Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[ZariusTwo]

Not PR related, but it's still a Saban Toku show, apparently the sales for the Beetleborgs sets have been pretty bad and they may not be able to release the final set of the show because of this.

[Allio]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Not PR related, but it's still a Saban Toku show, apparently the sales for the Beetleborgs sets have been pretty bad and they may not be able to release the final set of the show because of this.

beetleborgs was kind of a bad show

just saying

[ZariusTwo]

Beetleborgs beat PR in the ratings at the time, so yeah, not bad for a "bad show".

Considering you think NM was better than the 80s cartoon, you have no buisness saying what is and isnt a bad show

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

BeetleBorgs beat PR in the ratings at the time, so yeah, not bad for a "bad show".

Considering you think NM was better than the 80s cartoon, you have no business saying what is and isnt a bad show.

I thought about posting what you posted about the BeetleBorgs DVDs, but I wasn't sure if many people here would care. Allio's snide comments are a good example of that.

BeetleBorgs might have been beating PR in the ratings during its tenure, but I guess it's not as memorable as PR. Plus one thing that PR has is longevity, and it's still going on strong even when it was getting bested by BeetleBorgs.

People say that it would help if the BeetleBorgs DVDs had special features, for they'd give people incentive to buy them. Sure the episodes are available on Netflix, but it's not for permanent. Anyway, since Shout! Factory is the one making these DVDs, there's still a chance that they could do the one volume needed to complete the series, but it would just be a Shout! Seelct title that they sell exclusively on their site instead of in general retail. That would be better than nothing. I've already purchased the three existing volumes, so all I can do is just hope for the best.

[Garreth]

Akibaranger is some funny stuff.

[Allio]

Originally Posted by Garreth

Akibaranger is some funny stuff.

It is

but I think Go-Busters vs Go-Busters did the super sentai parody much better

[MikeandRaph87]

Question guys,when Tommy came back as a doctor in paleontology, how old was his character? I know JDF will turn the big 40 next month but I am curious was his character would be 25 in 2004 as a high school graduate in 1997 despite the actor being 31 or was his character aged a little as the youngest a doctor of such degree without skipping grades,finishing course work ealry would 26. Probably a silly question but one of those that just hit you.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Question guys,when Tommy came back as a doctor in paleontology, how old was his character? I know JDF will turn the big 40 next month but I am curious was his character would be 25 in 2004 as a high school graduate in 1997 despite the actor being 31 or was his character aged a little as the youngest a doctor of such degree without skipping grades,finishing course work ealry would 26. Probably a silly question but one of those that just hit you.

His age was never mentioned.

[Storm Eagle]

Somebody somewhere talked about ordering a MMPR set from someone on eBay, and that it turned out to be a bootleg. Brian Ward from Shout! Factory got word of this, and has since made this video to show us how to determine whether or not a copy is a bootleg. He also offers advice on how to avoid getting scammed, but the advice is rather obvious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2pL...ature=youtu.be

[Storm Eagle]

A press release for the Power Rangers seasons 8-12 set:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Pow...ons-8-12/18865

They'll have a feature on the process of dubbing the actors' voices into the episodes. Actually, I was personally hoping for somewhat of an interview with the voice actors who voiced the villains and what not. Perhaps that might be a part of that feature. If not, then hopefully it's a feature on its own, either on this set, or the next set coming up.

The Return of the Ranger feature was on the last two of the five DVD volumes Disney released for Power Rangers DinoThunder. In fact, you can see it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fccT4iYC_H8

I'm also personally hoping that Jason David Frank's first kata video and the original VHS release of "I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger" might be on this set. They'd have been great for the MMPR set, but they missed their chance. The press release mentions just five special features, but I'm thinking there are probably about three or four that weren't mentioned. I do know that Jennifer L. Yen who played Vypra in Lightspeed Rescue was interviewed, so there may be a special feature that focuses on villain actors.

As far as new Megaforce episodes go, they resume on September 7th.
https://twitter.com/nickandmore/stat...44275153121281

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

A press release for the Power Rangers seasons 8-12 set:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Pow...ons-8-12/18865

As far as new Megaforce episodes go, they resume on September 7th.
https://twitter.com/nickandmore/stat...44275153121281

very cool news indeed! i've been longin for more Megaforce eps and i plan to get that Seasons 8-12 set

[MikeandRaph87]

Happy 20th birthday to Power Rangers!
http://business.time.com/2013/08/28/...nto-relevance/

Man, I feel old now.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Lol me too

[Storm Eagle]

Power Rangers turned 20 on August 28th, which is when "Day of the Dumpster" premiered in 1993, but I was told by someone in Canada that they actually got "Food Fight" before they got "Day of the Dumpster", even though DOTD premiered on the same date there as in the US. That's my first time ever reading about that, so might anyone here be able to confirm this?

[Hero]

DOTD premiered on UK terrestrial during the Spring Break/Easter Holidays of 1994. I think Sky One might have been airing the show earlier

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Power Rangers turned 20 on August 28th, which is when "Day of the Dumpster" premiered in 1993, but I was told by someone in Canada that they actually got "Food Fight" before they got "Day of the Dumpster", even though DOTD premiered on the same date there as in the US. That's my first time ever reading about that, so might anyone here be able to confirm this?

I'm not sure, but I'm almost convinced I saw DOTD before Food Fight

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

I'm not sure, but I'm almost convinced I saw DOTD before Food Fight

Although that doesn't mean that it did premiere before "Food Fight". Well, in Canada anyway.

All I can say is that I didn't even know Power Rangers existed until September 1993. I saw the initial airing of "A Pressing Engagement", but only the last half of it. The first full episode I saw was "Different Drum" on the day of its initial airing. I wasn't sure if I actually liked the show at that point, but I'd still find myself watching whenever I could. After seeing the two aforementioned episodes, I only really got to watch on school holidays, snow days, Saturdays, and long school vacations. I wasn't able to watch regularly until they moved the show to 4:30pm on weekdays when they started season 2.

[MikeandRaph87]

Lordy,lordy Jason David Frank is 40! Happy birthday toa hero of my childhood! While I got tired of Power Rangers continuous character changes and increasingly dull plot direction I will always think alot of this guy. Without him I only watch half a season more. Probably not a coincidence!


P.S.-When someone finds out the ranger return episode airdate please post it. I want to watch it to see the Green Ranger return to full glory and this time there is no clone excuse.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

P.S.-When someone finds out the ranger return episode airdate please post it. I want to watch it to see the Green Ranger return to full glory and this time there is no clone excuse.

I believe you're going to be waiting a LONG time for that. In fact, I believe it might be the finale of next year.

[Guitar_Raph]

Happy 40th b-day to Jason David Frank!

Go ahead, rock out on your birthday!