|
Twelve by Pies posted:I was with my brother and his kids over the weekend at Toys R Us, and apparently they released a Legacy White Tigerzord at some point. The side of the box has it combined with the saber tooth tiger/triceratops from the Legacy Megazord so I guess that means we're not getting a Legacy Thunderzord? I'm still thinking there will be one, they just wanted to keep the wave of Tommy-related gear going. I just got mine and when the Tigerzord is in Warrior Mode, the shoulders swivel down like they do for the Mega Tigerzord combo and there are Zordbuilder pegs beneath the armor that are uncovered. They would line up perfectly for the Lion Thunderzord's front feet to snap in place on top. Granted, they could have done that just in case and because more Zordbuilder pegs are good for the line in general, but I think that a Thunder Megazord will probably happen later this year. Maybe revealed at SDCC or something.
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 05:33
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 25, 2024 21:11 |
|
|
Tae posted:Not surprised Sabin continues their lovely monopoly when they sent a C+D to a sentai fan game. What? Their lovely monopoly on something they brought the rights to in this country and actively make their own version of? That video wasn't even sentai, it was out-right Power Rangers. Stuff Saban themselves originally created.
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 06:26
|
|
|
jivjov posted:Good god, we've been talking about POWER/RANGERS for a solid 45 minutes now. I know you guys generally have a Don't Have Podcasts Longer Than The Original Runtime rule, but I think with special things like this, going longform is better.
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 06:37
|
|
|
MisterBibs posted:I know you guys generally have a Don't Have Podcasts Longer Than The Original Runtime rule, but I think with special things like this, going longform is better. Yeah, it was honestly one of my favorite recording sessions ever.
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 06:55
|
|
|
AND THEN I BLATHERED AT HIM AT LENGTH ABOUT ULTRAMAN
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 07:22
|
|
|
Cliff Racer posted:What? Their lovely monopoly on something they brought the rights to in this country and actively make their own version of? That video wasn't even sentai, it was out-right Power Rangers. Stuff Saban themselves originally created. POWER/RANGERS wasn't made for profit and is very, very, VERY clearly parody, which is one of the most clear-cut examples of fair use. They don't really have a leg to stand on, and they're picking on a dude with enough money to call them on it (Adi Shankar is kind of a bigshot movie producer), so this could be interesting.
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 08:35
|
|
|
When I was a kid in the mid-80s, I got a lot of toys that were robot model kits somewhere between Lego and Lego Technic on the difficulty / complexity scale, from different brands and lines and such. I remember that one of them had a mini-comic book (like the ones that came with a lot of action figures in those days) that had some of the robots from the toy line. One comic that I had featured the Changeman robot fighting some gigantic green goo monsters that were very kaiju-like. Except there were no sentai, just the robot, and the robot was a character in it's own right like a Transformer; the 'background story' of the toy line was completely different, since the TV show wasn't on in the US. The robot toy/model wasn't the Changeman robot. I'm likely misremembering details, but does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
|
|
#
?
Feb 26, 2015 17:26
|
|
|
quote =/= edit
mom and dad fight a lot fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Feb 27, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 27, 2015 08:12
|
|
|
LORD OF BUTT posted:POWER/RANGERS wasn't made for profit and is very, very, VERY clearly parody, which is one of the most clear-cut examples of fair use. They don't really have a leg to stand on, and they're picking on a dude with enough money to call them on it (Adi Shankar is kind of a bigshot movie producer), so this could be interesting. Also holy poo poo he's been the executive producer on some legit great films. edit: Apparently JDF didn't like this version either.
|
|
#
?
Feb 27, 2015 08:35
|
|
|
I'm spoiling the twist by posting it here, but a few years ago I made a Grim And Gritty Power Rangers Story of my own called I Remember My Heroes. I'll cover this bit in spoilers: Basically, I conceptualized a Power Rangers group that didn't have a Zordon running all the background stuff, and over time devolved in a manner similar to how the Imperium in 40k devolved from its progressive/positive origins to a band of soldiers barely keeping their poo poo running in order to keep fighting a fight they knew they couldn't win. While conceptually grimdark, it came from a  place when writing it.)
MisterBibs fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Feb 28, 2015 |
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2015 06:46
|
|
|
Buddy of mine posted this on Facebook, I got a good laugh out of it.
|
|
#
?
Feb 28, 2015 12:32
|
|
|
So, Koda is confirmed, in-show, to have one of the most depressing backstories in the entire franchise. I mean jesus, everybody he knows is dead, and he lives in fear of almost everything, even in what is ostensibly his own home, because he just can't understand half of it.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 01:01
|
|
|
Astro Nut posted:So, Koda is confirmed, in-show, to have one of the most depressing backstories in the entire franchise. Pretty much! He has a prehistoric case of PTSD.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 03:57
|
|
Morby posted:Pretty much! He has a prehistoric case of PTSD. PTSD that's been 10 million years in the making. Languages must be super annoying for him. He's 10,000,000 years old and the English language reached California around 200 years ago.
|
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 04:51
|
|
|
This season at least seems to be aiming a little higher than Megaforce in the week to week quality of the episodes, it's still not amazing but it's a step up.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 08:08
|
|
|
The Kyoryuger episode was about Souji and his daddy issues. Ian hadn't really joined yet. Dino Charge turns it into Koda's (sad, sad) origin episode. Explains Black's absence via the MOTW. Wrote in Luckyuro. Well done, Power Rangers.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 20:16
|
|
|
I'm rewatching every Power Rangers and just finished A Friend in Need. I forgot how bad Dexs actor was.
|
|
#
?
