Ok heres, your chance. Don't ruin it...

A few months ago I read an article that said Keanu Reeves' agent acquired the movie rights to a COWBOY BEBOP movie, my favorite anime and pretty much the only one I watch.  Now comes the OFFICIAL word from 20th CENTURY FOX (who's coming out with the DRAGONBALL movie) that Keanu Reeves hired a writer, his agent will be a producer, and he will play Spike, the main character.  At first I was severely upset.  But now, I don't think it will be so bad, if i dont take it so seriously.  Ill just have to lower my expectations.  What will happen?  Well I think FOX will try to make it like a straight scifi movie, instead of the jazzed up, film noir, scifi, western that the original series was so great for.  And thats ok, It'll just be a 'different interpretation'.  The only thing Im curious about is who are they gonna cast for every other character?  I think Vanessa Marcil should play Faye, and if anybody else plays Faye itll be a crime.  Just look...

AAAAAAANND...

Seeeeeee...?

ALSO, for Vicious, I think Sam Riley (From CONTROL, the movie i told you all to watch) would be perfect.



Anybody else wouldnt fit.

And just for reference:






I dont know who should play Jet, i blanked out. But if i think of anything ill come back in the mean time, lets just imagine...

NO NO DAMMIT NO!

I have subscribed to EGM on and off for the past 9 years or so. Ever since 6th grade my friends and I would all check our mailboxes every day until our EGM arrived then bring it to school to discuss and debate the ratings and articles in the current issue. Many a day was spent with my friends Chris, Garrett, Gavin, and Tobi discussing video games during classes. When everybody else was learning about proper nouns and peer tolerance, we were learning about graphics and the future of gaming consoles. I remember when the DREAMCAST issue came out in 1999 with an all orange cover and the release date '9.9.99' stamped on the front we were all pumped, especially since our friend Garrett had pre-ordered one and was having a launch party. I remember when EGM used to have inserts in its magazine with a quiz about video games and if you answered it and sent it in, you could win a barrel of useless video game swag. I never won. A year or two ago a friend of mine sent me a link where the EGM publisher was offering free subscriptions for the first 1000 people or so to sign up, and I did it. It was a small sign of things to come, that EGM and magazines in general were suffering. For money and readers. Then this past year I renewed my subscription for $10. Quite a bargain for 12 issues that are normally $5.99 on newsstands. Today I read that EGM will be no more. Their parent company ended the magazine a week ago and laid off most of the staff. The final issue, which was due out soon, wont even get to be printed and sent. So, if you got last weeks EGM with wolverine on the cover, cherish it. It will be the last. So bid farewell to a giant in videogame history, and please share your stories and experiences with the mag here in the comments zone.

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