The New Power Rangers discussion thread

[Gold Samurai]

The last thread goes back five years and since a new series/era is upon us I figured a new thread was in order

First the news

Saban re-acquires rights to 'Rangers'

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019212.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

The Power Rangers have come home.
Haim Saban's newly formed Saban Brands company has re-acquired from Disney the rights to the "Power Rangers" franchise that built Saban's fortune in the mid-1990s. Saban has cut a deal with Nickelodeon for 20 new "Power Rangers" episodes, while the library of some 700 older segs will begin airing on cabler Nicktoons later this year.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it's likely that the property commanded a price tag in the nine-figure range. At the time Disney acquired "Power Rangers" along with its acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide in 2001, the franchise had grossed an astounding $5 billion in retail sales alone.



Cast description


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[ PINK RANGER - SADIE ]
Any ethnicity, 18 to 23 to play 16 to 19 years. 5'4"-5'6. She is beautiful, sophisticated, intelligent and confident. She tends to be the older sister type. Motherly. She is very intuitive and genuinely cares about others.


[ YELLOW RANGER - AVA ]
Any ethnicity, 18 to early twenties to play 14 to 16 years of age. 5'2"- 5'5". Very cute, sweet, positive and very naïve small town girl. She is the baby sister that everyone looks after.


[ GOLD RANGER - WESLEY ]
Any ethnicity male, 18 - 23 to play 17-19 years. He is on the slim side - 5'7" - 5'10". He is over animated, funny and affectionate, a Jim Carrey type but with no ego. He is a guy who grew up in the streets and is self taught fighter and a self taught computer programmer. Must have great comedic body movements.


[ PRINCESS - MEGAN ]
Any ethnicity female, 18 to early twenties to play 16 to 19 years of age. height 5'4"- 5'6". good looking, cold and aloof. She is a princess with blue blood lineage. She is very brave and maintains her courage under difficult circumstances.


New Power Rangers press release from bandai jp

http://www.bandai.co.jp/press/images/3/56874.pdf

Not so much, but is an official document from bandai, which is now. Explains that Bandai America has a "World Wide" License in play for the new Power Rangers series.







The series that will be adapted is "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger"

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I encourage people to at least give this series a look.

The series is fully subbed by TVNIHON.com. Need help finding where to download the episodes please PM me.

It's a very decent series

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I must admit that since Power Ranger's quality has dipped over the last 7 years i've completely went over to the Japanese side(Super Sentai series)

BUT i'm willing to bat for both teams. I know some people who have turned a blind eye to only side and i'm not like that.


With that said, the power rangers return.

[TheComicbookKid]

Are they still going to film in New Zealand?


I'm glad it's back. No child should be without the memories of watching fast dubbed and splice Power Rangers in their childhood.

[Gold Samurai]

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Yes, they'll still be filming in New Zealand, not L.A. as was assumed when Saban bought it back

[Ipodman]

Funny how the pink one must be "beautiful" and the yellow one must be "cute"
I thought it was the other way round?

[deathshead2]

Glad the Power is back. Just hope that it does well, and that it's still a part of the overall series and not a reboot. Like to see the show go on for a few years, and then bring a old cast member back for a mentor role. Like Tommy;expect let them do things this time.

To bad about filming in NZ:csad:

[JustABill]

You see I think the series NEEDS a reboot. This should definitely start fresh. Not ties to anything, not even MMPR.

[Primal Slayer]

Sucks that they are still going by Disney standards and jeez I know its zlist hollywood but that casting call is just lol with all the "Male-hot, Male-hot". And going back to non-union, Saban wasnt the best with those. But hope the show is good and proves me wrong.

[BlackLantern]

do you people want fat ugly Power Rangers??

[Primal Slayer]

do you people want fat ugly Power Rangers??

Why yes I do :hehe:

[Gold Samurai]

Funny how the pink one must be "beautiful" and the yellow one must be "cute"
I thought it was the other way round?

Some on other boards have noticed that these cast descriptions are nearly identical to the "Shinkengers" personalities

Mako(ShinkenPink) is regal and incredibly gorgeous.

Kotaha(ShinkenYellow) is subbing in for her sick sister and is the young cute one

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[Jordacar]

Linkara's History of Power Rangers (http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/hopr)

These are fantastic. He's up to Turbo so far, In Space should be up soon.

[superhero]

i used to like the power ranger when it first came on. after that it gotten stupid. i even own the power ranger moive.

[BlackLantern]

I ****ing hate that guy

[Gold Samurai]

Do you have what it takes to audition and be the next Power Ranger actor?

http://heropower.livejournal.com/186280.html

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Interestingly enough, the original casting sheet at Actors Access (http://www.actorsaccess.com/projects/?view=breakdowns&breakdown=225681&region=1) has been re-released today, with a short note of thanks about interest in the project:

"Thank-you for the wonderful response on this project! It has been great hearing from everyone. If you have not submitted, please continue to do so. I will be scheduling auditions for LA next week and will begin seeing talent the first week of June and through-out the month. I will hold one casting day in San Diego."

[batnkevlar]

That auditioner has fugly teeth...

[Charlie Boy]

I really wish they weren't filming in New Zeland... But whatever.

[Jordacar]

IN SPAAAAAACE!!!! (http://at4w.blip.tv/)

I'd long outgrown the show by this point, but this season sounds awesome! I wish I'd caught the Psycho Rangers.

[Charlie Boy]

Aside from Mighty Morphin, Space was the best.

