That's sort of what gets me though. If you have to skip episodes, and not just a couple but what amounts to a sizable portion of the show, doesn't that sort of imply there isn't much enjoyment to be found in the show? This isn't a knock against people who do that, but it's just a perspective I've never been able to wrap myself around. (though now I do see Locke seems to enjoy his viewing, the take I got on his posts about the show just seemed to be very negative, so I was legitimately wondering why anyone would continue to watch something they didn't enjoy for so long) For instance, in other forums I've visited, many people will often watch every modern Kamen Rider and Super Sentai just to say they've seen it, that authoritative perspective, and that's one that has always boggled me when it means there sitting through something you absolutely can't enjoy. (which is probably why I'll never be able to finish the first Garo season or Go-Onger)

With me and Shinkenger, I don't think it's an outright bad show, but it's a very poorly paced one. That's a perspective that you can't have firsthand without drudging through the so-called filler of the show, which brings about the idea of having a full experience. Coming from someone who really enjoys the production side of things, I just think every episode should be given a fair shot due to the work that goes into it, with the caveat that it's within a show you either enjoy or see some sort of merit to. (there are shows I will watch just for the spectacle of whatever I feel might be going wrong) Which I guess goes back to what my stance on experiencing a show: firsthand lends itself to a more robust understanding of a show. (though I get that's not something everyone wants, but as a content creator myself, it's something ingrained into my thought process)

Most people assume me negative when I'm just critical. For me discussing what is wrong with a show reaps much more rewarding discussion than just 'it's good', I don't intend to come across as contrary but the internet has this weird mentality that to criticise something means you hate it.

It was suggested that I stop posting in Kyoryu threads because I wasn't completely in love with it. :p

Let's not re-hash that again, please.

:lol

Considering some of the conversations I've seen lately, I am (funny enough) not surprised to hear that.

Re-hash?

It's such fun~

Really? That's not good :lol

It's not that we are apologetic, it is that this has been going on for 38 years and we are used to it. Do you really think they are just going to stop what works and go for a complete 50 episodes of all plot? Unfortunately, no series has 50 episodes worth to tell when it is a show like this be it Sentai, Kamen Rider, Gundam, Sailor Moon, etc. However, due to the confines surrounding the show, they have no choice. They wouldn't sell toys if they made a Sentai series be half a year.

Anyway, like I said earlier, Kyoryuger is one of those series that as very little filler. In fact, maybe 10 episodes of the entire show are true filler and they are so spread out that it really does not matter.

Gaim hasn't had a single filler episode yet.

Well I've already skipped ten episodes of Kyoryuger, and have a lot more to skip yet, so this show has LOADS of filler.

Not YET. So far, Urobuchi is doing a build up for some plans, which doesn't mean there won't be filler in the future... Especially because Urobuchi is used to write series half as long as Gaim. I really wonder if he can keep up the pace. In fact, some episodes had a slower feel already.

Besides, comparing Rider and Sentai at that point is just not right. Sentai has a structure much different from Rider, basically because we have a team focus, while rider has a story focus. Kamen Rider has ONE character to undergo the most development within the story, which is the main rider. Most sidekicks or secondary riders don't have stories as fleshed out as the main rider, the exception is when those stories are linked, like Eiji and Ankh's in OOO.

Sentai, however, has a team of characters that has to have about equal development and focus (depending on the author, of course, not all of them have the same amount of it, but that's still the idea behind it). The filler episodes in Sentai are usually character development episodes. For example, the cavity episode in Kyoryuger is basically the set-up for the friendship between Souji and Ian. At the same time, it introduces Ramirez and Ankydon, who are minor characters and thus don't have their own character episodes. Episode 11 was a character episode for Ucchi, who showed his true character in this one. This is also the episode that introduces his problem with women, which is used occasionally later in the show, for example in episode 32/33. We also have the origin of the name "Ucchi" in that one and some general introduction of his actual character traits that will appear throughout the rest of the show.

People shouldn't expect the same pacing as in Kamen Rider for Super Sentai. The shows may have been written and invented by the same people, but they're still two different shows.