In what way does having a live-action version of something encourage anyone to watch the original? This is the same argument that got made with nuTrek and it didn't make any sense back then, either.
The same way that sales spike for books made into movies. There is a large group of people that like to read or see the original work first. Or if they become fans may want to check out other things under the same name. Granted the current source material needs to be good otherwise you get a Marvel situation. But adaptations can bring in new fans or can lead to new stuff made in hopes of getting that movie or t.v. show deal.
Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star are both space westerns. The former is a bit more serious about it and the latter has a much more coherent plot.
They are different styles of story telling. Outlaw Star is a young man going on a great quest and you can basically follow the steps of a Hero's journey throughout the show.
Cowboy Bebop is much more episodic. I see Bebop more as a narrative frame type. The whole point is to explore the characters instead of tell an epic adventure.
Both types of stories are well worth watching and popular. So I don't think the different styles really make one more adaptable.
I also never really thought of Outlaw Star as a Western. It always gave off more of a Treasure Planet and Age of Sail vibe to me. The main point of was making is that Bebop is much more up front in its western theme and is lighter on the Sci Fi window dressing. Where Outlaw Star is much heavier on the Sci Fi window dressing and may turn some people off. Which is something that companies think of whne choosing new shows to make.
Which goes back to the question of why to do these live-action versions of animated works? What's the point of making the same show again, but live-action? Some shows, I suppose, it might be argued could be "improved" upon in some way, like say the Disney Atlantis, but how are you going to "improve" upon Cowboy Bebop?
Mainly it is telling the story in a different way or expolerin something that was on the sidelines in the original work. An adaption doesn't always have to "imporve" the story. It just has to explore or tell it in a different way. Sherlock Homes is a good example. Multiple books, t.v shows, movies, comics and cartoons that show a different twist on the same characters. While not all are great there are enough good ones to outweigh the bad.
As to anything having mass appeal being bad or to woke. You can find stuff that has mass appeal that is good and something being small doesn't stop the woke crowd from hounding you just look to 40K. What does stop the woke crowd better then anything else is cold hard cash that companies stand to lose. It is the main reason that the Marvel movies wokeness level is so low. They have a set pattern for the movies and know that changing it costs money. Granted some level of woke is going to be there but that is just becasue of Hollywood. I am not sure of any major market that doesn't have some level of social justice points inserted now. The only way to change it would be to change the entire poltical landscape.
Death Note was complete bullshit. If I had Light's notebook no one would even suspect I even had it or how I was using it.
He was an idiot.
Agreed. I remember when it came out and every loved it. But I just sat there thinking how dumb Light was and that he was less super genius and more emo on a power trip.