Mar 1, 2015 23:35
|
|
|
Imagine a world where Masked Rider was a good show.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 00:03
|
|
|
Raserys posted:Imagine a world where Masked Rider was a good show.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:11
|
|
|
I don't get the love of Beetleborgs. I know I'm gonna sound  for this, but it was way too "childish". Yeah Power Rangers was a kid's show, but it wasn't like Beetleborgs until Samurai on.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:14
|
|
|
Tir Na Nog was bad though.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:14
|
|
|
Kortel posted:Tir Na Nog was bad though. I knew a guy who was mad as hell that His Culture was appropriated to entertain children. Like, he wrote letters of outrage and considered it a personal victory when that show was cancelled.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:27
|
|
|
Poison Mushroom posted:Very little would have changed. Just another series that would be vaguely remembered from when Power Rangers was big, like Beetleborgs or Tir Na Nog. Probably. I just can't help imagining how much I would have loved it as a kid if they did an adaptation of Black to start with, especially if they made it more aimed towards teens and young adults to differentiate from Power Rangers.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:30
|
|
|
At least Dragon Knight was cool.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:32
|
|
|
I like to think that if Masked Rider had been good it might have been successful enough to bring more Riders over. The potential for Masked Rider W, were our protagonist is basically Batman, is just too appealing.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:45
|
|
|
Protagonists. 
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:55
|
|
|
WickedHate posted:I don't get the love of Beetleborgs. I know I'm gonna sound Because they were big and cool looking metal suits compared to the spandex of Power Rangers.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 01:58
|
|
|
So I just learned that Power Rangers Punks had a sentai episode equivalent. Punk Mei vs Punk Kimberly....
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:04
|
|
|
Tae posted:Because they were big and cool looking metal suits compared to the spandex of Power Rangers. I can accept that explination, though I prefer the spandex.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:05
|
|
|
Raserys posted:Protagonists. You are correct but there can only be one Batman. The other protagonist would be like Robin at best. Or maybe Batgirl. Or Girl-Robin. But not Batman.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:17
|
|
|
Personally, I find that the abuse of the letter W is way more important to the series as a whole.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:24
|
|
|
W is like Silver Age Flash. Shoutaro is a bumbling dummy who lucks into power and does his level best to help. Only he's even stupider. Also like Barry Allen, Philip comic books out of a poignant death 
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:35
|
|
|
Considering how shared TV Superhero universes have been taking off lately for both Marvel and DC, Saban would be fools not to try to bring Kamen Rider over again and cross it over with Power Rangers, especially now that they've gotten rid of Tzachor
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 02:57
|
|
|
I am hilariously irresponsible and just bought all three Legacy Zords. Can't wait for them all to arrive!
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 03:49
|
|
|
Cernunnos posted:I like to think that if Masked Rider had been good it might have been successful enough to bring more Riders over. Apparently it was successful enough to warrant continuation, there just wasn't anything left to adapt since they stopped making Kamen Rider at that time. You probably were never going to get those shows and, even if you did, they'd be nothing like their Japanese equivalents.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 07:21
|
|
|
jivjov posted:I am hilariously irresponsible and just bought all three Legacy Zords. Can't wait for them all to arrive! Megazord, Dragonzord, Titanus, Tigerzord... Or is Tigerzord not out yet?
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 09:13
|
|
|
Dr Tran posted:Megazord, Dragonzord, Titanus, Tigerzord... It's out. Still trickling into stores, but TRU's site had it recently and it looks like Amazon will be carrying it as well as Saba, rather than them being TRU exclusives like some of the previous ones.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 10:08
|
|
|
Yeah, Tigerzord is out (saw him and Saba at my local store) but I wasn't counting that one, because without a Thunder Megazord I don't care overly much about the Tigerzord. For some silly reason they decided to advertise the fact that you can combine the Tigerzord with the Triceratops and Sabertooth tiger to form it's 3rd mode instead of releasing a Thunder Megazord. So yeah, by "all three" Legacy Zords, I of course meant the Season 1 Legacy Ultrazord set.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 12:04
|
|
|
Cliff Racer posted:Apparently it was successful enough to warrant continuation, there just wasn't anything left to adapt since they stopped making Kamen Rider at that time. I'm led to understand they actually butchered in pieces of other Riders for that show, however, so I have doubts they could have continued Masked Rider at all. I remember being deeply amused when I discovered VR Troopers was three entirely unrelated shows tack-welded together. It turned out pretty good, to my memory.
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 14:13
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 25, 2024 21:11 |
|
|
Man, Dino Charge keeps getting better, especially Koda, who I like because he's not ME DUMB CAVEMAN NOT UNDERSTAND MODERN WORLD. He's clearly very smart and intuitive, just understandably still developing a modern sensibility, and he's very articulate in a halting, slow to start way. He's developing already given the end of the episode showing him learning how to ride bikes Also a not terrible child actor for once!
|
|
#
?
Mar 2, 2015 15:42
|
|
