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03-19-2015, 09:02 AM | #281 |
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What you guys would do if you were charge of the franchise ?
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03-25-2015, 10:40 PM | #282 |
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I know it's a bit late but I'd reboot it. I know that's not the popular answer but Power Rangers, like comic books, has sort of reached the point where continuity is just so heavy. While the "stand alone" nature of new series minimizes that it's still an issue. Just see the legend war scene from the end of Super Megaforce. There's a lot there. I'm not saying I'd end the ongoing continuity but I'd split it up. Keep the ongoing continuity for television with a reliance on sentai while using films to reboot things back to MMPR and go from there with 100% original footage.
EDIT- so pretty much what they're doing Last edited by Templar; 03-25-2015 at 10:55 PM.. |
03-25-2015, 11:46 PM | #283 |
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I know it's a bit late but I'd reboot it. I know that's not the popular answer but Power Rangers, like comic books, has sort of reached the point where continuity is just so heavy. While the "stand alone" nature of new series minimizes that it's still an issue. Just see the legend war scene from the end of Super Megaforce. There's a lot there. I'm not saying I'd end the ongoing continuity but I'd split it up. Keep the ongoing continuity for television with a reliance on sentai while using films to reboot things back to MMPR and go from there with 100% original footage.
EDIT- so pretty much what they're doing After that it's up in the air. There's nothing (really) from Mystic Force through RPM that ties those series to continuity - especially with RPM. Samurai brought it back with Bulk and Skull (and Spike, I guess), and Megaforce/Super Megaforce did so with the Legendary War though with zero explanation for a lot of it (although they kept the whole RPM in a separate universe thing that Samurai started intact). Dino Charge will depend on whether or not they do the MMPR/Dino Thunder team up. if they do then yes I'd call it continuity. However, very loosely. You'd think a giant war (twice, In Space and Super Megaforce) would be referenced but it never is, ever.
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03-25-2015, 11:49 PM | #284 |
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I think I'd do something crazy and try to get rights to do a crossover between PR and SS... I dunno...
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03-26-2015, 12:02 AM | #285 |
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Power Rangers biggest issue with continuity is that they haven't figured out what to do with it. They had a constant universe through Wild Force - we saw that with "Forever Red". Ninja Storm looked to be a franchise reboot until Dino Thunder with Tommy and the whole Ninja Storm team up. SPD gave us the "oh, it's in the future" bit and their Dino Thunder team up kind of cemented them in continuity.
After that it's up in the air. There's nothing (really) from Mystic Force through RPM that ties those series to continuity - especially with RPM. Samurai brought it back with Bulk and Skull (and Spike, I guess), and Megaforce/Super Megaforce did so with the Legendary War though with zero explanation for a lot of it (although they kept the whole RPM in a separate universe thing that Samurai started intact). Dino Charge will depend on whether or not they do the MMPR/Dino Thunder team up. if they do then yes I'd call it continuity. However, very loosely. You'd think a giant war (twice, In Space and Super Megaforce) would be referenced but it never is, ever. I agree, it's all VERY loose and wish-washy. My biggest issue with Power Rangers continuity is that they're lukewarm with how they deal with it. The general feeling I get (and this goes for both Disney and Saban) is that they don't want things to be overly referential, as that could potentially alienate the kids. If that's the case, ok. Cool. Then commit to making each series a stand-alone universe. Problem is they keep referencing the past despite not being overly-referential. So you end up with a franchise where each new series seems standalone in almost every way but which...isn't. Each new threat is the single biggest threat to ever face the Earth, yet it also exists where the Earth has, at least twice, been in the cross-hairs of an invading alien armada. Not to mention what will happen in ten years if Power Rangers is still going. Isn't 2025 the year SPD was supposed to take place? That'll get...interesting. |
03-26-2015, 12:07 AM | #286 |
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Didn't "Once A Ranger" tie in, MMPR, Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, and Mystic Force...? I can't think of who the fifth character that came in was. -_-'
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03-26-2015, 12:13 AM | #287 |
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SPD Red, but it was Bridge instead of Jack or Sky.
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03-26-2015, 12:13 AM | #288 |
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Oh yeah. Thanks.
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03-26-2015, 01:31 AM | #289 |
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Didn't Once a Ranger from Overdrive tie Mystic Force and Overdrive into the whole thing? From there the only two outliers are Jungle Fury and RPM, and we know the latter is an alternate universe.
I agree, it's all VERY loose and wish-washy. My biggest issue with Power Rangers continuity is that they're lukewarm with how they deal with it. The general feeling I get (and this goes for both Disney and Saban) is that they don't want things to be overly referential, as that could potentially alienate the kids. If that's the case, ok. Cool. Then commit to making each series a stand-alone universe. Problem is they keep referencing the past despite not being overly-referential. So you end up with a franchise where each new series seems standalone in almost every way but which...isn't. Each new threat is the single biggest threat to ever face the Earth, yet it also exists where the Earth has, at least twice, been in the cross-hairs of an invading alien armada. Not to mention what will happen in ten years if Power Rangers is still going. Isn't 2025 the year SPD was supposed to take place? That'll get...interesting. BAM! Problem solved either way. A simple one-line of dialogue and the show is either in or out of continuity.
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03-30-2015, 02:47 PM | #290 |
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Dark Specter never heard about the scorpius ?
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