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Summary: Cowboy Bebop's The Best Series on TV
Review: The second session of the CB series has many merits, and only one slight stinker of an episode. I'm fair and honest in my reviews, meaning that if something sucks, I'll say so (and have quite a few times). 6: Sympathy for the Devil: The best non-Spike oriented episode of Bebop, great plot and reflections of human nature. 7: Heavy Metal Queen: Yoko Kanno shows exactly how much talent she has with this episode, making a perfect parady of an 80's heavy metal tune (very cool). Otherwise, a normal (of course good) episode. 8: Waltz for Venus: I don't really know what to say about this episode. It's awesome, but I can't really say why. Take a look and you tell me. 9: Jamming with Edward: Ed-isode, where the little girl hacker is introed. Since I hate Ed (but realize that she's sometimes needed for comic relief), I'm not a real good judge of this episode. 10: Ganymede Elegy: Jet-isode, the first of few, where the crew goes to Ganymede to turn in a bounty, and Jet must deal with his past (has and interesting foreshadowing of when Spike must deal with his past, at the end of the series) The extras on this DVD are good, because you get to see the creator's and Yoko Kanno's (songwriter/composer) interviews. It's a little wierd, though. In Japan, they like to have just the interviewee's face filling the entire screen (my friend and I were once making fun like one of said interviewees would get the up-the-nose cam).
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Summary: Second to none...
Review: The second session of the CB series has many merits, and only one slight stinker of an episode. I'm fair and honest in my reviews, meaning that if something sucks, I'll say so (and have quite a few times). 6: Sympathy for the Devil: The best non-Spike oriented episode of Bebop, great plot and reflections of human nature. 7: Heavy Metal Queen: Yoko Kanno shows exactly how much talent she has with this episode, making a perfect parady of an 80's heavy metal tune (very cool). Otherwise, a normal (of course good) episode. 8: Waltz for Venus: I don't really know what to say about this episode. It's awesome, but I can't really say why. Take a look and you tell me. 9: Jamming with Edward: Ed-isode, where the little girl hacker is introed. Since I hate Ed (but realize that she's sometimes needed for comic relief), I'm not a real good judge of this episode. 10: Ganymede Elegy: Jet-isode, the first of few, where the crew goes to Ganymede to turn in a bounty, and Jet must deal with his past (has and interesting foreshadowing of when Spike must deal with his past, at the end of the series) The extras on this DVD are good, because you get to see the creator's and Yoko Kanno's (songwriter/composer) interviews. It's a little wierd, though. In Japan, they like to have just the interviewee's face filling the entire screen (my friend and I were once making fun like one of said interviewees would get the up-the-nose cam).
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Summary: Better than the last disc
Review: These five episodes are some of my favorite in the story. The first episode on the disc, Sympathy for the Devil, was very dark and bizzare. It's almost like something out fo Blue Seed or the X-Files. I've been hearing a lot of people say that they disliked "Heavy Metal Queen" so I had to see it. To my surprise, it wasn't as bad as people say it was. Maybe it was the fact they only watched the dubbed version which portrays VT as a girl instead of a guy. It's not a bad episode, but rather a solid one to say the least. "Waltz For Venus" was just perfect! It starts out with Faye and Spike stopping a hostage situation on a ship and it only gets better from there. The episode ends in tragey much like the first episode of the series, but still remains as good as that episode in contrast. "Jammin With Edward" will definetly be a favorite with many who enjoy acting like a child. That's right, the comic relief character has arrived and it makes a grand enterance. Ed has the power to hack into any network and can even manipulate ships! One of the best moments in that episode is when Spike and Faye make their way through the sattelites firing laser at both of them. "Ganymede Elegy" was another great episode. After catching another bounty, the Bebop is on it's way to Ganymede where Jet visits his old girlfriend. And her new boyfriend has a bounty on him. Once again, this plot follows a similar story to episode 1. It ends pretty well too. One of the best parts on this disc is the first half of the interviews shown on Cowboy Bebop Session 0! They were very entertaining to say the least. These 5 episodes are what I like to consider the Golden years of Cowboy Bebop. They catch many bounties in these episodes rather than lose them in other episodes to come. Overall, great disc. A must have for the episodes and the extras.
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Summary: Best dubbing I've ever heard...
Review: This disc RULES. The dubbing is incredible. It's like you keep waiting for an embarassingly poor translation, but instead the dialogue is intelligent, funny, and it MAKES SENSE which is remarkable for an anime. Well, to me anyway. buy buy buy buy buy
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Summary: Finally, some reward money!
Review: This DVD is just as awesome as the first one. With 5 episodes and new extras, this DVD is definitely worth getting. There are 2 new trailers, an interview with the creator of Cowboy Bebop and an interview with the Sunrise staff. In the 5 episodes, the Bebop crew are now getting bounty rewards and get into some interesting situations. Ed, the hacker joins the Bebop crew, which adds some humor to the series. I can't wait to see more Cowboy Bebop!
