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Post by ratetankmark on Jan 4, 2014 7:51:00 GMT -5
Lothor in Ninja Storm Lord Zedd in Mighty Morphin Messagog in Dino Thunder Miratrix and Kamdor in Operation Overdrive
The only exception to this in my opinion is SPD but that's because it's possibly my favourite Power Rangers series, the only reason I like Mighty Morphin' is because of Bulk and Skull.
So why are the villains the more interesting ones compared to the Rangers?
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jan 4, 2014 8:18:38 GMT -5
Storyline reason: It just boils down to the struggle of order vs chaos. The Rangers being the field agents of order are expected to look clean cut and uniformed in their battle whereas their foes whom represent chaos take the opposite approach and embrace discord in their looks, actions and mannerisms.
Behind the scenes reason: Since a lot of these characters are exclusive to the US versions the producers, writers and the costume/art department are given full freedom to create a new character from scratch so of course they are going try create an interesting wild looking character that fits in with Power Rangers over the top look and feel. And not to mention they give the actor the creative freedom to be as hammy or over the top menacing as they hearts desire.
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Post by ratetankmark on Jan 4, 2014 11:16:20 GMT -5
Mighty Morphin, Dino Thunder, SPD, Operation Overdrive, Any and Every Power Rangers series under the sun, just talk about them here, I might as well get this out of the way from Operation Overdrive. How does Miratrix go from this To this Its weird that they take the only good thing from Overdrive IMO and turn her into something that you'd see in an acid trip, she was a good enough villain who could've been taken as a threat on her own without being made into a giant owl.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 4, 2014 11:20:33 GMT -5
You know, you could make an all purpose Power Rangers thread. That's not an order, just a suggestion since you've started so many of them in succession here.
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Post by ratetankmark on Jan 4, 2014 11:22:21 GMT -5
You know, you could make an all purpose Power Rangers thread. That's not an order, just a suggestion since you've started so many of them in succession here. Sure
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Post by Michael Coello on Jan 4, 2014 13:11:11 GMT -5
So far, of the series I've seen:
MMPR - It's aged badly in places, but there's still a certain charm to it that makes me still enjoy even the bad moments.
Zeo - Kind of middle of the road, and I deducted huge over how they screwed over my favorite character, but it's alright for the most part.
Turbo - No. Just no.
In Space - Honestly, the best season of the show.
Lost Galaxy - Recently started it, just funny to see the Starship Troopers gear in a "kid's show", so to speak.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 13:16:16 GMT -5
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on Jan 4, 2014 13:25:56 GMT -5
Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, we can't have an all purpose Power Rangers thread without the proper music.... {Spoiler}Spoiler
Proceed
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Post by ZERO on Jan 4, 2014 13:33:26 GMT -5
Mighty Morphin, Dino Thunder, SPD, Operation Overdrive, Any and Every Power Rangers series under the sun, just talk about them here, I might as well get this out of the way from Operation Overdrive. How does Miratrix go from this To this Its weird that they take the only good thing from Overdrive IMO and turn her into something that you'd see in an acid trip, she was a good enough villain who could've been taken as a threat on her own without being made into a giant owl. Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome)
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jan 4, 2014 14:29:24 GMT -5
Mighty Morphin, Dino Thunder, SPD, Operation Overdrive, Any and Every Power Rangers series under the sun, just talk about them here, I might as well get this out of the way from Operation Overdrive. How does Miratrix go from this To this Its weird that they take the only good thing from Overdrive IMO and turn her into something that you'd see in an acid trip, she was a good enough villain who could've been taken as a threat on her own without being made into a giant owl. Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome) Can we keep Tokusatu separate from the PR thread? I don't want this turning into a Sentai discussion like PR threads frequently do.
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Post by Captain Patren Fenderbaum-X on Jan 4, 2014 14:39:01 GMT -5
Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome) Can we keep Tokusatu separate from the PR thread? I don't want this turning into a Sentai discussion like PR threads frequently do. Thats pretty unfair since Sentai IS Power Rangers.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2014 14:48:23 GMT -5
Can we keep Tokusatu separate from the PR thread? I don't want this turning into a Sentai discussion like PR threads frequently do. Thats pretty unfair since Sentai IS Power Rangers. I think is its fair. I think posts comparing the differences and similarities between Power Rangers and Sentai is fine, but when someone starts a thread to talk about Power Rangers and the next 5-6 posts are exclusively discussing Sentai, it's somewhat of a "hijacking", like when the OP made the SPD thread. I wish that some toy manufacturer released a Scorpius beanbag chair during Lost Galaxy.
