Newbie Questions and Observations

Congenital Kano · 11/20/02, 12:11 AM

I was first introduced to the original PR through my oldest boy, now 18. We got a lot of the action figures and zords, which he never really got into, so they were there in a box ready for my 5-year-old who just discovered the
PR universe.

I started making VCDs of the episodes for my young son, got all the tapes commercially available today in the US and converted them to VCD, and got hooked myself. I tossed out the first few VCDs and now have to do everything in order, 4 per VCD, with labels showing the monster/org or significant screenshot, along with color-coded labels for all the various series with logos and morphed rangers. Luckily, I have my own business and a lot of time to spend on the editing... I have two P4 machines with almost a terabyte of hard drive space I dedicate to video servers, so consider myself something of a nut.

First, an observation about this place. A lot of knowledge, but the same personalities found in all boards, with the same passions found in political boards. Fascinating, Captain. At the risk of spouting heresy -- c'mon, folks -- it's a kids' show!

Some of you are very knowledgeable about the Japanese versions -- where do you see these/purchase these? I would be very interested in comparing the series (and seeing the rangers unmorphed).

Are there any sites where you can DL .mpg episodes? Doesn't seem to be an alt.binaries.multimedia group. I have frustrating holes, after a couple of months of recording off ABC and ABC Family, which keep me from burning complete CDs. Naturally I am closest to having PRWF complete (and, in part because of old, single-episode VHS tapes, the first season).

Are there places to DL the Japanese versions? Are these dubbed, or subtitled?

Is there one or more really good web site which chronicles the production history and facts about the series (I have episode listings and descriptions)?

Was the ending of Lightspeed different from the Japanese counterpart? This is the only one that wasn't steeped in the Japanese "duty before love, I must be off" fatalism that I have seen (c'mon, would it have killed 'em to let Merrick and the Princess get together? Or Wes and Jen?).

Has anyone commented on age preferences to the various series? My 5-year-old likes the original two seasons (what he calls "Go-Go Power Rangers") over the rest, with Lightspeed a second place (I never got into the Red and Titanium Rangers there...). For me, Space has the best babes, and I liked Tommy later in his role, along with Wes and Leo (I liked Cole's passion, as he, too, grew into the role).

Was there a Japanese version of the first PR movie? How does Ivan Ooze stack up in the villain pantheon here? He was without a doubt my favorite villain, but seems drawn for a Western audience.

Looking forward to your insights.

11/20/02, 12:11 AM	#1
Congenital Kano Putty Patroller Join Date: 01/15/18 Posts: 1	Newbie Questions and Observations I was first introduced to the original PR through my oldest boy, now 18. We got a lot of the action figures and zords, which he never really got into, so they were there in a box ready for my 5-year-old who just discovered the PR universe. I started making VCDs of the episodes for my young son, got all the tapes commercially available today in the US and converted them to VCD, and got hooked myself. I tossed out the first few VCDs and now have to do everything in order, 4 per VCD, with labels showing the monster/org or significant screenshot, along with color-coded labels for all the various series with logos and morphed rangers. Luckily, I have my own business and a lot of time to spend on the editing... I have two P4 machines with almost a terabyte of hard drive space I dedicate to video servers, so consider myself something of a nut. First, an observation about this place. A lot of knowledge, but the same personalities found in all boards, with the same passions found in political boards. Fascinating, Captain. At the risk of spouting heresy -- c'mon, folks -- it's a kids' show! Some of you are very knowledgeable about the Japanese versions -- where do you see these/purchase these? I would be very interested in comparing the series (and seeing the rangers unmorphed). Are there any sites where you can DL .mpg episodes? Doesn't seem to be an alt.binaries.multimedia group. I have frustrating holes, after a couple of months of recording off ABC and ABC Family, which keep me from burning complete CDs. Naturally I am closest to having PRWF complete (and, in part because of old, single-episode VHS tapes, the first season). Are there places to DL the Japanese versions? Are these dubbed, or subtitled? Is there one or more really good web site which chronicles the production history and facts about the series (I have episode listings and descriptions)? Was the ending of Lightspeed different from the Japanese counterpart? This is the only one that wasn't steeped in the Japanese "duty before love, I must be off" fatalism that I have seen (c'mon, would it have killed 'em to let Merrick and the Princess get together? Or Wes and Jen?). Has anyone commented on age preferences to the various series? My 5-year-old likes the original two seasons (what he calls "Go-Go Power Rangers") over the rest, with Lightspeed a second place (I never got into the Red and Titanium Rangers there...). For me, Space has the best babes, and I liked Tommy later in his role, along with Wes and Leo (I liked Cole's passion, as he, too, grew into the role). Was there a Japanese version of the first PR movie? How does Ivan Ooze stack up in the villain pantheon here? He was without a doubt my favorite villain, but seems drawn for a Western audience. Looking forward to your insights.