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11-26-2016, 02:17 AM | #31 |
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My answers to such questions: Can't answer the "Tommy" thing because everyone new looks so different from JDF that I just can't think of a follow-up, and "Goldar has been dead since around '99!" P.S.: The character Goldar "In-Show-Universe" only! |
11-26-2016, 05:45 AM | #32 |
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It's pretty much line for line bar "pirates" and "cameos from other teams where it counts"
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11-26-2016, 11:04 AM | #33 |
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Honestly PR can copy Sentai as much as it wants for all I care. Much like the whole 20 episode seasons thing, nothing about that really negates the ability to tell a good story.
I mean, even with Samurai, wasn't the biggest problem not that it was a carbon copy of Shinkenger, but that it was a carbon copy without the good characterization that made Shinkenger work?
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11-26-2016, 02:48 PM | #34 |
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I think part of the issue is that we've grown up. What we saw when we were younger we consider nostalgic and therefore, virtually unable to be at fault.
Now, we see much of the same camp, cheese and story lines that don't go anywhere and we're old enough to recognize it. I think once you become old enough to understand and use a message board correctly, shows and things you're a fan of lose their charm. Not because I'm cynical, but because you can see that others are also seeing what you are, and that's looking at Power Rangers from an older, mature perspective. But, I could be wrong. When I watch an episode of the original MMPR, its flaws are really apparent to me, with its only appeal being the nostalgia I feel for it. This is also exactly the reason why I don't feel like watching Himitsu Sentai Goranger or the original Kamen Rider. I haven't grown up with it, so I didn't develop nostalgia for it, meaning its flaws would be too visible for me. I Kickback summed up the problem perfectly here: that the creators of the show are completely obsessed with recapturing the charm of the original MMPR. The biggest problem with this is that kids shows have evolved past the cheesiness and camp MMPR is known for. Saban Era #1 and Disney era Power Rangers seasons have shown that it no longer had to rely on cheese alone to shine. In fact, some of the more engaging seasons have been produced by Disney(!), a company rumored not to care one bit about Power Rangers. The best example of this, is in my opinion RPM. Its setting is one of the darkest seen in PR and each of the rangers feels like an interesting character with a tragic past that motivates them to do their duty. I also think "Doctor K" is one of the best episodes ever made in the whole franchise. So while the uncaring Disney actually experimented with the franchise, Neo-Saban feels like an old man desperately trying to relive his glory days, not realizing that the world around him has changed. |
11-26-2016, 06:58 PM | #35 |
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I don't think its the fact I have grown up that's causing me to feel this. At the moment of this post, I am 28 years old and perfectly able to enjoy kids shows if they are written well. I was, for example, really into Avatar and its sequel Korra when they first aired and still like to rewatch them.
When I watch an episode of the original MMPR, its flaws are really apparent to me, with its only appeal being the nostalgia I feel for it. This is also exactly the reason why I don't feel like watching Himitsu Sentai Goranger or the original Kamen Rider. I haven't grown up with it, so I didn't develop nostalgia for it, meaning its flaws would be too visible for me. I Kickback summed up the problem perfectly here: that the creators of the show are completely obsessed with recapturing the charm of the original MMPR. The biggest problem with this is that kids shows have evolved past the cheesiness and camp MMPR is known for. Saban Era #1 and Disney era Power Rangers seasons have shown that it no longer had to rely on cheese alone to shine. In fact, some of the more engaging seasons have been produced by Disney(!), a company rumored not to care one bit about Power Rangers. The best example of this, is in my opinion RPM. Its setting is one of the darkest seen in PR and each of the rangers feels like an interesting character with a tragic past that motivates them to do their duty. I also think "Doctor K" is one of the best episodes ever made in the whole franchise. So while the uncaring Disney actually experimented with the franchise, Neo-Saban feels like an old man desperately trying to relive his glory days, not realizing that the world around him has changed. I disagree with the way Saban handles aspects of the franchise*Paying the actors peanuts and making the show the cheapest way possible* but the franchise revolving around Mighty Morphin is because to most people PR is nothing but Mighty Morphin. Transformers has had a similar problem for the last couple of years. And RPM is the worst example you can use because at that point Disney didn't care about the franchise and basically allowed the writers to do as they wished. |
11-27-2016, 12:08 AM | #36 |
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Dino Charge started with promise. Even Den-O enjoyed it when it first came out. But there's things they keep sticking to that don't work. For starters - the "let's just copy the Sentai" stories. Minor things? Stop with the cheesy one-liners during fighting. That only happened in the original movie, so I don't get why it's being shoved down our throats now for the last 6 years. And yes I know - Power Rangers is meant for kids. But so is Spongebob. And half the cartoons you see on television. So why does Power Rangers continue to feel on the bottom of the totem pole when the potential is there to make it so much more? I'm not saying ditch Sentai footage or anything like that. But let's be smart about the footage and not let it hinder the story we want to tell.
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11-27-2016, 04:03 PM | #37 |
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i still love mmpr s1 to mmprs3
parnets saw lord zedd rito call lord zed intsed lord zedd
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11-28-2016, 10:42 AM | #38 |
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I think Saban should treat PR with more dignity.
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11-28-2016, 01:06 PM | #39 |
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diseny 's pr ninia storm be more like hurrianger
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12-06-2016, 05:51 PM | #40 |
Disney era > the rest
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I agree with everything Kickback wrote.
I love MMPR but sadly this is so true... :/ It saddens me that right now I have zero excitement for the new season. I want Ninja Steel to be great, I love Power Rangers and will always want it to be amazing but the last 6 years have been full of disappointments. I just don't trust anymore. Hopefully Ninja Steel ends up being one of the greatest seasons ever but I wouldn't be surprised if it end up being another disappointment. |
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