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Post by xman on Feb 4, 2018 13:42:51 GMT -5
We all have Toksatsu that we either like or dislike. But the vast majority of fans have other opinions that are different than ours. So, if you could list any Tokusatsu shows that you probably are among the minority of people that dislike it, but everyone else do. Regardless of it being Kamen Rider, Super Sentai, Metal Heroes, Ultraman, etc. Which would they be and why you dislike them?
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Post by Sh Ranger on Feb 4, 2018 16:21:54 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I can relate to this subject. My opinions are typically in the minority. I really enjoyed Ninninjer, Ghost, Mega Force and Super Mega Force. But for some reason, I have seen a lot of hate for these shows, mainly on forums beyond RC. So not only are there shows in the Tokusatsu genre that I disliked, as a minority, it works in reverse as well. But that's not the subject of the thread right now so I guess I'll move on.
Kamen Rider Gaim, an overrated show and the worst I've seen in the Heisei Era. Refer to its discussion thread for a detailed explanation regarding why I disliked this popular show.
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. Not the worst Sentai, there were some cool moments and it did give us the first full time female red who was awesome. However, I was disappointed with Takeru's cold attitude and literally everything about Genta. Jayden and Antonio are better and that's why I prefer PR Samurai to this. Another unpopular opinion in the Tokusatsu fanbase.
Jyuden Sentai Kyoryuger. I actually enjoyed most of this but the final arc and Amy's "character development" killed it at the end. It's a shame since I loved the designs of the suits and mecha. Kyoryuger Brave was an improvement.
In the past, Dino Charge and Dino Super Charge would be here. But I've heard the tables have turned after whatever happened in the finale. Since I'm an obsessive completionist of PR, I'll probably watch it eventually, when I'm bored and I have nothing else to do.
Time Force. I liked it when I was a kid, but now it sucks, when you compare it to Timeranger that it was adapted from and other PR shows, even unpopular shows like Operation Overdrive. I still enjoy the Lightspeed Rescue crossover though. I think every lame show has something good about it, except for ToQGer, which fortunately only has cult status in the fanbase.
In Space. Yeah, I dislike 2 of the most popular PR shows. Not RPM, I agree with the majority about that. Countdown To Destruction was a good finale for the Zordon sub-era of the Saban Era (not to be confused with Saban Brands Era which is Samurai-Super Ninja Steel) and introduced the second Pink Galaxy Ranger for its immediate successor. Other than that, I wasn't okay with how different it was from Mighty Morphin'-Turbo status quo.
Tangentially, while I enjoyed Gokaiger a lot, I think it's overrated. Still a great show.
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Post by Gokai Gaburincho on Feb 4, 2018 23:27:47 GMT -5
(Power Rangers)
When it comes to PR, I feel like my list is very similar the general consensus. I like Time Force, In Space, and RPM, and dislike Samurai, OO, Turbo, Megaforce, and SMF. Aside from the fact that TF is my favorite PR season instead of In Space, I feel like my list is pretty guessable, except for one season:
Dino Charge/DSC: It's certainly the best seasons of the Neo-Saban Era, but I don't like either season. Despite it having a super season, I still see this all as one show, and as whole, I don't like it. I feel like it has most of the same problems as the other Neo-Saban seasons, but just to a slightly lesser extent. There's still a handful of episodes I like, but the dialogue (especially the talking during the fight scenes), pacing, and lesson-of-the-day plots just bring this show down for me.
(Super Sentai)
There are shows that people tend to like more than I do, but I don't think are bad, like Zyuohger, ToQger, and Gaoranger, but as for shows that I straight-up don't like:
Kakuranger: I don't like any of the ninja sentais. I'm shocked that out of all 6 ninja shows, Ninja Storm is the only good one. That announcer is the most annoying, obnoxious character I've seen in any sentai next to Eris. I don't really care about any of the characters, but I thought the Flower Kunoichi Gang were kinda cool, and I think this version of getting the Ninja zords is the best of all 3. I'm also glad the guy who played Sasuke got to redeem himself in Gingaman.
Carranger: This is the worst sentai I have ever seen. I don't like Turbo, so I was looking forward to seeing if the comedy plays better in the sentai. I went in knowing it was supposed to be a parody, and I still found it to be silly, unfunny nonsense.
