What Are You Watching? (American Toku Edition)

Locke · 06-09-2013, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

So they just started phoning it in? I guess I can see that happening.

Pretty much.

The filler takes over the episodes more and more - seriously the show becomes a chore by the middle, character relationships and dynamics just fall out of the show despite being very important aspects early on, they contradict the sentai footage for no real purpose, characters will constantly come out of character and so on.

Locke · 06-09-2013, 10:57 AM

On the topic of SPD, my opinion of the Lovefilm Stream service has improved dramatically. The way the streaming works is it jumps between standard, 720 and 1080 automatically depending on how well your internet is doing at the time. It's nothing special but now I am home it's HD more often than it is SD and makes the viewing experience more pleasurable. That aside Recognition was a pretty great episode. It was a clever episode that relied on actual acting! And I think it's really warmed me to Sky again.

To be fair to the whole series, even during bad episodes, it does seem a lot of money was put into SPD much like it seemed with Jungle Fury and much more money than you saw put into a lot of the Saban stuff. Funny though that Kalish's tenure is so hated with all the effort that seems to go into his seasons.

That said, is it possible that relying little on the sentai could be a bad thing? So much new footage has been recorded for SPD whenever it jumps to the sentai it's really jarring as locations completely change and the quality of the film drops dramatically. You don't notice as much when it's regularly swapping but unless it's really, really clever editing there seems to have been little Dekaranger footage used at all yet. And every time it is it's a slap in the chops.

The following episode, 'Samurai' however was as uninspired as it was dumb.

decepticusprime · 06-09-2013, 12:33 PM

bingo. they put too much money into each episode and thats why omega was a retarded ball of light. all in all still a good seres.

Matrixbeast · 06-09-2013, 12:48 PM

I never quite saw the problem with Omega not having a human form.
They should have given him more character, but his being a ball of light wasn't all that bad.

A main ranger can be bland, boring, and just be more of a set piece than a character, but that's a-okay, but a character who exists solely to fight not having a human form is where the line is drawn?

uchihabro77 · 06-09-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

So I just got to the Boom centred episode of SPD and it was...pretty awful I have to say.

That being said Orange is my favourite colour so we need a real orange Ranger already!

This! I would so love to get an orange ranger, I would buy every damn toy of that figure

Locke · 06-09-2013, 02:18 PM

I think Boom's imaginary Orange Ranger should get a figuarts!

I can't comment on Omega until I get to him in the story but so far the entire set of characters are unlikeable so I'm not expecting much.

In terms of the episodes, I'm REALLY glad they didn't use Doggie's suit from Dekaranger but I am kinda disappointed they made a new suit for Birdy, Numa O looked way cooler. Either way Birdy is just another twat to add to the long list of SPD twats. About the only character I like is Kat and that is just because I have the hots for her.

That said the first clash with Gruumm was a damn epic one, especially as I'm assuming this is all original footage.

Orange Ranger · 06-09-2013, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

So I just got to the Boom centred episode of SPD and it was...pretty awful I have to say.

That being said Orange is my favourite colour so we need a real orange Ranger already!

Mine too and I wish we would get a real Ranger in orange some day. I think most people just find orange to be too loud of something but it would perfectly with Sentai/PR.

Locke · 06-09-2013, 03:06 PM

This is so meta man, Orange Ranger talking about the Orange Ranger

ljacone · 06-09-2013, 03:53 PM

Amazing, when I did my watch thru of Jungle Fury, everyone said "JF sucks!" and no one responded to my comments.

Now it gets all sorts of love. Go figure.

Locke · 06-09-2013, 03:55 PM

I only recently (like in the last few months) watched it in its entirety after it got hated on but the fandom at large. I'm kicking myself still for listening to them because it is easily my favourite Power Rangers series now and I wish I had seen it sooner.

06-09-2013, 08:26 AM	#441
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	Quote: Originally Posted by Orange Ranger So they just started phoning it in? I guess I can see that happening. Pretty much. The filler takes over the episodes more and more - seriously the show becomes a chore by the middle, character relationships and dynamics just fall out of the show despite being very important aspects early on, they contradict the sentai footage for no real purpose, characters will constantly come out of character and so on. __________________

06-09-2013, 10:57 AM	#442
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	On the topic of SPD, my opinion of the Lovefilm Stream service has improved dramatically. The way the streaming works is it jumps between standard, 720 and 1080 automatically depending on how well your internet is doing at the time. It's nothing special but now I am home it's HD more often than it is SD and makes the viewing experience more pleasurable. That aside Recognition was a pretty great episode. It was a clever episode that relied on actual acting! And I think it's really warmed me to Sky again. To be fair to the whole series, even during bad episodes, it does seem a lot of money was put into SPD much like it seemed with Jungle Fury and much more money than you saw put into a lot of the Saban stuff. Funny though that Kalish's tenure is so hated with all the effort that seems to go into his seasons. That said, is it possible that relying little on the sentai could be a bad thing? So much new footage has been recorded for SPD whenever it jumps to the sentai it's really jarring as locations completely change and the quality of the film drops dramatically. You don't notice as much when it's regularly swapping but unless it's really, really clever editing there seems to have been little Dekaranger footage used at all yet. And every time it is it's a slap in the chops. The following episode, 'Samurai' however was as uninspired as it was dumb. __________________ Last edited by Locke; 06-09-2013 at 12:18 PM..

06-09-2013, 12:48 PM	#444
Matrixbeast Mighty Morphin Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Za Warudo Posts: 25,464	I never quite saw the problem with Omega not having a human form. They should have given him more character, but his being a ball of light wasn't all that bad. A main ranger can be bland, boring, and just be more of a set piece than a character, but that's a-okay, but a character who exists solely to fight not having a human form is where the line is drawn? __________________

06-09-2013, 01:04 PM	#445
uchihabro77 Energon Warrior 3 Red YEEEHAWWWW Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Crockett County, TN Posts: 6,958	Quote: Originally Posted by Locke So I just got to the Boom centred episode of SPD and it was...pretty awful I have to say. That being said Orange is my favourite colour so we need a real orange Ranger already! This! I would so love to get an orange ranger, I would buy every damn toy of that figure __________________ Find me at places- YouTube / Twitter Check out my Tokusatsu articles on JustUsGeeks!

06-09-2013, 02:18 PM	#446
Locke Big Bad Wolf. Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Raiding tombs. Posts: 9,529	I think Boom's imaginary Orange Ranger should get a figuarts! I can't comment on Omega until I get to him in the story but so far the entire set of characters are unlikeable so I'm not expecting much. In terms of the episodes, I'm REALLY glad they didn't use Doggie's suit from Dekaranger but I am kinda disappointed they made a new suit for Birdy, Numa O looked way cooler. Either way Birdy is just another twat to add to the long list of SPD twats. About the only character I like is Kat and that is just because I have the hots for her. That said the first clash with Gruumm was a damn epic one, especially as I'm assuming this is all original footage. __________________ Last edited by Locke; 06-09-2013 at 03:01 PM..