Power Rangers - the appreciation and discussion thread

[ranger_scout]

The reboot's release date has been delayed till March 24, 2017.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...-power-rangers

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

You can try e-mailing them at [email protected] and hopefully they'll get back to you.

Yeah I emailed customer service. I'll take the chance and pray I get it. If not, then I'll call them. I'm pretty sure it went through and as ordered. Far as I know it should be here by next week

Now I just need both movies to add to the set

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

The reboot's release date has been delayed till March 24, 2017.

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...-power-rangers

It might do better coming out at that time, but I hope that will be the final release date. I just want to see how this might do.

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Yeah I emailed customer service. I'll take the chance and pray I get it. If not, then I'll call them. I'm pretty sure it went through and as ordered. Far as I know it should be here by next week

You got a number from them?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

It might do better coming out at that time, but I hope that will be the final release date. I just want to see how this might do.


You got a number from them?

Well, no but I'm assuming there's one on the site

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Well, no but I'm assuming there's one on the site

There actually isn't, but I once managed to get a number somehow. It's no good anymore however, since you don't really get to talk to anyone. I'll say that having a Twitter account is also helpful.

[ranger_scout]

I just released that the reboot will be opening one weekend after the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. I'm pretty sure that will do well on its opening weekend, especially with females and families. Plus, Emma Watson, who is playing Belle in it, has a large fan-base and it also contains an all-star cast. Power Rangers will do much better with the adult male and little boy audiences, but I hope there isn't too much of battle for family audiences between these two films. If there is any film released during that month, targeting families, that is probably going struggle, it will most likely be the animated Smurfs reboot.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

There actually isn't, but I once managed to get a number somehow. It's no good anymore however, since you don't really get to talk to anyone. I'll say that having a Twitter account is also helpful.

well it's all good! it arrived Friday and i'm so stoked to own it! one little thing though, part of the helmet was chipped some how, but it's no biggy. little gorilla or crazy glue and it'll be good as new

now I just need to order the movies off of Amazon so i can add them to this and complete it

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

well it's all good! it arrived Friday and i'm so stoked to own it! one little thing though, part of the helmet was chipped some how, but it's no biggy. little gorilla or crazy glue and it'll be good as new

now I just need to order the movies off of Amazon so i can add them to this and complete it

I'm glad that you got it.

Even though I've always had both movies on DVD when they were released on the same disc in 2001, I also bought individual copies of the movies to put in my legacy set.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

I'm glad that you got it.

Even though I've always had both movies on DVD when they were released on the same disc in 2001, I also bought individual copies of the movies to put in my legacy set.

it's so freaking awesome man! i'd no idea it'd be this cool! and if not for Shout reducing the price, i'd have never gotten it, and would've missed out on what many claim to be their greatest and coolest dvd set release to date

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

it's so freaking awesome man! i'd no idea it'd be this cool! and if not for Shout reducing the price, i'd have never gotten it, and would've missed out on what many claim to be their greatest and coolest dvd set release to date

Well it's definitely my favorite DVD set out of all the others I have.

Even though they've reduced the price a lot, the casing could still put people off from buying it.

Have you checked out it's exclusive special features yet? One of them is the Green Ranger kata video which was released on home video in 1994. Unfortunately, the picture quality is still that of VHS. Grain, tape crackle and all that. I believe they used a fan's submitted copy. They'd have had that feature on the MMPR set, but I think they couldn't find a decent master in Saban's vault in time.

[ranger_scout]

A brand new image of the upcoming comics debuted.



Plus, here is a little interview with creative team-member, Kyle Higgins.

What is it about the Power Rangers, especially the Mighty Morphin variety, that has had staying power for 20 years?

Kyle Higgins: Man, if I knew the answer to that, I’d repeat it in a heartbeat (laughs). I think it’s a combination of things—it was a series that caught the zeitgeist of the ’90s in part because there weren’t really any other live-action superhero properties on TV. On top of that—and I’ve talked about this a lot before, so apologies if I’m repeating myself—the series offers tremendous wish fulfillment in the way that any classic hero’s journey story does. Ordinary kids made extraordinary, who juggle saving the world with the stress and drama of high school. The cast was diverse, the mythology was rich, the robots were huge… there wasn’t a lot to dislike.

Before coming on to the book - who was your favorite ranger? Has it changed at all now that you've had time to get in their heads?

Higgins: It was a tie between Jason and Tommy. Jason was my favorite from the get-go, but Tommy was the most intriguing to me as the series progressed. I enjoy writing them both, as much as I enjoy writing Zack and Kim, Trini and Billy. They’re all pretty unique and it’s fun to explore what distinguishes them.

