Cowboy Bebop Now (2021) and Then (1998-1999, 2001) - "Sad Clown A Go Go" Mashup Plus Bonus

Comparison mashup of Netflix Cowboy Bebop episode "Sad Clown A-Go-Go" and classic anime episodes. No major spoilers included.
Includes bonus surprise.
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[@callumdonington2227]

The guy who played Pierot in the Live Action didn't really have much to work with but damn he acted his heart out.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

They never explained why he cried like a baby when Spike stabbed him.

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 In the anime it's explained that his mind regressed into a child-like state from the experiments. He was acting more like a childhood bully than a careful serial killer, constantly toying with and tormenting Spike instead of going in for the kill, wanting to see just how long he could draw out the "game" they were playing. Of course like most childhood bullies, once you actually hurt them they immediately reverse themselves and start crying about it "not being fair" when they were expecting a one-sided fight.

[@Acesahn]

He deserves a mug that reads "I tried"

[@spacecore94]

Agreed He really tried

[@buttchunksofdoomd4939]

Ye

[@spacecore94]

Props to the guy who played Pierott, he gave 110%

[@NurmYokai]

He should get his own series. Like Golgo 13. Only off the rails.

[@darikai219]

I admit, he did great. I just had a HUGE problem with them using the line from Blade Runner. "Tears in the rain"? For me it went downhill from there. I still give Netflix credit where its do, it was a great attempt.@@NurmYokai

[@Basketcase642]

The part in the anime when he opens his coat to reveal his arsenal came well into the first encounter and is intended to emphasize how dedicated Pierrot is to killing. He also had a much more impressive kit. The live action version falls flat instantly. There's no buildup, just “Look at my weapons guys!”. For all they know, he's just trying to sell them some tactical gear, like the merchant in RE 4.

[@teko4752]

" Weeelcome ... boyyy "

[@pelinalwhitestrake7352]

Whaddya buyin'

[@AmbientMess]

@@pelinalwhitestrake7352 What are ya sellin?

[@alzara3425]

The anime is to good, it makes netflix adaptation looks like a fan youtube video

[@buttchunksofdoomd4939]

Fr

[@rohandante]

A fan made video on KZbin based on this anime and its great.

[@harrisonmoss1433]

The guy who played pierrot in the live action did really good tbh. He was able to play that childlike insanity and was scary

[@chaoticgoodcreations947]

Netflix Adaptation definitely doesn't look that great in comparison to the anime. But I gotta say man, whoever played Pierrot Le Fou in the live action show really put his heart into that. Adapted the best imo, even if that is a low bar.

[@humbertomouraoneto6366]

Netflix shitted on one of the best anime's episodes. The fear and tension aren't equal in the show. Btw nice interpretation by Pierrot's actor

[@vanillabatcave5677]

Agreed, he was very good

[@GhostwalkerSparrow]

Anime actually had tension and was quite unsettling.

[@L7Lakeira]

Why did they change his fear of dogs instead of the cat from the anime.

[@NurmYokai]

It was a nice way to work Ein (E1N) into the story line. Poor Ein in the anime had an IQ higher than most humans, but was relegated to comic relief.

[@gilbertgotfried]

To shoehorn in Ein into the plot. One of the biggest problems with this trashfire was forcing nearly every plot to be specifically about the Bebop. One of the great things about the show is that the universe didn't revolve around Spike and Jet. They'd put themselves into situations they had little to do with (as bounty hunters do), or in the case of Pierrot Le Fou, would be thrown into those situations purely by accident. Spike wasn't looking for trouble when he went off to play pool, but trouble found him just the same. The clown was out on an unrelated hit that Spike happened to walk in on. In the live action series, however, Vicious (I shit you not) flat-out hires Tongpu to specifically kill Spike. It was one of many mistakes this team made with this adaptation.

[@Zellig]

Cats don't follow instructions live action

[@L7Lakeira]

@@gilbertgotfried 👏👏👏PERIOD

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

@@gilbertgotfried Vicious WHAT!? Jesus Harold Christ I can understand a live-action show fucking up the story's details while still trying to keep the original idea alive, but it sounds like they're just re-writing the story.

[@aidanpatrick6325]

Perriot in the live action is not bad by any means, he acted great. But the directors did horrible jobs.

