Dekaranger vs. S.P.D (Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta)

[Aether]

Back to a topic that i started a while back MMPR vs Super Sentai - who wins ??

so thanks to a few episodes i had seen before and after watching Dekaranger i thought 'hey why not watch all of S.P.D'??

so i did...

Now i remember reading in certain places that people felt that S.P.D was good, even better than Dekaranger!....

now all i can say to that is Bullshit!!!

Dont get me wrong S.P.D is quite good but its execution just lacks a quality that Dekaranger has. S.P.D uses most of its stories adapted form Dekaranger and even when they are almost copied exaclty the execution just lacks something. i cant put my finger on it but it seems like its all done too fast, one thing happens then another then another and its over, its like theres a bit of development along the way that gets cut out.

speaking of development there is zero character development apart for Dekared and DekaBlue's counterpat Jack and Sky... and even then its only the basics of the characters rivalry / friendship in Dekaranger. Its been said there isnt much character development in Dekaranger but there is some throughout the entirity of the series and its done well to fit with the pace and world of Dekaranger and it happens for all the characters.

Ah, speaking of all the characters!! WTF happenend to DekaBreak a.k.a Omega Ranger?? he was cool in Dekarangers, we actualy got to see his face and he was an actual character, not so in S.P.D though, more of an afterthought really.

one thing that really peeves me about MMPR, which i think stems from the original series is the constant heeyah and yaaa! all the bloody time! they do anything while suited up and its accompinied by a heeyah or yaa!!! O.K,O.k we get it !

also S.P.D makes Dekaranger look like it should be called Special Execution Squad Dekaranger because none of the villains ever get killed in S.P.D whereas in Dekaranger thay get blown to bits!!!! dont get me wrong, its all good to try and rehabilitate criminals, but it gets a bit of a joke when they are firing a massive cannon at something and it ends in a spinning card with someone trapped in it!!!

now some positives...

I think they did well by adding another villian (or 2??) into the mix which made it less look like a complete butchering of Dekaranger, and less boring for someone who's seen Dekaranger to watch.

I think that what sets S.P.D apart from Dekarangers for the good is the hand to hand action which was shot specifically for S.P.D, a lot of which was when the rangers were not Morphed. Truly the Wu Shu (martial arts) team on S.P.D were insane, in some episodes its total overkill of spins, flips, quadruple kicks, high wire leaps etc. but i Freakin love that stuff!! and as such made it worth watching just for that!! funniest of al of that was watching for the wigs of the wu shu team and them constantly covering their faces so you couldnt see the performer!!

ive mentioned before that if i would reccomend S.P.D to anyone for just 1 episode it would be ep 31 'History' a crossover with the Abaranger rangers 'Dino Thunder' team. Man that is one intense episode of fighting. cool.

Anyway no offense to MMPR fans but S.P.D really can't match up to Dekarangers, it was OK but pales in comparison.

i wont be going out of my way to watch any other adaptation in its entirity again, i think i'll stick to Super Sentai.

Edited August 15, 2012 by Aether

[*Jess♥]

good choice.

well actually it's not much of a choice.

power rangers was good when I was a teenager and had no access to super sentai.

now I see it for what it is. it's an adaptation for an american child audience.

there's nothing inherently wrong with childrens entertainment. (really looking forward to seeing Brave)

I just don't like the separation of themes in most american tv. if it has colours in it, it has to be for children. if it is for adults it has to be as close to film noir as they can get it.

that said, I haven't watched dekaranger.

I like to watch what is popular or current. otherwise I feel isolated.

[Aether]

good choice. well actually it's not much of a choice.

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that said, I haven't watched dekaranger. I like to watch what is popular or current. otherwise I feel isolated.

yeah its not really a choice. i couldnt stand more than a few more PR eps they are too eratic and sickly.

i agree with your points. also if its for adults a good majority of it has usually got swearing sex and ultra violence in it.

It makes me think is there that much produced inbetween the two?? probably Garo is a good example...even though Garo is meant to be for a mature audience its still nothing compared to a lot of the shows on HBO in the USA (i think thats the station in America with a good amount of filth on it).

in fact the only thing that makes Garo 'mature' is the fact it was shown late, it has a very slight creepiness to it and you see 2 pairs of breasts throughout the (1st) series (typical me not seen S2 yet).

Garo is popular you should watch it, it really isnt as noire as you would think! and Dekaranger is poplular you shoud watch that too !! ha ha!

as for whats current or popular it doesnt bother me, as im sure you've guessed, but seeing as im inbetween series (watch out for another pointless Sentai review!) i might catch up with Go-Busters and will probably give the New Kamen Rider series a go.

Edited August 22, 2012 by Aether

[*Jess♥]

yeah, gobusters is still really good.

can't figure out the ratings... could be because the time slot is wrong for such a quality show.

it would probably do really well at tea-time.

kamen rider wizard also looks really good. saw the preview, the setting and characters looks really attractive.

looks to have good potential top be much better than fourze.

I'd watch Garo, and Dekaranger when I get a job and get some good friends who'll watch it with me.