John Cho Blew Out a Knee for His New Series

James asks John Cho about making "Cowboy Bebop," which included having to shut it down for nearly a year after tearing an ACL while making it. After, Kirsten powers through a story about how her grandfather missed out on his Olympic dream despite being the fastest cyclist in the country. And Reggie Watts has a question.
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[@eajensen4979]

James calling Cowboy Bebop a "cartoon" and "comic" is just downright painfull.

[@kaio-k5781]

But it is

[@koomaappa75]

No shit. Do they have ANY writers under the age of 50???

[@eajensen4979]

@@kaio-k5781 Cartoons and comics are produced in the western world. A series, such as Cowboy Bebop, that is produced in Japan is called an "anime" and "manga".

[@kaio-k5781]

@@eajensen4979 they’re the same thing just made in different countries

[@bongandimeni8880]

I immediately came for this comment.

[@TaliaGrace589]

John Cho has already been in Star Trek as the awesome modern day Hikaru Sulu! He’s definitely ready for space.

[@Johno1992]

Always will be the milf guy from american pie/ harold to me

[@barbaraspeckarmy]

Ooohh..thankyou so much for mentioning Sulu, i was wondering from where i knew John Cho. 🤗🖖

[@avocadothecat]

@@barbaraspeckarmy Lmao same! I saw John Cho on the cast list and was like "I know that name, why do I know that name???" Then I looked him up and it came back to me. I need to rewatch the 3 Star Treks... God how I love those movies, even if they may not be the best.

[@barbaraspeckarmy]

@@avocadothecat to our excuse: he looked really different with the long curly hair 😊😎

[@avocadothecat]

@@barbaraspeckarmy yes!

[@annetweety]

I still wish they bring back Selfie 🥺 We were robbed of more John Cho and Karen Gillan together 💘💔 They were so good in it 😭

[@lacondrathompson1747]

John looks really good with long hair

[@selfieignite]

I post Selfie vids on my page! Karen Gillan also made up the ending for Eliza and Henry :)

[@heresnesimnasi4356]

Really miss them two🥲

[@DuchessChau]

John Cho is so fresh!

[@Inerdgm]

Kirsten is def such a MOM haha we have all been there TIRED CRYING LAUGHING ZOMBIES

[@AnaCarolinaVanzetta]

I love that Kirsten is just so sleep deprived that she got into that "drunk" stage of it. I've been there before.

[@Inerdgm]

Yessssss all mothers have been there we literally turn into laughing crazy zombies aaaahahahaha

[@NellieKAdaba]

😆I love so much, she's a bit younger than me.

[@chip_nguyen]

John Cho ages like fine wine tho

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@Cinemadaptation]

No he's nothin

[@cba7873]

1000x yes

[@gloria7190]

I swear to god I can’t stop staring at his face I can’t believe he could be my dad

[@gloria7190]

@@jomsies you wish you looked like that lol

[@eduardoarmenta9232]

I just wish James could watch the original Cowboy Bebop. Is not a long series and it has one of the best soundtracks ever... I'm sure he will like it.

[@famousgoldentouch]

I’m not sure… I loved it as a long time manga / anime / japan fan. But as a year long LLS viewer, there have never been any hints he’s into this culture ..

[@famousgoldentouch]

Ps: read the comment below yours ;)

[@avocadothecat]

He said Cartoon and Comic...

[@kiarya7939]

Literally took off work tomorrow to be able to binge Cowboy Bebop when it drops 💜 ~You’re gonna carry that weight…~

[@thrycemin]

You're definitely going to carry that weight. Couldn't make it past episode two. 😭

[@IamCree]

@@thrycemin Why? It was great!

[@mightbeabunny1812]

"Its based on a very famous japanese anime" Quick with the correction XD

[@MukiMuki688]

John Cho has the right essence for Spike Made a cover for the ending theme, The Real Folk Blues, on guitar

[@AndyTheGypsy]

Loving the series so far! 👌

[@GodsMemeTV]

3:02 - she was done at this point. Happens when you are a bit anxious and the words just dont come out of your mouth

[@anish3183]

Cho is seriously underrated.

[@chloechartier2707]

Cowboy Bebop is fantastic, highly recommend checking it out! It's hilarious

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

Netflix’s take on Cowboy Bebop is pretty decent. They got the right mix of actors to play the roles. I can’t understand the hate towards it.

[@inanna1916]

Agree, i actually loved it

[@LordAsturgis]

It’s unwatchable dog. It’s campy cheesy cringe that only respects the original with the music and environments. The actors are horrible, the fighting is horrible, the dialogue is horrible… It’s everything wrong with Netflix today. The anime was a masterpiece, this is garbage.

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Sorry but majority of fans and critics says "this show is trash"

[@captainblastems3367]

I want to have a talk with you on a personal level as to why you believe this.

