Netflix One Piece is Looking Kinda... Good!? (Mother's Basement Bonus Video)

[@estebanacostaolivera3232]

Dude I don't care how the show ends up being, I just want them to reuse that barite ship as a functioning restaurant attraction, I would pay A LOT of money to eat in that restaurant

[@jaasielleyva2715]

Yo this would be insane‼️

[@shyguypro9876]

It’s not a full ship. Only the front is real. The back half is basically just wood framing and scaffolding. The actual insides of Baratie and of most of the ships will likely be on indoor sets. Which is fine, that’s how most tv shows and films operate. The only inside part of the Baratie that’s in the ship is the bar in the mouth.

[@TurusDJava]

Sorry to break this to you but nothing in Hollywood is real

[@GundamShinobi00]

@@shyguypro9876 they could definitely finish the ship, though. Just look at China’s famous restaurant ship. Too bad it closed down 🥲

[@marcostowers704]

If the show actually does well i can actually see this happening

[@DiNA-D2]

If they don't wanna use puppets for Chopper or any of the other animals, I think the next best move would be to get the guys who made the pokemon in Detective Pikachu. They managed to make pokemon that look cute, horrifying, and gross, so I think it would be a good idea.

[@thaneclark4407]

YOU PREDICTED IT WTF

[@DiNA-D2]

@@thaneclark4407 Did I? Did someone make an announcement??

[@thaneclark4407]

@@DiNA-D2 not exactly, but it’s HEAVILY rumored that Technicolor VFX will be working on the project, I’d definitely recommend looking them up. They did Prehistoric Planet, and Detective Pikachu. This is not 100% confirmed, but it’s very, VERY likely, considering their work with Netflix in the past, and realizing unique creatures, such as dinosaurs and pokèmon

[@DiNA-D2]

@@thaneclark4407 Oh hell yeah. I hope we get a confirmation soon, but in the meantime, that's definitely a tentative plus

[@fanboy4you]

@@DiNA-D2 rocket from marvel is also great referance

[@joychowdhury9270]

When I think about it, as much as it ruined One Piece's popularity in english speaking countries, I think the 4kids dub butchering the anime and thus One Piece not being so dominant in english speaking countries is what made Oda so defensive in the first place. He's been offered the project numerous times but has only accepted this one due to him have near-absolute power over everything.

[@TheCodemasterc]

So really, in an odd way we have 4kids to thank for the slim chance that this might actually work.

[@saphired02]

@@TheCodemasterc lol in a weard twist of fate, this might actually be destined to be good.

[@soarthumbs]

I think you're getting a little too in Oda's head about this whole thing. He's has never commented on the 4Kids dub, it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't even know about the radical changes that were made. I don't think he sits down and watches every single dub of One Piece. I'm pretty sure Matt Owens has said his reluctance was more to do with poor live-action adaptations in the past.

[@LJ9233]

@@soarthumbs but it was the very first english dub, and it was so poorly done and received that it's still joked about to this day. im sure oda knows about the changes

[@Tabulatelk15]

@@soarthumbs I mean, you never know. He did personally choose Franky's Funimation dub actor (and potentially the rest of the straw hats).

[@gabeortiz632]

I was in the chat of the livestream where Matt Owens described his experience working on the show and made a convincing argument for the show. You could really tell he was a big fan. However, I prefer to remain cautiously optimistic, given the massive track record of failed anime live action adaptations.

[@thomasedwards6641]

And just because their a fan doesn't mean it can't be bad there are numerous examples of that in hollywood such as the previous D&D movie

[@yudhiadhyatmikosiswono9082]

I also add that it was Netflix is behind this anime adaptation, better put expectation as low as possible considering their track record.

[@joeywheelercabrosky528]

This argument of trusting adaptations because "it's made by fans" is pretty stupid; a lot of bad movies and TV shows were produced "by fans", so saying you're a fan of the source material is not a strong argument anymore if we still see the factors that will make a product bad even before release i.e., this being produced by Netflix and the same producers of Netflix Bebop.