[@Acesahn]

You forgot a vital detail, how little a crap Netflix Spike cared about Tongpu's death and the real Spike. The real Spike looked deeply disturbed and just stared speechlessly at his smooshed corpse and when Jet called to tell him what they dug up on him he curtly told them he didn't need to know, implying he didn't WANT to know.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

It's because that helps emphasize that Spike is empathetic to what Mad Pierrot went through. He was by all accounts a mentally broken man driven insane by an experiment he didn't agree to and was little more than a child in a man's body, with his crying for his mother only highlighting that, thus Spike no longer saw him as a monster.

[@richbattaglia5350]

They did him dirty. A human still, but is a monster.

[@Macapta]

Gotta say, that actor for the Live Action really gave it his all. He looks pretty damn creepy too in that clown makeup too. And it legit makes me feel sad when he’s crying.

[@macanderson4322]

Guy who played pierroit did really give it his all even with no lines, gotts respect that even if it didn’t help the episode much

[@GacMan47]

I guess they didn't have the budget to make a theme park like the anime. So they settled for a carnival instead. Great Pierre actor though.

[@CrocvsGator]

So a podcast called "The Bebop Beat" managed to interview the live action writers/directors post cancellation. The answers were...illuminating. The writer who decided to include Mad Pierrot in the live action version is Javier Pierrot Marxauch. His reasoning for including the character was because he thought the original anime version was perfect, and couldn't be improved upon or even matched.... ....yes that was his *actual* reasoning.

[@vanillabatcave5677]

Pierrot's live action actor is really good

[@stevenmorris7969]

This was one of my favourite episodes in the anime. I'd been looking forward to seeing this in live action and was not disappointed. The actor absolutely nailed it. I personally love what they did with the plot of the series, but I can understand some didn't. This honestly to me was one of my favourite episodes of any show ever. Freaking loved it! Thanks for the side by side comparison, there were a couple of things that I missed.

[@NurmYokai]

Couldn't show one thing in full, because the copyright crazies blocked it. It's a minute of essentially filler, in a 25 minute episode. It's where Spike enters and walks through the park to Pierrot. In the anime, Pierrot's death was final. Although in some anime and film that sort of 'death' people 'walk it off.' While in the live action, Pierrot's demise was left, literally and figuratively, up in the air. Suspect if the live action continued, Pierrot would have come back.

[@n0icemate861]

Jett sounded like big smoke, when he shouted "Oh shit!"

[@Channel-jh1zw]

I'm not surprised this was crap, especially Pierotte, a character like that has to be animated to really get that movement down. The movement really added to the horror, like how he floated in the anime.

[@ex-x7079]

nah they just needed a damn good director.

[@tb90321]

Lmfao the Netflix one looks like a fanfilm

[@gholt39934]

They had C.G.I and yet they cut corners on Pierot. Really?! Don't get me wrong, the actor did a fine job but what happened?

[@jaysondowney7403]

I personally think the original captures just how terrifying this episode is but too be fair with animation you can add shadows and make everything a lot scarier while live action is more limited but still pretty decent

[@WillButtlerYeets]

😦THEY MADE HIM SKINNY. BRUH MY THICC BLIMP BOY NOOOOOOOOOOOO. it just aint the same, man. aint the same

[@FearlessGamer27]

This is my first time seeing anything relating to the live action cow boy bebop and I gotta say, they butchered one of my favorite episodes. The option to have Pierrot be a hired mercenary to kill Spike is terrible. Spike coming across him by chance after he had already killed a whole armed crew of people is what really created that, “Oh fuck” moment. Then when you see him survive that massive explosion and he appears from the fire showing his weapons, you realize the true power dynamics have shifted. This is really the first man we’ve seen Spike be genuinely afraid of and that theme continues as Pierrot gets into his mind with is laughing echoing all around Spike. Spike didn’t win this fight due to any amount of skill that he had as he was far outclassed. The only reason why he won was through sheer luck. Also Pierrot death is so much more disturbing in the anime. After being a relentless serial killer for majority of the episode, in his last moments he becomes a child crying out for mom until he is snuffed out by the ongoing parade. Even Spike had to process seeing that happen in front of him. In live action spike stabbed him and he cried and then spike turned on his shoes, the end.

[@AmbientMess]

You could not have described that more perfectly and of course I 100% agree. I also don't like that both Faye and Jet are present during the initial encounter. Made it seem FAR more effective situational wise when Spike was fighting the guy solo and truly out of his depth in the Anime

[@D-Nova]

I've only seen clips of this dumbster fire. People usually say that Faye got the worst treatment... or Vicious ... or Julia ... or Gren, but this is just sad. And not sad in a good way like how I actually felt sad for Tongpu in the anime. This was actually pathetic.

