Space Ninjas? This is going to be interesting. I guess it technically happened already with the Alien Rangers.

Just saying maybe Hurricanger might've been a better example.:lol

I blame that more on Jonathan Tzachor's need to slavishly copy Shinkenger's plot, Lynn's pitch for the show was much better.

Well all 3 Ninja Sentai Series have been the heroes fighting Space Aliens.

MMPR3 was Rita's dad and brother trying to conquer because EEEEEVIL!
Ninja Storm was the exiled evil Ninja Lothor and his alien cohorts bent on vengeance.
And now it's because of a crazy game show.

Wasn't it Amit Bauhmik who had the super cool pitch?

I didn't think Lothor was an alien

Oh he isn't. His legion of baddies are.

The "Game Show" plotline is one of the most unique elements for PR and has a lot of potential in theory alone, even though it sounds like something that happened in Jungle Fury and definitely would worked during Ninja Storm. On that subject, the "Aliens vs. Ninjas" thing works because Hurricanger/Ninja Storm exist. I would like to think that there will be more, a "dark discovery" on Earth that could be used against the team and have that "Youkai" feel that everyone wants (even though few actually like Ninninger). I do wonder how some of the Mecha would turn out, though. I honestly have doubts about Paonmaru and definitely the fate of Shurikenjin Paon. Gekiatsu Dai-Oh has been screaming for "Zordbuilder" manipulation ever since it was the first images were revealed, but the use of a Panda leaves cause for concern. Potential, but PR has to find a way to justify itself and actually make a decent show, and if it works, it may be one of the few times when Tokusatsu fans think that the adaptation is BETTER than the original!

Could've been, I dunno.

Sounds like a battle royal type of thing. Really neat.

Sure thing: The Star Wars films have all had MULTI-YEAR GAPS between each trilogy set.

Following up a series about heroes fighting evil aliens over crystals one year with another about heroes fighting evil aliens over crystals the immediate year after feels lazy, even if the circumstances are fairly interesting.

That seems like a perfect excuse to use the team up footage in some capacity.