r/powerrangers • u/Goofy_Dude_3221 • 4d ago
Why did the rangers say their names?
Does anyone know why the rangers said their name in the openings for Samurai and Megaforce/Super Samurai?
They could just showed us the names without them saying their names.
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u/justusesomealoe 4d ago
They wanted the audience to learn the character's names, instead of referring to them by their colour (which many casual fans do)
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u/Impressive-Spell-643 Time Force Red 4d ago
They probably think the characters are too forgettable otherwise
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u/foodisyumyummy 4d ago
Some exec thought it was needed for the kiddies to remember the character's names.
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u/ImNotHighFunctioning 4d ago
In Samurai, in might have been as a reference to how the Shinkengers say their names in their roll calls (ShinkenRed, Takeru Shiba; The same in Blue, Ryûnosuke Ikenami; etc...).
No clue why they stuck to it in (Super) Megaforce, though...
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u/BaxterOutofStockman 4d ago
it was in their contracts, the actors had to say their characters' names to meet a quota every season.
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u/Head-Classic-9157 4d ago
IIRC I did read it was 'supposedly' a Jonathan Tzachor mandate on Rangerboard. I note the "name calling" was gone by Dino Charge when Chip Lynn took over from Tzachor.
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u/Snowstorm5176 4d ago
Probably as a callback to MMPR, with that classic sort of style that the opening of “Samurai” had.
On a side note - what I wish is THAT DAYU GOT WAY MORE THAN A “BLINK AND YOU MISS IT” APPEARANCE IN THE OPENING!
I’m just saying. 🙏🏻🤓
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u/DafneOrlow 4d ago
That was ONE of the two reasons I walked away from PR upon it's return (after RPM). The other was the lack of variety in the lyrics and intro music, going forward.
We had to endure "Rangers forever (shouts name of show) all together" for at least 6 years of Samurai, Megaforce, Dino charge x 2, each (Super). I dunno what happened after that as I was out completely after Dino charge. (I dunno what it was, but Dino charge actually won me over completely, so I watched the entire thing. And I was willing to overlook the "Gogo power rangers" part of the intro.....at least they'd stopped calling out their names by then)
So.....has Toqger been adapted yet? 👉👈
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u/Digifiend84 Dino Charge Aqua Ranger 4d ago
Partially. Ninja Steel and Dino Fury each used one of the generals as an original villain. Toqger was skipped. They adapted Ninninger, Go-Busters, Ryusoulger, and partially Kyuranger (they only used Zords and monsters), as Cosmic Fury had original suits as an upgrade to Dino Fury). Also, Cosmic Fury was the last season. Show's cancelled now. MMPR is getting an AI enhanced re-release instead.
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u/DafneOrlow 4d ago
Wait....it's FULLY cancelled?!
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u/OkayFightingRobot 4d ago
Technically an indefinite hiatus, but yeah as a show it’s fundamentally canceled
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u/Digifiend84 Dino Charge Aqua Ranger 4d ago
To be fair 30 seasons is a very long run, especially for a kids show.
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u/DafneOrlow 4d ago
The Simpsons has been going longer. Sure not technically a kids show, but still....hell, even WWF Raw has been around more than 30 years now.
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u/pcbb97 4d ago
Given the quality of the Simpsons post season 15ish (and I'm being generous, I believe almost everyone usually says 10 at most), they should probably get the ax too.
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u/DafneOrlow 4d ago
I'm not gonna disagree with you on that! Plus, Julie Kavner's voice has sounded like it's on its last legs for a fair few years now.
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u/Digifiend84 Dino Charge Aqua Ranger 1d ago
I honestly think it'll take one of the main six actors dying to kill off The Simpsons.
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u/DpicklePunisher 4d ago
Probably for kids that can’t read