Why Cowboy Bebop is so Original

A look at the many inspirations of Cowboy Bebop and how they contribute to making the show feel so original.
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Every work mentioned in this video:
- Cowboy Bebop (1998)
- Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)
- Cowboy Bebop (2021)
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
- Breaking Bad (2013)
- The Godfather (1972)
- Scarface (1983)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Paris, Texas (1985)
- My Name is Nobody (1973)
- 2001: A Space Oddysey (1968)
- Commando (1985)
- Tom and Jerry (1940)
- Charlie Parker and his trio - this is also the guy who co-invented bebop!
- The Joker, The Penguin and Tally Man (DC Comics)
- Pierrot le Fou (1965)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
- Hard Luck Woman (Kiss)
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
- For a Few Dollars More (1965)
- Enter the Dragon (1973)
- Dirty Harry (1971)
- A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
- Yojimbo (1961)
- Out of the Past (1947)
- The Killers (1946)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
- On Dangerous Ground (1951)
- Desperado (1995)
- Lupin the Third: Part 1 (1971)
- Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
- The Killer (1989)
- A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
- Coffy (1973)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Walking on the Moon (The Police)
- The Real Folk Blues (Muddy Waters)
- Cool Hand Luke (1967)
- Sympathy for the Devil (Rolling Stones)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Con Air (1997)
- Alien (1979)
- Flash Gordon (Alex Raymond)
- Abbey Road (The Beatles)
- The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop)
- Babe Ruth
- Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd)
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
- Tomb Raider (1996)
- My Funny Valentine (Frank Sinatra)
- Blade Runner (1982)
- Fist of Fury (1972)
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[@wisdomax2891]

the show was so good the creator was worried if he didn't end it he'd work on it his whole life

[@mookiestewart3776]

Some of the staff wanted to leave when it got “cancelled “ half way through but he promised them that if they stayed their work would be talked about “for decades” …….dude knew what he was making was going to blow everything else out of the water

[@MnemonicHack]

I really, really wanted it to go on. But I know that it was best it didn't. But I really wanted it to go in.

[@Himesua]

I really like the way you put this together. This show has given me a greater appreciation for jazz as a genre, but Heavy Metal Queen is still my favorite episode.

[@AlexBoucher]

Great episode! Love the opening scene.

[@anaverageavian]

Holy dude! This video had a lot of stuff that I didn't know about Bebop, and it was really well made. I cannot emphasize how impressed I am, great job!

[@chandlermorgan708]

Without lupin the 3rd, there is no cowboy bebop

[@seeker10]

I watched the entire show again like two weeks ago, but this video makes me want to do it once more

[@AlexBoucher]

Do it.

[@mookiestewart3776]

It never gets old lol

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@@mookiestewart3776 This comment is a grear reminder to watch it again lol

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[@TheDoomer666]

your editing skills are top notch, la crème de la crème 👌such a pleasure to watch

[@kuroderuta]

Great work summarizing all the influences and ideas behind the show! Despite being familiar with most work that inspired Bebop this helped me connect the dots on a couple of influences.

[@AlexBoucher]

Glad you got something out of it.

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Please don't stop. This is done amazing work

[@sScrubster]

How does this not have more views and likes???? This is such a good analysis

[@Trakinasnove]

Great video! Cowboy Bebop is one of my favorites animes of all time! The creativy process is not about remaking things you like, but remixing them in your own way. You should copy and take things you like from any source and mix them together, but as long as its unique and with your own experiences thrown together. In the end, everything is a remix.

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Appreciate it!

[@mookiestewart3776]

Amazing video man!! I’ve been watching bebop since it’s first run on adult swim in 2001 so I love how you got all the references

[@zacharyvonfrancois9931]

Sooooo good my guy, for me this show has recently been a major inspiration. In this short video you've maid it clear why its such iconic part of anime history, Love you too man, keep pushing.

[@sachiokun]

Dude, your video analysis was outstanding! I just used it to persuade a friend on watching the show. An evangelism of some sort, maybe(? Hugs from Portugal.

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Keep it up man! Your editing, pacing and narrative are amazing. You deserve more views!

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Appreciate that! you keep at it too my guy

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Great Video man ! I love the way you structure your videos and gather Information along the way . Keep it up ✌🏻

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Appreciate it!

[@Mofaxx]

I love your analysis! Excellent work :)

[@AlexBoucher]

Thank you :)

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Bro, thank you thank you thank you!! Because of this video, I finally watched Cowboy Bebop, and MAN is my life changed:) 🎉

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Incredible work and professionalism. Great job!

[@AlexBoucher]

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[@K9arcade]

Great work on the video. I just re-watched Bebop again recently so it was well timed. Bingeing a heap of Lupin the third now so the references to that were also welcomed 😁

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[@AlexBoucher]

Thanks!

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Quality video right here

[@realeala]

Netflix should have hires quentin tarantino to write and direct the series

[@astroamazonico]

Thx for your vídeo 💚💛

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....Bang!

[@AlexBoucher]

the cue that it's almost time to move your cursor back to episode 1

[@briansinger5258]

The characters fall into the four temperaments by the way.

[@ivanvasiliyvich9745]

Came for Pumping Iron, stayed for Cowboy Bebop.

[@AlexBoucher]

Appropriate that you came for Pumping Iron

[@ivanvasiliyvich9745]

@@AlexBoucher 🤦‍♂️ wouldn't be the first time

[@JTPrime08]

Cowboy Bebop is an awesome and cool anime.

[@SgtSabotage]

I'm Cowboy Bebop's biggest!... never mind. Well done brother! Smart. Informative. Fun.

[@christianreynoso2481]

Love you too man

[@ninjammer726]

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[@AlexBoucher]

Better than freeze-dried tasters choice?

[@dd-uf9nw]

Cowboy bebop, Monster, hajime no ippo I think three of the best Animes ever.

[@tienchit7036]

good to know :)

[@davidthom327]

This channel is under rated as fuck

[@FatherJohnCarmody]

Watanabe has not made a bad anime. Kids On The Slope is a personal favorite.

[@kalpparashar5017]

It's wooww

[@wangchukbhutia7157]

What should I watch after 1st season? Is there any movie?

[@ethandram]

There is a movie! They made it years after the show ended. It’s just as good as the show. Same crew.

[@DS-wc9ui]

cool af chanel

[@MyNameIsNeutron]

Albeit is pronounced "all-be-it."

[@bigraydawg11]

*1998

[@dwainsimmons3447]

1998

[@mario167100]

The reason why it's so original is because it's not original.

[@briansinger5258]

For the terrible reboot, if they would have got Valentine’s casting right, they could have made the show work for the idiot consumer. The TnA alone would find an audience. But the creators were so self-centred that they couldn’t even use tits to sell their product.

[@PoorEdward]

you read ur intro off from a website

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