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05-14-2021, 12:51 AM | #661 |
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I get it, I can see the appeal, I can even see what could be the excitement of working on a project and being able to react in the moment, being able to look at this things and be like, "oh, wouldn't this be cool if..." &c. but also, as an audience member... yeah.
For the longest time, I've felt like there have have been moments in shows where I just don't follow how A has led to B, where it feels like the show has jumped several episodes ahead without laying the groundwork, and it's been driving me crazy making me think that it's either a language thing or just me being a dullard. This especially has been a problem for me with Saber, and I know that the general census is that the show's story is "good" now, but, forgive me for being a curmudgeon, but I often feel that what people are saying is that actually the fight sequences are good. I get this is probably just a me thing, and I'm not silly enough to know that kid's TV doesn't live and die by its panache, the excitement and merits of such as Sakamoto's fight choreography, and the last thing I want to do is insult the staff... but reading this interview definitely made me feel as if I finally had an answer as for why Saber felt so jumbled and contradictory and repetitive in the unfolding of its narrative. /end grumpy old lady rant. But, like, Wizard is a series that I think has the tightest series arc (the reveals and resolution of the last few episodes made me adore that season) and some of the most repetitive individual episodes of any Kamen Rider I can think of. It felt like a show that was committed to a story that the actors couldn't quite connect with, or that the theory was losing out to the reality. I'd've traded a cohesive and brilliant conclusion for a few less episodes that were purposefully hitting the same notes. I mean, I don't know how all of these shows are produced. The ones I might deride as overly schematic might've been written the night before shooting, and the ones that feel fresh and responsive might've been locked before the actors waved on stage at the first press junket. I don't know. But my feeling is that I'd prefer the spontaneity of We Are Building The Bridge As We Go Off The Cliff to having everything set before the rest of the team gets to contribute.
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05-14-2021, 01:59 AM | #662 |
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I haven't seen Wizard, if I'm honest. In fact the only thing I've heard about it is that it had to be extended because of complications with the following series? I will get to it eventually though! Maybe in 2022/2023, when you have seen Saber and I have seen Wizard we can reconvene, lol. I know a lot of this is me being a grumpy mare though, and I appreciate every single person on this board who humours me and gestures for the nurse to come and take me back to my room. |
05-14-2021, 02:06 AM | #663 |
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I get this, and I totally see the appeal, and trust me if anyone was ever foolish enough to allow me to be involved in the creation process of something like this, I would revel in this chaotic energy, lol—but as a member of the audience, I think a lot of my frustration comes from a sense of feeling that there interesting ideas that aren't given time to be developed because of this approach, or that ideas are being developed outside of the core series, and then being drafted in because someone is like, "What a great idea!"
I haven't seen Wizard, if I'm honest. In fact the only thing I've heard about it is that it had to be extended because of complications with the following series? I will get to it eventually though! Maybe in 2022/2023, when you have seen Saber and I have seen Wizard we can reconvene, lol. I know a lot of this is me being a grumpy mare though, and I appreciate every single person on this board who humours me and gestures for the nurse to come and take me back to my room.
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05-14-2021, 02:16 AM | #664 |
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Having complained about all this, if the shows were absolutely perfect in my eyes, there would be no room for me to write fanfic, so in a way, maybe I should be grateful, haha. |
05-14-2021, 02:27 PM | #665 |
I have a problematic type
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For the longest time, I've felt like there have have been moments in shows where I just don't follow how A has led to B, where it feels like the show has jumped several episodes ahead without laying the groundwork, and it's been driving me crazy making me think that it's either a language thing or just me being a dullard. This especially has been a problem for me with Saber, and I know that the general census is that the show's story is "good" now, but, forgive me for being a curmudgeon, but I often feel that what people are saying is that actually the fight sequences are good.
I'll admit that my bar is really low for a Takuro Fukuda joint, but I've really enjoyed the last several months of the show on a narrative level. Except for Ren. Fuck Ren. |
05-14-2021, 02:56 PM | #666 |
Yodonna oshi
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I want to like Ren... I just feel that, like Sophia, who I also want to like, there are large stretches where I forget he is a character in the show. I don't want to pooh-pooh Saber, I am just frustrated by the characters spinning wheels for ages, repeating the same sentiments over and over again until the lead literally turns to another character and says, "Oh, you're still going on about this?"
I don't know. Perhaps I'm just grumpy because I'm clearly a fan of "old man" Oogami and he's not been in it as much. |
05-14-2021, 03:14 PM | #667 |
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I’ll just say that I’ve known about this hectic method for months and move on.
According to new information, Kamen Rider Solomon will wield the Omniexcalibur (a repaint of Kingexcalibur) and use the Maken Godriver to transform with the Omni-Force Wonder Ridebook (repainted from the X-Sword Man Wonder Ride Book). And if you don’t know what “Maken” means despite how common a term it is in Tokusatsu (it was once part of an episode title, then I can’t help you. |
05-14-2021, 04:08 PM | #668 |
Yodonna oshi
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This video you posted pretty much said all the things I've been thinking but with far more grace!
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05-18-2021, 08:46 PM | #669 |
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Something low key I like about Touma is that he’s achieved his dream. He spent much of his life wanting to be a writer and now he is, and that’s great! It sets a good example for kids that dreams are possible to reach.
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05-19-2021, 08:17 AM | #670 |
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Something I should have noticed earlier:
-Only the Northern SOL riders (excluding the Caliburs, but including Yuri) name their finishers -Rintarou and Tetsuo make english names for their finishers (Snack On the Chopper and Hydro Stream) -Touma and Ogami name their finishers in japanese (Bakuen Gurenzan and Dai DanDan) -Kento (as Espada) names his finisher in Spanish -Ren also names finishers in japanese, but names them in the format of techniques (Shippuu Kenbu: Niren) -Yuri names his finishers both in english and japanese, depending on his form (Hikari are and X-Sword Break) The rest, Falchion, Durandal, Sabela, and Caliburs don't name their own finishers. |
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