I'm enjoying it. I'm only letting myself watch an episode a night, so I haven't finished it yet. But I like many of the acting and design decisions they've made. Although internal combustion cars seem a bit odd in context.

I've watched some of it and the the anime version (first time). I like what they've done overall, but I feel like the live-action show wants me to be a lot more interested in everyone's backstory than I am.

WoT: Nowhere near as exciting as last week, but we probably needed a breather anyway. Like the more in-depth look at Warder culture (pretty much any Warder that wasn't Lan was more or less faceless in the books).

Playing Where's Waldo with Padan Fain is turning into an interesting game. I'm sure I've missed some appearances.

Great to finally see Loial even if he looks very different the personality is spot-on.

WoT:

Interesting thread on Reddit on how well the show is displaying platonic intimacy among the various characters. [link]

Lan and Moiraine are probably the biggest, but all the main characters have their moments.

Just finished S2 of Ted Lasso, and am slightly wrecked and can't even form all the necessary words. NATE !!!!!1!1 And RUPERT, fucking RUPERT, that gaslighting utter cockwomble! But, also, oh, Sam, dear marvelous Sam, and WHY, Roy Kent, why did you have to do that sweet and totally stupid thing, why? Oh, show.

For a huge change am not even reading the spoiler font since I am rationing our Ted Lasso viewing. I think I am through S2E7 now.

Oh, JZ, it's been months since I saw it, and you just brought it all rushing back.

Laura, I wish I had your restraint. I won't have new Ted Lasso for oh so long.

In other streaming news, Netflix has cancelled Cowboy Bebop after one season. [link]

I was unfamiliar with the anime, and didn't watch the live-action series. I'm sorry for those who enjoyed it, though.

Although I'm a huge John Cho fan, and appreciated him in the role, I never clicked with the series. I thought it was a fairly pointless repeat of the anime--which I loved.

The anime was damn-near perfect. It absolutely oozed style, the music was amazing and perfectly suited to what was on the screen at all times and the storytelling had a wonderful mix of action, pathos and humor. It was also one of the first truly excellent English dubs.

I still plan on watching the live-action series at some point, but I've got so many other things demanding my attention right now that it's near the bottom of my "to watch" list.

It sounds like everyone involved really wanted to do it the series justice but the execution was still lacking.

I like both versions of Cowboy Bebop, but it's hard to disagree the point of it being an unnecessary remake of the anime. Also, I seriously have my doubts that live-action radical Ed would have worked.