Power Rangers SPD- What Do We Know? (Now With More PR AND SPOILERS)

[Chad Bonin]

This is the official Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta pre-premiere thread.
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Production

Doug Sloan and Ann Austen will not be connected to SPD.
Bruce Kalish ("The Famous Jett Jackson"), Koichi Sakamoto, and Greg Aronowitz are Executive Producers.
Sally Campbell is Producer.
Matt Hawkins (Top Cow Comics' President) has written two episodes of SPD.
Aaron Waters will be returning for the theme song.
Filmed and Produced in Auckland, New Zealand by Ranger Productions LTD.
EDUCATED GUESS- Premieres in February 2005, ends in November 2005.
EDUCATED GUESS- Will run for 38 episodes, premiering on ABC Family Jetix.
SPD Rangers
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S.P.D. RED - JACK LANDORS Jack likes to do things his way and any authority is a threat to his survival. He is very loyal to his friends. He is someone you can always count on when he commits to something. He is playful and has a great sense of humor. He is a born leader though hates to take on that role. He doesn’t like to workout, eats junk food, and doesn’t like to study.
(PLAYED BY BRANDON JAY MCLAREN)

S.P.D. BLUE - SCHUYLER “SKY” BLAKE - 20 - Male, he is passionate and has lived his entire life to fulfill his father’s dream to become a Ranger. He is neat, orderly and precise. His body is his temple and he maintains the outside as well as the inside. He eats nothing but healthy food and is always ready to explain the benefits of a healthy life to anyone who will or will not listen. He foregoes relationships and fun to hone his skills for his ranger duties. He doesn’t have many friends because of his strict code of living. He needs to lighten up… and his only sense of humour seeps out when he is doing battle.

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S.P.D. GREEN - BRIDGE CARSON - 17 - Male, being a RANGER gives Bridge the freedom to express himself. It may seem on the outside that he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed... But in actuality he is a genius. He has MacGyver like abilities and if you give him a paper clip, a rubber band and some gum, he can build you almost anything. He is irreverent, off the wall, gullible and humorous. Though the Rangers are all different and form alliances within their own rank… Everyone likes Bridge. He will often rush into anything, even battle, before thinking.
(PLAYED BY MATT AUSTIN)

S.P.D. PINK - SYDNEY “SYD” COLE - 18 - Female, She was an Olympian at 15. A beauty pageant winner at 16. An international cover girl at 17 and had a Billboard top ten CD at 18… Being a Ranger is the only thing she has undertaken that she has not mastered or been able to buy - a source of great contention with Syd. She doesn’t like getting dirty or sweating. She is impeccable in dress and manner and is willing to take the time to make the most impact with her appearance. She wants everyone to get along but is pressed to the limits when her antithesis, Z, begins to room with her. She is always full of energy and good cheer.
(PLAYED BY ALYCIA PURROTT [There ain't a clean picture of her on the interweb])

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S.P.D. YELLOW - ELIZABETH “Z” MANNERS - 17 - Female and a good gymnast. She’s feisty, outspoken and does not put up with anyone telling her how to live her life. She dresses to her own drummer…constantly listens to music on her headphones. She has amazing gymnastic-type abilities and is as quick as a rabbit. She wears all her emotions on her sleeve, if she hasn’t torn it off for “her look”. Everyone is attracted and repelled by her way of being. She is also incredibly loyal to her word and friends.
(PLAYED BY MONICA MAY)

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CHIEF ANUBIS -
Um, no official casting synopsis, considering the character's looks are already down. The big dog leader of the group.
(VOICED BY JOHN TUI)

Megazord:
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Delta Squad Megazord

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Dr. Kat


EDIT-
Please realize this initial post is in flux, and may not look the prettiest for a while; also, some bios might be out of date.

[PRdude]

Isn't Matt Austin playing Bridge, and not Sky?

By the way, do you have pictures for Brandon McLaren (Jack) and that girl who's supposed to be playing Syd?

And it's Delta SQUAD Megazord.

[Chad Bonin]

And this is why we have this thread.

[Poweranimals]

Yes, Brandon McLaren is Jack Manners (Red Ranger), and Alycia Purrott is Sydney Cole (Pink Ranger).

[Duke]

-Here's hoping this series' Red Ranger is as bad at being a leader as the last black Red Ranger...

-I really like the character descriptions. I hope Pink Ranger actually has smarts and isn't just the Ranger version of Cassidy...

-I thought it was the RED Ranger who was the son of a former Power Ranger...

-SPD Green's description seriously calls out for a cameo by Richard Dean Anderson at some point. Hell, the two series are shooting at pretty much the same location, so it can't be that hard...

[shoujoaifan]

How was TJ a bad leader? Turbo isn't a favorite season among fans, but he seemed to do pretty average like the average PR leader.

Any mention of who'll play- -Anubis's/Krugger's assistant? I forget if she was early on in Deka or shows up later, but considering what she'll do later, it would make sense for her to show up earlier in SPD as well (Don't know if that was spoiler-worthy or not in this thread.)

[Burgundy Ranger]

This isn't something we KNOW, but if everything remains the same on ABC and ABCFam as to how SPD is premiered, the most likely premiere dates are:

Feb. 19, 2005 on Fam, Feb 19 or 20 on ToonDis and Feb. 26 on ABC.

That's because the NBA all-star weekend is Feb. 19 and ABC is contractually obligated to air the "Read to Achieve" kids special that Saturday.

PRDT debuted on Fam the week of the all-star show and on ABC the week after.

[wrenchien]

about time a monster-like dog was large and in charge. mmm

[Mackaybear]

Yeah so far it all sounds good. And with any luck they'll somehow keep Anubis/DoggieKruger's DekaMaster form. He's a real kick butt fighter.

Having seen a large part of DekaRanger I'm really looking forward to seeing what it'll come out as for PR,

[Chad Bonin]

Well, the first televised shots of SPD aired...

It may just be for the promo, it may be in the actual intro, but the "fly down the hallway" shot from Dekaranger's intro has been adapted for SPD.

[PowerZord]

Will SPD be the final series of the PR? please say so! I love PR but They are gettin out of hand

[Mackaybear]

First thanks Knux for fixing that "spoiler" . I'm not very good at using those spoiler boxes. If it spoiled SPD for anyone I apologize deeply.


Second I hope these people aren't just being cast for their looks. It'd be nice to have a PR cast that is all or mostly all good at character portrayal. And not just "eye candy". There've been some good performances each season but most aren't that good.

[Blue]

First thanks Knux for fixing that "spoiler" . I'm not very good at using those spoiler boxes. If it spoiled SPD for anyone I apologize deeply.


Second I hope these people aren't just being cast for their looks. It'd be nice to have a PR cast that is all or mostly all good at character portrayal. And not just "eye candy". There've been some good performances each season but most aren't that good.Ya...wouldn't want and american version of the SPD crew *shudders* allthough...both have a really good Dekayellow.

Wasn't Shane the last black red ranger, not TJ?

[Chad Bonin]

Will SPD be the final series of the PR? please say so! I love PR but They are gettin out of handHopefully not; we might be getting episode 600 with the Magiranger adaption.

And not just "eye candy".Monica and Alycia are very much eye candy :)

Wasn't Shane the last black red ranger, not TJ?This is horrible, but I'm not exactly sure what ethnicity Shane was. I think it was one of those New Zealand-special edition ones. His name WAS Pua Magasiva...

[Blue]

Hopefully not; we might be getting episode 600 with the Magiranger adaption.

Monica and Alycia are very much eye candy :)

This is horrible, but I'm not exactly sure what ethnicity Shane was. I think it was one of those New Zealand-special edition ones. His name WAS Pua Magasiva... I dunno know weather to laugh my butt off or to be incredibly offended...I had heard he was "Latino" or something like that. Meh...so far the disney rangers seems to be going ok...better then the last saban one.

[shoujoaifan]

So what was wrong with TJ as a leader? Or is it just Turbo-Association?

[Blue]

I've got a new question... Since Dekagold only came in the movie so far, does that mean that only 9 rangers are going to be shown in the American version? Or...does this mean that we might get a US movie again?

[shoujoaifan]

I've got a new question... Since Dekagold only came in the movie so far, does that mean that only 9 rangers are going to be shown in the American version? Or...does this mean that we might get a US movie again?

There's always the possibility that they're could be a 10th ranger from the show itself before it over. Might be one of the head honchos (forget his name, but its not Kugger/Anubis, the other guy).

[Blue]

There's always the possibility that they're could be a 10th ranger from the show itself before it over. Might be one of the head honchos (forget his name, but its not Kugger/Anubis, the other guy). You mean in the Japanese version, right? We have all ten all ready, thats why I was asking about the english version.

[shoujoaifan]

You mean in the Japanese version, right? We have all ten all ready, thats why I was asking about the english version.I posted spoiler tags in the quote, but you might want to fix your post. Its not THAT big of a spoiler, but still will be a "shocker" to some.

