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The original Power Rangers F.A.Q. document can be obtained from Terri Ann C. Guingab - tguingab@vms1.gmu.edu.
This document is Copyright © 1995 Artist Bros. Enterprises and may not be repackaged, edited, released, distributed, or used for profit without consent of Dairenn Lombard. This includes, but is not limited to: CD-ROMs, magazines, books, newspapers, or television broadcasts. Free distribution is encouraged provided the document is unabridged, unmodified, and unaltered. This Copyright does not extend to, and is not intended to infringe upon, the characters, names, and related indica of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers®" which remains Copyright © 1993-1995 Saban Entertainment, Inc. & Saban International, N.V.; the authors of that motion-picture for the purposes of the Berne Convention. The information in this document has been checked where appropriate, and is considered as accurate as possible. However, nobody's perfect. As such, Artist Bros. Enterprises takes no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate information beyond correcting the error in the next version of this FAQ.
Q. I want to E-Mail the Power Rangers, what is their E-Mail Addresses?
A. If any of the actors and/or actresses of Power Rangers actually had
Internet E-Mail Address, I am certain they would wish to have it remain
unknown to the general public due to the fact that all of their person
E-Mail would become mixed up with fan E-Mail that one person could not
answer all of.
Also, because the actors spend more than twelve hours a day at more than
five days a week shooting episodes, it is highly unlikely they have or
wish to obtain Internet access for lack of time or energy to strugle with
its various technicalities and/or any of the people who use it. Also, if
they do have E-Mail Addresses, I do not have them (in otherwords, do not
E-Mail me fan mail to send to the actors and actresses). And if I did
have their address, I would never distribute it to the general public and
also, would not provide a forwarding service to these actors for fan
E-Mail because of personal time constraints.
Simply put, there is no possible way to send fan E-Mail to the actors and
actresses of Power Rangers at this time.
Q. Where is Angel Grove?
A. Nobody knows considering the writters have never kept a consistant notion of
it's location based on it's ever changing location of environment and time
period in history. However, it is known that Angel Grove is 241 above sea
level with about 376,000 people living in it.
Q. How can I write the Power Rangers?
A. There are three address:
ATTN: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Actor's/Actress' Name
c/o: Saban Entertainment, Inc.
P.O. Box 3159
Burbank, CA 91508-3159
Actor's/Actress' Name
c/o: Saban Entertainment, Inc.
4000 W. Alemeda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91508
ATTN: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
c/o: Fox Kids Network
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
NOTE: The first address is the most promising and the third is the least.
All have been placed as the author has been informed of as being
forwarding addresses to the actors/actresses themselves.
Q. What karate belt is Billy on?
A. Officially Red though it has been said he was a Yellow belt through the
later half of the first season and much of the second season. Billy began
training from the first episode.
Q. Does Amy Jo Johnson know Sarah Brown from "VR Troopers?"
A. Yes. In fact, they are best friends and next door neighbors in Beverly
Hills and have been since April 1995!
Q. I'll risk heartbreak but, does Amy Jo Johnson have a boyfriend?
A. The latest (according a July 23rd, 1995 Fox Kids Countdown Radio Interview
with Amy Jo Johnson) is that she is single. According to the interview with
the host (Chris Leary), she broke up.
Q. What does it say on the BladeBlasters, Pink Ranger's PowerBow and on their
belt-buckles?
A. ZyuRanger. On the Buckles it says "KYORYUU SENTAI ZYURANGER".
Additionally, they were printed on the special weapons Tommy and Jason
obtained in "Gung Ho!" to destroy the super-putties. The
correct translation for that phrase is: Dinosaur BattleTeam BeastRanger.
Q. How many episodes of "Zyuranger," "Dairanger," and "Kakuranger" are there?
A. 50 episodes of "Zyuranger" and "Dairanger" and 53 of "Kakuranger."
Q. Where have I seen the name Bob Manahan before?
A. Mr. Manahan was Ray The Cameraman on CBS Beakman's World. He won an award
for Sound Mixing for Beakman's World as well (as seen the below photograph
as the man on the right). Alan Porizo (on the left in the above clickable
image) won an award for special effects.
Q. When a monster or Putty strikes a Ranger (or vice versa), why do sparks
always follow an explosion?
