I'm not talking about innovation vs. formula. It's just that Power Rangers embodies a rather pure philosophy of good vs. evil with the Rangers as the archetypes of good. There's this youthful part of me that just has a visceral negative reaction to the idea of Power Rangers (or their Sentai equivalents) being criminals.
Something about the pirate ranger uniforms seems... unusually silly to me. Maybe because they decided to emulate 18th century sailing uniforms?
GokaiPink and GokaiGreen + All Forms GoukaiRed, and his fleet of heroes. GoukaiYellow and GoukaiBlue GoukaiPink and GoukaiGreen Gokaiblue and GokaiYellow + All Forms GokaiRed + All Forms The villains- The Zangyaku Episode one's story translated Team photos. What's interesting is that the some of the suits have added skirts because the Gokaiger girls will use those forms Tiger ranger was originally male in Zyuranger In MMPR it was a girl. So now Gokaiger has added a proper skirt. Lightspeed Rescue- Female in Power Rangers GoYellow- Male in Sentai There are at least a handful of modified suits.
I don't know how Saban is going to adapt Gokaiger for Power Rangers, given that there are something like 15 Super Sentai teams with no Rangerverse counterparts. But then, given that PR is now two years behind SS, maybe they could just skip over Gokaiger and move on to the next one? Or maybe they'd do what MMPR did with Dairanger and Kakuranger, making minimal use of their Sentai-team footage and mainly combining original material with a limited use of kaiju/Megazord footage.
The amount of footage they have previously not used for a given season should allow them to take out the teams that weren't previously adapted without a serious detriment to their ability to make 40 eps. Even so, it will not be the easiest thing to adapt. I don't think they would actually meet the previous teams as the Gokaigers will... more like just channel past powers. The real problem for Saban would come if they start mixing and maxing unadapted teams/villains with adapted teams/villains. I could see Saban pulling a MMPR Season 2 and make a *ton* of new footage.
But will the past teams be appearing separately like that, or intermixed like in the publicity photos? In the latter case, it would be harder to weed them out. Well, they could go the "Alien Rangers" route -- identify some of the hitherto-unseen Sentai costumes as belonging to Ranger teams from other planets, or perhaps other times.
Don't forget the suits that lost skirts because they're now male. BlueDolphin, BlueSwallow, HurricaneBlue and MagiBlue. I hope we see more gender swapped suits down the line (male pink ranger ftw ), the team photos don't include all possible forms, because we've already seen female versions of MagiRed and GekiRed. There's NO WAY Saban will skip Gokaiger (if the show isn't cancelled again), that guy wants Power Rangers to be a hit again and you think he will pass on the chance to include MMPR and other old teams in new episodes? The "no PR counterpart" teams are not a problem at all, it's actually a good thing, just give the mentor a line about "past, future and alternate dimension teams" and you're free to throw every "new" suit at the audience without further explanation. It would make the season even bigger in scope than just using previous seasons powers. If they decide to skip a sentai at all, it would probably be Goseiger, because if the rumors are true and Samurai airs for two seasons, a new sentai won't be adapted until halfway through 2012 with an airdate in 2013. By that point both Goseiger and Gokaiger are finished and I just can't see Saban picking Goseiger for PR's 20th anniversary, if he can get "Everyone's back!" anniversary footage.
I agree, if all goes according to plan the Gokaiger footage will be used for Power Ranger's 20th anniversary footage. I don't know how much will be kept. Judging by small footage of Power Ranger's samurai the footage percentage looks to be 25% Japanese 75% American/New Zealand Heck they gave the samurai's a mega mode and original cockpit.
But that's not really a big investment, they needed one set and a few new costumes. They could easilly shoot cockpit footage for 5 episodes in a single day just with the second unit. It's nice that they made changes, but it's probably the cheapest way to give the fans PR exclusive stuff in every episode. They're still able to use almost all sentai fight footage everytime they want to save a few bucks. A pretty smart move by the production team.