Actually, what I meant in my last post was- that they might not count DekaGold as a ranger when counting up to 10, or "Deka" IN THE SHOW. They "COULD" add another ranger before the TV show is over, so if you count the show AND the movie, it would be 11, but if you ONLY count the show, it would only be 10

But that's a BIG "if". Sorry if I didn't make that clearer :sweat:

[Blue]

Woops, sorry about the spoiler >< I had heard that Dekagold was going to come back in the series around episode 47, but that dosn't look the case...and know almost nothing about Dekagold.

[Supernovametalstar]

-Here's hoping this series' Red Ranger is as bad at being a leader as the last black Red Ranger...

Hey, I liked T.J. At least he wasn't a walking stereotype like Zack (even though I kinda liked him, too).

[Chad Bonin]

Just a general thing...

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if they did cram as many of the Rangers as they could into the series. Not all have to be good; they could fudge some of them into being vigilantes or evils or just an alternate back-up team.

[Chad Bonin]

Alright, I just read a Top Cow comic...

"Matt Hawkins- President/Chief Operating Officer"

In comparison, Marc Silvestri is just CEO.

[Wounded_Dragon]

I dunno know whether to laugh my butt off or to be incredibly offended...I had heard he was "Latino" or something like that. Meh...so far the disney rangers seems to be going ok...better then the last saban one.

With that set of Polynesian features? Mainland NA'er my butt.

[DarkGojira]

Well, one way or another, I can't wait for this! I can't even wait for the Delta Squad Megazord to OWN all of the monsters!

[shoujoaifan]

Woops, sorry about the spoiler >< I had heard that Dekagold was going to come back in the series around episode 47, but that dosn't look the case...and know almost nothing about Dekagold.Interestingly enough- supposedly DekaBright, who's-going-to/has-already show(n) up has some gold in her costume, but she has a different name then DekaGold, who I believe is called Marie. And I don't know how much she was involved in the movie anyway, all I know is that she brought along the buggy mecha, and was on screen for only 3 seconds! :p If they're trying to promote more action figures, put a little more effort into it! :rolleyes:

Anymore spoilers, and this entire thread will be black and blue!

[Chad Bonin]

Honestly, here's a good guideline for spoilers for SPD-

Episode 1 and 2. Just talk about stuff that we'll be seeing in episodes 1 and 2 (which'll probably be called "SPD Emergency" or something). That means five Rangers, Delta Strike Megazord, and potentially the K-9 Cannon.

[Poweranimals]

Will SPD be the final series of the PR? please say so! I love PR but They are gettin out of hand No. Power Rangers is doing well. As long as there's Sentai, there will be Power Rangers, so expect an US version of Magiranger after S.P.D.

[Blue]

I had heard something about the first red ranger being in the american season, but doesn't that picture more or less throw that out the window, because he was believed to be the new red rangers dad?

[Chad Bonin]

The initial press release said "son of the original Red Ranger", but vague if they meant original Red MMPR or original Red SPD Ranger. The fact that we haven't heard about it since makes me doubt it'd be Jason.

Plus, it was from the initial press release. Those things are always off, like saying Conner was a basketball player, the Black DinoThunder Ranger was Dr. Edward Payne (But that may have been more of a cover-up), and the Space Rangers had to return to the (destroyed... which made it weird) Command Center to charge their powers.

Although, remember that PR isn't opposed to alternate-style families. Trent Fernandez was adopted by Anton Mercer, Katie was a test-tube baby, Hunter and Blake Bradley were adopted (... did we ever learn what happened to their individual birth parents? Their adopted parents were killed...), and supposedly still Red and Yellow (Jack and "Z" Manners, I believe) are siblings, so... it's not completely impossible that in fifteen years, Jason could adopt a son (or hook up with Aisha), but...

[Duke]

Jason could adopt a son (or hook up with Aisha), but...
Wouldn't he hook up with Emily? Especially since Aisha currently lives about 200 years in the past in Africa?

[Chad Bonin]

Gasp, someone remembered Emily...

Anyways, I just... I dunno. Technically, Tommy should be with Kat right around now...

[Duke]

Gasp, someone remembered Emily...
I finally did after re-discovering Zeo via Internet means.

It's funny. I never really liked Zeo when I first saw it, but now I look back on it and it's one of my favorites.

[Blue]

Gasp, someone remembered Emily...

Anyways, I just... I dunno. Technically, Tommy should be with Kat right around now...I was allways wondering about that last one...though if Jason is in SPD that would be cool to see two original rangers back...well for the team up at least.

[PRdude]

Will SPD be the final series of the PR? please say so! I love PR but They are gettin out of hand
Talk about a mixed message.

If they really bug you that much, then you don't have to watch. It's as simple as that.

[Donald Duck 12]

Looks awesome! Can't wait!

[Tommy Lawson]

Kyl415/Kyl416 may have posted this first to Rangerboard, but I'm still going to post it here at Toon Zone. Here is the official Power Rangers: S.P.D. Press Release. Spoilers are in this release, so highlight over it to read.

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November 16, 2004

ABC Family Kids: 13TH INCARNATION OF "POWER RANGERS" GOES INSIDE THEIR TRAINING ACADEMY AND ON INTERGALACTIC ASSIGNMENTS IN "POWER RANGERS: SPACE PATROL DELTA," THE NEWEST SERIES IN THE #1 GLOBAL ACTION/ADVENTURE FRANCHISE .
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BURBANK, November 16, 2004 . . . Production has begun on the 13th edition of the world's most popular kids' action/adventure franchise, "Power Rangers," and this season, the futuristic stories are set in outer space and on Planet Earth at the SPD Academy where both humans and aliens train to become the newest generation of mighty morphing Power Rangers. Featuring seven new Power Rangers including an alien life force, "Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta" premieres in February 2005 during the JETIX programming block seen mornings on ABC Family and evenings on Toon Disney.

Bruce Kalish ("The Famous Jett Jackson") and Greg Aronowitz join as executive producers. Koichi Sakamoto also serves as executive producer and Sally Campbell has been named producer.

With a reach far greater than any other kids TV franchise, "Power Rangers" is seen on two basic cable networks and one broadcast network in 21 timeslots (mornings and evenings) each week. It is also seen in 140 countries around the world. Off TV, "Power Rangers" dominates as the perennial favorite among boys with action figures and toys that, since 1993, continue to top the charts as the number one action figure brand. "Power Rangers" also span across multiple categories of consumer products including home videos/DVD titles, publishing, interactive and apparel and Power Rangers characters are also at Disney MGM theme park in Orlando.

All iterations of "Power Rangers" feature adventure, action, comedy and drama while teaching valuable lessons about the importance of working as a team. Stories are accented by the heroes' extraordinary powers, martial arts, acrobatics, special effects and relatable young characters that, in addition to the growing pains most regular teenagers face, must work to triumph over evil.

Viewers of the finale episode of "Power Rangers DinoThunder" will get a special sneak peak of "Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta." The "Power Rangers DinoThunder" finale premieres during JETIX on ABC Family SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (8:30 a.m., ET/PT), and during JETIX on Toon Disney SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT).

"Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta" launches with three protagonists: Bridge Carson, the Green Power Ranger; Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the Blue Power Ranger; and Sydney "Syd" Drew, the Pink Power Ranger. Before long, they are joined by rebellious teens Jack Landors, the Red Power Ranger and Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the Yellow Power Ranger. Later in the storyline, a Black Power Ranger joins the team and for the first time ever, an alien life force joins as the White Power Ranger. For now, Jack, Z, Bridge, Sky and Syd are the second-tier prospects, or "B Squad", at the elite SPD Academy which boasts state-of-the-art facilities and the best instructors to mentally and physically train prospective Power Rangers. Their acquired knowledge is tested regularly when they back up the elite "A Squad" Power Rangers.

When the "A Squad" Power Rangers are captured during an outer space mission, the "B Squad" Power Rangers are called up to protect Earth despite the great discord brewing among them. The "B Squad" Power Rangers each have an amazing attribute that sets them apart: Bridge, the Green Power Ranger, has psychic tracking abilities; Sky, the Blue Power Ranger, can create invisible force fields with his mind; and Syd, the Pink Power Ranger, can turn her hands into any element she touches. Jack, the Red Power Ranger, can de-molecularize and pass through any object and Z, the Yellow Power Ranger, can duplicate herself.

Their commander is Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, an extraterrestrial who has physical characteristics of both a human and a dog. He was a onetime member of the Space Patrol Delta Squadron and is the sole survivor from his native star planet, Sirius, which was taken over by Troobian invaders and a devious warlord, Emperor Gruumm. Now, Anubis knows the danger that looms -- the Troobian's next target is Earth.

Among the other characters are Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx, an alien with cat-like features who is in charge of all research and design for Power Rangers gadgets; her assistant Boom who was rejected by the academy; Robotic Interactive Canine (RIC), a robotic dog with a mission to defend and support the Power Rangers; 10-year-old bad seed Mora, the right-hand operative to Emperor Gruumm; Morgana, the adult counterpart to Mora; Omni, a Troobian creature who survives in an artificial environment and Piggy, a turncoat informant for the Power Rangers.

