CHAN CHAN BARA, CHAN BARA BARA! CHAN BARA BARA, CHAN BARA! SAMURAI SENTAI
#1. SHIIIIINKENGER! APPARE! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: - There's no doubt in my mind this is the best Super Sentai theme and will be for a long time. Shinkenger is just power-packed with action, drama, and energy and it's awesome. Am I biased because this was me first real Sentai? No. Because I likely wouldn't have watched it if it weren't for the theme song. More specifically, the first five minutes...
Best. Ever. And fortieth favorite show last year.
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"Oh my God MWIS. I just really want to ask, if this is a SMALL CYOA.... what in the name of holy blue christ is a big one?!" - ExTha
#4. GOOOOOOOKAIGER! Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: - Don't feel like finding the actual opening so here's the full thing. Just pure awesome. Here's a bonus video, with more themes =D =D =D
#3. DAAAAIIIIRANGER! Gosei Sentai Dairanger: - **** yeah. There's something so simple yet awesome about this song. I love it.
#2. KAAKUURANGER! Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: - But not as much as I love this one. KAKURANGER, NINJA NINJA! One of the catchiest songs I've ever heard. KAKURANGER, NINJA NINJA! - Natwaf, you were right on the money. Kudos!
BUT WILL BE NUMBER ONE?!
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#10. FLAAAAAAAAAAASHMAN! Choushinsei Flashman: - If Goranger defines what the seventies sounds like to me, Flashman defines the eighties. That's not a bad thing. FLASH FLASH FLASH FLAAAAAAAAAAAASHMAN. Oops, sorry. I'll restrict the Gokaichanger calls to just the titles.
#9. HUUURRICANEGER! Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger: - Feels like it's just soaring through the air.
#8. DENNNNNNJIMAN! Denshi Sentai Denjiman: - Beginning is ear poison, but then it becomes awesome. Reminds me of Zorro somehow. Like calling out their presence to the night, when the full moon is bright.
#7. TIIIIIMERANGER! Mirai Sentai Ranger: - Reminds me of Umineko early on! This theme is so damn epic.
#5. JETTTTTTTTTTOMAN! Chojin Sentai Jetman: - King of Super Sentai matched by an amazing theme song. Best theme so far, great to watch, tons of energy. Hell yeah.
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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man
GOGGLE-V! Dai Sentai Goggle-V: - Now here's a good theme! Well, it starts out great and ends perfectly, but listing off the colors kicked it out of the top spots.
ZYURANGER! Kyoryuu Sentai Zyuranger: - JUURANJA, JUURANJA! Hell yes. Probable bias on this being the first sentai I tried to watch. Sadly, I got bored of it before Burai appeared, but it had nothing to do with the kickass theme, just having watched MMPR too many times.
GOGOFIVE! Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive: - GO FIVE! Like Changeman, I like how they're rescue workers out of costumes. Love the beginning, like the end, middle's cool.
I've done Power Rangers songs extensively. My TV Ranking Topic, for the Power Rangers entry, had like a top fifty songs in Power Rangers from theme songs to battle songs to songs Kimberly sang or background instrumentals. It was awesome. I'm not going to repeat that here.
IMPROMPTU TOP TEN SUPER SENTAI OPENING SONGS!
Also, note, there will be another miscellaneous ranking coming around the top five. It's been planned since the very beginning of this topic that there would be one and I may have left a hint towards what it is in a write-up. I don't know how extensive it will be, probably just ten random songs ranked, but it will be done. Now, let's make a show of this!
Get your guesses in! Ranking in about ten minutes.
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"Oh my God MWIS. I just really want to ask, if this is a SMALL CYOA.... what in the name of holy blue christ is a big one?!" - ExTha
You have melonade powers! I modeled them after The Wong Factor! I was thinking of giving you a side of Pringles or Scoops Haagendaas, but that's not Justin Wong.
Listen, if you just want a Sentinel-sized Mango Melonade...
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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost
Larry Crowne - 7.3/10 - On the one hand, it's sweet with some great characters and interesting situations and it's just a positive, fun movie. On the toher, it's meh. I liked it in my heart, but it doesn't sit as right in my head. I dunno. Very nice feelgood movie with characters I wish I knew in life.