[Havok83]

You see I think the series NEEDS a reboot. This should definitely start fresh. Not ties to anything, not even MMPR.
I dont get hat you mean. Essentially every season is a reboot

[3dman27]

its morphin' time

[Webhead2006]

i hope saban the best of luck with PR again, and i hope he can make it as success as the show first was back in the 90s. Cant wait to see how everything turns out.

[PyroChamber]

I kind of think of Power Rangers as Generations, almost like with Transformers.

Gen 1: Mighty Morphin' - In Space
Gen 2: Lost Galaxy - Wild Force
Gen 3: Ninja Storm - RPM

Gen 1, of course, the Zordon era.

Gen 2 is the post-Zordon era; new cast each season with only a slight connection with the past Gen particularly with Lost Galaxy and Forever Red.

Gen 3 is the "Disney Era"; with practically NO connection with the Zordon era at all, except Tommy.

[JustABill]

I dont get hat you mean. Essentially every season is a reboot
Mighty Morphin Through Space are all linked, storywise.

Then the crap seasons all link back to that once Tommy just randomly shows up again.

Let's make this season the first time any such thing as a Power Ranger exist again.

[Squidboy]

Whatever Saban does with the show, I think I'm going to have to seat my nieces in front of that show and keep them away from all the Hannah Montana-type crap. We're already working on the "Go Go Power Rangers" song while we re-watch the ABC reruns on Saturdays, so she should be ready by the time the new show comes out. I'm willing to bet the show will pick up with the latest Ranger incarnation, but hopefully have a much closer connection to the rest of the seasons than some of the previous ones have. Maybe include some Power Ranger alumni as mentors again, so the chances of reunion episodes can happen more naturally than Forever Red or Once a Ranger.

On the idea of a new PR movie, THAT should definitely be a reboot of the original series in the same respect of JJ Abrams' Star Trek, where you essentially start from scratch, while still paying tribute to what came before. I think that would definitely do some good for the Power Rangers franchise, and I think technology is finally where it needs to be, so we don't get the clunky CGI Megazords that we had in the first movie. Think more along the lines of Transformers-type CGI robots to give the idea of linking fighting robots some credibility and realism.

[conjob_89]

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Yes, they'll still be filming in New Zealand, not L.A. as was assumed when Saban bought it back
Dammit! I'm friggin sick the NZ filimings! Bring back to the states!!

[conjob_89]

do you people want fat ugly Power Rangers??

Don't talk about Bulk like that! :hehe:

[Charlie Boy]

Farkas Bulkmeier is an American hero

[TMC1982]

I feel that Disney saw the Power Rangers franchise totally expendable once they got ahold of Marvel. Also, Disney really neglicated Power Rangers over time. It started when Jetix turned into Disney XD, moving Power Rangers off the air in cable in the process. Then on ABC, often times, the shows were preempted by live sports programming such as college football. Other times, some of ABC's affiliate broadcasting groups wouldn't air it at all because of the lack of FCC-compliant educational and informational content in the programs.

[deathshead2]

Man I hope box sets come out soon.

[louiebling$]

*subscribes*

[deathshead2]

On the toy side of things, anyone else bummed that Bandai still has the right to make the toys? They haven't made a good action figure for the line, or any toy line of theirs in years.

[PyroChamber]

What's everyone got against the shows being filmed in New Zealand?

[Charlie Boy]

Personally, I hated the wonky accents... Weird, I know... It just bugged me. Also it had a completely different vibe once filming moved to NZ.

[3dman27]

Man I hope box sets come out soon.

second the motion

[Charlie Boy]

I'd buy every one up until Space.

I can't believe they haven't already been released... They've released a lot of crappy shows on dvd, why can't they release a show with such an impact on the masses?

[louiebling$]

I'd buy every one up until Space.

I can't believe they haven't already been released... They've released a lot of crappy shows on dvd, why can't they release a show with such an impact on the masses?
Id buy those as well :up:

They haven't been released because Disney never cared to release them.. I really want the green ranger Saga on DVD sooo bad :awesome:

[Charlie Boy]

Stupid Disney, I thought all they cared about was money. They'd be rollin in even more of it if they released the seasons

[Jordacar]

^Can Disney still do that, or is it up to Saban now?

[Primal Slayer]

Should be up to Saban now since he bought the rights back.

And ya, while I am basically fine with it being filmed in NZ, the show changed a bit when they went over there. Plus it makes it harder for oldies to come back unless Saban isnt as cheap as Disney was when it came to flying people out....which he probably will be.

[Gold Samurai]

unless Saban isnt as cheap as Disney was when it came to flying people out....which he probably will be.

He had the original cast for MMPR working 17 hour day shifts and back they were non union.

So yeah...


Also if anyone wants to read a unofficial 'behind the scenes' story.


http://www.livejournal.com/users/deriksmith/4099.html


With Samurai Sentai Shinkenger completed the writers should have enough time to hammer out a good story. They don't have to rush like in the past.




In the past all Toei(the company behind the marketing and such of the sentai series) did was provide a rough outline to the American folks and then the American production crew/writers winged it.


None of which mattered, because this year, Chip crowed, the Sentai has given us everything we could ask for! Have you seen these early pictures? The robots are spaceships? They ride fling jet-things! My god- we can turn this series into a war in space with no effort at all, and tie off everything perfectly! The Sentai had handed them everything they ever wanted, the Rangers were high schoolers, just like PR had always done, and they had a team of EVIL RANGERS to fight, the plot PR had wanted to do for 6 years!

...and then he saw the actual episodes.
"What do you mean they never go to space?"
Megaranger, touted as a 'Space Sentai,' was actually video-game themed. They never left Earth, their ship was in orbit, it just flew down to Earth for the fights. There was no footage of the ships sailing the stars, no alien landscapes or monsters, no... SPACE at all from the Sentai that was destined to be 'Power Rangers in Space.'

