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09-24-2013, 08:57 PM | #21 |
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That was a really neat episode. I liked that they grabbed a Nitou from a world where he still had his powers to dodge the pesky Chimera issue. After all we all know he won't actually get his powers back until Wizard/Gaim Wars.
The plot while a little weak still provided a fun story. Guarantee the kid with Koyomi is that worlds Haruto. And I know a lot of people will be upset that the actors wouldn't/couldn't reprise their roles outside of Decade but at least they let the awesome suit actors do the voice work this go around instead of just shambling about with no lines. I saw a qutoe from one of the producers yesterday explaining why they brought Decades' actor in: Quote:
"Can't we at least invite back one senior Rider?" but the producer claimed that "If it's not the original Kuuga or Fourze, it's meaningless." it concluded with "Or it could be Decade." and so, we put so much effort into the schedule and budget. Hence, this is what will happen next week.
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09-24-2013, 11:50 PM | #22 |
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I loved this episode. It was on all the crack and I absolutely adore it for that.
I honestly expect this arc to conclude with Haruto waking up in the desert next to his bike, recovering from some kind of rancid-donut-induced hallucination. It is the only thing that will make any of this make even a little bit of sense. Also, as a side note, I am really happy to see Tsukasa again. Decade's not a good show, but it still has a very special place in my heart. The first episode of Kamen Rider I ever watched was the first episode of Decade and even though I followed that up by watching every other subbed Heisei series before getting to episode two, I still consider it the show that got me into the franchise and I still have fond memories of finally working my way up to Decade and getting to see it. So yeah, I'll always welcome more Tsukasa and the nostalgia he brings with him. |
09-25-2013, 01:20 AM | #23 |
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I voted for poor.
Honestly, those episodes are like a gaiden special, and damn it's poor, except for The Rule Of Cool. I was expecting something original (this is a premiere 'after the end' for a modern KR serie after all), like a transition to Gaim. But a giant glowing orb transporting heroes to an alternate universe because... I don't know, I even questioned myself what I will do if executives assign me to write a script for a 10 year old audience, where I must reuse arbitral characters. I think I would have used Decade as a plot device. He came to wizard world for the macguffin, and the big bad would have been a kind of rogue phantom summoner. |
09-25-2013, 01:36 AM | #24 |
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So I'm safe just forgetting this special ever happened and can just ignore it/not bother watching it?
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09-25-2013, 06:14 AM | #25 |
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I know I'm not one to talk, but I like that even when Wizard is just trying to have some fun, people still criticise the show as if they were expecting this special to be anything other than a long string of random nonsense with fun turned up to eleven.
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09-25-2013, 10:22 AM | #26 |
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^ Exactly. What were people expecting? All the original cast members from every episode to show up? As it stands, we got a good selection of every monster from each series, and I was very happy to see what a slow fight versus clock/speed up would look like. Each of the prior riders not only got at least a line in (Double and Fourze's banter made me laugh because it's exactly what the two of them would do), and we got to see what a fully powered Gaim could do. The blade gun concept is not just nice, I want to see that happen in real life. Make it happen someone. I even appreciated that they gave some proper nods to Ryuki and Hibiki.
I just think people expect there to be some sort of logic behind Rider storylines, where they have a magical happy ending to their favorite characters, and everyones appearance is given some Star Trek pseudo-physics theory to explain why they're there. Maybe it's because I've been watching the Kamen Rider series for a year, but from an outsiders perspective, I already knew that where this series, much like other sentais, it's not there to make sense. It's there to entertain. Or maybe I'm wrong and just like Gaim, there's a seedy underside to the juiciness of it all.
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09-25-2013, 10:30 AM | #27 |
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*Shrugs* I didn't like it. Plain and simple.
What was I expecting? Absolutely nothing. I had no expectations for this special, and they were met.
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09-25-2013, 06:02 PM | #28 |
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I rather have had..well pretty much anything other than a crossover special to close out Wizard. I mean I know the show had a proper ending prior, and one that didn't quite piss me off as other seasons, but I rather have had two real episodes of the show instead of them using it to introduce a rider I have very little faith in.
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09-25-2013, 06:17 PM | #29 |
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I just think people expect there to be some sort of logic behind Rider storylines, where they have a magical happy ending to their favorite characters, and everyones appearance is given some Star Trek pseudo-physics theory to explain why they're there. Maybe it's because I've been watching the Kamen Rider series for a year, but from an outsiders perspective, I already knew that where this series, much like other sentais, it's not there to make sense. It's there to entertain. Or maybe I'm wrong and just like Gaim, there's a seedy underside to the juiciness of it all.
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09-25-2013, 06:24 PM | #30 |
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So, without watching any of Wizard since I stopped, I checked this out figuring it'd be self-contained fun. I'm only a bit in, bit while it's cool to see the suits running arund, what are those voices? I'm surprised Shotaro's actor didn't come back, but I guess if they can't get all of them why bother with a select few? BECAUSE W IS AWESOME THAT'S WHY. Also, Fourze isn't the same actor. Especially weird.
Also, I see Haruto has not improved, acting-wise, but he's freaking Oscar-level compared to those kids. I know Kamen Rider is a kids thing, but kids suuuuck no matter what. But it is really cool to see these suits again. That's worth admission alone. |
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