Top 10 Worst Moves During Power Rangers History

Despite many good moments, Power Rangers has had its share of bad moments. Here's my list of the worst moves during PR's history.

10. Aisha's Departure at the end of MMPR- Admittedly, I don't care much for Aisha, but her departure from the show was so poorly handled. When Kimberly left she had a nine episode story arc that was so well written. When Aisha left, it took her but 1 or 2 crappy episodes to write her off.

9. MMPR Villain Decay- One of the reasons why I don't like MMPR S3 that well is because of the villain decay that Lord Zedd and Goldar received. It had already started during season two but we got an entire season of it during season three. Parents complained to Fox that Lord Zedd was too scary. He's a villain, he's suppose to be scary. Though some people will argue that Lord Zedd and Rita did more after the villain decay, I would still argue that they still shouldn't have toned down Lord Zedd, and Goldar who became a joke.

8. The Dear John Letter- As much as I like Zeo, the Dear John Letter sent by Kimberly and the subsequent relationship between Kat and Tommy was the low point of the series. Many fans felt that this relationship was forced upon them as the writers were trying to replace Kimberly.

7. Wild Force Acting- It's already bad enough that Wild Force is basically Gaoranger's clone, but what's worst is the acting. This series had some of the worst acting ever for a Power Rangers series, as well as a douche bag that played the red ranger (Ricardo Medina).

6. The Omega Ranger CGI Ball of Light- This one I blame more on Disney than Bruce Kalish. Disney refused to give Power Rangers the budget it needed to hire a full-time actor to play the Omega Ranger. What happened instead? The Omega Ranger was a lame CGI ball of light. This is where SPD really falls apart.

5. Disney's handling of RPM- Speaking of executive meddling from Disney, what was worst was the way Disney handled RPM. Despite being an awesome show, RPM had some of the worst ratings ever for a PR season. Why? Because Disney moved RPM from Toon Disney to ABC, and gave it a terrible time slot on Saturday mornings where it would air in some parts of the country at 5 in the morning and other parts would be subject to ABC's college football broadcast. On top of that, there was poor advertisement and didn't even air in some cities.

4. Bruce Kalish- Bruce Kalish started out strong with the first 1/3rd of SPD, then everything fell apart. What's worst were the following seasons, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, and Jungle Fury. All of these seasons had terrible writing, lacked dialog, overuse of explosions, as well as some bad acting. No wonder why so many fans call this PR's "dork age."

3. The first cast change during Turbo- It was already a dumb idea to replace Rocky with Justin, a kid, but don't forget what else was included in this early cast change. Replacing Zordon and Alpha 5 with Dimitria and Alpha 6. Dimitria and Alpha 6 were as annoying as hell. No wonder why Turbo became such a ratings bomb and nearly killed the franchise.

2. Operation Overdrive- This season is just simply, awful. It had the whole package to make it a terrible season. Bad writing, bad acting, bad dialog, and a terrible cast. It's hard to imagine anything that can be worst, until we see what makes #1 on my list...

1. MMPR S1 Remastered- As bad as Operation Overdrive was, MMPR S1 remastered was worst. Disney completely butchered MMPR S1 (my childhood favorite). The comic book strips and the terrible special effects added, all for Disney to make a cheap buck off of MMPR and not have to produce another Power Rangers season. Thankfully Saban is back at the helm.

Psychic Lover, Sentai's Crowning Music of Awesome

What Linkara describes in his History of Power Rangers as the "Ron Wasserman Factor," is the ability to make the most boring show watchable (or a good show even better) because of awesome music. I'll talk about Ron Wasserman later on this week, but first I'd like to talk about Sentai's own awesome band, Psychic Lover. Psychic Lover composed several songs on the Dekaranger soundtrack, including the Dekaranger theme song, Dekaranger Action, and Swat On Dekaranger. Part of the reason why I love Dekaranger is the music, and for me, music plays a big part in how much I like a particular series. However, Psychic Lover didn't limit themselves to just the Dekaranger series, they also composed the Boukenger ending theme (Adventures on the Road) and the Shinkenger opening theme song as well, both of which are just as awesome as the songs they contributed to the Dekaranger soundtrack. Psychic Lover has also composed songs for the Transformers and the Yu-Gi-Oh series as well.

Here's an interview with Psychic Lover on Rangercast. Interview takes place at 41:19

And some of Psychic Lover's Sentai work.

