Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[TheCanadiandrome]

Really? Where could I find VR Troopers?

[Allio]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Really? Where could I find VR Troopers?

amazon. I believe all the ameri-toku adaptations are on dvd aside from Masked Rider (rights issues) and Mystic Knights.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Really? Where could I find VR Troopers?

Like Allio said, the volumes are available in general retail at sites like Amazon. Four DVD volumes make up the entire run of VR Troopers, although the fourth and final volume is only available at Shout! Factory's site. It was announced some time in 2013, but was then cancelled in September of that year. Then they decided to release it much later on, but only on their site.

https://www.shoutfactory.com/kids/ki...ason-two-vol-2

Allio is also correct that Masked Rider and Mystic Knights have no DVD releases.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Looks like I could be em all from Shout

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Looks like I could be em all from Shout

What does that mean?

[The Deadman]

POP figures based on the movie are being released today apparently, not sure if its just at Gamestop

https://powerrangersnow.wordpress.co...unko-released/

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

What does that mean?

lol dude I looked up Shouts site and all 4 volumes are available there. So if it's cheaper than amazon why not

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

lol dude I looked up Shouts site and all 4 volumes are available there. So if it's cheaper than amazon why not

I don't know if you bought them yet, but they're cheaper at this site, at $13.11.

http://dvdpacific.directtoustore.com...roopers&mod=AV

I got all four volumes for a friend for Christmas by the way. I also got her the MMPR set, Time Force, and Ninja Storm sets.

[Autbot_Benz]

The Putty patrol figures for the new movie got revealed

[sdp]

The putty is the first design I like. Now for an update on my marathon.


Billy is always flirting with new girls, I think he's been through at least 4 "crushes" of the day that end with the girl liking him.

What happened to Ritchie? Why didn't he become a Power Ranger when the three left? He was already established and would've been less awkward.


The whole line from zordon "the new leader of the Power Rangers" wow, talk about a punch to the face, especially since we had an episode not long before about how Tommy was going to take over and Jason getting mad and kept fighting each other while under a spell.

As a kid I never noticed Austin/Thuy/Walter left I was fooled but in my defense at that point I was watching the spanish dub so the voices never changed when they were in suit form. The voices aren't so noticeable but the constant mention of "they're over there" and what not brings attention to them also the last few Zord fights basically become silent which is really weird, they really should've recycled lines even if they were basic "oh no" that would've helped. I also think the power transfer should've been done during the Ninja Encounter because we had a lot of awkward moments but maybe I didn't know I'd be fooled again even as an adult.

The first part of Season 2 is a bit boring like the last 20 of Season 1, I don't know if it's because it's part of Zyu2 or by this point the formula is starting to wane. Seeing the Tommy lose his powers again so soon might be the reason as well since that's the basic storyline, and kind of drags, now I remember why as a kid I remembered the green ranger always losing his powers in fights. Zedd is a bit boring as well and she's no Rita I remember loving him but man his only interactions are with Goldar.

I think the interactions in school while stupid and cheesy really made the show better and that's lacking in season 2 and Tommy is far less interesting as the white ranger. I'm looking forward to the second half of S2 since we now have new rangers to add something but if I remember correctly they were boring.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

The Putty patrol figures for the new movie got revealed

http://i.imgur.com/JrwO3np.jpg

The grate and those two metal parts in the legs are a nice touch.

Originally Posted by sdp

What happened to Ritchie? Why didn't he become a Power Ranger when the three left? He was already established and would've been less awkward.

As a kid I never noticed Austin/Thuy/Walter left I was fooled but in my defense at that point I was watching the spanish dub so the voices never changed when they were in suit form. The voices aren't so noticeable but the constant mention of "they're over there" and what not brings attention to them also the last few Zord fights basically become silent which is really weird, they really should've recycled lines even if they were basic "oh no" that would've helped. I also think the power transfer should've been done during the Ninja Encounter because we had a lot of awkward moments but maybe I didn't know I'd be fooled again even as an adult.

Richie wasn't intended to be a ranger. They say that the actor who played him, as well as the actor who played Curtis, were just hired to keep the main actors in line about threatening to walk because of their issues with their salaries. Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, and Walter Jones decided to leave anyway, and there was no need for Curits and Richie anymore.

You say that they should have recycled lines for Jason, Zack, and Trini since their actors had already left. They actually did recycle lines. A lot.

[sdp]

Bulk and Skull ironically have gotten the most character development so far, they went from bullies to more normal characters who take care of babies and do good actions in general and there's nothing wrong with "trying to find out who the Power Rangers are" yet the rangers are the ones screwing them over when they get close.

The show did become the Tommy show as fans have always pointed out, if you think about it after the original 40 episodes the rest of season 1 is about Tommy getting his powers then slowly losing them in the beginning of S2 and then becoming the white ranger. I was all over Tommy as a kid so I was part of the problem but they really should've balanced it better. Lord Zedd also loses all the time, I thought he was meant to be intimidating but talking about Zedd there have been so many "dimensions" so far that RPM being in a different dimension makes total sense, it used to bother me but in the PR Universe another dimension isn't like from another continuity it's part of the same world just in another umm dimension, if that makes anysense.

