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03-26-2014, 11:33 AM | #4961 |
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Also keep in mind that the ratings drops are indicative of an overall decline in TV ratings in Japan. Popular J-Dramas, anime, period dramas, and variety shows have all had similar drops as people begin to shift their viewing to DVR and online sources. It's pretty similar to ratings trends in America. |
03-26-2014, 11:59 AM | #4962 |
Big Bad Wolf.
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The Liveman V2 torrent finally finished! Now I can rewatch the first half of the series and wait a decade for the next batch~~~
I love the grand set up for this series, the progressive feel of Liveman is what makes it so great to watch. Visually it's very dated, but it has lots of ideas which are ahead of its time. It makes me sad that everyone knows what Jetman is, but very few really know much about Liveman. I certainly think it's a much better example than Jetman as to how great early Sentai could be. What is also interesting is the different style of storytelling in classic series. Liveman doesn't really have a gimmick like today's shows do, so the opening episode is very story heavy and the action is just big epic set pieces rather than the usual opening episode which advertises what you can collect over the course of the series, and a vague outline as to what the show is to be about. Minus the hilariously camp looking villains and despite the dated effects, the show largely holds up through the strength of the designs and the imagination in the fight scenes. In many ways Liveman is flashier than a lot of modern shows. I mean just look at those mecha designs! Also the music in this show rocks.
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03-26-2014, 08:53 PM | #4963 |
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Gekiranger 25-27
A trio of episodes about GekiViolet. First one was how he actually gets his GekiViolet powers. Gou generally initially felt he wasn't the type to be a hero, which is why he developed Shigeki, a style similar to Rin Jyuken. But in reality...he's really a good guy and just rather play by his own rules and be the loner. He's just a little too overconfident in himself, resulting in his forbidden technique werewolf situation. I like his whole boxing theme. From the bell on his morpher, which is much more similar to a standard morpher, to his henshin. I'm certain the explanation for him to suddenly summon a boxing ring dimension...is Shigeki? I dunno, but it's cool. GekiWolf is a cool enough zord. When combined with Geki Touja it suitably fits his fighting style. Next episode was Gou figuring out his place in the balance of the team. At first I thought Jan was frustrated in figuring out how Gou synched with the rest of them. I suppose I should've known better and figured it was something simpler... And Gorrie Yen runs some type of kung fu clinic to give sagely advice for Jyuken practitioners...Even Rio respects his advice...somewhat. He kinda went into a rage when Gorrie didn't give him the answer he wanted. But he seems to have found a way to access DoRinki once he realizes that his old rival Gou has found new strength. Spekaing of Gou, he can just summon Jan and Retsu's Geki Beasts? Though, it sort of makes sense in a way since Retsu' his brother and Jan's the one he had the most interaction with this episode. And then we have the episode where Gou finally confronts his curse head on and defeats the werewolf within. I'm really disliking this sleazy mystery dude helping out Mele. Obviously he has some bigger role in the plot, but he looks like he needs to get punched in the face some. Surprisingly Bae gets a starring role in this episode, finding kinship with Gou since they're sort of stuck in a similar situation being stuck in a beast-mode they didn't to get stuck in, only Bae's seems permanent for now. It's kinda funny that the Gekirangers NEVER noticed Bae's commentary before. The Kensei had to, they've participated in it. Though, I wonder how much they were paying attention, considering that they questioned Bae's allegiance when he's pretty much been rooting for the Gekirangers the entire time. And we also see that Mele sort of cares for Bae. In a...weird way, but still. She took him back without stirring much conflict with the Gekirangers, seeming almost grateful that Bae was alright. And Rio seems to know what to do to master his Dorinki finally. To find some sort of god on these sacred grounds. The one that appeared in the opening. Dunno why, but I never thought they'd be too important. And next up....the Rhino ranger, already?! |
03-26-2014, 09:00 PM | #4964 |
Stronger Than You
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Don't forget, Gou was the wild card. The rhino ranger, GekiChopper, was the one they were expecting to arrive.