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Post by ratetankmark on Jan 4, 2014 14:52:03 GMT -5
Mighty Morphin, Dino Thunder, SPD, Operation Overdrive, Any and Every Power Rangers series under the sun, just talk about them here, I might as well get this out of the way from Operation Overdrive. How does Miratrix go from this To this Its weird that they take the only good thing from Overdrive IMO and turn her into something that you'd see in an acid trip, she was a good enough villain who could've been taken as a threat on her own without being made into a giant owl. Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome) I know, why do all the pretty and awesome female villains in PR turn to freaks when they grow, if the Green Ranger could grow and still be a human, why does Miratrix have to turn into an owl in what looks like a bathing suit? I was originally thinking about making a Miratrix Appreciation Thread, then I realised that I'd probably be the only one appreciating.
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Post by ZERO on Jan 4, 2014 14:56:03 GMT -5
Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome) Can we keep Tokusatu separate from the PR thread? I don't want this turning into a Sentai discussion like PR threads frequently do. Point taken. It really depends on the series and who is involved, but in more than a few cases, Power Rangers is it's own beast, with some concepts that only exist in PR, or happened in PR first. Anyway, been watching Kix Power (an offshoot of kids' channel Kix that shows NOTHING but Power Rangers) since it returned over christmas. The more I see Jungle Fury, the more RJ becomes my favourite mentor ever. Better than say, Jii or Gosei (Zordon did not teach him well. I think he lied about Zordon being his mentor.) at any stretch. Jungle Fury's an underrated season, so I'm glad it's getting some focus in Super Megaforce this year, even if it is just because Casey's actor is on the writing team.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2014 14:57:24 GMT -5
Maybe whoever came up with that idea really liked how in MMPR Scorpina went from hot asian chick to disgusting monster whenever Rita made her grow. That's a character I missed in subsequent seasons. They cast a new actress (Sabrina Lu) to play her in a season 2 episode, but nothing beyond that. Shame, really. (EDIT: I'm glad we have an all-purpose PR thread now, I was gonna start a more general Tokusatsu thread, but this is most welcome) I know, why do all the pretty and awesome female villains in PR turn to freaks when they grow, if the Green Ranger could grow and still be a human, why does Miratrix have to turn into an owl in what looks like a bathing suit? I was originally thinking about making a Miratrix Appreciation Thread, then I realised that I'd probably be the only one appreciating. I think from an artistic/asthetic perspective, a dude in a suit with his face covered by a helmet looks less awkward than a giant "regular chick".
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Post by ratetankmark on Jan 4, 2014 15:20:08 GMT -5
I know, why do all the pretty and awesome female villains in PR turn to freaks when they grow, if the Green Ranger could grow and still be a human, why does Miratrix have to turn into an owl in what looks like a bathing suit? I was originally thinking about making a Miratrix Appreciation Thread, then I realised that I'd probably be the only one appreciating. I think from an artistic/asthetic perspective, a dude in a suit with his face covered by a helmet looks less awkward than a giant "regular chick". Possibly, It would've been interesting to see them try it though, just for something different, now I'm remembering how awesome the Green Ranger suit looked compared to Tommy's White Ranger attire.
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Post by ZERO on Jan 4, 2014 15:25:44 GMT -5
Thats pretty unfair since Sentai IS Power Rangers. I think is its fair. I think posts comparing the differences and similarities between Power Rangers and Sentai is fine, but when someone starts a thread to talk about Power Rangers and the next 5-6 posts are exclusively discussing Sentai, it's somewhat of a "hijacking", like when the OP made the SPD thread. A fair point, and one I've been guilty of in the past*. There are concepts that have been purely PR in origin (Red Ranger "Battlizers" started with Power Rangers in Space), even entire Rangers that only exist in PR (Titanium being the best and most original example). The similarities will vary wildly depending on the show. They can either be close to the source material (Time Force, Samurai) or ballsy departures from the original, remaining only loosely inspired by the original show (Lost Galaxy, RPM) or anything inbetween. The first 6 years of PR are an entity unto itself in a way, and it's staggering that even on MMPR alone, they made it work as well as could be expected. When you look at the excuses for why Tommy was always late to a battle as Green Ranger, that guy really isn't as cool as some think. The Dragonzord is awesome though. Anyway, I think I posted this before, but did anyone see the White Ranger vs Scorpion fight on youtube last year? If you didn't, here it is: If you just want to skip to the actual fight (Which is really well done), it starts at 4:10. * - and with that, unless someone else wants to start it first, I may start a tokusatsu thread for Sentai/Kamen Rider/misc talk at some point. Seems fairer that way than derailing PR threads with sentai talk that has little to do with Power Rangers.
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Post by Cela on Jan 4, 2014 15:33:56 GMT -5
Variety.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jan 4, 2014 15:39:40 GMT -5
That Pink Megaforce Ranger is pretty hot.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jan 4, 2014 16:33:59 GMT -5
That Pink Megaforce Ranger is pretty hot. The question I ask myself every time there's a new series is "How hot are the female rangers?" The answer is usually "pretty damn hot."
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