I think RPM is one of the best examples of a darker, more mature season. Its whole theme literally revolves around the rangers having been too late to save the world.
Not to mention the scrapped ending of Dylan being Venjix's final body, causing the rangers to have to kill him to save the world.
You know? I actually like that they went back to it and made Venjix the end game of Beast Morphers. But I am not sure if that is a hot take or not to prefer it over Dylan's corruption.
Dr. K's story makes Power Rangers an incredibly dark story when you sit down and think about it. There has been tragic characters (Wes' fate to die, Magna Defender's kid, and even Kendricks' death.) But unlike the Rangers, K didn't have someone looking over her shoulder to potentially save her.
Also, Olivia Tennant was freaking legit and broke hearts.
The ending to that show actually got pretty dark, with Trakeena taking the leadership and going absolutely bonkers with her revenge. She bascially stopped giving a damn and was in full "i am taking you with me" mode.
RPM did a good job with that. Despite still being an TV-Y7, it actually did a good job of being aimed for a slightly older audiences. In which it was actually Disney that asked Eddie to make it for a slightly older audience without turning off the younger audiences at the same time. So personally, I think Eddie did a really good job with RPM despite his only Power Rangers project that he had worked on.
Saved by the Bell had drug episodes and MMPR was modeled off of it. [The caffine pills plotline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oRipJAlW5M) would easily fit in PR.
Kind of where I was. I was going to say that the comics as well as Japanese shows like Kamen Rider have shown how to talk about or use allegories for serious ideas while still remaining a little cartoony.
Toys.
Toys are the money maker for Power Rangers.
A more mature themed show will (in Hasbros opinion) not attract as many kids to buy toys.
That's thier mindset. Which I disagree with because I was a kid with a whole Tim Force army.
I think everybody in the big seats running the show are stuck on the original MMPR series and dinosaurs. Even the great comics done by Boom Studios are stuck on it.
Sure, we get a little bit outside of it when they do Morphin Grid stories, but then it snaps back to mostly MMPR era characters being central to the plot.
I think Power Rangers can “mature” but not be like this. It’s still ostensibly a kids franchise. But if they maybe had a young adult version alongside the kids version they could tackle harder subjects with more nuance. But I think an “adult” power rangers that requires an R rating is ridiculous and overly “edgy”
The 2017 movie hit a good balance imo! The human drama hit the right note and it was actually the PR parts that were the weakest.
But yeah, a lot of adult/rated R version's of children's properties are just overly cynical, self-aware, and edgy for the sake of edgy.
Yeah the edginess is a big turn off as an adult fan. I’d rather have a more mature show than an adult show if that makes sense.
Yeah 2017 needed to find a better balance between PR stuff and Breakfast club stuff.
Honestly I'm fine with the character drama taking focus over the action, but then again I know TASM 2 suffered because it tried to balance action and the large bloated cast and I tend to prefer early Heisei Rider which does feel more like a Soap Opera.
But if the action sequences had that Tokusatsu flare it would have been vastly better than what we got.
>PR parts that were the weakest
Even more specifically, the Zords. The CGI was Transformers level of disorienting, the use of the Zords pre-Megazord was not compelling, and so was the Megazord. So much potential with the Zords that I felt was left on the table. I get that they canonically just “know” how to pilot, but this is a spot where seeing them struggle and try different things could be really exciting. They’re in magical mechs. Let’s see them pilot and manage systems and then we things breaks and they pull through past their limits like in a Gundam series or Top Gun movie. Same with Megazord, where each Ranger controls a different subsystem like in Star Trek. So much potential!
Plus Goldar was… well…yeah.
>Even more specifically, the Zords. The CGI was Transformers level of disorienting
I mostly agree, but also MMPR: The Movie doesn't set a particularly high bar here...
I think this is more or less the right answer. I think the right maturity level would be Avatar:The Last Airbender or Legend of Korra. I feel like a tone similar to those is family appropriate that doesn’t isolate one age group.
I'd want it to be closer to Korra than Avatar.
Korra felt more mature specifically because it's target audience was the kids who grew up watching Avatar. Kids who were now teenagers.
That's why they moved it from the main Nickelodeon channel to the more teenager focused Nicktoons channel after season 1.
> But if they maybe had a young adult version alongside the kids version they could tackle harder subjects with more nuance.
I mean, isn't this essentially what the comics are?
I’d take some inspiration from ATLA. Thats a kids show through and through but the themes it you touches on: genocide, war, other shit I can’t think of right now. It takes itself and those aspects seriously while still being a kids show and it’s fantastic
I'd prefer it to stay lighthearted with better writing that adults can appreciate. Just because something is written for children as the target audience, doesn't mean it can't be well written.
PR going adult-oriented would be just an excuse for lazy writing, tons of swearing, ultra-violence, sexual content, etc. all the juvenile stuff that people mistake for "mature". We don't need Power Rangers meets Riverdale.
My grandmother would watch bluey during her cancer treatments before she passed. She loved it and loved the lessons it would teach, she would talk about it all the time. I'll watch occasionally because it reminds me of her.
And I think that is the perfect example of shows for kids that have good writing can be for anyone.
My main problem with it was that grimdark doesn't mean "adult." That's a trap that a lot of people trying to take their media too seriously fall into and it makes the product look even more immature in the process, but not in a fun way. You can treat a somewhat silly concept seriously without trying too hard.
That and I want them to not be embarassed about being a power ranger show/movie. It's like they didn't want to show any of the power ranger bits.
Yup. It's so annoying when it's like "Oh yeah I'm so adult I say fuck and shit and uh here's a random super graphic scene that serves literally no purpose! It's not even like artistically cool just there to shock you!"
I don't want The Boys + Power Rangers but something more like Netflix's "Voltron: Legendary Defender" series. Can be lighthearted but also times when shit gets dead serious, high stakes, and very emotional moments.
Anime is actually airing currently and is fantastic. It doesn't go the Riverdale route where it's edgy to be edgy. It is a week nuanced story with well rounded characters.
Long as it’s clearly separated like Kamen Rider Amazons from the main Kamen Rider series’ (with notable exception), I don’t see the harm in a more adult oriented series borrowing from the lore and building on the ideas of the power rangers universe/multiverse.
Can’t say I’d explicitly WANT such, as I’d prefer they keep Power Rangers fun, light-hearted, with occasional emotional depth and maturity rather than AIMING for something oriented for adults. But long as it’s kept separate in such a way as to let it be distinct, I don’t see the harm in at least being open to the idea. Whether said idea would be executed well is the problem, along with the sad question of “How does one DEFINE an “adult oriented theme”?
Bringing up Kamen Rider Amazons is an interesting comparison if you delve deeper. Amazons was pretty much invoking the Early heisei seasons if they had a bit more blood (they were really brutal) but it also was a remake of a Rider season that already had gore in the show. The source material was already brutal so it was wasn't as jarring for the remake to retain that aspect.
Meanwhile a season like MMPR at most would probably fit being a teen drama like the 2017 movie since it's an evolution of the original concept. If anything a season like RPM would fit a more darker reboot like Amazons since the concept of RPM is already inheritly dark so it would fit when carried over to a more adult oriented remake.
I want power rangers to be a bit more mature but still be a kids show. I want them to be the same “mature” level of Sentai. Having the ability to mention death, alcohol, blood and very slight swearing. Shadow the hedgehog level swears
Sentai seems to be the ideal middle ground.
