There were three seasons of VR Troopers produced by Saban Entertainment between 1994 and 1996. The show aimed to capitalize on the early 1990s infatuation with virtual reality and the success of Power Rangers. The show included early CGI and video effects blended with Japanese stock material from three separate Metal Hero series: Superhuman Machine Metalder, Dimensional Warrior Spielban, and Space Sheriff Shaider. In the past, shows like Robotech and Voltron have combined many series into a single show using this technique; however, this was the first time the technique was applied to a tokusatsu adaptation. The copyright for VR Troopers was transferred to SCG Power Rangers on May 7, 2010. Saban's VR Troopers was the first "sister show" to the most popular "action fighting kid show" at the time, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. In a similar vein, Toei Company LTD. adapted a Japanese tokusatsu children's show for the American market. The series was deemed popular, though not as successful as the Power Ranger franchise. Due to extreme circumstances where many tokusatsu scenarios were combined in a single episode to the extent that stock material had to be reused multiple times throughout the series, the Japanese film was quickly exhausted, which was unfortunate for the series. Although Big Bad Beetleborgs was a popular show, it was short-lived due to a scarcity of stock footage. From the Japanese Metal Heroes series, both of these shows have been translated into English. An entire range of collectible toys and video games based on the show have been released.
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There were three seasons of VR Troopers produced by Saban Entertainment between 1994 and 1996. The show aimed to capitalize on the early 1990s infatuation with virtual reality and the success of Power Rangers. The show included early CGI and video effects blended with Japanese stock material from three separate Metal Hero series: Superhuman Machine Metalder, Dimensional Warrior Spielban, and Space Sheriff Shaider. In the past, shows like Robotech and Voltron have combined many series into a single show using this technique; however, this was the first time the technique was applied to a tokusatsu adaptation. The copyright for VR Troopers was transferred to SCG Power Rangers on May 7, 2010. Saban's VR Troopers was the first "sister show" to the most popular "action fighting kid show" at the time, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. In a similar vein, Toei Company LTD. adapted a Japanese tokusatsu children's show for the American market. The series was deemed popular, though not as successful as the Power Ranger franchise. Due to extreme circumstances where many tokusatsu scenarios were combined in a single episode to the extent that stock material had to be reused multiple times throughout the series, the Japanese film was quickly exhausted, which was unfortunate for the series. Although Big Bad Beetleborgs was a popular show, it was short-lived due to a scarcity of stock footage. From the Japanese Metal Heroes series, both of these shows have been translated into English. An entire range of collectible toys and video games based on the show have been released.
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