Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Redmage1987

I found this image today and didn't know if anyone here had seen it before. I thought it was pretty awesome though, so I figured I would share it, lol.

This is my dream team up as a kid. Ironically I got it and it was a cheap imitation and I never watched another Power Rangers episode again. Its funny how that turned out. Nothing beats the original six as far as Power Rangers go and I admit its nostalgia talking.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

This is my dream team up as a kid. Ironically I got it and it was a cheap imitation and I never watched another Power Rangers episode again.

What a dumb reason, you missed out on some quality episodes. Hell PR's best writer considers the TMNT/PR crossover one of his favourates.

You just don't like it because the team-up played by PR's rules and not TMNT's rules.

Nothing beats the original six as far as Power Rangers go and I admit its nostalgia talking.

Time Force and RPM's groups all beat the original six both in terms of character AND acting

Helps when you're a long-term PR fan and not blinded by nostalgia.

[Logan]

I love that the picture above gives the yellow ranger gi-normous boobs when that was clearly not the case in the show.

And, yes, I realize the character was a boy in Zyuranger.

EDIT: sdp beat me to the punch with that comment. :p

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

What a dumb reason, you missed out on some quality episodes. Hell PR's best writer considers the TMNT/PR crossover one of his favourates.

Not really. It didn't matter which was the home team and which was the visting one so to speak. At that point it was just Bulk left. I was a big fan of both Tommy and Billy and with neither of them there anymore and a new character who quickly became annoying to the extreme with no one I was drawn to make up for it with my favorites gone then a plot is drastically altered to throw in this annoying character his bossy emo self leading the Turbo replacements like a shepard to thier sheep and being proven right and the TMNT being dragged through the mud not to mention Venus having to be there I had enough. It was no longer fun and it felt that it wasn't Power Rangers anymore even Angel Grove was removed from the equation.

Helps when you're a long-term PR fan and not blinded by nostalgia.

I may have missed out on those teams but its doesn't bother me. One thing though most of the ranger actors first acting job is PR. Its a shame that not many get too much success in Hollywood following thier PR stints.

I only have seen a few minutes of Ninja Storm because the guienea pig ninja master being an obivious nod to Splinter which caught me attention and then a highlight episode in Dino Thunder when Tommy was captured as a way of refreshing my memory. Looking back I think I dropped out at a good time. It took doing a "Where Are They Now" search that I learned of the death of Thuy Trang for me to appreciate it but they are sepcial to me. You are right that in the nostalgia being a blinder as I even said as much. Still though I may not be able to state with validity they are the greatest team they were the ones I could enjoy the most when watching as a a kid. Not many of the replacements and replacement of replacements did much for me which is why I found no one to support and hate on a new character.

Do you have any of the Super Legend figures?

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

I only have seen a few minutes of Ninja Storm because the guinea pig ninja master being an obvious nod to Splinter which caught me attention...

And you may or may not know that that wasn't an original PR concept, but something they got from Ninja Storm's Japanese counterpart.

[MikeandRaph87]

Interesting. I thought it was like Zordon a made in the USA concept. Only a year ago I learned when it was revamped and reaired about it being a Japanese show with American actors in between scenes. I am still wowed by that. I was aware of the strings and knew the zords were toys but the Japanese connection I never made but then again I was 6 to just shy of 11 during my time as a viewer. Did the actors do any scenes in the ranger suits or was that a mixed of stunt doubles and Japanese footage with them doing voice overs? Thanks for the heads up.

One thing that makes me wonder though when it came to limited footage for Mighty Morphin adn in particular the Green Ranger why not just tint the Tigerzord green since the green one was given to the Black Ranger? They had to make their own footage of the rangers anyway since the White was from another season, if I read correctly,anyway.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Man I've been enjoying PR on Netflix!

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

Interesting. I thought it was like Zordon a made in the USA concept. Only a year ago I learned when it was revamped and reaired about it being a Japanese show with American actors in between scenes. I am still wowed by that. I was aware of the strings and knew the zords were toys but the Japanese connection I never made but then again I was 6 to just shy of 11 during my time as a viewer. Did the actors do any scenes in the ranger suits or was that a mixed of stunt doubles and Japanese footage with them doing voice overs? Thanks for the heads up.