Dekaranger Theme Song

SWAT On Dekaranger

Dekaranger Action

Boukenger Ending Theme: Adventures On the Road

Shinkenger Opening Theme

Sentai Influences I See in RPM

In a post about a month and a half ago, I talked about various influences that certain hollywood movies as well as PR and Sentai seasons had on RPM. When taking a closer look, many of RPM's characters are Sentai like. It's clear that writer Eddie Guzelian had seen his fair share of Sentai before producing RPM, or perhaps it's just a coincidence. Anyways, here are some of the influences I see.

Perhaps Dillon is a tribute to Gai (Black Condor, Jetman). Besides both of them being black rangers, Dillon, like Gai, is the brooding, rebel bad boy of the group. Also like Gai, Dillon has a rivalry with the red ranger, often mocking him.

As I've mentioned before, Summer has practically the same back story as Ran, GekiYellow. Their personalities are pretty much the same as well.

And last but certainly not least, the use of hyperactive, comic relief rangers, which Sentai loves to use a lot but is rarely seen in Power Rangers. Ziggy is similar to his counterpart Hanto in terms of personality, but he's even funnier thanks to some great acting. In fact, I think Ziggy is the funniest ranger ever in Power Rangers.

Gem and Gemma are very hyperactive, and finish each other's sentences (perhaps a wink at Nai and Mare). They're the complete opposite of their Sentai counterparts, Miu and Hiroto. Gem and Gemma get criticized by PR and Sentai fans alike for their hyperactiveness. Admittedly, they can be annoying, especially the first four or five episodes they appear in. Afterwards, they're toned down a bit and are tolerable. Personally, I like their Go-Onger counterparts better, but at the same time I think some of the criticism that Gem and Gemma receive (especially from Sentai fans, which I won't go into) is ridiculous since they're no different than how Sentai portrays some of its own characters, like Ban, Jan, Kai, Sousuke, and Genta.

Crowning Moment of Funny- Power Rangers Zeo; Another Song and Dance

Probably the funniest moment during Power Rangers Zeo. Queen Machina cast a singing spell over Tommy and Tanya. Until they defeat the MOTW, Tommy and Tanya can only sing all their lines (including their morphing calls) and can't talk regularly. To top it off, during the zord battle, the Super Zeo Megazord and the Red Battlezord are placed under a dancing spell. So in this episode, we have both opera singing rangers and dancing zords. It's wacky, corny as hell, but hilarious. The whole scene can be seen below.

My Picks for Attractive Power Rangers Heroine

Now it's time for my picks for most attractive Power Rangers heroine. I'm going to make only one list instead of splitting them into "hot" and "cute" because honestly, Sentai has Power Rangers beat in both categories, especially in the "cute" category. Here's my list. Enjoy :)

Kimberly/Amy Jo Johnson (MMPR Pink)

I don't think Amy Jo is as hot as some fans make her out to be (especially people who've only seen MMPR), but she's still hot nonetheless.

Cassie/Patricia Ja Lee (Turbo/In Space Pink)

For me, Cassie is borderline between hot and cute. However, she's my personal favorite PR heroine and I find her a lot more attractive than either of her Sentai counterparts.

Ashley/Tracy Lynn Cruz (Turbo/In Space Yellow)

Ashley is definitely a hottie. Interestingly, she's suppose to be caucasain even though her actress is not caucasain (Tracy Lynn Cruz is half Asian/half Hispanic). She's hotter than her Carranger counterpart, but IMO, her Megaranger counterpart is equally as hot. My only gripe is, whenever I see pics or videos of Tracy Lynn Cruz I think she wears way too much make up.

Maya/Cerina Vincent (Lost Galaxy Yellow)

For me, Maya is the hottest among all white PR heroine. She has the nicest figure of any PR girl, and her outfit in Lost Galaxy seemed to be made for fan service. :P

Karone/Melody Perkins (Lost Galaxy Pink)

Melody Perkins doubles as both a hot villain (Astronema) and a hot pink ranger (Karone) in Power Rangers. :P She also fits the description of a hot blond.

Elizabeth "Z"/Monica May (SPD Yellow)

Z is kinda the opposite of Ashley, she's a Hispanic character played by a caucasain actress. I think Monica May is quite attractive, though not nearly as hot as Jasmine from Dekaranger. Interestingly, Monica May is one of only a handful of American actors/actresses to get a role under Disney's Power Rangers.

