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It's funny you mention that. I was talking to my wife the other day about how most times, if a brand like TMNT or MMPR or whatever isn't successful the company owning it would rather shelve it out of spite, so nobody else can make money on it either, rather than sell it, and how Disney is especially guilty of this, and YET they had a veritable goldmine in Power Rangers, did nothing with it, and then sold it away, and now it's not at its peak but it's still a lot bigger than it was before and during the time Disney had it.
She asked me what that was about, and I couldn't explain it because I hate Power Rangers and thus don't know the whole story myself, only that Disney had it, fumbled it, punted it, and then were embarrassed when the new owners did gangbusters with it.
So... what the f*ck did happen, there? I hate that brand but I'm genuinely curious. Disney selling off Power Rangers is like the Native Americans selling the island of Manhattan for $24. You'd think that they'd NEVER let that f*cking thing go, just because of what might happen... which did happen, someone else succeeding where they failed.
So, why? Just curious. Disney's more of a "throw it on the shelf to rot" company than a "We don't need this thing anymore, you take it" company. It all just seems very strange, to me.
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