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#9. Natwaf_akidna ~ (11) (20) (22) (54) (89) ~ 39.2 Best Song: 2525/2011 Worst Song: Nico Tale?! - Medleys, thousands of them! Nico_akidnico, you gave me some great tunes. You were right when you expected Energy to be tops, and it was for a long time hanging around 10-15. 2525/2011 was third place of the medleys for two reasons. First, I scored it lower because it did annoy me at first at points. Second, I thought my bias towards Kakuranger influenced liking it too much and graded it lower. Why does it rank higher? The other two good Nico Nico songs were top fifteen placers which meant they didn't get another listen until top twenty-five. 2525/2011's been on rotation since about the midpoint. It proved itself to me, to mine ears, and to my brain as I remember most of what goes on. I still barely watch the videos on any of these songs, but 2525/2011 is the only one besides one coming up that I can't help but tune into at certain points. Not because of what's going on in the video, but the sound just draws me to see what's happening it's so good and addictive.
For great contributions, an excellent medley-maker that I'll definitely check out more in the future, and some good ol' Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers, you receive You obtain ***A Medley of Melonade Riceballs***
A Medley of Melonade Riceballs ~ A delicious snack on the go, these riceballs are soaked in melonade before being made. The sweet and succulent tastes will fill you up instantly. They come in thirty-six different, distinct flavors and with some patented technology, won't mold or dry out until you open them. And no, we're not talking preservatives. They'll be completely fresh as soon as the individual riceball is unwrapped. Enjoy!
#8. NioraptH ~ (10) (15) (17) (18) (96) ~ 31.2 Best Song: Snow Castle Worst Song: Maximum Shake Special Remix (With Title Call) - I did not expect you to be out this soon. Four songs into the top twenty and easily what's going to be the best average. You done good. I was wary at first. So much extremely fast and noisy instrumental fight songs, it was off-putting. But over time, they blew me away! Lulz. Great stuff, look forward to more of your noms if I do this again in the future.
You obtain ***The Melonade Factor***
The Melonade Factor ~ You now have limited summoning ability of Melonade. Use these powers in time of need and nothing can defeat you. Quench all thirsts.
#7. todbot1 ~ (9) (70) (77) (80) (97) ~ 66.6 Best Song: Road to the Faire Worst Song: N's Castle - Very quiet, mellow stuff for the most part. Road to the Faire is so damn good, one of the highest climbers of them all. I usually don't love Irish music, but this was very much a joy to listen to. Your other three midcarders were good, but easily disposed of compared to other songs. I did enjoy everything but N's Castle. Augh. Still, though I did enjoy a good amount of what you gave, you still managed one of the worst averages here.
You obtain ***Guiness Melonade***.
Guiness Melonade ~ The Devil's Brew. Straight from the barrel, this mix of traditional Irish brew and sugary rainbows and unicorns is... not the best combination, but it'll get you drunk off your ass without much of a hangover in the morning. You'll laso be king, or queen, of the bar as the sugar fuels you to be even more energetic and outlandish than you would be under a regular stupor.
From: todbot1 | #252 Aha, I knew it. Top 10 at least.
Also, lol shortest writeup.
I think that's the only write-up in the top fifteen I haven't changed since initial listen. I can't think of anything more to say. It's some good Celtic music =P
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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man
#11. Song: 2525/2011 Artist: Asaoka Hilton Link: Nominated by Natwaf_akidna - Another medley! Pretty good for awhile, not too bad, and somehow I always start watching at #19. Every time even though I don't remember the song.
So I'm like, "This is alright, but I like the other ones better." And then nyancat. And then Texas has Austin and then we go north to Massachusetts, Boston, and Albany, New York. OKKUSENMAN! OKKUSENMAN!
o_O
KAKURANGER, NINJA NINJA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh **** yes. This went from ready-to-close to way high up. Cheating medley of awesome songs is cheating. So I'm not just going to give this a super high grade- PULP FICTION!- just for having snippets of KAKURANGER, NANJA NANJANYANAYANYANYANYA. Oh, Gingaman was buried in here somewhere, too, but who cares about GIIIIINGAMAN? ...BACKSTREET'S BACK, ALRIGHT!
Great medley. It definitely falls off a bit at times, particularly after Kakuranger and a little while before 19, but damn is this fun to listen to every now and again. I don't feel bad about leaving it out of the top ten as it is a medley of other songs, but it's top of my charts for sure.
Note: This used to be the lowest of Natwaf's big three medley nominations (not lowest because lol Nico Tale), and though it was always in the top thirty, the other two were instantly above it originally. Maybe it was because this didn't have as much Energy, or perhaps I felt KAKURANGER was way too much bias, but now it's high up. Probably because while the other two Nico Nicos sat in Top 15 Purgatory where they never got listened to again until now, 2525/2011 got so much eartime in comparison.
