[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Locke

We clearly come from parallel dimensions because I thought Dino Thunder was a Disney low point. And Ninja Storm and Mystic Force were some of the high points. That said OO did suck and SPD sucked minus for Sky.

I've already determined that based on your feelings about Ryuki, MMPR, and Figuarts.

You are like a Bizarro me from a Bizarro world version of the Bizarro world I am from.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Okay, so I just finished Samurai and where do I go on Netflix to watch Clash of the Red Rangers? It isn't listed under Samurai or Super Samurai.

It's its own listing.

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No, Ninja Storm sucked. Mystic Force sucked. OO sucked. The two episodes I saw of JF sucked. SPD was average. DinoThunder is the only Disney era series that did not suck, but it was still heavily flawed.

Ninja Storm is, as I've said on numerous occasions, my Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. It's flawed, but it was my first series and my introduction into Power Rangers. Frankly, I consider myself lucky, because from what I've seen of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, it was about 32 flavors of stupid, and not all of them were the right kind of stupid. Ninja Storm tried to have a bit of an over-arching story. It was perfect by no means, but I appreciate the effort. Mystic Force suffered from being rushed. Whenever I watched an episode, it never felt like I was watching for 22 minutes. Operation Overdrive is better than (Super) Samurai. Jungle Fury is not something you judge by watching the first two episodes of. RPM is my favorite series of Power Rangers, and it is a shame that none of the later seasons have achieved its magnificence.

But that's just my opinion.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I've already determined that based on your feelings about Ryuki, MMPR, and Figuarts.

You are like a Bizarro me from a Bizarro world version of the Bizarro world I am from.

I AM PATIENT KAIN SENT BY MY EMPRESS RITA TO DESTROY YOU! *evil laugh*

What about my feelings on Ryuki? I have none on it as I have never seen it.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by KRX

Ninja Storm tried to have a bit of an over-arching story.

Yes, but you must remember, Saban did not know what to do with MMPR or where they were going to take the show. They just got lucky Fox was willing to put the show on the air for 8 weeks of 40 episodes and that was all they were going to do. No one knew it was going to become the mega hit it was. Not to mention they did not know they were going to start following the yearly series format at the time. It was not until Season 3 where they started to do over arching stories, and even that did not really take full effect until In Space.

Oh yeah, and I found the listing, but that is so stupid. When I typed in Power Rangers, NOTHING came up for it. I had to type in Clash of to get it to come up which is dumb.

Now is Super Samurai 20 ro 24 episodes? Netflix only has 20 episodes listed, but the last episode is titled Samurai Forever, so it sounds like that is the final episode.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Yes, but you must remember, Saban did not know what to do with MMPR or where they were going to take the show. They just got lucky Fox was willing to put the show on the air for 8 weeks of 40 episodes and that was all they were going to do. No one knew it was going to become the mega hit it was. Not to mention they did not know they were going to start following the yearly series format at the time. It was not until Season 3 where they started to do over arching stories, and even that did not really take full effect until In Space.

Hey, man, I'm young. I don't know these things.

That said, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was still stupid. Yes, times and circumstances were different, but I still have to wonder just how this franchise is still around 20 years later when Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was so... poor.

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Oh yeah, and I found the listing, but that is so stupid. When I typed in Power Rangers, NOTHING came up for it. I had to type in Clash of to get it to come up which is dumb.

Now is Super Samurai 20 ro 24 episodes? Netflix only has 20 episodes listed, but the last episode is titled Samurai Forever, so it sounds like that is the final episode.

Super Samurai is 23 episodes, one of which is listed separately ("Trickster Treat"), and the other two are clipshows.

[Starscream Gaga]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Kinda late to the party, but from what I understand the Mega mode in Samurai, was in aprt responsibility of Bandai, who at the time was unsure if Shineknger was gonna get adapted or not, but not wanting to lose one of their most profitable brands made new figures based around Shinkenger designs, but not necesarily representing them.

So even if there was no series adapted they could still release something.

Or maybe I'm crazy and nobody ever said that.

