Power Rangers Anyone?

[Super Kal]

Sentai and Power Rangers are one in the same, so...

[Cmill216]

Sentai and Power Rangers are one in the same, so...

As someone who watches Sentai, you should know they aren't one in the same.

[Super Kal]

Please do not kid me. The storylines and characters may be different, but without Sentai, there would be no Power Rangers. Power Rangers came from Super Sentai, so they are one in the same.

[Cmill216]

but without Sentai, there would be no Power Rangers.

No duh. :up:

However, just because one is an adaptation of the other, does not make them one in the same. They are two totally different shows and to discuss them both together (as many Ranger or Sentai related forums do not allow) is very pointless.

[Nathan]

What's so pointless about discussing both, Power Rangers and Sentai?

[Cmill216]

What's so pointless about discussing both, Power Rangers and Sentai?

Because it essentially always turns into a "one is better than the other" discussion or "Power Rangers is so kiddie and Sentai is much more mature", everytime.

[Super Kal]

IS this a sentai/Power Ranger forum? no. Do the mods care about the differences in these 2 shows? I highly doubt it. You can look at the 2 shows and see a lot of similarities between the two, especially in the costumes.

If an uneducated person saw the two, they would think it was the exactly same thing, just different languages, but it doesn't change the fact that Kamen Rider has nothing to do with Power Rangers, or Super Sentai for that matter...


Go make a Kamen Rider thread if you want, Wolzard, but dont spam in a sentai/Power Ranger thread about how it sucks and sopmething else is so much better. That kind of posting is asking for trouble.

[Nathan]

Because it essentially always turns into a "one is better than the other" discussion or "Power Rangers is so kiddie and Sentai is much more mature", everytime.


We've been discussing Sentai and Power Rangers for ages, and I think we've managed pretty good so far.

[Super Kal]

Because it essentially always turns into a "one is better than the other" discussion or "Power Rangers is so kiddie and Sentai is much more mature", everytime.
well, I disagree. I was able to rent the DVD of Power Rangers Generations, and it was incredible... I whole-heartedly enjoyed it. And I love Lost Galaxy, MMPR season 1 and 2, and Dino Thunder...

I believe you can talk about both and still be mature and responsible enough to go about it in a civil way.

[Superman-Prime]

Go make a Kamen Rider thread if you want, Wolzard, but dont spam in a sentai/Power Ranger thread about how it sucks and sopmething else is so much better. That kind of posting is asking for trouble.

Are you a moderator or what? :whatever:

[Super Kal]

no, but It's only a suggestion. It makes life a lot easier in the forums without flame wars...


why?
do you have a problem with constructive criticism?

[Superman-Prime]

There was a new episode last night. "Hard Heads" was absolutely terrible. Not enough New Zealand footage. Bleh.

I'm hoping that "The Snow Prince" will be much better than last night's episode.

And there are some I don't like about Boukenger....

1. New intro.
2. Talk, talk, talk, talk
3. Less action
4. Using Ultimate Daibouken too much. I hate this. Daibouken is very rare to use.
5. Boring.

But don't get me wrong, there are some good episodes include a lot of action, especially they used Daibouken. I liked the way they use Daibouken instead of dull Ultimate Daibouken. I hope they use Daibouken alot.

EDIT: Oh btw, Dekaranger is way better than Boukenger.

[Super Kal]

I havent seen much of Dekaranger to be honest... but from what I have seen, I do agree.

[Bastila]

I liked Dekaranger a lot, so good.

So last mights MF episode was boring nothing happen....just like the one before really.

[Lunar_Wolf]

cmill your avvy scares me :P

[Super Kal]

I tried watching Gingaman the other day, and I couldn't... it was just too kooky.


Lost Galaxy is much better IMO... I just can't take a talking tree seriously.

[Bastila]

A talking tree? who came up with that lol.

[Swordmaster]

A talking tree? who came up with that lol.
J.R.R Tolkien :o

[PyroChamber]

Has anyone seen this? Apparently, the My Way guys made another Power Rangers spoof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-QWGC_xVBE

[Cmill216]

^ Saw it yesterday. Didn't like it as much as the first one.

Gangsta Crizzab for life. :o

[Bastila]

cmill i love your new avvy, that was a funny part, doesn't Kim say something about Pink being so out or something?

[Cmill216]

Yeah, I think so. I didn't like either of the movies, so I really could care less. It's just a bada$$ shot, nevertheless. :D

[chosen1]

Can anyone make a sketch of what the green ranger (original) wouldve looked like in the 1st movie. Both Ninja and ranger form.

[Bastila]

I thought the first one was ok, but now i think its bad, i never liked turbo i hated it, i only saw the film this year it was bad really, good to see Jason though.

[GL1]

PRAYING MANTIS NINJAZORD POWER!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v107/Hype1/Power%20Rangers/notgreen.jpg

Sik-yuah, Sik-yuah, Sik-yuah!

Yeah, I suck at Photoshop so I couldn't get the shiny white costume to change colors... I'm not going to even think about trying to switch the White Ranger's vest into the Green one's. That may hold you over until a real artist comes through for you, though I believe such requests are more likely to be answered in a forum like rangertalk, rangerboard or powerrangerempire, that have sections dedicated to fanart.

[Super Kal]

hook me up with the original pic... let me see what I can do.

don't expect me to do the chest thing, though... that's a little over my head.

[Cmill216]

"Snow Prince" was actually not bad. Though, after going back and watching some of the early MF episodes, the first chunk of episodes (up to The Gatekeeper goodness) OWNS this new stuff (with The Light and Legend Mode).

[Bastila]

^
So what happen then?

[Incrediblejeff]

I agree that Snow Prince was good,but I wan't this season to wrap up.

[Cmill216]

^
So what happen then?

Basically, Daggeron learned a lesson that sometimes you gotta do s*** from your gut, and then he eventually did some good and kicked some a$$. Udonna gets kidnapped. Another terror is destroyed. Lots of fighting, explosions. Oh, and Koragg comes back and helps the Rangers fight this chariot zord thingy. Good stuff all around.

[Bastila]

Cool, might download it then, at least it sounds worth watching.

[Cmill216]

Cool, might download it then, at least it sounds worth watching.

It is, IMO. Again, though, Mystic Force has been one of those seasons that has gotten worse as it has gone along. If you go back and watch some of the early episodes (before this whole The Light and Terrors shiznit) it was actually decent. I'm talking about everything through The Gatekeeper. In the early portion, there was actually episodes dedicated to Xander, Madison, Chip, and Vida. Those four, now, are basically serving as background models. And once again, Bruce Kalish has provided the kiddies and kiddies-at-heart with an uneven season: lots of action and an actual overall story, but terrible balance and character development.

[GL1]

And to be fair, a lot of that has to do with trying to follow Sentai to stay on budget and basically, not having control of certain scenes and developments... trying to re-adapt a plan on the fly seems to be what keeps him from doing later in the season what he does earlier...

[Bastila]

It is, IMO. Again, though, Mystic Force has been one of those seasons that has gotten worse as it has gone along. If you go back and watch some of the early episodes (before this whole The Light and Terrors shiznit) it was actually decent. I'm talking about everything through The Gatekeeper. In the early portion, there was actually episodes dedicated to Xander, Madison, Chip, and Vida. Those four, now, are basically serving as background models. And once again, Bruce Kalish has provided the kiddies and kiddies-at-heart with an uneven season: lots of action and an actual overall story, but terrible balance and character development.

I agree the earyler episodes have been better then the newer ones. What happen to Disney they do SPD and Dino Thurder then do another rubbish season.

[Super Kal]

anyone out there got episodes 41 and 42 of Dairanger?

[RangerKing]

Can you stop posting about Sentai and related subjects? This is obviously a Power Rangers thread.


I'm not sure if anyone posted this since I've been gone for thirty pages of discussion and wasn't going to take the time to read it all. Anyway, Edward Albert has passed away, he died at age 55 from lung cancer. Mr. Albert portrayed Mr. Collins, Wes's father, in Time Force.

[Bastila]

Whats wrong with Sentai, without that no PR really and its good.

Yeah I read on RT that he passed away. RIP, he was apart of my favouite PR season TF, he had a good character.

