Power Rangers' Really Hot Men

I just kind of noticed that there have been a few male Power Rangers who are considered to be a major hit with female fans. They are:

Leo Colbert- There were times that he would rip off his blouse before transforming. This was considered to be kind of eye-catching for the women and ridiculous for some.

Ryan Mitchell- He's the first PR only exclusive ranger with no Super Sentai counterpart. He had an evil tattoo that was slowly killing him.

Cole Evans- He was kind of popular too. The first time I saw him, I felt like he would make a good barbarian type character, more than the other two above. He was really that muscular as a guy, he looks like he could rip anyone apart.

KingdomRider's list of underrated Power Rangers seasons

DancingAlienDude did a similar post, I agree with Lightspeed and SPD he covered, but I felt that there are more than just those seasons that are underrated.

Power Rangers Mystic Force

Surprised by this one, aren't you? I certainly am. I've underrated this season before, only because it focused on Nick too much. But I looked over the first ten episodes again and, it's okay. The plot and story for this season is a little more difficult to understand then previous seasons. One of the main reasons why this season is underrated because it's a Disney season and 'butchered' Magiranger, as fans like to put it. I think one of the reasons why Mystic Force is underrated because this season is a little difficult to understand because past Power Rangers seasons have been simple. You understood the story right from the beginning. Even Operation Overdrive was fairly simple to understand. This story has to be one of the most defined and also one of the most fun, especially if you are a fan of fantasy shows. I think one of the things that distinguishes this season from past seasons is that it is not really the most action filled season out of all of them. Mystic Force is very much based on mostly story.

One of the issues with this season is that the acting is really not that good. Firass Dirani, Nic Sampson, Melanie Vallejo, Angie Diaz, and Richard Brancatisano who play the main rangers are not really that talented in the acting department. They do have some moments of good acting especially in the season finale "Mystic Fate" but most of it is just hard to watch. Another issue is the Red Ranger focus. There was just too much revolving around Nick and for me, I didn't like it. But I learned that it doesn't bother me as much as it did before.

Power Rangers Ninja Storm

When I first heard about Ninja Storm I was very excited. I thought it would be dark, mysterious with action packed fight scenes. However when I started watching it i soon found that this wasn't the case. PRNS was too comical for my liking back then, the villains were to slapstick comedy funny and the rangers themselves seemed too laid back all the time, that's why it's underrated. Looking at Ninja Storm now, it's pretty good, actually. Because if you're a fan of MMPR or happen to like MMPR, you'll like this too. A villain with strong cynical intentions like Lord Zedd would have been great in this though.

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

Lost Galaxy is probably one of the most underrated PR series due to it just coming off of Space and starting the standalone series. Despite plot holes it continued some stuff In Space started: teamups with past alumni, sympathetic villains, and the grand feeling of a space adventure. Sure it may not have that end all feeling that Space had, and no matter how many plot holes this season had, I LOVE this season. One of my favorites and made me continue watching the show today. I think there are a lot of reasons, but a big one would have to be Trakeena, who's pretty much my favorite non-MMPR villain. I was honestly kind of sad when she took a nosedive into crazyville; it's hard to imagine that she went from being a fairly background sort of villain to getting so good at swordplay that she could take down two monsters at once.

Power Rangers Jungle Fury

Surprised by this one too? I'm not. Because this is probably the best and my favorite season Kalish produced. Main reason why it's usually underreated is because it's a Disney season and 'butchered' Gekiranger. The writers strike is one reason why this season is underrated, there were a few episodes that just didn't seem to move things along, or tried to hard on the message. There was a rumor that Chip came back and wrote a few episodes, which makes the season a little more enjoyable. But the season was a success for me. In a few ways, it almost seemed to pay tribute to the old days of Power Rangers, with RJ inventing weapons or working on them, and the Rangers actually having to train and master skills before getting new levels or gear. The grouped story arcs played out very good. The Jarrod and Dai Shi conflict was handled well. I enjoyed that. All the characters were very relatable, and at times I found myself being just as interested in Jarrod and Camille as I was the Rangers. The season isn't bad, it's just people are biased.


So the next time you see a Power Rangers season that you think 'butchered' Sentai, don't complain about it, or how it doesn't work because of such and such a reason. Enjoy PR for what it is...it's own show with a very interesting over arcing tied story.

Why I prefer Power Rangers over Super Sentai

Go ahead. Scream at me for using a remastered MMPR image.

People think it's kind of a shocker that I prefer Power Rangers over Super Sentai, but I think Super Sentai is a better franchise, and I like Power Rangers more....if that makes any sense?

