Re: Go-Busters and PR
Mar. 18th, 2014 10:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
akinoameDear Saban,
I forgive you for not adapting Go-Busters if this was the pitch.
I honestly don't care for Amit Bhaumik's proposals. Much as the idea of LG + RPM = Go-Busters is...intriguing? frightening? hilarious? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
Akino Ame 10:40 pm
To be perfectly honest, I'm never all that fond of Amit's initial suggestions. But I'm getting a good laugh
Kaitou 10:41 pm
he seems to be deeply rooted in Classic PR a lot anyhow
Akino Ame 10:41 pm
Also, Jin is a woman
Kaitou 10:41 pm
cause he often cites "growing up with" as his reason for everything
Akino Ame 10:41 pm
Oh yeah
Akino Ame 10:42 pm
And there's SO much that doesn't work
Where are the Galaxy Rangers? This is only 16 years later--even if Kendrix is Mayor, Karone's the automatic sub as Pink Ranger
Why aren't THEY fighting? And don't give me the bullshit of "They're too old." TOMMY
Kaitou 10:43 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 10:43 pm
The personalities don't in any way match the footage you'd get of the Rangers in-suit
Red HAS to be extremely by-the-book, not a rebel
Red Buster is EXTREMELY professional in his actions
Where Yellow is NOT
Akino Ame 10:45 pm
And while MAYBE I can get my head around the idea of Gold being a diva...naive pop star with a strained relationship with her family, no
And then you get into the matter of traditions vs. modernity and DON'T EVEN GO THERE
I'm HAPPY to think of the native Mirinoians and the Terrans coexisting peacefully
Because you're about to open a can of colonialsm in POWER RANGERS
Squall highwind KA 10:46 pm
yep
Akino Ame 10:46 pm
AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE DON'T MAKE VENJIX THE SAME VENJIX ACROSS ALL UNIVERSES PLEASE GOD NO
RPM Venjix was bad enough without thinking "Oh, they're all the same guy."
Akino Ame 10:47 pm
You know what? There's two Mikes in PR. Two Ernies. They're not the same person--you can HAVE the same name, guys
And another thing, having the Venjixes be the same? That's an insult to Dr. K's character development! You can't build up a character whose motivation and everything is "I fucked up and destroyed the world," then retcon it into "Oh, silly me! It was actually an evil alien computer from another dimension--my conscience is clear!" NO. K has to work her ass off to make things right. The day she puts in the source code that allows them to stall the progression of the virus inside Dillon to keep him from attacking everyone is the day she has to face everyone and tell them, "I killed your loved ones. I'm responsible for the death of Scott's brother and Summer's butler. I'm the reason Dillon has no memories and has a virus inside him."
She says, "Everything that's happened, everything you've all been through, it's all my fault." She is an atoner; the whole point of her character is to get past this one mistake that cost everyone everything. It leads to her deciding that "Even the most flawed human is better than the most perfect machine" and it leads to Dillon finally forgiving her and thanking her in the finale. Dr. K is one of the best written characters, particularly one of the best written female characters, in all of Power Rangers and for you to take away her sin? It's like telling Andros, "Actually, no, your sister was never kidnapped." Or telling Jen, "Alex wasn't dying--he was perfectly fine. Ransik never touched him. Also, he's breaking up with you."
So while I commend you on the idea of Kendrix as Mayor when I thought the same thing for Flynn in "The Messiah Protocol," fuck you, Amit. Especially for completing the genocide and leaving K the only one of her dimension left alive.
Edit: I read on
Akino Ame 11:08 pm
Oh, worse
PR Prime is destroyed too
Or an AR of it
Paul M Robles 11:09 pm
Ouch
Akino Ame 11:09 pm
Episode 18 kills the surviving RPM Rangers
I'm sorry, Saban. I will never accuse you of hating RPM again
Because you rejected THIS
HyprKnux 1 11:11 pm
...so, Amit would have retconned Venjix as an alien, who would destroy not only the RPM-verse, but also the MMPR-SuperMega verse?!
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Yes
HyprKnux 1 11:11 pm
WHAT
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Tommy is dead in his universe
I imagine Saban took one look at the proposal and set it on fire
Kaitou 11:11 pm
Yep
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Decade, can you do us a favor and destroy this fucked up AU?
The finale utterly plagiarizes Danger and Destiny
Paul M Robles 11:12 pm
Exactly
Seriously?