[Cmill216]

Whats wrong with Sentai, without that no PR really and its good.

Well, I think the point is that, while yes, "Power Rangers wouldn't exist without Super Sentai" that still doesn't stop the fact that they are two different shows and should be discussed seperately. But whatever...

[RangerKing]

Exactly. They are two different shows, in two different countries, in two different cultures, aimed at different demographics. Because of that, they should be discussed seperately.

[chosen1]

man i have so many good ideas to revive this show i dont know what to do.

[RangerKing]

Unless you're a producer, there is nothing you can do.

[GL1]

man i have so many good ideas to revive this show i dont know what to do.

Dude, the show isn't dead. I'm sure there could be plenty ways to make it more appealing to an older audience, but that's not the goal of the show.

As far as discussing Sentai... that's an overrated complaint. Sometimes facts about Sentai are relevant to a discussion on Power Rangers. To say "Sentai" is a taboo word is silly, and while widely accepted on Ranger-centric boards, this forum has no such rule, and there is no relevance to chastisement for mentioning Sentai and PR in the same breath.

God bless Edward Albert's family though, he sounded like a Standup guy, and his character development was one of the most revolutionary things PR has ever done.

[RangerKing]

Well on a forum that I go to, and I'm glad they do it, they will permaban you if you compare Power Rangers and Sentai in an episode discussion because there is no reason to do it.

[Grizzly Mac&Cheese]

When does the next season start again?

[Cmill216]

When does the next season start again?

If you are referring to Operation Overdrive, it's probably sometime in February. If you are referring to the current Mystic Force, it's still going on. :oldrazz:

[Super Kal]

Can you stop posting about Sentai and related subjects? This is obviously a Power Rangers thread.


I'm not sure if anyone posted this since I've been gone for thirty pages of discussion and wasn't going to take the time to read it all. Anyway, Edward Albert has passed away, he died at age 55 from lung cancer. Mr. Albert portrayed Mr. Collins, Wes's father, in Time Force.
no, I wont, because basically, they are the same.


I'm still waiting for an answer about episode 41 and 42. If anyone can point me in the direction of where I can find it (other than PRE), I would very much appreciate it.

[RangerKing]

The same? That's like talking about a movie or a book when your talking about the other. They are two different things. A movie can be a complete 360 from the book. This is one of those situations.

[Super Kal]

it's just like comparing the Christopher Reeve movie and storyline to the Dean Cain storyline...

the only thing that's different in that are the characters and the costume. Other than that, virtually identical.

same with Power Rangers and Sentai: the only thing that is different in the two are the characters and storyline. Everything else is virutally identical... the suits, the situations, the villains, the rehash of villains in some cases.

Power Rangers is just the American version of Sentai, So in essence, yes, they are exactly the same.

[Cmill216]

it's just like comparing the Christopher Reeve movie and storyline to the Dean Cain storyline...

:huh: That seriously didn't help your argument.

same with Power Rangers and Sentai: the only thing that is different in the two are the characters and storyline.

:huh: That seriously didn't help your argument.

Everything else is virutally identical... the suits, the situations, the villains, the rehash of villains in some cases.

Divatox, Mesogog, Astronema, Zedd, Ransik? All Sentai....oh wait...

[Super Kal]

for example, your avatar... to an untrained eye, no one would know if it were Sentai or Power Rangers. They're virtually the same... hell, even to me, I can't tell the difference.

[RangerKing]

You really didn't help your arugment with say the only thing that was different was the characters and storyline. Let's look at Dino Thunder, S.P.D. and Mystic Force.

Dino Thunder and Abaranger:
Dino Thunder had a returning ranger to come into play. Abaranger, no connection to a previous team and came from an alternate world. Elsa and Mesogog was no where to be seen. Trent (White Ranger) had a connection to the main villian and there was a clone. Abaranger didn't. Zeltrax and his counterpart have nothing in common.

S.P.D./Dekaranger:
The rangers have a history, their parents were rangers. This has no root in Dekaranger. Gruumm and Mora/Morgana had no basis in Dekaranger. A-Squad even.

Mystic Force/Magiranger:
They are both night and day, even Koragg was a totally different set up.

I picked all of this up and I don't even watch Sentai. Good thing supersentai.com exists. I couldn't sit through that for 30 minutes for 50 weeks.

No matter what some Sentai devotees want to think Power Rangers, even the ones that heavily rely on Sentai, have many unique and original concepts that didn't come from Sentai.

[Cmill216]

A soccer player, computer expert, a singer, an artist, and a teacher with a long history of such situations join forces to become Power Rangers and help save the Earth from mutant dinosauric beings that wish to eradicate all human life and return Earth to the age of dinosaurs.

Scientists believe that 65,000,000 years ago, a meteorite's crash on Earth killed off the dinosaurs, but in truth, it split Earth into two parallel universes: The Earth we know (called "Another-Earth" by the Blastasaurs, the Dragonoid people, and the Evoliens) and an Earth where dinosaurs were still the superior species (Dino Earth), eventually evolving into the Dragonoid and Blastasaurs races. The two Earths were separated until Asuka, a Dragnoid from DinoEarth, arrived on Earth via a transdimensional portal. But he was followed by evil Evoliens in the spaceship Anamolicarus and the three Blastasaurs under their control. As Blastasaurs Tyrannosaurus attacked Tokyo, a call was sent out to three destined ones who possessed Dino GUTS to gain the powers to tame the three beasts. Together with their Blastasaurs partners, the three become Abarangers to protect their dimension from the Evoliens.

Yup. The same thing. :up:

The only thing Sentai and PR have in common (besides a few episode plots and strings pulled from the former and used in the latter) is their Tokusatsu cores. Other than that, they are quite different.

[GL1]

Wow... I believe this is part of the reason those sites ban such conversations.

Right now you guys are agreeing. Every single one of us agrees that Sentai and PR use the same basic suits and many of the same situations. It's indisputable that they use some of the same footage. Some of us call that "basically the same" some of us call that "quite different." Two phrases that are NOT mutally exclusive. I urge you, be observant, realize that you are agreeing.

But I digress... while I see clearly now how mentioning Sentai and PR can cause a problem among hardcore fans, I would like to point out that it causes no such problem among more casual fans, as you can see during the first 100 pages of this topic. I would also like to query the statement that there is "no reason" to mention Sentai when speaking of PR.

How can I speak about problems in NZ production, without mentioning the lack of communication with Japan production... much of the cause of PR's weaknesses is a result of trying to follow or catch up with Sentai storylines at the last minute. The reason the budget is so small, resulting in other issues, is because Disney counts on them to use plenty of Sentai footage. More Sentai footage = bigger American footage. How could we even mention the colors involved in Operation Overdrive without referring to Sentai?

There are a dozen conversations about Power Rangers that can't happen without mentioning Sentai, which has a very real relationship with Power Rangers, regardless of their obvious differences.

I understand that with masses of hardcore fans that want to concentrate on the differences between the two, it could be difficult to do so. But here? On Superherohype? Can't a few of us handle the fact that Japan production issues influence NZ production issues? Or must this thread die because of rules on other boards? Because people are too distracted by the differences between American and Japanese storylines to actually listen to what's being said?

I'm going to mention Sentai when it relates directly to Power Rangers, if I need to be banned, then I'd rather be banned than to post pointless "PC" thoughts that have nothing to do with the reality of what's going on on a technical level.

[Primal Slayer]

Ive always been a big fan of PR, cerain seasons I dont get into like MF. But I miss the old days of having the same cast for 2/3 years.

for example, your avatar... to an untrained eye, no one would know if it were Sentai or Power Rangers. They're virtually the same... hell, even to me, I can't tell the difference.

Well his avatar is diffentely Sentai footage I think, just tell by the locations and ofcourse when they unmorph.

[Grizzly Mac&Cheese]

What season is Sentai on now anyway?


P.S. There's a link in my sig, would you guys mind voting in there. Look how good the Virtuoso poster is too. :D

[RangerKing]

It's on season 30? I believe that's correct.

Well that avatar is Sentai, even if it was used in Power Rangers, which it was.