A. Technically, a pyrotechnics crew provide what the camera only sees as a
black dot on the screen called a flashpot. This is an extremely small cube
with wires coming out of it. These can be easily placed on the
rangers suit by means of white masking tape and some sort of iron plate (so
the actuall spandex and stuntperson will remain intact). The entire scene
(which is a whole series of short scenes spliced together by the film
editor) is choreographed by the stunt coordinators so everyone moves on cue.
When a Ranger (or Putty) is suppose to sell a hit (meaning take a blow), the
flash is either remote-control detonated or a device is stored inside the
glove (so the stunt person can inconspiculously press his/her palm with
their own fingers to cause the explosion) and the Ranger does not continue
to fight for the entire duration of that scene. By the end of the scene,
the film is cut so all the Rangers can have the blackend masking tape
removed and have more flashes to be replaced and go back to shooting.
Sometimes, they'll tape more than one cube so multiple impacts can be
possible.
This approach is used because according to both Japanese and American plot-
lines, the suits are impenetrable. Detailing the most obvious reason MMPR
is not as violent as your standard "Edited For Television" rated R
movie because that is usually comprised of blood and guts.
This sparkler method is extremely tame by Japanese standards, however,
asians have been known to use it whenever possible (considering the fact
they invented before the europeans knew anything about gun-powder), and so
therefore, for a television series, they have kept it to the flashpots.
Q. Why aren't these pyrotechnics used anymore?
A. Because approximately half-way into the second season, Saban Entertainment
used all Zyuranger footage available as the Ranger's monster of the day.
Now, US Production teams in Valencia, California have taken some of the
former putties that were to fight the actors in non-ranger scenes and made
them into the ranger's stunt doubles.
Regardless of this, the second assistant director, whom is responsible for
making all the decisions on how these scenes are to be produced, has only
emplimented these exposives in three episodes: "The Power Transfer," Part
Two, "Storybook Rangers," Part One and "Blue Ranger Gone Bad."
However, all other ranger fighting scenes are produced similarly to ordinary
putty fights.
Now, during the third season, they use more of these flashes, but in most
scenes, it appears as though they have a sparkler under the suit with a
hole (covered by tape) is put in place so rather than constantly replacing
the flashes, they briefly shoot sparklers instead. Flaw is, it looks as if
the sparks are being sprayed out of their chests rather than a brief
explosion 'caused by the friction of the weapon impacting the suit.
Q. Where was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie filmed?
A. Entirely on location in Australia. Monster/Zord footage was filmed in a
city-set miniature with Computer Graphics Imagery (CGI) super-imposed
digitally. The movie took approximately three and a half months to shoot
with the rest of the time in production composing of pre and
post-production. Word has it that if another movie is produce, it will
be filmed in Mexico.
Q. What kind of guitar does The Mighty RAW use to play the music for the show?
A. If you've noticed there is something different about the guitar on Power
Rangers then congratulations. Ironically, Ron Wasserman doesn't play the
guitar (Jim Cushinery does all live guitars). Ron is actually a keyboard
player. And accordingly almost all sounds heard are produced through one.
The guitar is in actuality a Fatar Studio Plus 90 Keyboard which has 88
weighted keys, however, it doesn't produce any sounds; it is merely a
controller. It is hooked up to a Korg A-3 Guitar Processor and a Proteus 1
Modual. Additionally, the drums, bass and most other instruments are played
on the Fatar Studio Plus with different machines it uses to produce the
sounds.
Q. With hundreds of episodes of Power Rangers in the can, the vocal actors seem
to be a pretty busy team. What do they like to do in their spare time?
A. Play monthly poker games at Scott Page-Pagter's house.
Q. Where did the original three Red, Black and Yellow Ranger's go?
A. In the story line, Jason, Zack and Trini were selected to go to Geneva,
Switzertland for a World Teen Summit and Zordon had to pick three new teens
(who had previously discovered the identies of the Power Rangers) to take
their places. For more on this, see section 4.17.
The semi-official reason for John, Jones and Trang's leaving Saban is to
pursue work elsewhere. This reason is considered more of preferred guess
rather than an actual official statement on behalf of Saban because there
has yet to be one.
