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This whole Meower Rangers thing Power Rangers is doing is surprisingly well done.  
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Doggles posted:This whole Meower Rangers thing Power Rangers is doing is surprisingly well done. People are so salty about it, too, and I am here for it.
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Jan 13, 2017 03:37
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People are salty about something which is already better than the new movie looks? gently caress this fandom.
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Jan 13, 2017 03:41
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:People are salty about something which is already better than the new movie looks? "I want to see the trailer/get more information about the movie! I don't want to see this!"
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Jan 13, 2017 03:42
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It is weird that the movie is right around the corner and there isn't a trailer. You'd think the hype machine would have rolled out already, but the only new info we get is from the toyline.
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Jan 13, 2017 04:31
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No memes I mean, this is kind of a big time for the franchise even if you don't care about the movie, with the Ninja Steel premiere and the Justice League crossover comic and the recent adjustment the mainline comic made to the White Ranger. They have a lot they could talk about than social media memes. Sonic the Hedgehog's account does that a lot, too, but they have a lot less to be excited about. But still... no memes.
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Jan 13, 2017 04:35
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There's a difference between a parody and a meme.
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Jan 13, 2017 04:37
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I understand, but you can't avoid the connection to the cheezburger pictures and "everybody loves cats on YouTube" phenomenon. There's been some really great PR parodies, especially at the height of it's fame. Animaniacs. MAD Magazine. That one ReBoot episode that was loaded with toku references in general. During season one/two original airing there was a guy making parody scripts for EVERY EPISODE. I'm not saying the cat video is good or bad (wouldn't be fair, I'm not watching it) but the context of being an official viral video promotion makes it a little more  worthy.
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Jan 13, 2017 04:59
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They've released a few more gifs! I'm giggling like crazy at work. 
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Jan 13, 2017 21:32
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Craptacular! posted:No memes What happened with the White Ranger in the comics?
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Jan 13, 2017 21:34
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It's super not clear. There's some Alternate Universe where an evil Ranger and Rita(?) took over the Earth, and his costume is basically a fusion of the Green and White Ranger. Which is kind of confusing because the White Ranger powers were invented by Zordon. Literally created from scratch. So who knows. We'd have a better idea if the comic could stick to the main story instead of going off on a jaunt to some unrelated adventure every other issue. Everyone (but Billy) got to be the Green Ranger though that was neat. The new Justice League crossover is interesting. The Rangers and Batman got into a slap fight for a bit which Batman quickly realized he had no hope of winning. Then Kimberly kidnapped him and his car with her zord. Zedd looks like he's the main villain
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Jan 13, 2017 22:07
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Burkion posted:It's super not clear. There's some Alternate Universe where an evil Ranger and Rita(?) took over the Earth, and his costume is basically a fusion of the Green and White Ranger. My working theory was that this was Eltar, and Rita took over after locking Zordon into his tube. Has that one been disproven yet? The Phantom Ranger sort of opened this idea that maybe dudes in ranger costumes was something Zordon brought from his world.
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Jan 14, 2017 01:14
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Craptacular! posted:My working theory was that this was Eltar, and Rita took over after locking Zordon into his tube. Has that one been disproven yet? I THINK they've said it's another reality, but it'd be pretty cool if it was Eltar. One plot element I hope they explore is the idea that the Phantom Ranger is Zordon's son. That has some serious potential if they are on Eltar.
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Jan 14, 2017 01:22
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I think the comic has departed enough from right after Green with Evil that you can't really rely on anything after that from the show. Plus the tease of the destroyed Megazord and also the evil ranger having Mastodon-ranger powered armies that seem to indicate it is a parallel earth.
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Jan 14, 2017 02:01
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My guess is it's going to be an alternate Zack who accepted Rita's deal to become the Green Ranger, unlike ours who rejected it(as shown in an earlier issue)
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Jan 14, 2017 02:06
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drrockso20 posted:My guess is it's going to be an alternate Zack who accepted Rita's deal to become the Green Ranger, unlike ours who rejected it(as shown in an earlier issue) That actually kinda makes sense. Mastodon soldiers could be using his old powers too. And his new Zord thing was called Black Dragon.