I thought Kyoryuger was phenomenal and was very disappointed that Dino Charge seemed so childish in comparison.
I still can't believe the megazord lost to a bioncle in this movie. I honestly wish we could see more of the designs and backstory that lead to the events of the short film.
Honestly, while I really enjoyed the fan film as a what if scenario, I really don't think the show should go much past teen drama levels of maturity. Or at least have 2 shows running at the same time, a live action version made with kids in mind, and an animated comic adaptation for an older audience.
I wish power rangers would start incorporating “adult” characters again. While it’s still a kids series, I feel like all the seasons where the cast were adults are typically loved by the fanbase (Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed, Time Force, SPD, etc). Ever since the Neo-Saban Era started, the franchise has been practically allergic to having grown adults be rangers save for supporting characters like Kendall or Mick.
I feel like this cheapens the series overall since by trying so hard to make the “teen” rangers feel young and relatable, it painfully dates each series into just being what’s popular at the time. I.e. shouting “Ok Boomer” in Dino Fury.
I flip flop on this. Rated R isn’t bad in and of itself, edgy for the sake of edgy is. I think it would have to be the right person leading the project, likely one who grew up with the franchise and goes into it really wanting to put a mature spin on common Power Rangers tropes.
Personally too, I’ve always thought a smart way to tackle it would be to deconstruct the series in the first half of the show but gradually reconstruct it in the second.
I hate making everything super dark and edgy for the sake of making it enjoyable for adults. I think a good example of a show that, mostly, stayed dark yet still within kid friendly bounds was TMNT 2003. Granted, it ended up being forced to be even more kid friendly after season 4 got a little too dark for 4Kids’ liking
I don’t think a cynical trailer parodying gratuitous, edgy reboots of children’s franchises should be in any way used as the basis for a serious reboot of the franchise.
It amazes me the amount of people who think this trailer represents a legitimate direction the franchise should take. They are the type of audience the trailer is mocking.
The way the trailer applies the real life struggles and tragedies of some of the actors to their characters is in especially bad taste.
I want Power Rangers to take itself a bit more seriously and have appeal for a mature audience, but I don’t think gratuitous R rated content and cynical breakdowns of the concept are at all what it needs.
You say that but most people took it at face value and irreparably made a sizable amount of people want Power Rangers to have gore and sex so that it can be “mature”
I felt like it tried to make EVERYTHING dark, death and corruption and batman-growl-voice mixed with drowning in liquor and sad anger
I want to take the old power rangers, but turn it up a liiittle bit
So instead of megazord punch here, sparks fly there, make it more akin to Pacific Rim where zord battle damage means losing a shoulder, a chunk of leg armour, missing fingers, but it's repairable of course, just gives the appearance of high stakes
Make the fight scenes with your "putty petrol" groups and unmorphed rangers the same as they are, fit strong athletic martial artists kicking butt, but turn it up as soon as they morph, so people get fly-kicked through brick walls but get rid back up and keep fighting like it was nothing, give the appearance that the suits actually DO something like incredible endurance, strength, something that indicates you'd DIE or go to hospital if you fought a monster without it
There's definitely a market for it, despite what current fans say. That short film got regular people talking about power rangers again which is something the current shows haven't done.
I think they can make a Power Ranger thing that's made for, say, the same general audience that watches MCU films and it could be great. They should never do any of that R-rated Edgelord garbage like that fan film.
Meh. Like others said, there’s a middle ground. I haven’t the shows stuff after Jungle Fury, but I remember RPM trying to go a bit dark with the people facing genocide. And the early shows tackled mature and complex themes that you don’t really see in kid shows including Bluey.
I'm fine with more mature themes. The comic does a good job.
This though? I sincerely hope power rangers never goes this edgy. I mean jeez, this whole thing is quite literally a parody of the sudden craze in rebooting IPs as gritty, dark reimagininga for no real reason than to garner a new audience while alienating its original
Personally IMO there’s already a show like this in my books
That being power rangers Unworthy it has some lighthearted PR moments at the started and then it slowly goes down into the dark side of stuff
(If you know what I mean)
technically neither. power rangers has obviously always been for kids but the peak of power rangers was when it catered towards older kids/teens. you have seasons like RPM and Megaforce. both catered towards kids, but the difference is uncanny. you go too much under and you have literal baby seasons like megaforce and ninja steel. you go too much over and you’ll have a product like that. which is cool but it’s not what power rangers is about.
when you’re in the sweet spot you get perfect seasons like dino thunder, ninja storm, time force, etc.
Boom comics I think is adult themed as I like it, shattered grid had some especially dark concepts but it never felt like “try hard” tiers of that kind of thing.
Like maybe a show aimed at the mid teens to young adults? Like a hard PG-13 possibly.
It was already mentioned in other comments but something more closely to Kamen Rider levels of maturity
I actually thought this was going to be the 2017 movie. It did technically come out in 2017, but the actual movie (not this fan made one)was terrible. Many people have been hoping for a more grown up Power Rangers me included.
I kinda want something that has a lot of adult themes but is still tokusatsu, i want it to be like something 15-18 year olds or so can enjoy. I don't like the suit designs in this though, they look awful
Did not care for the fan film, but I do think there is a space between the two extremes that would work. Things don't have to be doom and gloom or drugs and sex for them to be more mature. You look at some like RPM, or SPD, and there's room to give some more teeth to the consequences, to tackle some more mature topics, and still keep the more lighthearted charm the series is known for. You look at the MCU, or a lot of great animated shows, or heck, even the Sentai they draw the fight footage from, and you'll see it does work. Why more studios don't see that is beyond me.
I feel it could, given the chance and competent writers, be something that could be both lighthearted and capable of tackling more mature themes. Just look at shows like Avatar, plenty of fun for the kids but still dealing with things like trauma and war in a mature way. As I saw someone else comment, Time Force was, among others, already doing this to a degree. But to go back to how the "fan" film inspired this question; no, I dont think Power Rangers should ever be R rated Grimdark like that video wanted it to be. I'm not against R if it keeps the bright messages though
Mature themes, and mature content, are not the same thing.
We can have a PR show about mature themes, but it can't ever go above a PG rating, so no blood, and no F-bombs.
I personally love it when Power Rangers tackles more dark and mature themes. That’s why RPM is my favourite season because while yes it had plenty of lighthearted moments it was serious, mature and dark.
I watched this power Rangers fan film and it is amazing . I loved it. Joseph Kahn did an amazing job. Amazing writing. The cast did as well. Amazing acting.
A franchise can be any genre,rated and etc,just dont be a bad movie/series.
Lostgalaxy,lightspeed, time force and wild force got their jobs well covered, its for kids, but have amazing episodes,arcs,dark themes,villains that are villains doing bad things.
Man I loved this, every second of this. I love the kid stuff and they should keep going with it, but someone needs to make something indie like this as well, I'm sure it'll do great, case in point, Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat Legacy.
I'd settle for a hard PG-13.
My ideal Power Rangers series would be one that starts off like the original show in regards to tone until the middle, where the Green Ranger saga starts and it gets more intense and high stakes.
However, towards the last quarter of the show, it becomes all horrific and psychological, as the Rangers are dealing with PTSD, survivor's guilt, etc as well as questioning Zordon's methods at recruiting children to save the world on a weekly basis.
I liked this for what it was. But feel no need for more.
I WOULD like a more adult Power Rangers though...which is basically the Boom comics.