[@charlesacker9174]

@@joeywheelercabrosky528 oh the script leak of the pilot was exceptionally good. Like I don't think anyone in the One Piece fandom outside that author could have written a better first episode. It starts off with Smoker at Gol D. Rogers execution and that's brilliant because the bookend of Season 1 will be Smoker seeing Luffy at the execution platform. Other changes include Ussop being the narrator voice. Which is a brilliant idea, Ussop would be the one telling the story of Monkey D. Luffy becoming pirate king and writing a tale about his adventures. Final brilliant idea? Zoro is introduced by killing the original Mr. 7 of Baroque works. That won't even pay off till at least season 2, but establishing Zoro is a killer that early is brilliant..

[@gabeortiz632]

Yes, the director being a fan doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be a good adaptation, but at the same time, we wouldn’t want the series to be made solely by corporate big wigs. That would be like saying the show was made with 100% studio interference. While not a guarantee of quality, I’d still give the show a fair chance, to see how it turns out. And like Geoff said, if One piece live action cannot pull it off, I’d say there’s no hope for ANY future adaptations.

[@kyoww]

I´m totally ok if they give up the weird proportions and just use regular people with makeup. The biggest problem is the crew characters in the grand line, Chopper, Franky (this one is a little easier) and BROOK. I think that Brook is a bigger problem than chopper, because chopper can be a muppet, he is a cute character, but Brook... I dont really know how to make him looking good

[@jonathand.t.5051]

💀 Low key I can see them rigging a decent skeleton Its always gonna look a bit weird but

[@LPTheGas]

Geoff from Craig Ferguson's run on the Late Late Show must be in need of work these days.

[@SheezyBites]

Some characters can just be people in makeup and forced perspective but the long leg and long arm tribes exist, things like the weird failed attempts to recreate giants out of humans need to look like that, Franky's bowling ball shoulder replacements are a practical part of his design, and you can't replicate those movements with an outfit because his arms are physically further away from his body. I think it needs to get wackier with designs to acclimatise the viewers to that anyways, so they might as well lean in.

[@Jj_2723]

I’m not okay with that. That’s literally the essence of one piece. Their world is not ours. That’s what makes it so wonderful. If they don’t get those “wacky” aspects of the world of one piece, they’re going to seriously destroy their chances of success of making that story

[@YetiCoolBrother]

That's all well and good until you start talking about characters that are meant to be huge. Whitebeard would look ridiculous as a regular dude.

[@gogongears]

If we're going with the Muppet route could we replace the Gorosei with Statler and Waldorf, played completely straight, Just cause it would be really funny.

[@haroldmosley1751]

I second this motion.

[@erichfiedler1481]

So just cast Statler and Waldorf? BRILLIANT

[@sxblck]

YES! THIS!!!!

[@talesfromthenuzlocke1619]

I am a million percent on board with this idea

[@michaelk4295]

Nothing has ever been more right

[@CypressPunk34]

My one hope, my one dream, is that the fishmen are (at least mostly) guys in prosthetics. Obviously some CG will be needed for a few of them but Arlong is extremely doable.

[@KeiSoda]

The actor that plays Arlong posted in his Instagram a photo of prosthetic remover labeled "Arlong Remover", so it's pretty safe to assume that fish men will be people with prosthetics

[@shyguypro9876]

I expect a mixture of both. Prosthetics and makeup will likely be used for the bigger stuff, with cgi used for the smaller details. Like real prosthetic gills, but cgi will be used to make them move subtly.

[@aychazyt6987]

Imagine if they looked like the crew of the flying dutchmen in pirates of the Caribbean

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

I think it's worth noting that maybe some of the best CGI work ever made was used to render... what were essentially fish-men.. all the way back in 2006 and 2007... If Dead Man's Chest and At World's End could do it 16/15 years ago on a film budget, then a modern TV budget can hit a decently high mark too.

[@gehtdichnichtsan2418]

True Davy Jones Crew looked fucking incredible.

[@kRs-studios]

A TV show budget is no where near a blockbuster movie budget. And those are some of the most expensive movies of all time really. Just keeping your expectations in check

[@rileyvankirk9355]

@@kRs-studios with a reported budget of ~10 million an episode, I think they can manage

[@kRs-studios]

@@rileyvankirk9355 to compare: the world’s end spends on average about 1.8 million dollars per minute of the movie. That’s about $54 million per 30 minutes.

