What began as a controversial martial-arts show watched by millions may be rapidly deteriorating, and Lost Galaxy just might be the problem.
The Power Rangers have always combined the mystical with the technological, but in recent years the message of non-violence emphasized by famous real-life martial artists has been shrunk very much. They began as ordinary high school students with martial arts skills who battled the evil magic-using forces of evil in oversized robots. Now, the robot battle is pretty much the same, but the Rangers have exceedingly been moving from magical and mystical means to scientific alien technology (Power Rangers Turbo was clearly the end of the animal era; no more dinosaurs or mythic beasts, they've got cars and trucks. Lost Galaxy only vaguely emphasizes the magical, lights of Orion, etc.) The entire villain cast from the first series to the end of Space was wiped out with a single episode, which led me to wonder why the show could be rid of such popular characters so quickly to make ready for new material.
What disturbs me the most is the rate at which cast members are repeatedly leaving the series: the original six Rangers from the early 90's were reduced by three for argument over finances, then Amy Jo Johnson departed. By the time the Alien Rangers were used I could tell the show's interest was deteriorating for the cast themselves.The cast of Zeo was probably the last of the best; they had been the most popular Rangers and were now moving on. With them left the legacy; the new cast of Turbo and Space were only on for 2 seasons before being replaced with the Galaxy cast.
Is Galaxy the last saga of the Rangers legacy?
The Power Rangers have always combined the mystical with the technological, but in recent years the message of non-violence emphasized by famous real-life martial artists has been shrunk very much. They began as ordinary high school students with martial arts skills who battled the evil magic-using forces of evil in oversized robots. Now, the robot battle is pretty much the same, but the Rangers have exceedingly been moving from magical and mystical means to scientific alien technology (Power Rangers Turbo was clearly the end of the animal era; no more dinosaurs or mythic beasts, they've got cars and trucks. Lost Galaxy only vaguely emphasizes the magical, lights of Orion, etc.) The entire villain cast from the first series to the end of Space was wiped out with a single episode, which led me to wonder why the show could be rid of such popular characters so quickly to make ready for new material.
What disturbs me the most is the rate at which cast members are repeatedly leaving the series: the original six Rangers from the early 90's were reduced by three for argument over finances, then Amy Jo Johnson departed. By the time the Alien Rangers were used I could tell the show's interest was deteriorating for the cast themselves.The cast of Zeo was probably the last of the best; they had been the most popular Rangers and were now moving on. With them left the legacy; the new cast of Turbo and Space were only on for 2 seasons before being replaced with the Galaxy cast.
Is Galaxy the last saga of the Rangers legacy?