Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[TheCanadiandrome]

Forgive me if it's been asked before, I don't feel like combing through the pages, but does anyone know if the Japanese versions are on DVD?

Also, whats the best online resource for all things PR?

[Storm Eagle]

This is somewhat PR-related, but if any of you might remember VR Troopers (also from Saban), you may also remember Gardner Baldwin who played Karl Ziktor and voiced Grimlord. Sadly, he passed away a couple of weeks ago.

Gardner Baldwin of Vineyard Haven died of a heart attack, on Wednesday, September 7, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. A graveside service was held on Tuesday, September 13, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, State Road, Vineyard Haven.

Gardner was born March 22, 1951, in Montclair, New Jersey. He spent his childhood in New York, Boston, and Florida. As a child, he summered on Martha's Vineyard, taking special pleasure in the time spent with "Nanny," his grandmother Florence Macy. Gardner attended college in Indiana and Wisconsin but felt he "already knew all they had to teach" and left before graduating.

Gardner pursued a career as an actor and screenwriter. He worked on several movies and the TV series "VR Troopers." Like many in the entertainment industry, he also worked many odd jobs, and he had success as an entrepreneur in the nightclub industry in Florida. At least one of his screenplays was made into a film many years after he wrote it.

Gardner returned to the Vineyard as a year-round resident in 1999. He quickly received a job offer from Bunch of Grapes Bookstore where he was a loyal and valued employee until just days before his untimely death. He was essential in the creation of the new store after the July 4 fire of 2008. Although Gardner primarily worked behind the scenes at Bunch of Grapes, he loved to stand in front of the store, smoking his ubiquitous cigarette and watching the flow of the seasons on Main Street. It was also at Bunch of Grapes that Gardner met Alaina Darr, his life partner.

Gardner was a lifelong student of baseball, politics, philosophy, and history. He subscribed to the Bill James Baseball Abstract when it began in 1977, and read every edition since then with enthusiasm and delight. He was a self-described Marxist and radical whose ideas were "just to the right of Fidel Castro." He was convinced that reading and learning are active pursuits and immersed himself in both with zeal. His conversation and insights will be missed by his many friends.

Gardner is survived by his mother, Betty Gardner of Vineyard Haven; father, Donald Baldwin of Alexandria, Virginia; and Ms. Darr of Vineyard Haven; also his uncle, Procter Smith, and wife, Leigh, of Vineyard Haven; cousins Alison Smith Driscoll and J.P. Hitesman of Delaware; Pamela Brock of Massachusetts; and stepfather Frank Fuchs and his wife, Muriel, of Florida. He will be sorely missed by all of us who knew him.

http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-viney...le.php?id=7716

I've always wondered what he has been up to since his time on VR Troopers. May he rest in peace.

[Koschei]

Just watched the movie with my 4 year old last week.
Since I take Power Rangers as something cheesey I can now tolerate Ivan Ooze. Man, I really hated that guy when the movie came out. But love' em now. And I didn't realize the whole script (besides 2 characters) was all one liners.
Noticed on IMDB that the suit actor for ZED was also Rahzar on Secret of the Ooze. But I'm sure that has already been stated.

I think I was in 2nd Grade when MMPR first aired. Like everybody else I got older and I thought Zeo was lame but Turbo was lamer. But In Space really caught my attention and I actually looked forward to new episodes.

Oh, and I soooo got the Lord Zed shirt from Electric Zombie's last line.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Koschei

Noticed on IMDB that the suit actor for ZEDD was also Rahzar on Secret of the Ooze. But I'm sure that has already been stated.

I can honestly say that that's news to me. I've been involved in PR internet forms since 1999, and you're the absolute first person I've seen mention that. I wonder if what you saw is even true.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Koschei

Noticed on IMDB that the suit actor for ZED was also Rahzar on Secret of the Ooze. But I'm sure that has already been stated.

That is indeed news to me but several websites confirm it!!

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Mark_Ginther

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

That is indeed news to me but several websites confirm it!!

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Mark_Ginther

After reading that, I realized I had read Koschei's post wrong. I thought he was talking about something else.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Koschei

Just watched the movie with my 4 year old last week.
Since I take Power Rangers as something cheesey I can now tolerate Ivan Ooze. Man, I really hated that guy when the movie came out. But love' em now. And I didn't realize the whole script (besides 2 characters) was all one liners.
Noticed on IMDB that the suit actor for ZED was also Rahzar on Secret of the Ooze. But I'm sure that has already been stated.

I think I was in 2nd Grade when MMPR first aired. Like everybody else I got older and I thought Zeo was lame but Turbo was lamer. But In Space really caught my attention and I actually looked forward to new episodes.

Oh, and I soooo got the Lord Zed shirt from Electric Zombie's last line.

I didn't know that. So cool to know that PR and tmnt have that in common

[Storm Eagle]

PRS is now said to have 44 episodes total, including three specials, as per this advertisement. Now according to some article, we might have clarification as to what that might be all about.

From Cynopsis Media:

Marvista Entertainment and Saban Brands will debut three new Power Rangers Samurai TV specials (2x30, 1x60), based on the new TV series of the same name. Featuring the Samurai Rangers, the new specials include:

* Christmas Together, Friends Forever - the Rangers reflect on their first year together as a team and learn about the spirit of the season.
* Party Monsters - a scare-fest when the creepiest monsters from beyond get together for party and trade stories about their battles with the Rangers.
* The Clash of the Red Rangers - a crossover special where the Samurai Rangers team with the mysterious RPM Rangers Red fend off the dual threat from Master Xandred's Mooger army and robotic super-villain from the RPM Ranger's dimension. When something goes awry, the two Red Rangers turn on one another and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. (And I'm not telling you what happens ... mostly because I don't know).

http://www.cynopsis.com/editions/kids/092711/

"Party Monsters" sounds like "Lord Zedd's Monster Heads", if any of you might remember that.

"The Clash of the Red Rangers" must be a two-parter. So that, along with the other two, are what bring the originally stated 40-episode count to 44?

[Storm Eagle]

Episode descriptions for the first four PRS episodes airing in October:

Saturday, October 1 at 12 p.m./11 Central - Power Rangers Samurai Finale Part I: “Broken Dreams”

Episode Description: When the Gold and Pink Ranger fall under the spell of a dream-inducing Nighlok, the other Rangers must enter the Dream World to save them.



Saturday, October 8 at 12 p.m./11 Central - Power Rangers Samurai Finale Part II: “The Ultimate Duel”

Episode Description: The Rangers try to finish off the dream monster Rhinosnorus while Jayden and Deker finally face off in their ultimate duel.



Saturday, October 15 at 12 p.m./11 Central - Power Rangers Origins Special Part I

Episode Description: As invasions from the Netherworld increase, the Red Ranger unites a new team of Samurai Ranger to meet the rising threat.



Saturday, October 22 at 12 p.m./11 Central- Power Rangers Origins Special Part II

Episode Description: As the teens continue their transition into their new secret lives as Samurai Rangers, Yellow Samurai Ranger Emily reveals a surprising truth about herself. Meanwhile, after a Nighlok attacks, the Rangers combine their Zords to create the powerful Samurai Megazord to protect the planet from the monster.



[ZariusTwo]

Season finale eh? Guess that means the next PR season proper won't begin until 2013 if Samurai's getting 2012.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Episode descriptions for the first four PRS episodes airing in October:

All sounds good to me