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Post by zeorangerfivered85 on May 2, 2020 9:09:31 GMT -5
I know this topic is exhausted, but I need a refresher on this subject.
Did moms, or parents in general, really complain to Fox and Saban over Tommy leaving Power Rangers because their kids had stopped eating, etc. and Zedd being too evil?.
Is the first one why the original three rangers were replaced?
Did Austin,Walter and Thuy walk or get fired and why didn't Any and David get affected in the same way.
I'm asking because there are so many fragmented explanations online with bits and pieces missing or misinformed.
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Post by AlwaysARanger85 on May 2, 2020 9:27:11 GMT -5
i dont recall anything on when tommy was gone before he became white ranger. Zedd was def changed as parents thought he was to scary and all that to kids. The 3 leaving was pretty much all about wanting money and about the show not being union. The actors themselfs have talked about it many times over the years.
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Post by mnikolic on May 3, 2020 2:01:54 GMT -5
That's correct. Tommy's last episode was supposed to be "The Green Candle, Part II" where he looses the green ranger powers. "Doomsday, Part II" was supposed to be the series finale, but due to fans wanting more PR the ending was changed and the green ranger was brought back close to the end of the first season. Then when the second season statred, "Green No More" was supposed to be the last of the green ranger (again), only to be followed by Tommy's short apperarance in "Missing Green".
After that, JDF was supposed to get his own show and he even shot the pilot, but once again, fans came into the play and brought Tommy back as the white ranger. Of course, due to the show being non-union, the three cast members demanded a larger paycheck, but Saban basically siad "No!" (lightly put) and the episode "Opposites Attract" was (supposebly) the final episode shot with the full main cast present on the set. Then they switched Austin's, Walter's and Thuy's characters to "stock footage with use of stunt doubles and fake character voices" mode until JYB's, KA's and SC's characters took over Ranger duites from the three characters who were written off to a piece conference.
As AlwaysARanger85 said, that's basically the story behind the ranger switchover in MMPR s2. I'm sure there are clips on YouTube or somehwere online where the actors themselves discuss the topic.
Oh and it's true about Lord Zedd too. But I did like him more evil when he originally came onto the show, though, but that's just my personal opinion.
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Post by xman on May 5, 2020 9:00:05 GMT -5
The 3 leaving was pretty much all about wanting money and about the show not being union. The actors themselves have talked about it many times over the years. Yeah, that is true. I was at Stockton, last year and I attended Austin St. John's Q&A panel and he admitted that he, Walter Jones and Thuy Trang left the show because they wanted more money and the show was non-union. But, what y'all probably didn't know was that after Mr. St. John left the show, he was practically homeless for six months. He and his dog were living in the back of his jeep, while he was working as night-club bouncer and at a martial arts studio trying to make enough money to survive. I can't imagine what it be like for him to be living out there on the streets with nowhere else to go. But it would be scary for me if that were to me, or anyone else for that matter. |
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Post by fuferthought on May 6, 2020 8:58:54 GMT -5
I know this topic is exhausted, but I need a refresher on this subject. Did moms, or parents in general, really complain to Fox and Saban over Tommy leaving Power Rangers because their kids had stopped eating, etc. and Zedd being too evil?. Is the first one why the original three rangers were replaced? Did Austin,Walter and Thuy walk or get fired and why didn't Any and David get affected in the same way. I'm asking because there are so many fragmented explanations online with bits and pieces missing or misinformed. They did not get fired. They left because they were not getting paid. Billion dollar show and they were getting coins. Also, Tommy was only suppose to be the green ranger but he became too popular and the ratings went through the roof. So they brought him back and thats why tommy stayed so long. He was bring in money! Then Kimberly finally left then Billy. Also parent complained about PR being to violent when it first came out. If you noticed the never kicked the Putties in the head. And the lord zed angle was very true. They thought he was too evil. Thats when they decided to link him up with Rita. Also when Goldar / Rito and Bulk and Skull. I think they were getting Bulk and skull ready for their Spin Off that never happened |
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Post by mnikolic on May 15, 2020 13:07:57 GMT -5
The Bulk & Skull spin-off was supposed to happen during Turbo. Paul and Jason took a break from the show so they could start developing it. It's why their characters were turned into monkeys. However, once it became clear that their spin-off is a lost cause, they went back to PR. They both sticked around trough the end of PRiS. They were supposed to be in PRLG too, but Jason Narvey wanted to persue other opportunities. So it was just Bulk and the professor character in that season. Come Forever Red, the two are back together once again running a bar. Their next appereance together was in Samurai's finale.
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Post by WarGreymon on May 16, 2020 5:29:38 GMT -5
I read that the reason Doomsday didn't end the first season is because the toys were produced late, and Bandai and Saban wanted more episodes to sell more toys.
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