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Post by J.J. on Oct 16, 2009 10:02:38 GMT -5
TROOPERS! THREE! VIRTUAL REALITY!
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Post by Nick on Oct 16, 2009 14:15:25 GMT -5
I actually watched several episodes of Beetleborgs for some reason. I never did figure out if that blue Elvis ghost gave them their powers, or if that was just a side plot or something.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 16, 2009 18:11:36 GMT -5
I always thought Flabber was Jay Leno.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 16, 2009 20:38:28 GMT -5
Fun fact about VR Troopers: it was originally supposed to star Jason David Frank (Tommy) but fans begged him to come back to MMPR. Also Brad Hawkins from VR was originally going to be the white ranger. Actually I kinda wish it was that way. MMPR essentially became The Tommy Show and it ruined the specialness of the green ranger saga and the character. Another VR Troopers fun fact: I own a talking Jeb the dog.
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Post by J.J. on Oct 16, 2009 20:51:12 GMT -5
The pilot of VR Troopers with Tommy is all over the place.
I'm still convinced Flabber is Jay Leno.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 16, 2009 20:57:21 GMT -5
Yeah I've seen it. I think VR would've been even more succsssful than PR was but he probably would've come back around Zeo when they eventually ran out of VR stock footage.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 24, 2009 21:16:41 GMT -5
Lord help me, I watched RPM this morning for some reason. It was actually decent, it's pretty well written and directed for a PR series, the shaky cam fight scenes are great, and Ranger Yellow is smokin'.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 29, 2009 22:02:23 GMT -5
I found the 5" Super Legends Retrofire Dino Megazord at Kmart the other day.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Oct 31, 2009 20:38:47 GMT -5
The new figures SHOULD start showing up soon, some are available for order on toysrus.com, and there are reports of empty MMPR pegs being put out in stores, so...
Green ranger is SO mine. I also really want the original Megazord since I never had one. Well, I did have a shitty version and a toothbrush holder, but... I hope it's compatible with the original Dragonzord.
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Post by Nick on Nov 1, 2009 11:57:38 GMT -5
I found the Super Legends figures at Ross over the weekend for 4 bucks. Once again, good deal, only hang up is you have to go to Ross.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 1, 2009 15:20:29 GMT -5
Which ones? $4 is a good deal, considering the dorks that will pay 5x that on eBay.
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Post by Nick on Nov 1, 2009 16:48:43 GMT -5
The only two I saw were the Gold Ranger, and Drago Force Red Ranger.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 1, 2009 19:39:11 GMT -5
I'm still looking for the SL white and green rangers. If anyone runs across them let me know. I really only need the white one since I'm afraid he may not get released along with the new line. I can't really see them doing season two and three stuff at this point.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 4, 2009 21:52:47 GMT -5
I found my old Lord Zedd (though I can't find his staff ) and my Goldar and Z putty. I hope they make a new Zedd. I wonder what the odds are for season two stuff like the Thunder Megazord and white ranger? I'm assuming this line will do moderately well and they'll continue with it, but it has me scratching my head. Is this a sendoff for the fans, or do they plan to rebroadcast following seasons like Zeo and Turbo etc.? Are the sentai adaptations truly over and done? Do they plan on rebooting the original series for an animated show or movie? And most importantly, why do I still care?
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 4, 2009 22:29:47 GMT -5
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Post by J.J. on Nov 4, 2009 22:42:04 GMT -5
Zordon looks like a candy surprise
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 4, 2009 22:59:55 GMT -5
He's smaller than Alpha. I don't know HOW a company can fuck up something as stupid as the Power Rangers, but brav-fucking-o, Bandai. The green ranger's shield is COMPLETELY off, the diamond was not that small and low in the series. And what the fuck is with Trini? God rest her soul, but she was never that busty, for crying out loud, yellow ranger was a man in the sentai. No wonder the Japanese tried to kill us.