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Summary: Finally, some reward money!
Review: This DVD is just as awesome as the first one. With 5 episodes and new extras, this DVD is definitely worth getting. There are 2 new trailers, an interview with the creator of Cowboy Bebop and an interview with the Sunrise staff. In the 5 episodes, the Bebop crew are now getting bounty rewards and get into some interesting situations. Ed, the hacker joins the Bebop crew, which adds some humor to the series. I can't wait to see more Cowboy Bebop!
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Summary: My favorite sci-fi action/adventure title!
Review: This is a great combination of music, action, great stories and extraordinary characters. I personally sold my VHS and started to buy this series when it came out on DVD. I wasn't disappointed. This disc contains eps. 6-9! Spike and Vicious conclude their reunion with a deadly duel. And after that, more mayhem and hilarity await as the crew of the Bebop continues to try and make a living as bounty hunters. As they travel, they will meet up with a feisty space trucker, make a stop on Venus, and meet up with the great hacker Ed.
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Summary: This is a must see series and the dub is great
Review: This is a series you will not want to miss. The graphics and music are extrondanry and the series is just plan fun. Also, this is the first dub I have ever heard that does a series justice. The casting is great so you can enjoy this in both Japanese and English. (Yes, I'm normally a snob who only like to watch Anime in Japanese with English subtitles. This series is the exception).
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Summary: "Hyperspace is the black line between the frames"
Review: This seconds CD presents more of what made the first collection a hit. Fast-paced plots full of space battles, fights, and dirty dealing. Faye has moved into the Bebop and with three people and a Corgi to feed, the can du jour is usually dog food. With Faye's exotic tastes the crew again get deep in situations that a sane bounty hunter would never touch. Ninety-year-old pre-adolescents who play a mean harp, mysterious lady truck drivers, and hackers from hell set the pace. As usual, the Bebop may get the guy, but more often than not, they don't get the reward. Jet Black, in an introduction to episode #8 describes this story of a bad guy who almost makes it back to good as a 'change of pace.' The truth is that one can say the same thing for all the episodes. The overall themes are still light, although several times stronger, more emotional contexts come into play. The apparent villains are often not the real villains, and the little character insights probe deeper than before. Especially in Jet Black's case. Episode #9 introduces Radical Edward - 'Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky the fourth' who is a change of pace all by herself. Ed is a 13-year-old super hacker who decides that the Bebop is her key to exciting adventure. When Spike, Jet, and Faye come into Earth on what they think is a vacation, the get hooked into tracking down the hacker who used a battery of space lasers to indulge in a bit of terrestrial finger-painting. This gets them all tangles up with Ed, and, to quote the crazy woman with the remote control, 'Ooh La La!!' In an on-disk interview, Director Shonichiro Watanabe states that the overall theme of the series will be Spike's past or karma. Other than the final episode of the previous session, we have seen very little about his history. Typically macho, neither Spike nor Jet display much emotion or talk about themselves, and all Faye seems to talk about is what she wants. This will begin to change in later episodes, but for now the watcher can relax and enjoy the hopped up, jazzy scripts.
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Summary: "Hyperspace is the black line between the frames"
Review: This seconds CD presents more of what made the first collection a hit. Fast-paced plots full of space battles, fights, and dirty dealing. Faye has moved into the Bebop and with three people and a Corgi to feed, the can du jour is usually dog food. With Faye's exotic tastes the crew again get deep in situations that a sane bounty hunter would never touch. Ninety-year-old pre-adolescents who play a mean harp, mysterious lady truck drivers, and hackers from hell set the pace. As usual, the Bebop may get the guy, but more often than not, they don't get the reward. Jet Black, in an introduction to episode #8 describes this story of a bad guy who almost makes it back to good as a 'change of pace.' The truth is that one can say the same thing for all the episodes. The overall themes are still light, although several times stronger, more emotional contexts come into play. The apparent villains are often not the real villains, and the little character insights probe deeper than before. Especially in Jet Black's case. Episode #9 introduces Radical Edward - 'Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky the fourth' who is a change of pace all by herself. Ed is a 13-year-old super hacker who decides that the Bebop is her key to exciting adventure. When Spike, Jet, and Faye come into Earth on what they think is a vacation, the get hooked into tracking down the hacker who used a battery of space lasers to indulge in a bit of terrestrial finger-painting. This gets them all tangles up with Ed, and, to quote the crazy woman with the remote control, 'Ooh La La!!' In an on-disk interview, Director Shonichiro Watanabe states that the overall theme of the series will be Spike's past or karma. Other than the final episode of the previous session, we have seen very little about his history. Typically macho, neither Spike nor Jet display much emotion or talk about themselves, and all Faye seems to talk about is what she wants. This will begin to change in later episodes, but for now the watcher can relax and enjoy the hopped up, jazzy scripts.
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