The lack of communication between the Japanese and American productions (I refuse to call it a Kiwi production since the show has American writers and producers and is produced by an American company) is really the fault of the Japanese production. Doug Sloan often said that they got episodes AFTER they aired. If I was being paid millions for footage then I would make sure that the person(s) receiving the product received well in advance. Sometimes I think that Toei does crap on purpose just to see how it would work out on our end.

[3dman27]

Ive always been a big fan of PR, cerain seasons I dont get into like MF. But I miss the old days of having the same cast for 2/3 years.

i think thats because the actors outgrow thier roles
which of this many powers sorces[dinosaurs ninjitsu turbo etc] is your favorite i'd say mine is the original dinosaur power and the ninjitsu both pr the movie and original [not ninja storm]series:ninja:

[RangerKing]

I don't like having the same cast for multiple years now. Back then it was fine. But technically they didn't have the same cast for more than a year.

Year 1: Austin St. John, David Yost, Amy Jo Johnson, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Jason David Frank
Year 2: Steven Cardenas, David Yost, Amy Jo Johnson, Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason David Frank
Year 3: Steve Cardenas, David Yost, Catherine Sutherland, Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason David Frank
Year 4: Steven Cardenas, Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jason David Frank, Austin St. John
Year 5: Blake Foster, four from the previous cast, Sewlyn Ward, Tracy Lynn Cruz, Roger Velasco, Patricia Ja Lee
Year 6: four of the previous cast, Justin Nimmo, Christopher Khayman Lee

[Primal Slayer]

i think thats because the actors outgrow thier roles
which of this many powers sorces[dinosaurs ninjitsu turbo etc] is your favorite i'd say mine is the original dinosaur power and the ninjitsu both pr the movie and original [not ninja storm]series:ninja:

Mine was the Dino and Ninjitsu.

But they had the main cast, We had Jason/Trini/Zack/Tommy/Kim/Billy for about 2 seasons. Then replaced Jason/Trini/Zack with Rocky/Aisha/Adam and Aisha was on there for about 2 seasons. Kim for 3 years.

We got to actually know these charecters for more then one year and more then 32 episodes. Like back then I actually felt bad for Kim in S3 when she was close to dieing since she was losing her powers. And the whole Kim/Tommy relationship.

[Super Kal]

You really didn't help your arugment with say the only thing that was different was the characters and storyline. Let's look at Dino Thunder, S.P.D. and Mystic Force.

Dino Thunder and Abaranger:
Dino Thunder had a returning ranger to come into play. Abaranger, no connection to a previous team and came from an alternate world. Elsa and Mesogog was no where to be seen. Trent (White Ranger) had a connection to the main villian and there was a clone. Abaranger didn't. Zeltrax and his counterpart have nothing in common.

S.P.D./Dekaranger:
The rangers have a history, their parents were rangers. This has no root in Dekaranger. Gruumm and Mora/Morgana had no basis in Dekaranger. A-Squad even.

Mystic Force/Magiranger:
They are both night and day, even Koragg was a totally different set up.

I picked all of this up and I don't even watch Sentai. Good thing supersentai.com exists. I couldn't sit through that for 30 minutes for 50 weeks.

No matter what some Sentai devotees want to think Power Rangers, even the ones that heavily rely on Sentai, have many unique and original concepts that didn't come from Sentai.
It's not that I disagree with Power Rangers or whatnot. Yes, there are certain differences between oth shows, I agree with that, but to me, both cores of these shows are both sentai, so for me, they're the exact same thing.

with all those shows you just said, yeah there are differences, but when I watch the show, what I see are the costumes, villains and choreography... I guess that's a little close-minded, but since Abaragner, I haven't been impressed by Power Rangers, but maytbe that'll change with Operation Overdrive.

[RangerKing]

Oh yeah, they should've just included talking zords and morphers and kinds of crap that shouldn't be included in Power Rangers. They should've also included those gay umbrellas in Ninja Storm too, huh? What you want is a copy and paste verbatum season. Sentai is just lame, even their sound and visual effects are lame.

[Nathan]

Why can't people simply discuss Sentai and Power Rangers like we always did all this time?

What's with this sudden hostility toward Sentai?

[Havok83]

I wasnt even aware this show was still on the air till a few months ago. I lost interest in the beginning of Zeo.

[Super Kal]

Oh yeah, they should've just included talking zords and morphers and kinds of crap that shouldn't be included in Power Rangers. They should've also included those gay umbrellas in Ninja Storm too, huh? What you want is a copy and paste verbatum season. Sentai is just lame, even their sound and visual effects are lame.
I completely and totally disagree... Dairanger was tons better than the recycled stuff that Saban used for MMPR season 2. The same thing goes for Zeo and Ohranger...

besides, Sentai has better running legs than PR does...

[GL1]

Why can't people simply discuss Sentai and Power Rangers like we always did all this time?

What's with this sudden hostility toward Sentai?

Ditto. Unless we're talking about Sentai as it relates to Power Ranger, then it's off-topic.

My favorite premise was SPD, hands down. I liked In Space a lot too... dinosaurs, cars, etc... all very meh, for me... but, then again, I didn't like Dinos when I was a little kid, either.

[Primal Slayer]

MMPR S2 and 3 used special footage that was just filmed for the shows use. They even were going to do an updated megazord before the show runners wanted to do the Dairanger zords.

In Space was great and Countdown To Destruction was a truly great episode and great end of the Zordon era.

[Cmill216]

Well, just to get this shiznit back on track, I started watching Ninja Storm in order and in its entirety (because I originally saw it very randomly and sporadically).

Of course, there's a steady dose of comedy, but it's actually quite funny moreso than annoying and campy. The Thunder Ranger arc is far superior to the evil White Ranger stuff from Dino Thunder. The cast has really good chemistry.

I'm starting to see just why people can't stand Kalish's Disney seasons vs. Sloan's Disney seasons.

[COMPO]

the news ones are ****. The olds ones where classic at least they ran properly. In lost galaxy they crouched and ran when they going near a monster.

[RangerKing]

Yeah the jokes in the Sloan seasons actually didn't feel forced.

Uh, the crouching of the Lost Galaxy rangers was to keep the original and Sentai footage constant.

[MEXBONE]

DID ANY OF YOU KNOW THAT THAT GUY WHO PLAYED ZACK IS NOW A SALSA INSTRUCTOR IN L.A.:huh: , MY FRIEND HAS HIS CARD :cwink: LOL

[RangerKing]

Yes I did.

Did you know you're not supposed to type in capital letters?

[Bastila]

Yeah I know that, also he is rumored to be in Overdrive.

[RangerKing]

You're getting Walter Jones (Zack) confused with Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam).

[GL1]

So... how bout that page 114...

And I need to learn to salsa...

Regardless, When was the last time we had a real compelling female ranger? Time Force?

[Bastila]

You're getting Walter Jones (Zack) confused with Johnny Yong Bosch (Adam).

I am lol, sorry yeah Adam not Zack. lol

I would like to dance with Walter though lol. He was so nice.

[Cmill216]

Regardless, When was the last time we had a real compelling female ranger? Time Force?

I've skipped Wild Force, but Taylor appears to have some depth? Yes? No?

[RangerKing]

I like your avatar cmill216.

[Cmill216]

I like your avatar cmill216.

Mucho thanko. I've been meaning to use this one for a while now.

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I'm on PRE. We've run into each other quite often as of late. ;)

[RangerKing]

Really? What username do you use?

[Cmill216]

Really? What username do you use?

Smallville.

[Bastila]

I've skipped Wild Force, but Taylor appears to have some depth? Yes? No?

Yeah she kind of does, but not as good as Jen.

What PR sites do you guys go on then?

[RangerKing]

www.rangercentral.com
www.powerrangerempire.com
www.rangermania.com (my site, features interviews with cast and crew)

Those are the best, the first is for information and the second is for discussion.

[Bastila]

Oh cool, I'm on Rangertalk as well, under Pinkranger.

I just saw your username but wasn't sure if it was you from here if that makes senses lol.
also I am on the Legacy its more of a fan fic and role playing website and we do interviews there as well.

Nice site you've made there though.

[chosen1]

www.rangercentral.com (http://www.rangercentral.com)
www.powerrangerempire.com (http://www.powerrangerempire.com)
www.rangermania.com (http://www.rangermania.com) (my site, features interviews with cast and crew)

Those are the best, the first is for information and the second is for discussion.

