Umeko and shouldn't be dating.
I don't like Ban so why do I care that he's leaving? Seems a little too dramatic. We have iphones y'know?
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018
Eddie Guzelian's ending of Power Rangers RPM
He wasn't really a producer, considering he'd get Disney in debt to make the series.
His ending sorta doesn't work since Dillon had multiple other times to betray the Rangers.
He has an opportunity to betray episode 3 already, in Corinth, having a Ranger suit, inside their hq. They're not robots. He can beat them all anyway. So just have him beat them there.
Then again, I dunno. There aren't a lot of details to the actual Guzelian ending and he might not have finished it since he was fired, what? Episode 10?!
How I'd do it is Dillon or really Venjix needs that amount of time to upload the virus inside their base.
In contrast, sure, it'd be a plothole, but it'd be a memorable twist. The Lynn series had plotholes too. Whether a series had one or not, it was hella good to have a great twist like that.
Summer believing in Dillon was always sort of suspect to begin with.
1) he's a stranger.
2) he has Venjix hardware.
3) despite that iZombie is attracted to him, so she's obviously not thinking straight.
Then again, everyone said at this point they basically had no choice since they had no warriors and Venjix was going to breach anyway, albeit I would've liked Hicks or Vasquez to be one.
Speaking of which, why'd they never rehire Hicks or Vasquez? I don't remember what they look like, they never do much and I doubt anyone would recall what they look like. Other actors especially in the Disney era have done it before.
His ending sorta doesn't work since Dillon had multiple other times to betray the Rangers.
He has an opportunity to betray episode 3 already, in Corinth, having a Ranger suit, inside their hq. They're not robots. He can beat them all anyway. So just have him beat them there.
Then again, I dunno. There aren't a lot of details to the actual Guzelian ending and he might not have finished it since he was fired, what? Episode 10?!
How I'd do it is Dillon or really Venjix needs that amount of time to upload the virus inside their base.
In contrast, sure, it'd be a plothole, but it'd be a memorable twist. The Lynn series had plotholes too. Whether a series had one or not, it was hella good to have a great twist like that.
Summer believing in Dillon was always sort of suspect to begin with.
1) he's a stranger.
2) he has Venjix hardware.
3) despite that iZombie is attracted to him, so she's obviously not thinking straight.
Then again, everyone said at this point they basically had no choice since they had no warriors and Venjix was going to breach anyway, albeit I would've liked Hicks or Vasquez to be one.
Speaking of which, why'd they never rehire Hicks or Vasquez? I don't remember what they look like, they never do much and I doubt anyone would recall what they look like. Other actors especially in the Disney era have done it before.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Will there be a Ultra Mega Dino Charge 3?
More toys.
Power Rangers movie was successful.
Korea likes Kyoryuger Brave.
They're trending on wordpress.
Dino Charge is on Netflix.
Fans are sharing in places they shouldn't be sharing.
Power Rangers movie was successful.
Korea likes Kyoryuger Brave.
They're trending on wordpress.
Dino Charge is on Netflix.
Fans are sharing in places they shouldn't be sharing.
The great ending of Power Rangers Operation Overdrive
So a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was the infamous Power Rangers Operation Overdrive. It started with a really high debut for the Disney era before fizzling out. I enjoyed the show, but there were a lot of critics. A lot of people hated this series for some odd reason. Some stuff was bad: acting, directing, having less than 40 episodes, etc.. not to mention the lack of concentration of this being an anniversary season compared to its Japanese counterpart, Go Go Sentai Boukenger was a problem. Imagine if the baddie had created bad guys out of former Rangers zords, the inspiration for Toei in Japan.
However, that was the problem: it was a Power Ranger series so people were biased. As I will note, rewatching the series, a lot of the stuff taken while watching the show without watching Boukenger makes the show quite enjoyable. Whether it's a masterpiece, is.. well probably isn't debatable at all, but I think 10 years later, this show may have been underestimated the entertainment, lore and overall payoff of the show.
MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS: I thought the Android storyline was dumb and out of nowhere.
