[Dormamu]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

Let me start by saying I don't want anyone to take this the wrong way, this isn't me trying to take a jab at Power Rangers because of any kind of elitism or sentai purism.

That being said there seems to be a pretty apparent willingness to ignore blatant editing issues, dialogue and sound effect inconsistencies, and the general lack of a decent plot in this episode by ranger fans. It seems people are ready and willing to accept a subpar product, what this episode was, simply because of the spectacle of it being a new Power Rangers series.

And unfortunately Saban will continue to produce this kind of substandard series as long as people are willing to except such a thing.

I'm sorry, what show were you watching? The show I watched was full of explosions, and pretty colors, and so many toys that I must get now! It was the best ever Nick show created!

/snarky sarcasm (with apologies)

I agree, there is a 'subpar' element to it, because it is subpar compared to the amazing GoKaiger. Nothing is gonna come close, and frankly I was surprised they even managed to keep a few pieces of the original in place. Granted, the out of synch effects director needs his hearing checked, but the US viewers buy into it because they either are misinformed (they don't even know that these originated in Japan, or are in the 5-11 age range that just watch tv), or are people who choose to ignore fan subtitled series. That's what I think the point of Tokunation should be, information for the kids and fans who really like the series, and can learn more about it. It is too bad that it'll be warped beyond recognition, and just think about how many more scenes are probably being refilmed by Saban just to exclude Japan only Ranger characters. That cost is more than likely the 'no expense spared' (paraphrase) comment we got a few months back about Super Megaforce. They're basically rewriting a whole series just to shoehorn the US series in. I think subpar is the wrong term. But bast--dized might be.

Plus, it's Nickelodeon/Viacom partially footing the production bill. Of course it's gonna be subpar and just sell the toys. They dedicated the last two minutes to showing the 'Super' vehicles, weapons, characters, etc as a glorified toy commercial. But it's not Saban completely responsible for the quality, I don't think that's fair.
The things I disliked were the morphing scenes from the Gosei uniforms to Gokai. That bugs me a lot. That and the sentence phrase "not Ultra, Super". Super Facepalm you mean.
The voices were better, and by better, I mean not teleprompter stunted. But Troy is NO Marvelous. And I have a really REALLY hard time envisioning Gia as Luka and Emily as the flouncy Ahim.
There however was a lot to like about what they did with it. I'll enjoy comparing it to the superior series.
And why is it everytime I see the name Loudermilk, I have to repeat it about sixty times? It's like the worst last name ever to get stuck in your head. Loudermilk.