"**** it, we're doing it anyway."

[Charlie Boy]

That quote is so American. I love it. "**** it, we're doing it anyway."

And it ended up being one of the best seasons ever.

[Kevin]

Are you guys messing with me, or is there a new PR series coming?

[Charlie Boy]

This has all been a clever and elaborate joke.

[conjob_89]

This has all been a clever and elaborate joke.
Nope. It's 100% serious.

[Gold Samurai]

Yes, please read the first and second page for all the information gathered so far

[Gold Samurai]

Over the past few years "No Pink Spandex" has gotten exclusive interviews with past cast members.

Blake Foster

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Patricia Ja Lee

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check out more videos by "No Pink Spandex"

[Ipodman]

For some reason I love everything before Space but I don't actually fancy Turbo that much....

[PyroChamber]

For some reason I love everything before Space but I don't actually fancy Turbo that much....It's cool, no one liked Turbo; it's considered to be the worst season of PR ever.

Although I've always wondered what fans considered the 2nd worst season after Turbo.

[conjob_89]

My, how the littlest Blue Ranger have grown

[Ipodman]

It's cool, no one liked Turbo; it's considered to be the worst season of PR ever.

Although I've always wondered what fans considered the 2nd worst season after Turbo.


Orly. I didnt know that....

[Kevin]

It's cool, no one liked Turbo; it's considered to be the worst season of PR ever.

Although I've always wondered what fans considered the 2nd worst season after Turbo.
Wild force. And i loved Turbo BECAUSE of Justin. I wanted to be him. :csad:

[BlackLantern]

SPD is my favorite...least favorite is either Turbo or Jungle Fury

[Kevin]

I kind of think of Power Rangers as Generations, almost like with Transformers.

Gen 1: Mighty Morphin' - In Space
Gen 2: Lost Galaxy - Wild Force
Gen 3: Ninja Storm - RPM

Gen 1, of course, the Zordon era.

Gen 2 is the post-Zordon era; new cast each season with only a slight connection with the past Gen particularly with Lost Galaxy and Forever Red.

Gen 3 is the "Disney Era"; with practically NO connection with the Zordon era at all, except Tommy.:eek: How dare you? PROO? Once a Ranger? Adam?? What?! :dry: lol

[Art_of_Crime]

hopefully if the show is rebooted they will come up with more story ideas. I always felt like the show got caught in a loop. I know they did do a lot of different sub plots, but the main plots were very similar.
teen stuff
bulk and skull make you laugh
putties
morph
monster
grow
zorgs
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don't get me wrong. I know a lot of shows did that, and power rangers was far from the first. Scooby Doo and Inspector Gadget are two of the prime offenders. I think it bothered me the most in power rangers because i felt like that show had so much potential.

[Charlie Boy]

Nope. It's 100% serious.

I take it no one has discovered the concept of sarcasm.

[BlackLantern]

hopefully if the show is rebooted they will come up with more story ideas. I always felt like the show got caught in a loop. I know they did do a lot of different sub plots, but the main plots were very similar.
teen stuff
bulk and skull make you laugh
putties
morph
monster
grow
zorgs
lesson

don't get me wrong. I know a lot of shows did that, and power rangers was far from the first. Scooby Doo and Inspector Gadget are two of the prime offenders. I think it bothered me the most in power rangers because i felt like that show had so much potential.

what exactly did they do wrong?? Scooby Doo is a franchise that has endured for the better part of 30 years....kids entertainment is very fickle and if you survive that long, you are doing something right

[conjob_89]

It's cool, no one liked Turbo; it's considered to be the worst season of PR ever.

Although I've always wondered what fans considered the 2nd worst season after Turbo.

I did enjoy Turbo til they switch actresses for Divatox

Loathed the Ninja Storm line up in the beginning. Three rangers?! Seriously?!

[BlackLantern]

I liked the smaller number

[Charlie Boy]

The smaller number of rangers worked well for some seasons. I thought Ninja Storm and Dino Thunder were pretty decent seasons.

[Art_of_Crime]

what exactly did they do wrong?? Scooby Doo is a franchise that has endured for the better part of 30 years....kids entertainment is very fickle and if you survive that long, you are doing something right

its just the repetitive story structure. if you have seen 5 episodes you have seen them all.

Shows like the new Ninja Turtles cartoon and Avatar the last Airbender have proven that shows with some depth and a long arcing story can be a hit with kids. I just want to see Power Rangers be given a chance like that. For them to be that awesome.

[BlackLantern]

Power Rangers, as a franchise, has been around for 25 years (give or take) whatever they are doing seems to work

[Art_of_Crime]

are you counting the sentai years too?

[BlackLantern]

Im counting from whenever it started in Japan

[Art_of_Crime]

you know i'm curious. why is it that people are so unwilling to say anything but positive things about power rangers. I'm not an overly negative person and I did like the show when it first came over here, but i always wished it could have been more than it was. Why is that so awful?
I just want the new show to live up to its potential.

there is so much useless crap on TV these days, and kids shows are in many cases beyond crap. They deserve better.

[BlackLantern]

because you seem to be acting like the 20 + years its been on tv means nothing because it hasn't gone in a direction that YOU would like to see it go in

[Art_of_Crime]

because you seem to be acting like the 20 + years its been on tv means nothing because it hasn't gone in a direction that YOU would like to see it go in

I just made a statement about the show and now its getting blown way out of proportion.

[BlackLantern]

welcome to the Hype....don't back a horse and then not be able to ride the argument through

[Art_of_Crime]

welcome to the Hype....don't back a horse and then not be able to ride the argument through

I'm not done, just commenting on the state of things.

