Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 218

Originally recorded on July 17th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

On this episode, Eric is joined by Josh (@LivingRangerKey) of Lightning Aftermath (@LightningFigPR), Josh (@KentuckyJAM) of the upcoming book “Morphinomenal: How the Power Rangers Conquered Earth”, and Kenn (@TheKennGlenn) to discuss the past year and more of Hasbro’s Fan First live streams for Power Rangers.

We also catch up on the news including BOOM! Studios comic news, Hasbro City, Power Rangers no longer filming in New Zealand, the Lightning Collection going on hiatus and more! Also… G.I. Joe??

Josh killed the line!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 218 – “Rangers Revisit Fan First Tuesday – One Year (and change) Later”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Comics News
  • 0:13:26 – Hasbro City, Lightning Collection collab jab
  • 0:15:49 – Power Rangers to no longer film in NZ
  • 0:22:31 – Lightning Collection going on Hiatus
  • 0:46:06 – PR Fan Streams since April 2022
  • 0:57:33 – Go Joe!
  • 1:12:18 – Back to PR Fan Streams!
  • 1:20:07 – Reflecting on the past year (and change) and the future
  • 1:33:39 – Final Thoughts, Social Plugs and Closing

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 093

Originally recorded on May 21st and August 15th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In newest Extra Episode, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, Eric is joined by Theresa (@Thetgb17 & @thet_thinks) to review Anime Central 2023, which happened on May 19th-21st.

Anime Central (ACen) is the largest anime, manga and Japanese popular culture convention in Chicago and the Midwest. Anime Central started in 1998. As part of its mission, ACen brings fans together with guests from the Japanese and US sectors of the anime and manga industry, as well as gaming, cinema, and Asian culture personalities. The event includes a huge exhibit hall, a massive video game room, concerts, dances, educational panels and workshops, premiere screenings, autograph sessions, 24-hour video rooms, tabletop gaming and much, much more!

Then, Eric interviews Tony Oliver. Tony Oliver began his career over 40 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release (“The Sea Prince and the Fire Child”). His first foray into television was as the lead voice in the popular animated series “Robotech”. Following that, Tony turned his attention to writing and was soon working as a freelance writer on several cable series for children.

In 1988 he joined the staff of Saban Entertainment, story editing the long running Nickelodeon series “The Noozles”. He quickly rose through the ranks, producing, story editing and voice directing numerous broadcast and cable series as well as promotional pieces and sales presentations.

In 1992, Haim Saban (CEO of Saban Entertainment) asked Tony to help him and development executive Ellen Levy-Sarnoff create a new kind of children’s television show. The result was the mega children’s hit, theMighty Morphin Power Rangers. Tony not only served as the development producer but also wrote the pilot episode, produced the network presentation and story edited the first season. As Supervising Producer, Tony took on the additional responsibilities of writing, producing and directing the Power Rangers live appearances including the February 1994 appearance at Universal Studios, Hollywood, which drew an estimated 50,000 people on a single day.

In early 1994, Tony was named Supervising Producer of “Saban’s VR Troopers”. Later in the year he co-developed and wrote the script for the international sensation “Mighty Morphin Power Ranger – Live Tour“. He then spent several months in Sydney, Australia consulting on the 20th Century Fox summer release “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – The Movie“. In 1995 Tony was named Co-Producer of “Power Rangers”. Following that he produced a number of short run series, PSA’s and specials for FOX Kids Network and Fox Family Channel.

Tony produced a Power Rangers retrospective special, which earned significant Saturday morning ratings among kids and was the top rated program on FOX Kids the day it aired. In 1999 Tony left Saban Entertainment but has continued to develop, produce, voice and direct numerous projects for TV, Film, and Video Games.

Bio from: https://animecons.com/guests/bio/905/tony-oliver

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 093 – “Ranger Command at Anime Central 2023”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and Anime Central 2023 review
  • 0:15:52 – Interview with Tony Oliver
  • 0:34:08 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 217

Originally recorded on May 23rd, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47 as he talks all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In this episode, Eric interviews the writing and creative team behind Supermassive 2023, the sequel one shot crossover special with Radiant Black, Rogue Sun and The Dead Lucky.

