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Power Rangers SPD
- Toon Disney
- Genre: Science Fiction
Common Sense Media says
Heroes battle bad guys in campy sci-fi series.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series contains plenty of violence -- martial arts style fighting and high-tech shoot-outs -- with little to no consequences. It's unrealistic, and there's never any blood. The Power Rangers are heavily marketed to the 5+ set, but they're better suited for kids a year or two older.
What's the story?
The Power Rangers -- familiar from previous series, a movie, and too many action figures to count -- are back in POWER RANGERS SPD. In the year 2020, five fully trained Rangers clad in their signature colors -- red (Brandon Jay McLaron), blue (Chris Violette), green (Matt Austin), yellow (Monica May), pink (Alycia Purrot) -- form a futuristic police patrol to battle monsters, robots, and aliens; save the planet; and keep the peace. The villains du jour are the alien Emperor Grumm (Rene Naufahu) and his ally, a spoiled and spooky little girl named Mora (Olivia James-Baird) who can create monsters out of her imagination. They hatch evil schemes to take over Earth, which the Rangers heroically foil.
Is it any good?
The dialogue, costumes, and sets are so campy they make the original Star Trek look sophisticated. The show takes itself so seriously that it's funny, although kids young enough to find it entertaining will probably miss the unintentional humor. Little attention is paid to character development or interaction; instead, the show glories in extended fight scenes, combining martial arts combat with sci-fi shoot-'em-ups.
The series plays into kids' fantasies of empowerment, and some viewers may revel in the excitement of one fight scene after another. Still, the fighting is all the show really has to offer. The characters seem to exist only to do battle and have little to occupy themselves with when they're not clobbering the bad guys. Viewers young enough to find the simplistic plots entertaining may still be young enough to blur the line between real and fantasy violence, which makes this show problematic.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the difference between real and fantasy violence. Is it ever OK to fight in real life the way they do in the series?
Is it ever OK to hurt bad guys? Who do your kids think "bad guys" are in real life?
What are some other ways you can settle your problems with other people?
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No more power rangers please
How many more power rangers can they make I use to like the show untill they took off the red ranger jason the first power ranger the leader of the power rangers. Then they made the bad guy tommy the arch enemy of jason stole the position from him as leader and his girl kimberly.and got away with it.Its like watching star trek with out the Captain Pic. or with out #1 being Will
jason not being leader is just bad and in short the bad guy won its dume its stupped.
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BEST IN THE POWER RANGERS SERIES!
This show is the best version in the series. Each ranger has their own power, they have the coolest suits, and they have so much conflicts and extras, t is so interesting! A ranger from the future comes and helps them, their commander is a dog. i mean hello! That is awesome people! I really enjoyed this show, and i really dont care what you guys think. If you dont like it dont watch it. You can refer to me as Spova Lover.
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One of the funy Power Rangers showe
I have find this Power Rangers show to be funy with cool
action part like geen Ranger when batter that flower monser
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CSM is bagging again...
What is the matter with you people? Why do you hold such a grudge against Power Rangers? SPD may not be my all-time favorite in the series, but it still made a heck of a good show. It pretty much teaches the same lessons in the previous installments: bad guys never win. There are also a few personal situations and struggles between the characters and each ranger learns to cooperate and work together in harmony. And what's wrong with violence? What would you do if monsters were attacking people? You don't just stand there and try to reason with them; you kick their butts! Do you think police would be letting criminals go? No, so chill out. That aside, Power Rangers: SPD is another great addition to the series. One of the last of its kind...sadly.
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I think that people. shoud have there own Opinion abuot the showe But my is that i like it I think it cool and think fun in away humen boss being a Dog and cat that
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| Topics: | magic and fantasy, superheroes, adventures, space and aliens |
| TV rating: | TV-Y7 |
| Network: | Toon Disney |
| Cast: | Brandon Jay McLaren, Chris Violette, Matt Austin |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |
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