[@kRs-studios]

Compound this by the fact that the Strawhats change locations all the time. This means a lot more set pieces than the number of set pieces movies have.

[@Samantha_yyz]

I'm really just hoping they get at least the East Blue done well. The Grand Line will be such a hurdle, I would love to see the moment where Robin truly becomes a member of the crew, or saying Goodbye to the Going Marry. But I just don't know how that will go. But I'd love for this to be good so bad

[@Stankdawg_stankie]

Both those scenes made me cry when they came out

[@Samantha_yyz]

@@Stankdawg_stankie I just rewatched that arc, I cried so much lol

[@Stankdawg_stankie]

@@Samantha_yyz I’m rewatching Skypiea now since I found out they FINALLY added more seasons on Netflix.. and I’m reminded they’ll have to say goodbye to merry soon..

[@Samantha_yyz]

@@Stankdawg_stankie Oh yeah thats how Im rewatching it, the dubs are on Crunchy yet so im using netflix to rewatch the whole show while I work! Get ready for all the crying as you get to Robin's backstory too

[@BacchaeOphanim]

I do think that, if they should reach that high bar, Totto Land should be largely done in CGI. Specifically because it's already an uncanny hellscape valley and heavy CGI (mixed with moderate practical effects) would really help the vibe.

[@mrcorn258]

They could totally make the homies and other things Big Mom puts souls into Who Framed Roger Rabbit like cartoon characters

[@HapPawhere]

@@mrcorn258 They could use alice in wonderland card armies

[@LostieMJ]

I thought the video was cool, but the moment you said that thay could make Chopper a Muppet left me speechless! It's geniuous!!! So amazing that I doubt they can come up with the same idea as well since CG is so mainstream

[@inu506]

So glad this was shared in the OPLA discord! This video was so funny and entertaining to watch. Absolutely loved how well the selected clips matched your words. The scene with Jacob Gibson eating was just as great as the Long Ring Long Land animal scenes. I always love when people acknowledge the transponder snails and Kung fu Dugons. The idea of using a muppet for a transponder snail is really cool... but! BUT!! Sweet Tooth style chopper is still better than Muppet Chopper imo. Sorry, not sorry. To conclude, this is a great video! It's always nice to see people giving this a chance rather than spreading hate :3

[@donthaveoneha]

Started crying halfway through the video. The hopium was really strong, and I'm grateful grateful for it, thank you!

[@xina9032]

Honestly, I wasn't even sure whether you were joking or serious with the muppet idea, but the more you explained yourself, the more on board I am with your idea! But I guess I have to watch more shows with muppets first to be fully convinced

[@tobluetoblack]

I..... actually whole heartedly agree. Having Chopper as a Puppet with the modern animatronics we posses today makes it really viable to do.

[@BrellaGuy]

We definitely need more people to use Jim Henson Muppets more often. When I was a kid a always wanted to make and operate Muppets

[@mekinot]

I love the fact that even for a "react-type" video, Geoff brings SO MUCH. I'm cautiously optimistic about this OP adaptation, I hope it really works out and brings more people to this great story! The casting just seemed perfect, the moment Netflix put out that video presenting everybody I was absolutely charmed and it really sold me on the idea that this could be good. But... yeah, the history with Hollywood adaptations... Idk, I hope it's good. And damn, you really sold me on the muppets idea lol

[@CaleU011]

I've long vouched for Age of Resistance and the craftsmanship that brings that world to life. I'm glad to have another whose opinion I can respect sharing their support of it as well

[@OwlishFun]

So glad you also game to the Muppet solution as well xD Only way to do it! Great video, thank for making it!

[@kingdraco4813]

I think the dark crystal didn't feel alive that's my problem with it the characters felt stale, but that's just my personal opinion.

[@DIEGOLOKO82]

"make chopper and karoo muppets" sounded like such a silly idea that i thought you were joking, and then you explained and i am 100% with you on that.