Rose/Rhoda Montemayor (Operation Overdrive Pink)

For me, Rose was the lone bright spot during Operation Overdrive. Her actress, Rhoda Montemayor, is quite pretty and is of Filipino decent. Still, she's not quite as hot as Sakura.

Summer/Rose McIver (RPM Yellow)

From one Rose to another. :P Ok, the previous one was Rose the character. This one is Rose the actress. For me, she's a cute blond :P

Mia/Erika Fong (Samurai Pink)

From the pics I've seen of Erika Fong, I think she is very pretty.

Emily/Brittany Pirtle (Samurai Yellow)

I think Brittany Pirtle is also beautiful. For me, this is the hottest PR heroine combo since Maya/Karone during Lost Galaxy.

Power Rangers Samurai confirmed as the 2011 title.

The 2011 Power Rangers season that will be adapting Shinkenger now has a confirmed title, Power Rangers Samurai. This isn't much of a surprise really. Being a samurai themed PR season, it was pretty obvious that the word "samurai" would be in the title somewhere. Thankfully, instead of making a corny title, it's more simplistic and straight to the point.

There's also been some changes such as the character's names. The red ranger, Reese, will be Jayden. Baron, the blue ranger, has changed to Kevin. Parry, the green ranger, is now Mike. Sadie, the pink ranger, is now Mia. Finally, Ava, the Yellow Ranger, is Emily. Also, it has been revealed that Power Rangers Samurai will be two years long. As mentioned on the Henshin Grid, this could go a number of ways. It could be like MMPR, in which Power Rangers Samurai keeps the costumes in the second season and use the zords from Goseiger, although it wouldn't make much since for a green ranger to have a black zord. At least back in MMPR S2, the Lion Thunderzord had shades of black in it and in MMPR S3 the Crane Ninja Zord had shades of Pink. Another scenario would be they split up the 40 episodes into two 20 episode seasons, like Saban did with Masked Rider. The other possibility is for the second season, Saban will adapt the rumored Shinkenger miniseries, which is rumored to begin next year.

My Picks for Cute Sentai Heroine

Since I made a post on hot Sentai heroine, I've decided to make a post for cute Sentai heroine as well. A post for attractive PR heroine will come as well. Enjoy :)

Ako/Sayuri Uchida (Blue Swallow, Jetman)

Though not as adorable as some of the other girls on this list, Ako is still cute in her own way.

Mei/Reiko Chiba (PteraRanger, Zyuranger)

Mei is quite adorable and cute, especially the different hairstyles she would use. For me, Mei is one of the few bright spots from Zyuranger.

Matsuri/Kayoko Shibata (GoPink, GoGoV)

Though I haven't seen much of GoGoV (except for the team-up with Timeranger), I though Matsuri was cute.

Umeko/Mika Kikuchi (DekaPink, Dekaranger)

Umeko is cute and adorable in many ways. Besides being short, she's energetic and cheerful, the kind of girl I would like to date. And she has a nice singing voice to.

Houka/Ayumi Bepa (MagiPink, Magiranger)

Houka is much like Umeko. Very feminine, bubbly, and a ditz. Though for me, not as cute as Umeko, nor as attractive as Urara.

Natsuki/Chise Nakamura (BoukenYellow, Boukenger)

Natsuki is one of the few yellow rangers that is feminine, and bubbly. She's childish but in a cute way. She's even more interesting of a character because she's a 100,000 year old princess of a destroyed civilization.

Ran/Mina Fukui (GekiYellow, Gekiranger)

Though Ran is much more serious personality wise than most of the girls on here, look's wise, she's kinda cute. For me, her best moment was when Jan was turned into a kid and Retsu was turned into a baby, her reaction was hilarious.

Saki/Rina Aizawa (Go-On Yellow)

Saki I think is another cute, cheerful character. Though not as feminine or as bubbly as Umeko, Houka, or Natsuki, she's cute.

Kotoha/Suzuka Morita (ShinkenYellow, Shinkenger)

Kotoha is another cute and adorable girl. Though she's tougher and more serious (most cute Sentai heroine are used for comic relief), her interaction with Chiaki, admiration for Mako and Takeru, and her innocents make her adorable, and like Umeko she's tiny. I guess what also make's her adorable is that she's so young as well.