Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[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.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

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

Couldn't the next PR start in the fall of 2012 or something?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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

All sounds good to me

[Storm Eagle]

I'm mostly looking forward to the Origins episodes, even if the first one was said to not be so great.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I'm mostly looking forward to the Origins episodes, even if the first one was said to not be so great.

yeah i want to see them to

[ZariusTwo]

Apparently Saban Brands have trademarked the name "Power Rangers Megaforce" and the casting calls include a "Professor" character, rumours are flying that the next series will be a return to High School roots

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Apparently Saban Brands have trademarked the name "Power Rangers Megaforce" and the casting calls include a "Professor" character, rumours are flying that the next series will be a return to High School roots

hmm, that sounds pretty good

[ZariusTwo]

Inside sources are claiming that the Samurai/RPM team-up will be very cheap, barely feature the main cast, and the Red RPM Ranher won't demorph, meaning there not using the physical actor

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Inside sources are claiming that the Samurai/RPM team-up will be very cheap, barely feature the main cast, and the Red RPM Ranher won't demorph, meaning there not using the physical actor

well, not sure what to make of that

[Filespit]

I watched the MMPR a lot when I was a kid. It aired straight after Biker Mice From Mars here in Sweden, but got cancelled because it got considered too violent.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Filespit

I watched the MMPR a lot when I was a kid. It aired straight after Biker Mice From Mars here in Sweden, but got cancelled because it got considered too violent.

Oh the irony

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Filespit

I watched the MMPR a lot when I was a kid. It aired straight after Biker Mice From Mars here in Sweden, but got canceled because it got considered too violent.

I think I remember reading about how it was in Sweden, where some boys beat up on some girl to the point where they ended up killing her, and it was blamed on Power Rangers. Then it turned out that those boys have never seen the show. If it wasn't in Sweden, then I know it was in some Scandinavian country.

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

Oh the irony

What's also ironic is that the show was also taken off the air in New Zealand because they found it to be too violent, and it has been filmed there since 2002. Mind you, PRS actually shows in New Zealand now.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Yeah and yet tmnt was cancelled in Canada because "too violent" yet MMPR airs even though it's more violent

[Filespit]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I think I remember reading about how it was in Sweden, where some boys beat up on some girl to the point where they ended up killing her, and it was blamed on Power Rangers. Then it turned out that those boys have never seen the show. If it wasn't in Sweden, then I know it was in some Scandinavian country.

Can't remember any story like that, but it sounds logical. They're so ridiculously moral over here that even a slap in the face is considered too violent. They even cancelled Darkwing Duck over here because it was "too violent"! Obviously killing someone isn't right, but I think blaming a tv show and cancelling it is just stupid - it doesn't solve anything. There was obviously more kids watching it and not killing each other.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Filespit

Can't remember any story like that, but it sounds logical. They're so ridiculously moral over here that even a slap in the face is considered too violent. They even canceled Darkwing Duck over here because it was "too violent"! Obviously killing someone isn't right, but I think blaming a TV show and canceling it is just stupid - it doesn't solve anything. There was obviously more kids watching it and not killing each other.

A slap in the face, violent? Yeah, I remember hearing about things like that about Sweden. I remember first learning about it on the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? game show, if you or anyone else might remember that.