Starring are Brandon Jay McLaren as Jack/Red Power Ranger; Chris Violette as Sky/Blue Power Ranger; Matt Austin as Bridge/Green Power Ranger; Monica May as Z/Yellow Power Ranger; Alycia Purrott as Syd/Pink Power Ranger; John Tui as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger; Rene Naufahu as Emperor Gruumm; Michelle Langstone as Dr. Katherine 'Kat' Manx; Kelson Henderson as Boom and Barnie Duncan as Piggy.

"Power Rangers: Space Patrol Delta" is produced in studio and on location in Auckland, New Zealand. It is from Ranger Productions Ltd.
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[Blue]

Wow...so they are allready getting set with the 7th ranger? So Anubis won't be playing as the 6th ranger? Now that really sucks he was my favorite ranger from any sentai:sweat:. Well at least they are addmitting to morre then 6 ranger...but is this "Kat" supposed to the Swan of the American version?

Oh ya, I could be wrong but isn't this suppose to go into that other thread?

[Mackaybear]

OK I'm not sure whether this qualifies as good news or bad news.

"B" Squad SPD Rangers???

White and Black Rangers?

Ok Dekabreak could possibly pass for a White Ranger. But neither DekaGold or DekaBright could be a Black Ranger. Ok we could be having a totally non Sentai Ranger or two here. But it almost sounds like we may not have Doggie/Annubis as DekaMaster. Which would be a total shame.

Rangers with already existing powers would be cool though. Especially if they are kept secret from all til the first time they get used in combat. Maybe secret to everyone but the individual Rangers themselves and Annubis.

Well we'll at least get a preview/promo during Dino Thunder's finale. But it will be a long wait til Feb to see how they've "Americanized" DekaRanger.

[Poweranimals]

The Black Ranger is Deka Master. Duh.

[William C. Maune]

Duh.

There is no reason to be condescending when making your point.

[Chad Bonin]

Okay, the official Pre-SPD thread is back to being the official Pre-SPD thread.

Ignore some of the info in the first post; I'll go and revise it later.

[shoujoaifan]

So its still possible that-

that Kugger/Anubis could still be DekaMaster/Black Ranger. But on the other hand, they might think a human would be more profitable than him. Who knows, although it would require less editing if he keeps both roles. I haven't seen any of Deka, I've only read about it, but it sounds like if they took that way, it kinda kills his badacidity and most his real usefulness.

I mean, even Sensei the Ninja Hamster had moves, spunk, and some plot to keep him from being entirely the pointless token cute animal.

[Chad Bonin]

Don't worry, DekaMaster/Black SPD Ranger is a badass. He's got a sword, and he's tall.

Just don't question how his helmet fits his head.

So, we've got the "B-Squad" (Beta Squad?) consisting of SPD Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, and Pink. Does the "A-Squad" consist of...
DekaSawn, DekaMaster, DekaGold, DekaBreak, and DekaBee? That could explain how each slowly appears; one gets rescued at a time, and Anubis (DekaMaster/Black SPD) and Dr. Kat (DekaSwan/Orange SPD [?] manage to get away early on. Maybe the B-Squad don't know the identities of the A-Squad.

Also, it seems like the concept of "son of the original Red Ranger" has been dropped, unless they reignite it "son of A-Squad's Red Ranger".

Personally, I'm hoping some of these names change late in the game, like how Digit became Circuit. Make "A-Squad" into "Alpha Squad" and "B-Squad" into "Delta Squad", explaining the term "Delta Squad Megazord".

Troobians seem to be the grunts, and honestly... this is gonna be a huge cast. Seriously, let's compare it to the final DinoThunder intro.

Conner, Ethan, Kira, Dr. Tommy Oliver, Trent, Mercer/Mesogog, Elsa/Principal Randall, Devin/Cassidy. Nine actors are represented in the intro.

The core five are guaranteed to get cast credits. Presumably Dr. Kat will as well, despite not all "Ranger Allies" have gotten credits (Hayley didn't, but Angela Fairweather did). Anubis would likely be ditched; they usually don't do credits for men-in-suits. Assuming the alien life-form White Ranger is an actual person in a suit and not some CGI element, on top of the multitudes of villains (that's a bunch of villains) and allies (Well, there's that randomly inserted kid)...

Gaht dang, that's one long intro... and I fear for the crossover...


"SPD, Emergency!"
"Black Ranger, Emergency!"
"White Ranger, Emergency!"
"Gold Ranger, Emergency!"
"[Kat] Ranger, Emergency!"
"[Bee] Ranger, Emergency!"
"DinoThunder, Power Up!"
"White Ranger, Dino Power!"

[Mackaybear]

I agree with Knux. Doggie/DekaMaster is one seriously heavy duty fighter and I guess I'm anxious to see him make the transition to SPD from DekaRanger.

But I don't think he's got enough Black on his costume to be considered a Black Ranger. But maybe since does have a fair amount of it. Only time will tell I guess. But wait didn't they say the White Ranger will be the alien "lifeforce" though?

White as a new SPD only Ranger would be interesting. Though we've already got "Kat". Though Swan's Deka costume did seem more cat like to me. Maybe it will pull in some Anime fans since alot of them really seem to like cat girls.



It just seems like a long wait til Feb 2005 now. But there's still the end of Dino Thunder yet to go.:D

[Chad Bonin]

Ya know, if everyone's up for it, I'll go ahead and make this thread include a spoiler warning, so we all don't have to do the constant spoiler boxes.

[Blue]

So how is the Kat thing going to effect the Dekaswan thing? It might be to early to tell, but to many things are being changed. I'd really be annoyed in Anubis wasn't Dekamaster, for once we got a leader who does some fighting, and they better not take that away...though....how does he get his helmet on?:sweat:

[Poweranimals]

Ya know, if everyone's up for it, I'll go ahead and make this thread include a spoiler warning, so we all don't have to do the constant spoiler boxes. Please do.

[Chad Bonin]

Alrighty, don't worry about using spoiler boxes anymore.

[Mackaybear]

Thanks Knux


I agree whole heartedly with Blue. I'd not be happy at all if we get Annubis/Doggie Krueger and don't get him as DekaMaster no matter what they'd call him. Actually I can't see why they didn't keep Doggie Krueger as his name.
It's a lot cooler than Annubis in my opinion anyway.

Swan's Ranger form does have a bit of a feline look to it. So I could see that.

I also like Knux's idea about changing the names of A and B Squad to Alpha and Delta Squad. Ties in better with Space Patrol Delta as the overall name of the series.

At least in the PR version we won't have a Red ranger who screams out everything he says. That just bums me out majorly with DekaRanger.

[Blue]

Let's just hope that the actors are good...unlike the Dekaranger ones. Ya, not having him as Dekamaster would be a real rip...I can't really remember any leader that has acutally fought in sentai history.

[Chad Bonin]

So...

Please let him be called Anubis most of the time. And her, "Dr. Manx".

I don't want Doggie or another Katherine to confuse things...

[shoujoaifan]

It'll be intersting what they'll call DekaBright since her costume to a degree is a female version of DekaBreak's. Not that's bad or anything, she's definately looks bad ass in both ranger and normal form and not just in looks mind you.

[Chad Bonin]

Alright, speculation time.

15 years from now, any current Ranger might have had a kid, even more likely the older the Ranger.

Elizabeth "Z" Delgado may have no relationship to Danny Delgado of Wild Force fame, but... that would be a great little reference. Say she was.

... and I hate to be bad, but here's her character promo...

"My name is Elizabeth Delgado, but call me 'Z'. As the SPD Yellow Ranger, I can make copies of myself. If I learned anything from my two dads, it's to 'never give up!'"

Now, for Bridge...

Could he by a Xybrian? The last Xybrian was also a Green Ranger, and Trip had powers similar to Bridge's capability of "psychicly seeking out". It's not like Xybrians require massive makeup outside of a green wig (which may not be representitive of the entire race) adn a triangle on the forehead. Especially since this seems to be set in a time where alien races regularly interact with Earth (given Anubis, Dr. Manx, etc.)... despite the fact that Earth colonized another planet a few years back, it seems to have relatively minor influence.

[NinjaJack]

Now combine that news in the press release with Mighty Raw`s theme music, yeah baby yeah!:sweat:

[William C. Maune]

If they still do the "son of a Red Ranger" thing, perhaps the person could be the son of the Lightspeed Rescue Red Ranger. I've never seen the series, but from what I've read it sounds like that past series is the one most likely to have connections to this one.

[Chad Bonin]

Well, nobody has the last name of "Grayson" to be Carter Grayson's son, though Carter would easily be old enough to have a teenager in 15 years; he was a firefighter at the beginning of Lightspeed Rescue.

Also, rumor has it that when they were considering Red Rangers, it boiled down to Carter, Andros, Jason, and Wes.

... gah, imagine how many time parodoxes would have been created if Jen and Wes had a kid... and Jen's future self almost married her descendent.

[Poweranimals]

The "Son of a Red Ranger" thing was dropped.

[Blue]

Well, maybe they mean son of another SPD red ranger? There could have been a ton of old red rangers in SPD, so this could just be the son of him?