Okay fine let me ask you this. Do you want to see a power rangers show that is more of the same formula?

[BlackLantern]

I don't see how its a bad thing....from what ive seen, they each have certain themes that progress through the season....they aren't overt but they are there...

SPD started with the B team who weren't supposed to be Rangers but had to step up and eventually take on the A squad

Ninja Storm had them deal with 2 Rangers gone bad, then had Cam as a Ranger some time later on

I seem to recall some relationship stuff in Lightspeed Rescue between the black guy and the hot scientist lady

with Power Rangers I find its best to keep it simple....you want to get all fancy, you get Mystic Force and no one wants that

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and you have to remember....we aren't the demographic here, kids are

[Charlie Boy]

Mystic Force was the worst. I'm not a big fan of stories dealing with magic in the first place... So Mystic Force didn't have much hope going for it before I abandoned that particular season.

[Art_of_Crime]

alright, i'm not trying to be a troll.
Any predictions about the zords? CG or guy in suit?
It might be the godzilla fan in me, but I'm a sucker for suits rather than cg.

[Gold Samurai]

Since they're most likely going to be adapting "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger" then the mecha will be a mixture of models and CGI

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Once again Shinkenger is a great series. It's mostly dramatic but there are few comedy moments.

Particularly from ShinkenGold(the goofster brought in to lighten the mood)

[Art_of_Crime]

that was very..... hyperactive
I see what you mean about the combo. It works.

[PyroChamber]

I did enjoy Turbo til they switch actresses for DivatoxWell, technically the "2nd Divatox" was actually the original Divatox from the Turbo movie; they just had the actress who played Dimitria replace her while she was pregnant.

[conjob_89]

Well, technically the "2nd Divatox" was actually the original Divatox from the Turbo movie; they just had the actress who played Dimitria replace her while she was pregnant.

Never did like the film/1st Divatox

[Charlie Boy]

When I was 9 I honestly couldn't tell the difference... And now that I'm almost 23 I'd probably still be hard pressed to tell the two actresses apart if they were in full make up and costume.

[conjob_89]

When I was 9 I honestly couldn't tell the difference... And now that I'm almost 23 I'd probably still be hard pressed to tell the two actresses apart if they were in full make up and costume.There's always the voice.

[Charlie Boy]

If both actresses did the whole *loud and annoying* thing with their voices, I'd just roll with it.

[Gold Samurai]

Casting scripts are available for PR2011 for $2 each...

http://www.showfax.com/role_selection.cfm?l=1&t=1&p=107141



Have at it


It's almost a carbon copy of Shinkenger episode 2 and 3

Episode 2
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Episode 3
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[mclay18]

I think that would definitely do some good for the Power Rangers franchise, and I think technology is finally where it needs to be, so we don't get the clunky CGI Megazords that we had in the first movie. Think more along the lines of Transformers-type CGI robots to give the idea of linking fighting robots some credibility and realism.

That seems possible. But from the way its phrased in the announcement, it'll probably be a spinoff from the newer series. And since Saban moved PR from Disney to Nickelodeon/Viacom, Paramount is the likely candidate to co-finance and distribute a third movie.


Gen 3 is the "Disney Era"; with practically NO connection with the Zordon era at all, except Tommy.

And Adam, if you count OO's "Once a Ranger" two-parter. RPM is pretty much its own separate universe, and it's the best Disney-era season IMO. It deconstructed the whole concept, but it knew when to play it straight or make people laugh.

Saban intends to make the future PR seasons more campier than the previous seasons, but that could backfire.

[Kevin]

RPM was a GREAT season. I also am still a fan of Ninja Storm.

[louiebling$]

RPM was a GREAT season. I also am still a fan of Ninja Storm.
Yea Ninja Storm was pretty good.... loved all the characters...one of my favorite Red Rangers... and Yellow ranger was awesome... it was odd seeing a Guy as a Yellow ranger lol

[Kevin]

Yea, Dustin opened my eyes in seeing that a male Yellow ranger was ok. I think Chip was after him.

[PyroChamber]

I may have gotten this wrong, but which was the first Disney season was it Ninja Storm or Wild Force?

[Bastila]

I may have gotten this wrong, but which was the first Disney season was it Ninja Storm or Wild Force?

It was Wild Force ...best thing about Wild Force was the team up with Time Force otherwise it was pants lol


Gold Samurai loving the updates on PR and also finally I have time now to check out the last two sentai seasons, I'm a bit behind lol and miss watching Sentai.

[javphonic]

I don't remember the series much, but the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers Movie was the shiz, I watched that movie like all the time when I was like 6. I even re-watched it a few years back when I found the tape and a tape player :O and still enjoyed it, so if the newer stuff isn't as campy and poorly acted as what I saw on Jetix I'd watch (plus they need cooler costumes, less shiny faux foil material)

oh yeah, and I vaguely remember the one where there was a black cowboy blue ranger and an athletic yellow ranger??? don't recall the name, I think the pink ranger was E. Asian and they were from the future or something

[Havok83]

It was Wild Force ...best thing about Wild Force was the team up with Time Force otherwise it was pants lol

best thing about it was the theme song and thats about all I liked..lol

For me I still maintian that SPD was the best post-Space season. Id rank Dino Thunder and Ninja Storm beneath it

[Kevin]

I forgot, Rita kinda connects the Saban and Disney eras. I hate Disney.

[Gold Samurai]

Saban in Licensing Magazine

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3418/saban.png
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9853/saban2.png
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/8652/greenlanternlicense2.jpg


More casting sides released


Originally Posted by Yellow & Gold Ranger Casting Script
EXT. CITY - DAY

WESLEY sets up his food cart on a pedestrian walkway by the lake. He sees AVA walking towards him. She looks troubled.