Oh, and they took my request and painted the weapons... BLACK. I mean seriously? Just leave them gray. Now it's going to be even more difficult to paint them myself. What a mess. Not to mention the fact that these things will just barely be bigger than the 1995 Happy Meal toys. Which isn't that much of an issue considering Star Wars got away with it, but now my old toys are essentially useless.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 5, 2009 0:21:31 GMT -5
I just noticed something, look at the black ranger's package. 'Ranger Negro'.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 5, 2009 20:09:02 GMT -5
OMG! You can put water in Zordon's tube! I'm totally filling that fucker up with Windex.
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Post by Steve on Nov 5, 2009 21:05:09 GMT -5
Their hands are fucking HUGE...way to go Bandai, way to fucking go.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 5, 2009 22:16:31 GMT -5
I can deal with the hands, but their weapons are WAAAY too big. Look at Jason's sword, christ. Oh well, are you still buying them, Steve? I'm gonna get them all, I mean it's a miracle that new Mighty Morphin' figures are coming out in the first place. The Alpha figure is awesome, he was actually my favorite character as a kid. Puzzled why Zordon looks so much like his movie counterpart, but he'll go great with the McDonalds movie rangers.
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Post by Steve on Nov 5, 2009 22:59:54 GMT -5
Depends on when they come out and if I have the funds to buy them or not...I'm making a big purchase tomorrow and I have several other expenses coming up so Power Rangers are low on the priority list...
That said, if they are five bucks and look decent enough in person I will probably buy a couple haha.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 5, 2009 23:11:22 GMT -5
If I see them, I won't be able to help myself. I said years ago, if by some act of God they were to relaunch the original series toys, I would get them. I still have my old auto-morphins but sadly some are in bad shape. I'm missing weapons, their joints have loosened, some are scratched to hell (mainly from sitting in tubs for years), Johnny Yong Bosch's holster broke off somehow and once I stepped on green ranger's shield and it broke and I had to tape it back together. No idea where it is now, I'm also missing half of the white ranger's shield. But these take me back... I got the same rush with the Turtles re-releases a few years ago.
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Post by Steve on Nov 5, 2009 23:30:02 GMT -5
I still have ALL my old Power Rangers, the big ones that came in the triangle boxes. They really were ahead of their time in articulation and quality. Hell, I even still have my entire Dragonzord, Megazord and the White Ranger's Zord and all of them still light up.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 5, 2009 23:49:36 GMT -5
The deluxe rangers were bitchin', still have green and white and they are in excellent condition. Each came with the Dragonzord and Tigerzord respectively, both of which I still have. I also still have my Red Dragon Thunderzord. I collected everything in the series (sans some of the zords) up to Time Force (which was an AWESOME series) and I think I have Wild Force stuff. I kinda regret stopping now, but at that point I just said fuck it and quit because it was getting too expensive and embarrassing.
I liken my Power Rangers collection to having a stash of Playgirl magazines. I'm ashamed of it and what is the point in collecting if you're not gonna display them and just box them up? These new ones though are going on the mantle, I don't care what people think. I plan to eventually set up a killer display along with my "new" TMNT stuff.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 6, 2009 19:52:08 GMT -5
Heads up: there is a Wal-Mart exclusive 5-pack... with an f'n LORD ZEDD figure!
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Post by Nick on Nov 9, 2009 16:49:37 GMT -5
Alex, if you have a Super Walmart nearby, check them out. I found the new Power Rangers there today. Not sure who all is in it, but I saw several different rangers, and Alpha/Zordon sets.
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 9, 2009 21:10:24 GMT -5
They're not here yet...
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Post by Martin St. Louis on Nov 10, 2009 1:35:39 GMT -5
Did you happen to see a rangers 5-pack with an exclusive Lord Zedd? That's really the one thing I REALLY want from this line. Though Zeddykins' staff is black for some stupid reason and it looks like a toothpick. Glad I still have my '90s Zedd. And the bonus green ranger is terrible, they didn't even bother to paint most of the damn thing. I'll probably use him as an evil green ranger clone or I might try to fix him up into a movie style green ranger.
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Post by Nick on Nov 10, 2009 15:15:51 GMT -5
I kinda glanced through them, so I couldn't say. I can tell you from what I saw, they looked pretty neat in person.
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