Super Sentai has higher quality of writing, characterization, believable performances by the casts, and a bigger budget. Not to mention a better handle on what entertaining action looks like. Above is an image of Bioman, which I think is probably one of the BEST series I have ever seen! Thank you Fantasy Leader! XD

Power Rangers, on the other hand, is my childhood. I grew up with it. It's the thing that has stayed with me since I started watching it back in '97, and from that point on it's played a large part of my life. The key to continuing success for Power Rangers is always present something new and inventive, even knowing that most of the material comes from Sentai. Without originality, Power Rangers would be known as nothing more than an "English version" of Super Sentai. And no matter how bad the season may be, there is always at least one original thing that wasn't seen in the original material. Like for example, MMPR is about overbearing teenagers living their teenage life while fighting off a evil alien witch and her minions, where as Zyuranger is about ancient warriors from the past defending the planet from their sworn enemy.

Wild Force was an exact replica of Gaoranger, but watered down a little bit, and bad acting. The only thing that was new was Master Org, I think? Another example is Lost Galaxy. The setting was way different from Gingaman, took place in a Space Colony called Terra Venture. As well as added the Megaship, DECA, and Alpha from the previous season.

There was a thriving fandom for Power Rangers long before there was one for Sentai and Toku itself, and I knew people for years based purely on debates about how Astronema was Andros' sister, or why Goldar suddenly became lame in Season 3. You can't override those memories.

No matter how good Sentai is, it will NEVER take the place Power Rangers holds in my heart. I'll probably never grow out of Power Rangers, but I know for sure that I won't ever leave it for Super Sentai. I think both should just be enjoyed on their own merits.

One thing I do like about Sentai is how they let their heroes be their own comic relief. Even someone who's as much of a steadfast adventurer as BoukenRed has his silly side. It used to be with Power Rangers that they'd have the villains played for laughs or comic relief supporting characters like Bulk and Skull while the Rangers took themselves very seriously. The show's gotten better about that though.

These last few series of Sentai have been a let down for me. Last strong Sentai that I thought was really good was Gekiranger. Go-Onger was good, but RPM is amazing. Had a stronger plot, better characters, and a good tone, especially for a Disney season. Shinkenger is claimed as the best, it had a good start I'll admit, but I think it's greatly overrated...the story is too bland for me and episodes were boring. And Goseiger, like Shinkenger, the plot is bland for me. Had a good start until they started bringing in mecha that is really unnecessary and annoying. There's a plot for at least every mecha they introduce. There are a few good episodes here and there, but it's still not all that good. I'm hoping Saban won't let me down with Season 18, what I'm really looking forward to.

Gingaman and Lost Galaxy Compared

Thanks to Fantasy Leader, somehow I'm inspired to write this. I kind of think that both series are great in every respect and not exactly much of a Gingaman clone (but the falling older brother was carried over for some reason, Lost Galaxy could have done without it and just made Leo with another story), I think we can point out some differences:

Rangers: The Gingamen were descendants of the original Gingamen who fought space pirates who used mystical powers to travel from one world to another (and I wonder why later aliens ceased from using magical vehicles?!) who continue the fight of their ancestors. On the other hand, Lost Galaxy had four humans and one member of Mirinoi (an idea ported into Boukenger's Natsuki since the series kind of pays homage to past Power Rangers in the Sentai 30 Encyclopedia but in a subtle way) where rangers from both sides are unique from each other to give distinction (only villains' names get interchanged in PR/Sentai conversations most of the time). In Lost Galaxy, there's the male to female conversion for yellow rangers for some reason.

Setting: Gingaman takes place on Earth with rangers who are descendants of people who use powers from a lost galaxy (maybe it's what inspired the title of the PR counterpart) where the forest was affected by mystical space travel (not the science fiction type). On the other hand, Lost Galaxy hardly had any reference to the forest, rather it was more on the search of another planet like Earth (hee hee, the Gingaman never went there, good imagination Judd Lynn has) so if you like Star Wars, Lost Galaxy may be for you and NOT Gingaman.

Crossovers: For some reason, Saban wanted to include the crossovers in the series' timeline (while in Sentai, fans decide whether it's canon or not), which footage from Gingaman vs. Gogo V and Gingaman vs. Megaranger crossovers. However how the crossovers occurred are kind of different due to show standards.

The enemies: I think there was a little bit of creative writing with Lost Galaxy that made it worthwhile. There was Trakeena against Captain Mutiny (Gingaman's Captain Zahab). However featuring more than one type of enemy in a single season is kind of old stuff but made fresh in different ways Power Rangers and Sentai alike. Some fans viewed Trakeena as to be more dark than Gingaman villains- I can agree. In fact, Captain Mutiny wasn't the main villain but Trakeena, which the final fate of Captain Mutiny was like in how some villains in Sentai series, killed by a fellow villain.

Deaths of heroes: The fact is Bullblack died and Magna Defender survived. Kendrix Morgan had a death scene (but she was resurrected for the finale, something that doesn't happen much in Sentai) while Saya didn't die, get replace and got resurrected again.

Overall: You'll need to see both because both have their own unique concepts. Was Judd Lynn watching too much Tokusatsu? Maybe! Most of his ideas seem to be from other Tokusatsu incorporated into Lost Galaxy than Sentai in my opinion.

By the way, I think this show is better than Time Force in my opinion, which is still a great series.