I was told Emma lahana had problems w/ jason david frank and after reading that interview i guess it was true. When asked if she got along w/ everyone and was given four specific names she skipped right over JDF.....

He's probably a jerk in real life.

[Cmill216]

Well, of course, there was a pair of all new episodes of Mystic Force on Monday, and I got through them today.

"Light Source II" is easily the best episode of Mystic Force so far. It's too bad that the series is starting to turn itself around just as it is about to end. Hopefully Kalish can finish Mystic Force strong and give us a glimmer of hope going into Operation Overdrive (which I am really looking forward to).

[Bastila]

Can't wait for Operation Overdrive like Boukenranger (spelling) so I hope this will be great.

[demauriam]

i was a HUGE fan during the mighty morphin' era but as soon as turbo came along i dropped the show like a red hot pipe.

Yeah, all the shows preceding Turbo were great, but turbo just sucked

[PyroChamber]

Well, of course, there was a pair of all new episodes of Mystic Force on Monday, and I got through them today.

"Light Source II" is easily the best episode of Mystic Force so far. It's too bad that the series is starting to turn itself around just as it is about to end. Hopefully Kalish can finish Mystic Force strong and give us a glimmer of hope going into Operation Overdrive (which I am really looking forward to).I saw these episodes too, I just wonder what will happen now that LeeLee is good.

[Super Kal]

Can't wait for Operation Overdrive like Boukenranger (spelling) so I hope this will be great.
Boukenger :yay:

[RangerKing]

The final two episodes of Mystic Force will be called "Mystic Fate". Hopefully it ends Mystic Force pretty well.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm just getting into PR again. I watched it as a kid up until Zeo, but my local Fox station stopped showing cartoons on Saturday morning and started showing stupid news. :(

Anyway, I'm on Time Force right now, but I skipped Lightspeed Rescue. The seasons seem to be improving markedly. There are some fun elements outside of the goofy poses and overacting (which is actually not so bad in Time Force, compared to other seasons). I'm looking forward to finally getting up to Dino Thunder in another couple of weeks. :up:

[deathshead2]

dino thunder besides the underused bad guy I pretty much hated that one. Dang it everytime I talk about power rangers I remember how disney won't make season sets. DANG IT!

[Cmill216]

I'm just getting into PR again. I watched it as a kid up until Zeo, but my local Fox station stopped showing cartoons on Saturday morning and started showing stupid news. :(

Anyway, I'm on Time Force right now, but I skipped Lightspeed Rescue. The seasons seem to be improving markedly. There are some fun elements outside of the goofy poses and overacting (which is actually not so bad in Time Force, compared to other seasons). I'm looking forward to finally getting up to Dino Thunder in another couple of weeks. :up:

Dino Thunder's good. It's not Time Force good (as you'll see once you finish that one), but it's Disney's most complete season.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm mostly looking forward to Dino Thunder because of Tommy (yes, I was one of those kids who thought he was cooler than all the others combined as the Green Ranger) and because the White Ranger's costume has the best design I've ever seen on PR.

[Cmill216]

^ Well, and then there's Kira (the Yellow Dino Ranger). :heart: :wow:

BTW, I'd skip Wild Force if I were you. Just a warning. :cwink:

Ninja Storm's fun, so definitely get to that as well.

[TheCorpulent1]

Really, Wild Force sucks? I hadn't heard anything particularly bad about it like I did Lightspeed Rescue and Turbo, but I hadn't heard anything too great about it, either. I saw a couple episodes and the Red Ranger struck me as a moron, but then, I thought Andros was a loser before I saw Space and now he's one of my favorite characters. I was looking forward to Wild Force for Taylor, who I hear is supposed to be the leader before the Red Ranger comes aboard and an Air Force pilot. She seems interesting.

[PWN3R]

I'm looking forward to finally getting up to Dino Thunder in another couple of weeks. :up:

Dino Thunder is the best series of the Disney PR. The kids are in highschool and Tommy is their teacher. It really was a guilty pleasure of mine. :up:

[TheCorpulent1]

Are the Disney series overall worse than the previous production team's series? I've heard they are, but I've also read some interviews where the actors claim that the Disney people treat everyone much better and the old production team shafted the actors at every turn, so I guess it's a double-edged sword either way.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Does anyone know when the new season starts? Or have they even started filming yet?

[Bastila]

^
Febuary I think.

[Cmill216]

Are the Disney series overall worse than the previous production team's series? I've heard they are, but I've also read some interviews where the actors claim that the Disney people treat everyone much better and the old production team shafted the actors at every turn, so I guess it's a double-edged sword either way.

I wouldn't say the Disney seasons are "worse". They certainly don't push PR to some of the dramatic heights the series reached in the past ("Countdown to Destruction", many elements in Time Force, romance). I will say that the acting, IMO, is far superior (especially the comedic timing in Ninja Storm and the overall chemistry in SPD). The only big problem I have with the acting is the abundant accent slips and struggles. :down

Disney's seasons have been a mixed bag so far. Ninja Storm, while very entertaining, lacks that certain kick of drama. Dino Thunder, while good, has some serious holes (the complete dropping of the Kira/Trent relationship). SPD had no season-long story whatsoever. And Mystic Force, while having a good story, became too focused on its lead Ranger.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I hear the Red Rangers start getting more and more focus as the series roll along. I've already read some stuff on the seasons I haven't gotten to yet, and it seems that Cole from Wild Force, Conner from Dino Thunder, and this new dude in Mystic Force get all the cool gear and stories.

[Cmill216]

Yeah, I hear the Red Rangers start getting more and more focus as the series roll along. I've already read some stuff on the seasons I haven't gotten to yet, and it seems that Cole from Wild Force, Conner from Dino Thunder, and this new dude in Mystic Force get all the cool gear and stories.

Yes on Cole, no on Conner, and yes on Nick (the dude in Mystic Force).

Conner does get all the power-ups, but he's nowhere near the focus of Dino Thunder. That's probably the most balanced season I can remember.

[RangerKing]

The new season starts in Febuary and it's being filmed right now.

[Bastila]

Yeah, I hear the Red Rangers start getting more and more focus as the series roll along. I've already read some stuff on the seasons I haven't gotten to yet, and it seems that Cole from Wild Force, Conner from Dino Thunder, and this new dude in Mystic Force get all the cool gear and stories.

DT everyone was equel really.

But MF is tooooo much about Nick I really dislike it because of that.

[RangerKing]

Yeah and the same goes for Ninja Storm.

[Darthkush]

kinda offtopic but...I just bought a multipossable mighty morphin' red ranger. Some kind of special anniversary edition power ranger. Are they doing this for the other 5 original rangers too?

[Bastila]

No just red rangers.

[GL1]

Ironic. I still loved SPD the most. I think it's major failing was that it failed to focus on it's red ranger. It kinda made Sky it's red ranger, and thusly, Jack remained a mystery and they didn't have any compelling season long story except for the obvious villain rise and fall. Even in the end, they just kind of shuffled their Red Ranger off somewhere on some crazy tangent so they could end Sky's arc, but without giving Jack a meaningful arc, or installing Sky as the red ranger who happens to be blue, it felt a little hollow.

[Green Lantern]

Heh, I've been grabbing a few classic episodes here and there of the original Rangers off of iTunes... Pretty much all Tommy centric stuff though :o Green With Evil I-V; The Green Candle I-II; and White Light I-II... I'll be picking up more in a couple days. :up: Probably Day of the Dumpster next.

[Ultimate Movie-Man]

Heh, I've been grabbing a few classic episodes here and there of the original Rangers off of iTunes... Pretty much all Tommy centric stuff though :o Green With Evil I-V; The Green Candle I-II; and White Light I-II... I'll be picking up more in a couple days. :up: Probably Day of the Dumpster next.

You can do that?!? sweet. You have good taste, my friend

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

The focus on Tommy caused me to get sick of him a little. It was just always about him.

[Green Lantern]

You can do that?!? sweet. You have good taste, my friendYeah, they have most of the original series availible, along with 22 episodes of Mystic Force and 38 eps of SPD.

[Knives122]

Did MF end or something? I haven't seen a new ep in 2 months.

