Which Disney Seasons Should I watch?

ASpice92 · 12/07/14, 10:29 PM

I've just recently got re-interested into the franchise and have been thinking of trying to check out the Disney seasons. Any recommendations

MegaBlue · 12/07/14, 10:30 PM

Ninja Storm and DinoThunder are a good pair to begin with. IMO, Ninja Storm was a nice breath of fresh air after the seriousness and drama of Wild Force. Ninja Storm is an offbeat, fun season, and, while DinoThunder is a more serious season, it still retains some of the humor that NS had.

NS does have some problems, though. The voice track is tinny at times, but that's because the recording equipment in New Zealand wasn't the greatest at the beginning of Disney's run there. Compare some of the NS episodes with Tori in particular to Operation Overdrive's multi-season reunion, "Once A Ranger." The voice track is greatly improved. Also, NS is *very* heavy on '90s teen slang (in particular, the word 'dude' is thrown around A LOT), which is even lampooned in DinoThunder.

MastaDan2 · 12/07/14, 10:30 PM

RPM is largely considered the best Disney season with the majority of the fandom. If you plan to watch them all though I always think it's best to go in order. But if you don't have the time or care to watch them all I'd go with: RPM, Dino Thunder (especially if you were an MMPR fan), and SPD. Those are my personal favorites.

Operation Overdrive and Mystic Force seem to be the least liked seasons, especially Overdrive. I personally think Mystic Force is worse though.

Digificwriter · 12/07/14, 10:32 PM

I'd say you should watch Wild Force, Ninja Storm, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, and RPM in their entirety, and watch the team-up episodes from Dino Thunder and S.P.D. (which are really the only bright spots in those two seasons, which otherwise suck).

PrimoPiccolo · 12/07/14, 10:33 PM

I highly recommend RPM, S.P.D., Wild Force and Jungle Fury in that order. But all eight have their strong points.

Pepper · 12/07/14, 10:34 PM

All of them except Operation Overdrive, Disney had a really good run imo.

Wild Force: The acting was not so great but the story is good with some surprisingly dark reveals.

Ninja Storm: Great cast, a breath of fresh air after PR started to take itself more and more serious the previous years, it's heavy on comedy but personally I love it to death.

Dino Thunder: Another good one with a great cast, I like the main three rangers but how they were forced to write around JDFs absence and the white ranger being evil much longer in Japan hurt the series in the second half.

SPD: The third great cast in a row, very memorable characters and one of the few purely tech based seasons.

Mystic Force: Heavy focus on the red ranger but I still liked it,mthe story was pretty good

Operation Overdrive: the only real failure of the Disney era, the only good parts are the story of red ranger Mack and Spencer as a supporting character.

Jungle Fury: A fun season, suffered from the writer's strike in the middle but it had good back stories especially for RJ, great action imo.

RPM: Yes, it was good but I think it's overrated, many people treat it like the be all, end all of Power Rangers which it really was not, Ziggy was too much amd all the *wink, wink, nudge, nudge* in jokes stopped being funny after the third time. That doesn't mean it's bad, not at all, as I said, it's good but better than everything else? No way.

The Disney era was awesome and the quality took a real nose dive as soon as Saban got the franchise

12/07/14, 10:29 PM	#1
ASpice92 Putty Patroller Join Date: 08/07/11 Posts: 10	Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? I've just recently got re-interested into the franchise and have been thinking of trying to check out the Disney seasons. Any recommendations

12/07/14, 10:30 PM	#2
MegaBlue Putty Patroller Join Date: 07/28/11 Posts: 12	Re: Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? Ninja Storm and DinoThunder are a good pair to begin with. IMO, Ninja Storm was a nice breath of fresh air after the seriousness and drama of Wild Force. Ninja Storm is an offbeat, fun season, and, while DinoThunder is a more serious season, it still retains some of the humor that NS had. NS does have some problems, though. The voice track is tinny at times, but that's because the recording equipment in New Zealand wasn't the greatest at the beginning of Disney's run there. Compare some of the NS episodes with Tori in particular to Operation Overdrive's multi-season reunion, "Once A Ranger." The voice track is greatly improved. Also, NS is very heavy on '90s teen slang (in particular, the word 'dude' is thrown around A LOT), which is even lampooned in DinoThunder.

12/07/14, 10:30 PM	#3
MastaDan2 Putty Patroller Join Date: 08/14/11 Posts: 15	Re: Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? RPM is largely considered the best Disney season with the majority of the fandom. If you plan to watch them all though I always think it's best to go in order. But if you don't have the time or care to watch them all I'd go with: RPM, Dino Thunder (especially if you were an MMPR fan), and SPD. Those are my personal favorites. Operation Overdrive and Mystic Force seem to be the least liked seasons, especially Overdrive. I personally think Mystic Force is worse though.

12/07/14, 10:32 PM	#4
Digificwriter Putty Patroller Join Date: 04/30/11 Posts: 9	Re: Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? I'd say you should watch Wild Force, Ninja Storm, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, and RPM in their entirety, and watch the team-up episodes from Dino Thunder and S.P.D. (which are really the only bright spots in those two seasons, which otherwise suck).

12/07/14, 10:33 PM	#5
PrimoPiccolo *Eternal* Join Date: 04/01/09 Location: 30 minutes from Morphicon Posts: 1,317	Re: Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? I highly recommend RPM, S.P.D., Wild Force and Jungle Fury in that order. But all eight have their strong points.

12/07/14, 10:34 PM	#6
Pepper Putty Patroller Join Date: 07/28/11 Posts: 4	Re: Which Disney Seasons Should I watch? All of them except Operation Overdrive, Disney had a really good run imo. Wild Force: The acting was not so great but the story is good with some surprisingly dark reveals. Ninja Storm: Great cast, a breath of fresh air after PR started to take itself more and more serious the previous years, it's heavy on comedy but personally I love it to death. Dino Thunder: Another good one with a great cast, I like the main three rangers but how they were forced to write around JDFs absence and the white ranger being evil much longer in Japan hurt the series in the second half. SPD: The third great cast in a row, very memorable characters and one of the few purely tech based seasons. Mystic Force: Heavy focus on the red ranger but I still liked it,mthe story was pretty good Operation Overdrive: the only real failure of the Disney era, the only good parts are the story of red ranger Mack and Spencer as a supporting character. Jungle Fury: A fun season, suffered from the writer's strike in the middle but it had good back stories especially for RJ, great action imo. RPM: Yes, it was good but I think it's overrated, many people treat it like the be all, end all of Power Rangers which it really was not, Ziggy was too much amd all the wink, wink, nudge, nudge in jokes stopped being funny after the third time. That doesn't mean it's bad, not at all, as I said, it's good but better than everything else? No way. The Disney era was awesome and the quality took a real nose dive as soon as Saban got the franchise