WESLEY
Hey, Ava. You came to help me?

AVA
Looks like I got you in a lot of trouble.

WESLEY
In trouble? Are you joking? Thanks to you, I will be able to open my own restaurant. I've been interviewed for magazines! Gold Sushi is famous!

AVA
Are you sure this is what you want?

WESLEY
Of course! It's my life's dream.

AVA
Is it?

WESLEY's happy face fades.

WESLEY sits.

WESLEY
Ever since I took over for my father, I promised myself that I would someday turn this place into a great restaurant. When I was a kid, my father sold this business and I was so upset about it, I ran away from home. I'm starting to understand more why he did it.

AVA
Wesley...

WESLEY
Even if it's not exactly how I imagined it, I still get to open a restaurant, right. I can always serve sushi too.

AVA sits opposite him. She pretends to be a customer.

AVA
I would like one piece of sushi, please.

WESLEY prepares a tuna roll and serves AVA.

WESLEY
Here you are.

She takes a bite. It's bad. Wesley looks disappointed.

AVA
It doesn't taste as good. Tastes kind of like curry.

WESLEY
I've been up to my eyeballs in curry.

AVA
I think I prefer the old Wesley. Your dream was a sushi restaurant, not curry, right?

WESLEY stares at the pot of curry next to the fish and wasabi. He knows AVA is right.

Originally Posted by Pink & Yellow Ranger Casting Script
EXT. HALLWAY - DAY
SADIE stands outside the gym where the rescued children play. She is wounded just above her right hip. Slowly, she sits on the floor and leans against the wall. AVA comes looking for her.

AVA
Sadie, Sadie, are you okay?

SADIE
Yes, it's nothing.

AVA notices blood.

AVA
You're injured. Let me see.

SADIE
I told you. Don't worry. Just go back. I'll meet you inside.

AVA
I won't leave you like this.

SADIE
I'm fine, please.

AVA
I think you need to rest a while. The kids are fine.

SADIE looks into the room and sees a group of girls playing with dolls and toys.

SADIE
I always wanted to play like that.

SADIE turns to AVA. She smiles but is sad.

SADIE
I never got to play with other girls. When I was young,
all I wanted to do was play house, pretend I was the mom, but...I always had to practice, to train...I'm sorry for talking (http://forums.henshinjustice.com/showthread.php?t=53467#) this way. I don't quite feel like myself.

AVA
It's okay. That's your dream? To marry...

SADIE
Sometimes, I just wish I could have a normal life; become a
normal wife, maybe even a normal mother one day.

AVA
I am sure you will be all of those things.

SADIE
Well, that was the plan. But sometimes, I think
about what would happen if we...

AVA
I know...

SADIE brushes it off with a smile.

SADIE
I'm sorry. I'm just being...such a--

AVA
No. It's fine. I understand.

SADIE
Let's go back inside. C'mon. I don't know
what's gotten into me. I'm getting so emotional...

SADIE smiles to AVA and tries to get back up, but she is held back by the shooting pain in her side.



Originally Posted by Gold Ranger & Blue Ranger Casting Script
EXT. WOODS BY A CREEK - DAY

WESLEY and BARON sit in a cave. Some evil foot soldiers pass by, but do not see them. Wesley ties his wounded shoulder with a rag while BARON tries to make a call on his cell phone (http://forums.henshinjustice.com/showthread.php?t=53467#).

BARON
No reception here either.

WESLEY tries to get up.

WESLEY
Let's go back up or else the girls will-

BARON pulls him back down.

BARON
You can't fight like that. I'll go alone.

WESLEY
There's no way you'll make it.

BARON stands up to leave.

BARON
You stay here. If by chance, you make it down, contact Reese and the others.

WESLEY
Wait...

WESLEY tries to get up but at first is too weak. BARON is attacked by foot soldiers and WESLEY comes and saves him.

BARON
What do you think you're doing? I told you-

WESLEY
Why are you always trying to protect me?

BARON
I'm not, I just...

WESLEY
If you really considered me an equal, you wouldn't ask me to stay behind. You wouldn't ask Reese, would you? See, you don't take me seriously. I have always wanted to be a Ranger and I am up to the challenge. To you, it might seem like I'm just playing Super Hero, but if someone or something is about to take a life... I will fight to save it.

WESLEY grabs BARON's shirt.
WESLEY
Heroes do not worry about themselves when others are in need.

WESLEY and BARON lock stares.

BARON
It looks like you might be a hero after all. Let's see how you fight when the odds are stacked against you.

WESLEY
Let's go. We'll show them what we can do together.

WESLEY begins to ascend. BARON stays behind.

BARON
Don't worry. Reese and the others will come.

WESLEY stops, surprised.

WESLEY
You spoke with them?

BARON
No, but they'll be ready for practice soon. When they see I'm not there, they'll know something is wrong.

BARON walks past WESLEY.

WESLEY
Hey, wait for me.

WESLEY follows BARON up the hill.

WESLEY
They would know just because you missed practice?

BARON
I don't live a disciplined life for nothing. Reese and the others will come.

WESLEY
Okay. Entrusting your life means to have faith in the others...

BARON
Not faith. Certainty.

They reach the top.

BARON
We just have to hold them off until they get here.

An army of foot soldiers awaits them. It's time for battle.

WESLEY
Let's hope you're right. Either way, the battle begins now.



