[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

Tommy's shield was always messed up in the PR footage. Made it even easier to spot the Sentai stuff. I think the story is that they didn't know about their being a another ranger until a couple weeks before they got to those episodes and so the suit was just rushed together.

Well yeah, that is what I said last week several pages ago.

However, it still seems like they made him a new shield for the command center scenes, which is half line and curve and half all curve.

[Locke]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's actually why they thought MegaRanger was a space series.
They never watched MegaRanger. They just watched promotional footage of the zords and assumed it was a space series, only realizing it wasn't when they began altering footage for In Space

Imagine how Time Force could have ended up if they kept doing this practice by then

I assumed early Saban was creative but as it turns out he just had no idea what he was doing and was making it up as he went

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Locke

I assumed early Saban was creative but as it turns out he just had no idea what he was doing and was making it up as he went

Obviously something went terribly right, since Power Rangers made a freaking mint

[Orange Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Locke

So they didn't watch Zyuranger before they made Mighty Morphin? When they made Dragon Knight they watched through the whole of Ryuki and worked through how to make it work for an adaptation. I assumed Power Rangers did the same.

The internet as we know it didn't exist and the ability to stream of send video was certainly non-existent. They proabably had to have footage subtitles and then shipped over for them so that process likely took a little time and they were doing everything as cheap as possible. I think it would have made the most sense to hire a Japanese person that was fluent in English to give them all the key details they would need before production but clearly they didn't think that was needed.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

It's actually why they thought MegaRanger was a space series.
They never watched MegaRanger. They just watched promotional footage of the zords and assumed it was a space series, only realizing it wasn't when they began altering footage for In Space

Imagine how Time Force could have ended up if they kept doing this practice by then

I thought the story was that they saw the promo footage before MegaRanger ever aired and that was all they had available to them. Since it looked like a space setting they set up the end of Turbo to go into space. They found out before they started shooting In Space what the plot actually was but decided to just go with it as they already had a story going.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

I thought the story was that they saw the promo footage before MegaRanger ever aired and that was all they had available to them. Since it looked like a space setting they set up the end of Turbo to go into space. They found out before they started shooting In Space what the plot actually was but decided to just go with it as they already had a story going.

By the time In Space (Feb. 6, 1998 - Nov. 21, 1998) hit the airwaves, Megaranger (Feb. 14, 1997 - Feb. 15, 1998) had one episode left. Additionally, Turbo ended on Nov. 24, 1997 (10 months after Megaranger began), and it led directly into In Space.
Assuming that
1) Turbo's finale was filmed a month before airing and
2) They had scripted Chase Into Space to lead into the "Grand Finale" that was In Space 3 months prior,
There really isn't much excuse for being so off when they had 5 months worth of Megaranger footage available.

And before anyone gets on my case, I know the numbers for the months were BS and not accurate. I based the statements on the amount of time it takes to film a 20 minute long show, along with the statement that Lost Galaxy aired episodes mere weeks after they finished filming them, one case (During the Lights of Orion saga) being aired mere days after they finished filming.
The numbers for the months were simple approximations since they didn't need to provide 100% of the filmed footage. In all honesty, I really think the 3 months worth assumption to write and finalize the script for In Space is being very generous.

[ljacone]

From Wikipedia, via Sir Stack's posting of the In Space "pre-bible":

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The original pre-bible for in Space, drafted before the start of Power Ranger Turbo's second half, was placed online in June 2011. The first half includes synopses of Megaranger episodes, with a mix of Japanese names and intended US names, and a breakdown of how much sentai footage was "useable"; there is a list of weaponry and Zords introduced, how often they appear, and the monsters and how they are destroyed. It then goes on to set out the plans for the in Space adaptation.[2]

