25 pm Reply with quote
I mean, obviously, they sort of have to if they're going to do hour-long episodes.
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Maciste



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:17 pm Reply with quote
Kyo Hisagi wrote:
BaronViolet wrote:
I really hope this flops. If it does it may convince Netflix to stop making live action remakes of anime

If Death Note didn't teach them- nothing will.


You do know Netflix already has a sequel for Death Note in the pipes, don't you?
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 4:18 pm Reply with quote
Relax people. Best case is it turns out good and we have one of the rare exceptions of a good Anime adaptation. Worst case it's just another lousy Anime adaptation hat we forget about within a few years.
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