Netboy Bopflix: An Unmitigated Disaster

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Published 2021-11-21
Netflix recently made a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. It was bad. Here's exactly why without being too pretentious.

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Tracks in order of appearance (Repeats not counted):

Time King - Tank! (Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts/Cowboy Bebop Cover)
Naruto Soundtrack - Fooling Mode
Persona 4 Golden OST - Secret Base
Sonic Adventure OST - Azure Blue World (Emerald Coast)
Persona 3 OST - This Mysterious Feeling
Hataraku Maou-sama! OST - Emi vs Chiho
Ghost Hunt OST - Nar...cissist
OZMA - Turtleneck Coverup (Outro song)

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All Comments (21)
  • @TheDigitalApple
    It gets worse knowing that Netflix wants to adapt One Piece. God help us all
  • It hilarious how Netflix, the same company that released and vehemently defended Cuties, thinks it has the moral ground to stand on and lecture it's customer base for not liking the direction of a series reboot.
  • @SetSeth-yl6ke
    Cartoonshi, Fun fact. The creator of Cowboy Bebop OUTRIGHT WARNED fans about this live action. When even the creator doesn't wanna have it's fanbase be involved in it, that's a sign of failure
  • @agent_w.
    Can Netflix go 5 minutes without making horrible Anime Adaptations??!
  • @RogueFox2185
    At least with Netflix’s Death Note you can laugh at how bad it was and appreciate what they did with Ryuk, but with Cowboy Bepop it’s agonizing how much they’ve butchered.
  • "Flavorless as an Arby's meal." To compare Arby's to Netboy Bopflix is an insult to Arby's.
  • @DoBap_
    Thing is, they made all these changes, without taking the consequences of these changes into account. For example, in the original, Jet was a guy whose old life fell apart, and is now searching the stars for a sense of purpose. In the live-action, they gave him purpose, as now he has a daughter. The benefit they saw was making Jet more vulnerable, and relatable as a character. The problem however, is that they didn’t change Jet’s aspirations, so now he’s basically a shitty father who abandoned his family.
  • @Raph___A
    Imagine this being your first exposure to Cowboy Bebop... Ouch...
  • @pureevil9496
    That nutbags line being delivered not once but twice is hyperpain
  • @coobe7291
    Can’t wait for the NGE live action remake, with shinji being played by chris pratt
  • @SaltyCalhoun
    Jet only has a kid for her to become a hostage. They took away Julia's agency, now needing a man to come save her. They turned Viscous into a whiny brat. And the side character one-off engineer lady is a better Faye Valentine than Faye Valentine. How does something this bad even get released?
  • @seculo19
    I tought Netflix had already learned it's lesson after that Death Note live action movie.
  • @cominder64
    Ed is and was always a girl, she even said so herself in the movie.
  • @jjjmadness8306
    God, the writing in this show is embarrassing. Cowboy Bebop was Sci-fi Noir. It would have silly moments like the second episode where Spike would chase down a bounty only to get involved with the hunt for a dog, but for the most part, the series was very grounded and took itself seriously. It didn't have characters make jokes 24hrs a second because they would become real obnoxious quick. Also, who the hell thought the line "Nutbags" was a good idea? Are they that desperate for a meme?
  • @MisterCrowely
    Mustafa Shakir absolutely killed it as Jet and was the only part of this whole thing I remotely enjoyed; although I respect John Cho's sincere attempt at Spike. It's a shame their performances were wasted here.
  • @NTWoo95
    "Trees? Are you serious? That is NUTBAGS!" Seinfeld Bass guitar goes BEWWWWWWWW BABOOOOOOOOO
  • The One Piece adaptation is gonna be like if that Ed scene was lengthened to an entire show. 🤢 Also Ed said she's a girl
  • "Sounds like blackmail" "Damn right it is because you are black and you are male" one of the most ridiculous lines it makes me laugh just hearing it
  • @rex_boi
    This shitshow came out the same week as one of the best adult cartoons of the last few years that being Tear Along The Dotted Line (that is also on Netflix) which I absolutely recommend to watch since its being overlooked and it doesn't deserve that