France Five

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I made this Page About All the American Trashed-up Tokusatsu Show's that were mostly made by Saban, the tv show company that was the cause of how Americans to this day see, & view Japanese show's Such as SuperSentai, KamenRider, & Metal hero ! Also Saban Almost set America fare back on it's views of Japanese Anime, which is really big today !

Show Index

#1. Power Rangers (1993-20??)

#2. Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero (1993)

#3. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad (1994)

#4. Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills (1994-1995)

#5. V. R. Troopers (1994-1996)

#5. Masked Rider (1995-1996)

#6. Big Bad Beetleborg's, & Beetleborgs Metallix (1996-1998)

#7. The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998-1999)

#8. Sailormoon (Never Made)

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#1. Power Rangers

Well ever one knows, about Power Rangers, first show to be a American version of a japanese Tokusatsu live action show !

The first ever in Power Ranger episode was ofcours the "pilot episode", I have heard that when they made the "Pilot episode" they did not ask Toei for permission, so Toei almost put a copyright lawsuit on Saban, but I guess they came to some kind of agreement ! Also the episode look's nothing like the (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) it's similar to Francefive ep 1 with out using costumes ! Even the puddy Patrol really is'nt as funny as the normal ones !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OKqoqz785g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKme58lTcU

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#2. Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero

Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero series produced in the US in 1993 by Major Havoc Entertainment (later renamed Steppin Stone Entertainment) and Tsuburaya Productions (the creators of the Ultraman character), with a total of 13 episodes. Following the footsteps of the Australian-produced Ultraman: Towards the Future, this was the second live-action Ultra Series produced outside Japan. this show was'nt that famous in the USA ! only a few viewers watched it, & it has ben long forgoten I guess ! Plus with poor special affects, & if you look at the monster shoe's you can even tell that the monsters are really fake !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fPY1AwgLdQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWJcpIzTRjo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46niJx8t8XA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2EGFl7hgLA

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#3. Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

Sam Collins, a teenager who was sucked into his computer when it was hit by a massive power surge, causing him to become the cyber-avatar Servo, a computer defense program designed to travel cyberspace fighting computer viruses. Lucky for him, Sam was able to transport back to the real world and soon gained the ability to travel back and forth between reality and cyberspace when necessary. To get into cyberspace, Sam uses an electric guitar attached to his computer which he strums to create a power surge similar to the one that sucked him into his computer the first time. If the guitar isn't available, he also has a wrist device that he can strike that serves the same purpose.

Sam, as Servo, fights Malcolm's Mega Virus Monsters with the help of his Team Samurai bandmates. Sam's friends, Tanker, the band's drummer and a stereotypical jock; Sydney "Syd" Forrester, a brainiac and a good singer and keyboard player; Amp Ere, the team's so-called space cadet and the band's bass player; and Lucky London, a surfer and Amp's replacement, are also able to enter cyberspace to pilot their individual attack vehicles. These vehicles can transform and attach with Servo to upgrade Servo's offense and defense.
Unfortunately, the show failed to attract audiences and was abrubtilly cancelled after only one season, & made 58 episodes. However, ironically, this show was more popular than its Japanese counterpart.(Denkou Chojin Gridman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8fSLZK4z4w

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#4. Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills

The four central characters of the show were teens selected by a blob-like brain alien named Nimbar to fight off the monsters sent by evil Emperor Gorganus. In the first episode Nimbar recruits the four high school students and with a touch by his "finger" gives them each a tattoo, based on a constellation. When their tattoos flash, this means Nimbar needs them and a portal appears that they can pass through to enter his chamber.
The teens could then stand atop platforms called "transo discs" and transform into world defending sentinels with super powers. When they put their hands together in an interlocking square they form the ultimate sentinel called Nitron. The four teens' characters were Laurie Foster, who transformed into Scorpio Gordon Henley, who transformed into Taurus Drew Vincent, who transformed into Centaur and Swinton Sawyer, who transformed into Apollo.
One interesting difference between PowerRangers, & this show is that in this show, people noted they were missing. When Drew's aunt confronted her about this and Drew revealed her secret, she brought her to a psychiatrist to help with her "delusions." the show only made 40 episode's ! but really only Trash like this show canm be made in America !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AHzWlnqn8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7lVTlIN6j4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj8cx_EewFo