Originally recorded on September 11, 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 welcomes 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 works include the MassiveVerse title “The Dead Lucky”, co-writer of “Radiant Pink”, “Supermassive 2023” and “Power Rangers Unlimited: Hyperforce as well as the upcoming Spider-Gwen: Smash coming in December. She is also the writer for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers which started with Issue 101.
Melissa talks about honoring Jason David Frank for the 30th anniversary, how the characters have grown and changed, bringing horror elements into Power Rangers and more.
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Listen now: Ranger Command Power Hour Episode 220 – “Ranger Command Interview – MMPR 106-111 with Melissa Flores”
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Timestamps:
- 0:00:00 – Intro – How Darkest Hour changed since first planning, Zordon and The Vessel
- 0:07:18 – Summarizing Power Rangers Universe and dealing with exposition
- 0:11:03 – Issue 106 / 30th Anniversary story – Melissa’s way of saying goodbye to JDF
- 0:18:59 – Lord Zedd’s Z Ranger
- 0:22:50 – Issues 107-108 – Matt’s Green Ranger, horror elements, Lord Drakkon leads into PRU: The Coinless
- 0:32:36 – Issue 109 – Homages and defining moments
- 0:36:33 – Issue 110 – Balancing action and characters, dark Wild Force Rangers, Grace’s death
- 0:42:45 – Issue 111 – Celebrating the 30th anniversary
- 0:49:28 – Closing – Upcoming conventions, issues and bloopers
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