Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[ZariusTwo]

You're right. Unfortunatly, the idiots who package the VR Troopers DVDs in the UK stuck all of those guys on the front cover instead of the actual Troopers in the show

[Storm Eagle]

A guy named Eric Berry got to meet Jason Faunt. He got a bit of information from Jason Faunt about the legend war and he talks about it in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0xTd...ature=youtu.be

It sounds like this is going to be big. The whole thing about people being invited back is also cleared up.

[NinjaPug]

The Original 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' Are Back In New Graphic Novel! [EXCLUSIVE]

Over the last few days, Papercutz has been dropping teaser images around the web, and now MTV Geek has the exclusive reveal. '90s kids, listen up, because no one else knows this yet: Papercutz is launching a “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” graphic novel series starring the original Power Rangers team!

Papercutz is already publishing the “Power Rangers” graphic novel series, but this new companion series is set to work like lost episodes of the original TV show, so it’s going to feel just like 1995 again. Stefan Petrucha and PH Marcondes have been tapped as writer and illustrator, and the first book will debut in May of 2014. Now that the news is out in the open, MTV Geek spoke to series editor Michael Petranek about what fans have to look forward to.

MTV Geek: What are you most excited about in bringing back the Mighty Morphin Team?

Michael Petranek: The huge level of spectacle that telling these stories in comics allows us to use. I can't wait to see PH Marcondes draw the Rangers in a huge fight scene with a bunch of Putty Patrollers. We don't have to secure the budget for 100 highly trained stage combat performers like you would if you were shooting this stuff on film, and Stefan Petrucha is great at taking advantage of that. The Power Rangers Megaforce comic "Panic in the Parade" shows that-- the action scenes we put on paper would cost tens of millions of dollars to shoot on film. I want to put the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in bigger battles than anyone's ever seen.

I've also got to mention that original Ranger team-- they were so perfect. The creators of the show were able to balance personalities so well that the original Mighty Morphin team 20 years later still serves as a standard fans look to when judging the newer seasons. It's unfair to the newer generations, which are all great in their own unique ways, but that's kind of how it is.

Geek: How will it work with the Power Rangers series you already have?

Petranek: We're shifting focus right now from the Power Rangers series we already have to Mighty Morphin, as I want to be able to put our full, undivided attention on this project. In the future, I see us being able to continue doing both series. The Super Megaforce stuff I've seen looks amazing, and I'm excited to be able to work on those comics. Right now, PH and I are working on the 2nd Megaforce volume, and I think it has the potential to be the strongest "Power Rangers" volume we've done yet. I think both series will complement each other very well.

Geek: Can you give us any teasers about upcoming story lines?

Petranek: Ooh, I have to tread carefully here! I'm great at divulging too much information about these things. With the first issue we're going back to the start of the series, before Tommy (The Green Ranger) has been introduced, and before Lord Zed has arrived. There's going to be an all-new villain, and we'll definitely see Rita Repulsa. Right now Stefan has floated some incredible ideas for the second volume. Will all of the volumes take place within the events of the original TV series? Maybe. Maybe not… If we were to have stories that didn't take place within the events of the original series, how would we do so? How's that for a tease!

[Storm Eagle]

So we'll definitely be able to own the seasons from Lightspeed Rescue to Megaforce on DVD by the end of this year.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mig...20-Years/18729

If you might have taken advantage of TimeLife's deal to get the first seven seasons with special features last year (like me), and you're wondering if you'll have to double dip to get the remaining seasons, you may not have to worry. Brian Ward of Shout! Factory says that they'll still do other mega sets.

https://twitter.com/bward028/status/357653930412486658

So I'm hoping that there will be mega sets covering Lightspeed Rescue to something, and then one covering whatever follows and up to R.P.M. (Shout! Factory only has DVD distribution rights up to that season.) That, or just do one big set covering Lightspeed Rescue to R.P.M. without splitting anything up like how MMPR was in its own set and how Zeo through Lost Galaxy were in their own set. I'm also hoping for a booklet to be involved.

[Allio]

ashame that helmet isn't worth the price of that set, its probably big enough for your finger maybe, I have the Sentai version...which I find weird, Bandai seems that they will sell the Ryuranger helmet too



The red ranger from the show that Tommy's white ranger power comes from

I mean that's nice and stuff... but why?

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Allio

A shame that helmet isn't worth the price of that set. It's probably big enough for your finger maybe, I have the Sentai version...which I find weird, Bandai seems that they will sell the Ryuranger helmet too



The red ranger from the show that Tommy's white ranger power comes from

I mean that's nice and stuff... but why?

Uh, say what?

Anyway, an article about the legacy DVD set.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/...ears-announced

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

If you might have taken advantage of TimeLife's deal to get the first seven seasons with special features last year (like me), and you're wondering if you'll have to double dip to get the remaining seasons, you may not have to worry. Brian Ward of Shout! Factory says that they'll still do other mega sets.

https://twitter.com/bward028/status/357653930412486658

So I'm hoping that there will be mega sets covering Lightspeed Rescue to something, and then one covering whatever follows and up to Megaforce. That, or just do one big set covering Lightspeed Rescue to Megaforce without splitting anything up like how MMPR was in its own set and how Zeo through Lost Galaxy were in their own set. I'm also hoping for a booklet to be involved.

Well that's good, cause I doubt I'll have the money to plunk down on that mega ultra red ranger helmet set

[Allio]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Uh, say what?

