Chatty AF 153: Cowboy Bebop Live Action Post Mortem

Chiaki, Mercedez, and ButWhyTho’s Kate Sánchez perform a critical autopsy on Netflix’s unfortunate effort to resurrect a classic.

0:00:00 Intros
0:01:09 In case you haven’t heard of Cowboy Bebop
0:01:52 The live action
0:02:53 One-word reactions
0:03:52 Personal histories with Bebop
0:08:37 Fan appeal vs new audience
0:11:44 Netflix Bebop vs Firefly vs other live actions
0:17:32 The cancellation and Tiger King
0:21:25 Faye’s characterization
0:26:55 Sanitized politics
0:28:01 A whitewashed black Jet Black
0:35:58 Faye’s race, sexuality, and 2nd wave feminism
0:42:33 Female body types in media
0:46:35 Moshi Moshi: Orientalism in cyberpunk
0:51:31 Faux diversity
0:55:22 Discount Witcher Vicious
0:58:27 Final thoughts
1:05:30 Outro

Chiaki: twitter.com/AnimatedEmpress
Mercedez: twitter.com/pixelatedlenses
Kate: twitter.com/OhMyMithrandir

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Recorded Saturday 11th December 2021

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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