[deathshead2]

I added power rangers to my ipod as well. Green with evil 1-5 then i'll add some other later. Oh and MF isn't over yet disney just keeps pushing back the episodes with the last 2 coming out this NOV.

[Cmill216]

Mystic Force still has 3 episodes to go: "The Return", and then the big 2-part finale.

[PyroChamber]

Did MF end or something? I haven't seen a new ep in 2 months.They aren't showing new episodes until November, or next week I think.

[Bastila]

Well can't wait to see the prom for Operation Overdive.

Anyway if anyone likes reading Fan Fics, I just wrote my first one its a TF one and it comes with pictures in it - http://www.rangertalk.com/showthread.php?t=11762

[Cmill216]

Regarding Operation Overdrive, the big rumor/talk is that there is going to be a team-up episode in February featuring: Adam (MMPR), Tori (Ninja Storm), Kira (Dino Thunder), Jack (S.P.D.) and Xander (Mystic Force). I know RangerKing had the scoop on this, so we'll see.

[Bastila]

Really how cool is that. I hope they get some more PR from other seasons in it (please have TF ).
But I heard Adam was suppose to come back.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I really wish adam comes back. He was the ranger that always got beat up in the movies (and sometime, the show) but we liked him because of that. he had the most heart.

[sc12een17am3]

Regarding Operation Overdrive, the big rumor/talk is that there is going to be a team-up episode in February featuring: Adam (MMPR), Tori (Ninja Storm), Kira (Dino Thunder), Jack (S.P.D.) and Xander (Mystic Force). I know RangerKing had the scoop on this, so we'll see.

i hope thats true, since Overdrive is PR's 15th aniversary. they need some good team up episode, esp since we're missing one for Mystic Force...

and speaking of rumors. these are the actors for Overdrive [sry if this is repeated info] Kelson Henderson (Booom from S.P.D. and Phineas from Mystic Force) may be returning as a whole new character. and actress named Ria Vandervis may have been casted for a character part named Mira/Miratrix.

ps:
did anyone see this video? its so awesome, it's edited to look like the rangers are fighting each other.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=I03xIk6ZwSA

www.rangercentral.com
www.powerrangerempire.com
www.rangermania.com (my site, features interviews with cast and crew)
Those are the best, the first is for information and the second is for discussion.

dont forget about www.supersentai.com
to know about the sentai versions ^_^
http://tvnihon.dragoneye.ca/index.php?seeded
if u wanna start downloading and watching the sentais
http://www.linearranger.com
i like his page also it has a lot of heart to it and some good reviews on the toys on the PRs
i go to www.rangerboard.com
to discuss, but that site is so flamewar-ish most of the time lol so i hardly post there nowadays haha

[Bastila]

I also go on this PR site - http://tursiops.vulpes.net/~golden/index.php Pinkranger on this and rangertalk.


That youtube vid is great I was like what then i re-read what you wrote lol.

Just watched Light souce, good to see MF picking up again was some good episodes compered to some episodes.

[Catman]

Regarding Operation Overdrive, the big rumor/talk is that there is going to be a team-up episode in February featuring: Adam (MMPR), Tori (Ninja Storm), Kira (Dino Thunder), Jack (S.P.D.) and Xander (Mystic Force). I know RangerKing had the scoop on this, so we'll see.

Talk about lame team-up! Season 10 had the Forever Red thing which was pretty cool. This should have something similar. Pay homage to all 15 seasons and not just select 5 random people.

Then again. . .they may have more team-ups that season and this first one is just an appetizer.

[RangerKing]

Aww cmill, you read my website, how touching.

Brandon McLauren (Jack) has dropped out and would likely be replaced by Chris Violette (Sky).


As for those other websites that are listed, LinearRanger and Super Sentai are really the only ones I would look highly of. I don't support episode downloading or the rubbish that is Ranger Board or Ranger Talk, though I do occasionally post on the latter.

[Cmill216]

Brandon McLauren (Jack) has dropped out and would likely be replaced by Chris Violette (Sky).

That kinda sucks. I mean, Sky's cool and everything, but I liked Jack's charisma. Are he (Brandon) and Emma still together?

[RangerKing]

As far as I know, yes, because Emma is still in Vancouver, BC.

[Cmill216]

^ *sigh* Lucky mofo. :mad:

BTW, I was just watching a behind the scenes clip of Johnny Bosch's work on Eureka Seven. That dude freakin' rocks, and now I really hope he comes back for any sort of team-up. :up:

[deathshead2]

^ *sigh* Lucky mofo. :mad:

BTW, I was just watching a behind the scenes clip of Johnny Bosch's work on Eureka Seven. That dude freakin' rocks, and now I really hope he ]comes back for any sort of team-up. :up: Johnny really likes his fans and if he was asked he would galdly do one.

[chosen1]

That kinda sucks. I mean, Sky's cool and everything, but I liked Jack's charisma. Are he (Brandon) and Emma still together?

wait who's dating ?????

[Bastila]

Aww cmill, you read my website, how touching.

Brandon McLauren (Jack) has dropped out and would likely be replaced by Chris Violette (Sky).



I liked your site checked it out when you posted it.

I like both Sky and Jack, but I would have liked to see him again.

chosen1 -
Also Brandon (Jack) dates Emm (Keira) from DT

Also yesterday i went to this london movie tv thing - http://www.londonexpo.com/
And they had a Jetix area and they had like people dressed as the SPD, MMPR, Turbo red rangers had pictures with them all lol, was funny and i got a pink time force figure which i've been wanting to get lol.

[Incrediblejeff]

Since the 15th anniversary is coming up soon.Do you guys think their will be a special DVD?I would'nt mind another Best of.

p.s. no one here visits Ranger-Power?

[Bastila]

Never heard of Ranger power.

I hope so would be cool, but most people just download them. Would love a decent TF dvd

[RangerKing]

I buy every Power Rangers DVD that is released, in fact I have every release (both VHS and DVD) since 1998. I also have most of the previous releases before that.

[PyroChamber]

I thought Emma was done with Power Rangers?

[RangerKing]

Well she gave up the music industry and has went back to acting, so its whatever she can get.

[Cmill216]

Well she gave up the music industry and has went back to acting, so its whatever she can get.

Ouchies. That's the biz for ya. I kinda liked her music. I actually have most of her songs on my iPod.

[PyroChamber]

I know it too early to tell, but I think that the girl who plays LeeLee will probably have a role on Operation Overdrive.

[Bastila]

I know it too early to tell, but I think that the girl who plays LeeLee will probably have a role on Operation Overdrive.

thats the vampires kid right?
Re-using people isn't always good as you'r be like weren't that so and so from MF lol.

[RangerKing]

It worked for Antonia Prebble, Kelson Henderson, Barnie Duncan, and John Tui because of their roles giving them different appearances, but I think they need to lay off reusing the same actors.

[Knives122]

But John Tui is the man. I say keep reusing him if it works.

[Bastila]

But John Tui is the man. I say keep reusing him if it works.

I agree he is cool, and I like it that he keeps coming back lol.

[Cmill216]

I HATE Daggeron with a strong passion. Bot Doggie's cool with me. :D :up:

[Bastila]

See I don't really like MF but I like Daggeron his cool.
Doggie was just kick asss lol, so cool.

[RangerKing]

But you can only use some one in certain roles for so long. They could reuse John Tui in Mystic Force because he was in a suit the year before. He would have to have another suited role in the future do it. Next season, thankfully, seems to be a season where they can't do many if any suited roles.

[Cmill216]

^ John Tui was really in the Doggie suit? :wow:

[Bastila]

^ John Tui was really in the Doggie suit? :wow:

Yeah he was, I saw a picture of him once with the Doggie head off, it was funny.

[RangerKing]

Yes. It was also Latham Gaines in the Mesogog suit and Rene Nauafu in the Gruumm suit. This isn't Saban where they had two actors doing roles where the actors couldn't be in the suit.

