(Special
Note: I've been getting emails from people that think I am somehow
officially connected with the show. Some ask to act on the show or to
meet the Rangers. Some parent's have asked for things for their kids. I
don't mind getting emails......I just want people to understand that
Power Rangers Online is just a fan site. I am just a fan like all of
you. There are tons more fan sites out there ( as their is for most
popular tv shows). Disney does have its own site for Power Rangers.
The official Power Rangers page is
here.)
10/16/09 Ranger Web Portal has been on hatius for awhile. That hatius
is coming to an end now. Ranger Web Portal acts as a guide to the Power
Rangers fandom. Presenting daily Power Rangers news throughout the
fandom. Go
here to visit the site.
10/16/09 The rumors of Disney remastering MMPR have been proven
true. It has been announced that a remastered MMPR will begin airing on
ABC Kids in January 2010. Basically taking the timeslot of RPM ( which
finishes its run in Deciember). Meaning that the Power Rangers brand
will continue post cancellation. Bandai will release a new MMPR toyline
to conincide with this. It is unclear what remastering will entail. It
could mean remastering the Sentai footage and possibly some edits. It
is also unclear how much of MMPR will air.
MMPR has been rerun on Fox Kid , Toon Disney ( now Disney XD), and MMPR
family in the past. It was most recently aired as part of the Power
Rangers Generations block. Which aired on ABC Family and Toon Disney at
various times. Which also featured many other former seasons. This was
discontinued to due to royality issues. An uncut version of MMPR has
been release via DVD in Germany. But no MMPR box sets have been
released in the United States. Go to
Rangercrew for more info.
( This move makes a lot of sense. Now that Power Rangers is over, its
only a matter of time before MMPR nostalgia kicks in. It smart stratagy
to start showing the old MMPR episodes again. Captilizing on this with
a toyline is smart from Bandai's prespective. Its probably cheaper to
pay the actors and Saban ( for the old music cues) royalties. I
am surirpsied that this thing isn't airing on DisneyXD. But I suppose
that there is a possibility that it could, since we haven't heard
either way. Perhaps this could lead to DVD box sets in the future. But
thats just speculation.
I am interested to see just how much is edited. Disney's
Standard's and Practices is a lot tougher then the old Fox Kids
Standards and Practices. Which is why we don't get as much unmorphed
fighting and a lot of explosions to cover up the banned blows. MMPR
featured a lot of martial arts ( unmorphed) battles between the Rangers
and the putties. It will be interesting to see if they let them air
without editing those old battles. Any improvements to the old
Zyuranger will be interesting to follow as well. )
9/12/09 I have been given the opertunity to review the latest RPM DVD,
"RPM Volume 2: Race For Corinth". Which is currently on sale at most
retail stores. This included online stores. The following is my reviews
along with some video clips, provided by a pr agency connected to
Disney. I highly recommond the DVD. But read my review in full
here.
8/31/09 Disney has purchased Marvel Comics. Which gives them power
over the comic book company and all its characters. This also means
Marvel Studios is also a subdidary to Disney. Its unclear how this
will effect the Power Rangers brand if at all. Read more about this
here ( from Scifiwire).
(
This move makes sense for Disney is a lot of ways. They have always
lacked a diverse amoung of boy brands. This gives them the character
rights to roughly 5,000 characters. Not to mention the big potential
the movie rights will bring. Marvel Studios should benefit from thsi
merger , as they now have a huge backer in Disney.
Of course
the only problem is that Spider Man and X-men 's film rights are under
the control of other companies. But Disney still gets a cut of the
profits. Just not as much as the in house Marvel Studios properties.
(
This
is just speculation. But Power Rangers would seem like a good fit
within the Marvel Studios umbrella someday. With Disney now owning
Marvel, this now becomes a plausible possibility. With PR heading into
cancellation and the inevitable nostalgia revival, this move could make
sense in a few years. A Power Rangers Movie produced by Marvel Studios
could do good bussiness. But again, this is just speculation on my
part. )
08/31/09
Other fandom bussiness that we missed during our recent several month
downtime..... PRE has closed down for good it seems. Odd Sentai ( a
former associate of Mesogog) seems interested in starting a new board
of some type......Rangertalk is slowly moving to
Otaku Hero Acess......Starpoints Rangercast has changed its name to
Starpoints Rangercrew. To clear up the confusion with the
Rangercast Podcast.
8/31/09
Power Morphicon will be taking place in the Summer of 2010. It will
take place in LA, at a undisclosed time and location. An
official site has been set up with a Message Board. That is the best place to discuss convention news.
Power
Morphion is the will ever Power Rangers Convention. The first took
place in LA, during the summer of 2005. The official sanctioned
convetion was a success. The new Morphicon is under new management ,
but maintians the spirit of the orginal.
8/31/09
The RPM Giveaway Contest
has ended. We we're able to raise seven dollars for the Jimmy Fund. Not
a lot of money, but every bit counts. I am going to make sure that
money goes to the Jimmy Fund. I encourage everyone to go to the
official Jimmy Fund website
and donate. Especially if you we're leary of donating to me as a third
party. This wouldn't be for any contest, but it would be a nice
gesture. I would like to thank Click Communications for given me the
opertunity to do this contest. Remember, RPM Volume 2: Race For Corinth
will be released on DVD.... Tuesday Septiember 8, 2009. I will be
posting a review of the DVD early next week.
8/24/09 A company associated with the
release of the RPM Volume 2: Race For Corinth has given Power Rangers
Online the opertunity to host a DVD giveaway contest. The winner will
get a free copy of the new RPM DVD as well as the previous DVD (
RPM Volume 1).
The details are as followed. Participants will donate a undisclosed
amount of money that PRO will donate to the Jimmy Fund ( which is a
charity the Boston Red Sox run to help kids with cancer). The fan with
the biggest donation will win the DVD. If there is a tie the winner
will be the one who donated first. The deadline for bidding will be
Sunday at 12 pm. Any one who sends money after this point will have
their money returned and will not be included in the contest.
Send you're donations through pay pal, using tuxedodragon@aol.com. You
must give you're home address as well ( either as part of the pay pal
donation or a separate email. The winner will have the DVD mailed to
them. All donations are non refundable. And if you fail to win
the money will still get donated to the Jimmy Fund.
Please note the Power Rangers Online has no affilation to Disney or the
Jimmy Fund. We are simply acting as a third party that will send
donations to them fromt eh money generated by this contest.
Here is the
contest page.
For more news click here.