One thing that makes me wonder though when it came to limited footage for Mighty Morphin and in particular the Green Ranger why not just tint the Tigerzord green since the green one was given to the Black Ranger? They had to make their own footage of the rangers anyway since the White was from another season, if I read correctly,anyway.

I believe it was mostly stunt doubles fighting in the suits.

I'm not sure tinting the Tigerzord green would have worked. As for the Black Ranger getting a green zord, I'm thinking you're referring to the Lion Thunderzord from the second season. It had enough black on it to begin with, so they were able to get away with that quite easily. Besides, even though they might shoot their own ranger footage, it's just cheaper for them to utilize the Japanese footage for fights as much as they can. It got even weirder in the third season, and the order in which the three mecha sets showed up in it was different from the original.

[MikeandRaph87]

I guess its just the surprise that it relies on footage from a Japanese "mother" show. It would have been nice to have started that way and then become its own thing. I was thinking cost production wise it would not have been hard just to have the Tigerzord tinted green and not had a shake up due to lack of footage but because it was time for an actor to leave.

Looking back at clips there is nothing like Tommy as the Green Ranger. He lost the dramatic touch and somewhat edgy hero saving the day and it seemed as the White ranger he being so awesome was overdone. Then as the Red Zeo/Turbo he gained back what he had as the Green Ranger.

Thanks for the reply on the stunt doubles. I saw a clip not long ago on youtube that showed the Pink Ranger running in front of a green screen and then landing split legged. She took off her helmet and it was a blonde(not the Austrilian girl) not A. J. I know at least then they hired marital artist and gymnast so I was not sure how much of thier stunts they did on thier own.

[Logan]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

Looking back at clips there is nothing like Tommy as the Green Ranger.

QFT. Green was awesome. The lone wolf aspect was part of what made him so cool. Once he became the leader, his mystique was left behind.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Logan

QFT. Green was awesome. The lone wolf aspect was part of what made him so cool. Once he became the leader, his mystique was left behind.

Exactly! I have wondered if it would have been different for the Green Ranger to lead opposed to the White though.

My favorite moment was probably the battle of a reenergized Green Ranger recovering the other's coins from Goldar and a legion of putties then a two front battle with zords and ranger before it was over!

[Logan]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

Exactly! I have wondered if it would have been different for the Green Ranger to lead opposed to the White though.

He'd be the crappy, absentee leader who dumps his responsibilities onto Jason, but keep the leader title.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Logan

He'd be the crappy, absentee leader who dumps his responsibilities onto Jason, but keep the leader title.

Hmm...I don't know about that. Though the way you put it I couldn't help but laugh! I was thinking more of if the footage of the Green Ranger wasn't as problem but the Power Transfer still did.

Thinking back to the original six Jason seemed a bit full of himself and it turned me off a little. After Tommy switched colors right before Jason's 1st stint ended Tommy became that. It must be something about being the leader. That is partially what made me hate the Red Space Ranger so and lead to my quitting.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

I guess its just the surprise that it relies on footage from a Japanese "mother" show. It would have been nice to have started that way and then become its own thing. I was thinking cost production wise it would not have been hard just to have the Tigerzord tinted green and not had a shake up due to lack of footage but because it was time for an actor to leave.

Looking back at clips there is nothing like Tommy as the Green Ranger. He lost the dramatic touch and somewhat edgy hero saving the day and it seemed as the White ranger he being so awesome was overdone. Then as the Red Zeo/Turbo he gained back what he had as the Green Ranger.

That may have been one reason for them starting to have all the rangers change their suits every year. There wasn't a zord in Zeo that could pass for a White Ranger zord too well, so why not change all the suits so that everyone has a zord that matches their color well? Though in all fairness, the Firebird Thunderzord wasn't really pink.

I don't think Tommy lost his appeal once he became the White Ranger, even if he did start to become a bit more cocky and sure of himself. I actually thought he started to lose some of his flavor when he became Zeo Ranger 5. Then he really wasn't much of a big deal to me anymore once he became the Red Turbo Ranger.

Come to think of it, I might have liked him better as the White Ranger because he wasn't in danger of losing his powers anymore. Don't mind me though. I only watched MMPR in spurts when its first season is running since where I live, it was on at a time when I wouldn't have been able to see it after school. (I was actually GETTING OUT of school at the same time MMPR episodes were coming on on the weekdays.) So my best bets for catching episodes at the time were snow days, school holidays, and Saturdays. So I wouldn't really have been able to appreciate Tommy as the Green Ranger so well back then. From the second season on, the show was moved to a time slot where I'd actually get home in time to watch it. Thus I was able to follow it a lot better.