Apart from the names, it's the exact same as Shinkenger

Pink & Yellow Ranger Casting Script inspiration

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Blue and Gold inspiration

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[Trainwreck2100]

It was Wild Force ...best thing about Wild Force was the team up with Time Force otherwise it was pants lol


Gold Samurai loving the updates on PR and also finally I have time now to check out the last two sentai seasons, I'm a bit behind lol and miss watching Sentai.

you forgetting the red ranger team up there buddy?

[LL2K2]

I don't remember the series much, but the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers Movie was the shiz, I watched that movie like all the time when I was like 6. I even re-watched it a few years back when I found the tape and a tape player :O and still enjoyed it, so if the newer stuff isn't as campy and poorly acted as what I saw on Jetix I'd watch (plus they need cooler costumes, less shiny faux foil material)

oh yeah, and I vaguely remember the one where there was a black cowboy blue ranger and an athletic yellow ranger??? don't recall the name, I think the pink ranger was E. Asian and they were from the future or something

That could be Lightspeed Rescue. In that series, Joel (Green Ranger) was known for wearing a cowboy hat, and Kelsey (Yellow Ranger) was into extreme sports.

[Gold Samurai]

Here's some PR twitters if anyone is interested...

Cheryl Saban(Saban's wife)
http://twitter.com/csaban

Linkara
http://twitter.com/Linkara19

Jason Chan (Green Samurai Ranger)
http://twitter.com/jasonkkchan

Alycia Purrot (SPD Pink)
http://twitter.com/alypurrott

Power Morphicon 2
http://twitter.com/PowerMorphicon2

Hero Power Blog
http://twitter.com/HeroPower

Greg Aronowitz (SPD Producer)
http://twitter.com/gregaronowitz

Joe Rovang (Rovang.com)
http://twitter.com/Rofang

Rhoda Montemayor (Overdrive Pink)
http://twitter.com/RhodaMontemayor

Karan Ashley (MMPR Yellow 2)
http://twitter.com/karanashley

Archie Kao (Lost Galaxy Blue)
http://twitter.com/archiekao

Mike Ginn (RPM Gold)
http://twitter.com/Mikeginn

Jessica Rey (Wild Force White)
http://twitter.com/JessicaReyRey

Matt Austin (SPD Green/Red)
http://twitter.com/mattyaustin

Brandon Jay McLaren (SPD Red)
http://twitter.com/brandojay

Jonny Yong Bosch (MMPR Black 2, Zeo Green, Turbo Green 1)
http://twitter.com/johnnyyongbosch

Bandai America (Toys, obviously)
http://twitter.com/BandaiAmerica

Chris Violette (SPD Blue)
http://twitter.com/ChampV

Dan Ewing (RPM Black)
http://twitter.com/DanEwing12

Steve Cardenas MMPR Red, Zeo Blue.
http://twitter.com/StevesWorldBJJ


Saban Brands will have booth 2977 at Licensing International Expo (LAS VEGAS)

June 8th to the 10th

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[Gold Samurai]

Pictures from the licensing show today

Courtesy of the CS Toys International team
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and just for kicks, Thundercats!

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[Webhead2006]

nice pics from the expo, sucks nothing for the new show.

[Gold Samurai]

http://www.ustream.tv/licensingexpo

They just mentioned Power Ranger's. The new season/series will be 40 episodes long

[louiebling$]

Why are the showing the MMPR's at the Expo?

[Gold Samurai]

Presumably because it's the most iconic series in America when in Japan "Zyuranger" was nothing particularly special.

If things had turned out differently "Jetman" the series before Zyuranger would have been up at that expo.

[Gold Samurai]

http://www.showfax.com/role_selection.cfm?l=1&t=1&p=107141

Bulk and Skull 2.0

POWER RANGER SKINNY MACK and BIG JACK SIDES

EXT Park - day

Skinny Mack and Big Jack get their groove on as they are walking through Bark Park in their cleanup getup and gear with a dozen clothes pins attached to their uniform.

SKINNY MACK
Oh, a Hot dog.

Big Jack looks as a wiener dog walks by.

BIG JACK
Yeah, that’s Hot Dog alright!

SKINNY MACK
No, I mean a hot dog

(He finds a hot dog on the ground and picks it up with his trash grabber tongs.)

SKINNY MACK
Did you know that a dog is man’s best friend?

BIG JACK
Yes, but cats have nine lives.

SKINNY MACK
But we wouldn’t have a job if wasn’t for dogs.
(He attaches a clothes pin on his nose as he goes to scoop the poop.)
Wow, looks like Skippy got into the family barbecue last night, looks like a whole corn cob.

BIG JACK
(Oblivious to what Skinny Mack is doing, he sings and dances as he daydreams about the perfect barbecue.)
Mm mm….. Barbecue. Hot Dogs, Corn, Ribs… I could go for a barbecue right now.

SKINNY MACK
Big J, You always have food on your mind. Let’s get back to work.

SKINNY MACK AND BIG JACK
(Singing and dancing away)
I had a dog named Hooper, went doodie on the lawn, thank you Hooper for makin us the coolest Pooper Scoopers! walking the dogs….. walking the dogs…. walking the dogs!

[SKINNY MACK] 18-23 year old all ethnicity male. He has a slim, lanky build with great comedic abilities. He is someone that you look at and he makes you laugh. Skinny Mack and his sidekick, Big Jack work as street cleaners and have an entertaining way of picking up trash alongside the streets by dancing their way through the streets with broom in hand. They are the comedic relief and the fun side of each story. They are constantly getting themselves in difficult but comedic situations. These two characters are similar to Laurel and Hardy or Bulk and Skull, both with over the top slap stick skills. Dance, street dancing or hip hop abilities are a big plus.

