Some readers may get that instantly. Many won’t. That’s fine.
On a cold moonlit morning, with Yoko Kanno’s ‘Tank!’ as the daily earworm, it’s just my way of saying that Cowboy BeBop still rules after 14 years. As anime classic, space opera tragicomedy, existential exploration – and now a remastered version with clearer colors and OMFG the sound is so much better. I saw disc 1 of the four-disc set over Christmas. Tasty. Shiny, even, if one wants to get into a debate of precedence over BeBop and Firefly.
There’s still a rumor about a live action version of BeBop, with Keanu Reeves allegedly cast as Spike. Hmm. Keanu is a little old for the role*. I’d much rather see Joseph Gordon-Levitt, because I think he could manage emotional ranges that poor Keanu just can’t. But I’ll leave fantasy casting to folks who live more on IMDb than I do.
I just saw a meteor cross the pre-dawn sky.
*Added 9/28/2017: After due consideration upon seeing the two John Wick movies, I take it back. Keanu could totally play Spike.