Both Astronema and Andros was originally absent, with the Phantom Ranger finding out about Dark Spectre's plan instead, and Justin was going to remain in the team. Instead of losing their powers and base at the end of Turbo, the Rangers would be given their space powers by Dmitria (the Turbo mentor) so they could head into space and save Zordon. Their spacecraft would have had a limited power supply and could only be recharged by the Power Chamber on Earth, forcing them to keep returning; otherwise, they would hop from planet to planet, encountering new and returning villains, and picking up clues for Zordon's whereabouts. Divatox was still going to be the main recurring villain, with Ecliptor as her new second-in-command. Bulk and Skull formed a volunteer Citizen Force Group to try and protect Angel Grove while the Rangers were away. The Silver Ranger was the subject of debate, as Saban were unsure if they wanted to use him.[2]

In Space would have used Carranger villain Exhaus was going to be used as Dark Spectre - he would instead be the monster Goldgoyle for the end of Turbo. The Rangers were going to have a base in Earth orbit called the new Power Dome: it was to be realised by "a giant pyramid made of silky material... the walls of silk will change constantly with special effects lights creating the different moods". The "Space Station" (Astro Megaship) interior was going to recycle the Power Chamber set; footage would be shot for the villain's "Evil Platform" set ahead of time and used as recurring stock footage.[2]

The link to Sir Stack's post: http://sirstack.livejournal.com/50847.html

I for one would have loved to see Exhaus as Dark Spectre instead of Goldgoyle.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by ljacone

From Wikipedia, via Sir Stack's posting of the In Space "pre-bible":



The link to Sir Stack's post: http://sirstack.livejournal.com/50847.html

I for one would have loved to see Exhaus as Dark Spectre instead of Goldgoyle.

Ah. Thanks for that ^^

[ljacone]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Ah. Thanks for that ^^

Imagine how different In Space would have been without Andros and Astronema, and with Justin and Divatox!

[Orange Ranger]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

By the time In Space (Feb. 6, 1998 - Nov. 21, 1998) hit the airwaves, Megaranger (Feb. 14, 1997 - Feb. 15, 1998) had one episode left. Additionally, Turbo ended on Nov. 24, 1997 (10 months after Megaranger began), and it led directly into In Space.
Assuming that
1) Turbo's finale was filmed a month before airing and
2) They had scripted Chase Into Space to lead into the "Grand Finale" that was In Space 3 months prior,
There really isn't much excuse for being so off when they had 5 months worth of Megaranger footage available.

And before anyone gets on my case, I know the numbers for the months were BS and not accurate. I based the statements on the amount of time it takes to film a 20 minute long show, along with the statement that Lost Galaxy aired episodes mere weeks after they finished filming them, one case (During the Lights of Orion saga) being aired mere days after they finished filming.
The numbers for the months were simple approximations since they didn't need to provide 100% of the filmed footage. In all honesty, I really think the 3 months worth assumption to write and finalize the script for In Space is being very generous.

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Originally Posted by ljacone

From Wikipedia, via Sir Stack's posting of the In Space "pre-bible":



The link to Sir Stack's post: http://sirstack.livejournal.com/50847.html

I for one would have loved to see Exhaus as Dark Spectre instead of Goldgoyle.

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Originally Posted by ljacone

Imagine how different In Space would have been without Andros and Astronema, and with Justin and Divatox!

Very interesting. They definitely took the better route with that. I wonder why they wouldn't screen the footage then if it could have been reasonably made available to them. Still, that does make it seem like they had enough info to know what they were doing.

[ljacone]

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

Very interesting. They definitely took the better route with that. I wonder why they wouldn't screen the footage then if it could have been reasonably made available to them. Still, that does make it seem like they had enough info to know what they were doing.

Honestly? I think that Saban saw that the meka were spaceships, and decided that since this was going to be (ostensibly) the last season, that it made sense to have a big outer space epic to wrap things up.

It worked out for pretty much all parties (except, I guess, Blake Foster), as In Space was a hit in the ratings, and Saban was able to build off of that success to transform the show into the annual adaption format, which allows the show to exist without some of the snarls of the earlier format (namely, if you replace your characters each year, you don't need to keep writing them out of the story when the actor want a raise).

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Well yeah, that is what I said last week several pages ago.

However, it still seems like they made him a new shield for the command center scenes, which is half line and curve and half all curve.

I have noticed this as well; I guess they had some money to improve the "Hero Suit" in the last few appearances of the Green Ranger?