[Chad Bonin]

You would think they'd even reference the "son of the original Red SPD Ranger" or something in the PR.

[shoujoaifan]

Maybe its Rocky! :p

Nah, I doubt they'll do that, let alone even bother with the "The Son Of..." bit.

[Chad Bonin]

That was something I considered. If they wanted to do "daughter of the Red Ranger", you could change Elizabeth Delgado into Elizabeth DeSantos.

So, in her character promo, you'd go from...

"If my two dads taught me anything, it's to 'never give up!' "

to...

"If my dad ever taught me anything... boys just want to have fun!"

[Chad Bonin]

Well, there's SPD for you.

I don't think I caught any American footage, outside of the planets and Emperor Gruumm.

[Chad Bonin]

Crap, I hate triple posting, but it's worth it.

Watch the marathon. There are two more, major promos airing. One includes a shot of Anubis, with a different look than the Sentai version. This one has scales, almost like an alien dog dude.

And the other one? Oh, it just has the entire cast of Rangers, the morph call (I knew it'd be "SPD Emergency!"), and other important things.

[DarkGojira]

WHAT?! Oh, I missed it!!! I wish someone had those on film!

[Mackaybear]

nice promo. New and faster morph effects. They look good too.

We'll get Murphy over here too. The robot police dog who turns into a cannon.

Nice look for Doggie/Annubis. Even in his "regular" form he looks like he's very capable of kicking butt.

This cast may have potential after all. In the short clip they at least show some spirit and emotion.

SPD licenses. "SPD Emergency" morph call. Ugh. Wonder if we'll see them call on the license for "judgement on the Alienizers".

It's interesting to me that SPD will have an OverLord type villain. Since DekaRanger hasn't so far. The Dekas only found out about Abuerna recently so if he's behind all of the Alienizer activity on Earth we don't have that many eps to deal with it. And he seems only to be an Arms Dealer supplying the Alienizer. And yes I know Deka isn't SPD. There will be a lot of differences.


Would've been kind of interesting to have a more episodic show since this is a PR version of Law And Order.

Still it looks good. But after Saturday's Dino Thunder finale SPD's gonna really have to be good to top it.

[Deadly Messiah]

What year does this series take place in?

As for the promos themselves, I hope it is better than they look. THe rangers do not look all that exciting, Anubis looks like he is on crack (literally), and the Skeletor wannabe just looks dumb.

[Blue]

The show is supposed to be 15 years after DT, guess that more or less cuts out any chance for a team up. anyone know where I can get the promo for SPD online?

[Deadly Messiah]

The show is supposed to be 15 years after DT, guess that more or less cuts out any chance for a team up. anyone know where I can get the promo for SPD online?
You are acting like PR has used accurate timelines before. I mean didn't LG take place in 1999, thus LSR and TF would have had to happen together, yet they didn't.

[shoujoaifan]

Let's hope they stick to in-accurate timelines or time-travel.

I REALLY don't want to see a team-up (if there is one) where the Dino Rangers are passed off as in their 30's yet look like teens in suits (they're probably in their 20's in real life, right?), or even WORSE, they get bad make-up to look older.

Can you imagine them with, say, a single big streak of hair dyed white and thus they're older? Can you imagine what they'll do to Tommy? They dye all his hair white and have him act like another famous white-haired scientist, screaming out "RUN FOR IT GUYS! or ""88,000 MILES PER HOUR!" :rolleyes:

No wait, that's PERFECT! Set it DECADES in the future where they actually WILL be old, and have younger and older versions running around, not to mention Meso could come back this way, unless he has a cloner lying around or one of his duplicates in the finale lived.

I get way to involved in theories :p Excuse me while I walk outside for some air...

[Chad Bonin]

You are acting like PR has used accurate timelines before. I mean didn't LG take place in 1999, thus LSR and TF would have had to happen together, yet they didn't.What proof do you have that Lost Galaxy took place in 1999?

The only series that have a guaranteed date are due to Graduation signs and major connections to the year. Thus, Turbo happened in 1997, presumably Space did as well (since they led right into each other), with the Millenium Message being off (presumably, with the Alliance of Evil learning of said alignment of evil, they sped up the process). Project Terra Venture was presumably in production during Space, allowing for launch just months after Countdown to Destruction. Operation Lightspeed starts up mid-Galaxy, Time Force occurs in 2000, and DinoThunder ends in Summer 2004.

[SonGoku V3]

What proof do you have that Lost Galaxy took place in 1999? Forever Red. If LG didn't take place prior to TimeForce's 2001 year, how could Leo have participated in Forever Red? Same with DT's Legacy of Power episode. How could the DT rangers have learned about the LG rangers if they happened further in the future? If it wasn't flat out said that they were in 1999, then it was assumed. If I remember correctly, the show was set in the "Not too distant future". For all we know, that could have just meant nine months after Space. LOL

As for SPD, I have yet to see the new promos, but the screencaps makes it look a little more cheesy than it should probably be.

[Tien85]

Alright, speculation time.

15 years from now, any current Ranger might have had a kid, even more likely the older the Ranger.

Elizabeth "Z" Delgado may have no relationship to Danny Delgado of Wild Force fame, but... that would be a great little reference. Say she was.

... and I hate to be bad, but here's her character promo...

"My name is Elizabeth Delgado, but call me 'Z'. As the SPD Yellow Ranger, I can make copies of myself. If I learned anything from my two dads, it's to 'never give up!'"

Now, for Bridge...

Could he by a Xybrian? The last Xybrian was also a Green Ranger, and Trip had powers similar to Bridge's capability of "psychicly seeking out". It's not like Xybrians require massive makeup outside of a green wig (which may not be representitive of the entire race) adn a triangle on the forehead. Especially since this seems to be set in a time where alien races regularly interact with Earth (given Anubis, Dr. Manx, etc.)... despite the fact that Earth colonized another planet a few years back, it seems to have relatively minor influence.
Be cool to have a link to the past of Trip with Bridge, maybe he was how Trip came to Earth. BTW, whats up with the two dads thing? I don't get that, are u saying he was gay?

[Chad Bonin]

Forever Red. If LG didn't take place prior to TimeForce's 2001 year, how could Leo have participated in Forever Red? Same with DT's Legacy of Power episode. How could the DT rangers have learned about the LG rangers if they happened further in the future? If it wasn't flat out said that they were in 1999, then it was assumed. If I remember correctly, the show was set in the "Not too distant future". For all we know, that could have just meant nine months after Space. LOLI'm not sure what you're saying. Lost Galaxy (or more specifically, the travel of Terra Venture) took place relatively soon after Countdown To Destruction. Operation Lightspeed (presumably in the works for years at this point) commences somewhere during the middle of PRLG. Thus, when Trakeena escapes to Mariner Bay, it's just been a matter of months/weeks after Terra Venture crashed on Mirinoi (Remember, there's a warp tunnel, so the trip to and from Mirinoi is now quick as hell).

BTW, whats up with the two dads thing? I don't get that, are u saying he was gay?Danny and Max... were too close of friends.

[Duke]

Danny and Max... were too close of friends.
With Danny, I wouldn't be surprised...

[Tien85]

I'm not sure what you're saying. Lost Galaxy (or more specifically, the travel of Terra Venture) took place relatively soon after Countdown To Destruction. Operation Lightspeed (presumably in the works for years at this point) commences somewhere during the middle of PRLG. Thus, when Trakeena escapes to Mariner Bay, it's just been a matter of months/weeks after Terra Venture crashed on Mirinoi (Remember, there's a warp tunnel, so the trip to and from Mirinoi is now quick as hell).

Danny and Max... were too close of friends.
Ah, understood, thought u might have meant that after a while of thinking (hurts the brain). Your right though, heck I remember them at the end of Wild Force, they were kinda close.

[SonGoku V3]

I'm not sure what you're saying. Lost Galaxy (or more specifically, the travel of Terra Venture) took place relatively soon after Countdown To Destruction. No, I was responding to your question. If LG didn't take place in 1999 like most people would assume, then it took place sometime between 1998-2002 (between Space and Wild Force), correct?

BTW, isn't there a PR Bible out there somewhere that would blatantly tell of info such as dates?

[Supernovametalstar]

Well I saw the promos for SPD. Here are my thoughts:

1. The evil skeleton guy looked a little freaky with the fast motion shaking (I'm sure just used for the promo as a camera trick), but I'm impressed with the design. I've always said the main villians should look menacing.

2. The rangers themselves...not so impressed...yet. They unfortunately kept the dread on the red ranger (I hate that look), green and blue look dull, but yellow and pink look good enough for me to watch consistently. Of course, I could hate their voices, but I have to wait until 2005.

3. Anubis looks...interesting. His eyes look too sleepy. I guess they were going for a serious, angry look, but it doesn't translate well. I like Doggy Kruger's costume better so far. He actually looks like a dog what with the fur and all.

4. I really hope there is a Lightspeed reference. The zords and the organization itself looks too reminiscent for there not to be.

