The Power Rangers

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I'd love to see them do an actual feature film with this. I'd go watch it.

[Xalfrea]

Lemme interrupt all this grim-dark praise, so I can rank the theme songs of all the seasons. IMO, descending from Best-Worst:

Zeo
SPD
In Space
Dino Charge
Mighty Morphin
Jungle Fury
Wild Force
Dino Thunder
Time Force
Lost Galaxy
Turbo
Ninja Storm
Lightspeed Rescue
Mystic Force
Operation Overdrive
Samurai
Megaforce
RPM

[Mister Ferro]

@Agent Z: I watched that "Teenagers with Attitude" fan film and it flat out sucks.

The only good thing about it is the woman who plays Rita. Hopefully their Zordon fan film is better:

[Agent Z]

Looks like Saban is trying to get rid of the Joseph Kahn fan film:
http://kotaku.com/the-people-behind-...hat-1688002194

[Xalfrea]

And here is our 6th ranger for Ninninger, folks. Starninger.



In other news, JDF doesn't look fondly on the fan video either, citing the overly-dark elements as a turn-off.

On one hand even he doesn't understand that it's a parody. On the other hand I agree with him on how stuff like the cursing, blood, etc, does not a better Power Rangers make.

Just for a frame of reference. RPM, considered by many to be the darkest Power Rangers has ever gotten? Even that still has a sense of fun. Time Force, with its themes, is still fun. In Space, a series where everything is on the line, is still fun.

This is why I'm against a darkening of Power Rangers in an attempt to make it "mature". Or at least, an over-darkening. It's fine to take it to an older level, but not to the extent that is seen in the video.

[Guy1]

And here is our 6th ranger for Ninninger, folks. Starninger.

[Guy1]

Apparently the fan film has been pulled now. Free speech and creativity take another hit.

[Guy1]

Amy Jo and Walter Jones being awesome.
http://comicbook.com/2015/02/26/pink...rs-short-film/

[Chris Lang]

Apparently the fan film has been pulled now. Free speech and creativity take another hit.

To be honest, I can't say I'm surprised.

Long ago, there was an underground parody comic called 'Air Pirates Funnies', featuring Mickey Mouse in a context where he swears, does drugs, and has sex. It was all played for laughs, but Disney was NOT thrilled by this comic's use of Mickey Mouse, and said that this comic 'tarnished his image of innocent delight'. So of course they sued the makers of the comic.

However, the thing we have to remember with Air Pirates Funnies is that unlike MAD Magazine, it didn't change Mickey's name or anything -- they used the name Mickey Mouse. And they were going to keep doing the Mickey parody for a few more issues than just the two that came out before the lawsuit forced them to stop. I honestly don't know if the Power Rangers fan film was going to lead to further projects or not, but it sounds like it, too, was inserting swearing, sex, and other R-rated stuff into a family-friendly product just for the sake of cheap laughs and controversy.

But in any case, I can understand why Saban might be concerned about what a film like that might do to Power Rangers' image, even if I don't entirely agree with the manner in which they handled it.

[Cyke]

Amy Jo and Walter Jones being awesome.
http://comicbook.com/2015/02/26/pink...rs-short-film/

They did all the right things, imo. They're free to like/dislike whatever they want, but they didn't go on a soapbox like JDF did. Walter Jones both acknowledged that it wasn't suitable for kids anyway so he didn't link it, and he spoke briefly about the different varieties of takes that people can have with PR (which sounds about right -- the show changes almost every year, after all).

[Xalfrea]

So for those who like both Power Rangers and Linkara, his History of Power Rangers series just recently reached the big one. The one that tons of people who've been watching since the beginning have been looking forward to since 2010: His 4 part, 2 hour retrospective of Power Rangers RPM.

http://atopthefourthwall.com/history...r-rangers-rpm/

[Agent Z]

So for those who like both Power Rangers and Linkara, his History of Power Rangers series just recently reached the big one. The one that tons of people who've been watching since the beginning have been looking forward to since 2010: His 4 part, 2 hour retrospective of Power Rangers RPM.

http://atopthefourthwall.com/history...r-rangers-rpm/

Was just about to post this. Really enjoyed the review. If there is one thing I wished he'd done was to discuss the in-universe reason everything looked so kiddy, goofy, and weird. It was Dr. K's childhood, her imagination, coming through subconsciously. Everyone else saw the silliness but she didn't because she couldn't, she didn't even know what silliness was. It also explains why Venjix's designs were so odd looking too. He was designed by K and therefore had her weird inclination for designs as well only more twisted because evil.

[Guy1]

[Agent Z]

Zordon of Eltar

[Tenebrae]

I recently finished Dairanger, which from Power Rangers had my favourite Zords ever, but that ending was just so disappointing. I was really enjoying it to then.

Next up is Kakuranger which two episodes in looks pretty promising. I like how the lone female ranger is depicted as being the best combat wise so far.