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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

How much have you even watched of it? You could argue the long-term quality but I feel Ghost very distinctly picks up steam early on. Like most Rider shows, it takes the cast a bit to get comfortable in the roles, and for the show to find its overall groove.

Three unconnected episodes which convinced me that its corny "hot anime" tone probably wasn't going to make it immediate viewing. On top of that the numerous posts here, there and podcasts all point to some really sloppy stuff. Again, this might all be down to TV SNAFU but, coupled with my general "meh" feeling, it's not helping. That said, I WILL watch it, eventually; feels like a good "starter Rider" for my niece. She's already a PreCure / Glitter Force devotee.

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

Also, I refuse to set aside the nostalgia goggles I don't have because I grew up watching Time Force and other not s*** PR shows at the same time I watched reruns of the older stuff.

MMPR is an amazingly written show, if you'll allow me to be cynical for a second. It's perfectly, purposely geared to exploit children in exactly the ways you're talking about. That may be kind of horrible but honestly it's kind of impressive too. It's basically THE "strictly formula" kids' show.

As George W. Bush would say: "uniquely American". Okay, so I made a poor word choice - how about... "childishly written"?

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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

No but really, I'm actually pretty fond of early MMPR. I think it's a lot of goofy fun with occasional hints of actually trying (Green With Evil is great).

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I watched it on Fox Kids after work with a bong to amp up my suspension of belief to DBZ levels. Again, remember that I was in my mid-twenties at the time and haven't smoked pot in years, not trying to be cool just explaining where I needed to go to "enjoy" MMPR.

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