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Jan 14, 2017 02:13
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JesusSinfulHands posted:Reminds me of how I used to really enjoy Time Force, then went and watched Timeranger subbed and was like...wow this is a lot like Time Force but done better.
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Jan 14, 2017 18:53
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Well when you're up against Ransik, one of the top 5 Tokusatsu villains of all time, you're bound to come up short.
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Jan 14, 2017 20:25
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If you can't handle silly villains, Super Sentai may not be for you. Sentai is often a lot darker than Power Rangers, but it's also a lot goofier, which PR replaces with PG-13 edge. (I don't intend that as criticism, I like PR too)
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Jan 14, 2017 20:53
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It's super weird to compare the two and TimeRanger is possibly the best one for it. I think, on the whole, Power Rangers is more consistent in tone than Sentai. Mind from what I've seen, of late Sentai has just lost most of its edge entirely, while Power Rangers keeps on keeping on.
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Jan 14, 2017 21:07
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I like my sentai where kids are getting abused and characters are getting murdered. In maskman, the yellow ranger, while in a training montage, tosses a shuriken into a guy's face. This guy was helping the squad train up their skills.
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Jan 14, 2017 21:33
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G-III posted:I like my sentai where kids are getting abused and characters are getting murdered. You would adore Liveman
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Jan 14, 2017 21:38
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MadScientistWorking posted:Wait really? When does it get good because the villain in that show seemed so cheesy and bad that it was kind of painful to watch? I legitimately wasn't expecting an Italian stereotype to be the villain. There's a bunch of mediocre filler until TimeFire shows up, but the shows picks up when he comes in. Without getting into spoilers too much, I would say Time Force adopted many of the plotlines of Timeranger very closely, but took out some key elements as they were surely too dark for american tv. Because of this parts of Time Force seem soulless in comparison. More specifically TimeYellow, TimeBlue, and the original TimeRed's character stories are greatly simplified or removed completely, which is why Katie, Lucas, and Alex's characters are so lacking. And because the characters and general stories of the two series are so similar, it's hard not to see Time Force as a less compelling version of Timeranger after that.
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Jan 14, 2017 23:33
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I'm not a fan of the original TimeRed's thing though. Might just be me saying not muh Rangers but I feel it's just there to give the show a twist it didn't really need at the end.
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Jan 15, 2017 00:03
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Burkion posted:You would adore Liveman Up until the party becomes five people. Then it becomes a cocaine fueled fantasy of pregnant men and heroic sacrifices by oversized centipedes.
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Jan 15, 2017 03:30
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Craptacular! posted:Up until the party becomes five people. Then it becomes a cocaine fueled fantasy of pregnant men and heroic sacrifices by oversized centipedes. 
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There's an episode where one of the new guys is impregnated with an alien. And while they don't actually use the word abortion, he basically tries to get an abortion and the voice of the alien baby in his big pregnant belly begs to not be aborted. The climax is this becomes a one episode father figure relationship, naturally. Another episode had the villain's plot causing the side-effect of massive bugs. So you have giant centipedes and spiders etc that are basically men in suits crawling around on the floor. At one point, a lethal blast is fired at our heroes, and a giant centipede makes a slow-motion heroic sacrifice leap to save them. And then everyone sheds a tear for the heroism of the centipede, taking the show's theme of "fighting for all living things" to it's limits. Liveman has some other silly stuff, but most of it rules: One episode starts with a gangster based on too many 80s Stallone/Arnold movies, chasing the monster of the day (who just knocked the Livemen out of their costumes), beating the poo poo out of it with fists and chains, and then he ties it up to his motorcycle and drives away dragging the monster on the road. That guy becomes a regular character, and what I just described is actually the most boring part of his story. It's an okay show, ending is disappointing but the road there was good. Yellow Lion is one of the better sentai heroes I've seen so far. Craptacular! fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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Jan 15, 2017 03:55
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It's really hard to find a Super Sentai with a REALLY good ending. Hell, apply that to Toku all over. I think Bioman will always be my favorite series. It's not goofy at all beyond just being a toku, but it's also not all that... Deep? The characters aren't much to write home about, though Pink Five is a surprisingly powerful character any time they give her poo poo to do. The ending even manages to stick the landing, I think. If what you want is a serious 1980s action adventure show for kids using the Sentai formula, Bioman is pretty well perfect. It doesn't have much in the way of engaging plot lines or complex character work, but it is extremely consistent from start to finish and has some great villains. Bio Hunter Silva is one of the best villains in the series, even if he is visually a repainted Hakaider.
