The big news today is news that Cowboy Bebop – the incredibly successful anime from 1998- is set to get the live action treatment at Tomorrow Studios. At this point, information about the series is limited to the studios involved, and those that are producing and writing the adaptation. All of this brings us to the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week… WHY!? VOTE!

Press Release VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces a very special mid-season anime series debut with the launch of KIDS ON THE SLOPE on Neon Alley on Friday, January 17th at 9:30pm (PST).

Towson University’s TIGER Marching Band performing Yoko Kanno’s “Tank!” at Johnny Unitas Stadium during the Homecoming halftime show on Oct. 17, 2009 (vs. Delaware).

There’s so much movie news coming out of H’wood this morning, that we’re bringing back the Rapid Roundup of Hollywood News.  Some of it is clearly in the rumor category, while other entries are confirmed fact – we’ll leave it up to you to decide which is fact, and which is fan boy fantasy.

Microsoft has announced Master Chief and the rest of the crew from the Halo video game franchise are getting the anime treatment in a new movie. “Halo Legends,” which will officially debut at a panel presentation today at Comic-Con International in San Diego, is being produced by Microsoft’s 343 Industries and features creative direction from anime pioneer Shinji Aramaki, director of the critically acclaimed “Appleseed” and “Appleseed EX Machina” anime features, and Mamoru Oshii, director of the landmark “Ghost in the Shell” movies, with additional production from Joseph Chou of J-Spec Pictures. The compilation will include a series of short

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Get your Cowboy Bebop DVD cued up and watch along with the Major Spoilers Crew as they provide audio commentary for the episode, Stray Dog Strut. Stray Dog Strut Spike and Jet’s next target is a serial pet thief who has stolen an apparently worthless dog from a research facility.. TRIVIA: This movie makes several references to Bruce Lee’s Game of Death. Abdul Hakim appearance and name being modeled after NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar. [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/session02_straydogstrut.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens,

Get your Cowboy Bebop DVD cued up and watch along with the Major Spoilers Crew as they provide audio commentary for the episode, Asteroid Blues. Asteroid Blues (4/23/98) Fellow bounty hunters Spike Spiegel and Jet Black tracks down Asimov Solensan and his girlfriend, both of whom are looking for buyers for the “Red Eye drug”. [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/session01_asteroidblues.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our

NOOOOOOOOO! … … … NOOOOOOOOO! … … … Apparently Keanu Reeves wants to play Spike Spielgel in a live action adaptation of the best anime series of all time – Cowboy Bebop. … … NOOOOOOOO!

One of my favorite anime series out there has got to be Cowboy Bebop.  iF Magazine has an interesting interview with Erwin Stoff about the live action version of Cowboy Bebop for Fox. “I have such an enormous admiration for its creators, that our first and foremost concern is going to be a real degree of faithfulness to the tone of the movie, to the mix of genres, and so on and so forth,” he says. “When I met with them in Japan, one of the first things that I brought up was the experience that we had on A

He’s the announcer for Cartoon Network’s Toonami. You’ve heard him on The Powerpuff Girls, Naruto, Ben 10, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. You probably know him best as the English voice of Spike Spiegel from my favorite anime series of all time Cowboy Bebop. This weekend, you’ll know Steve Blum as The Green Goblin.