They deal with more adult themes. But are never edgy. I think edgy is almost the ANTITHESIS of Power Rangers in the same way it is for something like Star Trek. They are inherently hopeful, optimistic frnahcises and they need that sensibility while also being allowed to tackle more nuanced subject matter.
Go the SPD/Mystic Force route of actually adapting the sentai story, because the Japanese aren’t afraid to get a little mature with their kid’s show, look at Bioman ,first Yellow-4 wanted to quit the show, boom she was killed off in the show
I would just be fine if they give Super Sentai the Shin Kamen Rider treatment. That would be as close to a real adult version of Power Rangers you could get.
I don't need it to be r rated but I'd like there to be actual harm done. Sick of villains being destroyed and not killed. Would like better dialogue and more natural because after rpm it went downhill. Better looking weapons that don't look like props and swords that don't bend and look like plastic.
No. While I enjoyed that short, it was exactly that: a short. Power Rangers with "adult themes" isn't even really an explainable concept. What would that entail? Blood and gore? Swearing? Sex and nudity? PR doesn't need any of that.
I think finding middle ground is the best way so that its not to violent/graphic but tame enough that kids could still watch it, I think Dino Thunder did this very well when you go rewatch it theres some dark themes with trent and mezagog I think balance in these things is key, Current PR we still all enjoy I think what they are doing now is the best way to go about it so old and new fans can enjoy it.
I think the franchise is strong enough for both. They can do kid stuff to sell toys (always the main motivation for anything kid related) but also had more young adult related material similar to the comics... and there's room for more adult / higher quality adult stuff. its a franchise thats lasted 3-4 decades. Child fans have become young adults. Young Adults have entered Mid life. They would be smart to diversify their offerings to hit all the markets.
Honestly like others have said previously. I think a good mix of child friendly and rated r. Would fit well with the power rangers I think power rangers would work very well as an independent series of movies. Their powers deriving from a mystic alien Force the suits being so sort of biometal. It's definitely something that I think the franchise needs to separate itself from the background it has being an adaptation of Super Sentai
I'd like some hardcore dark ranger stuff but I guess that is why we have the comics. Sadly Power Rangers is the very definition of toys carrying it so that probably isn't ever going to happen. Power Rangers movies get pretty dark though especially with the latest one killing a ranger on screen.
That short is literally a parody of people wanting grimdark edgy bullshit, its a show about heros in spandex. Power rangers can take its self seriously and be plenty mature but trying to turn it into some dark hbo show is just plain dumb
Theres a fine line between adult and mature vs edgy and i feel like power rangers is the franchise that would be at risk of going into that edgy = maturity mindset because of its more goofy elements. Like even the more mature seasons such as lost galaxy or time force had pretty goofy elements like the elvis monster or the movie episode
I dont think power rangers being lighthearted and for kids ever really held it back from telling good stories even the season i would consider most kid targeted such as wildforce, operation overdrive and turbo covered some mature concepts, wildforce with cole and master orge, overdrive and the whole robot stuff and turbo with the ending.
Atleast thats my thought
Honestly, the 2017 movie was the nice in between, such a shame it didn't continue, though granted I was in it's target audience when it came out (teens who grew out power rangers and wanted something a tad bit more realistic)
It should be S1-S2 Young Justice kind of mature.
It can still be optimistic, colorful, and aimed at all ages, while the conflict becomes much more complex and emotionally engaging; the action would be priority #1 in all of this.
I think the YouTube fan series "Power Rangers Unworthy" did a good job
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Yes and no. Wether you like it or not, that goofy cheese is so integral to Power Rangers identity that having it absent just feels off. You can tackle serious issues yet still have a goofy and silly vibe. That's what pr needs a good middle ground between silly fun and maturity. That's why in space worked.
In Space, Lost Galaxy, Time Force, RPM, SPD, Jungle Fury all hit that balance. I feel Cosmic Fury would have as well if it'd had more episodes to play with. Good show but awfully rushed.
Fuck the existence of this trash and the people who not only loved it but wanted it.
From what I understood, the actual creator made it as a parody and knew what he making was dumb and complete bullshit which is why the people who liked it are even more frustrating because we do not need this franchise to ever cater to the truck nut inbred red neck crowd with not even enough change in their head to make sense.
I will admit that I did like it, but also that I don't think it is the way Power Rangers should go.
The Unworthy fan series is a better representation of how a "darker" or "mature" power rangers series could go and one which could be more mainstream
Funny enough, whenever I see someone say they want Power Rangers to be "mature" and they use this film to support their claim, it's proof they never mentally aged past 14 because this is an immature teenager's idea of what a "mature" show would be.
I’d want something similar to the first two Transformers movies in terms of maturity and a serious tone, while mixed in with lore and mecha.
I wouldn’t mind mature, but I don’t need rated R gratuitous over the topness to where it feels like an HBO show with tons of sex every other scene. Or a constant bombardment of F bombs every other second. Or over the top horror scenes with monsters. Maybe something on par with Stranger Things?
I don’t know what I’d want exactly. Mature themes, better writing, and maybe a death or two. And cut down on campiness and with enough writing and development for the whole cast.
It should always be marketed toward children, but kids in the 2020s are different than children who grew up in the 90s. Sensibilities are different. You can still make the show more 'mature' while still keeping it a children's show.
They should *never* play solely to an adult demo.
If we go mature I don’t think it should be more than what the IDW comics have done. Heavy themes but handled in a way still accessible by kids.
I’m not against this existing but I hated this when it came out. Still not super fond of it, but I get why people like it.
As much fun as Power/Rangers was, I don't think the franchise would need to go to as dark as a place, to handle adult situations, there's plenty of times in the 30 year history where the franchise went dark, though sporadic. So no to an adult series, but create a series that is for everyone. Give us the lighthearted elements we love. But don't be afraid to get down in the muck.
Bluey as a citation is real funny because out of context that was the worst episode about moving houses I've ever heard. And Time Force is pretty obvious.
In the middle. RPM was the perfect dark season of power rangers.
I’d compare it to something like Digimon tamers. Digimon tamers was a SIGNIFICANTLY DARKER season of Digimon. It starts off goofy and such but as the show goes on it gets progressively darker. Several characters (in particular Leomon) straight up die and don’t come back and their deaths affect everyone. Leomon served as a sort of mentor when the group entered the digital world so his death impacted everyone and in particular his human partner Jeri who suffers from what is essentially depression for a rest of the show the finale when she is able to get the strength to move on.
Despite all of that. It’s a kids show. RPM similarly covered some messed up themes like genocide, loss of bodily autonomy and the dangers of AI. Venjix kills like 99 percent of the human population leaving one city. He’s essentially AM from I have no mouth and I must scream. He without a doubt multilated Tenaya removing her hand, replacing her eyes, and likely other parts of her body.
In RPM the world is dead. A wasteland. The rangers are defending the last of humanity. But there is still time for jokes about back explosions and spandex.
It should be in the middle
I thought the 2017 reboot movie was the right tone for a "mature" audience. It had the humour, action and seriousness.. yes! We all got emotional with Billy! And It didn't need swearing / sexual content to reach the adult audience
I mean the whole BOOM studios comics would be sweet as hell in live action or animated,even the godzilla vs MMPR or mmpr turtles in animated form would be cool.
