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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
Decades after casting decisions for the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" sparked outrage, head writer Tony Oliver has some regrets. The show, which premiered in 1993 and spawned a pop culture ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admitted it was a mistake to cast a Black actor in the role of the Black Power Ranger and an Asian ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Tragedies: The Most Shocking Deaths — And Arrests — Through the Years
The Power Rangers cast has been riddled with tragedy — and controversy — over the years. Based on the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, the TV show premiered in 1993. Power Rangers followed ...
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POWER RANGERS Writer Says It Was A "Mistake" To Cast Black And Asian Actors As Black Ranger And Yellow Ranger
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers debuted on Fox Kids in August 1993 and became an immediate hit. Even now, it's still one of the most beloved eras of the long-running franchise. However, given when it ...
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“Power Rangers' ”Walter Emanuel Jones Speaks Out After Writer Calls His Casting 'a Mistake'
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers actor Walter Emanuel Jones says “it was an honor” to play Black Ranger Zack Taylor in the ’90s kids’ series. “Incredible how many media outlets picked this ...
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Mighty Morphin Star Addresses “Mistake” Casting Comments in Dark Side of Power Rangers
Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons documentary series recently shined a light on the Power Rangers franchise in the episode titled Dark Side of the Power Rangers, and there were a number ...
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Power Rangers Prime’s Flawed Team is Also Its Biggest Asset (Review)
Power Rangers Prime introduced the world to a new team of Rangers, though as we learn in Power Rangers Prime #5, team might be going a bit too far at the moment. There’s more to a team than just ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
In the third episode of Investigation Discovery's new docuseries Hollywood Demons, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers,” Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver addressed the controversy around the ...
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Power Rangers writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers was ‘mistake’
Trang was added to the cast and edited into the pilot before it aired. The Power Rangers strike a pose in the 1990s superhero show ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ (Saban Entertainment ...
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Power Rangers Crew on How Cast's Push For Fair Wages Led to Firings
ID has unleashed another docuseries surrounding the Power Rangers franchise in the ID docuseries Hollywood Demons episode, "Dark Side of Power Rangers." Adapted to American TV by Israeli ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer says it was “mistake” to cast Asian and Black actors as Yellow and Black Rangers
Saban's Power Rangers at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2017 in San Diego, California CREDIT: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Saban Brands The writer of Power ...
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32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
that it would never happen today, but if you watch vintage episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which ran for three seasons across 1993-1995 on Fox, you can’t help but notice. The Black ...