[Klonoahedgehog]

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Originally Posted by KR Blade King Form

Am I the only one here that actually knows that Haim has to have ALL of this approved by Toei before it even gets started O_O?

So japan think Megaforce is okay?

[ElConvoy]

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Originally Posted by KR Blade King Form

Am I the only one here that actually knows that Haim has to have ALL of this approved by Toei before it even gets started O_O?

So? Just because they approve of it doesnt mean it isnt still shit

[KR Blade King Form]

I know, but remember TOEI is the one that's LETTING Haim make it shit . I know it's shit but Haim isn't the one to blame cause Toei is the company that owns the rights to the original source material .

[ElConvoy]

First of...could we just stop talking about saban as in saban the person? its just the company name. The actual man has nothing to do with pr anymore in that regard.

Yeah and why wouldnt they let the guys at Saban produce this? Toei could care less what quality Power Rangers has. Its not their product and only few seasons get aired in japan.

It might be true that PR is represntative of Toei (and Super Sentai) outside of japan to a certain degree but its not like what they do is harmful. Its still Saban the company that comes up with the stupid ideas for the plots,casts the blandest of bland actors and puts the show lazily together (for the most part). The guys at Toei are just sitting there saying "Yeah whatever guys."

You wanna make it sound like Toei is to blame for everything that happens with PR and that simply is not true. They own the right to the source material and thats it. Everything else is to blame on the actual company that produces the show and thats still Saban.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by ElConvoy

First of...could we just stop talking about saban as in saban the person? its just the company name. The actual man has nothing to do with pr anymore in that regard.

Yeah and why wouldnt they let the guys at Saban produce this? Toei could care less what quality Power Rangers has. Its not their product and only few seasons get aired in japan.

It might be true that PR is represntative of Toei (and Super Sentai) outside of japan to a certain degree but its not like what they do is harmful. Its still Saban the company that comes up with the stupid ideas for the plots,casts the blandest of bland actors and puts the show lazily together (for the most part). The guys at Toei are just sitting there saying "Yeah whatever guys."

You wanna make it sound like Toei is to blame for everything that happens with PR and that simply is not true. They own the right to the source material and thats it. Everything else is to blame on the actual company that produces the show and thats still Saban.

Thank you, Convoy. Exactly the points Kickback was making in another thread about a week ago. Saban Brands now Haim Saban.

And thank you Kick for posting this thread while I was gone! I owe you.

And onto the episode! A great episode, and honestly, the best I've seen from Super Megaforce. This episode renewed my faith. And no, that wasn't sarcasm. I love Orion, I love his origin, I love they took Gai's episode and changed enough to be different without becoming wrong. You know? Absolutely loved it.

My only complaints were Troy's classroom speech which was eye-rollingly after school special, and the Goseiger suits. Just save time, go Gokaiger, and be done with it. Please.

... Oh and watching Jake do Soc's roll call pose where he wiggles. I'll have nightmares about that.

[Sanddeath]

Okay good episode. We may have explanation for Sentai suits. It's obvious Orion's planet had Power Rangers. So maybe it was Diaranger maskman or Flashman.

[Locke]

Gia's only tropes are *scowl* and *oh wow an extra Ranger must bang*

Jokes aside, that was probably THE BEST episode of Power Rangers in YEARS. It didn't feel good just in comparison to all the lacklustre seasons but there seemed to be genuine love, effort and enthusiasm put into this episode. From heaps of new footage, leaps of improvement in the acting and much more focused writing.

I was also surprised to see some of the biggest deviations from Gokaiger were actually a lot darker. Gai became the Silver Ranger through his being a super fan, Orion turns out to be a lot more of a badass, a vigilante fuelled by vengeance and although tragic backstories are fairly trite in sentai, I'd grown to accept Neo-Saban as a staple of watered down family friendly entertainment.

So with that in mind, hearing Orion talking about war crimes, dead worlds and fallen heroes feels very well...Disney, not Saban at all, and that is great. Plus they left some of the darkest parts of this episode intact, while changing some of the silliest aspects. I'm not a "grimdark" fan, but I don't remember the last time Power Rangers got so serious, it was GREAT.

The editing for the Gokaiger footage was still largely atrocious though. Maybe it's because I've seen Gokaiger but I can painfully tell where footage has been smashed together.

[ZeoRangerV]

Whoa, you liked it Locke? Suddenly I'm more interested in watching for enjoyment rather than out of habit

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Whoa, you liked it Locke? Suddenly I'm more interested in watching for enjoyment rather than out of habit

Yes even I liked it. *patiently awaits for everyone else to hate it, as that is usually how these things go*

[Sanddeath]

The way I usually tell is, "is that Japanese text?" Or sparks squib? Cause I don't think Saban uses squibs for sparks.