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The Unfortunate Flop of Netflix’s Live-Action Cowboy Bebop: An Analysis
Netflix’s Gear-Up for a Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Series Fails to Impress Critics
The much-anticipated live-action adaptation of the beloved anime Cowboy Bebop has faced a cascade of unfavorable reviews, signaling a significant misstep for Netflix. Despite the excitement around bringing such an iconic series into live-action format, early critical scores are damning, with many calling it a "cosmic disaster" and "a galactic dud." With only 22 critical reviews on Rotten Tomatoes—an unusually low figure that suggests cherry-picking or limited coverage—the fate of this adaptation appears grim.