Quote Originally Posted by Cyanoxide View Post

I've found that I'm not so much of a fan of the older anime I've heard so many good things about Cowboy Bebob but I'm never motivated enough to watch it. I have watched the first episode or two though.
Old anime is more free to do what it wants so a lot of the great ones rely on more abstract story telling methods. Some world build and make characters while others are character focused and the world is just a backdrop.

Cowboy Bebop is historic for several reasons. The animation quality was very good; it was the first and the definitive westerns in space; the focus on and importance of music; the quality of the score; the character development; the mystery and non-direct story telling; the ending.
Evagelion is historic for being the first of this kind too. These things seem standard for us now, but in reality they broke the mold. Nothing like them existed when they aired.