Well I actually mean it. I’m in too bad a mood because of this and I’m officially finished with hockey for the foreseeable future

Is anyone else feel like they are starting to "grow out of" the interest in superheroes, particularly Marvel, DC, and Power Rangers? I feel like I can still gravitate to stuff like Digimon and older Super Sentai. But I don't like the direction the other franchises mentioned are heading. I'm also starting to get more into classical works. I'm not sure if that's due to age or just tired of the "copy and paste" pop content being pushed out in modern day.

I've phased out of Power Rangers a few months ago after spending some time hating the direction of the show and wondering if I can still like them, Boom comics are the only ones I actively look forward too (even then I binge read it instead of following it every month). It's why I'm taking a break with Kamen Rider Saber because I don't want to get burned out of the series. As for Sentai, the past years have been problematic but I genuinely enjoyed Ryusoulger, and Kiramager is fantastic.

Honestly Ultraman is the one I look forward the most, although I do worry if I got bored with it in the future, or that future series couldn't live up to the high standards that most New Generation series sets up. This happens with R/B, it's a solid show, but it wasn't well liked primarily for not living up to X, Orb and Geed which are fantastic shows.

So I've looked at comparisons to the original run of the series of Power Rangers (i.e. the initial Saban Era) to modern seasons and while definitely corny, it was progressing to a more mature tone until it abruptly shifted back into immaturity with Wild Force. And has been up and down in tone ever since. Even now in the Hasbro Era it's still overtly juvenile. There's been zero attempt to "exploit its potential" as they put it when they bought it. I'm not expecting a masterpiece or even a Marvel film, but I feel they could at least put an effort into the story, direction, and acting. They don't even put any effort. It's like they keep trying to remake MMPR every season by calculation which makes these newer seasons lack the charm that MMPR had. MMPR had charm because it was a small budget and unique. It's a bigger brand now. Bigger brand bigger budget. There's no excuse to keep rehashing the same formula. I get there's a basic "Scooby-Doo" formula that Sentai follows that PR inherited, but there is much more they can add to it that they just don't.

As for Marvel it's all cookie cutter garbage. It's fun but it's mind numbing. Both Marvel and DC are void of any culture or deep meaning. And they fail at the opposite of Power Rangers, where big brand, too big of a budget. In order to have a greater return they take the less amount of risk, or if they do take a risk they pump it full of pop music and flashy colors. Even Disney is so creatively bankrupt they can't help themselves but to remake their animated classics in live action, and not even try to go over the top with the adaptions so we're left with a bland husk void of any charm the originals had.

I cannot even stand modern day music anymore. At least not what's popular. Sometimes I long to be an innovative creator in the 18th or 19th Century. A world filled with opportunity and discovery, instead of rehashed concepts and rampant consumerism.

Power Rangers is still fun. I feel like saying it's been "immature since Wild Force" is a super gross oversimplification. Not that it should matter, since the show is aimed at 10 year olds, and on average is no more immature than the average Sentai season. Marvel films got boring for me, but I still like most of the cartoons. DC movies in general are very hit and miss for me, but I still tend to like what few cartoons by them I tune into.

I still like Power Rangers though I can't judge the Hasbro Era till we get into Dino Fury as we are still on their first attempt at Power Rangers. As for Marvel movies I kinda dropped them only because I tried to watch them in order which ended up with a lot of movies that I would have to watch and yet I don't have as much free time now. As for DC I mainly just watch the animated films.

new gaim movie

https://twitter.com/tokusatsu_fc/sta...549762048?s=20

Well I just lost one of my jobs.

Gaim will die as soon as Fruit Jesus does

Oh no! What happened!

Damn. Sorry to hear man.

Nice! Definitely gonna look forward to that.

Oh no! What happened?

I want more drivers to hang on my wall

*buys a driver*

I immediately regret this decision.



Well that sucks a lot. Hope you can find one new.

I'm hoping for my first Rider Belt to be either the Arcle from Kuuga or the OOO Driver. But unless Bluefin ever distributes those, that's quite the savings away for me.

I have lost interest with most Marvel and DC stuff years ago. DC broke me with Flashpoint because it was so stupid and pointless. I mostly stick with indie comics because they are creator own and not run by a bunch of corporate companies. Image, and Dark Horse has produced some of the best comics in recent history such as Saga and The Umbrella Academy.

Honestly, I haven't cared about Power Rangers in ages and I try to get back with the series in 2012. Most of the PR shows that I try to watch are pretty bad to be honest. I also haven't cared about Kamen Rider since 2015 and I have hoped that I will be in a Kamen Rider mood again. None of the new shows make me want to check them out and be a Rider fan again. For some reason, I felt I hit my peak for Kamen Rider with Gaim.

