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And slowing down is a bad idea. Please don't. Quote:
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I enjoyed Jetman's daily release rate too (though I didn't watch most of it until it was done), but the 6 month break after only 6 episodes almost killed me. |
Once a week, or hell, or even once every 2 weeks seems pretty fair to me. I don't think anyone expects you guys to hammer out 1 episode a day. That's just ludicrous.
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I'm only stating to move quickly because virushopper's statement implied that it was fan demand to slow down, and not overworking on the subber's part.
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Shir found a break between his school and work schedule and immediately jumped on Jetman and the rest is history. Great input guys. If gives us a better perspective on how to release episodes. |
With the realization that Kaku is gonna be weekly, I'll prepare a Decade essay.
Not sure if I should just type it out now and be done with it or rewatch the series first... |
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I also agreed to get a Gosei Knight tattoo, but we'll see if that ever happens. |
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I'll help ya on that essay! "Decade is only 30 episodes long. Oh, and Narutaki internet memes. The End." :p |
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And I'm not sure if I can stretch "The Hibiki world fight was cool" and "The Black/Black RX henshin was sweet" into a full length essay :lol |
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And wasn't it Dekapink who gave them Dekaranger's Power? Also, Abarekiller, Dragon Ranger, and Time Fire held their series' respective Powers, despite not being the leaders of their teams. |
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Dear ShockerCon, Today I learned that charging people for blurry pictures is wrong, and that one shouldn't scam people out of a small amount of money. The one who learned this lesson was none other than the greatest Rider ever; Decade. He learned that one should always take their time to give people a quality product, rather than blaming it on the world. Your Faithful Student, Matrixbeast Quote:
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The agreement was for once a week. If you make them slow Kaku's release to once every 2 weeks, then no dice for the Decade praise.
Be humble or beat me. You can't have both. (Also, I'm totally framing the essay as a letter to Celestia, should I ever have to do so :lol) Oh, and I forgot it was DekaMaster. Still, the leader didn't hold the power. It was just whichever member they encountered. |
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...And Superhero Taisen just found a new way to disappoint me. |
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And don't worry. That's normal. |
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*grabs WizarDriver and Lightsaber and barricades self in bedroom* |
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2. 1. Showtime. Quote:
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It's worth it for Kakuranger. |
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Wait, matrix doesn't like Gokaiger? Why Matrix, whyyyy?
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I hate Gokaiger because it's a failure of a story telling device. I don't watch Super Sentai or Kamen Rider for vapid reasons like "The suits look cool" or "The fights are nice." I watch them because I like to be told stories. And all Gokaiger was just the high budget equivalent of jangling keys in front of someone for a half hour. I'm appalled when someone can go bashing Michael Bay for making Transformers into "Explosions: The Movie" and then call Gokaiger "One of the best Sentai ever." Let me break it down. There were 7 "Characters" in Gokaiger. The Gokaigers themselves and Basco. Walz Gils and the Zangyack Empire had snippets of character, but only ever got to show it when they were about to die, so I'm not counting them. Marvelous was established a stoic leader who cared about 2 things. Treasure and his crew. At the end of the series it was shown that he had grown a liking for Earth as well. That was it. His grudge against Basco only ever emerged when Basco was involved with the plot of the week. He flash backed to AkaRed sometimes, but it never had anything to do with motivations or actions. Marvelous never underwent character growth, change, or development. He was the same at the beginning of the series as he was at the end. He never had to work for his crew's undying loyalty and respect, so he never had to improve as a leader. Thus, he never grew as a character. Joe was a former Zangyack soldier, along with his best friend/superior Sid. After becoming defiant they were imprisoned and Joe escaped, leaving Sid behind who was transformed into Barizorg. This lead to the possibility of a very compelling story of trying to learn how to change Barizorg back, or possibly remind Barizorg of his former past and to join the pirates. Then Barizorg was said to be completely evil and the transformation irreversible. End of character arc for Joe, since all of his emotions and animosity against the Zangyack lied SOLELY on Barizorg. Ironically, he showed actual character development in Superhero Taisen, but that's non-canon, so sorry Joe. Ahim was a Princess to a planet destroyed