Power Rangers - Toys, Television, and More!

Steevy Maximus · 09-17-2006, 01:37 PM

I still remember the HUGE promotional push Fox gave MMPR back in the day. To this day, I can't recall a series getting THAT much of a push from a Network.
I watched it until Zeo, then other interests came in.

I'm still waiting for the special reissue of the original Megazord and Dragonzord from Bandai

But Operation Overdrive zords look good, Invincible Robot Laboratory had some images, might be the first time since I was a kids that I buy the series Megazord

Eric · 09-17-2006, 01:41 PM

You know, speaking of Power Rangers, didn't there used to be some sort of crossover with them and the Big Bad Beetleborgs (THAT brought back SO many memories)? I could've sworn there was a crossover like that.

DrSpengler · 09-17-2006, 02:01 PM

I started to get a little annoyed when Saban flooded the market with regioned Sentai imports, like Beetleborgs, VR Troopers and that other one, I think it was called "Superhuman Samurai Squad" or something.

I'm amazed the overabundance of Senta shows didn't kill Power Rangers' popularity.

Omnibus Prime · 09-17-2006, 02:02 PM

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The very mention of "Power Rangers" nowadays (to at least everyone I know) brings about feelings of intense disgust and repulsion, as though people are so adverse to their own childhood.

What if you've felt repulsion and disgust since the beginning?

But I was ~16 and a junior in high school and only marginally aware of MMPR's existence. When I would occasionally come across the show, I thought it was the most god-awful thing I'd ever seen...Voltron/TF ripoff, bad kid actors even for a kid's show, stupid foam badguys,

at the mix of American/Japanese footage. Ugh.
I was just a liiittle too old for TMNT too, but I could at least get that. MMPR was my first,"Damn, they just don't make 'em like they used to." moment. I'm honestly surprised, even with the complete revamp every year after '96, that the damn things are still around.

Grimlock_13 · 09-17-2006, 02:07 PM

I was one of the few people in my group of friends to like MMPR, and it was mainly because the Zords reminded me of TFs....I still have the toys, all of the original series, most of Zeo, a couple from....I can't remember which Space themes series had the Mega-Winger and Astro Megazord...and the Wild Force Megazord. Fun times, They have quite a legacy.

Gears · 09-17-2006, 02:40 PM

Yesterday I was channel surfing and happened to come upon Power Rangers Mystic force. I started watching a battle bewteen a Train Megazord and Some monster looking guy. For some reason I found it strangely compelling...

rattrap007 · 09-17-2006, 02:45 PM

I still stand by my belief that it is just a Voltron ripoff.

Steevy Maximus · 09-17-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rattrap007

I still stand by my belief that it is just a Voltron ripoff.

Sentai predates GoLion in Japan. So technically, Voltron ripped off Power Rangers

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Originally Posted by DrSpengler

and that other one, I think it was called "Superhuman Samurai Squad" or something.

Actually, DiC brought over Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad in the wake of PR's popularity.

I don't recall crossovers with VR Troopers or Beetleborgs, but I know Saban kicked off Masked Rider with a 3 part Power Rangers crossover.

rattrap007 · 09-17-2006, 02:56 PM

So then Power Rangers is a rip off of a rip off...

Gryph · 09-17-2006, 03:50 PM

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So then Power Rangers is a rip off of a rip off...

Uh, no. Sentai is no rippoff. You need to check out the Super Sentai Wiki. The first sentai to use a robot was Battle Fever J in 79. The first sentai to use a transforming robot was Denjiman in 80. Go Lion wasn't made untill 81.

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