old power vs the new power rangers

[don3sims]

I think that the old power rangers are better why because they look better and the action is better. so come on people tell me what ya think.

[who_cares973]

old power rangers

really i mean why bother asking?

[rzr]

Old. Old. Old. It's not worth watching anything new. It's not really worth watching anything old either... But still.

[Raveren]

Any single person you ask who isn't a 4 year old victim of poor childrens television will tell you the old were better, no exceptions.

[RB_IcePh0enix]

We're a bunch of nostalgic teenagers. It's a pretty obvious answer.

[Cloud0005]

old is waaaaaaaaaaaay better

[funmonkey54]

Originally Posted by RB_IcePh0enix

We're a bunch of nostalgic teenagers. It's a pretty obvious answer.

So true. I choose the old ones.

[Mr.Nothing]

Old.
'Nuff said.

[Kekeb]

The answer is clear, gotta love the 90's.

[DDRcrazy5]

THE OLD. They were the best. I remember that I still had all the action figures.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by don3sims

I think that the old power rangers are better why because they look better and the action is better. so come on people tell me what ya think.

Actually, I think you should watch some of the new episodes. The action is on a much higher level. I would have loved to see how the classic episodes would be made if they were made in the style of the current ones. The fights would be more impressive overall, and the special effects would look a lot better.

The only problem with the show now is the fact that they change it every season. The continuity is too loose to even care. Even when they brought back Tommy as the mentor on Dino Thunder, it was hard to care that he had such a rich history, because it really wasn't even relevant at that point.

The old episodes only win from a nostalgic and over-arcing continuity point of view. The new ones are simply of a higher quality due to the way technology has advanced since then, or potentially from more money being invested into the show (I still can't believe how cheap the show looked, even when it was a huge hit).

And by the way, for all you jerkoffs saying old is so much better: none of you know what I know, none of you have seen as much as I've seen. The new shows are made to a technically higher standard. I would bet that the majority of you haven't even seen any new episodes. For folks saying the new ones aren't good, check this out:

The episode "Once a Ranger" from Operation Overdrive. I thought it would be appropriate to bring it up because it features Adam, the Black Ranger from MMPR (he replaced Zack in the 2nd season). The episode also features Tori (Ninja Storm, Blue), Kira (Dino Thunder, Yellow), Bridge (SPD, Red in this episode), and Xander (Mystic Force, Green). To set up the clip: Adam and the others have been called in to help when Rita and Zedd's son has appeared and stripped the current team (Operation Overdrive) of their ability to morph. Adam brings everyone to Angel Grove to pick up Alpha, so that Alpha can reconnect the Operation Overdrive rangers to the morphing grid. A fight ensues...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w2wsmX5HJM&hl=en

It's a great episode overall, with a nice smattering of some of the best teams so far (MMPR, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, and although I didn't watch a lot of Mystic Force or SPD, what I saw of them were good as well).

ps if you're curious about the incongruity of me saying there is poor over-arcing continuity, then cite an episode with heavy and deep continuity, notice that the only episodes which tend to callback like that are the teamups. Seems that they do at least one per season, and usually simply involve teaming up with one of the more recent, yet retired teams. "Once a Ranger" is unique because it was made in honor of the 15 year anniversary. "Forever Red" is also worthy of notice as being different from things, and it is also worth checking out for any fan of the series from MMPR through Wild Force, even fans who dropped out around Zeo, Turbo, or In Space should be able to appreciate it, even despite it's cop-out ending.

pps for bonus nerdgasm, check out: (specifically, the part with MMPR Black Ranger) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zSCH...eature=related Actually, if you feel up to it, check out the entire episode, because it really is an interesting watch.

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We're a bunch of nostalgic teenagers. It's a pretty obvious answer.

Power Rangers started in '93. The "old episodes" cut out by '96, but one could easily argue the era was drawing to a close before then even. Someone would need be roughly at least ~4 years old to truly appreciate Power Rangers AT ALL, and this would mean they would need to be born in 1989~90 at the latest, to be of an age who could appreciate the classic episodes during their original run. Anyone born in 1989~90 would be 18~19 now, not exactly within the normal grouping of "teenagers" (don't get technical on me and say "it has 'teen' in it, therefore, 'TEENAGERS'", because it is common practice to not consider one who is legally an adult a teenager). Hell, the original team of "teenagers with attitude" were all sophomores in high school I believe, which would lead one to believe that they were around 15 years old, give or take a little.

[demonllama6124]

afrobean ftw.

some of the newer stuff isnt that bad actually. i love watching Power Rangers Generation every now and then just to see what season they are doing

[OldSchoolMusic]

The fact that I honestly believe that the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers theme is the best guitar theme ever written/made for a show should say something. =D

Yay for the guitar solo and the old!

[RB_IcePh0enix]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

Post

You sure have a lot of time on your hands .

[andy-o24]

Thread winner: Afrobean.

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers was the only PR series I ever got into. Maybe because of my older siblings or because of me being a guy and action being awesome. Either way, I've seen some of that series, the movie from that series (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie) and some of the newer shows.

Not that I'm a conformist of sorts but I do have to say that I likethe older gen. series more than those of the newer gen. Why? Mainly because I actually got into the character build-up and understood the plot of the bad guys in MMPR. These newer ones, unless you catch the begining episodes, are somewhat hard to follow. Go ahead and argue the fact that it's always 1) Evil sends bad guys 2) Power Rangers morph 3) Bad guy gets huge 4) Power Rangers use megazoid 5) Happy ending.

Now, to get to Afrobean's post in a bit more detail, or mostly just to agree with it. Bringing back Tommy (white ranger) from MMPR to Dino Thunder was an interesting choice. His role was small, I'm not sure if he ever assisted in the fighting, but it was nice to see that he wasn't forgotten. As for siting an episode, I'm not that big on Power Rangers. But, still, Afrobean, you seem to know your Power Rangers too well for the rest of us so the thread is yours.

Long live Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers! -o24

[foxyroxy2693]

Both the old&new power rangers totally pwn. But I'd have to admit the older one is wayy better.

[basicdrummerman]

dude the old ones are way better! then again it may have been that i was just young. eh whatever i hold my stand!

[NFD]

Mighty Morphin' was the only good season. The end. :3

[Afrombean]

Originally Posted by basicdrummerman

dude the old ones are way better! then again it may have been that i was just young. eh whatever i hold my stand!

What I said is definitive. The old ones had better over arcing plots, the new ones have better action. There is no "way better" one, unless you're only looking at specifics. In general, they both have strengths and weaknesses, and there is no way to say that one is generally better than the other.

Originally Posted by NFD

Mighty Morphin' was the only good season. The end. :3

oops

Mighty Morphin' ran for 3 seasons. You may recall the three "sagas", the Dinozords, the Thunderzords, then the Ninja+Shogun zords.

ps you cant touch this hammer time

[NFD]

Originally Posted by Afrombean

What I said is definitive. The old ones had better over arcing plots, the new ones have better action. There is no "way better" one, unless you're only looking at specifics. In general, they both have strengths and weaknesses, and there is no way to say that one is generally better than the other.


oops

Mighty Morphin' ran for 3 seasons. You may recall the three "sagas", the Dinozords, the Thunderzords, then the Ninja+Shogun zords.

ps you cant touch this hammer time

Well, out of them, it's about a tie between the Dinozords, and the Ninja/Shogun zords, because the movie was great. :3