Cowboy Bebop Can’t Keep Itself from Clapping on the 1s and 3s

Cowboy Bebop—Shinichiro Watanabe’s seminal anime—is a melody that Netflix’s new live-action adaptation from André Nemec knows well. This 2021 version sets out to remix the ‘90s classic with a story that both echoes and riffs on the original series. The new show’s reverence for its predecessor is palpable, and the…