Nick makes bad choices
 

So, as per usual, Power Rangers starts mid February. Now with Nick, they show 10 episodes, take a huge break, and show the last ten in a season. This makes no sense. Yes, I know they want kids in the summer to get out and play all day. Fine take 11 weeks in the summer off. And one week during Christmas off. Most summer breaks are like 12 weeks. That's three months.

That still gives them 40 weeks to show episode. They can complete a whole Sentai season in that time frame. It would carry over and start anew the following week or two, like it used to. No more SUPER this and ULTRA that, just the season, shown in whole, over the course of a year, like they are supposed to. Nick still shows them, gets views, and all that Jazz.

Heck even 36, or 38 would be sufficient for us. We can still get a good story that lasts all year and only one. No more two year bull crap. We keep getting further and further behind from Sentai. I mean RPM had so much awesome and greatness, and that 32 episodes. Come one Nick, so things right, and order 35-40 episode seasons.

If they had, they could have gone until February 14th, starting new on the 21st, and skipped Christmas Week, and gotten 11 more episodes in and it still would have worked. One season can be done in 32-40 episodes. And Nick needs to allow it. No more SUPER bullcrap.

I just gave up. Their logic is beyond my grasp.

Kids in america have short attention spans lol

This is the same channel that has had Spongebob as its backbone for nearly a decade and a half. You're looking for sanity and sensibility in all the wrong places.

To be fair, I kind of doubt a lot of TV channels these days are really that savvy. Many seem to stick to outdated business models, for instance, instead of catching the online wave.

Most shows go on hiatus, so it's normal but I feel like the hiatus for Power Rangers is too long. With a short amount of episodes to air, I guess Nick wants to have the later episodes air around when kids get back to school. Not to mention it would be closer to the holiday season when airing new episodes.

I think Saban is likely going to renewal to their contract with Nick until 2018 as long Power Rangers is doing well on Nick. Nick is the only channel that would want to air Power Rangers. CN would likely canceled it if the show is doing well as they expected.

I suspect Nick realises that Power Rangers earns them something decent, but they don't fully appreciate having a non-Nick entity as part of their lineup. I'm hoping the movie in 2016 will jolt the franchise into massive success, making it easier for Power Rangers to justify more episodes and better distribution.

What he said.

We are talking about the company that has decided to stop producting any more Avatar cartoons because they just aren't interested in adventure cartoons that entertain anyone over the age of 10.

Nick... the channel I only watch for Spongebob Squarepants and Power Rangers. I really don't care what people say about Spongebob, I say that Spongebob is one of the funniest shows I've ever watched and I sticking to what I'm saying.

I only partly agree with that, they're are some gems within the newer episodes but they're buried like a needle in a haystack.

Yeah I agree with you, but I'm not much of a fan of the newer episodes. I love the older seasons better since the humor and comedy was off the charts for me. :)

I never get tired of the old stuff. :lolol

True that. Retro always beats the current shows nowadays! :lol

WHat is worse is the lack of 5 parters these days. Remember the days when we had these kick ass multiple part episodes to watch? It seems like everyone is too scared to do anything more than a two parter, if that.

Right, I remember those days definitely. Like remember that There's No Business Like Snow Business! on Zeo or the Green with Evil five-part trilogy. The Green with Evil trilogy was the greatest to me as a kid.

There's also the start of Mighty Morphin Season 3, the 4-part Ninja Quest.

Yes, even though the Masked Rider team-up 3-parter was the first three episodes of Season 3, Ninja Quest is the official start of the season.

Ugh don't even remind me of that horrible Masked Rider team up thing. That was so horribly done. It's like a memory that I'd rather forget but I can't stop remembering it.

I actually consider the team up to be more of a finale to Season 2 since they are using a recolored Dai monster and still have the Thunderzords.

They are likely going to skip Sentai seasons as long if Nick keeps on putting the series behind. Saban does not admit it since that would be bad mouthing Nick. Saban is likely going to skip ToQger and adapt Ninninger if they keep on falling behind in 2017.

It most likely will do well due to kids and old power ranger fans but it still might not make Nick change the way they do power rangers

Well it's possible that the new movie could make Power Rangers into a bigger mainstream product much like the Transformers live action movies did to the Transformers franchises. If Power Rangers becomes more popular and mainstream then Nick could jump on the hype train to cash in on it even longer.

