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10/29/14, 03:43 PM

Considering some of the crap that the production team went through trying to get Forever Red off of the ground...

- Reuniting all of the Red Rangers up to that point, excluding Rocky by virtue of Steve Cardenas moving house and falling out of contact with the producers. According to RangerWiki, Rocky would've participated in the battle had Austin St. John declined an appearance.

- Bringing in Danny Slavin, who had previously walked out of the Lightspeed Rescue/Lost Galaxy team-up, late in the game (as in, post-production late. He had to be digitally inserted into various scenes) as a favour to one of the producers.

- The producers reportedly planning for a multi-parter and trying their best to push for it, despite Saban's insistence to the contrary. Word on the net was that the original script featured a grand showdown with all of the Red Ranger Zords that existed up to that point, but that idea was nixed on the basis that it would be selling toys that weren't commercially relevant anymore.

...That episode at least has a somewhat meaningful story to tell, despite its many flaws and inconsistencies with established lore, and each of the actors (at least, the ones that were actually on set during the episode's filming) were given something to do in the subsequent battle against the villains.

The Legendary Battle, on the other hand?

- 10 veteran actors are flown all the way out to New Zealand to make what essentially amount to very brief cameo appearances.

- Of those 10 actors, only 5 are given any speaking lines, with Jason David Frank getting the most dialogue and face time.

- The finalized episode utilizes a smattering of stock footage from Gokaiger's version of the battle, and any tidbits of original fight footage DO NOT feature those returning actors.

Is it really any wonder that Johnathan Tzachor was fired from his post?

Like TrickyDicky, I'm ready to move on from the clusterfrak of wasted opportunities that this mega-mess of a season was built out of. Let's see if Judd Lynn will be able to really wash out Megaforce's bad taste (which I very much hope he will succeed in doing).

We all have our problems, some just hide it better.

10/29/14, 03:43 PM	#6
soul_reaver265 Shadow Ranger Posts: n/a	Re: The negative aspect of the Legendary Battle. Considering some of the crap that the production team went through trying to get Forever Red off of the ground... - Reuniting all of the Red Rangers up to that point, excluding Rocky by virtue of Steve Cardenas moving house and falling out of contact with the producers. According to RangerWiki, Rocky would've participated in the battle had Austin St. John declined an appearance. - Bringing in Danny Slavin, who had previously walked out of the Lightspeed Rescue/Lost Galaxy team-up, late in the game (as in, post-production late. He had to be digitally inserted into various scenes) as a favour to one of the producers. - The producers reportedly planning for a multi-parter and trying their best to push for it, despite Saban's insistence to the contrary. Word on the net was that the original script featured a grand showdown with all of the Red Ranger Zords that existed up to that point, but that idea was nixed on the basis that it would be selling toys that weren't commercially relevant anymore. ...That episode at least has a somewhat meaningful story to tell, despite its many flaws and inconsistencies with established lore, and each of the actors (at least, the ones that were actually on set during the episode's filming) were given something to do in the subsequent battle against the villains. The Legendary Battle, on the other hand? - 10 veteran actors are flown all the way out to New Zealand to make what essentially amount to very brief cameo appearances. - Of those 10 actors, only 5 are given any speaking lines, with Jason David Frank getting the most dialogue and face time. - The finalized episode utilizes a smattering of stock footage from Gokaiger's version of the battle, and any tidbits of original fight footage DO NOT feature those returning actors. Is it really any wonder that Johnathan Tzachor was fired from his post? Like TrickyDicky, I'm ready to move on from the clusterfrak of wasted opportunities that this mega-mess of a season was built out of. Let's see if Judd Lynn will be able to really wash out Megaforce's bad taste (which I very much hope he will succeed in doing). We all have our problems, some just hide it better.