[@danielintile5112]

big big props for including the brilliance of speed racer

[@sxblck]

Speed Racer is so damn good it's almost criminal how NO ONE talks about it. Absolutely agree on every single word you said about the Muppets. Every. Single. Word. The original show should be on Disney+ in it's entirety. I know it's a copyright nightmare. I don't care. The Mouse is made of money. They can easily solve that.

[@jellyc4164]

Speed Racer was horrible

[@troikas3353]

Saddened you discussed so much of Henson’s catalog but didn’t mention Farscape which did exactly this kind of thing, creating truly alien creatures amidst live action actors, for a Science Fiction show on the old Sci-Fi channel all the way back in the late 90’s/early 00’s. A couple main characters were even said muppets and still hold up on viewing today.

[@2ball212]

After filming, the sets would be a tourist attractions.

[@jacobwatson5484]

Muppets are the answer to many questions but this is by far my favorite. Muppet Treasure island was my most watched vhs as a kid outside of Empire Strikes Back

[@cartoonishidealism582]

WE GOT ANIMATRONIC TRANSPONDER SNAILS

[@giangerd3686]

I will support the Live Action everything about it looking good. It's an One Piece project after all! I want the best for One Piece

[@Velin_official]

I love you man. As a child I saw an insane racing film and always remembered it. But I never knew the name, until now. Speed Racer. You get an subscription for that alone. (Also the video itself is great)

[@BakaKuma573]

I hadn't given up hope for the One Piece adaptation because I didn't have any in the first place... But honestly, I now share your optimism a bit. Maybe they CAN make something worthwhile. We'll have to see but at least I think I'll start to keep up with the news, so thank you for this video!

[@gordieparenteau6555]

They're really swinging for the damn fences with this production.

[@RoseKB22]

That's a good idea, having Chopper be a muppet. He already kinda moves like one tbh.

[@chinhoewong]

Thank You for making this video on your take on the Live Action. Much Appreaciated. I can see a sligthly Brighter Future for The Live action, despite Cowboy Bebop and Resident Evil from Netflix😅

[@mmem4264]

The sheer love behind this adaptation makes me want it to succeed. I don't even care if I hate it lol, please don't let it get cancelled after one season. But seriously, I never expected this much care to be put into an anime/manga adaptation, especially one with the aesthetics OP is known for. Now here's hoping Zoro's actor looks less pretty in the eps.

[@TheClanFollows]

My favorite part of this video is at around 15:50 you say arc as the dog-dog eating pitching machine shoots so it sounds like the dog barks

[@spamcan9208]

I'm not even a one piece fan, I've watched less than 15 episodes and now I'm hype for a live action with puppets. It would be great to have a successful example of a live action adaptation to point to. Maybe shows will get the resources they need to be successful instead of a negative feedback loop of self fulfilling prophesies that film executives point to and either not green light a project or giving it a paltry budget.

[@Khoose22804]

😂 I lost it when you said make chopper a muppet but your right it could work out much better. But I don’t want chopper looking out of place

[@warrenhorsley9710]

I'm kinda pissed at the analysis... this is the first I have heard of "THE DARK CRYSTAL: Age of Resistance ". I work too much and completely missed it. That being said, I totally agree with you on muppets.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

The part about their nationally was only ever mentioned on the SBS, a page where Oda answers fan mail. And while i wouldn't call the information incorrect, it really should be taken with a grain of salt since it's more to do with Oda having fun than adding world building.

[@kaikornahrens1412]

If this is a success, Netflix will be revived, if not, it will be half the nails in its coffin

[@kaikornahrens1412]

No matter what you say, they give it this treatment because. They know what I said is true

[@7thlittleleopard7]

You know, puppets with CGI to smooth over the awkwardness could work out really well.

[@maxspecs]

How would you handle Chopper’s transformations with a puppet, though?

[@pepperjacket]

holy shit the puppet idea is GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lumberfoot_jpg]

"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," is also a good example of Hollywood bringing whimsical creatures to life. I'm pretty sure the CGI cost would be astronomical... but I genuinely found the aliens to be incredibly believable :)

[@Quinmael]

Just want to say: the commentary about Dark Crystal Age of Resistance makes you absolutely and perfectly based. We all need a Chopper (and maybe Brook) muppet.