[LEFT]I'm not sure if this would interest anyone, but a while back, I decided to try and 'streamline' the early seasons of PR (MMPR S1 through SPD) in order to give many of them a more cohesive and coherent overall story arc, creating a series of episode guides which I wrote down in a Word document. I recently went back and revised several of these guides, and thought I'd share them here in case anyone wants to use them in doing a 'rewatch' of the show:[/LEFT] DigificWriter's "Streamlined" Power Rangers Episode GuidesMMPR Season 1 Day of the Dumpster High Five Teamwork A Pressing Engagement Food Fight I, Eye Guy Happy Birthday, Zack No Clowning Around Power Ranger Punks Foul Play in the Sky Dark Warrior Peace, Love, and Woe Big Sisters Green with Evil, Part 1 Green with Evil, Part 2 Green with Evil, Part 3 Green with Evil, Part 4 Green with Evil, Part 5 The Trouble with Shellshock The Spit Flower Life's A Masquerade Gung Ho! Wheel of Misfortune Island of Illusion, Part 1 Island of Illusion, Part 2 Calamity Kimberly The Green Candle, Part 1 The Green Candle, Part 2 Birds of a Feather Doomsday, Part 1 Doomsday, Part 2 A Pig Surprise Lions and Blizzards Crystal of Nightmares Return of an Old Friend, Part 1 Return of an Old Friend, Part 2 Fowl Play On Fins and Needles An Oyster Stew The Mutiny, Part 1 MMPR Season 2 The Mutiny, Part 2 The Mutiny, Part 3 The Wanna-Be Ranger Bloom of Doom Putty on the Brain The Green Dream The Power Stealer The Beetle Invasion The Song of Guitardo Green No More, Part 1 Green No More, Part 2 Orchestral Maneuvers in the Park Missing Green Beauty and the Beast White Light, Part 1 White Light, Part 2 Two for One Zedd's Monster Mash The Ninja Encounter, Part 1 The Ninja Encounter, Part 2 The Ninja Encounter, Part 3 A Monster of Global Proportions Zedd Waves The Power Transfer, Part 1 The Power Transfer, Part 2 Scavenger Hunt Mirror of Regret Rocky Just Wants to Have Fun The Great Bookala Escape Forever Friends Rangers Back in Time, Part 1 Rangers Back in Time, Part 2 The Wedding, Part 1 The Wedding, Part 2 The Wedding, Part 3 Best Man for the Job Return of the Green Ranger, Part 1 Return of the Green Ranger, Part 2 Return of the Green Ranger, Part 3 Ninja Quest, Part 1 MMPR Season 3 Ninja Quest, Part 2 Ninja Quest, Part 3 Ninja Quest, Part 4 A Brush with Destiny Passing the Lantern Wizard for a Day Fourth Down and Long Final Face-Off Stop the Hate Master, Part 1 Stop the Hate Master, Part 2 The Potion Notion A Ranger Catastrophe, Part 1 A Ranger Catastrophe, Part 2 I'm Dreaming of a White Ranger Changing of the Zords, Part 1 Changing of the Zords, Part 2 Changing of the Zords, Part 3 Follow that Cab A Different Shade of Pink, Part 1 A Different Shade of Pink, Part 2 A Different Shade of Pink, Part 3 Rita's Pita Another Brick in the Wall A Chimp in Charge Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part 1 Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part 2 Master Vile and the Metallic Armor, Part 3 The Sound of Dischordia Rangers in Reverse Alien Rangers of Aquitar, Part 1 Alien Rangers of Aquitar, Part 2 Climb Every Fountain The Alien Trap Attack of the 60' Bulk Water You Thinking Along Came a Spider Sowing the Seas of Evil Hogday Afternoon, Part 1 Hogday Afternoon, Part 2 Power Rangers Zeo A Zeo Beginning, Part 1 A Zeo Beginning, Part 2 The Shooting Star Target Rangers Rangers in the Outfield The Puppet Blaster Graduation Blues Mean Screen Mr. Billy's Wild Ride There's No Business Like Snow Business, Part 1 There's No Business Like Snow Business, Part 2 There's No Business Like Snow Business, Part 3 Inner Spirit Challenges Found and Lost Brother, Can You Spare an Arrowhead? Bulk Fiction Song Sung Yellow Game of Honor The Power of Gold Do I Know You? A Small Problem Rock-a-bye Power Rangers Revelations of Gold A Golden Homecoming Mondo's Last Stand Bomber in the Summer Scent of a Weasel The Lore of Auric The Ranger Who Came in From the Gold The Joke's on Blue Where in the World is Zeo Ranger V? King for a Day, Part 