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09-07-2016, 03:28 PM | #11 |
Warrior of Delusions!
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I have vague memories of Beetleborgs, bur I literally only now the name and the suits, and those are from Forever Red anyway. Happy Birthday though, and it's cool to see something Saban tried to make just like PR
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09-07-2016, 03:40 PM | #12 |
KNIGHT OF SPADE
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I watched a couple episodes on Netflix and it's good for laughs.
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09-07-2016, 04:05 PM | #13 |
TokuKnight89
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The "worst" had to be Masked Rider as no part of that (outside the initial three-parter in PR) has been re-released. I will admit like everyone else that some of it is laughable now that most of the fans have had 20 years to age and learn (and PR also tends to suffer the same fate). However, it was unique and tended to be different. Why the went the "kids-as-heroes" route, I can only speculate. It is abundantly clear that they mismanaged much of the B-Fighter footage. Take the episode of "Convention Dimension" for example, which is partially adapted from the final two episodes of B-Fighter where they teamed with Blue Swat and Janperson (gonna get a little detailed here). Blue Swat got cut, Janperson became an extra hero "Karato" and BillGoldy became "Goldex" and Queen from Blue Swat became the male-sounding "Wingar". The battle was a nonsensical blend of American and B-Fighter footage, with a blast from Blue's Beetle Battler blade delivering a final blast which used the explosions from the group attack used against Queen and BillGoldy (anyone who has seen B-Fighter knows what I am getting at). What hit me was the Shadow Borg saga, and the fact that the promos for "Forever Red" showed him being used as General Venjix (not the same as the Venjix from RPM). It was initially confusing to me and made the special honestly look...special. Personally, I believe they should do a "Beetleborgs Return" special for PR which echos why General Venjix and Co. looked like Beetleborgs and to provide resolution to what could be described as an "unfinished series". |
09-07-2016, 10:50 PM | #14 |
Tokusatsu Hero
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I loved this show as a kid. I would give just about anything to have both sets of Beetle Bonders. And to hae their gun again. I had one when I was younger, sadly I lost it when my mother and I lost our house. But I remember this show fondly.
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09-07-2016, 11:06 PM | #15 |
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I love the show too in Kindergarten. I had the toys and I remember it was Mcdonalds or Burger King that did happy meal toys for the show.
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09-08-2016, 09:48 AM | #16 |
Oldtaku
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I was 25 when Beetleborgs hit, had to work, and forced my roommates to tape the first EP (VHS!). I knew it would be goofy - Power Rangers taught me not to have high expectations regarding the way the material would be "down-henshined" - but I admit that Flabber and the gang actually blew my mind. It was clear that someone on the production staff loved the old 70's "Monster Squad" / Sid & Marty Krofft shows and was going to do a pastiche of that and didn't really give a crap about the Metal Hero stuff.
Today, BBBorgs is just so, so, sooooo weird and stupid, I can't help but smile - it makes no sense and I really like that about it. Besides, from what I've seen of the original, it's not like Saban took Kamen Rider Ryuki and threw a Scooby Doo plot around it - it's pretty goofy on it's own. |
09-08-2016, 03:26 PM | #17 |
I FOW our new Hasbro OLs
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TBH I think Beetleborgs holds up better then both MMPR and Zeo which aired at around the same time.
I think some of it has to do with the better acting and that unlike Power Rangers Beetleborgs never really tried to take itself seriously. |
09-08-2016, 03:37 PM | #18 |
Stronger Than You
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I don't doubt that it's better than MMPR and Zeo (As if that's hard to accomplish), but I just don't have it in me to rewatch it to find out.
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09-08-2016, 04:20 PM | #19 |
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09-08-2016, 06:55 PM | #20 |
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Wow thanks for making me feel old and I am only 22
Loved the show as a kid, watched it some years ago did not like it as much but its now some its some corny nostalgia goodness and I maybe one f the few but I still love the haunted house and Phantom Jay Leno It was Burger King I had one too it was the gold one's face |
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