1.) The Green Ranger or the White Ranger? Why?
Green, but read above
. I like Green as he had that slightly evil edge to him, even when he was green. However Jason's acting at this point was really bad. Thats the main reason I like White ranger, aswell as his red and black rangers later, he was more believable.
2.) At the time, what did you think of the firing of Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, and Walter Jones?
At the time, i was upset. In heinsight however I think its a natural progression, the three that came in ended up making the show stronger as a whole.
3.) Jason or Rocky? Why?
Jason, Rocky had few admirable qualities, and those he did have were spoilt by poor acting by steve cardenas.
4.) Zack or Adam? Why?
Initially, Zack. But adam rapidly developed into a more rounded character. Zack was like.. hip hop, and that was all. Adam is now one of the most respected rangers ever. I also like Johnny as an actor, and a guy having met him. He even returned for a special guest earlier this year in 'Power Rangers Operation Overdrive', and I respect the guy for not ignoring what the show did for him. ( I then see your last question... lol)
5.) Trini or Aisha? Why?
Aisha. I just never felt I could define Trini as a character, she had few distinguishing qualities. But then, the number of trini based episodes was so slim, thats not suprising.
6.) Kimberly or Kat? Why?
Kimberly. I didnt like Kat as Mighty Morphin Pink, she was too tall, hahaha. She was, overall a good character though, making the colour her own by Zeo.
7.) Did you miss not being able to see Jason, Zack, and Trini in the
MMPR movie? What did you think of
MMPR movie as well as its sequel
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie?
The movie would have been better with them at the time, as it came out only a few months after the others left. I dont think people knew the new characters well enough at the point of release. MMPR The movie is good I think, not worthy of the classification as a 'childs film' that it has. All the adults I have watched it with have said that while a little silly, it was a fun film. Turbo was very wishy washy as a season, and the film started the season.
8.) What did you think of Jason's return as the Gold Ranger in "Power Rangers Zeo" and his appearance with Kimberly in
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie?
Jason and Kim in the turbo movie were very good, the films most redeming quality. However, I felt Jason was underutilised in Zeo. They should have brought him in a lot earlier, we got to see very little in terms of him reminiscing about the past, and the jason/rocky conflict was way, way to short lived.
9.) Did you want Rocky to appear in his ninja suit for "Forever Red," or were you glad he was leftout because he was not the originator of the ranger costime he wore during his 1.5 years during the latter half of MMPR?
Rocky was initially cast for forever red over Austin. It was Austin they were going to leave out, feeling Rocky was better known overall. The reason he wasnt in it, is that he moved house without telling the studio, and they could not find him when the episode was given the go ahead. Overall, having rocky in it over austin would have been a mistake I think, and having them both would have been worse. Rocky in the ninja suit would not have been good alongside all the others.
10.) Should Zack, instead of Adam come back as the Black Ranger for
Power Rangers in Space and the latest 15th anniversary episode "Once a Ranger...?"
In In space, it was definatly right to use adam. After all, adam passed his powers to carlos, zack had never met him. However, I think Zack in Once a Ranger could have worked nicely, esspecially considering we had seen adam back before. But, I think Johnny's performance in once a ranger was pretty good, and I have no complaints.
11.) Your opinons on the character of Billy Cranston, and his evolution as a character throughout the Power Rangers shows. Were you surprised that it was Tommy -- and not Billy -- who starred as the science-teacher in "Power Rangers Dino Thunder?"
Billy was not at all my favourite in the beggining. I found his overly geeky acting to be difficult to believe. Later, I think he was the best in the cast in terms of acting, integrity, and actually being a good ranger. I like his dovelopment through MMPR, very much. I also felt his move to helper in zeo was ok, based on the ohranger footage available they had to loose someone. However, as much as I liked Austin's return, it should have been Billy who took the Gold Ranger powers.
12.) What do you think of the videogame "Power Rangers Legends?"
I have yet to play it, after playing the dire Lightspeed rescue game for N64, I have not given any power rangers video games much of a second look. Its never going to live up to the action of hardcore games, as the demand for a quality game does not exist.
Well I've never been much into action on screen. I have vague memories of enjoying scenes where they are sitting around in some restaurant. A juice bar? That's the phrase that comes to mind.