HyprKnux 1 11:12 pm
I think this is one world Narutaki would be WILLING to let be destroyed
Akino Ame 11:12 pm
With Red getting deleted and Enter injecting himself with the untested antivirus to get rid of Venjix
HyprKnux 1 11:12 pm
...
Akino Ame 11:14 pm
And later, he had to post a response because people were getting understandably upset
I understand for those who loved a season like Power Rangers RPM it can seem disrespectful or even blasphemous for someone else to try to take established characters and story in a new direction, especially if it involves their deaths, however temporary. While evoking strong reactions from the audience and exploring stories outside of the confines of expectations are part of a writer’s job, disrespect for characters or audience were certainly never my intent.
FUCK YOU
This is not "Oh, my ART~!"
This is "This whole thing is fucked up as hell and you're killing beloved characters, are you INSANE? Do you realize that Toei REFUSES TO DO THIS for this VERY REASON? Because the fans WILL grab torches and pitchforks?"
HyprKnux 1 11:15 pm
Exactly!
Akino Ame 11:15 pm
Life and death are parts of character story? You can't JUSTIFY killing off ENTIRE UNIVERSES of characters we LOVED and say "It's just part of life"
Akino Ame 11:16 pm
THESE CHARACTERS ARE REAL TO US! WE LIVED THROUGH THEM! WE WATCHED EVERYTHING THEY DID, WE JOINED THEM THROUGH THEIR TEARS AND JOY
HyprKnux 1 11:16 pm
This is just one big FUCK YOU to the fandom
Akino Ame 11:16 pm
And for you to kill them off just to establish what a THREAT your bad guy is? YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG
You are DISRESPECTING THE FANDOM and calling US the sensitive ones
Liz Corto 11:17 pm
And, since PR is a kids' show, these characters are role models and someone to look up to. People want to be Tommy. People want to be Kim or Jen or Summer or, hell, anyone they favor.
---I shouldn't say kids' show.
It's enjoyable for all ages.
HyprKnux 1 11:17 pm
This is why people (still) hate The New 52 - because they got rid of nearly 75 years of what we loved for that crap!
Akino Ame 11:17 pm
You can't go and claim "Well, they used my name Venjix from my original character and used it for a villain who didn't acknowledge any connection"
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CONNECTION YOU FUCKTWAT
You can't claim ownership based on a NAME! No matter how original your name is!
I forgive you for not adapting Go-Busters if this was the pitch.
I honestly don't care for Amit Bhaumik's proposals. Much as the idea of LG + RPM = Go-Busters is...intriguing? frightening? hilarious? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
Akino Ame 10:40 pm
To be perfectly honest, I'm never all that fond of Amit's initial suggestions. But I'm getting a good laugh
Kaitou 10:41 pm
he seems to be deeply rooted in Classic PR a lot anyhow
Akino Ame 10:41 pm
Also, Jin is a woman
Kaitou 10:41 pm
cause he often cites "growing up with" as his reason for everything
Akino Ame 10:41 pm
Oh yeah
Akino Ame 10:42 pm
And there's SO much that doesn't work
Where are the Galaxy Rangers? This is only 16 years later--even if Kendrix is Mayor, Karone's the automatic sub as Pink Ranger
Why aren't THEY fighting? And don't give me the bullshit of "They're too old." TOMMY
Kaitou 10:43 pm
yeah
Akino Ame 10:43 pm
The personalities don't in any way match the footage you'd get of the Rangers in-suit
Red HAS to be extremely by-the-book, not a rebel
Red Buster is EXTREMELY professional in his actions
Where Yellow is NOT
Akino Ame 10:45 pm
And while MAYBE I can get my head around the idea of Gold being a diva...naive pop star with a strained relationship with her family, no
And then you get into the matter of traditions vs. modernity and DON'T EVEN GO THERE
I'm HAPPY to think of the native Mirinoians and the Terrans coexisting peacefully
Because you're about to open a can of colonialsm in POWER RANGERS
Squall highwind KA 10:46 pm
yep
Akino Ame 10:46 pm
AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, PLEASE DON'T MAKE VENJIX THE SAME VENJIX ACROSS ALL UNIVERSES PLEASE GOD NO
RPM Venjix was bad enough without thinking "Oh, they're all the same guy."
