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 AniFem Patreon: www.patreon.com/animefeminist AniFem Twitter: twitter.com/AnimeFeminist AniFem Facebook: www.facebook.com/animefem/ Recorded Saturday 11th December 2021 Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/