Cowboy Bebop: The Lost Session

Before this new version of Netflix was released, this little promotional short film was made that is quite random, but interesting. It was made in the form of a grindhouse-style production, like an action film for exploitation cinema. Although it does not have a plot to follow, it is entertaining in its 2 minutes of duration. The production was done quite practically as an independent film and the sweeps make everything jump from one place to another. What does give it quite a bit of energy is the use of the theme song in the opening of the original anime. The Lost Session doesn't have much to salvage because it is only a small look at the Netflix series, but it was a rather curious way to attract the public's attention. My final rating for this short film is a 6/10.

I was a huge fan of the anime when it came out, Bebop and Trigun we're my only dives into the genre before I had to do the adult thing.

I hadn't watched the series well over 15 years, and watching this live action brought back a lot of the same feelings and moods. Funny thing after watching all the episodes I went back through the anime, and I didn't realize how much was changed, I remembered wrong.

But this is to say while certain events may have been altered from the series, its a testament too the live action how well they captured the essence.

The actors portraying Faye and Jet came off in the series exactly as I had remembered their characters to be like. John puts out an admirable effort in playing Spike, but doesn't quite hit all the notes. I don't think it's his lack of range he clearly studied the character of Spike, I think there's just a certain style/energy in the anime format that's impossible to translate into live action.

That said I went in expecting something between meh and disappointment, history has shown adaptions are very rarely good. Either as its own thing or as a true adaption, I think this Bebop did quite well in that respect. Watched on its own its a fantastically stylish break from the usual, and as an adaption it hits the major notes, and the team behind it clearly get's the source material.

8/10 all day. Rarely does a series end and I'm ready to rewatch so soon.

Loved everything about this masterpiece. From casting music, and sets to filming, effects, story, and acting everything was spot on. Really hoping there would be a second season.

I have watched none of the list of previous Bebop shows before just now finishing the ten episodes of season one. There is a lot I liked about binging this show. I found it clever, compelling, witty. I got into the characters and thought the acting was very good. It's a masup of so many things it's hard to believe how well it was written, edited and came out amazing. From James Bond to westerns to The Mod Squad to Star Wars there was a very creative nostalyand then add crime noir, Gangsters, Mike Hammer, 1920s flappers, jazz, it was all slick, fun and fairly unpredictable.

I'm very picky about TV and actually watch very little of it. But a kept cruising past this Netflix show because I don't like anime. I'm very glad I watched a trailer and gave episode one a go. I hope a second season is in production.

I have watched and rewatched this show over the years. And listened to the music. I think some purists are just over criticizing this show. When I watch something, I watch to see how well they have preserved the characters even if they have changed the dynamics. However, in this case I didn't look for the same characters of the anime, but how well it would work if they were real life characters. This is good to watch for the fans. People that may not know the story all that well may not really get the nuances, but the adapted stories work really work well for this.