[BIG JACK] 18-23 year old all ethnicity male. He is on the heavier side with great comedic abilities. He is also some who you look at and he can make you laugh. Dance or hip hop abilities are a big plus. Big Jack and his sidekick, Skinny Mack work as street cleaners and have an entertaining way of picking up trash alongside the streets by dancing their way through the streets with broom in hand. They are the comedic relief and the fun side of each story. They are constantly getting themselves in difficult but comedic situations. These two characters are similar to Laurel and Hardy or Bulk and Skull, both with over the top slap stick skills. Dance, street dancing or hip hop abilities are a big plus.

[Not_Sane]

So when does this new show come out? what channel?

[BlackLantern]

Nickelodeon....late this year or early next year

[Gold Samurai]

Ron Wasserman won't be doing the music for the new season

Hello Everyone,

Well I just heard from Jonathan Tzachor that they have someone else doing the music for Saban's new Power Rangers and I will not be involved in any capacity.

So, after so many years of involvement with the show, I think it's best to put it in my past, be happy for all the great years I was involved with it and just let it go.

I sincerely wish big success and a long run for all who will be involved with the new production.

To the PR fans - Thanks so much for always making me feel so appreciated for my work on the show.

Over and out!

Best,

Ron Wasserman

PS - I'll still be at Morphicon on Saturday August 28th. So see some of you there!

ronw.com (http://www.ronw.com/)

[Jordacar]

^I'm gonna miss that guy.

I've been loving Linkara's rundowns, so I skipped ahead and watched the opening episodes of Time Force. It was awesome, one of the best premieres for sure. I can't believe it's almost ten years old!

[Gold Samurai]

Your favorite former Power Ranger actors in a recent picture.

This was posted on Jessica Rey's twitter.

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Left to right

Blake foster,Tracy Lynn Cruz and Steve Cardenas. The other woman is probably a friend.



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Tracy lynn cruz, walter jones, blake foster, and cerina vincent at a charity event in LA

[louiebling$]

Wtf happened to Cerina Vincent :huh:

[Gold Samurai]

Plastic surgery happened ;)

A few years ago

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[louiebling$]

Plastic surgery happened ;)

A few years ago
She looks 5 times better in this

[PyroChamber]

She still looks good to me, the guy who played Justin looks like he should be on Jersey Shore.

[Ipodman]

She still looks good to me, the guy who played Justin looks like he should be on Jersey Shore.

LOL Good one :woot::hehe:

[Gold Samurai]

Whoops I forgot to mention Jessica Rey in the pictures as well. She played Wildforce pink.

She's on the right of Tracey in the top picture

Cerina's left in the bottom picture.

I wonder if people here know about Jason david Frank and his venture into MMA

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9316/jasonfrankpowerrangerto.jpg

[Ipodman]

Yea I think the hardcore fans are keeping up with who he is fighting nowadays...

Still fit as ever

[Havok83]

Your favorite former Power Ranger actors in a recent picture.

This was posted on Jessica Rey's twitter.

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2166/129813999.th.jpg (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/129813999.jpg/)Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8810/67586255.jpg

Left to right

Blake foster,Tracy Lynn Cruz and Steve Cardenas. The other woman is probably a friend.



http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/2981/128817326.jpg


Tracy lynn cruz, walter jones, blake foster, and cerina vincent at a charity event in LA
I have no clue who thsoe people are except for Zack and Rocky

[Gold Samurai]

Blake foster- Turbo Ranger blue

Tracy Lynn Cruz- Turbo Ranger yellow and later Power Rangers In Space yellow

Cerina Vincent- Galaxy Ranger yellow

Jessica Rey- White Tiger Wild Force Ranger

[Havok83]

Power Ranger stopped being relavent after Zeo. Thats why I dont know them....lol

[Jordacar]

I wonder if people here know about Jason david Frank and his venture into MMA

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9316/jasonfrankpowerrangerto.jpgDamn! Tommy got some ink!:word:

[Ipodman]

Power Ranger stopped being relavent after Zeo. Thats why I dont know them....lol

Oh well... I liked Zeo...

It was Turbo that I feel was a notch down...

Felt like Voltron or Transformers or something

[Jordacar]

Is the kid rangers saga at the end of season 3 worth checking out? I'm going over the highlights of the series and I'm dreading a stretch of episodes packed to the gills with little kid actors, especially since that one seems important to the overarching story.

[Ipodman]

Is the kid rangers saga at the end of season 3 worth checking out? I'm going over the highlights of the series and I'm dreading a stretch of episodes packed to the gills with little kid actors, especially since that one seems important to the overarching story.

Long time since I watched it... but I would say it's worth watching.

[TheVileOne]

I hated those episodes personally. I also hated the alien rangers and their asses for heads. I can't believe Billy hooked up with one of those buttheaded alien chicks.

[Ipodman]

I was ok with the kid rangers... they turned back into their original bodies one by one across several episodes which was interesting to me as a child...

As for the Alien Rangers, yea that was really really weird now that I look back on it.

[Havok83]

Oh well... I liked Zeo...

It was Turbo that I feel was a notch down...

Felt like Voltron or Transformers or something
thats why I said after Zeo. I stopped watching it early on but it was Turbo where I completely stopped caring. The series had gotten pretty stale by that point

[Primal Slayer]

Walter hasnt even aged since hsi MMPR days. Steve on the other hand...or maybe its just the hat.

PR stopped being top notch after IS/LG. Turbo was just a hiccup till the end of the season.

[Gold Samurai]

they turned back into their original bodies one by one across several episodes which was interesting to me as a child...


Actually Billy was the only one to turn back into an adult(which has consequences in Zeo)

The kids were then asked to search for the zeo crystal. When they were teens they had broken the crystal into five pieces and scattered it across time.

