Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[Brodie]

Apparently these figures have been popping up at Toys R Us, as an exclusive, but theyre almost Marvel Legends-esque, resculpts of every red ranger through out the PR series.

http://action-figure.com/index.php?n...icle&sid=20921

Want this. If anyone can find it, Id pay for one.

[That Matt Guy]

That's pretty cool, but I would have liked to have seen a Green Ranger figure also. Too bad it's a TRU exclusive, because there is a Wal-Mart near me that has an entire aisle devoted to Power Rangers s***.

[ZariusTwo]

This is going to be fairly major news, but recently the original composer of the series, Ron Wasserman leaked out that there will be a new animated Power Rangers series.

[Brodie]

Thats amazing. What canon though? Mighty Morphin?

PS: I was able to order the Mighty Morphin red ranger off toys r us.com, and then saw them at one store, and never again. They also disapeared off the website for a while.

[Anarky]

Huzzah, awesome news... I hope. Let's hope for some kickass action!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Anarky

I don't think it's aged too well, if you ask me. But it isn't because of the acting or the Zords, it's just that Jason and Tommy and co. aren't THE Rangers anymore. Nowadays, the Rangers are called Vida, Xander and whatnot and they're wizards and ride on supersonic brooms. They're just different people. And while CGI-Zord-models might make for some neat special effects and better Zord action, I don't feel like PRM had bad Zordfights and all that

Okay, I lasted up to the part where they get transported to the planet. Kimberly's outfit does help with keeping interest in the film a little. Another time perhaps I'll build up the fortitude to watch the rest.

[ZariusTwo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXyK-NIJPX8

God, that show was awesome.

[LogicDonny]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXyK-NIJPX8

God, that show was awesome.

Omg I think i remember this show. Wow good find.

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXyK-NIJPX8

God, that show was awesome.

What the heck...

[ZariusTwo]

One of several "PR knock offs" back in the 1990's. The highest profile of them actually, given Tim Curry voiced the main villain

[Ecto Jedi]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

One of several "PR knock offs" back in the 1990's. The highest profile of them actually, given Tim Curry voiced the main villain

Odd -- I've never heard of this.

Title seems a bit clunky, no?

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

Odd -- I've never heard of this.

Title seems a bit clunky, no?

And 'Might Morphin Power Rangers" isn't?

They have nothing on "Tattoed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills." Someone must have been on something when they came up with that title.

For some reason "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" flows better than the rest of them.

[Anarky]

So, Operation Overdrive aired. It's quite good. Better than Mystic Force anyways, but that might be because I can't really be amazed with magic stuff on telly. I like the fact that there are three factions fighting for the crown instead of just good and evil plus a twist.

I do have a bit of a beef with the Zord-distribution though. We have Overdrive Yellow, who's not only hot but also a racecar driver (And no, Italy does not know what Nascar is, while we're at it. Then we have Overdrive Black, who's not only black (it's been a while since we had a black black ranger) but also a professional burglar. So why the heck does Overdrive Black get the Speed Driver-Zord? Wouldn't it make more sense to give the thing with more HP under its ass to the one person on the team who can handle the speed? But then again, the Zords didn't even get any solo-action yet, so I guess it doesn't really matter.

And the theme song's horrible. "Operation Overdrive" is a good title, but it's almost impossible to 1) find something that rhymes on it and 2) find a tune to carry that many syllabels.

Anyways, I'll stay tuned.

[ZariusTwo]

Overdrive's premiere was average, but that's only because it reused so many plot points from previous seasons (which Bruce has presumbly now watched to such an extent, he thinks referencing them in this way is "fan worthy"). Aside from that, good supporting background characters (Spencer), good acting in some cases, decent fight scenes, made it a fairly enjoyable premiere. But Kalish is good at opening a season, he just can't f*cking finish one very well

Nice to see Jackie Marchard gain the posistion of co-producer, this signifies her as the longest serving PR veteran since Judd Lynn

[ZariusTwo]

According to some source, the animated series is'nt going ahead, but here are a few examples of it.

[Brodie]

That's unfortunate....But why does the red ranger have a cape?

[Cure]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

According to some source, the animated series is'nt going ahead, but here are a few examples of it.

He looks kinda cool with a cape.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

This is going to be fairly major news, but recently the original composer of the series, Ron Wasserman leaked out that there will be a new animated Power Rangers series.

Knew it was only a matter of time. WOuld have been interesting.

[ZariusTwo]

First visual confirmation of the 15th anniversary two part team-up featuring Johhny Young Bosch reprising his role as Adam

[DrSpengler]

A shame the animated series might be dumped. By the looks of it it was going to be Old Skool Rangers.

Anyhow, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the Movie was on HBO a minute ago and I got to watch it for the first time in 12 years. I actually enjoyed it (I've also been digging the reruns on Power Rangers Generations of the original series).

I looked it up on wikipedia and now I gotta ask, is it true the movie is not canon with the TV series just because it had a bigger budget and could afford nicer sets and better costumes? That's like saying Transformers the Movie isn't canon with the TV series because it had better animation and celebrity voice actors.