Saban buys back Power Rangers; show will head to Nick

[NinjaJack]

Well I guess that I've been corrected. But I was looking forward to seeing some American actors. I guess we'll look forward to more accent slips. Gosh, i miss the Time Force cast so very much.

 

[King Cocopuff]

Well I guess that I've been corrected. But I was looking forward to seeing some American actors. I guess we'll look forward to more accent slips. Gosh, i miss the Time Force cast so very much.

They are recruiting American actors, since it's emphasized that they need to have their paperwork in order so they could go to NZ.

 

[DarkGojira]

Why does everyone assume that they'll keep using the NZ actors?

After all, the website did state that ALL TALENT must be willing to RELOCATE to New Zealand for 6-8 months.

 

[Ookamikun]

Well to be fair Tommy isn't "white"...

 

[Rick Jones]

RPM was great (IMO). Maybe Nicktoons (or even Nick proper) will air RPM like a “new” series (since it was ONLY shown on ABC Kids – some episodes just once or at least very few times).

I sure wouldn't mind seeing that happen. I still think Disney wasted it by not also airing it on XD when it was on ABC. I was only able to catch a couple of episodes but what I saw, I enjoyed.

 

[NinjaJack]

Why does everyone assume that they'll keep using the NZ actors?

After all, the website did state that ALL TALENT must be willing to RELOCATE to New Zealand for 6-8 months.

Well then good.

 

[AdamYJ]

Might you have had the same problem with the Red Wind Ranger not being of Japanese descent?

Well, I assumed the show would still be holding close to the whole "descendant of a feudal lord" angle but with a few tweaks. If you look at the personality descriptions for the characters in that ad, they seem very similar to the actual Shinkenger characters.

I guess maybe in this show, he's the Red Ranger is just a guy who went to "Samurai School". Or maybe he's adopted.

 

[Cereal]

God, I really can't wait. RPM, which I consider one of the best American seasons, got me back into PR after 5-6 years.

 

[veemonjosh]

I guess maybe in this show, he's the Red Ranger is just a guy who went to "Samurai School". Or maybe he's adopted.

Or maybe his great-grandfather was Japanese, but the rest of his bloodline has been mainly caucasian...

 

[Undrave]

Or its a Bleach -like Situation where the main character runs into the Princess, the real Red, fighting a monster and she gets hurt and he has to step in and she gives him her morpher!

 

[firefoxprime]

Or its a Bleach -like Situation where the main character runs into the Princess, the real Red, fighting a monster and she gets hurt and he has to step in and she gives him her morpher!

ah...reminds me of time force.

good times....

 

[Sketch]

I'm starting to wonder how much on the daily schedule Nicktoons is going to use for Power Rangers reruns. There's enough episodes to quite honestly fill the entire channel space for a while but they wont do that because Power Rangers is just one of several major franchises they'll be making use of on Nicktoons in late 2010 and beyond.

But if they gave each Power Rangers series it's own slot they could easily fill up a sizable chunk of their day and they may very well do that or they may have several slots in the day for Power Rangers and regularly rotate the series after they finish a run or two or more.

Hopefully RPM finally gets its due. It should.

But as excited as I am that we could have constant daily slots for Power Rangers a-plenty its bothersome that the channel in question will be Nicktoons. They really ought to rebrand the network alla DXD. For serious.

 

[firefoxprime]

I'm starting to wonder how much on the daily schedule Nicktoons is going to use for Power Rangers reruns. There's enough episodes to quite honestly fill the entire channel space for a while but they wont do that because Power Rangers is just one of several major franchises they'll be making use of on Nicktoons in late 2010 and beyond.

But if they gave each Power Rangers series it's own slot they could easily fill up a sizable chunk of their day and they may very well do that or they may have several slots in the day for Power Rangers and regularly rotate the series after they finish a run or two or more.

Hopefully RPM finally gets its due. It should.

But as excited as I am that we could have constant daily slots for Power Rangers a-plenty its bothersome that the channel in question will be Nicktoons. They really ought to rebrand the network alla DXD. For serious.

you know...i keep hearin talk about how awesome RPM was.
so was it really that awesome?
kamen rider: DK blew me away, with its serious tone, and nice action.
it just didn't feel...."kiddie". more mature.

so when i tried watching the first few eps of RPM, i felt like i was
watching kiddie stuff, especially the goofy voiced monsters....

everything just felt...slightly goofy.
irish/scottish actor dude...ugh. hated his voice.
ziggy...ugh.
funny guy yes, but i felt like i wanted to punch the kid in the face....

just keeping an open mind.

 

[King]

WHAT?!?? Man, I get off from the web for a week and this happens. Kick-ass! Power Rangers is coming back home!
And 20 new episodes and a film. Lets hope its a T.V movie. Hey, in the 90's it was ok but now ppl won't take that stunt anymore.

Anyways, I wonder how close the new series will be? By story and theme.
Sorry, I kind of stop paying attention to power ranger around 2000.

 

[stargirl]

Holy Saban, Batman!!!

This is one of the best news I've heard all week!

 

[Tommy Lawson]

Note the similarities between the following two articles:

March 11, 1994
Los Angeles Times
'Rangers' Have Found Him a Fortune

Saban is the producer of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," the mega-hit children's TV show that has spawned the hottest-selling toy in the country and thrust Saban's small, Burbank-based production company to the forefront of independent Hollywood producers.

"It's a multibillion-dollar business over the next five years," says Saban, who hopes to use the success of "Power Rangers" as a springboard to new business opportunities in television, movies, video games, live touring and even theme parks.

Later, from the same article:

"We control all the streams of revenue," Saban says, gulping water out of an Evian bottle from behind his desk. "The master toy license is one stream, video games is the second, home video another. . . . The ratings are the most visible, but they are just a piece of the puzzle."

May 12, 2010
The Hollywood Reporter
Saban buys back Power Rangers

Saban is also eyeing Power Rangers film projects, live tours and theme park attractions.

The Saban acquisition includes worldwide rights to the Power Rangers brand and the more than 700 TV episodes produced over 17 years. Saban also immediately unveiled a new, long-term master toy and video game license deal with Bandai Namco Group, which has handled toy lines for the franchise since its inception

"It's deja vu all over again," as the Yogi Berra saying goes. Also, as I noted in the best movie titles thread, the movie title "Back to the Future" also applies here.

 

[Marvin Tikvah]

so was it really that awesome?

Indeed it was. In regards to your complaints, RPM wasn't 100% serious because it couldn't possibly be. The source footage was utterly wacky and intentionally silly, and they had to work that into the show somehow. Having a serious backdrop with a touch of self-parody helped alleviate those problems and certainly made watching the show more enjoyable than if it was simply people in spandex trying to be grizzled survivors or something.

 

[Taekmkm]

RPM's definite strength was the subversion/parody of ranger material, especially that one episode where they discuss why there's explosions whenever they morph.

And then later on, Flynn uses the morph explosion to take out the enemy. Now that's how you do parody right.

 

[Blueranger]

Saban Brands will be at the International Licensing Show in Chicago.
We are expected to get a Name & Logo for the coming series.

And, it will be be broadcast live.

http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6728848.html?desc=topstory

 

[Burgundy Ranger]

The Licensing Show is in Las Vegas ... but this is quite cool. Maybe it will be organized so that the company's presentations are set for certain times.