These continual borrowings from other genres and cultural products create a familiar access point for a western audience and must in some part explain Cowboy Bebop ’ s popularity.

Emblematic of country music's rise to mainstream popularity was the commercially successful 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.

Voight had participated in the antiwar movement and was a friend of Fonda, who was instrumental in helping him land the role, even though he had fallen from popularity since his Midnight Cowboy day.

In 1994, production resumed with the increase in popularity of " Cowboy Action Shooting " matches.

This cartridge was introduced for rifles, but in its reintroduction for Cowboy Action Shooting it has seen some popularity as a pistol cartridge.

The renewed interest in this caliber can be explained by the increasing popularity of Cowboy Action Shooting.

More recently the. 44-40 has enjoyed a resurgence due to the popularity of Cowboy action shooting, which inspired the introduction of a loading, the heaviest factory bullet ever available for the cartridge.

Actually a. 401 in ( 10. 2 mm ) cartridge, the. 38-40 had faded into obsolescence before being revived with the growing popularity of Cowboy action shooting.

In 1925, Carl T. Sprague, an early singing cowboy from Texas, recorded it as " Cowboy Love Song " ( Victor 20067, August 5, 1925 ), but it was fellow Texan Jules Verne Allen's 1929 " Cowboy's Love Song " ( Victor 40167, March 28, 1929 ), that gave the song its greatest popularity.

Four years later, Dirk gained further popularity as con-man Lieutenant Templeton " Face " Peck in 1980s action television series, The A-Team.

While Captain Marvel did not recapture his old popularity, he later appeared in a Saturday morning live action TV adaptation and gained a prominent place in the mainstream continuity DC calls the DC Universe.

Poliziotteschi ( Italian pronunciation: ) films constitute a sub-genre of crime and action film that emerged in Italy in the late 1960s and reached the height of their popularity in the 1970s.

One reason often cited for the books ' popularity is the quick pacing and action.

The popularity of the series led to the creation of merchandise such as action figures, board games, role-playing game systems, magazines, novels and video games.

His inability to respond to Israeli military action constituted a blow to his growing popularity, since it demonstrated the weakness of his armed forces.

The support translated into growing popularity for Putin, who had taken decisive action in Chechnya.

* In Clerks: The Comic Book, Jay and Silent Bob's drug dealing is compromised by the recent popularity of Star Wars action figures.

In the 2002 Congressional midterm elections, Gephardt campaigned on the issues of the economy and Social Security, however the continuing resonance of the September 11 attacks, the momentum for military action against Iraq, and President George W. Bush's popularity lead to Republican gains, with the Democrats losing four House seats.

Since its rise in the 1970s, when even ABC ’ s Wide World of Sports was televising guts action, and numerous tournaments were springing up, from Toronto to Chicago and Los Angeles, the sport has gradually declined in popularity in America.

Early in the decade, the burgeoning popularity of Japanese robot anime such as Gundam also encouraged Takara to reinvent the Microman line as the Micro Robots, moving from the cyborg action figure concept to the concept of the living robot.

The Farmers ' Alliance, formed in Lampasas, TX in 1876, promoted collective economic action by farmers and achieved widespread popularity in the South and Great Plains.

His masterpiece, the tragedy Merope, 1714, brought him popularity in Europe ; it is famed for its rapid action and the elimination of the prologue and chorus.

The X Games and Winter X Games continue to grow with the popularity of action sports and the athletes who compete in them.

Archie Comics ' own creation Josie and the Pussycats was successful both as an animated series and as a comic book ( and later a live action motion picture ), but The Bingoes and The Madhouse Glads lacked its popularity and never appeared in animation.

It can be played by two human players simultaneously in split screen or in a single player mode against the game's artificial intelligence, although the game's popularity is derived mostly from the fast-paced player-vs .- player action it provides.

Team racing is growing in popularity among sailors who enjoy the fast-paced action and challenge.

The character's popularity prompted Diamond Select Toys to release two unique Glory action figures in 2006 and 2007: one figure is modeled on the character wearing her trademark red dress, and the other features the character dressed in black, as seen in " The Gift ".

Regardless, the genre's increased popularity led Western developers to incorporate horror elements into action games, rather than follow the Japanese survival style.

The rifle was offered in. 25,. 30,. 32, and. 35 caliber models, and gained popularity among civilians as well as some law enforcement officials who appreciated the combination of a semi-automatic action and relatively powerful rifle cartridges.

However, a considerable drop in the government's popularity was registered by an Equipos / MORI poll in late April 2007, showing that 44 % of Uruguayans approve of the action of his government.

With the rise in popularity that wearing slippers in public has gained, some supermarkets has taken action against this.

Tandy then took proceedings against the lord lieutenant for issuing a proclamation for his arrest ; although the action failed, it increased Tandy's popularity, and his expenses were paid by the Society of the United Irishmen.

Sega, however, ran into a minor roadblock with the popularity of fighting games with advanced controls, because its controller only featured three action buttons.

This bullet derives its name from its popularity for target shooting, because the form factor cuts neat holes in paper targets, making scoring easier and more accurate and because it typically cuts a larger hole than a round nose bullet, a hit centered at the same spot can touch the next smaller ring and therefore score higher.

Although long superseded by modern firearms, flintlock weapons enjoy continuing popularity with black powder shooting enthusiasts.

Some conventional dark rides have been converted to shooting dark rides to increase popularity, such as the case with Duel: The Haunted House Strikes Back!

In the early part of the 20th century there were four pheasant breeding farms due to the popularity of game shooting and convenience of improved travel by railway from London to Chesham.

The rifle's popularity is due to a combination of the inexpensive nature of its 7. 62 × 54mmR ammunition, favorable aesthetics, historical significance, and pleasant shooting characteristics.

By the beginning of the 1980s, the relative popularity of shooting and the prevalence of firearms in the community began to fall as social attitudes changed and urbanisation increased.

Apart from its popularity in the shooting sports, the. 38 Super + P is one of the most popular pistol cartridges in Latin America due to local restrictions on civilian ownership of firearms chambered for the military cartridges, such as the. 45 ACP.

" According to Priscilla Presley, in the late 1960s, " He blamed his fading popularity on his humdrum movies " and "... loathed their stock plots and short shooting schedules.

The character played by Khan ( Abhimanyu Rai ) gained instant popularity due to the brilliant writing, shooting and editing of the team of creators who were all young and deeply committed.

Touhou only became a shooting game series starting from the second game, because the popularity of shooting games had revived due to RayForce and ZUN had long been a fan of such games.

Originally designed to be a showcase for the Village People at the height of disco music, the popularity of Disco had somewhat diminished between the shooting of the film and its release date, and was experiencing a backlash from music listeners.

To cater for the increased popularity of pistol shooting, Melville Range, also offering 60 lanes for shooting at both 25 and 50 metres, was opened in 1983 and Winans ( now closed ) was renamed Winans from Gallery in 1993.