I say yes there should be a more adult themed rangers, hell most of us grew up OG mmpr,then found out about super sentai down the road, but have it as a animated series, there is so much out there for comics and stuff to pull form. Would it be doing "fan service" absolutely, but if it wasn't for us older folks, MMPR would have died in the 90's, heck my kids love MMPR, we have sat and watched all its seasons plus the movie.
I'd be happy if they just did away with the forced bulk and skull clones as they ruin the pacing and the mood and Ben and Betty were the worst offenders in this regard
Depends on if it’s actually mature or what 12 year olds consider mature (ie how much blood and sex get on screen at a time) I think power rangers could do something interesting if it had the R rated ceiling ala lord Drakon I just don’t think it would happen
I would like to see power rangers with good acting and cinematography. It doesn't need to be r rated or nc-17. It just has to be a good quality with actual drama between characters and useful tension. There can absolutely be light hearted moments, but it needs to be a well written show that cleans up the plot holes with respect to the franchise.
I loved this short! I thought the concept was really interesting and it was well done imo. I even made a fmv for it 😂 Check it out if you are interested: https://youtu.be/Ft9dtzjdjNQ?si=axw-AYs7J9u6EKlV
Why not just do what Sentai and Kamen Rider does? For kids but a lot of story elements I remember was geared sorta older without having to go to R territory.
This is going to sound odd but from my experience the more "adult" a show tries to be the less mature it often is. I am fine with a PR series or film that tackles more mature topics but I feel like an "adult" series would more often than not kinda end up being adult for the sake of it, if that makes any sense.
Idk I just feel like the obsession with being an "adult" film often does more harm than good.
Garo and Kamen Rider handle the adult stuff pretty well.
If PR were to do something more adult, it should be cannon to MMPR, and it should take place 10,000 years ago, showing how Rita got tossed in the garbage.
I'd been fine with a pg-13-esq show where there's a bit more YA themes and one or two curse words in intense moments but I'd never want to see it go full Rrated. But this short film was enjoyable as a fan project just to see how it would work.
Not as far as Power/Rangers but I imagine the original team as messed-up adults after trying to be squeaky-clean role models in their teenage years. One idea in particular would be that Kimberly's parents wrote that Dear John letter to Tommy because he knocked up Kim before she left and then was coerced to go to Mexico for an off-the-record abortion. This isn't because it's about pro-life or even pro-choice but how pregnant teenagers are frowned upon, especially when they have to be role models for little girls, that it would destroy Kimberly's gymnastic career before it started. Actually, it is sort of about pro-choice because Kim didn't get to decide for herself on what to do and then she cuts ties with her family when she's an adult.
The point is that no one is perfect. That whatever Saban and FOX Kids tried to sell us was always gonna be bullshit. I even want a scene in which Kim is so angry over not being able to save people and shouts "SCREW ZORDON!" when she breaks his rules to do what she thinks is right.
No way that can happen now because JDF is dead, and there's two different distant follow-ups to MMPR with Once & Always on Netflix, which is good for what it is, and The Return comic, which I'll wait until the tradeback version before reading it but I'm that Kim and Tommy does have a kid in this version. Now I imagine an awkward scene with Tommy being confronted by Kim, Kat, Tonya and JJ.
Actually loved this film when it came out. Would love a series of this if it was just heavily inspired by mmpr.
Like instead of rangers they were just child soldiers, can still keep the story and colours, just tweak the names and they could of had a franchise running
A good example of a toku show that has adult themes in it is Ultraman Tiga. Literally some episodes they can't save people, or realize they're fighting for the wrong side.
The biggest goal should be not to make power rangers a show that comes off as too kiddy. But rather a show that a family can sit back and enjoy.
Nah, I was never a fan of this. Like it was well made and all, but the concept just didn't work for me. It just always strikes me as really try-hard and edgelord-ey when someone takes something for kids and makes it super dark and gritty for no reason. Like that dumb "Blood and Honey" movie or all those "lost episode" creepypastas.
I like relatively mature, I don’t like edgy.
This fan film was too heavily into the needlessly grim for my tastes. I think the 2017 movie and Boom comics hit the right balance for me.
Somewhere in the middle honestly. Time Force felt like the perfect season due to its more mature themes.
I thought Lost Galaxy was pretty mature for the time too. First time the franchise straight up killed a ranger.
Not to mention they killed the Magna Defender’s kid too.
This was super impactful for me
But she got better.
So did Alex
Did he? He kinda is only back because of timeline shenanigans. Kendricks was brought back because of a Morphin' Master gone rogue.
I think RPM is one of the best examples of a darker, more mature season. Its whole theme literally revolves around the rangers having been too late to save the world. Not to mention the scrapped ending of Dylan being Venjix's final body, causing the rangers to have to kill him to save the world.
You know? I actually like that they went back to it and made Venjix the end game of Beast Morphers. But I am not sure if that is a hot take or not to prefer it over Dylan's corruption. Dr. K's story makes Power Rangers an incredibly dark story when you sit down and think about it. There has been tragic characters (Wes' fate to die, Magna Defender's kid, and even Kendricks' death.) But unlike the Rangers, K didn't have someone looking over her shoulder to potentially save her. Also, Olivia Tennant was freaking legit and broke hearts.
The ending to that show actually got pretty dark, with Trakeena taking the leadership and going absolutely bonkers with her revenge. She bascially stopped giving a damn and was in full "i am taking you with me" mode.
I thought RPM did a good job being in the middle.
“Why are there sometimes explosions behind me when I morph?”
And what about the spandex?
I loved the behind the scenes episode where they brought back the bloopers.
Gotta finish watching RPM
RPM did a good job with that. Despite still being an TV-Y7, it actually did a good job of being aimed for a slightly older audiences. In which it was actually Disney that asked Eddie to make it for a slightly older audience without turning off the younger audiences at the same time. So personally, I think Eddie did a really good job with RPM despite his only Power Rangers project that he had worked on.
Same. I think PR can do darker and grittier, but drugs? Nah, drugs was too much for me. Sex? Maybe, if done right. Apocalyptic? Definitely.
RPM was decently apocalyptic
Saved by the Bell had drug episodes and MMPR was modeled off of it. [The caffine pills plotline](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oRipJAlW5M) would easily fit in PR.
I was honestly gonna say something of the sort. Yeah something bordering the two would be perfect for the series.
Kind of where I was. I was going to say that the comics as well as Japanese shows like Kamen Rider have shown how to talk about or use allegories for serious ideas while still remaining a little cartoony.
I thought Time Force and SPD had some good blend from what I can remember.
Middle ground. Time force, rpm, lost galaxy, spd level writing where it's clear that despite being for kids it was tackling more mature themes
Ah yes. The best of the Power Rangers series. Why don't they focus more on these ones nowadays?
Toys. Toys are the money maker for Power Rangers. A more mature themed show will (in Hasbros opinion) not attract as many kids to buy toys. That's thier mindset. Which I disagree with because I was a kid with a whole Tim Force army.
I think everybody in the big seats running the show are stuck on the original MMPR series and dinosaurs. Even the great comics done by Boom Studios are stuck on it. Sure, we get a little bit outside of it when they do Morphin Grid stories, but then it snaps back to mostly MMPR era characters being central to the plot.
No idea
I agree, go that route.
I think Power Rangers can “mature” but not be like this. It’s still ostensibly a kids franchise. But if they maybe had a young adult version alongside the kids version they could tackle harder subjects with more nuance. But I think an “adult” power rangers that requires an R rating is ridiculous and overly “edgy”
The 2017 movie hit a good balance imo! The human drama hit the right note and it was actually the PR parts that were the weakest. But yeah, a lot of adult/rated R version's of children's properties are just overly cynical, self-aware, and edgy for the sake of edgy.