I hope until 2017 saban find or make a new cable channel.

I don't see Saban's business practices changing any time soon, so I doubt they'll go through with creating a channel. And unfortunately, any other competing channel is likely to give a similar arrangement as Nick has- Fact is that non-internal productions tend to be heavily disliked by the suits that run these things. That's why you don't see a lot of anime these days and why Adult Swim is filled with a lot of cheaply made cartoons and live-action parodies.

I doubt Disney would be looking to grant asylum after Saban pulled the fast one that they did, The Hub is right out because it's owned by Hasbro, and I wouldn't trust Cartoon Network to find its way out of a burlap sack to a good programming decision with a state-of-the-art GPS system and a Sherpa guiding them.

Everything can happen.

As A Ninja once said, "Nothing is impossible- But it is NOT very likely."

Because it worked so well for Hasbro and the Hub. /sarcasm

Look, I'm not a fan of Nickelodeon these days either, but unfortunately, the Saturday Morning Childrens' TV block is dead, and your kid show is going to be on either Disney, Cartoon Network, or Nickelodeon. The way I see it, Saban took the lesser of three evils here.

Disney is out and i don't trust in cartoon network.

Nickelodeon has not entertained me since Invader Zim. They are doing a good job with tmnt though these days imo.

Zim and gir damn I miss that show

What if saban make a deal with Viacom just like with fox ?

If Saban does not skip any seasons, does not do any hybrid seasons and works with Nick for the next 10 years then this what our line up is going to be like after Dino Supercharge.

2017: ToQger adaption
2018: Super ToQger adaption (MMPR's 25th anniversary)
2019: Ninninger adaption
2020: Super Ninninger adaption
2021: 2016 Sentai adaption
2022: Super 2016 Sentai adaption
2023: 2017 Sentai adaption (MMPR's 30th anniversary)
2024: Super 2017 Sentai adaption

We will be six-seven years behind Super Sentai at this rate. Toei will be like "Fuck it. You guys can skip seasons now even if the toys in Japan sell well. We can't keep our suits on hold forever for you guys!".

They did. Nickelodeon is owned by Viacom.

I think now that they can skip seasons like Go-Busters I wouldnt be surprised if they do that more often in the future.

Ninjas should sell well over here so it wouldnt surprise me if the skipped ToQGer and went straight to Ninninger.

They had damn well better not skip ToQGer

...I need to write up a pitch for it.

I don't remember where or when but there was someone from Saban or Bandai who said something like the appeal of Tokkyuger (trains) is not very present in the western market.`

HEY SABAN. YOU KNOW WHAT DOESN'T APPEAL TO WESTERN MARKETS? SHITTY SHOWS.

Huh.

Either way, I'm going to write a pitch.

Power Rangers Spectrum Line.

Here's the dealio.

Saban Brands signed a deal with Nickelodeon and Bandai of America through 2016. That means after 2016 everything is up for grabs (probably not with Bandai of America, pretty sure they'll still get the deal).

Here's the timeline if ya'll forgot.

2011 USA: Power Rangers Samurai (from Shinkenger)
2011 JAP: Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
2012 USA: Power Rangers Super Samurai (from Shinkenger)
2012 JAP: Tokumei Sentai GoBusters
2013 USA: Power Rangers Megaforce (from Goseiger)
2013 JAP: Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
2014 USA: Power Rangers Super Megaforce (from Gokaiger)
2014 JAP: Ressha Sentai ToQGer
2015 USA: Power Rangers Dino Charge (from Kyoryuger)
2015 JAP: Shuriken Sentai Nininnger
2016 USA: Power Rangers Dino Super Charge (from Kyoryuger)
2016 JAP: ????
2017 USA: ?????

Saban has already stated they are hesitant on ToQGer because "trains don't sell well". So I wouldn't be surprised if they skipped ToQGer and used Ninninger. You might think "IT'S TOO SOON" but not really. By the time it would air here they would be TWO SERIES AHEAD OF THAT in Japan.

Don't fret :)

Huh, so DSC might possibly if everything goes right, turn out to be the final "1 season split over 2 years" thing? I can get behind that hopefulness.

Breath will still be held though. ;)

What is Nickelodeon's reasoning behind two short seasons for two years again?