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Hasbro announces a new Power Rangers universe for a broader audience
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They're preparing a new live action tv series targeting an older audience that's also supposed to tie-in with future movies. That was announced months ago. Hasbro's new investor's report also mentions animation though. So that's probably where the kid focused shows are going.
An animated Power Rangers would probably be better anyway. Crazier fight choreography, more fluid Zords, maybe even non-human Rangers that aren't people in silly looking rubber suits.
Ok yeah, this sounds like it isn't any real news.
This reminds me of the thread a while back about the same rumor, and that one ended up being nothing too.
I'm sure Hasbro doesn't want to be tied down to only using Sentai footage, but I can't imagine them cutting all ties with Toei. Even if the agreement is just rights to use older costumes and zords in new media. Like does Hasbro need to have an agreement with them for the Boom comics, since they use Toei costume designs? I assume so, and I don't see Hasbro burning that bridge to a point that it prevents them from using MMPR.
This reminds me of the thread a while back about the same rumor, and that one ended up being nothing too.
I'm sure Hasbro doesn't want to be tied down to only using Sentai footage, but I can't imagine them cutting all ties with Toei. Even if the agreement is just rights to use older costumes and zords in new media. Like does Hasbro need to have an agreement with them for the Boom comics, since they use Toei costume designs? I assume so, and I don't see Hasbro burning that bridge to a point that it prevents them from using MMPR.
No prob. Trust me you weren't the only one fooled XD. The original rumor gained momentum for a reason
Not sure what an HD remaster will solve when everything was filmed for CRTs. It's going to look like shit regardless.
Well, even ignoring the substantial increase in resolution, it wouldn't look like it wasn't scanned in using a TV camera and mastered at 60i, because that ghosting and interlacing is a pain to watch on modern screens.
I don't think so. Bandai had the toy license and Hasbro bought that even before buying Power Rangers itself.
Based on how Hasbro has been going with their own properties (such as Transformers and G.I. Joe) doing things on the cheap. I'm not exactly encouraged....
MMPR Cartoon that leads into what the comics are doing please.
Wait the End of The Fucking World guy. OK Im very interested.
Now THIS I can get behind.
Wait the End of The Fucking World guy. OK Im very interested.
The Adult one is more than likely going to be MMPR so designs are mostly done.
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My eldest is into Power Rangers currently (interests change so frequently at their age) and I watched some Beast Morphers with him and dam that shit is sad. Decent cast but the writing 😓
is their a reason they haven't gone full CG? at this point, surely it's cheaper than live action.
is their a reason they haven't gone full CG? at this point, surely it's cheaper than live action.
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If you want to find good power rangers series for him, you can look through my previous thread: https://www.resetera.com/threads/are-there-any-must-watch-power-ranger-series.384605/
I don't think so, but you can buy them digitally on Comixology.
It's still a reasonable money maker to my absolute shock and horror, and we're gearing up for the 90s nostalgia boom.
That's why Beast Wars came back this year.
Idk if comoxology has that service but if it does they're on that site. I just buy them one by one.
Because it reuses props and footage from an existing Japanese tv series, so it ends up very cheap overall. This new project indicates they will be investing much more though.
Sweet. They don't have the subscription system last I checked but they do have a reader for mobile and tablet. Thanks.
To stay cheap they would go 3D animated I'm sure, a la Mega Man: Fully Charged.
So now the humans will be the ones looking like silly rubber :v
Enjoy! The comics are truly wonderful, they are the highest quality power ranger media I've seen!
Trying to turn a property like the Power Rangers into a brand like Fiege's Marvel?
EDIT - It feels a little soon to be talking so confidently about Power Rangers as a franchise when the Lionsgate film that bombed so horribly was only released in 2017.
EDIT - It feels a little soon to be talking so confidently about Power Rangers as a franchise when the Lionsgate film that bombed so horribly was only released in 2017.
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Nah, not if they consult the people who are doing the comics. They know how to tell a damn good story.
Not a fan of Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hill, I see.
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That's supposedly what Jonathan Entwistle is creating. Maybe not adult per see, I'd expect something along the lines of the Arrowverse and Riverdale in terms of tone/target audience/quality, but there's nothing official as of now.
I'm interested in what they could do with an animated series. With solid animation and voice talent you could make a pretty good action show. If it follows the comics, or even has a similar tone it could be pretty good.
A more "mature" live action show sounds harder to do. I liked the overall tone of the last movie way more then I thought I would, but the budget costs would probably be really high. The worry would be that it becomes some kind of CW esque melodrama, which could actually work with good writing, but would probably turn a lot of people away.
Wait Beast Wars is coming back? I'm not a huge sucker for nostalgia, but that is pretty much the only Transformers show I watched growing up. That's kind of cool to hear.
A more "mature" live action show sounds harder to do. I liked the overall tone of the last movie way more then I thought I would, but the budget costs would probably be really high. The worry would be that it becomes some kind of CW esque melodrama, which could actually work with good writing, but would probably turn a lot of people away.
Wait Beast Wars is coming back? I'm not a huge sucker for nostalgia, but that is pretty much the only Transformers show I watched growing up. That's kind of cool to hear.
New comic by IDW set in its own continuity. First issue came out this month and it's starting from the same spot as the cartoon did (albeit showing the actual theft of the artifact that motivated the Maximals into chasing the Predacons through time) with one new female Transformer each on either side.
If so everyone needs to watch Gekirangers, best super sentai I've seen and has the best villain.
That's really cool, thanks for telling me. I might have to check this out.
The first two things that popped into my head for tone/theme/etc... were Netflix's Sabrina (if live action) and Castlevania (if animated).
I haven't watched PR stuff in over a decade, but this has me a bit interested if it takes that sort of direction.
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Sabrina falls in that category as well for live action series, yeah!
I just wouldn't want a grim dark/too serious take on the PR I think, but that might actually work as well?