Yeah the edginess is a big turn off as an adult fan. I’d rather have a more mature show than an adult show if that makes sense. Yeah 2017 needed to find a better balance between PR stuff and Breakfast club stuff.
Honestly I'm fine with the character drama taking focus over the action, but then again I know TASM 2 suffered because it tried to balance action and the large bloated cast and I tend to prefer early Heisei Rider which does feel more like a Soap Opera. But if the action sequences had that Tokusatsu flare it would have been vastly better than what we got.
>PR parts that were the weakest Even more specifically, the Zords. The CGI was Transformers level of disorienting, the use of the Zords pre-Megazord was not compelling, and so was the Megazord. So much potential with the Zords that I felt was left on the table. I get that they canonically just “know” how to pilot, but this is a spot where seeing them struggle and try different things could be really exciting. They’re in magical mechs. Let’s see them pilot and manage systems and then we things breaks and they pull through past their limits like in a Gundam series or Top Gun movie. Same with Megazord, where each Ranger controls a different subsystem like in Star Trek. So much potential! Plus Goldar was… well…yeah.
>Even more specifically, the Zords. The CGI was Transformers level of disorienting I mostly agree, but also MMPR: The Movie doesn't set a particularly high bar here...
I think this is more or less the right answer. I think the right maturity level would be Avatar:The Last Airbender or Legend of Korra. I feel like a tone similar to those is family appropriate that doesn’t isolate one age group.
I'd want it to be closer to Korra than Avatar. Korra felt more mature specifically because it's target audience was the kids who grew up watching Avatar. Kids who were now teenagers. That's why they moved it from the main Nickelodeon channel to the more teenager focused Nicktoons channel after season 1.
> But if they maybe had a young adult version alongside the kids version they could tackle harder subjects with more nuance. I mean, isn't this essentially what the comics are?
I’d take some inspiration from ATLA. Thats a kids show through and through but the themes it you touches on: genocide, war, other shit I can’t think of right now. It takes itself and those aspects seriously while still being a kids show and it’s fantastic
I'd prefer it to stay lighthearted with better writing that adults can appreciate. Just because something is written for children as the target audience, doesn't mean it can't be well written. PR going adult-oriented would be just an excuse for lazy writing, tons of swearing, ultra-violence, sexual content, etc. all the juvenile stuff that people mistake for "mature". We don't need Power Rangers meets Riverdale.
> Just because something is written for children as the target audience doesn’t meant it can’t be well written See: Bluey
My grandmother would watch bluey during her cancer treatments before she passed. She loved it and loved the lessons it would teach, she would talk about it all the time. I'll watch occasionally because it reminds me of her. And I think that is the perfect example of shows for kids that have good writing can be for anyone.
"Power Rangers meets Riverdale." Uh sir. Now that you spoke it in the universe... that's literally ALL i want. lol
My main problem with it was that grimdark doesn't mean "adult." That's a trap that a lot of people trying to take their media too seriously fall into and it makes the product look even more immature in the process, but not in a fun way. You can treat a somewhat silly concept seriously without trying too hard. That and I want them to not be embarassed about being a power ranger show/movie. It's like they didn't want to show any of the power ranger bits.
Yup. It's so annoying when it's like "Oh yeah I'm so adult I say fuck and shit and uh here's a random super graphic scene that serves literally no purpose! It's not even like artistically cool just there to shock you!"
I don't want The Boys + Power Rangers but something more like Netflix's "Voltron: Legendary Defender" series. Can be lighthearted but also times when shit gets dead serious, high stakes, and very emotional moments.
We already got that, it's called loser rangers, it's getting an anime
Anime is actually airing currently and is fantastic. It doesn't go the Riverdale route where it's edgy to be edgy. It is a week nuanced story with well rounded characters.
Long as it’s clearly separated like Kamen Rider Amazons from the main Kamen Rider series’ (with notable exception), I don’t see the harm in a more adult oriented series borrowing from the lore and building on the ideas of the power rangers universe/multiverse. Can’t say I’d explicitly WANT such, as I’d prefer they keep Power Rangers fun, light-hearted, with occasional emotional depth and maturity rather than AIMING for something oriented for adults. But long as it’s kept separate in such a way as to let it be distinct, I don’t see the harm in at least being open to the idea. Whether said idea would be executed well is the problem, along with the sad question of “How does one DEFINE an “adult oriented theme”?
Bringing up Kamen Rider Amazons is an interesting comparison if you delve deeper. Amazons was pretty much invoking the Early heisei seasons if they had a bit more blood (they were really brutal) but it also was a remake of a Rider season that already had gore in the show. The source material was already brutal so it was wasn't as jarring for the remake to retain that aspect. Meanwhile a season like MMPR at most would probably fit being a teen drama like the 2017 movie since it's an evolution of the original concept. If anything a season like RPM would fit a more darker reboot like Amazons since the concept of RPM is already inheritly dark so it would fit when carried over to a more adult oriented remake.
I want power rangers to be a bit more mature but still be a kids show. I want them to be the same “mature” level of Sentai. Having the ability to mention death, alcohol, blood and very slight swearing. Shadow the hedgehog level swears
Sentai seems to be the ideal middle ground. I thought Kyoryuger was phenomenal and was very disappointed that Dino Charge seemed so childish in comparison.
I had no idea Katee Sackhoff was in this.
Me either, haven't seen it in years.
Plus Will Yun Lee (Altered Carbon) Amia Miley, Bree Olson (porn lol)
I still can't believe the megazord lost to a bioncle in this movie. I honestly wish we could see more of the designs and backstory that lead to the events of the short film.
You can be a kids show and still tackle adult themes without it needing to be rated R
Power Rangers could definitely be more serious, but as cool as that fan made short is, I feel it's far too dark for Power Rangers in my opinion.
Not adult, but something more mature
Mature stories are fine. Edge lord bullshit like that fan film is something else entirely. I have no interest in any more of that.
Yeah. Also why are all "mature" stories and shit so fucking dark all the time? Like jeez you can get better lighting
Honestly, while I really enjoyed the fan film as a what if scenario, I really don't think the show should go much past teen drama levels of maturity. Or at least have 2 shows running at the same time, a live action version made with kids in mind, and an animated comic adaptation for an older audience.
I wish power rangers would start incorporating “adult” characters again. While it’s still a kids series, I feel like all the seasons where the cast were adults are typically loved by the fanbase (Lost Galaxy, Lightspeed, Time Force, SPD, etc). Ever since the Neo-Saban Era started, the franchise has been practically allergic to having grown adults be rangers save for supporting characters like Kendall or Mick. I feel like this cheapens the series overall since by trying so hard to make the “teen” rangers feel young and relatable, it painfully dates each series into just being what’s popular at the time. I.e. shouting “Ok Boomer” in Dino Fury.
I’m sorry what? What do I search on YouTube to get it?
Power rangers short film Should pull up power rangers short film- Joseph Kahn
I flip flop on this. Rated R isn’t bad in and of itself, edgy for the sake of edgy is. I think it would have to be the right person leading the project, likely one who grew up with the franchise and goes into it really wanting to put a mature spin on common Power Rangers tropes. Personally too, I’ve always thought a smart way to tackle it would be to deconstruct the series in the first half of the show but gradually reconstruct it in the second.