[sc12een17am3]

John Tui certainly is the man ^_^ i like him more as Daggeron then Doggie. Doggie kept annoying me with his growls lol

i kinda wished that the PR version morpher did have the dagger like the toy did, i thought it was an interesting Bandai America adaption. it could of been easily applied in the American footages... it would of been kool to see that his morpher can transform from both into a morpher and a detachable blade

[Cmill216]

Thoughts on "The Return", anyone? Good episode. I gotta say: Mystic Force turned itself around a bit. I would've liked to have seen where they would have gone with 38 episodes, instead of this 32.

[sc12een17am3]

havnt seen it yet due to school ends when it airs. i'll catch it once its up on youtube lol

well i'm watching Smallville as we speak and guess who's in the opening scene and gets vaperized? Jack the ex red SPD ranger, or i think it was him. it looks like him enough.

[Cmill216]

Yeah, that was Brandon (a.k.a. Jack). I cracked up when he got axed. :D

I actually didn't even realize that "The Return" had aired until Wednesday. That schedule is so hard to keep up with. :down

[Bastila]

I want to see it lol.

But on youtube some times my internet cuts out and youtube stops uploading the video and even when you refresh the page it wont upload the rest, once it got up to when your internet cuts out it says the reply vid or share vid and wont upload the rest, so could somone please upload The return on anything but rapideshare please? I know you can get it from PRE but again rapideshare does't work so if someone could upload it I would be so thankful.

[TheCorpulent1]

Thoughts on "The Return", anyone? Good episode. I gotta say: Mystic Force turned itself around a bit. I would've liked to have seen where they would have gone with 38 episodes, instead of this 32.
I'm kind of glad they had a shorter season. Past PR seasons have had a lot of filler episodes where they just follow the straight formula of see monster/fight monster/hop into Zords/destroy monster without anything else going on. Mystic Force's shorter season has forced it to keep a tighter focus on the ongoing plot threads with Koragg/Leanbow, the mystery of what happened to Bowen, the fallout from the final battle 19 years ago, etc.

[Bastila]

You know what MF final was shown here today in the UK and i missed it!!!

Damn it lol.

[Cmill216]

I'm kind of glad they had a shorter season. Past PR seasons have had a lot of filler episodes where they just follow the straight formula of see monster/fight monster/hop into Zords/destroy monster without anything else going on. Mystic Force's shorter season has forced it to keep a tighter focus on the ongoing plot threads with Koragg/Leanbow, the mystery of what happened to Bowen, the fallout from the final battle 19 years ago, etc.

And yet, what the heck was up with the random focus on Vida, with this being the episode before the big finale? There was no focus on Leanbow, and his resurrection was like an afterthought in "The Return". It was weird.

[Incrediblejeff]

Wait,there was a new episode?Damnit Disney.

[RangerKing]

Yes, but it was first shown in the UK due to our scheduling. Rita returns in this episode. Yes, Rita. You heard me correctly. Rita Repulsa returns.

[Incrediblejeff]

Yes, but it was first shown in the UK due to our scheduling. Rita returns in this episode. Yes, Rita. You heard me correctly. Rita Repulsa returns.
:wow: Seriously?

[Bastila]

Yes, but it was first shown in the UK due to our scheduling. Rita returns in this episode. Yes, Rita. You heard me correctly. Rita Repulsa returns.

No way, your kidding me??? Why??

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

Wait, As Rita? you are kidding! don't f*** with my heart man!

[Incrediblejeff]

Just downloaded the Ep it is Rita(technically).

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

dude, you gotta give me more than that. Is it the character of Rita, or is it the lady who played her?

[sc12een17am3]

HOLLY CRAP!

i couldnt wait till tomorrow to use the schools high speed comps to watch the episode on youtube so i just read about what happened on wiki

i cant believe they remember about the purified Rita @_@!!!!! and added it to the series!?!?!?!

this really is the best disney season ^_^ first season for me to actually like the battlizer too haha

[RangerKing]

It isn't technically Rita, it IS Rita. Udonna said that the Mystic Mother was known as Rita in the dark times and now uses her powers to fight the forces of evil. Rita said that the Master was giving her a headache and that she knows first hand that good magic is more powerful than evil. There is no "technically" about it.

[Bastila]

Its Rita??? Just watched it.

Heres my view of the last epsiode its not long.

I know it hasn't be airred over there yet, so its in spoiler form.

Ok I still have the problem about it being too much about Nick.
And how can you call him a red ranger ''i give up'' good your rubbish anyway, what kind of leader gives up, so to me he has never been a true red ranger anyway.


But otherwise it was ok, not as good as SPD, I did like it when the whole town came together and you got the whole magic think, that was cool.
And Leelee's mum being human was funny and Xanda saying she was hot lol, his so funny, and the end when Chip was like ''she was so scared'' lol and she was like no i wasn't lol

Also the ending when there all on motorbikes lol, so not like Undonna lol.
Where did Boom come from lol.

But one think I am still not sure about is Rita.........I was like ok..........just a bit strange I'm not sure if it fitted.

[Darkdd]

AHHHHHH!!!!!*dies*

[Cmill216]

Just got through Mystic Fate. While it had some moments of brilliance, it was WAY too rushed for me. I'll review it more tomorrow or so.

All in all, a solid season, and an improvement on SPD. If we continue this upward trend, Operation Overdrive looks to be a doozy.

[Cmill216]

Okay, so here's my rant...I mean, review:


"Mystic Fate" and "Mystic Fate II":

Let me start by saying that Mystic Force has been like a roller coaster ride for me. It started off strong, focusing on all of the Rangers and with Koragg emerging as a new classic PR villain. Then, however, it started to veer off once the whole concept of The Light was introduced. However, with "Light Source" the series began to wind down and began to develop a clear focus, one that seemed to be leading towards an epic, cohesive finale.

And yet, that wasn't the case. While "Mystic Fate" isn't a total disaster or even weak, it's a major letdown. Never have I seen a PR season where the finale is perfectly set up, only for said finale to absolutely rush things like a kid on a sugar high. Nick being possessed by the Master's dark magic, becoming Koragg, and fighting his dad who just finished "returning"? Where the heck did that come from?! And how rushed was that scene with the village being destroyed? It's as if the writers wrote an outline of a concept and then proceeded to shoot the outline, instead of an actual detailed script.

But I digress. The Mystic Mother/Rita deal was a nice nod and all, but WOW, again, where did that come from? In season finales, I'm not expecting to be bombarded with elements in the world of the show that haven't even been touched on through the course of the season. The whole point of the finale is for all of the storylines within a season to come together and payoff in the end, not for new "out from left field" plot elements to save the day.

And I'll end the negativity by addressing the obvious: Nick and Maddie. What...the...heck? They puppy dog each other in the earliest episodes, don't say crap to one another the rest of the season, then come back in the finale and "Oh, yeah, we kinda have a thing for one another." Good frickin' lord.

And for the love of all that is kind and sweet, can we never ever again see the "villains have a sudden change of heart in the finale" cliche? Yeah...it's getting old.

Anywho, let's get to the good. The action was great. The moment where Nick battled the fish-head dude by using the battlizer was great. I loved the scene with the Rangers without their helmets (always a great moment for me). And while I hated the moment as a whole, the Nickragg/Wolf Warrior battle was intense and well constructed.

The moment with all the townspeople and villagers coming together, while cheesy, was a nice little scene that tied the world of the show together and gave us a reason for one last morph and role call.

All in all, Mystic Force is a solid season. Story-wise, it's a VAST VAST VAST improvement on SPD. Acting-wise, not so much. But the action was very strong, and the season as a whole had some great moments. Here's hoping Operation Overdrive kicks it up a notch.

"Mystic Fate" gets a 7/10, C.

Mystic Force gets a 7.5/10, B-

[sc12een17am3]

And I'll end the negativity by addressing the obvious: Nick and Maddie. What...the...heck? They puppy dog each other in the earliest episodes, don't say crap to one another the rest of the season, then come back in the finale and "Oh, yeah, we kinda have a thing for one another." Good frickin' lord.

yeah it did seem pretty random since it was ignored in a lot of episodes, but what do u expect... it is Disney. Disney always seem to try and set up a relationship and hint towards it but end up just writing it out all together, like Tori-Blake. at least with this season it somewhat fallowed through even if we didnt really get a kiss or offical 'you are my bf' type of scene

And for the love of all that is kind and sweet, can we never ever again see the "villains have a sudden change of heart in the finale" cliche? Yeah...it's getting old.
i do agree its clitch and it really is getting old, but again what you expect from Disney. lol plus they had to do something with Necrolai since she is immortal. Montombo [sp?] should of stayed dead though he's the only one i couldnt think of an explaintion of still being alive. i was getting a Lost Galaxy Pink Ranger feel from him HAHA

the 2 parter did feel rush, should of been like a 3 parter maybe. but i still really enjoyed it way better then all other Disney seasons :woot:

did anyone else think of the Grease musical song "Beauty School Drop Out" when u saw this?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/sc12een17am3/MagiRanger_MysicForce/vida_pink.jpg
lol

[Bastila]

V's hair was bad lol

But I thought SPD ending was better.

