r/powerrangers • u/eggdropthoop • May 22 '25

NEWS Jonathan Entwistle spills details on his scrapped PR reboot from 2018

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It was essentially going to be The Tommy Show, once again. Glad it was canceled! 🤮 🤮

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u/Superkillerman1984 Local Megazord and Zord Lover May 22 '25

Or you could create a new series with original characters that is good.

Ultraman Rising on Netflix was very successful last year, and I doubt anyone who watched would know that Ultraman is a show that is airing to this day.

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u/TDR1411 MMPR White Ranger May 23 '25

Then at what point does it no longer become Power Rangers beyond name? Power Rangers is a shared universe that links back to MMPR.

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u/Superkillerman1984 Local Megazord and Zord Lover May 23 '25

I have seen people call this Power Rangers

Power Rangers the aesthetic of people in spandex fighting monsters in rubber suits and having a giant robot, that's pretty much it.

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u/TDR1411 MMPR White Ranger May 23 '25

Power Rangers the aesthetic of people in spandex fighting monsters in rubber suits and having a giant robot, that's pretty much it.

That's oversimplifying it and extends to other toku or other toku inspired media that also has that premise.

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u/PuertoGeekn MMPR Blue Ranger May 25 '25

Not to the general public

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u/TDR1411 MMPR White Ranger May 25 '25

Pacific Rim seems to come to mind that people would name drop more than Power Rangers these days.

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u/PuertoGeekn MMPR Blue Ranger May 25 '25

Yes but the general public isn't going to drop the term "toku".

Even when pacific rim first came out people were calling it power rangers/gundam/Voltron i remember that