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Jan 15, 2017 07:04
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Burkion posted:I think Bioman will always be my favorite series.  Never would have guessed
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Jan 15, 2017 07:12
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Burkion posted:It's really hard to find a Super Sentai with a REALLY good ending. Yeah it's weird how rarely Toku series end well(although Rider has been better overall in that area from W onwards, with only Wizard and Ghost outright screwing the proverbial pooch)
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Jan 15, 2017 07:13
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I liked Boukenger's ending, though it would have been nice if Sakura could have just used her words. I also like the ending of Magiranger. Mele and Leo's fate made me not enjoy Gekiranger's ending as much as I otherwise would have. I liked how this was adapted in Jungle Fury. Wild Force and Gaoranger's ending are basically the same, but Gaoranger's is a little more impactful. The Wild Force team giving up their jackets and morphers made me sad, though.
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Jan 15, 2017 07:15
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PMush Perfect posted:
I'll have you know, I was bought this avatar through my work of sheer love and admiration for Bioman. It is a sign of pride and I love it dearly. Also never be wary of weird 80s Filipino English dubs because some of them are loving magical.
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Jan 15, 2017 07:25
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Maybe I just got lucky, but I started getting into Sentai with my first two series being Samurairanger and Gogakiger, which both had strong good endings.
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Jan 15, 2017 07:40
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I've only ever completed three shows, I've had one good and two pretty bad. PR generally does a better job with endings, it seems, even if the path to it is sometimes more torturous. I'm going to start Jetman eventually. Out of the pre-Zyu series, Liveman and Jetman stuck out to me as trying something different. After that, I'll go Zyu onwards.
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Jan 15, 2017 07:49
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Burkion posted:It's really hard to find a Super Sentai with a REALLY good ending. Starting with Go Busters really spoiled me for endings, yeah. Most of the others I've seen just kind of fade out.
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Jan 15, 2017 08:15
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wOe9SeaTbM
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Jan 15, 2017 08:19
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Burkion posted:I'll have you know, I was bought this avatar through my work of sheer love and admiration for Bioman. Mm, yeah. That was the reason. We'll go with that. Sure.
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Jan 15, 2017 11:23
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drrockso20 posted:Yeah it's weird how rarely Toku series end well(although Rider has been better overall in that area from W onwards, with only Wizard and Ghost outright screwing the proverbial pooch) Wizard's wasn't terrible, the show was just way too long; I think they could have done it in 30ish like Decade and worked quite well. It's a flawed series, but I've softened a bit over time. Ghost, though 
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Jan 15, 2017 13:28
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Wizard's wasn't terrible, the show was just way too long; I think they could have done it in 30ish like Decade and worked quite well. It's a flawed series, but I've softened a bit over time. Which one, the proper ending or the tacked on crossover that followed it? If it's the former then yeah, I can agree with that. Wizard was a deeply flawed series but I will admit it had it's moments (almost everything having to do with Beast for example. It's also the only series aside from the Decade/W crossover movie to have a female Rider who doesn't die or never transforms again after one brief fight). Back on topic though, I thought Shinkenger and Gokaiger had pretty decent endings (in fact if the franchise had ended after the latter it would have served as a pretty good send-off all things considered).
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Blade_of_tyshalle posted:Wizard's wasn't terrible, the show was just way too long; I think they could have done it in 30ish like Decade and worked quite well. It's a flawed series, but I've softened a bit over time. Yeah, I think Wizard's ending, unlike the rest of it, was pretty decent. Drive's ending was good, too. I'm not sure if Gaim's ending was "good", but it was at least what the show was building up to. OOO's ending was good and also sad. Ankh 
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