Well, a couple days ago, revisited the reveal, it was just sorta dumb. They allowed it in the beginning with hints that Mack considered him an object, although it was a bit forced as he treated like a human, his son even.
Spencer and Andrew later hint that they only met Mack two years ago.
However, some rewatching has some payoff, although I do suspect that the Netflix edit may have been tinkered with like to some extent although not as much with Mystic Force in my opinion.
The series is also too short and they mention it so briefly that it doesn't come off as really strong.
It's not good sci fi, which I'll get into when Mack has his speech about fighting Moltor in the second to last episode, episode 31. There's not a lot of technobabble as to how Mack's sci fi works, and it's not really that philosophical in terms of where they go on where he goes with the realization that he's an android and that his memories are fake, etc.. If they were going to go with that storyline and then that route, they should've went a lot more philosophical.
They did that with RPM and I think it worked really well. I think Operation Overdrive may have even inspired it a bit hence they have the whole Mack helmet there.
However, it wasn't like the Matrix or Inception had just come out and fans were wondering about things about which of Mack's memories were real or not. I felt like because they were under the Disney mandate, they couldn't write a storyline with that.
And it definitely could've since going to different locations itself is very Nolan/Wachowski-esque. They go to a television show on this television show. They go to all these locations on your television show, which aren't really the locations they claim and is really just New Zealand to have Wachowski/Matrix-esque fights.
The Corona Aurora and Jewels are very video game-Matrix-esque MacGuffins themselves.
Heck, Master Mao in the next series, is from the Matrix, even if it is a sequel, Matrix Revolutions.
And although RPM didn't quite go that far itself, it did so much that Disney would blame the show on that, even though it was because about the horrible 6 AM SATURDAY timeslot.
However, what they did with it was very good character wise in the end product, (although Power Rangers fans as usual, gave up before giving the storyline a chance, including myself admittedly)
Mack wanted his humanity: Moltor gave up his, although I don't recall that he gave it up so there's like a missing scene there, so there seems to be something strong about their beef against each other whether retconned in or not. But I really dig that. They're characters that compare and contrast with each other. I don't know the last time since the Neo Saban era where they happened.
Florious destroys his brother. The ending Andrew can't give up Mack to Flourious. Norg opposes Flourious in the end.
Mack doesn't understand why the jewels were given away. Same with the Operation Overdrive. So the element of family is there.
Tyzonne is back with his girlfriend.
That's probably a really powerful pay off for a Disney era storyline. Mystic Force last season didn't have it.
And it's also a bit darker: Mack is willing to commit suicide because he realizes he's a robot and considers himself replaceable. Andrew doesn't, so Mack eventually takes effort to take value in his own life.
Not to mention, Moltor who I consider the true baddie of the whole series, or at least does the most dies very slowly. He then has his body frozen, the worst possible death for a man who lives on a volcanic celestial being. prior to getting exploded by his own brother, all while not sounding tough and very human much like God Neros' final words in Choujinki Metalder.
The not being able to die thing ended up being a strength of Mack's I don't know why he would want to be turned into a human afterward. Feel pain, hunger. That's a lot of stuff that wasn't covered. Heck, that may even be a plothole, although sci fi androids can do those things.
However, that was the problem: it was a Power Ranger series so people were biased. As I will note, rewatching the series, a lot of the stuff taken while watching the show without watching Boukenger makes the show quite enjoyable. Whether it's a masterpiece, is.. well probably isn't debatable at all, but I think 10 years later, this show may have been underestimated the entertainment, lore and overall payoff of the show.
MY ORIGINAL THOUGHTS: I thought the Android storyline was dumb and out of nowhere.
Well, a couple days ago, revisited the reveal, it was just sorta dumb. They allowed it in the beginning with hints that Mack considered him an object, although it was a bit forced as he treated like a human, his son even.
Spencer and Andrew later hint that they only met Mack two years ago.
However, some rewatching has some payoff, although I do suspect that the Netflix edit may have been tinkered with like to some extent although not as much with Mystic Force in my opinion.
The series is also too short and they mention it so briefly that it doesn't come off as really strong.