We welcome back:

Kyle Higgins (@KyleDHiggins) – writer and creator for Image titles C.O.W.L., Hadrian’s Wall, Ordinary Gods, Radiant Black and NO/ONE; the Ultraman series for Marvel Comics, and he also wrote for the BOOM! Studios’ Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, including Shattered Grid.

Ryan Parrott (@ThatRyanParrott) – creator and writer for Rogue Sun as well as other series including Dead Day, BOOM! Studios’ Go Go Power Rangers, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers.

Melissa Flores (@misty_flores)- writer, producer, consultant and creative executive with over a decade of experience. Her most recent work is the MassiveVerse title The Dead Lucky and co-writer of the Radiant Pink miniseries. She is also the current writer for the ongoing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Power Rangers Unlimited: HyperForce special.

Mathew Groom (@MathewGroom) – creator and writer for Inferno Girl Red, as well as the co-creator and writer for Self/Made and co-writer with Kyle on The Rise of Ultraman, The Trials of Ultraman, and The Mystery of Ultraseven. He is also a fellow Power Rangers podcaster on the Ranger Danger podcast (@rangerdcast) and writer on Mighty Morphin and the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special from BOOM! Studios.

Michael Busuttil (@m_busuttil) – designer and editor for Radiant Black, Ordinary Gods, Rogue Sun, The Dead Lucky, NO/ONE and Supermassive, among others. Along with Mat, he is also one of the hosts of the Ranger Danger podcast.

We discuss how the new Supermassive special was planned, how the characters change as a result of the special, Spawn, the upcoming Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special and more!

At the time of this episode’s release, SuperMassive 2023 is out now. Radiant Black Volume 4 and issue 25 (issue 1 of the Catalyst War) are out now. Radiant Pink Volume 1 is out now. Rogue Sun issue 14 is out now and issue 15 will release on August 23rd. The Dead Lucky issue 7 is out now and issue 8 releases on August 23rd. For more information on these titles you can go to www.blackmarket.la or www.imagecomics.com.

Stay Radiant.

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 217 – “Ranger Command Interview – The Supermassive 2023 Team”

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 216

Originally recorded on May 13th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Eric is once again joined by special guest co-hosts Tyler MC (@stormbreakerer), Ro (@RoliverQueen_) from the Comics Code UH-thority Podcast (@ComicsUhthority), Dr. Ben (@doctorbenMD), and Callum of the Lightning Collective Podcast (@prlcollective) to continue our review of Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers comics.

In this episode we review the Charge to 100 arc and the Free Comic Book Day issue of Ranger Academy.

Let’s Squadron up!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 216 – “Ranger Merch Review: Boom Studios Power Rangers Comics Part 15: Charge to 100 and Ranger Academy”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro, Boom! Studios 30th Anniversary Kickstarter Aftermath
  • 0:16:51 – Amy Jo Johnson’s new comic series
  • 0:28:13 – June and July 2023 Comic Solicitations
  • 0:51:20 – Ranger Academy FCBD Review
  • Charge to 100 Review
    • 1:18:16 – Mighty Morphin Issues 17-20 – “Rocky just wants to save the world and everyone else wants a new command center”
    • 1:35:49 – Power Rangers Issues 17-20 – “The Omegas are going to save the Universe, by counting down to Andros. The Funeral.”
    • 1:50:39 – Mighty Morphin Issues 21-22 – “Forever Pink”
    • 2:02:33 – Power Rangers Unlimited: Countdown to Ruin
    • 2:13:27 – Power Rangers Unlimited: Death Ranger
    • 2:19:07 – Power Rangers Issues 21-22 – “The Death Ranger Strikes Back”
  • 2:24:36 – Closing and Plugs

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 092

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In newest Extra Episode, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, the hosts are joined by Chris (@TokuChris), Mason (@Masonmerrell), and Tyler MC (@stormbreakerer) of the Dads Are Dorks Podcast (@DadsAreDorks), Mere (@nightmere10) of The Power Scoop (@thepowerscoop), Chris Long (@clong83), Hassan Ahmed (@HassanAhmed120), and Josh (@KentuckyJAM) of The Ranger Reader to watch Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always with a live reaction commentary. Then we decompress and discuss what we just watched!

