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Sabrblade

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Mulling a bit on what we see in this trailer, I'm a bit uncertain as to how I feel about this special just blatantly killing off Trini in cold blood, rather than just calmly saying that she passed away years ago and having Minh already training to be her successor.

I'm also unsure how to feel about it since the trailer clearly wants us to think that she was killed in action while still morphed and thus while still connected to the Morphin Grid. The timing of such a decision couldn't be worse when we just came off of a season that literally ended with Zayto being killed in action, still morphed, still connected to the grid, and thus able to eventually come back to the land of the living after being joined as a part of the grid for a time. The same thing had previously happened to Kendrix back in Lost Galaxy, and arguably to both Gem and Gemma briefly back in RPM.

In a sense, the TV series just recently established the idea that rangers who are killed as rangers aren't perma-dead but instead become one with the Morphin Grid until such a time when they are allowed to return to the real world (unless they choose not to and remain resting in peace, as was apparently the case with the first Magna Defender)... only for this special to come about right on the heels of that establishment, and seems to instead be treating ranger death as perma-death.


Also, there better darn well be some mention, reference, or acknowledgement of the Mystic Mother in this. She's canonically what Rita became after her purification at the end of In Space, and has canonically been that since 2006, nearly 17 years now.

And, minor thing, but, "revenge"? Against the MMPR rangers? Rita and Zedd beat them. It took them three years, but they won. MMPR ended on a cliffhanger ending with Rita and Zedd triumphant. She doesn't need revenge on them. She got it decades ago. Methinks this Robo Rita has a few crossed wires.
 
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MrBlud

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What’s the definition of purification?

The removal of contaminants from something.

So it’s entirely possible that “evil energy” or whathaveyou they purged from Mystic Mother floated (ala Starscream) until it found/made a new Robot body possibly from the Machine Empire even.
 
tec

tec

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My quest for have all the vehicle based Zords continues with these two pick ups
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The red one really has an old school feel
 
tec

tec

Maystor missspelur
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nope i have the helmet (left it off dint like the look of it) the main gun part, chrome dome, and two crane arms
I am missing one gun and the small gun that mounts inside the dome and the little cars head cover panel
still not bad for 25 bucks and the Time Force set was 25 bucks as well
 
Sabrblade

Sabrblade

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tec said:
still not bad for 25 bucks and the Time Force set was 25 bucks as well
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Okay, yeah, that's a steal. 25 bucks for the full Shadow Force Megazord combo can't be beat. I think that's even less than what either of the original two cost individually.
 
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Sabrblade

Sabrblade

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Austin St. John gives some behind-the-scenes commentary about his return in the Power Rangers Beast Morphers crossover episode "Grid Connection".

 
Sabrblade

Sabrblade

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The Power Rangers news just keeps on coming!

Amy Jo Johnson may not be in the MMPR: Once and Always anniversary special, but it's been announced that she is writing a brand new Power Rangers comic book series for Boom Studios:

variety.com

Original Pink ‘Power Ranger’ Amy Jo Johnson Writing New Comic Book Series: ‘It’s My Version’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Amy Jo Johnson is writing a new Power Rangers comic series.
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It’s been 30 years since “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” premiered, but Amy Jo Johnson, who played the original Pink Ranger, isn’t finished with the franchise quite yet.

After raising $250,000 in less than 24 hours via a Kickstarter campaign for the “Power Rangers: A 30th Anniversary Comic Book Celebration,” Johnson will write a brand new “Power Rangers” comic book series with publisher Boom Studios, Variety can exclusively announce.

Debuting the series next year, Johnson collaborated with her partner and director Matt Hotson to co-write it. She recalls coming up with the idea before the pandemic hit in 2020. “I was daydreaming about it and mentioned it to my boyfriend, Matt. He said, ‘Why don’t you try to write it as a comic book?'” Johnson tells Variety. “We had all the time on our hands, so we daydreamed up this entire comic book series knowing the 30th anniversary was coming.”

The new comic series is something that Johnson has been elated about for quite some time. “It has been so hard to sit on this and not talk about it for a year — three, really,” Johnson says. And she promises that the new series would be “different” from the original, “in the sense that it’s my version.”

For inspiration, she went back and watched the original episodes — for the first time. “I honestly had never watched [‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’],” Johnson says.

After leaving the series in 1995, Johnson says she “just moved on” from “Power Rangers” and had no idea about the fan outrage that ensued. “I didn’t even know they were [upset]. There was no internet, there was no social media.”

She says working on the set of “Power Rangers” had its flaws. The series was non-union and she made roughly $700 an episode. Oblivious to unions and the benefits that she could have received, Johnson admits she was “just excited to be working as an actor. I was getting paid more than I’ve ever been paid on a job a week.” She adds, “I matured, grew older and found out what was safe and normal.”

Post-“Power Rangers,” she acted in “Susie Q,” “Perfect Body,” “Felicity” and “Flashpoint.” For the last 10 years, she has turned her attention to behind the camera, writing and directing four short films, two feature films and made her directorial debut on the CW’s “Superman and Lois.”

One production she did not join, however, was Netflix’s upcoming “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always” reunion film. When Johnson’s original “Power Rangers” co-stars Walter Emanuel Jones and David Yost joined the cast, fans speculated about why she was not a part of the film. Johnson took to Twitter to address these claims, revealing that her decision had nothing to do with money.

Speaking with Variety, Johnson reveals, “There were a bunch of different factors that came into play. One of them [being] I was working on other projects, and I also have a 14-year-old…I stopped acting and switched my focus to writing [and] directing almost 10 years ago. I can give you a list of excuses.”

She adds, “It just didn’t even occur to me [to join the reunion] because I was so focused on this comic book and telling this story.”

While Johnson might not have said yes to the “Power Rangers” reunion movie, it’s clear that the franchise still holds a special place in her heart. Jason David Frank was one of Johnson’s original co-stars, and a dear friend who died in November 2022. “JDF was like family,” she says. “The whole franchise will always be very special to me. I can’t wait to see it.”

For now, she revels in the excitement that her fans will get to experience her new comic series. “This is my thank you, this is my love letter to the fans,” she says. “It’s just been incredible to have these kids who are now adults support me through all of [my career] changes.”
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LBD "Nytetrayn"

Broke the Matrix
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Hmm... okay, but I'm still wary. People like to jump the gun on this stuff these days, after all...
 
Daith

Daith

Bustin make feel Good!
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Dude at this point the streams been over for hours. just summarize the thing.

Next 3 Preorders for Lightning Collection are up today.
Red Turbo Ranger (TJ Head)
RPM Yellow
Blue Lightspeed Rescue

Also a reissue of the Black and Gold ZAP Dino Megazord

Tomorrow launches preorders for 2 Villain deluxes. The Minotaur and a single new Rita Repulsa with swapable face plates.

Wednesday preorders go live for the Remastered MMPR LC Red, Green, and Pink.
Besides the new morpher, hands to hold it, and power effects there is a Green Candle and the Dragon Shield and arm bracers will be detachable and able to swap to other figures as you please. Black was shown as well but is going up for preorder at a later date.

Also two more Cobra Kai figures are going up for a Target Exclusive with a small stock on Pulse Wednesday as well.
Johnny Lawrence Black Boar Ranger.
Miguel Diaz Red Eagle Ranger.

Also went off about a Boom Studios Kickstarter and showed off the Trailer and clip of the "Once and Always" special that have been going around for the last few weeks. There is a new clip IGN has that shows a bit more of a scene in the trailer, but with just two days to go I'll let you search it out if you want to spoil it this close.
 
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