Originally Posted by AkibaSilver (Post 764308)

From my little perspecitve, Power Rangers is in a much more solid place than GI Joe. FOr a start, Power Rangers actually existed when I was a kid, and still feels like it's aiming towards that kid market today, whereas the new GI Joe stuff I've seen feels more like it's hitting the nosalgia market.

Plus, ya know, GI Joe is violently American. Doesn't help the brand much worldwide.

Originally Posted by Talisman (Post 764311)

What gets me is that part of the thing that holds G.I. Joe back these days is- apart from the fact that even though we live in the Revenge of the 80s, those days are long gone and ain't coming back no matter how hard certain parties try- that the biggest attraction it had back in the 80s wasn't the characters... it was the vehicles. And a vehicle-heavy line like that is something that's just not feasible in this day and age and never will be again.

Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die (Post 764299)

I've never really done Power Rangers, so I'm probably wading in way over my head here, but I think the Transformers comparison is pretty apt.

Transformers was a hugely popular toyline and TV series for a few years in the 1980s, before vanishing from the public eye. It carried on through a variety of popular incarnations that never quite regained its former widespread acceptance, until a live-action movie attempted to leverage the nostalgia of adults who grew up on the original incarnation. It connected, massively, and allowed for the current franchise ubiquity.

Power Rangers was a hugely popular toyline and TV series for a few years in the 1990s, before vanishing from the public eye. It carried on through a variety of popular incarnations that never quite regained its former widespread acceptance, until a live-action movie attempted to leverage the nostalgia of adults who grew up on the original incarnation. It did not connect, keeping the franchise as a bit of an also-ran.

Like, I know some folks in their mid-20s and early-30s who still have very strong feelings about the original MMPR stuff (making time each year to see the Rangers who show up for C2E2) in the same way some folks in their 40s and 50s have very strong feelings about G1 Optimus and Megatron.

I think someday there'll be a Power Rangers movie that gets that franchise to a higher prominence. There's too much money in it for Hasbro to stop trying, you know? But I think the moment for a MMPR reboot came and went. Anything after this would probably need to be wholly original.

Anyway, just my semi-outsider take! If I'm way off-base, let me know!

Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Lolita (Post 764332)

Is MMPR the most well-known PR series to the general public? (asked a stupid question)

Originally Posted by Talisman (Post 764311)

What gets me is that part of the thing that holds G.I. Joe back these days is- apart from the fact that even though we live in the Revenge of the 80s, those days are long gone and ain't coming back no matter how hard certain parties try- that the biggest attraction it had back in the 80s wasn't the characters... it was the vehicles. And a vehicle-heavy line like that is something that's just not feasible in this day and age and never will be again.

Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die (Post 764299)

Like, I know some folks in their mid-20s and early-30s who still have very strong feelings about the original MMPR stuff (making time each year to see the Rangers who show up for C2E2) in the same way some folks in their 40s and 50s have very strong feelings about G1 Optimus and Megatron.

I think someday there'll be a Power Rangers movie that gets that franchise to a higher prominence. There's too much money in it for Hasbro to stop trying, you know? But I think the moment for a MMPR reboot came and went. Anything after this would probably need to be wholly original.

Anyway, just my semi-outsider take! If I'm way off-base, let me know!