Power Rangers 4.0 - Part 1

[SpideyFan866]

Power Rangers celebrates its 20th Anniversary today.

20 years ago today, August 28th, 1993, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers aired its first episode "Day of the Dumpster" on Fox.

 

[kguillou]

It was a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS WERE BORN!

Man I feel old. There has yet to be a phenomenon as massive as the power rangers was. ( Well, maybe Pokemon).

 

[Primal Slayer]

It is great that PR has lasted this long but it is sad that Saban and others don't treat it with the respect they should to keep the show progressing.

 

[Incrediblejeff]

Pretty cool behind the scenes article from Complex on MMPR.They did interviews with some of the cast and crew from the show.

www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/08/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-interviews-behind-the-scenes/

 

[SpideyFan866]

It is great that PR has lasted this long but it is sad that Saban and others don't treat it with the respect they should to keep the show progressing.

Agreed. the quality of the show was upheld until 2007, when Disney stopped caring to produce good seasons.

RPM in 2009 was the last good season and was really a season for the adult/long time fans.

And Saban, they care but not enough to poor money into making it as high quality as it was when they had it, or even the early Disney seasons.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Pretty much sums up Saban's intent with this franchise.

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He's a cheapskate who forced the early cast members to work grueling hours and give them a weak paycheck because they weren't union

 

[louiebling$]

TVNIHON has been subbing sentai and kamen rider series since 2004

check them out

Ok sweet thanks man

 

[ImmaDeker]

RPM in 2009 was the last good season and was really a season for the adult/long time fans.

I feel like the only person who hated RPM.

EDIT: Also, for the love of God, recommending TV-Nihon at all should've been discouraged by the 11th Commandment.

 

[Nathan]

Pretty much sums up Saban's intent with this franchise.

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He's a cheapskate who forced the early cast members to work grueling hours and give them a weak paycheck because they weren't union

How much better do the Japanese actors have it? Is landing a Tokusatsu gig considered a good thing? Do they use it as a stepping stone towards something bigger?

 

[SpideyFan866]

I feel like the only person who hated RPM.

EDIT: Also, for the love of God, recommending TV-Nihon at all should've been discouraged by the 11th Commandment.

Nah, I've seem others who've hated that series. So you're not alone.

And yeah, I think there are some things to hate about that series, like the completely forgettable villains. But besides that, I thought it was a really weell done series, and definitely one of my top 3 favorites.

 

[ImmaDeker]

Nah, I've seem others who've hated that series. So you're not alone.

And yeah, I think there are some things to hate about that series, like the completely forgettable villains. But besides that, I thought it was a really weell done series, and definitely one of my top 3 favorites.

It's the only season where I feel like my intelligence was insulted by literally every single thing about it. Somehow, it's easier to perceive Rita Repulsa as a threat than it is to perceive Venjix as one. There is no reason he wasn't able to destroy Corinth.

I hated the origin episodes too. Especially Ranger Yellow.

 

[TheDreamMaster]

Wow 20 years today....I was 4 years old back then. Don't think I even caught the first episode when it aired, but man, I remember watching until the primetime premiere of Season 2.

 

[louiebling$]

Possible Green Ranger Solo Reboot film with JDF?!?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/29/green-power-ranger-movie-chatter

 

[BlackMagicWolf]

Twenty years of Power Rangers, I loved it then and I love it now.

I wrote an article saying why Power Rangers still matters to this day and why the original series worked. In honor of the 20th Anniversary I'll post it here and I hope you read it and comment on your favorite Power Rangers moments!

http://twodashstash.com/2013/08/why-power-rangers-worked-and-why-it-matters/

 

[Havok83]

20 years? I feel old as hell

I still say that SPD remains my favorite season post-MMPR

 

[kguillou]

Possible Green Ranger Solo Reboot film with JDF?!?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/29/green-power-ranger-movie-chatter

They NEED to do this. This would be soo awesome! Jason David Frank is still young (he's 39) and in very good shape, they need to take advantage of this while they can. MAKE IT HAPPEN SABAN.

 

[Ipodman]

if a new Power Rangers movie were to happen, getting Jason David Frank in will be a great first step

 

[Donut]

A solo Green Ranger movie. Awesome

 

[Gold Samurai]

How much better do the Japanese actors have it? Is landing a Tokusatsu gig considered a good thing? Do they use it as a stepping stone towards something bigger?

It's not slave labor but they do get treated pretty harshly sometimes

The actress who played PteraRanger(MMPR) was supposedly brought to tears by a director

http://www.tvnihon.com/taxonomy/term/56

Looking at her Japanese wiki page, apparently she had never met a man as scary as Director Toujou Shouhei during the filming of ZyuRanger. In an unverified pargraph, it says the director said things like, "Mei, you idiot! Why don't you go die?!" "You sure are crying a lot! Stop it! Change in scenario! Switch heroines!" "I've never seen such an awful female warrior before!" which would cause her to cry everyday. But he strictly taught her manners and courtesy and in the end she was grateful to him. The last thing that it says is that they both came from Fukushima, so the director complained that she had a bit of an accent. Secretly she thought, "The director also has that accent..."

Like I said, I didn't see a source for this story, so who knows how true it is. Take it with a grain of salt

The actors also have to do alot of promotional stuff around Japan like stage shows etc.

Also their interviews at show press conferences are mostly scripted answers and questions


But with Japanese culture they power through the cruelness. In the end they think back on the time they're with a Sentai show as good memories for the most part


The actors are basically groomed to be pop sensations too with special character songs sung by the actors

Also the girls go on to do many modeling photoshoots


Some of the lucky actors even go on to do a successful Japanese soap opera

 

[louiebling$]

So upon reflecting

Gokeiger is hands down my all time favorite sentai and my favorite team

With that being said I'm not really looking forward to Super Megaforce
Already I feel the team isn't on the same level as Gokeiger especially since Troy is nowhere near as charismatic as Marvelous
And I don't feel they can deliver like the sentai did


Only thing I'm looking forward to is the return of the legends and for the most part Tommy

 

[Czar Colossus]

EDIT: Also, for the love of God, recommending TV-Nihon at all should've been discouraged by the 11th Commandment.

Why so down on TV-Nihon?

.......and I'm with you louiebling$ on Gokaiger; it is my favorite Super Sentai too, so I'm a bit worried about how it will be presented to us in the U.S.

 

[louiebling$]

So Uhh watched Beetleborgs on netflix..... Dear god it has aged horribly

I can't believe I liked that show when I was a kid

 

[TheDreamMaster]

So Uhh watched Beetleborgs on netflix..... Dear god it has aged horribly

I can't believe I liked that show when I was a kid

You know some of that footage was already 10 years old when they adapted it. Same with VR Troopers, which was actually two different Space Sheriff Gaven series edited together, which is why the team of 3 almost never appeared onscreen together. That show also had very old footage. I can't imagine it looks good considering how the MMPR footage looked old while it really was about a year older than the American footage.


Man, I so want that JDF Green ranger movie to happen. Would be a lot of fun I think. Also, my favorite Sentai was Shinkenger.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Also Masked Rider was using footage from 1988

Black RX had an awesome OP

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[TheDreamMaster]

Also Masked Rider was using footage from 1988

Black RX had an awesome OP

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That would explain the even lower quality footage in the MMPR / Masked Rider crossover episode.