Comment Satire and parody can be done right (Score 1) 255
They could have done this with the serial numbers filed off and achieved the same result....in fact that's a pretty acceptable means of creating a satire of this nature (dark and only ironically funny) when the IP in question could be considered at risk because of the presentation. If they had done this using "not-Power Rangers" that nontheless were sufficiently analogous to the actual Power Rangers then they would probably still be up and running, and the satire would still be on target.
I think the irony here is adults who seem to have lost connection with the intended audience of a show like Power Ranger: kids. As an adult we all get that Power Ranger is basically a purely escapist fantasy that requires a deliberately and meticulous simplified universe in order for its heroes and villains to function. It's a world of action toys come to life, basically. Any childhood IP brought into "adulthood" is going to look weird when you start factoring in mature themes, realism, and complexity (witness the Transformers films for example). The mere act of doing this does not constitute sature, it merely means you've taken the core conceits and migrated the content into a higher degree of fictional complexity. That in and of itself does not constitute satire, especially when it is well understood...even by most kids, I suspect, that the universe of the Power Rangers is a very narrow and shallow realm in terms of complexity and design.