5. It looks like from the background behind the red ranger that at least parts of the first episode of Dekaranger will be used. Here's to hoping they can leave in some of Dekared's gunplay (but I doubt it nowadays).

[kaine23]

With Danny, I wouldn't be surprised...
PR's version of the sitcom "My Two Dads" then?

[Mackaybear]

Interesting how while watching the "from Birth to Extinction" marathon there seems to be at least two SPD promos per each DT episode aired. But I've only noticed about three or four different promos.


Still it looks good.

Though the more I see the changes in Annubis' design from the Deka/Doggie Krueger original the less I like them.

[Chad Bonin]

I believe there's only three or four promos including SPD.

The first was the "From Birth To Extinction" one that is mostly sentai, outside of a shot of Emperor Gruumm.

The second was the one that had the core five unmorphed fighting.

The third was the one that hat Anubis' morphed form at the beginning, and has a whole speech about how aliens are coming to Earth.

[Chad Bonin]

Well, I now have a Delta Morpher.

Seems like the phrase "Judgement Time!" will remain in SPD.

[Mackaybear]

Well, I now have a Delta Morpher.

Seems like the phrase "Judgement Time!" will remain in SPD.

That's good since I liked that part of Deka. The License's Judgment Mode was really cool. Wonder how judgement will be carried out on SPD?

I also like that we're getting Murphy though a lot of people haven't liked him.

I wished I liked Annubis' design more. As each time I see it I like it less abd less.

[Chad Bonin]

Don't forget, Murphy is called "R.I.C." in SPD.

I figure Judgement Time will probably just use the Dekaranger footage, sans any dialogue explaining what "Judgement Time" is.

I doubt we could get away with "Space Patrol Delta can pass trial on a monster using their Delta Morphers" every time they justified destroying the monsters.

[Supernovametalstar]

Don't forget, Murphy is called "R.I.C." in SPD.

I figure Judgement Time will probably just use the Dekaranger footage, sans any dialogue explaining what "Judgement Time" is.

I doubt we could get away with "Space Patrol Delta can pass trial on a monster using their Delta Morphers" every time they justified destroying the monsters.
I'm guessing they'll do a Timeforce type deal where they'll be apprehended and not destroyed.

As for Murphy/R.I.C., I'm hoping they'll give him a voice and a personality. I'm envisioning K-9 from Doctor Who for some reason.

[Chad Bonin]

Murphy didn't really talk in Dekaranger; he was more like a AIBO that transformed into a alien-destroying cannon. And since Dekarangers regularly killed (or deemed "Innocent" on one or two occassions), I have a feeling Space Patrol Delta will terminate with extreme prejudice.

[shoujoaifan]

Murphy didn't really talk in Dekaranger; he was more like a AIBO that transformed into a alien-destroying cannon. And since Dekarangers regularly killed (or deemed "Innocent" on one or two occassions), I have a feeling Space Patrol Delta will terminate with extreme prejudice.

Hmmm, if they do that, they MAY be passing up a good merchandise idea-although it depends if robotic pets are still popular :sweat:

[NinjaJack]

Anubis face actually looks like it COULD fit in the helment.

[Chad Bonin]

Eh, Anubi's muzzle still looks too forward.

At least his voice is kickin'.

[Chad Bonin]

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/dragonballzcentral/powerrangers.html

Name confirmations! Name changes?!

Turns out the grunts of the series will be called "Krybots" (no relation to Cogs, Cyclobots, or any other mechanical menace).

Also, it seems like Anubis' morphed form could be called "Shadow Ranger". Which, well, sounds much better than "Black Ranger".

And, um... how is there a "Delta Battlized Megazord"?

[Duke]

Y'know...Krybot is a really crappy name. They look like the PR version of the henchmen from Viewtiful Joe or the tree spirits from Princess Mononoke.

I wanna see the Delta Battlized Megazord. He can use his awesome power to stomp on some Krybots.

[Chad Bonin]

Remember, they're cops. That's like taking out hostage negotiations with a rocket launcher.

(Ironically, the SPD promo airs as I type)

[Duke]

Remember, they're cops. That's like taking out hostage negotiations with a rocket launcher.
More hostage situations would be resolved quickly if the cops had a rocket launcher. Or a giant robot.

[Chad Bonin]

Hm, so I watched the "Future Rock" special...

Looks like SPD will get some New Zealand Delta Zord footage, but darn if Sky/Jack need a more excited voice.

And I think it was the computer voice in the bay, but it doesn't sound like we'll be getting...

"Let's go into the action! Dekamachines, launch!"

...but...

"Stand by for final launch sequence, Space Patrol Delta."

Also, saw some of the toys, and apparently the helmets have Ninja Storm/Lightspeed Rescue reveal ability. It looks like it hinges on the sirens on the helmet, but they flip back. Red and Blue had Rescue-esque facemasks, while Green just was wearing sunglasses.

[NinjaJack]

Thats right, they`d kill everyone, including the hostages:sad:

[Chad Bonin]

I have now completed my Power Rangers SPD intro...

[Duke]

Watched the SPD Special on the new PR DVDs. I guess it looks cool, but the acting was very underwhelming, especially Yellow Ranger's. It did look very clean and colorful, though.

[Poweranimals]

Looks like SPD will get some New Zealand Delta Zord footage. What are you talking about?

[NinjaJack]

He has to be kidding.

[Poweranimals]

I don't get it then.

[Chad Bonin]

The Deltazords. The Blue Deltazord shot of it flying past an exploding planet (Sirius?) is obviously American. I don't think Dekaranger ever used CG for the individual Dekamachines.

Likewise, in the PRDT preview, I think there's a shot of the Blue Deltazord flying into a city at night; don't exactly remember that in Dekaranger.

My theory is that Disney put together some CG models for the Deltazords.

[kaine23]

Why'd they have to change Anubus...

[Chad Bonin]

Why?

Power Rangers didn't need a man in a furry dog suit. We've now got a man in a scaley dog suit.

With Piggy and Kat and Doggie... let's just hope they all look decent.

[Tommy Lawson]

The Power Rangers: S.P.D. premiere will likely be 2/5/05 on ABC Family and is definitely Monday 2/7/05 for Toon Disney.

New schedules from Toon Disney indicate Toon Disney's schedule will be revised on 1/17 once again, as W.I.T.C.H. premieres that day, but that's not all. Included in the new schedule is a mention that Power Rangers: S.P.D. will be premiering new episodes not on Sundays anymore, but rather on Mondays, which is consistent with all the other new show they are currently airing. Monday 2/7/05 is definitely confirmed for the S.P.D. Toon Disney premiere. One can easily assume that Saturday 2/5/05 must be the day ABC Family will be airing the premiere of S.P.D., since I can't imagine Toon Disney actually getting ahead of ABC Family, considering more people have ABC Family. Also, S.P.D. repeats will now be on Fridays at 7:30 pm, as Toon Disney is eliminating the second Toon Disney movie on Fridays, making for a complete 35-hour week of Jetix programming.

Also listed beginning 1/18 is something called "Power Rangers Generations," which I assume is another name for BoPR. Anyway, it will be on at 8:00 pm Tuesday to Thursday, at 7:30 pm on the weekends, and another episode will be shown Saturdays only at 8:00 pm.

BTW, Shinzo is listed as returning and airing 7 days a week on Toon Disney at 10:00 pm. We'll see if it lasts longer than it did the first time around. I'll be posting a more extensive news article later detailing the new Jetix schedule.

[sag_2002]

Thanks for the heads-up, Tommy.

Generations sounds cool; if this is Toon Disney's answer to BoPR, then I'm all for it.

[Chad Bonin]

This week (presumably during DinoThunder), Jetix will be airing character bios of the Rangers.

So, if you want so more info on Z, Syd, Jack, Sky, and Bridge... and I must say it again...

"My name is Elizabeth Delgado, but call me 'Z'. As the Yellow SPD Ranger, I'll never forget the message my dads taught me... never give up!"

[Chad Bonin]

Alright, so Jetix aired the first character promo, and it's for Jack. If you don't want to track down the download (Hint: RangerBoard) or watch it on TV, here's the transcript.

Official Sounding Voice (Anubis?)-
Attention Rangers. Name, rank, and genetic power.

Jack-
Jack Landors. I am the SPD Red Ranger. By molecularizing, I can pass through any solid object. Red Delta Runner, full power! Go!

Announcer-
To protect and serve the galaxy, coming February 2005! It's all part of Jetix, on ABC Family!

Looking at the cast line up, I notice a few things. Now, the uniforms are color coordinated, when they weren't in the early promos. Do they, when they're officially acknowledged as the SPD Rangers, get new colored uniforms? Were the early shots of them fighting the Krybots a training scenario or something? Obviously Jack or Z weren't in that fight, so it's gotta be early on. Either way, I like the Dekaranger uniforms slightly better.

Also, the New Zealand Ranger Suits seem... different. Like, the white outline for the number is thicker or something.

Now, to the names. Jack's power is "molecularization", he pilots the Red Delta Runner, and his designation is "SPD Red Ranger", not "Red SPD Ranger" or "SPD Ranger 1, Red".

