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Originally Posted by Fish Sandwich

It just seems like changing "cops and robbers" (which as a broad concept is still something people recognize) to "cops and some guys they don't like" is watering down the concept for benefits I'm not really seeing. Unless children are actively repulsed by the concept of theft, I don't see it making much of a difference on marketability, since the "Batman-esque super heroes" appeal would be there either way.

It's not the kids are repulsed by theft, or that Robin Hood-type thieves aren't acceptable for kids. It's that there is not really a "gentleman thief" archetype in the US, and generally, capes + masks = super heroes.

A "cops vs some guys they don't like" angle is exactly the same as a "cops want to arrest Spider-Man/Batman/Green Arrow/whatever vigilante" angle. That is one of the most common tropes in US super hero fiction. It's also not different enough from "cops vs robbers" to really change much, IMO. It just makes the concept clearer for young, American children.

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Originally Posted by SengalBoy

Oh also regarding this rumor, the person who reported this on Illuminerdi is trying way too hard to convince that his source is legit and we should trust him bwcause he's the one who reported that Austin St John would be back, and Yoshi Sudarso would also be back thus everytjing he reported should be true. It's rather hilarious.

How is that trying too hard? He knows that people are gonna be like "who is this random guy, and why should we believe him?" So he's giving a decent-length list of times he's had accurate scoops about Power Rangers. It totally bolsters his credibility, I don't know why that's funny.