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2/7/2013 6:26:56 PM
Hey, we missed a chance to say on sunday "Chris Jericho stole all the light brites and caused the superbowl blackout". :)
2/7/2013 6:55:25 PM
Only because I lack foresight. ;-)
2/6/2013 9:12:26 AM
Well sure in some cases superheroes do reveal their secret identity, but its still kind of irresponsible to reveal it in some cases since it does put your loved ones in danger. Sure its good to tell them to which they can be prepared, but not very safe to tell the whole world in some cases, especially if you have a butt load of enemies and aren't rich like Tony Stark and has the means to protect himself and his loved ones. Plus it would be kind of a pain in the ass to keep enemies off your trail since they could find out all of your secrets and weaknesses by not having a secret identity, thus leading to them to easily defeat you.
2/6/2013 5:26:41 AM
Mendo, how is it that you get more and more hijacked lately?...
2/6/2013 5:27:27 AM
I blame Croatia...
2/6/2013 5:17:20 AM
Did they ever use hand to hand combat? Or just fight from a distance because the producers were too lazy? FYI: VR Troopers, Beetleborgs, and Samurai Squad weren't rip-offs.
2/6/2013 3:40:57 PM
They may not have been ripoffs, but the American versions WERE still obvious attempts to ride the Power Rangers popularity train with American civilian/Japanese fighting shows.
2/6/2013 9:43:25 PM
And they were all gloriously nutty!
2/7/2013 3:53:43 AM
I see your point, just referring to the japanese versions. Troopers was 3 shows melded together: A japanese capt america, a brother and sister from the future and a space cop.
2/6/2013 7:07:10 PM
Considering VR Troopers and Beetleborgs were licensed by Saban as well to ride the wave created by Power Rangers yes they are rip offs in the vein of being pieced together series of american actors and japanese fight footage. Samurai Squad was Joey Lawrence using his popularity to get his little brother his own tv show.
2/6/2013 4:54:25 AM
Is the end scroll intentionally meant to be too fast to read and require pausing?
2/6/2013 5:26:27 AM
Did it work?
2/6/2013 7:24:37 AM
umm...no comment...
2/6/2013 7:33:46 AM
If it worked, then yes. If not, no.
2/5/2013 10:33:38 PM
Some thoughts:I remember this show too. I thought it was just a crazed sugar high dream I had as a kid...that sounded familiarYou gotta admit, the villain's voice is badassRather have him be call Sgt. kabuki.....oh nvm, there it isThanks to the radio, every time I see or hear Beverly Hills Weezer pops in my headDamn, that is Carlton right there.Why did she touch.....seriously, what compel her to touch it.....eeww, alien spoogeWait, did Carlton says "5-0" for his morph....somethingorother?Because....alien scienceSo, it goes Megacalibur > Excalibur > Soul Calibur?Man, those body suits are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too tightThe answer to the secret identity question is this: Most of the heroes that have identites well known either have the resources to protect themselves (Iron Man, Capt America with SHIELD), are pretty damn powerful (Hulk, most of the XMen), or dont have anyone or many people that they truly care about (keep the family small or not there at all). The best example that counters all that is the new Blue Beetle.
2/5/2013 11:23:22 PM
He said, "Apollo!"
2/5/2013 10:23:46 PM
Isn't....isn't this just too stupid to even count as a ripoff? It looks more like it's mocking the Power Rangers, or the whole genre. Or the network. Or the audience. How could you interpret that title (and the costumes) in ANY other way?
2/5/2013 10:29:34 PM
It sounds more like a Ninja Turtles rip-off to me...
2/6/2013 12:14:27 AM
Yeah, when I first saw it, I thought it was tongue-in-cheek as well.
2/5/2013 10:01:19 PM
What can I say? It was the era of American Gladiators...
2/5/2013 11:52:46 PM
Ah, American Gladiators. Man, I had such a crush on Lace back then. She was the only female Gladiator who did not look like she could break me in half.As for Teenage yada yada yada...I do remember this, actually. And for some gawdawful reason I actually sat through that first episode. I think it was like that urge you get when you drive really slow past a serious car accident...
2/6/2013 5:25:58 AM
I liked Malibu, myself. ;-)
2/7/2013 4:00:06 AM
I liked Siren. Too bad she killed herself.
2/6/2013 5:19:10 AM
Apparently they all juiced up once they "morphed".
2/5/2013 9:45:58 PM
That is not a Bat'Leth that the chick in green is using, it's actually a chinese hook sword
2/5/2013 9:33:13 PM
Ya this wasn't a rip off of Power Rangers. Just a horrible attempt at an original American Toku
2/5/2013 9:45:36 PM
Just be glad we didn't review the episode where Swinton defeated a monster by whistling very loudly, or the one with a cameo from Zsa Zsa Gabor. And yes, both of those things actually happened...
2/5/2013 10:20:24 PM
No way. Not the Zsa Zsa one? Can't be real? Next you gonna tell me that Reb Brown starred in a movie last year about a killer sasquatch but Reb died from a weak ass Seagal-level neck twist...
2/5/2013 10:29:02 PM
It's true. In fact, the episode with Zsa Zsa is the one where I got the clip for the Mendo Rangers from...
2/5/2013 9:27:28 PM
Lets see you two pick apart Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad...your minds won't survive
2/5/2013 10:22:39 PM
Actually, I liked the SHSCS....at least the designs were cool.
2/5/2013 10:28:16 PM
I hate to tell you this, but that show spelled "Cyber" with an S...
2/5/2013 10:48:01 PM
really -looks up- well fuck...
2/6/2013 7:02:03 PM
Oh god I forgot. Thats how bad the show was my mind blocked out the piss poor spelling of the title.
2/5/2013 9:26:45 PM
Wait, so it was Original? THE GREEN CHICK USES A BAT'LETH!
2/5/2013 9:28:55 PM
Actually she uses one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_sword
2/5/2013 9:33:43 PM
I stand corrected, but it's still stupid.
2/5/2013 9:39:08 PM
Oh very much so.
2/5/2013 9:44:01 PM
Let's excuse for a moment the fact that it shoots lasers. The hook sword is a shaolin weapon, and this show had exactly two things to do with anything shaolin: Fuck and All. And the music? Screw that literal noise. Ron Wasserman or GTFO.
2/5/2013 9:47:17 PM
Guys! Guys! Swastika, and Q-Tip That Shoots Boobs! Our arguments are invalid!
2/5/2013 9:54:41 PM
Mendo's right!Fun Fact: The money for this series' budget came from under creator Jim Fisher's couch cushins.
2/5/2013 11:24:11 PM
Well, that's just good money management, right there!
2/6/2013 11:39:03 AM
It was only like 95 cents.
2/7/2013 4:04:13 AM
He made power rangers awesome.
2/5/2013 8:49:37 PM
New episode! Woot!
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