This is a commentary episode, meant to serve as an episode commentary like what you would find on a DVD or a Riff track. For maximum enjoyment please watch along with us. We are watching Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always 30th Anniversary Special, available exclusively on Netflix.

Go, Go Power Rangers!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 092 – “Rangers React: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro
  • 0:03:12 – Once and Always Commentary Track and Live Reaction
  • 0:58:30 – Discussion
  • 1:36:09 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 215

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Eric, A.P. and Zach are here with a SPOILER-FREE review of the Power Rangers 30th Anniversary Special – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always.

A huge thanks to Hasbro, eOne and Netflix for providing us with a Press Screener.

Here is Zach’s review:

I love how this special jumps right into the action and we’re quickly introduced to the new character Minh, played by Charlie Kersh. She fits right in with the cast and you feel the emotion behind every line she says.

The special moves at Lightning pace to tell a comprehensive story that lays out exactly what happened to the team, and the hurdles they must overcome in order to come out on top. Lots of great fight scenes, tons of heart, and a love for the original MMPR team tempered with fun easter eggs for the long time franchise fans. And while not every single plot hole is explained away, only the most hardcore lore hounds will notice. When in doubt, just remember the MST3K mantra “It’s just a show, I should really just relax.”

The updated effects look fantastic for what they were able to achieve with their budget. Seeing the updated morph sequence is a visual and nostalgic delight. As seen in the trailers, there’s a putty fight in the Juice Bar that absolutely blew my mind with how faithfully the original Juice Bar set has been recreated. Major kudos to the set designers and builders for making this set piece so faithful to the original.

The fight scenes are wonderfully scored thanks to the legend, Ron Wasserman. He managed to recreate the FEEL of the original series’ score while updating it. His work is absolutely worth watching certain scenes over and over to enjoy his score.

The climax of the special is an emotional rollercoaster that will have you cheering, laughing, and absolutely shedding a few tears. This special is everything I hoped for and surprised me at every turn. My only gripes are minor nitpicks that honestly have been talked about to death, so I won’t mention them here.

This special is fantastic and that’s why I’m giving Power Rangers: Once and Always an easy 9/10.

Morphenominal!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 215 – “Rangers Review Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always”

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 214

Originally recorded at the show March 31st – April 2nd, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Hosts Eric and Theresa attended the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo 2023 and report back with a ton of great panels.

First off we interview GlobalComix, bringing comics like BOOM! Studios catalog among others, to a worldwide audience.

Next, we take a break from C2E2 to talk to Chris Ace about Fayetteville Comic Con and the Jason David Frank Tribute, raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in person and online on April 22-23, 2023. Speaking of JDF, fans at C2E2 host their own tribute panel and celebrate his life.

Then, Eric has the opportunity to meet Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and participate in a roundtable press interview. Eric asks about the MMPR vs. TMNT crossover comics.

Continuing, Kyle Higgins hosts the MassiveVerse panel with several creatives to discuss the upcoming events for the comics in that universe.

Finally, legendary anime voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch discusses his career not only as Power Ranger Adam Park, but his many roles across animation.

We’d love to see you next year!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 214 – “Ranger Command at C2E2 2023”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro with Eric, Theresa and RJ
  • 0:10:05 – GlobalComix Interview
  • 0:18:20 – Fayetteville Comic Con – Jason David Frank Tribute – April 22-23, 2023
  • 0:27:56 – JDF Tribute Panel at C2E2
  • 0:53:16 – Roundtable Interview with Kevin Eastman
  • 1:16:20 – Eric’s Question for Kevin Eastman
  • 1:27:09 – Across the MassiveVerse Panel with Kyle Higgins
  • 2:23:46 – Johnny Yong Bosch Spotlight Panel
  • 2:28:25 – JYB time on Power Rangers
  • 3:11:55 – JYB answers fan question about MMPR Once and Always
  • 3:13:39 – Closing and Outro

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Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 091

Originally recorded on February 5th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

In newest Extra Episode, brought to you by our supporters on Patreon, we conclude our Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 2 episode reviews with episodes 19-22.

Eric had some Bad Vibes before editing this episode. It was The Invasion of “too much to do in life”. The Truth was that he needed James (@MSSPod) from Mostly Speakin’ Sentai and Marshland Media to help edit! In the end, The Nemesis was really unbleeped swearing….