[@south_island_hero]

I find it interesting how I only saw the opening to this show and could tell that the actor for Pierot would play his role with passion

[@neves78702]

excellent work on this video

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

Another thing they got wrong in the live action show is that Spike's hair is supposed to be green.

[@Otokichi786]

Netflix: No better at "adapting" a successful cult Anime than Jar-Jar Abrams and the Disney dumpster fire makers. Anime Pierrot Le Fou: Overpowered killer, projecting Madness and Danger. Netflix Pierrot Le Fou: Take your anti-psychotic pills and call us in the morning.

[@ex-x7079]

Jar Jar abrams. LOL

[@mr.d6486]

Honestly i really liked how sily it was when Pierre said the blade runner monologue when he saw the outfit. Aftor did a good job tbh

[@lakobause]

Pierrot in the anime: A sad, traumatized child in the body of a killer supersoldier. Pierrot in the live action: An even-lower-budget Captain Spaulding.

[@MarkWhippy]

Why would they change it from cats to dogs? Its more crazy/funny if he's afraid of cute little cats. I remember the fight scenes in this were really bad too, way too slow and stiff.

[@abominationdesolation8322]

Got two minutes in and I've seen enough. Barf.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

It's not even a fair comparison. Hell just look at the amusement park for an example. The one in the anime looks like an honest to god park, like a Space Version of Disney world that could probably seat thousands of people....Live Action looks like a cheap street carnival that gets set up for a couple weeks. It's pathetic.

[@Train115]

Why did they change it from a cat to a dog

[@NurmYokai]

Probably cost. One less pet/animal to handle on set.

[@philliphernandez2649]

​@NurmYokai I was wondering the same? That makes sense though

[@James_Lo]

This is just embarrassing.

[@thefanwithoutaface8105]

0:25 Wow thats just sad. In the anime the guy had machine guns, rifles, grenades and tons of explosives, enough fire power to wage a one man war. Live action, dude looks like he raided either a cosplay weapons booth or a hardware store.

[@NurmYokai]

Essentially a Coat Of Holding. And his Infinite Ammunition Umbrella. Which is fine in animation/cartoons, but doesn't work in near-real-life films. Suspension of reality only goes so far with film viewers. For example John Wick hardly ever runs out of ammunition. In an animation or game, he'd have endless ammunition. In the films, he picks up/loots a weapon, ala Doom, and keeps firing.

[@BoyKagome]

...he didn't kill the psycho in the live action?... He can control his jets ya know...

[@NurmYokai]

Setting up for his return. Or his own series.

[@philliphernandez2649]

I wonder why they changed the animal he was afraid of?

[@zionleach3001]

I like the anime version more. 🤷

[@JawnBoyd-rt9gd]

why a dog toy instead of a cat toy lmfao? Tongpu being scared of cats and then having the same response to Spike when his artificial eye flashes adds to the metaphor of Spike being the cat that’s died a million deaths.

[@Acesahn]

Are you serious? The Netflix writers ripped off The Boondock Saints? That scene didn't even age well...

[@ex-x7079]

which scene? I watched that movie and i loved it.

[@Acesahn]

@@ex-x7079 Him opening his coat full of weapons and him being dressed like down with a big beard.

[@ex-x7079]

@@Acesahn ah you're talking about the dad. I forgot what his name was.

[@ex-x7079]

@@Acesahn I'm gonna watch that scene right now.

[@Acesahn]

@@ex-x7079 El Duche. He has a big bushy beard and looks a bit dirty, wears a big coat to hide his guns and stood out in the open at them and opened his coat like this guy did.

[@GiratinaofFury]

Who is madder, Pierrot or the Joker?

[@NurmYokai]

Pierrot. No monetary fears. Unlike the Joker and the IRS.

[@rockyhighwayroad7365]

He can really dish it out but he can't take it

[@ReynaldoJinouga-sc9fr]

Pero que acabo de ver .... Netflix why????

[@Alidonius6721]

1:44 he even got the voice down but the Live-Action is supreme garbage.

[@tonydm2148]

Live action of shame

[@larsswedberg107]

The Live Action looks comical. No offense to the actor who played Mad Pierrot but he looks like he dressed up for Halloween not was paid for a Netflix show that bragged about how much money they were putting into it.

[@TheMightyN]

Great actor. But no charm or subliminal prospects from this show.