1 King for a Day, Part 2 A Mystery to Me Rangers of Two Worlds, Part 1 Rangers of Two Worlds, Part 2 Hawaii Zeo Good as Gold Power Rangers Turbo Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Shift into Turbo, Part 1 Shift into Turbo, Part 2 Shift into Turbo, Part 3 Shadow Rangers Transmission Impossible Rally Ranger Weight and See Bicycle Built for the Blues Glyph Hanger The Millenium Message A Drive to Win Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part 1 Honey, I Shrunk the Rangers, Part 2 Passing the Torch, Part 1 Passing the Torch, Part 2 Stitch Witchery The Wheel of Fate Trouble by the Slice The Phantom Phenomenon Vanishing Act When Time Freezes Over The Darkest Day One Final Hope The Fall of the Phantom Clash of the Megazords Fire in Your Tank The Robot Ranger The Turn of the Wretched Wrench The Song of Confusion Carlos and the Count The Curve Ball The Accident Cassie's Best Friend Little Strong Man The Rival Rangers Parts and Parcel Chase into Space, Part 1 Chase into Space, Part 2 Power Rangers in Space From Out of Nowhere, Part 1 From Out of Nowhere, Part 2 Save Our Ship Shellshocked Never Stop Searching Satellite Search A Ranger Among Thieves When Push Comes to Shove The Delta Discovery The Great Evilyzer The Barillian Sting T.J.’s Identity Crisis Flashes of Darkonda The Rangers' Mega Voyage True Blue to the Rescue Invasion of the Body Switcher Survival of the Silver Red with Envy The Silver Secret A Date with Danger Zhane's Destiny Always a Chance The Secret of the Locket Astronema Thinks Twice The Rangers' Leap of Faith Dark Specter's Revenge, Part 1 Dark Specter's Revenge, Part 2 Rangers Gone Psycho Carlos on Call A Rift in the Rangers Five of a Kind Silence is Golden The Enemy Within Mission to Secret City Ghosts in the Machine The Impenetrable Web A Line in the Sand Countdown to Destruction, Part 1 Countdown to Destruction, Part 2 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy Quasar Quest, Part 1 Quasar Quest, Part 2 Race to the Rescue Rookie in Red Homesick The Lights of Orion Double Duty The Blue Crush The Magna Defender The Sunflower Search Orion Rising Orion Returns Shark Attack Redemption Day Destined for Greatness Stolen Beauty The Rescue Mission The Lost Galactabeasts, Part 1 The Lost Galactabeasts, Part 2 Heir to the Throne An Evil Game Memories of Mirinoi Green Courage Blue to the Test Mean Wheels Mantis To the Tenth Power The Power of Pink Protect the Quasar Saber Facing the Past Enter the Lost Galaxy Beware the Mutiny Grunchor on the Loose Dream Battle Hexuba’s Graveyard Raise the Titanisaur Escape the Lost Galaxy Journey’s End, Part 1 Journey’s End, Part 2 Journey’s End, Part 3 Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Operation Lightspeed Lightspeed Teamwork Riding the Edge Trial by Fire A Matter of Trust Wheels of Destruction Cyborg Rangers Up to the Challenge Go Volcanic Rising from the Ashes From Deep in the Shadows Truth Discovered Ryan's Destiny Curse of the Cobra Strength of the Sun The Cobra Strikes Olympius Ascends A Face from the Past The Queen's Return The Omega Project The Fifth Crystal Yesterday Again Ocean Blue Trakeena's Revenge, Part 1 Trakeena's Revenge, Part 2 As Time Runs Out In the Freeze Zone The Mighty Mega Battles The Great Egg Caper The Last Ranger Sorcerer of the Sands Olympius Unbound Neptune’s Daughter Web War Wrath of the Queen Rise of the Super Demons The Fall of Lightspeed, Part 1 The Fall of Lightspeed, Part 2 Power Rangers Time Force Force from the Future, Part 1 Force from the Future, Part 2 Something to Fight For Ransik Lives A Blue Streak A Parting of Ways Jen's Revenge Short-Circuited The Time Shadow Future Unknown Uniquely Trip The Legend of the Clock Tower Worlds Apart The Quantum Quest Clash for Control, Part 1 Clash for Control, Part 2 Bodyguard in Blue Trust and Triumph Trip Takes a Stand Quantum Secrets Lovestruck Rangers Full Exposure Time Force Traitor Frax's Fury Dawn of Destiny Fight against Fate Destiny Defeated Undercover Rangers Beware