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This Dark Power Rangers Theory Changes 28 Years of the Show (But It Makes Perfect Sense)
The Phantom Ranger is a fan favorite Power Ranger, but one theory about his origin could be exactly what the series needs.
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'Power Rangers' features a superhero on the autism spectrum
I just wanted to show a different, like, viewpoint of people that are seen as being on the spectrum, right? Or people diagnosed with autism, ’cause it’s like I feel like us being outsiders ...
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The racially charged casting decision that a Power Rangers writer apologized for years later
And this is the recent case with Tony Oliver, head writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. In the documentary, Oliver comments that “none of us were thinking in stereotypes.” This detail went ...
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Power Rangers writer admits TV show’s racial stereotyping was ‘such a mistake’
A Power Rangers writer has expressed regret over the racially insensitive casting of TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Launched in 1993 on Fox Kids, the superhero drama was the first entry of ...
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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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This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on Tuesday, April 8. Remember the “Power Rangers”? The massive franchise launched countless sequels and spinoffs, but when it ...
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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 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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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...
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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 This Stereotypical 'Mistake' He Made in the Show's Casting
“None of us are thinking stereotypes,” former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said on the latest episode of Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, “Hollywood Demons.” Oliver ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Oliver reflected on the series in Investigation Discovery’s newest episode of Hollywood Demons, per Entertainment Weekly, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers.” At the time, he said in the ...