Overall MF for me is 5/10

Too much Nick

But i look forward to Operation Overdirve.

[PyroChamber]

did anyone else think of the Grease musical song "Beauty School Drop Out" when u saw this?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/sc12een17am3/MagiRanger_MysicForce/vida_pink.jpg
lolI guess this means Vida likes the color pink now.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I have a question: are they at least still rangers, meaning, did they keep their suits?

[Cmill216]

I have a question: are they at least still rangers, meaning, did they keep their suits?

I don't think so.

But then again, with magic, anything's possible. :oldrazz:

[Colossal Spoons]

I need to watch the last 1/2 of MF on Youtube. I totally missed it :(

[sc12een17am3]

I have a question: are they at least still rangers, meaning, did they keep their suits?

well they didnt mention that they lost their powers so im still thinking they still have it. esp since Mystic Mother is still alive, which i think its a smart move.

i didnt like the ideas of power rangers losing their powers at the end of the season like the other Disney seasons, its like just cause their is no monster evil doenst mean they cant still fight regular crime lol

plus this means its a easier write in for a team up episode for next season. ^_^ they wouldnt need a sub plot of how they would get their powers back just for that one day lol they can just go right ahead into the real plot

[TheCorpulent1]

If they have a team-up. I was disappointed Mystic Force didn't have one. The best team-ups seem to come from teams that are drastically different, like SPD and MF.

[Cmill216]

If they have a team-up. I was disappointed Mystic Force didn't have one. The best team-ups seem to come from teams that are drastically different, like SPD and MF.

Case and point: Time Force and Wild Force. :up:

[TheCorpulent1]

It's "case in point," for future reference, but I agree. ;)

[Cmill216]

It's "case in point," for future reference, but I agree. ;)

**** you 4 correkting me, you meen, anal correcter guy you! :mad:

[Bastila]

Case and point: Time Force and Wild Force. :up:

As much as i hate WF, i thought that was one of the best team ups, i love TF.

[Crimson_L]

The Power Rangers?!?!?! Wth!?

I kid, I liked the original and the two or three following, all the others fail.

[Bastila]

^

I wouldn't say they all failed. You should see Time Force, In Space, Lost Galaxy, SPD.

[Knives122]

I still don't like Lost Galaxy. I hold Lightspeed Rescue in higher regard over that crap........ :p

[Bastila]

I didn't like Lightspeed it was bad.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm partial to Space, Dino Thunder, Ninja Storm, Time Force, and Zeo, myself.

[Cmill216]

Lost Galaxy was a bit deeper and far more dramatic than Lightspeed Rescue.

[sc12een17am3]

i like Lightspeed more over Lost Galaxy. only part i loved about Lost Galaxy was the Galactic Beasts. they reminded me about Godzilla monsters, which i absolutly love haha

if only the Dragonzord from MMPR can turn in and out of being Mecha, he be the ultimate Godzilla haha

[Crimson_L]

^

I wouldn't say they all failed. You should see Time Force, In Space, Lost Galaxy, SPD.

Actually I watched all of Lost Galaxy and liked it. In Space wasn't appealing to me and the other two I'm to lazy to bother with.

I found Light Speed to be crap, Lost Galaxy is much better.

[Cmill216]

Actually I watched all of Lost Galaxy and liked it. In Space wasn't appealing to me and the other two I'm to lazy to bother with.

Time Force and Dino Thunder are more than worth watching.

[Crimson_L]

Time Force and Dino Thunder are more than worth watching.

I guess I'll check one of them out, probably Time Force since so many have said its good.That is if I have time, I watch so little tv now, too much work...

[Gotenks]

Time Force and Dino Thunder are more than worth watching.

Agreed. They would have to be in my top favorite.
Light speed and Wild Force......not so much.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I will always think that Wild Force is the WORST thing to EVER happen to power rangers.

[WorthyStevens]

Original Power Rangers pwn Santa Clause's soul. :csad:

[Bastila]

I will always think that Wild Force is the WORST thing to EVER happen to power rangers.

Me to, it was horrible lol. I only liked the team up as Time Force was there lol


Crimson_L - Defently check out Time Force.

[TheCorpulent1]

I will always think that Wild Force is the WORST thing to EVER happen to power rangers.
Yeah, Wild Force really sucked. Usually in seasons that suck you at least get a couple of characters that are likable, but even the characters in Wild Force sucked. Taylor was a b****y ice queen with a superiority complex, Cole was a moron (and Medina was a bad actor to boot), and Danny was incompetent. Max and Alyssa were all right, but Max kept doing that "never give up" spiel with Danny every 5 minutes and Alyssa was a little too cutesy and perfect. Merrick was worst of all, though. He went from an utter badass as Zen-Aku to a whiny baby as the Lunar Wolf. Then, to top it off, his powers revolve around a cue and all of his super-special moves are pool-based. Why? Just... why? :(

[sc12een17am3]

eep it has begun...

promos and about to be released toys of Operation Overdrive are out ^_^

the search of info has started lol

[Bastila]

I've seen one like 10 secs long lol.

Its like a car and there base with Red ranger flags, well like a logo on them, and thats all lol.

[Lunar_Wolf]

Yeah, Wild Force really sucked. Usually in seasons that suck you at least get a couple of characters that are likable, but even the characters in Wild Force sucked. Taylor was a b****y ice queen with a superiority complex, Cole was a moron (and Medina was a bad actor to boot), and Danny was incompetent. Max and Alyssa were all right, but Max kept doing that "never give up" spiel with Danny every 5 minutes and Alyssa was a little too cutesy and perfect. Merrick was worst of all, though. He went from an utter badass as Zen-Aku to a whiny baby as the Lunar Wolf. Then, to top it off, his powers revolve around a cue and all of his super-special moves are pool-based. Why? Just... why? :(

I loved WF, prob because I was stuck in hospital watching it everything. I agree that Alyssa was too cutesy, I always expected to be up something.

[Cmill216]

http://tv.disney.go.com/jetix/operationoverdrive/index.html

Just passing along the news. The character bios and a pic (albeit tiny) of the cast is up.

And ladies and gentleman: we have a black Black Ranger! There's still some hope for the world after all! :up: :up: :up:

[Knives122]

LOL, I was saying "holy ****" when I saw that. Awesome.

Oh and Mystic Force had the worst ending in all of PR's history

[Bastila]

LOL, I was saying "holy ****" when I saw that. Awesome.

Oh and Mystic Force had the worst ending in all of PR's history

what you dont believe in magic lol, i thought it was ok not good.

I like the look of the OO people and they have powers!

[tecnowraith]

Hey look, its National Treasure and Da vinci Code done Power Rangers style for the next saga.

[tecnowraith]

Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIBABOuFMxw

[RangerKing]

NOTE: That's a FAN promo, not the real thing. It's just a bunch of noticable Sentai footage and a song from Turbo.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

i loved turbo

[sc12een17am3]

yeah cause this is the real promo

http://tv.disney.go.com/jetix/operationoverdrive/videos/video1/index.html

and i liked Mystic Force ending. it may not be the best one out of the PR history, but i still think its the best one in Disney Era... it was cute that the three rode off in bikes... theyre going to meet the other parents ^_^

[Bastila]

i loved turbo

Are you seriouse?

No way, that was .............bad lol.

[sc12een17am3]

ooo more toys are out

http://myspace-074.vo.llnwd.net/01448/47/09/1448759074_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/TommyIsCancer/IMG_0148.jpg

they kinda look like legos or mega blocks... lol

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

Are you seriouse?

