Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad

1994

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Released: 12 September 1994 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad is an American television series. It was produced by Tsuburaya Productions, Ultracom and DIC Entertainment, with distribution by All American Television, and ran for one season from September 12, 1994 to April 11, 1995 in syndication, as well as on ABC. It was an adaptation of the Japanese tokusatsu series Denkou Choujin Gridman which was produced by Tsuburaya Productions. The series was originally going to be named PowerBoy but was renamed Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad to avoid confusion with Saban Entertainment's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The series development mirrored the creative construct established earlier with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The master toy licensee -- Playmates Toys—funded the series, interpolated American development via toy licensing rights, and did a commercial buy-in on the Fox Network, where Haim Saban had established a kids block of time with other programs like "Power Rangers." Playmates called upon the development team at DIC. DIC, Pangea and Playmates' marketing group created an ensemble of character names, traits and profiles, which were spun into a most ambiguous series offering. More than anything else, this was a quick-to-market slam dunk to capitalize on the upsurge in popularity of imported Japanese monster-robot shows which could be adapted with new, regionalized live-action footage.

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Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment
Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
Dark_Lord_Mark When I saw this, this was the mid 90's and the Power Rangers were kings of kids TV. This is before TV got crucified by the feminists. This was when having a good home was normal and not some social justice nightmare having to do with some made up privilege and patriarchy.Sam Collins is a good kid, who becomes a DIGITAL SUPERHERO. Along with his friends, battle the internet villain known as Kilokan. This show was ahead of its time, as kids barely had or knew about computers. It was and is still a fun series.It is easy to get into, has good young adult moments while never becoming overly preachy. It is what TV shows used to be. There is no CGI overuse if at all any; it's a good clean TV show that deserves more recognition for its overall efforts to entertain.This is easy to find on DVD as of 2017 and should be picked up by all. This to me is an easy recommend and a 10 out of 10 if you know what it is about....superheroes of the digital world, while trying to balance a school and home life.
toastedslipers Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad (also known as Lightning Superman Gridman in Japan) was brought over to the states by DIC in an attempt to dethrone Mighty Morphin Power Rangers after Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hills (which also had some very Ultraman like elements to it) had failed.The show, which at times is VERY in line with the source material, is about a young teen named Sam Collins and his three friends who play in a band called Team Samurai. One day Sam is mysteriously sucked into his computer and bonds with an anti-virus program called Servo in an attempt to take out a rouge government computer program named Kilokhan and his lackey Malcom Frink, who supplies him with digitally scanned artwork of monsters which he uses to create "mega-virus monsters" so that they can wreck havoc on the digital world.To assist Servo are "helper programs" that are piloted by his band mates. There's Vitor (a red jet fighter), Borr (a mobile unit with twin drill bits), and Tracto (a tank with two laser guns on the sides). Servo combines with these to obtain powerful armor that transforms him into "Samurai Synchro" in order to better combat Kilokhan's minions. There is also Jamb and Torb, which create "Samurai Phomo". Jamb can also be used as a projectile flamethrower, not to mention that the two can form their own independent mecha. Same with Vitor, Borr, and Tracto.Now do keep in mind that this show came out when the internet was in it's infancy. The show could hardly be called a success in it's home country, but surprisingly it did rather well here. Had it been released or conceptualized a bit later, it probably wouldn't have been just a footnote in Eastern Superhero culture.All in all though, the show is very enjoyable and I'd dare to say that it's even BETTER than Power Rangers, but that's just my own opinion So if you like Ultraman, Megaman NT Warrior, & Tron, then do yourself a favor and seek this show out You WILL NOT regret it, trust me
falloopaloop I loved that show! I still have the action figures of all the robots on my shelf in my room. I used to come home every day and turn the T.V. to channel 23 (TBS). I'd watch Saved By The Bell at four (just to waste time) and then at 4:30 the greatest show ever came on. Super Human Samurai Cyber Squad had the jankey costumes and props of Godzilla, and combined them with an awesome, well written script. It's a classic show that should not be missed by anyone. This is my personal recommendation to all you SHSCS virgins out there - if this show is ever (EVER) on in your near future, you take a sick day and cancel all of your plans just to watch this show. I know I would.....
Stephen Bierce (FPilot) I was a fan of the original Ultraman TV series, watching old reruns when I was a child. When Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad came along (first as a toy line), I was immediately attracted to it. Tsuburaya Productions, who made Ultraman, also made the source for Syber-Squad ("Gridman"). I'll probably seek out that as well. What I like most about Syber-Squad, apart from the spectacular special effects brought from the Japanese original, is the incidental music score and the enthusiasm of the new cast, who more than make up for the corny puns and minimalist production values. I own the third tape of the series, "The Glitch That Stole Christmas", which I consider the best of them.