It's not good sci fi, which I'll get into when Mack has his speech about fighting Moltor in the second to last episode, episode 31. There's not a lot of technobabble as to how Mack's sci fi works, and it's not really that philosophical in terms of where they go on where he goes with the realization that he's an android and that his memories are fake, etc.. If they were going to go with that storyline and then that route, they should've went a lot more philosophical.
They did that with RPM and I think it worked really well. I think Operation Overdrive may have even inspired it a bit hence they have the whole Mack helmet there.
However, it wasn't like the Matrix or Inception had just come out and fans were wondering about things about which of Mack's memories were real or not. I felt like because they were under the Disney mandate, they couldn't write a storyline with that.
And it definitely could've since going to different locations itself is very Nolan/Wachowski-esque. They go to a television show on this television show. They go to all these locations on your television show, which aren't really the locations they claim and is really just New Zealand to have Wachowski/Matrix-esque fights.
The Corona Aurora and Jewels are very video game-Matrix-esque MacGuffins themselves.
Heck, Master Mao in the next series, is from the Matrix, even if it is a sequel, Matrix Revolutions.
And although RPM didn't quite go that far itself, it did so much that Disney would blame the show on that, even though it was because about the horrible 6 AM SATURDAY timeslot.
However, what they did with it was very good character wise in the end product, (although Power Rangers fans as usual, gave up before giving the storyline a chance, including myself admittedly)
Mack wanted his humanity: Moltor gave up his, although I don't recall that he gave it up so there's like a missing scene there, so there seems to be something strong about their beef against each other whether retconned in or not. But I really dig that. They're characters that compare and contrast with each other. I don't know the last time since the Neo Saban era where they happened.
Florious destroys his brother. The ending Andrew can't give up Mack to Flourious. Norg opposes Flourious in the end.
Mack doesn't understand why the jewels were given away. Same with the Operation Overdrive. So the element of family is there.
Tyzonne is back with his girlfriend.
That's probably a really powerful pay off for a Disney era storyline. Mystic Force last season didn't have it.
And it's also a bit darker: Mack is willing to commit suicide because he realizes he's a robot and considers himself replaceable. Andrew doesn't, so Mack eventually takes effort to take value in his own life.
Not to mention, Moltor who I consider the true baddie of the whole series, or at least does the most dies very slowly. He then has his body frozen, the worst possible death for a man who lives on a volcanic celestial being. prior to getting exploded by his own brother, all while not sounding tough and very human much like God Neros' final words in Choujinki Metalder.
The not being able to die thing ended up being a strength of Mack's I don't know why he would want to be turned into a human afterward. Feel pain, hunger. That's a lot of stuff that wasn't covered. Heck, that may even be a plothole, although sci fi androids can do those things.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
VR Troopers Season 1 Episode 21 "The Great Brain Robbery" review
In college, I found the episode to be quite exciting because of the bickering between Ivar and Grimlord. Grimlord insults Ivar causing Ivar to use a weapon that Grimlord made him in charge of to be on his side. Ivar is quite Starscream-ish including his airplane face design.
However, as much as I dislike agreeing with detractors of the adaptation process of VR Troopers, probably because they never watched the episode, there's a point. Ivar and Grimlord don't talk to each other on screen, so they don't have that Megatron-Starscream-ish chemistry. Not even Kirk and Khan never being on screen at the same time dynamic. (Then again I never really understood Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan.)
They seem to seem to skip the line where Ivar says he'll betray Grimlord which is quite oftputting, although I definitely like how there's betrayal, there's a human aspect of trust establish by Grimlord's men opposed to just constantly following his words because the show tells you too, even if he doesn't follow Grimlord's words, because the show tells you to.
A lot of the episode is not really relevant and sorta padded out, although I do like a bit of talk between Woody and Kaitlin discussing the general's brain, even if it is kids show comic book show cheese.
The brain has blood with a red liquid feeding it, a Halloween effect, but quite effective and creepy even now when I'm at age 30. The fact theat they discuss teleporting ghosts on the scene works as well, not because of what I said but because Grimlord's Skugs do that, and Captain Brighton describes it quite well.