The more confirmed story that seems more accurate to the netizens of a.f.p-r
is that their agents asked for too much money to do the movie so they made
fast plans to re-write the second season and movie scripts to include a
whole new set of teens to replace them. It was a clear rush job considering
that Karan Ashley Jackson has no training in either gymnastics or martial
arts.
The official reason, though, maybe derived out of these state of affairs.
For one thing, the original three actors just didn't show up for the ADR
recording sessions one day (which explains the strange voices in the
half-way through the second season). Jason's voice was impersonated by
associate producer Paul Rosenthal, Zack's was done by Joel Rogers and rumor
has it someone named Judy was Trini's voice-over. On occation, even Goldar
has been been recorded by Tim Harsh.
Also, when Austin St. John's karate video was announced for production,
Jason Frank's karate video was rushed into the market before Austin's was
even release.
Q. Is there a Power Rangers E-Mail Mailing List Server?
A. Yes. E-Mail David Snyder for more information on how to subscribe. Please
be forewarned as some folks on the list may appear hostile; additionally, be
extra cautious with how you speak as it is a family-oriented message group.
Other superfluous rules imposed by the powers that be are that if you are to
quote the message to whomever you are replying to, to only use the text
that which you are responding to and that if you have not much more to say
than an agreement, to either not send the E-Mail at all or just not send it
to the entire list. However, it is encouraged you don't quote (so no one
will know what you're talking about) and keep the same message header that
reads: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: MMPR Zords.
Also, most mailreaders (when replying to messages posted to a mailing list)
reply to the list's Internet E-Mail Address as well as the E-Mail Address of
the person you're replying to, therefore resulting in two copies of the same
message being sent to the same person. Try to remember to delete the
address of the person you're replying to.
For those who receive E-Mail on a slow computer link-up one at a time and
cannot delete messages from simply reading the title of those messages, be
sure to only send messages unless it it's absolutely necessary.
Trim your .sig files. Once again, large E-Mail letters seem to cause
exanthema to some members of the list. This means, if you have a great
FanFic, a review about an episode of Power Rangers, a parody, a transcript
of some sort, post that you have it and for those who want it, have them
E-Mail you so that you can be the lucky one to send a copy of it to someone
everytime you get an E-Mail asking you for it. The best advice is just to
lurk and keep your comments, opinions and insights to yourself and never
volunteer information unless asked.
The only reason for such a sterile atmosphere for this mailing list is that
the alt.fan.power-rangers newsgroup is so swamped with anti-MMPR messages,
that it is hard to carry through with serious MMPR-related threads. So, in
any event--be careful of whom you let know about this mailing list. It is
only in this public document is because anyone who truly hates Power
Rangers would not travel all the way down to part 3, section 11.0, line
286 to read about something they dislike.
Q. There have been rumors that the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers episode guides
produced by Artist Bros. and the one released by Terri Ann C. Guingab are
the same. Are the both identical?
A. No, and neither is the FAQ. The bottom line is, the words Written By,
Directed By, Episode Number, Notes and Grade aren't copyrightable words.
Accusations have been cast forth that the header was jazzed up with some
nifty extended ASCII graphics, however everything is the same. This is not
only untrue but not even provable. The casual examination of any of the
many television episode guides will reveal that the format used for our
guides have been borrowed from various sources to develop our own header.
Additionally, some have even gone so far as to guess that even this
production is merely an HTMLized version of Terri Ann's FAQ. Considering
the fact that both documents are about something that someone else has
created, so, as such, the only possible regard it can be plagiarized is in
the insertion of her comments and her exact words. Everything written
in this document is written by the Editor in Cheif and Supervising Editor
asside from information explicitly mentioned as being written by another
person. And any information provided by anyone else is duely credited in
section 12.1. Also, HTML tags cannot append 150KB to
this document.
Please Note: The following information has been compiled and archived by James Bell with permission and only edited and HTML-tagged by Dairenn Lombard for the purposes of this document. For a full guide to Power Rangers Toys, E-Mail Pamela Green [address not available as per request]..