We discuss some news including new Power Rangers Unlimited listings, Lightning Collection leaks and rants, Dekaranger and more! In our Ranger Nation Answers segment, we asked our listeners to tell us their favorite moment from season two and how much they are looking forward to Cosmic Fury.

Four months? It only took two…

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Extra Episode 091 – “Rangers Review Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 19-22”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro
  • 0:02:03 – MMPR 30th Special Planning
  • 0:03:45 – NEWS – Comics
  • 0:07:24 – Lightning Collection – news, inflation, breaking leaks
  • 0:33:21 – Dino Fury Season 2 Episodes 19-22 synopsis and general thoughts
  • 0:38:36 – Zach Called It! The Cake Scene
  • 0:39:18 – Episode 19 “Bad Vibes” main theme of family
  • 0:44:12 – The Final Arc
  • 0:47:05 – Eric finally gets Dekaranger on DVD
  • 0:48:11 – Pop Pop praise, Rafkonians, the finale battle and Zayto’s ultimate sacrifice
  • 1:12:03 – The Epilogue, actors praise
  • 1:20:52 – Final thoughts, thanks to the cast and crew, milestones and the need to go further in Power Rangers
  • 1:31:50 – Ranger Nation Answers
  • 1:37:42 – Social Media Plugs and Outro

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Fortnite Command Peely Hour Episode 213

Originally recorded on March 25th, 2023.

It’s time to thank the bus driver and prepare to drop with your hosts @trekkieb47, @secretrangerfan & @ZachLaVoy as they talk all things Fortnite and Peely on the Four Eyed Radio Network with FORTNITE COMMAND PEELY HOUR!

In this episode we are joined by a roundtable of guests including Chris Long (@clong83), Hassan Ahmed (@HassanAhmed120), Mason (@Masonmerrell), Aaron (@NovaCharter), Corey (@FrozenStratos) and a special review guest to discuss Fortnite Chapter 4 so far!

We talk all about the latest in Fortnightly News, the story in Season 1 of Chapter 4, a full review of the season, first impression of Season 2 and more!

April Fools! …oh wait…

Listen now: Fortnite Command Peely Hour Episode 213 – “Fortnite Command Peely Hour”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro and FORTNIGHTLY NEWS
  • 0:16:10 – Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 Review
  • 0:46:55 – Special Guest Reviewer
  • 0:52:40 – Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 Impressions so far…
  • 1:24:10 – Easter Eggs, Final Thoughts on why we love Fortnite
  • 1:33:34 – Shoutouts and Closing

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Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 212

Originally recorded on March 7th, 2023.

It’s time to Ranger Up with your hosts as they talk all things Power Rangers on the Four Eyed Radio Network with RANGER COMMAND POWER HOUR!

Once again we are welcoming back Melissa Flores, best known in Ranger Nation for her work at Saban Brands and Hasbro as well as her current work as a writer, producer, consultant and creative executive with over a decade of experience.

Her most recent work is the MassiveVerse title “The Dead Lucky” and co-writer of “Radiant Pink”. She is also the writer for “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” which started with Issue 101.

Melissa talks about her writing style and history of working on the Power Rangers comics in the past and having to pitch her ideas. We also talk about her run so far including developing romances, Green with Evil 2.0, the Omega Rangers return and more!

Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 212 – “Ranger Command Interview – MMPR 101-105 with Melissa Flores”

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Timestamps:

  • 0:00:00 – Intro – Melissa’s writing style and history of working on the comics
  • 0:09:33 – Issue 101 – having to pitch the run
  • 0:12:07 – Praise for artists and editors
  • 0:13:55 – Issue 101-102 plot points
  • 0:23:59 – Issue 103 – Romances – Matt and Aisha, Zack and Trini
  • 0:31:11 – Green with Evil 2.0?, Grace and Zordon
  • 0:35:42 – Post-Omega Ranger Jason, Bulk and Skull, Kim’s Escalation
  • 0:42:46 – Issue 104 and catching up on 2 years worth of comics
  • 0:51:00 – Issue 105 – Return of the Omega Rangers
  • 0:56:57 – Closing – Tease for 106, Massive-verse, Conventions

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