Postby Rocketshipper » Sat Jun 10, 2006 12:38 am
I loved Power Rangers when I was young...and I still love it, lol ^^. Last fall I found an IRC server with nearly all the american episodes, so I just started from the beginning and watched them in order. I'm now up to Power Rangers Zeo episode 28. The old series will always be nostalgic for me, because of the old zords, characters, and villians (YAY for Kimberly!!! I was so mad when she broke up with Tommy in season 4. Bulk and Skull were awesome too!!!) but I think the later seasons are better in terms of storylines and character development. I was actully really impressed with some of the storylines of Time Force and Mystic Force, compared with the old episodes. There were some other anime dub talents in the old series besides Johnny Yong Bosch ^^. Barbara Goodson played Rita Repulsa and she was also Sprocket in season 4, and Wendee Lee played Scorpina's voice. Recently I saw about 16 or so episodes of Kyoru Sentai Zyurangers (the japanese series that Power Rangers season 1 was based on). I think the japanese version is actually a little more kiddy-ish and simplistic than the American version is, believe it or not ^^
Currently I'm watching PR Mystic Force and Mahou Sentai Magirangers back to back, for comparison. I found a website with torrents for all the Magiranger episodes subbed. So far Mystic Force has followed the plotlines of the original japanese version in several episodes, although not in the same order. The Magirangers opening and ending themes are soooooo addicting!!!
I'm not sure which PR season is my favorite overall yet, becauseI missed so many seasons when I stopped watching for a while. So far I'd say my top ranked seasons are season 3, PR Zeo (the Gold Ranger owns you all), and PR Time Force.