I've been considering the Ex-Aid Driver but that's really only cause I want a DX Gashat so if I can find one on Ebay or something, I'll just buy it there.

I got really lucky with my OOOs driver and got it and all the medals for like 80 bucks, so that was a good catch.

I can recommend a bunch of sites for stuff like that (mostly zenmarket for giving me access to yahoo auction)

I didn't ever intend to pick up the Build driver but I got a crazy good deal that came with a lot of full bottles, including some rare ones like the legend rider matches.

The OOOs driver is definitely getting rarer, but keep an eye out on ebay and you might find a good bundle.

As you all know I got a new job earlier in the month that’s part time, pays more than my current job, with potential growth. Something my current job doesn’t have.

So my current job just started picking up more orders now that school is back in session. And we’re getting a lot of glitter vinyl orders which is the bane of my existence since it’s a difficult material to work with. So I ask them to match my hourly pay from my new job if they want to keep me and they let me go. They rather hire a cheaper artist.

I mean it was inevitable but it would have been nice if they would have kept me at least until I got more hours at my new job. But I have a month notice at least.

That's super shitty of them, but you did the right thing. The best thing about having another job is that you can stop putting up with bullshit at your first job. If they'd rather lose an experienced worker like you than pay you what you deserve, it's probably better if you don't have to depend on them.

Still, sorry you have to go through it. Hope things pick up at the new job!

Thanks. Yeah I’m just glad I have that new job to fall back on. I mean I’ll be forever grateful for the experience at this last job, but basically forcing me to quit because they didn’t want to give me a raise is just bs. I have a feeling they will be closing up shop soon.

For me, the appeal of DX items such as Drivers are the sounds rather than actual playability so I don't have any plans of buying one anytime soon. I just listen to the sounds through YouTube reviews.

So I just found out that Horimiya, one of the greatest romcoms to ever grace manga history, is getting an anime adaptation (and I'm not talking about that 4-episode OVA made a while back). I'm so hyped.

I only want the little things for the cool sounds

Plays clip of me running around hitting the button on a ridewatch for two hours

Hooray for unexpected mangas getting animations

So the turntable that I ordered through Amazon three weeks ago that got lost in the mail and I got a refund for arrived yesterday.

Woo, free turntable!

Yep. And due to a delivery mishap (they delivered my package to the wrong address and the person who got them gave them to me two days later) I ended up with two sets of speakers. I have two turntable setups now for the price of one turntable (I got a refund on the other speakers as well because they were missing a vital piece and the Amazon supervisor I was speaking on the phone with called me ma'am when I'm clearly not a woman, even by voice it's distinctly male, just a countertenor as oppose to a low tenor or bass most male voices have. So I got two free speakers for them missing a vital piece and for Amazon misgendering me. Especially when they have my name on the screen...

Wow that sounds amazing! Free stuff is best stuff.

Indeed.

I'm pretty stressed out in shooting a documentary for final year project. It's more that I have to be able to remember my script when talking to the camera. Gonna need a loooooooot of practice in remembering scripts.

Also, god I hope Gokaiger 10 Years After happens.

Yeahhhh, I mean great we got them again for that Zyuohger two-parter four years ago but Gokaiger reunion seriously needs to happen next year. And even if a few of them are big names in showbiz I can see them reprising their roles. It would be a big disappointment if Toei misses out on it.

I had the trainee from hell at work today. They couldn't follow simple directions, kept preparing food on the same platter as raw food, serving up raw food, forgetting how to do anything while I was on a different station...

The person who was across from me was pretty sure they were drinking, because they also kept going to the "bathroom" every 20 minutes.

I at least got a good compliment while it was happening, which made me smile.

Oh god, you reminded me of one of my old co-workers who was a notorious drunk. There was one time where, no joke, she went to go get a "drink" at the speedway next door to us, only to end up being gone for like a whole hour. One of my managers went to the Speedway only to find her passed out on the floor of the place, somehow having gone unnoticed by the workers at the gas station.

I hope she got fired.

Yeah she did.

It just begs the question of how did they not see her for an hour on their floor?

The place is called Speedway, so maybe they just thought she was an average speed bump.

It is a mystery to this day.

Entirely possible.

The fact that the cast are willing to reprise their roles makes it likely and in high demand. All they need is a schedule to work around.

Mom and I were watching the sneak peak for the next season of Masked Singer. One of the costumes/contestants is a pair of lips. I swear to the Gods, if they make it far enough, one of their songs had better fucking be "Science Fiction Double Feature".

If nobody gets that connection, I can't (and refuse to) help you. Lol!

As a fellow fan of the movie in question, I agree that would be awesome!