No, that's what I thought too! Bandai had already gone through the process of making "Samurai" toys, which were the "Mega Modes" because at that time it was assumed that Shinkenger was not going to be adapted and Samurai would be a toyline with no show support, so they made them look what they thought would sell to boys better.
Once it was decided that Shinkenger would be adapted, Bandai did not want to lose all this money they had spent making these "Mega Mode" toys, so Saban had to find a way to include the "Mega Mode" in the show in order to advertise the toys that were being made. I'm pretty sure that's why none of the Wave 1 Samurai toys had anything but the "Mega Mode".

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Mystic Force sucked.

I always considered Mystic Force and SPD two of my favourite seasons just behind Time Force. Mystic Force got too obsessed with Nick towards the end, but I thought they did well with making an enjoyable adaption of Magiranger while keeping things unique and different at the same time.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by Starscream Gaga

No, that's what I thought too! Bandai had already gone through the process of making "Samurai" toys, which were the "Mega Modes" because at that time it was assumed that Shinkenger was not going to be adapted and Samurai would be a toyline with no show support, so they made them look what they thought would sell to boys better.
Once it was decided that Shinkenger would be adapted, Bandai did not want to lose all this money they had spent making these "Mega Mode" toys, so Saban had to find a way to include the "Mega Mode" in the show in order to advertise the toys that were being made. I'm pretty sure that's why none of the Wave 1 Samurai toys had anything but the "Mega Mode".

Found more info about the mega modes:

http://powerrangers.wikia.com/wiki/PLEX
"As PLEX continued to develop elements in Sentai properties, they also continued to assist in the adaptations to Power Rangers. PLEX designed the Spirit Rangers for Jungle Fury, as well as the Mega Mode for Power Rangers Samurai. The Mega Mode was an opportunity for additional 'ranger forms' in toy form, as footage for the cockpits in Shinkenger were deemed replaceable. At Pacific Media Expo in 2011, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, one of PLEX's lead designers explained that the Mega Mode's design was usually reserved for Kamen Riders, and was inspired by Saban's own designs for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie."

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by KRX

Hey, man, I'm young. I don't know these things.

It's cool. Tony Oliver told me this when he was at NDK two years ago and he also talks about it on the DVD documentary.

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That said, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was still stupid. Yes, times and circumstances were different, but I still have to wonder just how this franchise is still around 20 years later when Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was so... poor.

It's because it was something completely new. As a teenager in the 90s, it was the greatest era for cartoons and the like. The 80s were all toy commercial gimmicks, whereas the 90s combined that with story telling and new ideas. We had Batman The Animated Series, which was the first time they had actually given Batman a proper adaptation, and it had the use of negative effect for the animation. We got Power Rangers, which was the first time anyone had turned a live action Japanese series into an American show. Plus, it had giant robots and super heroes fighting monsters in a unique fashion. I fell in love with the show the moment I saw the very first commercial for it. We also had Gargoyles, which told deep mature stories and also used it to cleverly teach kids about things like gun safety. And of course we had Animaniacs, the prime of The Simpsons, and Superman The Animated Series.

Anyway, like I said, it was more because it was something completely unique and blew me away. Even my dad would watch it with me because he enjoyed it (same goes for Gargoyles and Batman). Sure, these days it is cheesy, but there is still something to be enjoyed there even when you take off the nostalgia goggles.

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Super Samurai is 23 episodes, one of which is listed separately ("Trickster Treat"), and the other two are clipshows.

Trickster Treat is that one taken from the Returns special, right? I can pass on that. And I'll definitely pass on watching clip shows. Guess it is just the 20 episodes Netflix has listed for me then. Oh, and I decided there is no point in my watching the Red Rangers movie since I know next to nothing about the RPM characters.

[KRX]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Oh, and I decided there is no point in my watching the Red Rangers movie since I know next to nothing about the RPM characters.

Rectify this error immediately.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Oh, and I decided there is no point in my watching the Red Rangers movie since I know next to nothing about the RPM characters.

I wouldn't worry, it doesn't come across like Saban knew much either.