Akino Ame 10:47 pm
You know what? There's two Mikes in PR. Two Ernies. They're not the same person--you can HAVE the same name, guys
And another thing, having the Venjixes be the same? That's an insult to Dr. K's character development! You can't build up a character whose motivation and everything is "I fucked up and destroyed the world," then retcon it into "Oh, silly me! It was actually an evil alien computer from another dimension--my conscience is clear!" NO. K has to work her ass off to make things right. The day she puts in the source code that allows them to stall the progression of the virus inside Dillon to keep him from attacking everyone is the day she has to face everyone and tell them, "I killed your loved ones. I'm responsible for the death of Scott's brother and Summer's butler. I'm the reason Dillon has no memories and has a virus inside him."
She says, "Everything that's happened, everything you've all been through, it's all my fault." She is an atoner; the whole point of her character is to get past this one mistake that cost everyone everything. It leads to her deciding that "Even the most flawed human is better than the most perfect machine" and it leads to Dillon finally forgiving her and thanking her in the finale. Dr. K is one of the best written characters, particularly one of the best written female characters, in all of Power Rangers and for you to take away her sin? It's like telling Andros, "Actually, no, your sister was never kidnapped." Or telling Jen, "Alex wasn't dying--he was perfectly fine. Ransik never touched him. Also, he's breaking up with you."
So while I commend you on the idea of Kendrix as Mayor when I thought the same thing for Flynn in "The Messiah Protocol," fuck you, Amit. Especially for completing the genocide and leaving K the only one of her dimension left alive.
Edit: I read on
Akino Ame 11:08 pm
Oh, worse
PR Prime is destroyed too
Or an AR of it
Paul M Robles 11:09 pm
Ouch
Akino Ame 11:09 pm
Episode 18 kills the surviving RPM Rangers
I'm sorry, Saban. I will never accuse you of hating RPM again
Because you rejected THIS
HyprKnux 1 11:11 pm
...so, Amit would have retconned Venjix as an alien, who would destroy not only the RPM-verse, but also the MMPR-SuperMega verse?!
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Yes
HyprKnux 1 11:11 pm
WHAT
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Tommy is dead in his universe
I imagine Saban took one look at the proposal and set it on fire
Kaitou 11:11 pm
Yep
Akino Ame 11:11 pm
Decade, can you do us a favor and destroy this fucked up AU?
The finale utterly plagiarizes Danger and Destiny
Paul M Robles 11:12 pm
Exactly
Seriously?
HyprKnux 1 11:12 pm
I think this is one world Narutaki would be WILLING to let be destroyed
Akino Ame 11:12 pm
With Red getting deleted and Enter injecting himself with the untested antivirus to get rid of Venjix
HyprKnux 1 11:12 pm
...
Akino Ame 11:14 pm
And later, he had to post a response because people were getting understandably upset
I understand for those who loved a season like Power Rangers RPM it can seem disrespectful or even blasphemous for someone else to try to take established characters and story in a new direction, especially if it involves their deaths, however temporary. While evoking strong reactions from the audience and exploring stories outside of the confines of expectations are part of a writer’s job, disrespect for characters or audience were certainly never my intent.
FUCK YOU
This is not "Oh, my ART~!"
This is "This whole thing is fucked up as hell and you're killing beloved characters, are you INSANE? Do you realize that Toei REFUSES TO DO THIS for this VERY REASON? Because the fans WILL grab torches and pitchforks?"
HyprKnux 1 11:15 pm
Exactly!
Akino Ame 11:15 pm
Life and death are parts of character story? You can't JUSTIFY killing off ENTIRE UNIVERSES of characters we LOVED and say "It's just part of life"
Akino Ame 11:16 pm
THESE CHARACTERS ARE REAL TO US! WE LIVED THROUGH THEM! WE WATCHED EVERYTHING THEY DID, WE JOINED THEM THROUGH THEIR TEARS AND JOY
HyprKnux 1 11:16 pm
This is just one big FUCK YOU to the fandom
Akino Ame 11:16 pm
And for you to kill them off just to establish what a THREAT your bad guy is? YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG
You are DISRESPECTING THE FANDOM and calling US the sensitive ones
Liz Corto 11:17 pm
And, since PR is a kids' show, these characters are role models and someone to look up to. People want to be Tommy. People want to be Kim or Jen or Summer or, hell, anyone they favor.
---I shouldn't say kids' show.
It's enjoyable for all ages.
HyprKnux 1 11:17 pm
This is why people (still) hate The New 52 - because they got rid of nearly 75 years of what we loved for that crap!
Akino Ame 11:17 pm
You can't go and claim "Well, they used my name Venjix from my original character and used it for a villain who didn't acknowledge any connection"
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CONNECTION YOU FUCKTWAT
You can't claim ownership based on a NAME! No matter how original your name is!