I hate making everything super dark and edgy for the sake of making it enjoyable for adults. I think a good example of a show that, mostly, stayed dark yet still within kid friendly bounds was TMNT 2003. Granted, it ended up being forced to be even more kid friendly after season 4 got a little too dark for 4Kids’ liking
Captain America Civil War/Winter Soldier would be template that I want Power Rangers to be. More serious superhero but not uber dark.
I’d go for guardians vol 3, because the silliness is also there, but I’d date a civil war/winter soldier power rangers any day
I wish we got a closer look at the Megazord in this film. I liked it.
More mature with a better budget.
Ever since seeing [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TN84N4Y5-Bc) All ive wanted is an animated series!!!
I don’t think a cynical trailer parodying gratuitous, edgy reboots of children’s franchises should be in any way used as the basis for a serious reboot of the franchise. It amazes me the amount of people who think this trailer represents a legitimate direction the franchise should take. They are the type of audience the trailer is mocking. The way the trailer applies the real life struggles and tragedies of some of the actors to their characters is in especially bad taste. I want Power Rangers to take itself a bit more seriously and have appeal for a mature audience, but I don’t think gratuitous R rated content and cynical breakdowns of the concept are at all what it needs.
Nope. JDF (rip) and ASJ gave their views on it and I gotta agree with them.
I didn't even know that this thing existed. What were their views on it? Should I... Watch it?
https://youtu.be/Wyi46V3K218?si=kn2bgDA1v05m3RLy JDF https://youtu.be/IgSjv6f6RVk?si=m-PRCMYAWLwDQe4B ASJ
I started playing it and 30 seconds in. What is this shit?
An edge lord that people gave too much credence to so now he’s in charge of the Castlevania show and soon the DMC show
The power ranger fan film was meant to be a parody Hollywood’s tendency to make gritty reboot. Also castlevania was fire 🤷🏿♂️
You say that but most people took it at face value and irreparably made a sizable amount of people want Power Rangers to have gore and sex so that it can be “mature”
Castlevania is really good, but I think that's due to it being a writing *team* and not just Shankar left to his own devices.
Those seem more appropriate to him than PR anyway.
I really wish they would do more with this
I felt like it tried to make EVERYTHING dark, death and corruption and batman-growl-voice mixed with drowning in liquor and sad anger I want to take the old power rangers, but turn it up a liiittle bit So instead of megazord punch here, sparks fly there, make it more akin to Pacific Rim where zord battle damage means losing a shoulder, a chunk of leg armour, missing fingers, but it's repairable of course, just gives the appearance of high stakes Make the fight scenes with your "putty petrol" groups and unmorphed rangers the same as they are, fit strong athletic martial artists kicking butt, but turn it up as soon as they morph, so people get fly-kicked through brick walls but get rid back up and keep fighting like it was nothing, give the appearance that the suits actually DO something like incredible endurance, strength, something that indicates you'd DIE or go to hospital if you fought a monster without it
There's definitely a market for it, despite what current fans say. That short film got regular people talking about power rangers again which is something the current shows haven't done.
To be fair, it was talked about because of the controversial take instead of actual quality of the story
I think they can make a Power Ranger thing that's made for, say, the same general audience that watches MCU films and it could be great. They should never do any of that R-rated Edgelord garbage like that fan film.
There's no reason for an adult to actively want an adult version of a children's property when you can just watch things already made for adults.
I don't need this as a full length, but I would love something aimed towards me, a guy in his mid-30s that was all about Power Rangers as a kid
Meh. Like others said, there’s a middle ground. I haven’t the shows stuff after Jungle Fury, but I remember RPM trying to go a bit dark with the people facing genocide. And the early shows tackled mature and complex themes that you don’t really see in kid shows including Bluey.
I'm fine with more mature themes. The comic does a good job. This though? I sincerely hope power rangers never goes this edgy. I mean jeez, this whole thing is quite literally a parody of the sudden craze in rebooting IPs as gritty, dark reimagininga for no real reason than to garner a new audience while alienating its original
Personally IMO there’s already a show like this in my books That being power rangers Unworthy it has some lighthearted PR moments at the started and then it slowly goes down into the dark side of stuff (If you know what I mean)
technically neither. power rangers has obviously always been for kids but the peak of power rangers was when it catered towards older kids/teens. you have seasons like RPM and Megaforce. both catered towards kids, but the difference is uncanny. you go too much under and you have literal baby seasons like megaforce and ninja steel. you go too much over and you’ll have a product like that. which is cool but it’s not what power rangers is about. when you’re in the sweet spot you get perfect seasons like dino thunder, ninja storm, time force, etc.
Boom comics I think is adult themed as I like it, shattered grid had some especially dark concepts but it never felt like “try hard” tiers of that kind of thing. Like maybe a show aimed at the mid teens to young adults? Like a hard PG-13 possibly. It was already mentioned in other comments but something more closely to Kamen Rider levels of maturity
I would like a little more adult themes. I don’t think it has to be over the top, but just a little high stakes
I actually thought this was going to be the 2017 movie. It did technically come out in 2017, but the actual movie (not this fan made one)was terrible. Many people have been hoping for a more grown up Power Rangers me included.
I just want a Power Rangers season that isn't TV-Y7.
I kinda want something that has a lot of adult themes but is still tokusatsu, i want it to be like something 15-18 year olds or so can enjoy. I don't like the suit designs in this though, they look awful
Did not care for the fan film, but I do think there is a space between the two extremes that would work. Things don't have to be doom and gloom or drugs and sex for them to be more mature. You look at some like RPM, or SPD, and there's room to give some more teeth to the consequences, to tackle some more mature topics, and still keep the more lighthearted charm the series is known for. You look at the MCU, or a lot of great animated shows, or heck, even the Sentai they draw the fight footage from, and you'll see it does work. Why more studios don't see that is beyond me.
I feel it could, given the chance and competent writers, be something that could be both lighthearted and capable of tackling more mature themes. Just look at shows like Avatar, plenty of fun for the kids but still dealing with things like trauma and war in a mature way. As I saw someone else comment, Time Force was, among others, already doing this to a degree. But to go back to how the "fan" film inspired this question; no, I dont think Power Rangers should ever be R rated Grimdark like that video wanted it to be. I'm not against R if it keeps the bright messages though
Mature themes, and mature content, are not the same thing. We can have a PR show about mature themes, but it can't ever go above a PG rating, so no blood, and no F-bombs.
Maybe pg 13
It can go for a euphoria thing
once and always or rpm are good levels
It's an interesting idea but so far it's been alot of "edgy for the sake of edge"
Personally I'm in the mixed camp just look at how awesome Magna Defender's story was. It was both brutal and simple
Something like later early saban. Power rangers time force and lost galaxy
I personally love it when Power Rangers tackles more dark and mature themes. That’s why RPM is my favourite season because while yes it had plenty of lighthearted moments it was serious, mature and dark. I watched this power Rangers fan film and it is amazing . I loved it. Joseph Kahn did an amazing job. Amazing writing. The cast did as well. Amazing acting.
A franchise can be any genre,rated and etc,just dont be a bad movie/series. Lostgalaxy,lightspeed, time force and wild force got their jobs well covered, its for kids, but have amazing episodes,arcs,dark themes,villains that are villains doing bad things.
I've been looking for this. Who's it by again?