[@jacobnapkins1155]

@@sedlyholmes3722 from what ive seen its almost exactly 50/50

[@nicoleherrera8273]

This Netflix series is actually quite good and entertaining; I don’t get the hate towards it. Btw im a big fan of the anime.

[@remyd8767]

I know nothing about the anime. Didn't really interest me. I found the Netflix series to be decent. However, I didn't think the character writers did a great job. Certain characters motivation didn't seem earned. Again, I haven't seen the anime, but I'm just judging it on its own. That said, John Cho's portrayal is probably the best thing on the show. I wish he had more scenes.

[@humane143imperfection6]

I actually dislike John Cho for Spike. Spike was the furthest thing from Asian in the Anime. Robert Pattinson would have made an amazing Spike - and yes he is a fantastic actor with range beyond JC's, case in point the Lighthouse. I love John Cho as an actor but this wasn't it for him.

[@what3899]

@@humane143imperfection6 LOL ofc the only person that’ve actually said they didn’t like john as spike made it because of race. Literally every person who’s disliked the show so far said him as Spike was one of the only good parts of the live action series. He not only acted the part well, but had hella charisma and looked good as well.

[@humane143imperfection6]

@@what3899 I don't dislike him because of race, his acting comes across as bland rather than aloof in this instance. Trust me, I'm not using race as the basis for this argument 😆 - it's the cherry on top. I thought Jet and Faye were cast appropriately (I thought Faye was decent but that's debatable) but it wasn't really necessary to use a big name for Spike. I don't know why they went with Cho? If they wanted to make Spike Asian as opposed to Israeli/Jewish Native American they could have chosen an actor who had even greater martial arts experience as opposed to someone you really don't see in too many action movies. John Cho is the last name that pops up in my mind when I think of action hero frontmen. However this where I quit talking isht because I've only seen the first three episode's 😆 - reserving the rest of my judgment.

[@what3899]

@@humane143imperfection6 Well ur only argument was that “spike was the furthest from asian” even though race was never a factor that made spike who he was. John was perfect as spike because he had all the traits needed to play the character which is why almost everyone liked him as spike. As for the fighting it could’ve been better, but thats the only actual downside.

[@Buruna]

John Cho is so cute alsjaksjkajs

[@kirangeorge8]

"Cartoon" this will go well for James😂

[@LinksGirl05920]

I'm a little sad John Cho didn't get to talk more about Bebop. I was really interested in hearing his thoughts on the adaptation.

[@chibishui]

Empece a verla y vamos 👍 👍 👍. Amé ese anime en los 90's, espero no decepcionarme

[@moviewz4458]

He said cartoon and comics im dead

[@wei-tingshen5319]

Best anime ever and I’m very impressed they filmed this series very good. 😊

[@kmr671]

Season 2 teaser.. Dog the bounty hunter joins us in space 😎

[@user-bp3se2hf8y]

존조 성님 진짜 기대 됩니다. 제가 제일 좋아하는 애니인데 제발 성공 하길 ㅜㅡㅜ

[@ronanthesuperginger]

Thank you translate

[@cua421]

You fix me New subscriber

[@CAP198462]

Someone get these guys some shots. They need to loosen up.

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@hashaskinner]

They quickly moved on from talking about Cowboy Bebop and the title of the video simply calls it John Cho’s new series. Also more time is spent on Kirsten Dunst. Pretty shit video all around.

[@al-bot1094]

The Cowboy Bebop show is great imo.

[@Karma-bv3fw]

Just think of the Netflix adaptation as a alternate dimension. A new start a new beginning a new story

[@bellinha595]

eu adorei a série

[@kariliang8798]

Whats with all the negative comments?

[@thedarkknight2221]

Clearly James has never seen an anime in his life.

[@Idur88]

Why is that an issue lol the vast majority of the world hasn’t seen a Japanese cartoon even though they are brilliant why does it matter lol

[@cammythekid3581]

@@Idur88 anime*

[@Idur88]

@@cammythekid3581 no anime is an abbreviation for cartoon and has become its own genre AKA:a Japanese cartoon

[@fredcraven1699]

Time for a cadaver ligament for those blown knees

[@mateuszkowalczuk6106]

Good video

[@mateuszkowalczuk6106]

@Van Jon 👍

[@bubbleguppies4191]

cartoon? comic? i’m gonna start crying

[@alastair7095]

Why do people feel like those words somehow cheapens it? It’s art. Art comes in many forms including cartoons and comics. But for some reason people think saying “anime” and “manga” is different than saying “cartoon” and “comic”. It’s all art. None of those words insult the art

[@righteousrawb7225]

@@alastair7095 it's not about cheaping it but it's like calling an apple a watermelon

[@alastair7095]

@@righteousrawb7225 it’s more like calling them both fruit. Calling a cartoon an anime just specifies it’s country of origin, but It’s still a cartoon lol

[@righteousrawb7225]

@@alastair7095 You better not say that at an anime convention, that type of talk might cause a riot lol

[@alastair7095]

@@righteousrawb7225 lol it’s not a good idea to say anything reasonable in front of a group of people of any kind anyway lol

[@miles2378]

2171 is the year on the Tedi bomber ISSP fottage shown.

