Power Rangers Samurai

Sorry if I'm using Wikipedia for my source material for this, but hey it kinda works...Anyhoo, it seems Saban international FINALLY re-acquired the rights for the Power Rangers franchise & their next Project is....Power Rangers: Samurai!

Power Rangers Samurai is the upcoming eighteenth season of the American children's television series Power Rangers.[5] With Saban Brands buying the franchise, the show will be produced by SCG Power Rangers and will begin airing on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons on February 7, 2011.[1] While the series has rebranded itself with new themes and names since Power Rangers Zeo, the samurai theme will remain for at least two years.[4][3][6] As with all Power Rangers programs, Power Rangers Samurai is based on one of the entries of the Super Sentai Series; in the case of Samurai, the source series is Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.

And whose plot goes something like....

The story features the fight of Red Ranger Jayden, the leader; Blue Ranger Kevin, a serious samurai; Green Ranger Mike, a creative rebel; Yellow Ranger Emily, the youngest and most innocent; and Pink Ranger Mia, the big sister, fighting the evil Master Xandred and the forces of the Netherworld, while mastering the use of the Samurai Symbols of Power which empower them with the elements of fire, water, sky, forest, and earth.[5][7] In a promotional video put forward by Marvista Entertainment, a sixth Gold Power Ranger will appear later in the series.[8]

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Rangers_SamuraiOK, now for a mini Rant:

The story features the fight of Red Ranger Jayden, the leader; Blue Ranger Kevin, a serious samurai; Green Ranger Mike, a creative rebel; Yellow Ranger Emily, the youngest and most innocent; and Pink Ranger Mia, the big sister, fighting the evil Master Xandred and the forces of the Netherworld, while mastering the use of the Samurai Symbols of Power which empower them with the elements of fire, water, sky, forest, and earth.[5][7] In a promotional video put forward by Marvista Entertainment, a sixth Gold Power Ranger will appear later in the series.[8]

Now look at that! Now there's a good (well good enough that is) plot right there. Remember that Disney (The company that previously owned the Power Rangers franchise stated that the "Main Reason" why they did not bought the rights to make Samurai Sentai Shinkenger into a Power Rangers series was because the show had heavy focus on "certain" Japanese cultural beliefs & traits & it would be difficult to adopt the show for an American (and subsequently a global) audience.Well FUCK YOU Disney! :PLook at what Saban has done with regards to what you were giving as an excuse!Damn stupid company, you never even had the balls to go Super Sentai in the first place!So I repeat!Fuck you Disney & hurray Saban!However...This part of what I read in the Wikipedia article is kinda bothering me...

While the series has rebranded itself with new themes and names since Power Rangers Zeo, the samurai theme will remain for at least two years.

Correct me if I understood this incorrectly but does this mean Saban will AGAIN do what they did with "Mighty Morphing Power Rangers"? That is make "Power Rangers Samurai" lump two Sentai series (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger & Tensou Sentai Goseiger) into one? If so... bad move!Also, I definitely think Saban will have trouble "localizing" Gokaiger, the upcoming "Pirates" Sentai Series as that will feature all 34 Sentai teams from past seasons seeing Power Rangers only have 18 teams of which three were crammed into one (MMPR) so yeah, good luck with that LOL!EDIT: Addendum:Here's the promotional video for Power Rangers Samurai that I found on Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3aFeqZ5OxA

I loves Power Rangers! Go! Go! Power Rangers!!! Welcome back Saban after long time stopped since Power Rangers Ninja Storm.

I thought there was another Power Rangers-type show with ninjas in it. They didn't wear hard costumes, but instead ninja-like outfits. One was a white outfit, if I recall.

Replying to #3

yup, there is a ninja look alike in Power Ranger the movie, and then there is Power Ranger Ninja Storm.any i kinda like Ninja Storm, the ending is pretty good, but it certainly no Mighty Morphing Power Ranger.btw is Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the one that cross over with Kamen Rider Decade?

Stanley Richards · #3I thought there was another Power Rangers-type show with ninjas in it. They didn't wear hard costumes, but instead ninja-like outfits. One was a white outfit, if I recall.

Power Rangers Zeo?I quite liked the last season of Power Rangers, the one with the evil virus pretty much destroying every city in the world but one, though i never saw the end of it,

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was the only version I enjoyed. All the others were just down right terrible.

calvin_0 · #4btw is Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the one that cross over with Kamen Rider Decade?

Yup, in the Special Cross-over movie :)

Replying to #6

In my case I hated MMPR because they "butchered" three Super Sentai Series by cramming all three into one series...Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger:
Gosei Sentai Dairanger
And Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
I personally wouldn't mind them changing the story to fit in with a Western audience, but seriously...Ninja Sentai Kakurangers as Alien Rangers :PAnd them (Saban) integrating White Tiger Ranger from Dai Ranger into Zyuranger's team, c'mon that's stupid :PAnd yes, I'm a big Super Sentai fan, ever since Choudenshi Sentai Bioman......which was a smashing hit back in the 80's in my country.:)

Replying to #7

i dont think i watch that movie, but i remember one episode in Kamen Rider Decade, he goto a world without Kamen Rider and Diend was trying to steal some animal from Shinken Gold. But if there is a movie, i goto find it.

Replying to #7

i think i feel the same when Saban butchered Kamen Rider Black RX and later Kamen Rider Ryuki. Both Saban's Masked Rider and Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight sucks.i hope they dont get anymore license for Kamen Rider, especially Kamen Rider Blade, Kamen Rider Decade and Kamen Rider W

Replying to #8

Isn't this scene from a crossover movie?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_dtP5jiJQk&feature=related

Replying to #8

I just don't get why they were able to make good enough conversions of Super Sentai but fail miserably at Kamen Rider :-[VR Trooper was poorly made too, primarily because they lumped Metalder with Juspion & failed miserably as the two are totally different genre with Metalder being the "fore father" for the "Guyferd" & "Rizers" series which are "cyborg Hero" series whilst Juspion was the last of the Uchuu Keiji (Space Police) series. And why the virtual world as an adaptation God damn it :PBeetleborgs was kinda OK by the way.

Replying to #9

nope, that was from the episode that i mention earlier. A monster from the Sentai world stolen Diend driver and figure out how to use it and become that Evil Kamen Rider. IIRC he can summon monster from other Kamen Rider series using Kaijin Ride additional to Kamen Ride.

Replying to #9

i wonder why too. maybe it was done by a separate team.