Speaking of the cast shot, Bridge still looks forgettable, but Z looks... well, she was cute in the pictures we saw of Monica May. Maybe the show has her serious up, like her Dekaranger persona. Syd is still hot.

[Duke]

Are the intros now on a rotating schedule? First bad, then good, then bad again?

[Chad Bonin]

Intros? Ah, the theme song. Yeah, that's what people get for wanting him back.

But, ya know, the DinoThunder theme would be hard to top.

[Duke]

Intros? Ah, the theme song. Yeah, that's what people get for wanting him back.

But, ya know, the DinoThunder theme would be hard to top.
For once, I want whoever does the theme to make an actual song. With real lyrics and a real refrain. DinoThunder came the closest since Zeo.

[Tommy Lawson]

ABC Family has confirmed the S.P.D. premiere date. As expected, it'll be on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 8:30 am ET/PT, so you can now schedule your VCRs/DVD Recorders/Tivo to record the new PR series.

[Chad Bonin]

For once, I want whoever does the theme to make an actual song. With real lyrics and a real refrain. DinoThunder came the closest since Zeo.Well, I did combine MMPR-Space into a rather lengthy theme song.

Zeo? What made it so special? DinoThunder easily had the most "almost real" song, outside of "Shift into Turbo".

There's a light in the distance, we can see them coming closer. With the force of ages, centuries gone by! Protectors of the right, defenders sworn to fight! Power Rangers roar, DinoRangers soar! Save us from these evil forces, win! Power Rangers DinoThunder, Power Rangers DinoThunder, victory is ours forever more!

Freakin' awesome theme.

[sag_2002]

Well, I did combine MMPR-Space into a rather lengthy theme song.

Zeo? What made it so special? DinoThunder easily had the most "almost real" song, outside of "Shift into Turbo".

There's a light in the distance, we can see them coming closer. With the force of ages, centuries gone by! Protectors of the right, defenders sworn to fight! Power Rangers roar, DinoRangers soar! Save us from these evil forces, win! Power Rangers DinoThunder, Power Rangers DinoThunder, victory is ours forever more!

Freakin' awesome theme.
Agreed. This year's theme was the best I've heard since MMPR.

[Chad Bonin]

Honestly, "Go Go Power Rangers" has nothing going for it outside of nostalgia. Zeo easily trounces it...

Stronger than before, Go Zeo!
Rangers at the core, Go Zeo!
Even up the score, Go Zeo!
Higher they can soar, Go Zeo!

... I don't remember what order those lyrics were in, but those MADE the Zeo theme.

[Duke]

Zeo? What made it so special? DinoThunder easily had the most "almost real" song, outside of "Shift into Turbo".
Zeo didn't have to repeat the refrain, and the verse section was longer. It was clearly defined and very organized.

[Chad Bonin]

Attention Rangers! Name, rank, and genetic power!

Syd- Sydney Drew. I am the SPD Pink Ranger. Fist of iron! Freeze, you are under arrest!

Z- "Z" Delgado. I am the SPD Yellow Ranger. By multiplying myself, I am a squad of heroes. Yellow Delta Runner, full power!

Oookay. Z actually doesn't look as bad in her full promo, but her hair needs a little work. And damn if Syd ain't hot. But, hey, PR has had a good streak of female Rangers in New Zealand.

But I wonder, are they all going to be "Delta Runner"s? Would their full names be "Yellow Delta Runner Zord", or are they ditching the "Zord" (which, ya know, would make sense dating back to Lost Galaxy...). We know it's called the "Delta Squad Megazord"...

EDIT

Bridge- Bridge Carson! I am the SPD Green Ranger. Psychic senses allow me to track down evil. Green Delta Runner, full power!

I swear, Bridge is very forgettable.

[shoujoaifan]

Well, you really can't even argue that its an homage to Zordon, because in reality the word "Zord" is now part of a brandname. "Zord" disguishes them from "generic" robots, much like "Gundams", "Mobile Suits", and "Transfomers" brand them.

I'm sure the production crew would want it to represent both an homage and a tradition more so over, but that's kinda how it turned out.

And interestingly enough, "-cons", since I THINK Hasbro/Takara/Whatever said they are now trying to stay away "-bots" since that word is generic (They STILL have 'Autobots", but notice how we have Mini-"cons" and the new guys from the Energon?).

[Chad Bonin]

Well, I forgot. These aren't the first "Zords" to not be called "Zords"; can't forget the Rail Rescues that formed the Supertrain Megazord, and the Time Fliers that formed the Time Force Megazord.

... huh. All three government-sanctioned Ranger teams don't have their mechs called Zords. Makes sense.

... though, what will they call Anbuis' "zord"? The "Command Center Runner"?

[Duke]

Well, I forgot. These aren't the first "Zords" to not be called "Zords"; can't forget the Rail Rescues that formed the Supertrain Megazord, and the Time Fliers that formed the Time Force Megazord.

... huh. All three government-sanctioned Ranger teams don't have their mechs called Zords. Makes sense.
The Rail Runners weren't the main Zords, though. Don't forget about the Mega Voyager and the Mega Winger.

[PRdude]

Well, I forgot. These aren't the first "Zords" to not be called "Zords"; can't forget the Rail Rescues that formed the Supertrain Megazord, and the Time Fliers that formed the Time Force Megazord.

... huh. All three government-sanctioned Ranger teams don't have their mechs called Zords. Makes sense.

... though, what will they call Anbuis' "zord"? The "Command Center Runner"?
In PRLR, the first set of zords, the Rescue Vehicles, were sometimes called Rescue Zords.

[Chad Bonin]

Ah. By "zord", I've been meaning "smaller machine that combines to make larger ones".

I always just called the "Rescue Vehicles" the Rescue Zords, and to seperate them from the Turbo Rescuezords, I'd reference them as the Lightspeed Rescuezords.

... imagine my confusion when the Delta Runners were initially referred as "light-speed Zords".

Crap, I also forgot the Galactabeasts. But they were alien, so they wouldn't go by "Zordon" either.

[Chad Bonin]

And the final bio aired.

Sky- Sky Tate. I am the SPD Blue Ranger. Using just my mind, I create incredible force fields. Blue Delta Runner, full power!

RANGERS, DISMISSED!

So... all the Rangers rip on mutant powers from the Marvel-verse. Z is Multiple Man, Sky is The Invisible Woman, Jack is Shadowcat, Syd is The Absorbing Man, and Bridge is any one of the psychics. If we look back at DinoThunder that way, Ethan has a form of Collossus' shielding, Conner's Quicksilver, and Kira is Banshee.

[Duke]

Ah. By "zord", I've been meaning "smaller machine that combines to make larger ones".

I always just called the "Rescue Vehicles" the Rescue Zords, and to seperate them from the Turbo Rescuezords, I'd reference them as the Lightspeed Rescuezords.

... imagine my confusion when the Delta Runners were initially referred as "light-speed Zords".
In the "Future Rock" special on the DVD, SPD Blue says "Get those Zords here, now!"

Crap, I also forgot the Galactabeasts. But they were alien, so they wouldn't go by "Zordon" either.
But then when the Rangers used the Transdaggers, they turned into Galactazords.

[Chad Bonin]

So I guess the Delta Runners ARE Zords, but not "Delta Runner Zords". Gah.

And I didn't catch Galaxy on it's first run through, but various Best Of airings. Thus, I forgot all about the Transdaggers.

[PRdude]

And the final bio aired.

Sky- Sky Tate. I am the SPD Blue Ranger. Using just my mind, I create incredible force fields. Blue Delta Runner, full power!

RANGERS, DISMISSED!

So... all the Rangers rip on mutant powers from the Marvel-verse. Z is Multiple Man, Sky is The Invisible Woman, Jack is Shadowcat, Syd is The Absorbing Man, and Bridge is any one of the psychics. If we look back at DinoThunder that way, Ethan has a form of Collossus' shielding, Conner's Quicksilver, and Kira is Banshee.
So what about Tommy and Trent?

[Chad Bonin]

Tommy's the other half of The Invisible Woman, and Trent... well... I forgot aobut him, considering how rarely he actually used his power. Um... I'm sure there's some X-Men out there with chameleon powers...

[PRdude]

I've been thinking that all five of the Delta Rangers resemble either singers or actors. I've made a list, and maybe some of you will agree with me.

Jack: Terence Trent D'Arby
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00009NH5W.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Sky: Lance Bass
Bridge: Clay Aiken
Z: Michelle Branch
Syd: Pamela Anderson

[ClockStomper]

Wasn't the girl who plays Syd in that MTV movie Jailbait?

[Duke]

The toys are in stores right now. The Delta Battlized Megazord is simply a blue skeleton of a Megazord, then the Delta Runners come in and provide the armor.

Oh, and from now on, I always refer to the Green Delta Runner as the "HESS Zord."

[Chad Bonin]

Wasn't the girl who plays Syd in that MTV movie Jailbait?Yep, hence why the only previous acting experience of the girl that we all have seen is a video of her rolling around on a couch in her underwear... as... um... jailbait.