[@osmoho7165]

This is Spider-Man-4, just a scene - Sam Rami

[@NaNa-wy2tk]

The acting and even the chemistry between the actors is fine. If there's a season 2, they need to work on the dialogue, editing, tweak the fighting choreo and learn what needs to be toned down, like Ed is too much for live action and should not be barking her lines.

[@louiselaliberte9816]

pretentious much?

[@johnathandelrio]

I agree. The acting is amazing! The dialogue is rough but there’s a lot of room for growth. I dig it

[@gantz9900]

Stop

[@Jerry4050]

Yeah its reminding more of an early Robert Rodriguez film that the dialogue is very vague while the visuals and the Cinematography for blue screen is perfect. Its like how Sin City 2 turned out while the first Sin City was perfect because of the Dialogue and unforgettable moments

[@Johno1992]

Spike and jets castings werent that bad imo faye on the other hand 😑😑

[@Nobodysurvivesevenonebit]

Whatever happens Happens

[@noumanayub07]

👍

[@ChristianAVS]

Kirsten Dunst down to Earth af

[@joseantoniomillabrito2764]

I understand now why we loved her before we met her...

[@Tarot-Horoscope]

🌻☘️🌻🌼☘️🌼🌻

[@noumanayub07]

👍

[@HenriqueHCA14]

You can tell what kind of person it is by calling it ''Cartoon'' and ''Comic''

[@dannyakins8742]

Did James just call Cowboy Bebop a "cartoon" and a "comic"? Very disappointed

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@Idur88]

It is

[@fireflies4677]

We're hunting down crooks for money .....lol

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@lukedelport8231]

Did he just call anime a cartoon and manga a comic My opinion of this man is getting ever lower

[@Idur88]

Anime and cartoon are both animation forms yet very different so I get you there but manga and comics are the exact same (yes generally the art for differs) but they are the exact same

[@treborrrrr]

And my opinion of people putting this much value on something so trivial as a measure of a person is even lower.

[@lanceweeda1147]

He called it a cartoon...

[@mixx1129]

This this man just say "Cartoon"....The community is sickened

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@vmwindustries]

She's too cute!

[@sean929]

GG

[@patrickayooladokun]

What happened there?

[@valkilmerscareer2884]

Wouldn't have been The worst idea to replace him with CGI. Then you could have made him in his 20s like he's supposed to be.

[@danzwku]

3:51 John Cho's like, " ... white people... "

[@oliviahanna3383]

Actually, I don't think he's racist like you. At least, I hope so.

[@syphe101]

aaaaaaaaand Cowboy Bebop is canceled. :| (Still a big fan of Mr. Cho)

[@deadbrain6801]

Cho can’t take off the all blue. It fits him to well

[@bellinha595]

algum brasileiro??

[@joestarxv447]

He's probably never watched anime so I'll allow that blunder

[@MariSan88]

I feel like Kirsten might be a little bit nervous in front of John. I only say this because this is exactly how I am when I'm nervous in front of someone. Lol. I get weird and laugh at myself. 😅 or she's probably just tired. 🤣

[@disengagedsage737]

I thought the Netflix series was pretty good. People want to compare apples and apples with the anime version but they forget to realize that there's always that artistic space that allows a director or actor to create. For instance, some of the best cover songs are from the musician making it their own. I don't want to hear a cover that sounds exactly like the original. I feel the same way about remakes or adaptations in movies.

[@aesthetically_pleasing824]

It was good, some of these fans expects that live action and the anime are going to be same😂

[@aesthetically_pleasing824]

And they're mad for changing faye's outfit. Lol they're bunch of perverts😂 do they not think how hard to do stunts in faye's anime outfit

[@tylerjames805]

@@aesthetically_pleasing824 My issue isn’t the outfit change. My issue is that they took a laid back pretty badass con artist and turned her into this angsty asshole who the writers think saying “fuck you” or “suck a dick” every other sentence is a substitute for a personality.

[@tylerjames805]

@@aesthetically_pleasing824 Also we’re not asking for the same but what they did to Bebop here is like what they did to Teen Titans. The original had its goofy moments but it new when to get serious but with Teen Titans Go they basically made it into an over the top zany cartoon where all the substance and nuance had been sucked out. That’s what happened to Bebop and that’s why people are upset.