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

Exactly! I have wondered if it would have been different for the Green Ranger to lead opposed to the White though.

My favorite moment was probably the battle of a reenergized Green Ranger recovering the other's coins from Goldar and a legion of putties then a two front battle with zords and ranger before it was over!

It might help to know that Tommy, even upon becoming the White Ranger, wasn't going to be made the new leader at first. They ended up making him the leader once Austin St. John who played Jason decided to leave the show.

[MikeandRaph87]

It might help to know that Tommy, even upon becoming the White Ranger, wasn't going to be made the new leader at first. They ended up making him the leader once Austin St. John who played Jason decided to leave the show.

That is true. I was in 2nd grade during this time. It got completely past me that Zordon announced that Tommy was the leader as soon as he became the White Ranger. Though when I watched the clip again no long ago I saw Zordon asked the others something to the effect" I take it you approve of your team's new leader?". I read it was placed in post-production because Austin was on his way out.

[Hero]

Jason must have been in a very humble mood at that point.

===HERO

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Even as a kid, I was surprised there was no conflict between Jason and Tommy over leadership of the team. Jason had been leading that team for a year at that point, and when Zordon announces the White Ranger as leader, Jason's pretty much "whatever, that's cool".

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Time Force and RPM's groups all beat the original six both in terms of character AND acting

Helps when you're a long-term PR fan and not blinded by nostalgia.

I really only care about the original six Rangers, because that's the team I remember best. Some people just don't want to take the time to familiarize themselves with the 20 different versions of the Power Rangers. That's a lot of TV.

I wouldn't dispute the acting on the show getting better, because it probably couldn't get much worse unless they hired people from Troll 2.

[Falconhood]

Originally Posted by Redmage1987

I found this image today and didn't know if anyone here had seen it before. I thought it was pretty awesome though, so I figured I would share it, lol.

wow, Yellow Ranger's got it goin' on!

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by mikeandraph87

That is true. I was in 2nd grade during this time. It got completely past me that Zordon announced that Tommy was the leader as soon as he became the White Ranger. Though when I watched the clip again no long ago I saw Zordon asked the others something to the effect" I take it you approve of your team's new leader?". I read it was placed in post-production because Austin was on his way out.

Your idea of them tinting the White Tigerzord green reminded me of something. During season 3's run, I saw the deluxe Shogun Megazord set in the store once and they had Shogunzords with colors corresponding to that of the basic five rangers. Then I was thrown for a loop when I finally saw them in the show and there was a White Shogunzord instead of the pink one. Even from its original series, Kakuranger, there wasn't even a pink one. I learned that much later. The left arm of the Shogun Megazord on Titanus forming the Shogun Ultrazord was still pink though, but that's because the Pink Shogunzord was only part of the American Shogun Megazord set, and the Shogun Ultrazord was an American concept.

Originally Posted by Hero

Jason must have been in a very humble mood at that point.

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Even as a kid, I was surprised there was no conflict between Jason and Tommy over leadership of the team. Jason had been leading that team for a year at that point, and when Zordon announces the White Ranger as leader, Jason's pretty much "whatever, that's cool".

Well by the time "White Light part II" was all filmed, Austin St. John had already ditched the show. ADR still needed to be done on it, so Zordon's line was changed to reflect on their decision to make Tommy the new leader. So of course it seems strange. Two episodes after Tommy returns as the White Ranger, Austin St. John and the two other departing actors weren't in episodes at all, except for through recycled footage from past episodes, used and unused.

Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

I wouldn't dispute the acting on the show getting better, because it probably couldn't get much worse unless they hired people from Troll 2.

Wait, Troll 2?

[MikeandRaph87]

Even as a kid, I was surprised there was no conflict between Jason and Tommy over leadership of the team. Jason had been leading that team for a year at that point, and when Zordon announces the White Ranger as leader, Jason's pretty much "whatever, that's cool".

I saw an interview with Austin St. John about that. He said the throw away mentioning line by Zordon was added in in post-production because it was decided that he would left after it was filmed but before it aired. Production thought it would just go ahead and name Tommy the leader thus why no quarrel with Jason,who had a limited role startinga phase out a couple of episodes after that.