[TokuChris]

EDIT: Here's some information from Fury Diamond, the amazing owner of rangercrew.com who has many sources within production.

http://www.rangercrew.com/forum/show...83#post1095783

Hello. This is my rant.

Jonathan Tzachor, executive producer of Power Rangers Samurai, Super Samurai, Megaforce, and the upcoming Super Megaforce. Also played EP back during the Saban era.

There's a rumor that he had once mentioned to a writer during the episodes of Samurai that he "doesn't consider the Disney-era as canon".

Ahmit has stated that guest stars aren't 'uninvited' due to budget limitations, and that it is the decision of Tzachor to invite/uninvite a cast member. That being said, Rhett Fisher was invited only to have Jonathan Tzachor shoot him down and cite budget limitations as the reason.

Jonathan Tzachor is also the reason that the writers of Megaforce were let go at the beginning of production of Super Megaforce and were replaced with (get ready for it) ... SAMURAI WRITERS. Here's cliffnotes version of Fury Diamond's explanation.

So after Samurai received very negative remarks from the Power Rangers fan community, they brought in new writers for Super Samurai to try and improve what they could (and for the most part, the latter end episodes WERE better). Those same writers were kept on for Megaforce. They were trying to bring more originality and steer clear of "COPY/PASTE TRANSLATION" that the "Samurai" was.

Those writers were let go at the break of Megaforce in to Super Megaforce. They were then replaced by the writers of "Samurai", and their stories re-written for Super Megaforce.

That's a decision made by Tzachor.

It's obvious that if we want the QUALITY of Power Rangers to improve, Tzachor needs to go. It's beyond obvious to me that all Tzachor intends to do is come in under-budget every year to look good for daddy Haim. He's single-handedly destroying the quality that Doug Sloan, Bruce Kalish, and Eddie G raised Power Rangers to (with seasons like Dino Thunder, SPD, Mystic Force, and RPM which all had darker tones, more adult themes, etc).

Until then, I suspect Super Megaforce to be nothing more than a literal copy/paste of the Gokaiger episodes, but dumbed down because Tzachor wants to appeal to the lowest age possible. Because kids are dumb, kids can't handle complex stories, and adults and older fans? Psha. Enjoy the 2 minute cameo of your favorite Power Ranger.

My expectations for Super Megaforce now that I see Tzachor has gone back to the dark side?

No former theme songs played for past seasons. As much Sentai footage used as possible, even to the extent of copy/pasting actors in to Sentai footage like we saw in Samurai (Kevin being pasted in to a Sentai scene). No Titanium Ranger. No Phantom Ranger. No past villains. Just an "editted Super Sentai 35th Anniversary" series.

Just disappointment. I hope I'm wrong.

[GoseiWonder]

Any rant that employs Tranquil Fury is one that I deeply respect. You have that in spades here.

[Sentai]

I almost wish Disney had control again. Not every season was bad, and they could do better than this hack. Seriously. Saban used to atleast act like he gave a shit about this.

[Kiryu]

blech.

Hearing that Samurai writers are being brought in for Super megaforce suddenly makes my excitement for season 2 drop down way, WAY low.

Though the frustrating and sad thing is: with how well Samurai did, I doubt Saban cares enough about the fan community to really do anything or change anything.

[Matrixbeast]

Yeah, I'm pretty much in agreement.
This isn't Disney, who was pretty much on the verge of cancelling PR at every other turn. I'm pretty damn skippy budget isn't really as much of an issue as they make it out to be now. They just don't want to put the money in. It's a shame what this man is doing, but it's most likely he won't be dropped any time soon, since he saves so much, and our best option is to hope he just...Leaves.

[Blade Raider]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kickback

There's a rumor that he had once mentioned to a writer during the episodes of Samurai that he "doesn't consider the Disney-era as canon".

This rumor needs to die. Right here, right now. This only exists because Samurai placed RPM in a different dimension and some idiot assumed that meant all Disney seasons.

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Originally Posted by Kiryu

Hearing that Samurai writers are being brought in for Super megaforce suddenly makes my excitement for season 2 drop down way, WAY low.

I need proof of that before I'll give a shit.

[ComicGuy89]

Hard to believe this guy was in charge of In Space, one of the best Power Rangers series ever. Until he leaves, I doubt there's really any hope for Power Rangers. At the very least it will remain popular with children, who will have missed out on so much.

[Matrixbeast]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blade Raider

This rumor needs to die. Right here, right now. This only exists because Samurai placed RPM in a different dimension and some idiot assumed that meant all Disney seasons.

I had always wondered where that rumor spawned from...

[TokuChris]

Fury Diamond, who has sources that are pretty high up in the world of Power Rangers, stated that the reason Super Megaforce was being re-written (remember his post about the story bible being changed and adapted for the second half?) is because they re-wrote all the stories that the Megaforce writers had written.

Fury has been right about everything thus far ... even the Silver Ranger being Cameron Jebo, which everyone called false when Cameron denied it only to end up seeing him on set with the other Rangers.

[GoseiWonder]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

I had always wondered where that rumor spawned from...

Though considering the Jungle Karma Pizza sign that cameoed in RPM, I wouldn't mind if Jungle Fury was in the RPM verse.

Even better was if Jungle Karma Pizza became the Dino Curry of Power Rangers.