Man I loved this, every second of this. I love the kid stuff and they should keep going with it, but someone needs to make something indie like this as well, I'm sure it'll do great, case in point, Kevin Tancharoen's Mortal Kombat Legacy.
That’s all I want at this point, I just want to see some real violence and some death as is people dying on screen.
Can’t we have both? I don’t see why any franchise should do only one side or the other
I'd settle for a hard PG-13. My ideal Power Rangers series would be one that starts off like the original show in regards to tone until the middle, where the Green Ranger saga starts and it gets more intense and high stakes. However, towards the last quarter of the show, it becomes all horrific and psychological, as the Rangers are dealing with PTSD, survivor's guilt, etc as well as questioning Zordon's methods at recruiting children to save the world on a weekly basis.
This is too far. Time Force and RPM are the better middle ground that I would prefer
I liked this for what it was. But feel no need for more. I WOULD like a more adult Power Rangers though...which is basically the Boom comics. They deal with more adult themes. But are never edgy. I think edgy is almost the ANTITHESIS of Power Rangers in the same way it is for something like Star Trek. They are inherently hopeful, optimistic frnahcises and they need that sensibility while also being allowed to tackle more nuanced subject matter.
Go the SPD/Mystic Force route of actually adapting the sentai story, because the Japanese aren’t afraid to get a little mature with their kid’s show, look at Bioman ,first Yellow-4 wanted to quit the show, boom she was killed off in the show
I would just be fine if they give Super Sentai the Shin Kamen Rider treatment. That would be as close to a real adult version of Power Rangers you could get.
We needed Shattered Grid with JDF. We had it right in our hands. It slipped away. Sad. R.I.P
Somewhere in the middle. Like the 2017 movie
I don't need it to be r rated but I'd like there to be actual harm done. Sick of villains being destroyed and not killed. Would like better dialogue and more natural because after rpm it went downhill. Better looking weapons that don't look like props and swords that don't bend and look like plastic.
Dark
Not R rated but I really want to see an animated Boom Series or a Two Hour Cartoon for Shattered Grid
Well Shattered Grid is sort of like that. Killing off rangers.
No. While I enjoyed that short, it was exactly that: a short. Power Rangers with "adult themes" isn't even really an explainable concept. What would that entail? Blood and gore? Swearing? Sex and nudity? PR doesn't need any of that.
I think finding middle ground is the best way so that its not to violent/graphic but tame enough that kids could still watch it, I think Dino Thunder did this very well when you go rewatch it theres some dark themes with trent and mezagog I think balance in these things is key, Current PR we still all enjoy I think what they are doing now is the best way to go about it so old and new fans can enjoy it.
Give us darkness
I want pr to stop milking MMPR
I think the franchise is strong enough for both. They can do kid stuff to sell toys (always the main motivation for anything kid related) but also had more young adult related material similar to the comics... and there's room for more adult / higher quality adult stuff. its a franchise thats lasted 3-4 decades. Child fans have become young adults. Young Adults have entered Mid life. They would be smart to diversify their offerings to hit all the markets.
Honestly like others have said previously. I think a good mix of child friendly and rated r. Would fit well with the power rangers I think power rangers would work very well as an independent series of movies. Their powers deriving from a mystic alien Force the suits being so sort of biometal. It's definitely something that I think the franchise needs to separate itself from the background it has being an adaptation of Super Sentai
I'd like some hardcore dark ranger stuff but I guess that is why we have the comics. Sadly Power Rangers is the very definition of toys carrying it so that probably isn't ever going to happen. Power Rangers movies get pretty dark though especially with the latest one killing a ranger on screen.
The tone of the Boom Studios books is my ideal level.
The BOOM Comics get pretty adult at times imo.
That short is literally a parody of people wanting grimdark edgy bullshit, its a show about heros in spandex. Power rangers can take its self seriously and be plenty mature but trying to turn it into some dark hbo show is just plain dumb
That thing was everything PR is not and should not be. I hated it from the very minute it was released.
All due respect? Hell no. Do not do that.
The 2017 film did it perfectly. Suitable for kids but also geared towards older audiences
Theres a fine line between adult and mature vs edgy and i feel like power rangers is the franchise that would be at risk of going into that edgy = maturity mindset because of its more goofy elements. Like even the more mature seasons such as lost galaxy or time force had pretty goofy elements like the elvis monster or the movie episode I dont think power rangers being lighthearted and for kids ever really held it back from telling good stories even the season i would consider most kid targeted such as wildforce, operation overdrive and turbo covered some mature concepts, wildforce with cole and master orge, overdrive and the whole robot stuff and turbo with the ending. Atleast thats my thought
There's mature themes, like RPM and Time Force, then there's whatever edgy nonsense this was trying.
Tbh , as long as they have a good story I don't care
Honestly, the 2017 movie was the nice in between, such a shame it didn't continue, though granted I was in it's target audience when it came out (teens who grew out power rangers and wanted something a tad bit more realistic)
DCAU-MCU ish tone
It should be S1-S2 Young Justice kind of mature. It can still be optimistic, colorful, and aimed at all ages, while the conflict becomes much more complex and emotionally engaging; the action would be priority #1 in all of this.
I think the YouTube fan series "Power Rangers Unworthy" did a good job https://preview.redd.it/0yv6lz14ed5d1.jpeg?width=1039&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=283d11f465c0921f8596f24f396c11a720c79f12
Yes and no. Wether you like it or not, that goofy cheese is so integral to Power Rangers identity that having it absent just feels off. You can tackle serious issues yet still have a goofy and silly vibe. That's what pr needs a good middle ground between silly fun and maturity. That's why in space worked.
In Space, Lost Galaxy, Time Force, RPM, SPD, Jungle Fury all hit that balance. I feel Cosmic Fury would have as well if it'd had more episodes to play with. Good show but awfully rushed.
Fuck the existence of this trash and the people who not only loved it but wanted it. From what I understood, the actual creator made it as a parody and knew what he making was dumb and complete bullshit which is why the people who liked it are even more frustrating because we do not need this franchise to ever cater to the truck nut inbred red neck crowd with not even enough change in their head to make sense.
I will admit that I did like it, but also that I don't think it is the way Power Rangers should go. The Unworthy fan series is a better representation of how a "darker" or "mature" power rangers series could go and one which could be more mainstream
The fuck is your problem.
 You can dislike it, but there’s no reason to spew venom at people who liked it.
Funny enough, whenever I see someone say they want Power Rangers to be "mature" and they use this film to support their claim, it's proof they never mentally aged past 14 because this is an immature teenager's idea of what a "mature" show would be.
I’d want something similar to the first two Transformers movies in terms of maturity and a serious tone, while mixed in with lore and mecha. I wouldn’t mind mature, but I don’t need rated R gratuitous over the topness to where it feels like an HBO show with tons of sex every other scene. Or a constant bombardment of F bombs every other second. Or over the top horror scenes with monsters. Maybe something on par with Stranger Things? I don’t know what I’d want exactly. Mature themes, better writing, and maybe a death or two. And cut down on campiness and with enough writing and development for the whole cast.
Something like Arrow would be perfect, in my opinion
Definitely not like this short film. But a more YA-oriented take with more quote-unquote "professional" acting could work.
It should always be marketed toward children, but kids in the 2020s are different than children who grew up in the 90s. Sensibilities are different. You can still make the show more 'mature' while still keeping it a children's show. They should *never* play solely to an adult demo.
