Ep. 2 - Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)
This week Andrew and Presley dive into a recently canceled Netflix original anime adaptation (that’s too many things!). Will we love it, or will we hate it? Listen now to find out for yourself!
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Today we are talking about the live-action cowboy bebop show made by Netflix in 2021. The show is a remake and reimagining of the original manga and anime. The show occurs in the distant future when interplanetary travel is every day, and an accident irradiates the earth beyond being livable. In this new interplanetary society, cooperations run everything, which is quite lawless, resulting in the government creating the Cowboys, bounty hunters who seek rewards by capturing the ruffians across the solar system. The show follows a ship called the Bebop, crewed by Spike Spiegel, played by John Cho, and Jet Black, played by Mustafa Shakir. As they pal around the solar system, another member reluctantly joins the crew, Faye Valentine, played by Daniella Pineda. Over the course of the series, we learn about Spike's checkered past with a crime organization known as the syndicate, and an ex-lover, Julia, trapped in a loveless marriage with Vicious, the series antagonist and former crime partner of Spike. As we watch the gang fumble from one bounty to another, we follow a Coup that vicious orchestrates on the syndicate, resulting in a final confrontation between Spike and Vicious resulting in Julia capturing Vicious, taking over the syndicate, and shooting spike out of a window into the ocean. Our characters part ways, and we close on a teaser and cliffhanger ending, preparing us for a new member of the crew in season 2.