I remember watching the Curse of the Cobra VCR tape of the Titanium Ranger when I was 7 years old. I'd watch that tape of about 80 minutes total for weeks, so I already had a connection to the show.
To all of those out there who are not fond of the actual morphed scenes, be aware that every American Power Rangers show WAS and still IS taken from the Japanese original version , and just adding the American actors and voices.
The rangers to me are OK. Its not quite the same as the first "group of teenagers with attitude", but they all have some personality. Carter being the real leader of course, chad being the cool and somewhat shy guy, Joel is overconfident in himself and almost obnoxious how self indulged he is, then Kelsy is the fun adventurous daredevil, and then Dana is just, eh. She doesn't really get much notice except for two eps. I myself am disappointed with the Titanium ranger's absence, but if you actually learned why he left, which some people aren't aware of, he left for a good cause. I lasted not seeing him in the team up.
The music is a favorite of mine. Not exactly from the singing, but the instrumental music is just great. It really fits with the military feel of the show with a strong brass, suspended cymbal., timpani and snare in some pieces. You can actually find the full eps on youtube. Just put in, PRLR EP___(ep of your choice). I'd suggest the second episode called Lightspeed Teamwork because it has the most of the season's score used throughout the show in just one episode.
Then there are the whole concept of the show. I know one review said that it didn't have any powers... Of course there were no actual magic super powers. The whole season is based around a military operation made to serve and protect the public, like SWAT or FBI. The morphers and zords aren't made from some wizards, they are actually made from scientists. I'm sorry, but I think it'd be weird for a special forces group to be using giant colored robotic animals to be defending a city in the 21 century. Most of the rangers aren't trained in martial arts or some performing arts, so the whole Lightspeed scientists are constantly making new technology like the V-Lancers and the Battle Boosters. This and SPD are not seasons to be expecting magic.
The demons I do agree with everybody else. Vypra is just so boring of a villain it sounds like me on a Saturday morning. Honesly, why does a demon in kinky,ish attire have a car with a laser machine gun on top? One guy said that two villains are ugly and scary? I'm sorry but that just shows how little intelligence he has of the show. The villains shown are from footage of the original Jap rangers. The only time when footage was "MADE IN America " was when the rangers fought unmorphed, which didn't happen often, or anything including the Titanium Ranger since he wasn't included in Japan. Besides, the monsters are demons... They aren't going to be a transformed version of a pink purse or some kind of pig that gobbles up food... Demons are supposed to make you feel scared. They are more scary and destructive than Pudgy the Pig , who pretty much only ate food. Kids are watching the show because they enjoy the action. If they don't want to see scary monsters, they wont. The ghouls in the team up did scare me for a while, but its supposed to scare me.
The show's powerful plots did have more of an impact, rather than "saving the earth from pollution" in Wildforce. Ryan saving the family from the explosion and him realizing he's good with epic bravery music in the back playing, or the moment Capt. Mitchell seeing his son is the Titanium Ranger and him telling the other rangers that.
Overall, how much I liked the show's pros were more overwhelming than the problems it did have. It brings back memories, since not being born in the MMPR era and this to be the first season I actually saw.
To all of those out there who are not fond of the actual morphed scenes, be aware that every American Power Rangers show WAS and still IS taken from the Japanese original version , and just adding the American actors and voices.
The rangers to me are OK. Its not quite the same as the first "group of teenagers with attitude", but they all have some personality. Carter being the real leader of course, chad being the cool and somewhat shy guy, Joel is overconfident in himself and almost obnoxious how self indulged he is, then Kelsy is the fun adventurous daredevil, and then Dana is just, eh. She doesn't really get much notice except for two eps. I myself am disappointed with the Titanium ranger's absence, but if you actually learned why he left, which some people aren't aware of, he left for a good cause. I lasted not seeing him in the team up.
The music is a favorite of mine. Not exactly from the singing, but the instrumental music is just great. It really fits with the military feel of the show with a strong brass, suspended cymbal., timpani and snare in some pieces. You can actually find the full eps on youtube. Just put in, PRLR EP___(ep of your choice). I'd suggest the second episode called Lightspeed Teamwork because it has the most of the season's score used throughout the show in just one episode.
Then there are the whole concept of the show. I know one review said that it didn't have any powers... Of course there were no actual magic super powers. The whole season is based around a military operation made to serve and protect the public, like SWAT or FBI. The morphers and zords aren't made from some wizards, they are actually made from scientists. I'm sorry, but I think it'd be weird for a special forces group to be using giant colored robotic animals to be defending a city in the 21 century. Most of the rangers aren't trained in martial arts or some performing arts, so the whole Lightspeed scientists are constantly making new technology like the V-Lancers and the Battle Boosters. This and SPD are not seasons to be expecting magic.
The demons I do agree with everybody else. Vypra is just so boring of a villain it sounds like me on a Saturday morning. Honesly, why does a demon in kinky,ish attire have a car with a laser machine gun on top? One guy said that two villains are ugly and scary? I'm sorry but that just shows how little intelligence he has of the show. The villains shown are from footage of the original Jap rangers. The only time when footage was "MADE IN America " was when the rangers fought unmorphed, which didn't happen often, or anything including the Titanium Ranger since he wasn't included in Japan. Besides, the monsters are demons... They aren't going to be a transformed version of a pink purse or some kind of pig that gobbles up food... Demons are supposed to make you feel scared. They are more scary and destructive than Pudgy the Pig , who pretty much only ate food. Kids are watching the show because they enjoy the action. If they don't want to see scary monsters, they wont. The ghouls in the team up did scare me for a while, but its supposed to scare me.
The show's powerful plots did have more of an impact, rather than "saving the earth from pollution" in Wildforce. Ryan saving the family from the explosion and him realizing he's good with epic bravery music in the back playing, or the moment Capt. Mitchell seeing his son is the Titanium Ranger and him telling the other rangers that.
Overall, how much I liked the show's pros were more overwhelming than the problems it did have. It brings back memories, since not being born in the MMPR era and this to be the first season I actually saw.