#10.Song: Snow Castle Game: Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Link: Nominated by NioraptH - Oh damn. I forgot about this song when it came to crunch time. If I remembered it, I could've easily bumped it to 4-3. Sorry, Nio. It's a like a strange brew of Umineko and Okami with some electric guitars thrown in and, while short, it's awesome. Shame on me for forgetting about it. - That's a very, very old write-up. For the majority of the rankings, it was indeed #3. Alas, too many songs have either stayed strong or climbed high.
#9. Song: Road to the Faire Artist: David Arkenstone Link: Nominated by todbot1 - Some good Celtic music in here!
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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost
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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man
IN: The Wire, "Final Grades" Fringe, "Peter" Lost, "The Constant" Community, "Remedial Chaos Theory"
REP: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Passion" (Double) House, "Broken" Friday Night Lights, "The Son" Friday Night Lights, "Pilot" Angel, "A Hole in the World"
OUT: Awake, "Pilot" The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "September 20, 2001" Homeland, "The Vest" Supernatural, "Changing Channels" ER, "Love's Labor Lost" (Double) Survivor, "Borneo Finale"
Wonder what could've been with double the nominations and double the brackets, mwahahaha.
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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier
If there was any required watching for Avengers, I'd say:
Most Needed: - Thor - Iron Man - Captain America - Iron Man 2 - Hulk Least Needed:
You can watch the Avengers without watching any of those movies, but Thor's probably got the most backstory that applies to the movie, both in lore and in characters.
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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man
-Why did they end it as if it were a series finale, yet implied they were aiming for 6 seasons and a movie?
In November/December, NBC announced that Community would be going into hiatus with no planned comeback date, even though filming the rest of the season would continue. A lot of these episodes were filmed while Community was off-the-air without even knowing it would come back to television. And while the last few episodes probably were done with at least a few episodes aired in spring, they still were not sure and maybe even not expecting to come back because Community's ratings suck (even though things like Hulu and DVR exist and the Nielsens are a backwards ass form of surveying). It's a series finale just in case it is.
-Who was that black dude Chang was spying on? Where the hell did that come from?
Dean of City College. He's been in a few episodes, most notably the paintball two-parter at the end of season 2.
-Why are they acting as if they all are done with college now? Isn't this their canonical 3rd year?
Shop Buy two Pokeballs & 1 Parlyz Heal & 1 Burn Heal (1000 total spent)
1. Pokecenter 2. A. Yes (with Zubat) 2i. D. Hit it from a long distance 3. C. Go inside and examine his workplace 4. CBDEA (Zubat then Bulbasaur) 4.i. DCBAE 5. None
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"Because they don't want to reason about what they consider a masterpiece and be hurt when they realize it was all useless." - Umineko on Lost
Earthbound Harvest Moon 64 Skies of Arcadia Legends Gold Ocarina of Time Xenoblade Chronicles?
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“So we’ve cornered Andy and Kyle in the Swarts stairwell and then this guy comes out of NO WHERE like ****ing Batman or something.” ; ExTha is the man
#10. 20three ~ (12) (29) (57) (82) (98) ~ 55.6 Best Song: Saturday Love Worst Song: Separation Anxiety Genesis Theme - It's like a teenage or college party with your songs. Surf City, Saturday Love, blink-182 and Hoobastank? Okay, well, post-college age by now, surely, but still. You have to be teenage. Separation Anxiety, all about Carnage and Venom? Gaaaah. Not only is it a bad song, but gaaaaah.
Anyways, you left a lot of good first impressions, and so I trust you to do the right thing. You obtain ***Melonade Keg***
Melonade Keg ~ It's a large keg full of Melonade. I don't condone teenage drinking, but this stuff is full of extra sugar so be sure to enjoy this Melonade is responsible quantities. Friends don't let friends get sugar high.
#11. SSBDarren64 ~ (13) (33) (34) (49) (74) ~ 40.6 Best Song: Dire Dire Docks Worst Song: The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversay Medley - It's absolutely mindblowing how high Dire Dire Docks is. I like the song, I enjoy the song, and I'm surprised every time just how good it is. Still Blastin', No. 5, and the freaky-ass city meets evil circus song Until You Comply were all great. I'm kind of glad you didn't make the top ten because everyone else seems to have at least one song that will be stuck in my head for months to come, and right now, I'm not remembering anything about these songs. Zelda wasn't as powerful as I expected or hoped; Still Blastin' was one of the best low-end instrumentals and topped tons of minor rankings; No. 5 was the other ParagonX9 song; I don't remember anything of Until You Comply except my description and the Youtube still picture; and Dire Dire Docks will always surprise me. They were all great songs that I enjoy listening to, but they haven't resonated as much as many toher songs have. You did great work and thank you for all you've conributed. I hope you'll enjoy your Melonade.