[@ShinichiroSatoshi]

Omg 😂😂😂

[@numbersix8919]

Cowboy Bepop deserves at least as good production values as Starship Troopers.

[@NurmYokai]

If you mean the "Starship Troopers" (1988) anime, sure. That OVA series featured the iconic Powered Armor/Powered Suit. Essentially the great-grandfather of anime Mechs. It's said that Robert Heinlein (1907-1988) gave the OVA (pre-production) a 'thumbs up.' While the "Starship Troopers" (1997) movie, an unpopular opinion, was GARBAGE. Difficult to say with a straight face, that the movie 'leather armor' suits were iconic. Don't bring polyester suits to a Bug fight. The anime, although not perfect, respected the source material. The movie? Not so much. "A highly controversial movie in its own right, {Paul} Verhoeven's 1997 adaptation of Starship Troopers became notorious for how different it felt from the source material ...that he hated the book so much he couldn't finish it ... he stopped reading the book after two chapters, finding it "boring and depressing" The Real Reason The Starship Troopers Director Never Read The Book

[@numbersix8919]

@NurmYokai Heinlein's power armor was the coolest invention in hard SF. Almost as good was the drop, which was another influence in Aliens. But Shirley, you are aware of why Heinlein's book was controversial from the day it was published! Verhoeven, if you saw his breakout film, Soldier of Orange, was an antifascist from childhood. His movies are generally strongly critical of capitalism gone wild. This was his concern in Starship Troopers. He omitted Power Armor because it was too difficult at the time, and because although he made life in a military dictatorship attractive, he didn't want to distract from Heinlein's political message.

[@numbersix8919]

@NurmYokai BTW, I've never seen the anime version! Thanks for the tip!!!!

[@Kerorofan1990]

Honestly, it would have been smart to just skip this story. It was weird even in the anime.

[@miely0847]

John Cho could’ve been a good Spike. You needed writing higher than a third grader and better timing on special effects. I could not sit through this series and repeatedly turned it off. And that’s really too bad. I wish John Cho well.

[@Mazda6B6]

Live show was trash, no wonder it was cancelled 2 weeks after lmao

[@Viewer-ld5rc]

The direction is soooo much better in the anime. The movie is horrible. The scenes are really flat.

[@Camux8]

wtf... ??? 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂ The Anime is Master Piece, the Netflix is garbage.

[@Cloudychanceofgrey]

They’re both great. Done arguing with bitter weebs. Netflix are cowards for cancelling it.

[@NurmYokai]

Initial reactions were split down the middle. flixpatrol.com/title/cowboy-bebop-2021/popularity/ flixpatrol.com/title/cowboy-bebop-2021/social-media/ The Cowboy Bebop cancellation smells like network internal politics. Given some of the (more expensive) science fiction stinkers that Netflix gave 2nd season renewals, Not that quite it's over. ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Fans Petition Netflix to Bring the Live-Action Series Back for Season 2" www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/cowboy-bebop-fans-petition-netflix-live-action-series.html/ What's interesting is the "save" reaction. "Save the live action Cowboy Bebop" www.change.org/p/netflix-save-the-live-action-cowboy-bebop The initial goal was 50,000. It's closing in on 150,000. By comparison, Lucifer garnered over 300 thousand signatures after Fox cancelled. Abet the Fox cancellation was permanent, but NetFlix took over. Also by comparison Lucifer season 6 petitions got to 50,000+. This is amusing, regarding fan petitions: "Fan petition won’t save Lucifer for a sixth season says showrunner" www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1079041-petition-wont-save-lucifer#/slide/1 "Never again." Bond, James Bond. Never Say Never Again (1983) Again, we'll see. The live action Pierrot le Fou's fate is unknown. Both Spikes Got Lucky. Losing the weakness of being stunned when injured, Live action Pierrot would take apart either Vicious. With a smile that would chill The Joker. Have to wonder if a Pierrot spin-off would sell? After all the popular Golgo 13 (assassin), continues to live. 'Everyone loves a master Assassin;' unless you're the target. * Would love to see a Dynamite Entertainment crossover of Pierrot vs other famous fiends**. After all, they finally brought together the Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash fan wish. ** Pierrot vs Jason - Jason TKO'd. - Pierrot vs Pinhead - 50/50.

[@imonke5303]

It's subjective, if you're fine with the source material being horribly mangled into this attempt at a live action that's you, don't expect anyone to agree with you lol

[@Acesahn]

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