The originalCowboy Bebopis pretty much perfect . There ’s a cause it has amassed legions of lover since it debuted back in 1997 — well , several reasons : it ’s get now sympathetic , compelling characters ; it ’s action - packed , but also incredibly approachable sci - fi ; it absolutely exude coolness , thanks to the sterling account in anime story , courtesy ofYoko Kanno . John Cho , adept of the lively - action BebopTV serial , knows theproblem with perfection : you ca n’t double it , and you should n’t , either .
Cho resist to sign onto the series until he learned that thelive - action Cowboy Bebop showwasn’t going to be a injection - for - shot remake of the anime . In an interview withVulture , Cho explain the return : “ I was like , ‘ we ’re not gon na just remake each instalment , are we ? ’ I did n’t want to re - represent everything incisively frame by frame . I did n’t need to do that artistically , and I also think that that was a recipe for boost unflattering comparisons . How could you do it better ? You ca n’t . You have to do something a fiddling dissimilar . ”
He ’s absolutely right ; duplication invites comparability , and if the new show was just go to endeavor to copy Bebop exclusively , it would just be a poor version of the original . It call for to respect what made the animated series with child — the characters , the premise , the tone — while still having its own singular identity . Some change storyline , or even new storyline , are hunky-dory . Some new , less absurd , more practical , and yet still quite sexy outfit changes are even less consequential , despite what some misogynist anime fansmight think .
John Cho as Spike.Photo: Geoffrey Short/Netflix
One big change is that Cho is 49 , while his character Spike Spiegel is 27 in the anime . That ’s a large age departure , and a meaningful change for the series — but one that Cho thinks help oneself him play Spike more accurately : “ First of all , I could n’t have done [ the role ] when I was 27 . I think , maybe I would ’ve been well suited athletically , but in damage of my discipline , I am strangely better suited at this age . I do n’t think I would ’ve done Department of Justice to the emotional depth we seek to give Spike . There ’s always a craft - off . What young men are typically good at as player is rage . And that might ’ve been a more pronounced ingredient in the eccentric . What I ’m well at , being old , is showing helplessness and exposure and making love . Those things are more accessible to me . ”
Honestly , it ’s a great interview and you may read it in fullhere . As for the alive - natural process Cowboy Bebop serial , it star Cho , Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black , Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine , and an endearing corgi mention Ein . It premieres November 19 on Netflix .
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