Is Power Rangers an insult to sentai?

[rocklobster]

Power Rangers was adapted from sentai programs. Does this mean it's an insult to them or do you think they're more of a tribute?

[Kkun]

Neither, they're.......programs with people in suits that fight that were aimed at kids.

[Myoti]

What is sentai? O_o

[Kkun]

Sentai is a program that is about a group of superheroes. G-Force/Gatchaman would be an example of Sentai.

[HikariChan]

I was always the Yellow ranger because my sister wouldnt let me be the pink one HAHAHA

[Ashley]

That's like asking if Death Cab for Cutie is an insult to Indie Music. The answer depends on if you think going "mainstream" is helpful or hurtful to an industry.

Ooh, so philosophic and devoid of an answer.

[Slater]

Power Rangers are evil and threatten the world's sources of food by destroying the atmosphere with their wildly bright dye they use in their uniforms.

[Myoti]

The original, no.

Now, yes.

[Heed]

Power Rangers is an insult to everything...

[R. Zion]

Power Rangers: Lunch Meat Force..... coming this fall to Toon Disney

[Joshua Christopher]

They just took the footage from the Japanese shows of the fight/mecha scenes and added in American segments.

And Power Rangers is freaking cool.

[Nate]

I actually liked the first few seasons of Power Rangers. I liked it up until the "Alien Rangers" episodes, at which point it morphed (no pun intended) to Zeo Rangers, and I gave up then.

Even if I were to give the newer ones a chance, I have no clue what happened to Zordon, Alpha 5, or Zedd, so I wouldn't be able to enjoy it as much.

[Nightshade X]

Honestly, I would love to know what happened to Zordon... I kinda remember what happened to Alpha 5 and Zedd... but the memory is slipping.

[Technomancer]

Power Rangers was adapted from sentai programs. Does this mean it's an insult to them or do you think they're more of a tribute?

I don't really think you can insult such campy shows by being campy.

[Uriah]

I think power rangers is an insult to humanity

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Power Rangers was never good. I agree with Uriah.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Were the original megazors made out of clay or something?

[MorwenLaicoriel]

I don't know if they were an insult, really. (It's been forever since I've seen them, though, so I can't make a good judgement...) but...nah, not an insult. They weren't the best thing for the genre, but they WERE part of a strange sort of invasion of Japanese material. First Power Rangers, then Sailor Moon, then Pokemon. *shrugs*

[Fsiphskilm]

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[Mr. SmartyPants]

volt that is pure gold... pure gold I say!

[Azier the Swordsman]

Power Rangers TradeMarks
- Overemphsized arm movements.
- 12+ fake "whoosh" sounds accompanying hand movments over the course of a fight.
- Gratuitous flips.
- Flailing his or her head around wildly while talking.
- Billy using items found in his garage to build a hand-held device that deeply alter the fabric of space-time.
- Billy's inventions that involve the use of sparklers.
- Kimberly wearing those same white tennis shoes she wears every day.
- Trini's fight scenes never actually look effective.
- Trini hugs Kimberly because they're bestest friends always.
- Two male Power Rangers hug because they're bestest friends always.
- That thing Rita wears on her head that looks like it was stolen from Madonna's bra drawer.
- Rita making a long, pointless noise such as "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" just so she'll be saying something while the Japanese actress' mouth is open.
- Rita saying any variant of the phrase "Magic Wande, make my thing grow!"
- the fake-electric-guitar song playing in the background that uses two chords.
- that same song having less than five different words in the lyrics.
- Angel Grove being founded right next to a huge, active volcano.
- The people of Angel Grove managing to rebuild the skyscrapers so fast.
- The message of the day blatantly contradicts the plot of the
preceding episode.

Volt used help from PowerRangers Drinking Game Website.

I used to like Power Rangers. I would still watch it today, incredibly corny as it is. *Azier's Favorite was Lost Galaxy*

But, no, I wouldn't say it is an insult. Most sentai shows are technically just as corny. Some just have better writing than others. I've always thought of PR as nothing more than a live-action sentai show.

[Fsiphskilm]

Yea, I L

[cbwing0]

Power Rangers is only an insult of your are too cool to laugh at ridiculous tv shows.

The show was good, but the toys were even better. Those zords were like transformers on steroids. Unfortunately my parents would never buy me one...

[mitsuki lover]

Never watched until SPD came out.I like watching Kat on SPD.I mean
that is so freakin' funny that their science head is a Catwoman(pun intended)
named Kat!
I also love it that their Commander is a sentient dog named Doggie Cruger
how freakin' more hilarious can you get?
BTW:One of the funniest eps was when the guy whose the gopher has
his parents come and he has to pretend to be an actual Power Ranger.

[Zilch]

I was never allowed to watch Power Rangers. It was "evil", apparently...

...but of course I watched a FEW episodes. Godzilla would be proud.

[Shia Kyosuka]

Power Rangers TradeMarks
- Overemphsized arm movements.
- 12+ fake "whoosh" sounds accompanying hand movments over the course of a fight.
- Gratuitous flips.
- Flailing his or her head around wildly while talking.
- Billy using items found in his garage to build a hand-held device that deeply alter the fabric of space-time.
- Billy's inventions that involve the use of sparklers.
- Kimberly wearing those same white tennis shoes she wears every day.
- Trini's fight scenes never actually look effective.
- Trini hugs Kimberly because they're bestest friends always.
- Two male Power Rangers hug because they're bestest friends always.
- That thing Rita wears on her head that looks like it was stolen from Madonna's bra drawer.
- Rita making a long, pointless noise such as "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" just so she'll be saying something while the Japanese actress' mouth is open.
- Rita saying any variant of the phrase "Magic Wande, make my thing grow!"
- the fake-electric-guitar song playing in the background that uses two chords.
- that same song having less than five different words in the lyrics.
- Angel Grove being founded right next to a huge, active volcano.
- The people of Angel Grove managing to rebuild the skyscrapers so fast.
- The message of the day blatantly contradicts the plot of the
preceding episode.

Volt used help from PowerRangers Drinking Game Website.

Dude... That was BRILLIANT!!!

Yeah power rangers was great when it first started. And then it got kinda weird when alpha went all... ya know... "yo yo yo!!" to suit modern slang. Then, right after Zeo, Power Rangers Crashed and Burned... Watching power rangers after Zeo (or even possibly while Zeo was on) was painful. Power Rangers will never be good EVER again (unless of course I become the writer. Then it will once again be awesome).

But, if what people say are true and sentai is just as corny, then no, it's not an insult to sentai.

[mitsuki lover]

Wasn't Johnny Bosch Yong the original Green Ranger?

[Nate]

Wasn't Johnny Bosch Yong the original Green Ranger?

Yup. Then he was the White Ranger. Then the Red Zeo Ranger. And apparently, he's the Black Dino Ranger.

That dude just can't stay away from that series, huh? Just as well, he was my favorite character anyway.

[Scribs]

Power Rangers is an insult to humanity

[Swordguy]

power rangers was cool back in the day but i would have to say it has gone down hill...and fast