[@ZombieOfun]

On the note of video with more replay value: I actually *do* rewatch "Mushoku Tensei Is Art" every once in a while. It legitimately helped me work through the complicated feelings I had about MT and now I'm just about caught up with the light novels. I hope you're eventually inspired to make another MT video!

[@CluelessAnon]

This video is a banger and all but my second-biggest take-away from this video (other than #MakeTonyTonyChopperAMuppet) is that Geoff needs to make a dedicated video on Speed Racer (both the anime and/or the movie).

[@Crazy-vb9oz]

Bruh, when you said muppet I choked, and then I choked again because you’re so right

[@offtheshelfET]

I never thought about using muppets for the transponder snails, that’s actually brilliant. I don’t know if it would look great for Chopper though, muppets look natural when they are standing still yes, but movement is very limited on muppets. This isn’t really that much of problem with the Dark Crystal since the whole thing is done with muppets but it’d you had a muppet trying to look natural running alongside real actors it would look off to say the least.

[@RoydGriffin]

They actually use a chopper puppet for the japanese one piece live shows already, but i never put one and one together! This could really Work!

[@hannahmabbott7370]

Cannot wait to see how both Shanks and Whitebeard turn our. Arlong is going to be tough though.

[@irB0N3S]

Speed Racer is exceptionally amazing. Alita Battle Angel was also very good. Glad we agree

[@Martin-yh7vi]

Just look at how impressive Davy Jones was from Pirates of the Caribbean. That was quite a while ago, if they could do that with current technology, I bet we can see really good CG for the fishmen. Though it honestly depends on how much money and time they can budget for the show.

[@hishambrown4242]

Dude Why does sweet tooth make me feel like we don`t have to worry about Zoan devil fruit users, I am defiantly interested to see how they pull off the fishman.

[@Lightsephiroth]

I just think that they should make Chopper like Rocket Raccoon. I mean good CGI and good dub, It should be expensive but not impossible right?

[@MouseGoat]

Na man, you on point with this one :D Chopper as Muppet is mad enough to work #MakeTonyTonyChopperAMuppet

[@comradejojo8412]

The muppet is good on theory, but we forget something, muppets are delinquent and chopper uses his fists to fight

[@thelegsofsharks886]

i think the muppet team +cgi team (maybe some design too if the wanna lean into more realism) from the pokemon movie would be PERFECT for any fantasy adaptation

[@joychowdhury9270]

Go watch Reverie 8, specifically when Matt Owens (then just head writer, now both that & co-showrunner) talks about the Live action. Man actually cares

[@Deoxys911]

It's so nice to finally have a space where we can safely go full mask off and be loud and proud about our belief in Muppet superiority.

[@AAAAkaishicÌIÍ636]

Send this video to the production team.

[@insertname3293]

how has it been a year already

[@Jj_2723]

They need to to do One Piece justice!!! Also about the comment you made on the Dark Crystal Age of resistance, I’ve had the same sentiments since I first heard about the one piece live action and how it would work. (Not to brag or anything) but it would solve so many issues and also give us at least a bit of the magic that we would get from reading or watching One Piece.

[@ItzFmod]

I feel like some if not most people wont like that whole muppets thing

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

Puppet One Piece sounds awesome honestly make everyone a puppet not just Chopper.

[@loumcboy]

Think of all the chopper dolls they could self if they made him a puppet. It worked for baby Yoda.

[@Towkeeyoh]

I mean Grogu was a muppet. That worked out well.

[@lilimai100]

Surprised you mentioned age of resistance that was my first contact with any dark crystal content and I loved it it’s amazing the work they did with mostly practical effects sad it got canceled

[@sunlight_alliance]

This is an amazing video! So happy to see you cover the show 😁

[@randamimoso4038]

look I come back to the sonic video whenever I'm working and need something on the background that is funny but also I won't pay actual attention

[@TZerot0]

Okay the Jim Henson idea is actually genius

[@LtKaiser]

If they can do Rocket Raccoon they can do Tony Tony Chopper.