*drops in a large chest*
You obtain ***Funtastic Flavor Pak***
Funtastic Flavor Pak ~ You receive a shipment of Melonade from overseas. Every case inside the shipment has a different brand new flavor of Melonade Ice with bright colors and chilled insides. Some of these flavors include Atomic Purple, Extreme Green, Razzle Dazzle Watermelon, Midnight Blue Raspberry, Fire & Ice, and others.
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"COMMUNITY is back at 8 on the 15th. I have a good feeling about those numbers." - Damon Lindelof
#16. Song: You Will Know Our Names Game: Xenoblade Chronicles Link: Nominated by Murphiroth - I love the horns that come inand everything from about 50 seconds on. At first, it's just a great rock track, but then it just amps up again and is a thrill to listen to. Dropped from #2 because, like Statues, it was just too short even though it was awesome.
---#15. Back On My Feet ---#14. Hotel Song #13. Song: Dire, Dire Docks Game: Super Mario 64 Link: Nominated by SSBDarren64 - So soothing, so relaxing. Absolutely love when the strings come in and some more dimension is added. Then the drums kick in a little bit and the pace ramps up and it just feels like flying on a clear sunny day over fields. Only one part where the percussion goes overboard and becomes really distracting that I don't like, but overall it's so good. And I hate that. The first minute is bottom fifty worthy. I don't want it in my top twenty, but then it becomes so enjoyable and relaxing. I want Hotel Song. I want Back On My Feet. Dire Dire Docks should be lower than this, but those two minutes!!!
#12. Song: Saturday Love Artist: Angels and Airwaves Link: Nominated by 20three - Pokerface. Christopher Nolan's Batman. Pinball Wizard. Blink-182. Video Killed the Radio Star. Every thirty seconds, it seemed to change completely into something recognizable, but not the same. It worked together, but it still feels like a bit of a mash-up. I like it.
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"COMMUNITY is back at 8 on the 15th. I have a good feeling about those numbers." - Damon Lindelof
I really feel bad for Kitsch. Between Battleship and John Carter, studios must be looking at him like his' box office poison. He's just in some ****ty ass films (or great films with ****ty ass marketing, poor John Carter). Tim Riggins deserves better.
Cabin in the Woods Shawshank Redemption Avengers Back to the Future Blazing Saddles Remember the Titans Serenity Empire Strikes Back Legend of the Drunken Master It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
And Nio cut down to one, even as one of her songs rises up!
#19. Song: Some Nights Artist: fun. Link: Nominated by ZaziGuado - Excited by the harmony and beat early on. Enjoyed throughout, not much to comment on. It was cool and different. Originally in the top ten, It's doesn't hit me as well as it did a month ago.
#18. Song: AKIRA - Statues Game: Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Link: Nominated by NioraptH - Some of it I liked, a lot I didn't. I definitely enjoyed the flute and tempo, but it was just too much sometimes. It really makes me want to play some Okami. The problem was it was too short. It looped back on itself too often in 2:27. Probably the only reason it's not higher because I definitely enjoy the song.
This is also the last song I originally had in the bottom 20%. It's climbed extremely high since first listen and I'm very happy with where it lands. I want to push it higher after just a few seconds of listening, but this is the point where it cannot climb any higher. Good job, Statues!
#17. Song: Snow Castle - Mundus Arrange- (Winter Palace) Game: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Dead Link: Link: Nominated by NioraptH - Now it's Umineko meets Castlevania. I definitely get the feeling of a mountaintop palace in a blizzard more from this one, but it's also not quite as good as the non-arranged. This also climbed quite a bit, but it's always been top fifty so there's not much to talk about.
---#16. Back On My Feet---#15. Hotel Song
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Standings Thus Far
5 Left 4 Left 3 Left 2 Left Justin Crossing ~ (35) (46) (85) Murphiroth ~ (27) (43) (83) tazzyboyishere ~ (48) (68) (81)
But it's a terrible sitcom. Sitcoms get views because they're something uplifting to watch at the end of a long hard day. Something easy and relaxing that just gets you to laugh. It's why they're good and why they're well-received. Community is funny, but it's also very story-driven, meta, niche, and can be quite dark. It's definitely not for everyone, but those who get into it really get into it. It's not joke and a laughtrack. And I'm not bashing the sitcom format for doing that. Cheers, Cosby Show, M*A*S*H, and Seinfeld are all top-tier shows that do the same. It works.
I'm just happy Community still even has a place on anyone's schedule.
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"And the theoretical maximum is 2880 messages, so I was only performing at 45.94% posting efficiency." - Luster Soldier