Sorry to drop this, but I have had a villainous empire for a Rangers game cooking in my head for a long time.

Right, this is an idea I've had for a while. On the surface, it's a standard Sentai show in... well, the Sentai/Power Rangers setting. However, there's a twist- the monsters responsible for the attacks aren't trying to conquer earth. They're trying to conquer the afternoon timeslot.

For you see, the monster attacks are all part of an intergalactic game show for FAAAAAAABULOUS PRIZES! The attacking monsters are alien contestants. The challenge is to fill up several meters in order to win legal dominion over the planet in the eyes of the Federation. If a contestant's not strong enough to fight on its own, a monster is randomly created for them using a slot machine filled with earth objects. If they do well enough, the monsters unlock the bonus round- transformation into a giant monster to rack up more numbers to try to get better prizes.

The reason the military and police don't interfere is because it's against the game's rules, and if said rules are broken, the planet's destroyed. The Earth gets five champions to stop the monsters. This is the Sentai Team. If the humans can defeat every contestant for the season, they get FTL technology and membership in the Federation, as well as recognition for their rapid technological process. If not... well, the planet belongs to the alien that won.

The host of the show is Spandez, an evil embodiment of bloodsport and self-proclaimed "Dark Lord of Daytime Television."