We see in the civilian designs, they're a bit updated - will their core personalities still remain in tact? or do they get an updating too?

Higgins: No, the personalities are the same. At least, I think they are (laughs). There’s some modernizing as far as situations and subplots, language, etc, but the characters are the characters.

http://comicbook.com/2015/12/21/excl...haracter-desi/

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

A brand new image of the upcoming comics debuted.

http://media.comicbook.com/2015/12/p...der-163509.jpg

Plus, here is a little interview with creative team-member, Kyle Higgins.



http://comicbook.com/2015/12/21/excl...haracter-desi/

Nice. I've decided I'd check out the first issue, so I hope the local comic book shop has a lot of copies available when the get them in.

[sdp]

Didn't the comic book come out two years ago? I remember getting a story for FCBD and I forgot to go this year so it had to be two years ago. It was a story with Billy and the flying Beetle if IIRC.

[MikeandRaph87]

Is it sticking with the original six vs Rita Repulsa or not sticking to a specific time frame? I hsve not seen it given a solid answer especially with the White Ranger artwoek bringing it to question.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Well it's definitely my favorite DVD set out of all the others I have.

Even though they've reduced the price a lot, the casing could still put people off from buying it.

Have you checked out it's exclusive special features yet? One of them is the Green Ranger kata video which was released on home video in 1994. Unfortunately, the picture quality is still that of VHS. Grain, tape crackle and all that. I believe they used a fan's submitted copy. They'd have had that feature on the MMPR set, but I think they couldn't find a decent master in Saban's vault in time.

I haven't yet, but I shall check them out. Oddly enough I still wanna get the rest of the mega sets as well. Plus I just ordered the two movies so should be here before the end of the month

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

Is it sticking with the original six vs Rita Repulsa or not sticking to a specific time frame? I hsve not seen it given a solid answer especially with the White Ranger artwoek bringing it to question.

It's set in the Rita Repulsa era. The White Ranger cover is just a variant. This information should help you understand.

Please note that the Red, Black, Blue, Pink, and Yellow covers will be evenly mixed in every 100 copies. The Green cover will be shipped 1 in every 50 copies (making it a rare Chase cover) and the White cover will be shipped 1 in every 100 copies (making it an ultra rare Chase cover). Collect them all!

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

I haven't yet, but I shall check them out. Oddly enough I still wanna get the rest of the mega sets as well. Plus I just ordered the two movies so should be here before the end of the month

I already had the first two megasets at the time the legacy set was announced. I figured I'd be getting the legacy set, and still wanted the last two sets. So I own the legacy set as well as all four megasets. The booklets in the megasets actually have information in them that the legacy set's booklet doesn't have. Like say, ranger profiles and short episode descriptions.

Now as of yesterday, 45 sets left.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

It's set in the Rita Repulsa era. The White Ranger cover is just a variant. This information should help you understand.

Please note that the Red, Black, Blue, Pink, and Yellow covers will be evenly mixed in every 100 copies. The Green cover will be shipped 1 in every 50 copies (making it a rare Chase cover) and the White cover will be shipped 1 in every 100 copies (making it an ultra rare Chase cover). Collect them all!



I already had the first two megasets at the time the legacy set was announced. I figured I'd be getting the legacy set, and still wanted the last two sets. So I own the legacy set as well as all four megasets. The booklets in the megasets actually have information in them that the legacy set's booklet doesn't have. Like say, ranger profiles and short episode descriptions.

Now as of yesterday, 45 sets left.

Lol ok, so not odd that I want the last two mega sets then haha. That's cool info to know. I liked seeing vids of people on YouTube who have the legacy set then saying that they're featured in the dvd extras in the set. Pretty huge honor I'd say. Now 40 remain as of 12/22/2015!

[MikeandRaph87]

Thanks,Storm Eagle. Now, I wonder if it will follow a formula and if it will be cheesy. I lost Batman'66 so I have a slot open for a new comic. After the first arc wraps I want your opinion on it. I don't know what it is, but I really like the morphed ranger fighting monster chereography. Not into the merged giant robot fighting grown monster bit.

[ranger_scout]

A writer from Forbes explains why Lionsgate is apparently going to release the reboot in March 2017 instead of the final Divergent film, which got pushed back to June 2017.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmen...ver-divergent/

[Storm Eagle]

Dino Supercharge starts on January 30th, and the first episode will be called "When Evil Stirs". It'll be the first time an episode has premiered in January.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BurgundyR...3540497409?p=p

https://mobile.twitter.com/BurgundyR...7931663360?p=p

On the DVD front, the remaining legacy set count was reduced to 30 today, and then went down to 25.