Megaranger: This is the season freaking In Space is adapted from. People call Gingaman and Goseiger boring. I like those shows. This is the most boring sentai I have ever seen. I don't like a single ranger character, not even MegaSilver. Kenta is the worst sentai red I've seen next to Takaharu. However, that Diet Crepe song is the funniest thing I've ever seen in any sentai. Megaranger is not worthy of such an hilarious moment.
Hurricaneger: I was looking forward to this show because of how much I hate Ninninger, the fact that I like Ninja Storm, and how popular it is, but I thought this show was a failure. I hate that "that" bullcrap, I think the Hurricanegers themselves are boring, the Gouraigers are some of the most unlikable characters I've seen in a sentai, and Shurikenger is obnoxious and annoying. I do love the roll call and henshin theme, though.
Kyuranger: I know there are a lot of people that dislike this show, but I think enough people like it enough for me to put it here. I just watched the subbed finale earlier, but even before I saw it, I had seen enough to say that I think overall, it's not a good show. I'm gonna do an overview of Kyuranger when I do my Kyuranger post, and go in depth of my thoughts on this show there.
I would put Ohranger and Ninninger, but a lot of other people seem to dislike those shows, too.
(Kamen Rider)
I've seen every KR show from W to current, and I haven't seen a single KR show that I dislike. I even like Ghost, which is my first KR show. W and Gaim are lower on my list, but I still think they're good. Just not as good or great as other people think they are. I'm currently 5 episodes into Kiva, and the show isn't grabbing me as much as I would like, but that's not enough time to determine if the show is good or bad yet.
Edit: I finished Kiva a few days ago. Yeah, I don't think it's a good show. I thought it was poorly paced, and the show barely does any setup to its plot. There are definitely moments I like, and characters I like, but I found most of this show just boring and poorly put together.
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Post by xman on Feb 5, 2018 21:53:36 GMT -5
POWER RANGERS:
-Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers (Season One). Surprised!!! Yeah, the odds of me saying that I disliked the very first season of Power Rangers that started it all is quite slim. But look, here me out. Yes, MMPR (S1) may have been the first, but it's not the best at everything. It's only good for a nostalgia trip and nothing more. Now, my reasons for disliking this season, are the fact that every one is putting it up on a god-damn pedestal, and that really annoys me. That and aside from the "Green with Evil" mini-series, and the Green Candle two-parter, and "Return of an Old Friend", the rest of season one doesn't have an actual story. Plus Tommy is an overrated character.
-Power Rangers Time Force. I am not gonna say that it's a bad seasson, but I found it to be a bit overrated. Plus, I don't think it's fair that we need to keep comparing Time Force to Timeranger simply because they both share the same plot. Just because this show is a faithful adaptation of its' sentai counterpart, doesn't necessarily mean that we have to keep bastardizing it as being terrible in comparison to the original.
-Power Rangers Ninja Storm. I didn't liked the whole "EXTREME SPORTS!!" and "DUDE!" theme of the season, I don't even like Lothor as a character, and I hated his two nieces. But, I just did not connect with Dustin as a character who likes comic books and I hated Tori's character. But other than that, I never liked any of the episodes, save for the Thunder Rangers arc, "Samurai's Journey", "Shane's Karma", "The Wild Wipeout" and "General Deception".
-Power Rangers RPM. Never liked the second half of the show (Episodes 19-32), and the "Ranger Yellow" two-parter.
SUPER SENTAI:
-Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger. Hated the whole "Kids of the Week" episode plots, Geki, Dan, Boi, Goushi, and Mei's bland and boring characters. Hated Barza as a mentor-character and Witch Bandora as a villain-character. She's just too damn nice.
-Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger. All of the main characters, except for Yellow and Silver were so damn generic, forgettable, bland and boring. Didn't liked the dated CGI on the Power Animals, and I really didn't like Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai as a movie.
-Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Never liked the whole episodic plot of the show. Or the lack of a main TV villain. But, I did prefer the Dekarangers' characters in the 10 Years After movie and in "Space Squad".
-Space Sentai Kyuuranger. I was not feeling this atrocious hot mess of a TV series. I didn't understand what was so damn great about this series, or Champ and Stinger as characters. I thought they were as overrated as characters as Tommy was in MMPR (S1-S3). Never cared all that much about Sparda, or Raptor, or even Hammie and Koutarou. Not even Garu and Lucky were that appealing to me as characters. I cared more about Naaga, Balance, Tsurugi and Shou Lonpou thanI do about the rest of the eight Kyuurangers. Plus, the villains are just boring.
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