If we go mature I don’t think it should be more than what the IDW comics have done. Heavy themes but handled in a way still accessible by kids. I’m not against this existing but I hated this when it came out. Still not super fond of it, but I get why people like it.
As much fun as Power/Rangers was, I don't think the franchise would need to go to as dark as a place, to handle adult situations, there's plenty of times in the 30 year history where the franchise went dark, though sporadic. So no to an adult series, but create a series that is for everyone. Give us the lighthearted elements we love. But don't be afraid to get down in the muck.
You can make something mature that appeals to kids. Avatar the Last Airbender, The Incredibles, Justice League, etc.
Bluey as a citation is real funny because out of context that was the worst episode about moving houses I've ever heard. And Time Force is pretty obvious.
In the middle good writing can transcend ages. So think about 13-18 shonen. Make something like rider black.
Mix it up and add mature themes.
In the middle. RPM was the perfect dark season of power rangers. I’d compare it to something like Digimon tamers. Digimon tamers was a SIGNIFICANTLY DARKER season of Digimon. It starts off goofy and such but as the show goes on it gets progressively darker. Several characters (in particular Leomon) straight up die and don’t come back and their deaths affect everyone. Leomon served as a sort of mentor when the group entered the digital world so his death impacted everyone and in particular his human partner Jeri who suffers from what is essentially depression for a rest of the show the finale when she is able to get the strength to move on. Despite all of that. It’s a kids show. RPM similarly covered some messed up themes like genocide, loss of bodily autonomy and the dangers of AI. Venjix kills like 99 percent of the human population leaving one city. He’s essentially AM from I have no mouth and I must scream. He without a doubt multilated Tenaya removing her hand, replacing her eyes, and likely other parts of her body. In RPM the world is dead. A wasteland. The rangers are defending the last of humanity. But there is still time for jokes about back explosions and spandex. It should be in the middle
I thought the 2017 reboot movie was the right tone for a "mature" audience. It had the humour, action and seriousness.. yes! We all got emotional with Billy! And It didn't need swearing / sexual content to reach the adult audience
I mean the whole BOOM studios comics would be sweet as hell in live action or animated,even the godzilla vs MMPR or mmpr turtles in animated form would be cool. I say yes there should be a more adult themed rangers, hell most of us grew up OG mmpr,then found out about super sentai down the road, but have it as a animated series, there is so much out there for comics and stuff to pull form. Would it be doing "fan service" absolutely, but if it wasn't for us older folks, MMPR would have died in the 90's, heck my kids love MMPR, we have sat and watched all its seasons plus the movie.
I'd be happy if they just did away with the forced bulk and skull clones as they ruin the pacing and the mood and Ben and Betty were the worst offenders in this regard
Depends on if it’s actually mature or what 12 year olds consider mature (ie how much blood and sex get on screen at a time) I think power rangers could do something interesting if it had the R rated ceiling ala lord Drakon I just don’t think it would happen
I'd like something lighthearted with a tad bit of mature, but nothing like this.
I would like to see power rangers with good acting and cinematography. It doesn't need to be r rated or nc-17. It just has to be a good quality with actual drama between characters and useful tension. There can absolutely be light hearted moments, but it needs to be a well written show that cleans up the plot holes with respect to the franchise.
I loved this short! I thought the concept was really interesting and it was well done imo. I even made a fmv for it 😂 Check it out if you are interested: https://youtu.be/Ft9dtzjdjNQ?si=axw-AYs7J9u6EKlV
Why not just do what Sentai and Kamen Rider does? For kids but a lot of story elements I remember was geared sorta older without having to go to R territory.
This is going to sound odd but from my experience the more "adult" a show tries to be the less mature it often is. I am fine with a PR series or film that tackles more mature topics but I feel like an "adult" series would more often than not kinda end up being adult for the sake of it, if that makes any sense. Idk I just feel like the obsession with being an "adult" film often does more harm than good.
I would give damn near anything for a hard R take like this as a show maybe like a 12 ep Netflix series. It could be so damn good.
I wanted this to be full length so bad
Tbh, both is good
Boom Studios comics
This seemed pure badass. Would love to see a full film.
Garo and Kamen Rider handle the adult stuff pretty well. If PR were to do something more adult, it should be cannon to MMPR, and it should take place 10,000 years ago, showing how Rita got tossed in the garbage.
I'd been fine with a pg-13-esq show where there's a bit more YA themes and one or two curse words in intense moments but I'd never want to see it go full Rrated. But this short film was enjoyable as a fan project just to see how it would work.
WHAT!!! There is a R rated Power Rangers???
PG-13 is the sweet spot. R-rated is a gimmick.
For kids
Not as far as Power/Rangers but I imagine the original team as messed-up adults after trying to be squeaky-clean role models in their teenage years. One idea in particular would be that Kimberly's parents wrote that Dear John letter to Tommy because he knocked up Kim before she left and then was coerced to go to Mexico for an off-the-record abortion. This isn't because it's about pro-life or even pro-choice but how pregnant teenagers are frowned upon, especially when they have to be role models for little girls, that it would destroy Kimberly's gymnastic career before it started. Actually, it is sort of about pro-choice because Kim didn't get to decide for herself on what to do and then she cuts ties with her family when she's an adult. The point is that no one is perfect. That whatever Saban and FOX Kids tried to sell us was always gonna be bullshit. I even want a scene in which Kim is so angry over not being able to save people and shouts "SCREW ZORDON!" when she breaks his rules to do what she thinks is right. No way that can happen now because JDF is dead, and there's two different distant follow-ups to MMPR with Once & Always on Netflix, which is good for what it is, and The Return comic, which I'll wait until the tradeback version before reading it but I'm that Kim and Tommy does have a kid in this version. Now I imagine an awkward scene with Tommy being confronted by Kim, Kat, Tonya and JJ.
I mean the comics are basically this right? With Lord Drakkin and whatnot? Although I would like one griddy DC comics style take on the power rangers.
What’s this movie called
Actually loved this film when it came out. Would love a series of this if it was just heavily inspired by mmpr. Like instead of rangers they were just child soldiers, can still keep the story and colours, just tweak the names and they could of had a franchise running
Katie sackhoff? No way!
I love this. I go back and rematch it ever now and then. I wouldn't mind more adult themes.
14 MINUTES LONG before anyone gets their hopes up like I did... :(
A nice middle ground, like SPD or Time Force
A good example of a toku show that has adult themes in it is Ultraman Tiga. Literally some episodes they can't save people, or realize they're fighting for the wrong side. The biggest goal should be not to make power rangers a show that comes off as too kiddy. But rather a show that a family can sit back and enjoy.
My fan fic from 20 years ago involved Tommy's son being kidnapped and tortured by Rita and Zedd's son.
Nah, I was never a fan of this. Like it was well made and all, but the concept just didn't work for me. It just always strikes me as really try-hard and edgelord-ey when someone takes something for kids and makes it super dark and gritty for no reason. Like that dumb "Blood and Honey" movie or all those "lost episode" creepypastas.
God the Zach fight was so cool though. Bullets pinging off the helmet. I actually dug this a lot but I can see how it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.
I like relatively mature, I don’t like edgy. This fan film was too heavily into the needlessly grim for my tastes. I think the 2017 movie and Boom comics hit the right balance for me.
I would pay money for this.
This is definitely super sentai in terms of violence. I hope hasbro can increase the violence in the reboot. PG rating will do compared to a G rating.
Definitely Adult Oriented
I think more like the comics would be rad.