[@rickyticky3350]

he is the guy from harold and kumar

[@JonnyDIY]

PS- although the cinematography and acting was good in Power of the Dog, I dont know if many will like it. It wasn't for me

[@s1x6x1s]

0:08 the cartoon? the comic? really James? you may not follow the subculture, but as an interviewer you should've at least learnt the term.

[@Idur88]

Yes he shud have learnt japanese he is outright disrespectful

[@manboi1794]

"New series" really c'mon is it that hard to name the series?

[@donnytom8891]

She did not finish her story about her grand.................

[@Krustenkaese92]

I have forgiven James for many things. Calling Cowboy Bebop a cartoon might be the straw that breaks the camels back.

[@rohansengupta5662]

Comic ouchh painful Cartoon my soul just left my body

[@annomaly751]

It’s not on the news yet but I called the Governors office and they said Julius is NOT going to be executed!! 🙌

[@onetwo1810]

"cartoon", "comic" I...

[@GPS379]

It’s an ANIME NOT A CARTOON

[@Idur88]

It literally is lol it’s a type of animation just like cartoon and it’s so funny because Japanese people don’t care when people say cartoon because that’s what it means it’s just western people that wish they weren’t western that get annoyed

[@mrmexicansavage2123]

You should do a carpool karaoke with Selena Gomez again

[@javireikista]

ANIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@inanna1916]

I Just watched 3 episodes and i actually liked it. The production and all the acting are on point, actually the production exceeded my expectations. Just took me a while to get used to Cho as Spike but i think he actually did great, he just need to get a bit more of Spikes charming sarcasm. I hope they do a second season! But omg Kirsten ruined the interview, so annoying! I wish Cho could have spoken more about the series

[@johnnybaum7957]

Cowboy Bebop live action series was mediocre... but gotta admit John Cho was great as Spike.

[@MrCezarMoura]

Dude destroyed a knee for a bad live action series, feel bad for him

[@noumanayub07]

💯

[@axizz100]

"cartoon" and "comic"

[@realgoze578]

Yes here first beat that America

[@thenattyg3]

Oh, in America we don't care if your first. Just if you have oil. Do you have oil? Oh you DO? HEY LOOK what a coincidence turns out your people are due for a little bit of that FREEDOM. We're sending 3 Divisions and a bunch of F-35's to secure the oi- freedom for your people now.

[@metinbereketli7681]

John Cho! Star Trek! Hollywood Painter Metin Bereketli🎨🖌️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZ2XnGhjlNV1ndE

[@inotoni6148]

But her grandpa was German

[@sudi412]

cartoon…? comic…? james…?

[@tdot3424]

Milf guy #1 iykyk 🫡

[@Idur88]

I won’t lie anime is a form of animation like cartoon and manga and comics are the exact same just different language and art styles vary people that get annoyed by him saying cartoon and comic are just sad like in Japan people over 20-25 refer to comics in western world as manga aswell we have languages yuno🤨

[@michaelafitzsimons1263]

A

[@thebadgamer1967]

God I hate James Cordon I'm here for John Cho

[@maurikuvalentinus1657]

Everything wrong with the Netflix live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation in one meme...I think the true diehards who forced themselves to watch it all the way through can relate. John Cho, god bless you, you tried. The writing just wasn't there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmeppnutg8ikoc0

[@kmr671]

This needs to be renamed

[@katatoth1983]

James ‘s fake laugh🤨

[@Skyzer2412]

I love James Corden.... but calling Cowboy Bebop a cartoon is fucking irritating as all fuck

[@youare2416]

01:29 - It's not a problem to be obese - it is a problem to have high visceral fat - even for skinny people. Sumo ringers for example are very healthy because they have a low amount of visceral fat (which feels like muscle and not at all squishy).

[@hotepkiller1180]

Hahaha all that work for nothing. And James calling bebop a cartoon hurt me inside

[@kmr671]

World war two!!! So funny. Why isn't everyone laughing?

[@sedlyholmes3722]

Cowboy Bebop Netflix is disappointing

[@MrElibel]

Anime and Manga not Cartoon and comics

[@soyelpulpoverde]

I feel sorry for the actors, they did a good job, but the remake is terrible. It's beyond terrible, they didn't understand Cowboy Bebop.

[@malakmazen7231]

Bts

[@bootsnboots]

James was kind of weird around Kirsten

[@leadspot]

cartoon = " anime " comic = " manga "

[@dome666]

Sorry, but am I the only one who things John Cho is way to old to star in Cowboy Bebop?

[@kjr5034]

His knee agrees

[@righteousrawb7225]

Cartoon?!?!? Comic!?!?! 🤬🤬

[@thrycemin]

Look at how they massacred my boy even more. 😭