Overall, I didn't remember the episode when I was young, it was a great episode when I was college, there's not enough character, plot or anything for me to enjoy it much at 30 though, although the action is quite enjoyable.
However, as much as I dislike agreeing with detractors of the adaptation process of VR Troopers, probably because they never watched the episode, there's a point. Ivar and Grimlord don't talk to each other on screen, so they don't have that Megatron-Starscream-ish chemistry. Not even Kirk and Khan never being on screen at the same time dynamic. (Then again I never really understood Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan.)
They seem to seem to skip the line where Ivar says he'll betray Grimlord which is quite oftputting, although I definitely like how there's betrayal, there's a human aspect of trust establish by Grimlord's men opposed to just constantly following his words because the show tells you too, even if he doesn't follow Grimlord's words, because the show tells you to.
A lot of the episode is not really relevant and sorta padded out, although I do like a bit of talk between Woody and Kaitlin discussing the general's brain, even if it is kids show comic book show cheese.
The brain has blood with a red liquid feeding it, a Halloween effect, but quite effective and creepy even now when I'm at age 30. The fact theat they discuss teleporting ghosts on the scene works as well, not because of what I said but because Grimlord's Skugs do that, and Captain Brighton describes it quite well.
Overall, I didn't remember the episode when I was young, it was a great episode when I was college, there's not enough character, plot or anything for me to enjoy it much at 30 though, although the action is quite enjoyable.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive Episode 4, "Heart of Blue" episode 4 review 10 years later
Before, I really disliked this episode, pretty much because Dax's name was Dax. The episode was strinkingly similar to Boukenger although not Samurai-ish despite the Yasuko Kobayashi connection. (Seem familiar with what I thought of the Will episode you think?)
Dax's acting was great as was Miritrix. It was really hard to tell she was going to be the baddie, and the only reason I thought so was cuz I watched Overdrive. I always liked Miritrix's actress and she shines even brighter before in this viewing.
I thought Spencer was gonna disguise himself as the baddie, in the end of the episode.
Really wonder how they pay off Dax's storyline in the end
There's great martial arts
Will states a woman has Dax under her spell before hugging Rose.
He also asks about his hovertech cycle. They fight Chillers later on.
Gray Manx capturing things. They could've worked Dax and Will together into the episode together better, especially since the Boukenger episode features Blue and Black. I dunno, I would even say that originally Disney wanted to make it two episodes before combining the two storylines.
They establish that Dax is about being the hero. I never watched the finale of the series to figure out if this happens, but hopefully he does, as it would be a big payoff. I wish they incorporated that more with Mack's character through the series, like they could've showed a similarity between Dax and Will's characters this episode. Oh well. Hopefully, it'll work out later.
Dax's acting was great as was Miritrix. It was really hard to tell she was going to be the baddie, and the only reason I thought so was cuz I watched Overdrive. I always liked Miritrix's actress and she shines even brighter before in this viewing.
I thought Spencer was gonna disguise himself as the baddie, in the end of the episode.
Really wonder how they pay off Dax's storyline in the end
There's great martial arts
Will states a woman has Dax under her spell before hugging Rose.
He also asks about his hovertech cycle. They fight Chillers later on.
Gray Manx capturing things. They could've worked Dax and Will together into the episode together better, especially since the Boukenger episode features Blue and Black. I dunno, I would even say that originally Disney wanted to make it two episodes before combining the two storylines.
They establish that Dax is about being the hero. I never watched the finale of the series to figure out if this happens, but hopefully he does, as it would be a big payoff. I wish they incorporated that more with Mack's character through the series, like they could've showed a similarity between Dax and Will's characters this episode. Oh well. Hopefully, it'll work out later.
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Why Lionsgate will depend more on Saban/Disney Power Ranger characters than they have to
They could possibly not do it as Mighty Morphin was the most popular incarnation of the franchise.
- They have access to them, so why not use em?
- DC/Star Wars other franchises that have some comic books, milk using a character well or un-known to synergize with the rest of their universe.
- We live in a postmodern world where reference and Easter Egg is more important that quality of story.
- They already did like crazy with Zeo Crystals and Mariner Bay. Their goal now is basically to milk it as much as possible.
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