Each of the kids jumped into a time portal to begin their zeo quest.

Using the zeo crystal the kids could turn back time to its proper time. Aisha
decided to stay in the past but gave her Zeo crystal to Tanya.


Meanwhile Goldar and Rito set up a bomb under the command center.


Time is reversed using the zeo crystal. Everyone is back to beginning a teen. Suddenly the crystal explodes presumably taking Zordon and Alpha with it

[mjdiddy1]

Favorite Ranger series:
MMPR-including Alien Rangers. I loved the Green Ranger saga and the White Ranger. Also I loved Kimberly but Katherine was great.
Zeo- The appearance of the most underrated ranger with the most potential…The Gold Ranger baby! Never understood though why Tanya replaced Aisha as yellow ranger (I see above thanks:doh:)
In Space- I loved Astronema and the Psycho Rangers
Lost Galaxy-Iloved Karone lol
Time Force- I loved the fact that the Pink ranger was hot and the leader sort of and there were three Red Rangers sort of (Red Alex, Red Wes, & Quantum Eric)
Dino Thunder- Tommy Oliver, need I say more. Okay then, Mesogog was the coolest villain in PR history (along with Dai Shi in Jungle Fury) and Elsa was pretty hot too.
SPD- It was great and it was kind of linked to Time Force. Also, the fact that they possessed superhuman powers outside of their ranger abilities was a plus (and they were the B-squad no less). Add in the Kat Ranger, SPD Shadow Ranger, Omega Ranger, and the brief appearance of Nova Ranger made this the best of the Disney incarnation. Trivia: did you know there was another SPD ranger that only made print and not TV-The Lightning Ranger—look it up.
RPM-it was just hardcore for a Ranger series anyway. The story surrounding the Black Ranger & Tenaya 7 being brother and sister was great and the post apocalyptic setup made this show.

[Ipodman]

Favorite Ranger series:
MMPR-including Alien Rangers. I loved the Green Ranger saga and the White Ranger. Also I loved Kimberly but Katherine was great.


Yea the Green Ranger and White Ranger is definitely the most memorable episodes...

[Sam Fisher]

This is just so awasome.

nzEenRgoXGA

[Ipodman]

Walter hasnt even aged since hsi MMPR days. Steve on the other hand...or maybe its just the hat.

PR stopped being top notch after IS/LG. Turbo was just a hiccup till the end of the season.


It was LG that destroyed it for me... maybe because of the long break after IS, I kinda lost interest in Power Rangers abit

LG just seemed like a really weird version of IS...

[Bastila]

This is just so awasome.

nzEenRgoXGA


that is awesome! works so well.

[Havok83]

I thought Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder and SPD were the only post-Zeo series that kept my interest and thought were good, especially SPD

[SuperBatman]

I stoped watching after Time Force. Although I caught some episodes of Dino Thunder and some of RPM.

[Primal Slayer]

I couldnt watch LSR, PR is always better when they create their own villans and it saddend me by how bad the teamup was. Couldnt get into NS (though I loved them in the DT team-up) or anything after SPD.

[DCnightwing23]

Power Rangers In Space was when power rangers really ended, then we had a couple bad seasons and then Disney took over, ruined it even more (the only good series Disney had was one that involved mighty mighty jason david frank in dino thunder). You know it was bad when Saban buys pr back and takes it to Nick. I see hope for this franchise

[illest urban]

I remember seeing the Saban announcement months ago and it brought back all the excitement I had as a kid watching this series. I have to co-sign others' comments about the show being irrelevant right about the time Zeo ended. I was part of the original Power Rangers fanbase; I was 8 years old, we had alllllll (and I do mean all) the PR paraphernalia a family of children could have, from sheets and towels, to toothbrushes, all the zords, etc...

I am so excited to have this show back in good hands, and I hope they make the re-vamp amazeballs. I'm 25 now, and when I see it will "morph" right back to that little 8 year old kid who played power rangers with his group of friends on the playground at school. YES!

[Gold Samurai]

Saban Brands promo

NolzFNRNXvU

[Kevin]

I'm full of Excitement. I wish I were full of food, though.

[Bastila]

I stoped watching after Time Force. Although I caught some episodes of Dino Thunder and some of RPM.

Time Force is still my favourite ! Nice promo too.

[GL1]

Hats off to Saban. Here's hoping for more coolness on the way!

[The Caped Knight]

Saban Brands promo

NolzFNRNXvU

Nice promo .

[Jordacar]

I found this cat on deviantart who does micro sets of all the old Sentai shows, along with some really interesting reimaginings of each season of PR. Check it out, some fascinating reads: http://mimiczethird.deviantart.com/

The reimagined DinoThunder is a doozy. :wow:

[Gold Samurai]

Power Ranger's and this year's comc con collide

Adelaide Kane aka Teneya 7 on last years Power Ranger RPM showed up at comic con dressed as Wonder Woman

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4683053&id=66429284752#!/photo.php?pid=4678746&id=66429284752&fbid=427441554752 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4683053&id=66429284752#%21/photo.php?pid=4678746&id=66429284752&fbid=427441554752)

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[iamlegend]

Whoops I forgot to mention Jessica Rey in the pictures as well. She played Wildforce pink.

She's on the right of Tracey in the top picture

Cerina's left in the bottom picture.

I wonder if people here know about Jason david Frank and his venture into MMA

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9316/jasonfrankpowerrangerto.jpg

I don't know, but I know the MMA types are well aware of his PR history. His involvement in the show is highly advertised before any of his matches, and I think his home gym is actually decked out in PR stuff, complete with his former costumes hanging on the wall.