[@Spectral69420]

Id love this, if i made this i would keep in the eyes popping stuff the teeth popping out using cgi and keep all of the cartoony stuff

[@natebron713]

another good example of the use of puppets is baby yoda he feels real because he is

[@andrewswingle8825]

Yes omg finally someone else that has seen the dark crystal, I loved that movie as a kid and I freaked when Netflix made that show it was so well done but I never meet anyone else that has seen or even heard of it

[@123LuffyDMonkey]

waterworld was a master piece. The plot perhaps not so great but the feel of the world felt so captivating.

[@Lykrast]

Ok now I want to look at that Dark Crystal thing those muppets do look soooooooooo nice.

[@superfansophie]

Expectations low, hopes high

[@tatteredprince2097]

More recently The Dune Film was thought unfilmable but man was I impressed with the Denise Villeneuve version

[@zgunderson90]

When you said the single most unadaptable piece of fiction I immediately thought of Lord of the rings and then you immediately compared it to Lord of the rings.. that just blew my mind a little bit lol. I was literally thinking of Lord of the rings

[@BullseyeRey]

Thanks for suggesting Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, started watching it after seeing this video.

[@tatsack5727]

Imagine a puppet type chopper like baby yoda

[@superkamiguru2576]

A while back, on one of the livestreams hosted by many big One Piece KZbinrs (the reverie for those that know), I believe they had the director or something(who was hand picked by Oda) on the stream and he seemed like a massive One Piece fan. It was a big part of his life and he seemed very passionate about making this work. So while I have my doubts, there’s actually hope here

[@sikiruekunsumi2482]

My main issue with the Netflix cowboy bebop show was the script and chang of story. I was fine with how it looked tbhh. One Piece (Netflix) already looks better and now your telling me the script is being looked over by Oda!?! I'm actually excited now

[@jonathanfrancesco3305]

I think the key to a successful adapation is going to require a bit of compromise on the part of the fans in that the adaptation of OP doesn't need to be quite as grand as Oda's version. No matter how successful this show is, it's never going to be able to go as long and hard as Oda's story. So they shouldn't even try. Streamlining the story to a more digestible narrative might actually allow for a sensible arc. But if fans are going to be butthurt every time they cut some side plot or extra detail, they're going to smother the series before it even begins. To me, getting the heart of the show right is a lot more important than making sure every plot detail makes it to the screen. There IS a lot from the manga/anime that can be cut to create a more streamlined adventure while still retaining the essence of the show.

[@potatofarmergyro1720]

Thanks for giving me some Hellish merry nightmares

[@jaimeribeiro7096]

U r a genius! 😍 im sure Our Lord Goda would do it if he heard your idea.

[@Braekscg]

We need to get this Twitter campaign trending immediately #MakeTonyTonyChopperAMuppet is beyond brilliant.

[@igorporfiirio4915]

If they can do east blue right I'm already a happy man.

[@emodateplus]

I guess the real way to make Muppet Chopper happen is to pressure Owens! 😏

[@boxedset]

I'm glad someone else agrees that live action One Piece should basically be Muppets Treasure Island the series

[@shawnmika9275]

100% agree! Using muppets, everything!

[@FaustTheThird]

so nervous, but I do like the casting

[@FrarmerFrank]

Oda's recent 1 month break off included going to the Onepiece Live Acton sets Hopefully he'll tel them they need to fix going Merry's head or Lufy can't sit on it(to small)

[@rhyestripes6059]

hopefully they keep it to the east blue and it serves as a good introduction to anyone who is hesitant to start the series

[@anzar007]

Rocket Raccoon is a good example of how they could do Chopper in the Live Action.

[@RandomlyAwesomeFilms]

There's a real life Merry, so it would be cool if there was a real life chopper out there too.

[@JustGromski]

I hate that the muppet idea is actually really damn good

[@okdre9276]

In the end it will come down to the CGI in DF powers. But if they can do Gum-Gum they'll be able to do most others

[@fie97]

Muppet like baby Yoda would be great. What do you say? Oh yeah, Grogu.