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Richie wasn't intended to be a ranger. They say that the actor who played him, as well as the actor who played Curtis, were just hired to keep the main actors in line about threatening to walk because of their issues with their salaries. Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, and Walter Jones decided to leave anyway, and there was no need for Curits and Richie anymore.

You say that they should have recycled lines for Jason, Zack, and Trini since their actors had already left. They actually did recycle lines. A lot.

they weren't intended to be rangers but hired to threaten the rangers that they could replace them with them? So they were intended to be rangers...

I forgot about Curtis, it makes the decision not to use them even more confusing since they obviously had some martial arts background as we had seen and had interesting relationships with the rangers already, I think it would've ended been smoother if only they had gotten one girl since they already had the two boys

They did recycle lines but I don't think it was done that much, they could've done a lot more I mean a lot of generic dialog at least like yells or "this is it" stuff like that during battles would've sold the idea that the rangers really were there instead a lot of battles are just silent and feel odd.

Talking about hypotheticals I wonder if they hadn't replaced them could it have been more difficult to eventually do it later on? In Turbo kids were already used to having some cast changes since we had already had 5 rangers leave.. The original cast would've become even more iconic to those roles and more difficult to replace them.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I don't know if you bought them yet, but they're cheaper at this site, at $13.11.

http://dvdpacific.directtoustore.com...roopers&mod=AV

I got all four volumes for a friend for Christmas by the way. I also got her the MMPR set, Time Force, and Ninja Storm sets.

Only has three volumes, wtf?

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by sdp

Bulk and Skull ironically have gotten the most character development so far, they went from bullies to more normal characters who take care of babies and do good actions in general and there's nothing wrong with "trying to find out who the Power Rangers are" yet the rangers are the ones screwing them over when they get close.

they weren't intended to be rangers but hired to threaten the rangers that they could replace them with them? So they were intended to be rangers...

They did recycle lines but I don't think it was done that much, they could've done a lot more I mean a lot of generic dialog at least like yells or "this is it" stuff like that during battles would've sold the idea that the rangers really were there instead a lot of battles are just silent and feel odd.

Of course the rangers were screwing Bulk and Skull over trying to find out the truth about them. They're supposed to keep the fact that they're rangers a secret. Rocky, Adam, and Aisha found out on a fluke, and it's not like Billy just came right out and told them he was the Blue Ranger. Tommy and Kimberly might have removed their helmets for them right after, but they didn't even have to. Additionally, Bulk and Skull were hoping to get rich and famous off of discovering the rangers identities. Now let's say there was something about you that you didn't want known publicly for whatever reason, and you got word that someone was trying to acquire that knowledge about you. You're telling me you wouldn't do everything in your power to make sure they don't find out? It wouldn't even have to be anything incriminating. It could be your social security number. Just imagine all the things one could do with that. It was for their safety that Zordon told them to keep their identities secret.

I'm not sure that Richie and Curtis were meant to be rangers. Their actors were just hired so Saban could call the other actors' bluff on walking out. Saban of course did get replacements, but they weren't necessarily going to use Richie and Curtis' actors for that.

They did recycle a lot of lines for Jason, Zack, and Trini after their actors left. In fact, it was done at least 29 times up to "A Monster of Global Proportions", and they started doing that with "Welcome to Venus Island". When they wanted to give them more lines that weren't ones taken from previous episodes, they had other people imitate their voices for dubbing.

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Only has three volumes, wtf?

Again, the fourth and final volume is only available at Shout! Factory's own site. They also have other titles that are only available through them.

[ZariusTwo]

There was a Blue Ranger toy (early 90s, first MMPR movie variant) featured on the series premiere of Sherlock

[cammy85]

Curtis and Richie were warnings plus White Ranger red herrings. The original plan was the rebel teens introduced in "Green No More" were there to warn them to knock it off since they were already skipping ADR sessions as well as a warning to Jason, David and Amy to think twice about pulling the same thing.

[ranger_scout]

Funko Pop will be releasing some figures for this year's film.













http://comicbook.com/2017/01/03/powe...ures-revealed/

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by cammy85

Curtis and Richie were warnings plus White Ranger red herrings. The original plan was the rebel teens introduced in "Green No More" were there to warn them to knock it off since they were already skipping ADR sessions as well as a warning to Jason, David and Amy to think twice about pulling the same thing.

I definitely thought Richie would end up being the White Ranger.

Are you saying the rebel teens were also presented as possible replacements?

I didn't know the cast was actively skipping the ADR sessions. I thought that once they were off the show, they weren't made to do their ADR sessions with the way they walked out. The episodes are shot first, and then the ADR is done on them some time later. The first episode where they didn't do their ADR is "Welcome to Venus Island" although Thuy Trang actually did hers in that. The final episode in which they physically appear is "Opposites Attract".

[ranger_scout]

Remember these from you childhood?



Well...they're back!











https://www.comicbookmovie.com/sci-f...igures-a147875

[ZariusTwo]

Some more Alpha footage from the VR demo