First Look At Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, Which Might Not Suck

3 responses to “First Look At Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop, Which Might Not Suck”

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   thearbiter117

   August 24, 2021 at 9:30 pm

   Made a big deal of making sure to cast a person of asian heritage for Spike to be authentic to the characters. Then casts a black guy as Jet.
   Really gets the noggin joggin. A characters race only matters when they aren’t white lol.
   Either race is important, or it isn’t, wish people would pick one.

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      andye

      August 25, 2021 at 12:19 am

      Ironically, you are the one seeing things in black and white. Some character’s race or nationality is actually part of their background, or involved in the plot. Sometimes it is not.

      Casting different characters would require different limitations on who to cast. For example, casting a black man as a WW2 nazi might be an issue. Some guy that was in the Yakuza probably has to be japansese. A white guy guy would not be good casting for a gritty portrayal of the life of a slave in the US.

      But a character where the race is not defining of the character could be cast without such a limitation.

      And if they already have a variety of casting choices but not a black one, say. Maybe that last one which can be any race is a black guy. I know diversity probably makes you mad, but the simple fact is people of different races are customers. Production companies aren’t casting diverse casts because omg politics. They are doing it because omg money.

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   ody

   August 25, 2021 at 11:29 am

   That isn’t Keanu Reeves as Spike! Oh well, I’ll probably still watch it.

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