Cowboy Bebop - Best Sessions
Director Shinichiro Watanabe chose the three episodes from this popular  sci-fi action series he felt contained the best overall sound quality and  remixed them for Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS audio. The second trio of episodes was  voted on by Japanese audiences. Watanabe makes skillful use of the new  technology. The sound effects are highly directional, as is much of the  dialogue: when Jet and Spike yell to each other at the beginning of "Asteroid  Blues," their voices seem to come from different parts of the ship. However,  the only thing new about this set is the remixed soundtrack; neither the  visuals nor the story lines have been changed. Viewers who already have the  complete series don't need to run out and buy the reworked episodes--unless  they have a jazzy new sound system they want to show off. (Rated 13 and older:  violence, nudity, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use, occasional ethnic  stereotypes)--Charles Solomon