[Supernovametalstar]

Curious, why did they make Green the pyschic and not Yellow? Eh, minor quibble. I just hope they address the Delgado name. You can't have a character with that last name and not reference it to Wildforce.

[Chad Bonin]

Curious, why did they make Green the pyschic and not Yellow?Um... because they rarely actually take civilian plot points from the Sentai.

I just hope they address the Delgado name. You can't have a character with that last name and not reference it to Wildforce.I'd like to think that there are more than one Delgado family on Earth... but, yeah, I'd love to see her be the daughter of Danny or something.

[loyalheart]

Is it just me or does 'Z' look alot like Sarah Brown? from "VR Troopers", She looks how sarah currently does. The hair color and style, in the fact aswell.... But of course younger

http://www.sarahbrown.net/atwt.htm (http://www.sarahbrown.net/atwt.htm)

i'm assuming you've seen the character promo for 'Z' at rangerboard, so yeah lol

[Burgundy Ranger]

Um... because they rarely actually take civilian plot points from the Sentai.

I'd like to think that there are more than one Delgado family on Earth... but, yeah, I'd love to see her be the daughter of Danny or something.Given the age factor, niece seems more likely if there is indeed a family connection.

[Chad Bonin]

Not really. We'll roughly assume that Wild Force took place in 2002, and Space Patrol Delta in 2020. 18 years difference, it's very possible that Danny could have reunited with Kendall, got married (Max being the best man), and had a kid within a year or two, given how screwy stuff progresses in the Rangerverse (Dana became a doctor within one year, Tommy became a doctor in roughly 7 years...).

While I relatively doubt they'll make her "Daughter of Wild Force Black", on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a quick glance of a family photo with Danny and "her uncle, Max".

Plus, it also depends on the ages. I'm more inclined to believe that they are young adults (Lost Galaxy/Lightspeed Rescue/Time Force/Wild Force) than high schoolers (Mighty Morphin'/Zeo/Turbo/Space/Ninja Storm/DinoThunder), but since they're going to a Ranger Academy... I dunno.

[Duke]

Plus, it also depends on the ages. I'm more inclined to believe that they are young adults (Lost Galaxy/Lightspeed Rescue/Time Force/Wild Force) than high schoolers (Mighty Morphin'/Zeo/Turbo/Space/Ninja Storm/DinoThunder), but since they're going to a Ranger Academy... I dunno.
Just because it has the name Academy doesn't mean it's a high school. More than likely, anyone applying must have completed high school already, and I'm willing to bet at least some of them are college grads.

[Chad Bonin]

Like I said, I'm more inclined to believe they're young adults.

[All-Star 1.5]

Not really. We'll roughly assume that Wild Force took place in 2002, and Space Patrol Delta in 2020. 18 years difference, it's very possible that Danny could have reunited with Kendall, got married (Max being the best man), and had a kid within a year or two, given how screwy stuff progresses in the Rangerverse (Dana became a doctor within one year, Tommy became a doctor in roughly 7 years...).

Doesn't Lost Galaxy move every thing up a few years?

[Chad Bonin]

Nope, though...

Lost Galaxy began with the intention that it'd be set 5-10 years after "Countdown To Destruction", hence the "Sometime in the not too distant future" that kicks off "Quasar Quest".

But then, stuff keeps on cramming it closer and closer to Space. Heck, the appearance of the Space Rangers (not having aged more than a year) meant it was rather soon after Space. Factor in the fact that the Lost Galaxy Rangers came to Earth to team up with Lightspeed Rescue, which happened before Time Force which happened at the turn of the century, and Lost Galaxy happened in roughly '99.

So, "sometime in the not too distant future" meant "a few months later". It was intended to be later, but worked out for the best. Good thing LG never gave concrete dates.

Though, DinoThunder still perplexes me that within ten episodes, you can go from buying Christmas presents to Senior Prom... unless Mrs. McKnight buys really damn early, which is very possible (My mom occassionally has Christmas gifts bought in January).

[NinjaJack]

Well the hour long premier is coming ever closer. Whats everyone's thought on what we know so far about the rangers and the show itself?

[Chad Bonin]

SPD's looking good so far, with a good base series. I just hope the new crew can handle it well.

So, who's up for guessing on what the title is for the premiere episode?

[JohnCrichton]

"Chase Into Space?"

[Chad Bonin]

I think, um... that one's already been taken.

Some random guesses...

"Day of the Delta"
"The New Recruits"
"The Delta Dilemma"
"The Trouble With Troobians"
"Enter SPD"
"Patrol In Control"
"Destiny of the Delta"
"The Delta Abduction"

[Blue]

"SPD Emergency" Or something cheesey like that :sweat:

[JohnCrichton]

"Fighting Crime, In a Futuer Time."

[Chad Bonin]

For some reason, I read that as "Future-er"

[Tommy Lawson]

Here's something I'm sure PR fans have been waiting for- episode titles and descriptions. The dates are the Toon Disney airings, ABC Family airings will certainly be on the Saturday before.


"Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta" TV-Y7-FV
Monday - Thursday (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays (8:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Weekends (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Saturdays (8:00 p.m., ET/PT)

New episode this month:

13-01 & 13-02 "The Beginnings"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Evil Emperor Gruumm, the commander of a battle space ship, orders his crew to head toward Earth. Under the command of Anubus "Doggie" Cruger, a highly trained unit of police, the Space Patrol Delta, or S.P.D., has been formed to keep the peace. Three young cadets who comprise the B Squad- Sky, Bridge and Syd, train using special powers. They hope to someday work their way up to the A Squad, the elite team of cadets who are the Power Rangers. Meanwhile in a rundown part of town, we meet Jack and Z, two young thieves who have spent their lives helping the less fortunate of the city get clothes and food. The B Squad is sent to investigate the two thieves, but Jack and Z elude them, displaying special powers as well. Cruger finds that Gruumm is heading to Earth and gives Sky, Syd and Bridge S.P.D. morphers. The three cadets confront Jack and Z again, but the group is attacked by Krybots, Gruumm's legion of Troobian Footsoldiers. Seeing a chance to escape, Jack and Z flee the scene, leaving the others to fight the Krybots, but even with their Ranger powers, Blue, Pink and Green Rangers have a tough time. Jack and Z go back to help and together, they defeat the Krybots. Z and Jack decide to join the B Squad.

13-03 "Confronted"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Jack finds out that being the Red Ranger also means being the leader of the team. The A Squad Power Rangers are sent into space to fight the Troobians when Gruumm launches an attack in a nearby nebula. With the B Squad left as Earth's defenders, the others begin to doubt Jack's competence as their leader. Gruumm's assistant, the evil child Mora, helps him by drawing evil creatures and bringing them to life.

13-04 "Walls"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT)
Sky is still reeling from the fact that he is not the Red Ranger. He refuses to participate is group activities. After Jack and Bridge are given powered up bikes, Sky has just about had it. Meanwhile, Gruumm has hatched a plan to steal a truckload of diamonds to be converted to an energy source.

13-05 "Dogged"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Piggy sells Rhinix a potion that turns people into a gooey fuel. Meanwhile, Syd is annoyed by RIC, the SPD robotic dog who is always malfunctioning. When RIC follows Syd on an assignment to investigate the missing people, Syd tells him not to get in her way. She gets Piggy to help her and finds some residual goo at the crime scene. Krybots attack and Syd is in big trouble. RIC leaps in and takes a laser hit intended for Syd. He is severely damaged and Cruger regrets to tell everyone that RIC is beyond repair. He is deactivated. Syd has grown fond of the pup and asks Bridge and Boom to try and fix him.

[PRdude]

Here's something I'm sure PR fans have been waiting for- episode titles and descriptions. The dates are the Toon Disney airings, ABC Family airings will certainly be on the Saturday before.


"Power Rangers Space Patrol Delta" TV-Y7-FV
Monday - Thursday (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays (8:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Weekends (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Saturdays (8:00 p.m., ET/PT)

New episode this month:

13-01 & 13-02 "The Beginnings"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Evil Emperor Gruumm, the commander of a battle space ship, orders his crew to head toward Earth. Under the command of Anubus "Doggie" Cruger, a highly trained unit of police, the Space Patrol Delta, or S.P.D., has been formed to keep the peace. Three young cadets who comprise the B Squad- Sky, Bridge and Syd, train using special powers. They hope to someday work their way up to the A Squad, the elite team of cadets who are the Power Rangers. Meanwhile in a rundown part of town, we meet Jack and Z, two young thieves who have spent their lives helping the less fortunate of the city get clothes and food. The B Squad is sent to investigate the two thieves, but Jack and Z elude them, displaying special powers as well. Cruger finds that Gruumm is heading to Earth and gives Sky, Syd and Bridge S.P.D. morphers. The three cadets confront Jack and Z again, but the group is attacked by Krybots, Gruumm's legion of Troobian Footsoldiers. Seeing a chance to escape, Jack and Z flee the scene, leaving the others to fight the Krybots, but even with their Ranger powers, Blue, Pink and Green Rangers have a tough time. Jack and Z go back to help and together, they defeat the Krybots. Z and Jack decide to join the B Squad.