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03-26-2014, 09:14 PM | #4965 |
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Gekiranger 25-27
A trio of episodes about GekiViolet. First one was how he actually gets his GekiViolet powers. Gou generally initially felt he wasn't the type to be a hero, which is why he developed Shigeki, a style similar to Rin Jyuken. But in reality...he's really a good guy and just rather play by his own rules and be the loner. He's just a little too overconfident in himself, resulting in his forbidden technique werewolf situation. I like his whole boxing theme. From the bell on his morpher, which is much more similar to a standard morpher, to his henshin. I'm certain the explanation for him to suddenly summon a boxing ring dimension...is Shigeki? I dunno, but it's cool. GekiWolf is a cool enough zord. When combined with Geki Touja it suitably fits his fighting style. Next episode was Gou figuring out his place in the balance of the team. At first I thought Jan was frustrated in figuring out how Gou synched with the rest of them. I suppose I should've known better and figured it was something simpler... And Gorrie Yen runs some type of kung fu clinic to give sagely advice for Jyuken practitioners...Even Rio respects his advice...somewhat. He kinda went into a rage when Gorrie didn't give him the answer he wanted. But he seems to have found a way to access DoRinki once he realizes that his old rival Gou has found new strength. Spekaing of Gou, he can just summon Jan and Retsu's Geki Beasts? Though, it sort of makes sense in a way since Retsu' his brother and Jan's the one he had the most interaction with this episode. And then we have the episode where Gou finally confronts his curse head on and defeats the werewolf within. I'm really disliking this sleazy mystery dude helping out Mele. Obviously he has some bigger role in the plot, but he looks like he needs to get punched in the face some. Surprisingly Bae gets a starring role in this episode, finding kinship with Gou since they're sort of stuck in a similar situation being stuck in a beast-mode they didn't to get stuck in, only Bae's seems permanent for now. It's kinda funny that the Gekirangers NEVER noticed Bae's commentary before. The Kensei had to, they've participated in it. Though, I wonder how much they were paying attention, considering that they questioned Bae's allegiance when he's pretty much been rooting for the Gekirangers the entire time. And we also see that Mele sort of cares for Bae. In a...weird way, but still. She took him back without stirring much conflict with the Gekirangers, seeming almost grateful that Bae was alright. And Rio seems to know what to do to master his Dorinki finally. To find some sort of god on these sacred grounds. The one that appeared in the opening. Dunno why, but I never thought they'd be too important. And next up....the Rhino ranger, already?! Yup. The first time I watched Geki I thought they were expecting Gou to suddenly return, but rewatching during LWW I realized they were expecting Ken instead. |
03-26-2014, 09:36 PM | #4966 |
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It makes Gekiranger an even more unique series than it already is. I love that show to pieces. Needed better DX toys though
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03-27-2014, 02:14 AM | #4967 |
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Gobus 45.
This shows constant stop starting is kinda hard to defend when it does pointless episodes like this so close to the end of the series. I mean it was mostly pretty fun but that doesn't change that this is EPISODE FORTY FIVE. People have complained that the villain factions in Goseiger were underdeveloped, which I think is personally a very valid criticism but even then, it never once felt quite as aimless as this show has. It basically already ended once, in the twenties, this time in the early forties and both of those got retconned by the very series they were concluding. Both endings were also GREAT but both are somewhat ruined by the fact that the show just keeps damn going after them. The Messiah Card arc was basically entirely padding and dressed up to look relevant and honestly with the way the later show developed pretty much the whole first half of the show became insignificant, Stealing Enetron was something the show forgot all about, despite the residual imagery of that plot point still laying around all over the place. By design this show actually has MORE filler than Kyoryuger has because everything it sets up as story focused is later retconned to insignificance by the same series that established it. Plus, pointing out the similarities to other episodes doesn't somehow make it okay. It only makes it HARDER to defend. The closer I get to the end of Gobus, and the more series I have to look over, the more I'm kinda convinced this was actually a bad show. What I said before about this show having EPIC standalone moments or episodes isn't any less true but it's only really when you're in those moments that you can truly be distracted by them. And even episodes I liked, like the early episodes, have now become so meaningless it's hard to still care about them. Is the Gobus/Gokaiger VS movie any good?
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03-27-2014, 03:19 AM | #4968 |
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I've been watching since Gokaiger when Peaugh showed clips with one of his reviews, and I'm like, "well now this interests me," and I've been tempted to watch past seasons, but idk, kinda lazy. Also, it seems like pre GoGoV the footage wasn't best quality. In PR:LR I cringed at the zord scenes, and the washed out kinda bad looking footage in some scenes. But hey, I may just start watching Sentai after I finish power rangers this summer.
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03-27-2014, 04:20 AM | #4969 |
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Its OK as a Go-Busters movie but as a crossover movie its not very good.
The Gokaiger are completely irrelevant to the plot outside of the villains being Zangyack teaming up with Enter, Ahim barely says a single sentence throughout the entire movie and the main plot is almost completely about the Go-Busters and their Buddyroids. The promotion for the movie was all up about "evil Gokaiger" but in reality their "evil" for the first five minutes of the movie before its (shockingly) revealed to be a gambit that went absolutely nowhere. Go-Busters received a similar treatment in their Kyoryuger movie. |
03-27-2014, 04:22 AM | #4970 |
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Its OK as a Go-Busters movie but as a crossover movie its not very good.
The Gokaiger are completely irrelevant to the plot outside of the villains being Zangyack teaming up with Enter, Ahim barely says a single sentence throughout the entire movie and the main plot is completely about the Go-Busters and their Buddyroids. Go-Busters received a similar treatment in their Kyoryuger movie.
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