THey are basically going to be selling Dairanger toys of the 5 dairangers, which is what MMPR second season is based on



They also have Dairanger Ranger keys as well, and according to some people who saw the Super Megaforce trailer, you see a scene of Troy turning into Ryuuranger

I hope they know what they are doing

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Well that's good, cause I doubt I'll have the money to plunk down on that mega ultra red ranger helmet set

Okay, what I found out later is that the legacy set will have a few features that the future mega set(s) won't have. Even though I've already got the MMPR-PRLG set, my silly self will probably end up getting the legacy set anyway. I read that there will be a book included, stored in the base of the mega set, that has an episode guide, character profiles, and artwork. Right now though, I wonder if this might just be a conglomerate of the booklets included with the MMPR set, the seasons 4-7 set, and the future mega set(s) that Shout! Factory will release. One thing they could do to improve that book though, is add premiere date information with the episodes, and maybe even mention the writer and director along with the episodes. The booklets were one of my favorite things about the first two sets.

I'd probably even still get the future mega set(s) since I like the artwork on the cases, DVD cases, and how the inner lining of the DVD covers mention the episode-to-disc configurations. I could always give up the legacy set and sell it if its exclusive special features don't wow me, and if its book really is just a conglomerate of the booklets from the mega sets.

Originally Posted by Allio

They are basically going to be selling Dairanger toys of the 5 Dairangers, which is what MMPR's second season is based on.



They also have Dairanger Ranger keys as well, and according to some people who saw the Super Megaforce trailer, you see a scene of Troy turning into Ryuuranger

I hope they know what they are doing

Okay, that I knew about. I just got confused a little since I was talking about the legacy set.

[sdp]

Ugh, the DVD set has me thinking, I don't like physical media but this is one of the rare shows I'd like to own, specifically only a few seasons but the completist in me would make me get everything but I've really been trying to simplify my life and getting rid of excess stuff and this doesn't seem to fit my new lifestyle if I can just have digital copies instead... And Megaforce/Samurai should be Blu-Ray releases.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Okay, what I found out later is that the legacy set will have a few features that the future mega set(s) won't have. Even though I've already got the MMPR-PRLG set, my silly self will probably end up getting the legacy set anyway. I read that there will be a book included, stored in the base of the mega set, that has an episode guide, character profiles, and artwork. Right now though, I wonder if this might just be a conglomerate of the booklets included with the MMPR set, the seasons 4-7 set, and the future mega set(s) that Shout! Factory will release. One thing they could do to improve that book though, is add premiere date information with the episodes, and maybe even mention the writer and director along with the episodes. The booklets were one of my favorite things about the first two sets.

I'd probably even still get the future mega set(s) since I like the artwork on the cases, DVD cases, and how the inner lining of the DVD covers mention the episode-to-disc configurations. I could always give up the legacy set and sell it if its exclusive special features don't wow me, and if its book really is just a conglomerate of the booklets from the mega sets.

well before i decide anything, i must know a price, then i'll go from there. did u read the latest from tvshowsondvd.com? i need to track down the movies on dvd so i can store them in the set with the series lol

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Well before I decide anything, I must know a price, then I'll go from there. Did u read the latest from tvshowsondvd.com? I need to track down the movies on DVD so I can store them in the set with the series lol

Yes I read that. I'll post the link so that others can see it.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mig...20-Years/18745

Actually, one of the main concerns about the set is how the discs will be packaged inside of the tins. They'll probably be stacked on top of each other, and people say that discs get scratched that way. So what I'm hoping for is that there will be these plastic sleeves connected at the sides for the discs, that fold up like an accordion or a string of paper dolls. The sleeves would be square-shaped, but the would be enough space in the round tins for the corners of the sleeves. There will be ten spaces at the back of the helmet and they'd be for the ten tins, which each old ten discs. The set altogether will have 98 discs, so nine tins would have ten discs while the would be the only one with just eight. They said that there are spots for the two movies on DVD, so maybe the two empty sleeves are where you'd put those. I just hope they do come up with a smart way to do it, even if they don't use my idea. If I can expect better from any company like this, it's Shout! Factory.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'm sure that'll all come out revealed eventually

[Storm Eagle]

Guess what Monica May from S.P.D. has been up to lately.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Guess what Monica May from S.P.D. has been up to lately.

woah! lol! wow

[ZariusTwo]

Well the UK finally get Megaforce next weekend, as it will air on Saturday on freeview's Channel 5 rather than premiere on sattelite's Nick UK this time, so I suspect the U.S drought is close to ending soon.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Well the UK finally get Megaforce next weekend, as it will air on Saturday on freeview's Channel 5 rather than premiere on sattelite's Nick UK this time, so I suspect the U.S drought is close to ending soon.

god i hope so, i'm getting sick of it

[Storm Eagle]

I guess Zeo and on will be split up in two after all. Zeo's first volume will be out on November 12th.

http://www.dvdempire.com/1664951/pow...one-movie.html

Don't want to get the legacy set? Lightspeed Rescue through DinoThunder will be available in one set on the same date.

http://www.dvdempire.com/1664972/pow...-12-movie.html

[Storm Eagle]

Umesh Patel, the owner of the RangerCrew blog, has been sent the cover art for the seasons 8-12 set.

http://blog.samuraicast.com/power-ra...r-dvd-box-set/

Shout! Factory is giving an official announcement on this next week. So I hope they'll be showing the cover art for the individual DVD sets in the box set.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i will be getting that set