by the Zangyack. Then she was super nice to everyone. Her history was brought up when one of Ackdos's generals was revealed to be the one to destroy it, and then it was resolved in one episode and that was the end of that. Luka was a poor refugee and thief who lost her little sister (I don't remember if her death was directly caused by the Zangyack). That day, she resolved to be the blandest type of character ever. The faux action girl. She may have an attitude, but that doesn't change the fact that she did absolutely nothing, never grew as a character, and was just another set of weapons on the battlefield. Don received major character development. I like Don. Moving on. Gai was...Gai. He also received character development, particularly in the moment where he resolved to use the Ultimate Treasure to wipe out the Zangyack invading earth at the expense of wiping out the thing he loved, Super Sentai and all memories of it. It was touching. Not helping, however, is the fact that he never learned to control himself, his backstory makes no sense whatsoever, his character defining moment I mentioned did little to actually change his character, and he was just kind of...dumb. Basco was an interesting case. He's no Rio, but he was a great antagonist. He was a villain who had his own interests, succeeding sometimes too. When he teamed with the Zangyack he didn't turn into a generic general, and when he showed up, he made his presence known. His backstory tying into Marvelous's was great and he was more than just a set piece. There was no story. Well, there was. It involved them trying to get their hands on everyone's ultimate power. It was tired after only a few episodes and only proved to show guest stars from much better shows. While the ultimate resolution to this story was decent enough, the 50 episodes it took to get there was more than grating. Design wise, the suits were decent, showing creativity and making the pirate theme clear. The mecha, on the other hand...Discounting the literally useless pieces the other characters pilot, Gokai Oh was just a dull design, keeping things nice and safe, both in terms of complexity and overall look (If there's one thing I'll give Go-Busters, it's that they at least tried for something different. They still failed, in my opinion, but at least they tried). The ultimate powers were ultimately a let down, looking way too far off from their base design (MagiDragon), being a dull addition overall (GaoLion), or just being nonexistent (Every Ultimate Power beyond the 5 or 6 that got toys). Shinken Gokai Oh looked alright, and I'll admit to liking Hurricane Gokai Oh, but Kanzen Gokai Oh was a hot mess. Gozyujin was a very subpar design, and considering it was a standalone, I'm disappointed that it needs to partsform. The monster designs were nothing to write home about, trying to have multiple aesthetics, mostly failing at all of them. The only reason any of them were memorable were because of the personalities given to them, like the Sneaking Brothers or Jealousto. I hate Gokaiger because it fails at the 2 aspects I hold the highest, story and character. Design and visual aesthetics are a subjective point, but I personally was left disappointed in that regard too. But what peeves me most of all, is that Gokaiger is treated as a shining star of Sentai, setting aside it's shortcomings and flaws because "Wow, they used Abaranger this week! Wonder if they'll use Dairanger next week!" |
Yeah...I can see your point of Marvelous only talking a out Basco when Basco showed up, but I don't think Marvelous really needed to worry about him until he showed up. I think Marvelous underwent some development...yeah, I know at the end he told the kids "we're not heroes, we're pirates" I took that more as he was just wearing a facade, and I liked Gai. I guess I just have a high tolerance for characters others would find "annoying". I guess that his backstory makes little sense since Abarekiller, DragonRanger, and TimeRed? Showed up in his dream and he woke up wit his GokaiCellular in his hand. It was my first Sentai, so I took it as "oh...kid's show moment, alright" I do kind of agree that more cold have been done with Barizorg, but I know that he couldn't turn back to normal. That's like asking Darth Vader to turn back to normal. I can't remember...didn't he eventually stand down and let Joe kill him? It's been so long since I've seen Gokaiger, so I don't remember. I do agree with you aout Luka though.
EDIT: I actually like GoZyuJin. Then again, I like Cloudchaser's hair...so I just have different aesthetic tastes than you do. Also...since you hated Gokaiger, and I liked it...I have a feeling I am going to love Gekiranger when I eventually get to it. |
It was a facade when he said he didn't care about Earth. I pointed out that he did come to eventually like the planet. It wasn't exactly a character defining moment, though.
Gai's character type wasn't grating to me (Remember, I'm the one rallying for my Shunpei in Wizard), it was more that he never grew out of it or toned it down. And if I recall, during Barizorg's final fight, he was taunting Joe that he could never live up to Sid was a failure. But the problem wasn't that Barizorg couldn't be turned back, it's that he was that the revelation that it was irreversible came so early that it practically ended all resolution for Joe. And let's hope you do. Gekiranger deserves the love. |
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