Silver Wolf
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Not to start a debate but I have to put my two cents in. "Blood" and "Darkness" and "Intense Violence" does not automatically make a show better. Neither does huge amounts of drama either. Not every show has to be CSI or Death Note, especially if it is mainly aimed at a "eight year old and up" audience.
That and the Saban era did not liberally use "Blood" or have exceedingly dramatic stories. Most were generally formulaic and "kiddie," as you call them, with a few exceptions; you do recall that the first five series generally consisted of "Random Monster of the Week" plots with fairly cheesy dialogue right? Even then, the most "dramatic" or at least the shows fitting your description were only 3 or 4 series out of 10, which ones they were depending on your preferences. And for the record, I like all the series, Disney and Saban made, to varying degrees, each has their strong points and negative points.
"Light-hearted-ness" is not a story handicap. Neither is "Uber-Hardcore-Darkness" the ultimate proof of a show's awesomeness. Balance between the two is often the best way to handle it, and even then both extremes have their positives.
That and the Saban era did not liberally use "Blood" or have exceedingly dramatic stories. Most were generally formulaic and "kiddie," as you call them, with a few exceptions; you do recall that the first five series generally consisted of "Random Monster of the Week" plots with fairly cheesy dialogue right? Even then, the most "dramatic" or at least the shows fitting your description were only 3 or 4 series out of 10, which ones they were depending on your preferences. And for the record, I like all the series, Disney and Saban made, to varying degrees, each has their strong points and negative points.
"Light-hearted-ness" is not a story handicap. Neither is "Uber-Hardcore-Darkness" the ultimate proof of a show's awesomeness. Balance between the two is often the best way to handle it, and even then both extremes have their positives.
