[TokuChris]

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Originally Posted by Den-O

The magic wasn't lost, Lightspeed Rescue killed. It was the end of the old era for me. Lost Galaxy was a great show that still linked itself back to the old days. Lightspeed Rescue was so disconnected, generic, and cookie cutter that it was painful to watch. Even as a kid. Time Force redeemed things quite a bit for me but Lightspeed is where the franchise began to die.

Here's how I look at the timeline of Power Rangers.

MMPR S1 = Grew, became popular
MMPR S2 = Mega-hit
MMPR S3 = Began to lose what made it the mega-hit
Zeo = Recaptured a lot of what it lost, but the suit transition lost a lot of people
Turbo = Nearly buried the franchise
In Space = The SciFi aspect of being in space brought the show back to MMPR S3/Zeo levels
Lost Galaxy = Magic began to wear off, show began to get lost as most "popular" shows do when they begin to "run too long"
Lightspeed Rescue = The beginning of copy/paste of Sentai, the series lost me at this point
Time Force = Recaptured those who weren't that far gone, but for the old-timers, we never noticed it until the last couple of years
Wild Force = The show goes to prove that an egotistical actor (Rick Medina) can almost single-handedly destroy a show
Ninja Storm = A successful reboot under Disney
Dino Thunder = Recaptured the magic of previous years, Tommy being back helped
SPD = Like "In Space", the SciFi element helped. Too bad the producer blew the budget ruining a true "6th" Ranger with Omega
Mystic Force = BEAUTIFUL series (seriously, I love Briarwood), a different twist, captured the "Harry Potter" popularity
Operation Overdrive = ...again, proof that copy/cutting Sentai doesn't work, especially when you have a cast who can't act (or that you at least can't stand to watch on screen)
Jungle Fury = ...different. Kalish's big exit. I won't compain, we had 3 original Rangers
RPM = If I could have sex with a series I would have sex with this one. Nothing about this season do I hate. Nothing. Well, except maybe that Eddie G's finale will never be shown or 100% confirmed (Dylon being Venjix's final body, zomg!)
Samurai = Recaptured the magic with a successful reboot, as Jason David Frank would say, "Kids love cheese, so give them cheese"