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I say we all hop aboard a cargo ship, kidnap Saban and Co. and let Kickback take over...
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The biggest flaw that Super Megaforce has is that it makes Megaforce entirely pointless. There is literally no connection between Megaforce and Super Megaforce except for the final three episodes where the Armada is mentioned. The fleet by Malkor was written s something entirely different in the beginning than what they turned it in to. Vrak's existence was also pointless until the end of Megaforce, when he's suddenly revealed to be just the beginning of something more. There was no build up to it, just BAM there it is.
Megaforce would have been so much better if it had been treated as it actually is - nothing more than a build-up and lead-in to a true anniversary season that is Super Megaforce. Now Super Megaforce is failing in so many ways because the creators choose to ignore the 20 years of history that came right before it. They created en elaborate universe, with everything set up to create an awesome anniversary, but choose to forcefully ignore everything that came before it in the worst possible way, only acknowledging the past when they have to because Sentai footage demands it. With my version of Megaforce, they still get away with ignoring the 19 years before it until the very end, when the importance of Zordon finally comes to revelation. The idea is that the Megaforce Power Rangers are the *LAST* Power Rangers, and when they fail, Zordon's final plan is Super Megaforce, which are connected directly to his remaining energy. Creating a "vial of his energy" plot creates an actual reason for the powers to exist, as opposed to the "OH HERE YOU GO" plot we got from the actual premiere. Making the powers finite also gives the viewer a sense that these powers are not, and were never intended to last forever. They are truly the ultimate power up. Explaining what the Ranger Keys are gives both depth to the power they're using as well as making the toys even cooler sounding than they really are (because they're not that great). Orion also being "finite" and "from another planet" removes the future plothole of "Why not just call Orion?" in future seasons. It also creates a better back story for the 6th Rangers and "Special" Rangers. Having all the Power Rangers of the past keep their powers finally closes the door on the "What happened to?" question. It also allows the door to remain open for future cameos without having to create an explanation. I would like to write a reason for them not to use their powers anymore, possibly making the past powers finite as well ("our powers are now drawn from our own essence, meaning the more we morph, the weaker we become, thus we can only use our powers as a last resort. The days of Power Rangers saving the world may be at an end, but does the world need Power Rangers now that we've defeated the greatest evil in existence?") The little bit at the end revives the old thing Power Rangers used to do in previewing the next season at the end of the current season. With Dino Charge being another dinosaur team, and the fact there's delicious MMPR/Dino Thunder footage in a crossover movie, it only makes sense to connect it to Mighty Morphin. Plus, having Zordon's power wash over the planet Earth thanks to Orion and the old Power Rangers, allows for an easy explanation to the creation of the Dino Prisms and the eventual Dino Charge powers. So rather than create yet another new villain to conquer the Earth, why not have a new villain have the goal to bring back the greatest villain in the franchise? Instead of "DEBOSS" or whatever he's called, make it Lord Zedd, and tie it in to the beginning of the franchise and finally, FINALLY, use Dino Charge to end the homages to Mighty Morphin as ToQGer has absolutely nothing in it thus far that can be linked to previous Power Rangers series, allowing for a complete and total reboot. |
I wrote out my idea for a DINO CHARGE story. Sentai Tamashii demanded I post it. If you watch Kyoryuger, and were a fan of MMPR through Zeo, you will probably see how easily Kyoryuger is to adapt in to an almost MMPR continuation.
http://www.tokunation.com/showthread...ewpost&t=66165 |
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I dunno, I think having Dino Charge connected to MMPR would be nothing but a bad thing. Yes, they're both dinosaurs and yes there's a Zyu/Aba/Kyo crossover movie (assuming they get the footage for it) but really that's all there is. MMPR has been getting constant, constant attention for far too long and its really time for Saban to take a step back and go back to when they weren't obsessed with MMPR. All the best seasons have ignored MMPR or only had very minor allusions to it, such as Time Force and RPM.
I will be really annoyed if after the "spiritual successor" or whatever you want to call it of MMPR that Megaforce is is then followed by a continuation of MMPR. Enough is enough, really. Let the series stand on its own now, it had been for a long time before Saban came back into the picture. I found the "Tommy is the greatest Ranger evah just coz we say so" BS in Dino Thunder annoying enough, I do not need a whole season where the entire cast gives constant connections to MMPR. I think having Dino Charge stand on its on with no pandering to adult fans will make it a far, far more enjoyable series. The less MMPR the better. |
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^ Agreed.
Megaforce has been a double wammy of fail. First is the oversaturation of MMPR in the "celebration of twenty years" (lol) and the weird irony of the fact that so far Super Megaforce wont leave Disney Rangers alone. But then there is also this "back to basics" nostalgia feel to Megaforce, that takes the concept so literally all the decades of advancements in Power Ranger acting, production, writing...all gone and replaced with the low quality it was at the start. In itself doing a sort of 'how would MMPR look and feel if you add twenty years of experience in making this show' may be a pretty solid concept, but somehow Saban has come back with even less of a talent for making these shows, and if you go back and watch early Saban without the nostalgia goggles...yeah it ain't great. No matter what Dino Charge is, I wont be happy unless it's the complete opposite of MMPR/Megafarce. |
But Megaforce and Super Megaforce are only "homages" to MMPR in the sense that they take the very bare basics and apply them to the show hoping it's enough to tide over the long time fans.
My MMPR homage isn't a Juice Bar, it isn't a Blue Ranger nerd, and it isn't cheesy stories. A lot of those are being billed as both MMPR homages AND as staples for Power Rangers going forward. They can't be both - either they're a homage or their a staple, but claiming their both is an incredibly lazy way to try and tie an anniversary season that has been anything but an anniversary to the 20 years that came before it. The production of the show has failed to really capitalize on the MMPR nostalgia. You want to capitalize on it you need to do more than mention Zordon in passing, and use past suits in a half-hearted attempt at an anniversary because Sentai footage calls for it. Kyoryuger's base story line - the dinosaurs were extinct millions of years ago because of a great evil. That great evil is trying to be revived to destroy the world now. The base plot is perfect to tie in to MMPR. I'm sick of MMPR too - but seeing as Saban keeps trying to convince us that if we loved MMPR we'll love Super Megaforce and they're failing, this is their chance to REALLY have a cool throw-back to the only season they ever cared about - MMPR. |
how i would do super megaforce:
1 replace the megaforce cast and make a new intro song 2 give more backstory on gosei 3 keep and explain the pirate theme 4 have ALL returning legends for tribute episodes 5 more backstory on the dairanger suits(back up suits in case mmpr powers weren't powerful or zordans own team of rangers) 6 have orion be a power ranger fanboy 7 use the gokaiger suits as main suits 8 no lazy dialouge or stupid jokes 9 team up with megaforce 10 follow the sentai plot line but have creative liberty |
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