the Knight Time for Lightspeed Nadira's Dream Date Circuit Unsure A Calm Before the Storm The End of Time, Part 1 The End of Time, Part 2 The End of Time, Part 3 Power Rangers Wild Force Lionheart Darkness Awakening Click, Click Zoom Never Give Up! Ancient Awakening Wishes on the Water The Bear Necessities Soul Searching Soul Bird Salvation Curse of the Wolf Battle of the Zords Predazord, Awaken Revenge of Zen-Aku Identity Crisis The Ancient Warrior The Lone Wolf Power Play Secrets and Lies Three's a Crowd A Father’s Footseps Sing Song The Wings of Animaria Reinforcements from the Future, Part 1 Reinforcements from the Future, Part 2 The Master's Last Stand Unfinished Business Homecoming The Flute Team Carnival Taming of the Zords Monitoring Earth The Soul of Humanity The Master's Herald, Part 1 The Master's Herald, Part 2 Fishing for a Friend Sealing the Nexus The End of the Power Rangers, Part 1 The End of the Power Rangers, Part 2 Power Rangers Ninja Storm Prelude to a Storm There's No I in Team Beauty and the Beach Looming Thunder Thunder Strangers, Part 1 Thunder Strangers, Part 2 Thunder Strangers, Part 3 Nowhere to Grow Snip It, Snip It Good Return of Thunder, Part 1 Return of Thunder, Part 2 Return of Thunder, Part 3 Return of Thunder, Part 4 Boxing Bopp-a-Roo Pork Chopped The Samurai's Journey, Part 1 The Samurai's Journey, Part 2 The Samurai's Journey, Part 3 Scent of a Ranger I Love Lothor Good Will Hunter All About Beevil Sensei Switcheroo Tongue and Cheek Brothers in Arms Shane's Karma, Part 1 Shane's Karma, Part 2 Shimazu Returns, Part 1 Shimazu Returns, Part 2 The Wild Wipeout Eye of the Storm General Deception, Part 1 General Deception, Part 2 A Gem of a Day Down and Dirty Storm Before the Calm, Part 1 Storm Before the Calm, Part 2 Power Rangers Dino Thunder Day of the Dino, Part 1 Day of the Dino, Part 2 Wave Goodbye Legacy of Power Back in Black Diva in Distress Game On Golden Boy Beneath the Surface Ocean Alert White Thunder, Part 1 White Thunder, Part 2 White Thunder, Part 3 Truth and Consequences Leader of the Whack Burning at Both Ends The Missing Bone Bully for Ethan It's a Mad, Mad Mackerel Copy That Triassic Triumph A Star is Torn A Ranger Exclusive Tutenhawken’s Curse Disappearing Act Fighting Spirit The Passion of Conner Isn’t it Lava-ly Strange Relations Thunder Storm, Part 1 Thunder Storm, Part 2 House of Cards A Test of Trust Thunder Struck, Part 1 Thunder Struck, Part 2 Power Rangers S.P.D. Beginnings, Part 1 Beginnings, Part 2 Confronted Dogged Walls Abridged Sam, Part 1 Sam, Part 2 Idol Stakeout Shadow, Part 1 Shadow, Part 2 Wired, Part 1 Wired, Part 2 Recognition Dismissed Messenger, Part 1 Messenger, Part 2 Zapped Reflections, Part 1 Reflections, Part 2 S.W.A.T., Part 1 S.W.A.T., Part 2 Robotpalooza Katastrophe Missing History Impact Badge Insomnia Wormhole Resurrection Endings, Part 1 Endings, Part 2
Most of them are much, much better. The original had a good cast, but atrocious writing. From Power Rangers Turbo onward, the storytelling got a lot richer and more sophisticated, though the casts weren't nearly as good as the original group. There are some real standout seasons, with Time Force and RPM being the smartest and best.
This is only for the current VS movie of Goseiger VS Shinkenger. The upcoming team, Gokaiger will only be a team of red for the VS. In their series, they'll use the powers of past rangers according to their color(and then some)
I'd also add Power Rangers in Space, Power Rangers Lost Galalxy, and Power Rangers Ninja Storm to that list of reccommendations.
I liked Ninja Storm. I dragged myself through Dino Thunder's season. SPD/Mystic Force/Operation Overdrive/Jungle Fury-- From what little I saw or could tolerate to watch they looked terrible. Overdrive's OP theme was utter crap. I guess you could say I got a little jaded opinion because I went and watched all the Japanese versions and they all looked and sounded superior. RPM- I actually got through a few episodes. Liked the Go-Onger nod.