No way, that was .............bad lol.Yes, i really am.

[Superman-Prime]

Thanks goodness! Mystic Force is over for good. I'm so sick of Nick! NICK! NICK! NICK! NICK! Mystic Force is all about NICK!

Mystic Force is just boring and nothing special though.

I'm hoping that PROO better be good!

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

PROO! PROOOOOO!!!:woot:yay

[Lunar_Wolf]

I'm hoping OD will be great. I watched like two episodes of MF and almost puked.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I liked MF overall. It only got better towards the middle and end.

[Kardoman]

The show was and will alway be CRAP

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

Better than SPD... Yeah, I said it! :cmad: :heart:

[RangerKing]

The show was and will alway be CRAP

15 seasons obviously proves you wrong.

[Bastila]

Better than SPD... Yeah, I said it! :cmad: :heart:


no no no it wasn't!
MF too boring, all about Nick I felt sorry for the other characters and there non development they had. I hate Nick as the red ranger he was a wimp. Like in the final giving up I can't fight anymore blah blah blah his no red. Xanda should be red.
And plus he gets the fire heart thing, he didn't even find Fire heart and he never talked to it his rubbish.


I can't believe they got OO toys out already lol.

[AssMan]

I can't believe they got OO toys out already lol.

They are cashing in on the holidays

[Bastila]

They are cashing in on the holidays


But it hasn't even airred yet, its due out to Febuary lol.

Saying that MF has shown the final over here and the toys for that aren't out yet lol.

[Catman]

ooo more toys are out

http://myspace-074.vo.llnwd.net/01448/47/09/1448759074_l.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v520/TommyIsCancer/IMG_0148.jpg

they kinda look like legos or mega blocks... lol


The show isn't even out yet and they are already selling toys. God, PR is such a merchandise-driven program.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I'm sorry, but I just don't like shows that are set in the future, very much. That right there killed it for me. Only one show I like is set in the future... Star trek: V

[RangerKing]

The show isn't even out yet and they are already selling toys. God, PR is such a merchandise-driven program.

It's been that way for a while. It's something that they always do, because kids always want the latest, it could matter less if they have been on TV yet or not.

[RachelF5]

I still watch it.

[Fenryr]

Mystic Force is over, huh? I thought I'd give Power Rangers another try, ended up watching about half of Magiranger on Youtube, and then fell out of it again. Operation Overdrive's got some pretty awful suits and weapons from what I've seen so far. I'd rather just finish Magiranger and wait for something better, rather than wasting a third chance on something I'm not remotely interested in.

[Cmill216]

So I was reading around today that our totally awesome Black Overdrive Black Ranger, Will, is British and also raps.

:huh: :wow:

[Bastila]

So I was reading around today that our totally awesome Black Overdrive Black Ranger, Will, is British and also raps.

:huh: :wow:

I know I read that on RT and I'm sooo happy to have somone British in there!!

[RangerKing]

You wanted to get into Power Rangers but watched SENTAI? No wonder you stopped watching.

[sc12een17am3]

^ lol

Power Rangers isnt that bad compared to Sentai, though. there are some sentai ideas i think should never be adapated. ie: children rangers and Mr. Voice type characters lol

[Fenryr]

You wanted to get into Power Rangers but watched SENTAI? No wonder you stopped watching.

I watched the first couple episodes of Mystic Force and liked it well enough for Power Rangers, but when I went to research the source material, I got hooked on Magiranger instead.

Any idea what's after Boukenger? It still looks awful to me.

[Cmill216]

Operation Overdrive is gonna kick a$$. I've got a feeling. :p

Regarding Sentai, while I do think it has some "deeper" storylines and character arcs that PR lacks, it is simply too Japanese bizarro for me.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

it's too non-american for me to ever wanna watch.

[Fenryr]

So, if Wikipedia is to be trusted, and sometimes it is, this year's Sentai sounds pretty cool, even if the themes are a bit crowded. Each color represents a different planet, element, and fighting style. Even if the fighting style's are incorrect (Shouldn't it be Monkey or Mantis instead of Leopard?), I've got some cheesy action to look forward to in a couple months.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juuken_Sentai_Gekiranger

[Bastila]

Any idea what's after Boukenger? It still looks awful to me.

Acutally I really like it. And its like they are terasure hunters really.

[GL1]

I like boukenger's pizzazz and presentation, it just seems sleek and simplified, from the costumes to the morphing call to the premise, it's just good clean fun that I like... more kids shows need to get back to this...

I'm still a LITTLE skeptical of how Operation Overdrive will pan out, the powers could be as useless and pointless as SPDs, the Black Ranger mysteriously has no hobby/interest/is a non-character and the Red Rangers seems set up as another ubercharacter (read: Nick v2.0) and those things could kill my interest. I could be wrong, but it does scare me a bit.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I really hate the "red ranger= best ranger" thing that's been gong on for the many past season. I like BlUE and BLACK dammit! Do you know how happy I was when they brought pink back? Very.

[Bastila]

I can not tell you how much I hated Nick in MF, I really hated him, so I hope in OO its not all about the red ranger, or lets say that again, not too much about him.
I hope one day we will get a female red ranger........one who isn't evil and not in it for 2 episodes lol.

[Knives122]

So, if Wikipedia is to be trusted, and sometimes it is, this year's Sentai sounds pretty cool, even if the themes are a bit crowded. Each color represents a different planet, element, and fighting style. Even if the fighting style's are incorrect (Shouldn't it be Monkey or Mantis instead of Leopard?), I've got some cheesy action to look forward to in a couple months.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juuken_Sentai_Gekiranger

Oh s*** it's Sailor Moon all over again.....RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!

Edit: And hey, that female red ranger was in it for 4 eps(you forget the first two episodes)

[Cmill216]

Yes. That Gekiranger concept is wicked horrible. :wow:

[RangerKing]

Red is the leader and is going to get such treatment.

[Cmill216]

And yet, the most successful seasons in my mind (like Dino Thunder, Time Force) had a great balance.

The whole "The Light" thing was made worse by the fact that Nick didn't live up to the prophecy. What did he do in "Mystic Fate" to actually justify all this Light business?

[sc12een17am3]

he's the light cause he was born by two powerful magical beings. it was only cause of his blood lineage, a birth right type of thing i think

and i like that idea for Gekiranger, esp since we didnt get a US version of Dairanger. someone told me its also rumored that it may be a 3 females 2 male ratio. wiki says it has 3 males, but i think it would be interesting if it was dominated with females. a sailor moon influence sereis doesnt sound that bad...

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

I don't care, as long as the blue ranger isn't a girl:o. Luckily, everytime they DID have a blue girl... (process that), I became a fan of the male yellow ranger.

[Cmill216]

I will say one negative thing about OO:

Dump Driver is the worst name for a Zord....EVER.

[Kevin D. Comicboy]

lol

[sc12een17am3]

LOL i was totally thinking that when i saw Boukenger, Go Go Dump! LOL

found this interesting read
http://www.newsobserver.com/145/story/515756.html

[Bastila]

Oh s*** it's Sailor Moon all over again.....RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!

Edit: And hey, that female red ranger was in it for 4 eps(you forget the first two episodes)

If you re-watch the first two, she has a mans voice, its like they deicied to have he as a she once they filmed it. As in one of the episodes A-squad red talkes with a mans voice.

[spdpink]

I can't wait finally some british blood in the rangers. I didn't mind the australian rangers cos Xander was and is cute but, I really wanted some British actors. As for boukenger its a really good series and the whole Dump driver thing sounds something u do in the abthroom lol but, i'm sure it'll be a good series as from the promo it's looks like they have to find the gems in the crown which will slowly take place through the series so who knows. As for Nick he was annoying especially with the whole wounded spirit attitude. I mean as soon as he found out udonna was his mother and lianbow his father and him being the light he became a brooding drama queen lol as if its all about me and me alone

sorry i tend to rant lol

[Superman-Prime]

Operation Overdrive is gonna kick a$$. I've got a feeling. :p

They better be. Disney is still B.S and needs to die. Mystic Force was crap.

And I love ur avatar, cmill216.

[Sam Fisher]

MF wasn't the only crappy one. In fact, only 4 seasons were actually good{MM and DT}