13-03 "Confronted"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Jack finds out that being the Red Ranger also means being the leader of the team. The A Squad Power Rangers are sent into space to fight the Troobians when Gruumm launches an attack in a nearby nebula. With the B Squad left as Earth's defenders, the others begin to doubt Jack's competence as their leader. Gruumm's assistant, the evil child Mora, helps him by drawing evil creatures and bringing them to life.

13-04 "Walls"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 (9:00 p.m., ET/PT)
Sky is still reeling from the fact that he is not the Red Ranger. He refuses to participate is group activities. After Jack and Bridge are given powered up bikes, Sky has just about had it. Meanwhile, Gruumm has hatched a plan to steal a truckload of diamonds to be converted to an energy source.

13-05 "Dogged"-Premieres MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 (7:30 p.m., ET/PT)
Piggy sells Rhinix a potion that turns people into a gooey fuel. Meanwhile, Syd is annoyed by RIC, the SPD robotic dog who is always malfunctioning. When RIC follows Syd on an assignment to investigate the missing people, Syd tells him not to get in her way. She gets Piggy to help her and finds some residual goo at the crime scene. Krybots attack and Syd is in big trouble. RIC leaps in and takes a laser hit intended for Syd. He is severely damaged and Cruger regrets to tell everyone that RIC is beyond repair. He is deactivated. Syd has grown fond of the pup and asks Bridge and Boom to try and fix him.
Turning Transformers Armada, are they?

[Duke]

-Here's hoping the A Squad actually gets development.

-You gotta wonder what was going through the minds of the SPD Top Brass.

TB: "Hmm. The A Squad is busy getting some snacks from the vending machines, so we'll send the B Squad out. Oh, and before we forget, let's give them their Morphers so they can actually fight. And instead of giving the leadership role to an experienced, trained soldier that we know we can trust, we'll give it to some random bum off the street who is not only a thief, but just so happens to have a special power."

-These episode titles are some of the worst I've seen.

-Piggy? Rhinix? There have been some weird henchmen names in Power Rangers, but this is getting out there.

-Eh, I'm still up in the air about this show. It has the makings to be an awesome show, but so far it looks like it'll become a cluttered mess by the time the series is done.

[NinjaJack]

It could be worse, in fact the worst possible thing that could happen is if it`s too much like some other show and nothing like PR.:sweat:

[Supernovametalstar]

Sounds like an all right premise so far. I'm guessing the A squad will show up later:

as the various "other" rangers like Dekabright, etc

I am wondering why exactly how Jack gets red instead of Sky? In Timeforce it made some sense because they were DNA locked, but these don't seem to be formatted at all.

The only bad thing so far seems that the method for creating monsters sounds too much like Beetleborgs Metalliix with the drawing them and coming to life. But I guess they had to find a way to justify the final judgement on living creatures.

[Chad Bonin]

Well, those episode titles suck. I miss the days of "Stitch Witchery" and "Fall Of The Phantom" and "Lost & Found In Translation"...

The plots seem very, um... introductory.

A-Squad. I wonder how they'll be pulled off, as either "De-Spandexed Rangers" (AKA the Silver Guardians, the Ancient Animarium Warriors), extraneous Rangers (DekaBright, DekaGold, etc.), or custom Rangers (Titanium-esque).

[Tommy Lawson]

Have you ever wondered "what if another person was in this role?" Well, we now know who one of those people would have been for S.P.D. Meet Teresa Palmer, who mentions in this article (http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,11934048%255E31624,00.html) from The Advertiser's Adelaide Confidential that she made it to the final two of casting for PR. While not directly mentioning S.P.D. or the character role, I think it's obvious from her hair color and the fact the casting was done six months ago it was for the role of Sydney Drew.

Beginner has the stature of a star

14jan05

CLEARVIEW actress Teresa Palmer could be Australia's next Naomi Watts.

Just ask Murali K. Thalluri, who is directing the 18-year-old in his debut feature film, A Life In The Day Of, being shot at an Athelstone school.

"She's a talent and a half," Murali (who is just 20) says.

Teresa says it's all "very flattering". "I definitely look up to Naomi Watts," she says. "But I'm just taking it one day at a time."

This is Teresa's first major film – she got down to the final two for a role in U.S. children's TV series The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers six months ago. "After that moment, I started getting work," she says.

That has included being the first person cast in new SA flick The December Boys, which is being shot on Kangaroo Island in March. "They thought I was too old for the role initially and then they contacted my agent and said the director (Rod Hardy, who has worked on Mission: Impossible, JAG and The X-Files) was flying down from LA to meet me," Teresa says. "I'm the only person to be cast so far."

The film, about four young orphans in the 1960s, reportedly has a budget of $8 million.

Teresa plays student Melody in the school drama, A Life In The Day Of, which covers such volatile youth issues as suicide, and stars Gary Sweet as a teacher. Joel MacKenzie, 16, of Athelstone, plays student Sean.

"I have full confidence that this film will go far and promote me as an actor," he says.

[Duke]

Well, new promo just aired, confirming once and for all that the show takes place in the year 2020.

Whatever slim hope I had for an SPD/DT team-up just got dashed.

[Wounded_Dragon]

Well, new promo just aired, confirming once and for all that the show takes place in the year 2020.

Whatever slim hope I had for an SPD/DT team-up just got dashed.

Aww c'mon Duke, with all the time travel eps that have happened, they could slip a team-up in there, though you might have to settle for morphed only footage.

[Quincy Archer]

Yeah the team up story could go like Grumm is going back in time to destroy the DT rangers to prevent Ranger academy from happening or something like that. But hey I cant wait till SPD comes on.

[Duke]

Yeah the team up story could go like Grumm is going back in time to destroy the DT rangers to prevent Ranger academy from happening or something like that. But hey I cant wait till SPD comes on.
Wouldn't that make more sense if Grumm was after Lightspeed Rescue, though? Then, wouldn't the Time Force be alerted as well?

A Lightspeed Rescue/Time Force/SPD team-up. God, that would rock.

[Chad Bonin]

Yeah, I saw that promo too. Good thing it was clarified as 2020, I was thinking it might have ended up 2019 (15 years from the production instead of the airing).

[NinjaJack]

Wouldn't that make more sense if Grumm was after Lightspeed Rescue, though? Then, wouldn't the Time Force be alerted as well?

A Lightspeed Rescue/Time Force/SPD team-up. God, that would rock.I actuall can imagine a TF officer jumping back to help stop Grumm`s antics in 2005. Heck Eric still works with the stunt crew on other things. Hmm

[shoujoaifan]

I actuall can imagine a TF officer jumping back to help stop Grumm`s antics in 2005. Heck Eric still works with the stunt crew on other things. HmmUnlikely, but DAAAAAAAAAMN, that would ROCK!

They've had other rangers show up here and there without full blown team-up's between 2 complete teams: Adam and Carlos, Justin and the iS team, Phantom Ranger and the iS team. Also, they aren't above going back into past seasons of Sentai since they were oringally going to use Dairanger suits as ancient rangers in LG before they brought back the iS team (not that I was complaining about seeing them in LG :p )

I SINCERELY doubt it, since they've could've used this idea before and have Eric show up again, sheesh, each season if they wanted to, AND they're going to have PLENTY of SPD rangers-

but DUDE! SIXTEEN rangers, 10 SPD, 5 DT, and 1 TF to tie the plot together.
Damn, even if its just SPD/DT, that would be FIFTEEN rangers! They would beat "Forever Red"! We would still love it regardless :p THAT, and being 12 RED rangers, Bulk and Skull, and all the fan nods....

That begs the question: How WELL do team-up's do in ratings?

I'm assuming, that unless Disney puts in a word on these, or actually plans for the ratings, that these are more works of love from the crew, and that budget is saved from other eps for these, right?And PR brings in LOTS of ratings, and we have PR Generations, so I'm assuming that these team-up's are "worth it" when it comes back to Disney's investment in the franchise, right?

Any of that info released?

[Dogbert]

That begs the question: How WELL do team-up's do in ratings?http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/prstuff/ratings.html

It's hard to tell with the reruns and new episode ratings grouped together, but it looks like team ups (at least the PRDT) give solid ratings, but nothing really great. I bet they do good later on in future reruns when Disney airs every episode in a 1-2 month window though.

[Tommy Lawson]

Disney launched the Power Rangers: S.P.D. website today. Nothing really new except for two things: The city they defend is called "Sky City." It's an awfully generic name, compared to the two previous "Blue Bay Harbor" and "Reefside" names. Also, there's a picture of Mora in the characters section. Some are already passing judgment on her over at Rangerboard, but I'm going to give the character a fair chance by watching the actual S.P.D. episodes in February:

http://disney.go.com/jetix/powerrangers/index.html

[Chad Bonin]

Crap.

I've got this stuck in my head, and now I can't envision the 7th Ranger to be called anything BUT it.

The Ranger to appear after Shadow Ranger... his name should be The AcceleRanger. He's even got the throttle for a morpher...