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They suggest changes, and then send it to the executives at the Fox Kids Network. They suggest more changes and then the writer writes a first draft. This repeats until the final draft is written. All the American footage is shot much like any other TV show by units in Valencia, California during the week. Sometimes they're shot in Culver City, but not much anymore. Now, outdoor Angel Grove Park scenes are filmed at Castaic Lake approximately 20 miles north of los Angeles.
Then the "DaiRanger" (now "KakuRanger") footage is edited into the program (which is, as per the latter half of the second season, the Zord footage). A lartec is then written which is a blueprint the Additional Dialogue Recorder or ADR writer follows to write the ADR script. It also determines where more lines should be written to cover excess pre-recorded footage.
The ADR writer watches the online (an edited version of the tape without audio). Then, the ADR writer writes any extra dialogue that is needed. The extra dialogue is recorded on the weekends with the actors in an ADR studio and then is cut into the video. Two episodes can be completed inside of one week since the work schedule of the actors run from approximately 6:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. every week.
King Alfor was the king of the planet Arus which Voltron primarily defended, probably because Princess Allura is his daughter who is the piolot of the Blue Lion. Coran is the one in charge of the Castle of the Lions Control Center of which Princess Allura is also the advisor of. When needed, the Voltron Force can, though a complciated series of transportation devices, can engage their lions at this location.
At the planet appropreately named Planet Doom, King Zarcon rules with his henchmen Prince Lokor to hatch his father's evil scemes, his evil which Haggar and the Robot Raiders or Robeasts. Haggar is in charge of creating the beast of the day Voltron is supposed to battle.
An exceptionally boring and equally complicated series of nowhere near the simplicity of Power Rangers.
It is based on three college bound pre-adults: Ryan Steele, J.B. Reese and Kaitlin Star. Ryan and J.B. work at Tao Dojo with their teacher, Tao Lee(?). Kaitlin works at a local newspaper, Voice Underground, for Woody ( chief editor, played by Michael J. Sorich, who also does the voice of "Squatt" on "Power Rangers"). Additionally, Ryan Steele owns a dog named Jeb who gains the ability to talk and think due to a scientific accident which is kept a secret.
The story begins when while J.B. was re-organizing the files on Tao's computer at The Dojo, Ryan receives an urgent message from Professor Horatio Hart brining them to come to a lab just outside of town. Bringing Kaitlin and J.B.; Professor Hart sends a message from his father. Ryan, J.B. and Kaitlin are recruited by Professor Hart to become the V.R. Troopers. Capable of traveling between reality and Virtual Reality to fight the evil forces of the virtual being Grimlord known in the real world as Carl Ziktor; industrialist.
Grimlord's forces consist of Decimater, General Ibar, Colonel Icebot, Zeltor as well as two air-bots. Assisted by a gigantic sky platform, Skybase, Ryan and the V.R. Troopers can destroy phantom cruisers that can obliterate cities within a matter of minutes.
Ryan, leader of the V.R. Troopers commands the powers of the lightning hand and Turbocycle.
J.B., unmatched by any force in Virtual Reality, defeats monsters with his powerful laser-lance. Has Virtual Vision and commands the air-cycle. Carries photon blaster and V.R. Techno Bazooka.
Kaitlin, carries ionic disintegrating blaster has energy restoration powers and provides backup in combat. Commands the Skybase.
Together, Ryan, J.B. and Kaitlin are the V.R. Troopers in the continuous search for Ryan's father still trapped in Grimlord's virtual dungeon.
Tylor and Ryan worked together to create new powers and relied on Tao for a special crystal to make Ryan's virtualizor after many tried and failed attempts. However, Tao's crystal worked and Ryan went into action once again.
The VR Troopers web site is availble at http://www.mcs.net/~jcomroe/shirley.htm. VR Troopers battle footage comes from Spielban (for J.B. and Kaitlin scenes) and Shaider for Ryan's scenes (Melatder for episodes prior to "Quest for Power").
Dex was sent to Earth to protect it from Count Draecon and his forces from enslaving the populous. So, the plan is to fit-in as an ordinary human and becomes adopted by a multi-ethnic family.
Little is known over the contents of this fourth season/first season series cross-over other than the fact that the (awful) costumes in Ohranger will be seen in this show along with the (worse) mecha [Zords].
Artist Bros. will not be producing a F.A.Q. for this series once broadcasted.
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