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| starring = [[Eka Darville]]<br>[[Ari Boyland]]<br>[[Rose McIver]]<br>[[Milo Cawthorne]]<br>[[Daniel Ewing (actor)|Daniel Ewing]]<br>[[Mike Ginn]]<br>[[Li Ming Hu]]<br>[[Olivia Tennet]]<br>[[James Gaylyn]]<br>[[Adelaide Kane]] |
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| theme_music_composer = Stephen Hampton<br>John Adair |
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| composer = Leigh Roberts<br>Wayne Jones<br>William Sullivan |
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Revision as of 10:56, 30 December 2013
| Power Rangers RPM | |
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| Written by | Eddie Guzelian Jackie Marchand John Tellegen Madellaine Paxson Matt Negrete Judd Lynn Jeffrey Newman David Garber Tiffany Louie |
| Directed by | Mike Smith Jonathan Brough Vanessa Alexander Charlie Haskell Peter Salmon |
| Starring | Eka Darville Ari Boyland Rose McIver Milo Cawthorne Daniel Ewing Mike Ginn Li Ming Hu Olivia Tennet James Gaylyn Adelaide Kane |
| Theme music composer | Stephen Hampton John Adair |
| Composers | Leigh Roberts Wayne Jones William Sullivan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Koichi Sakamoto Eddie Guzelian Judd Lynn |
| Producers | Sally Campbell Charles Knight Jackie Marchand |
| Production locations | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Production company | BVS Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 7[1][2] – December 26, 2009 |
Power Rangers RPM is the seventeenth season of the American children's television series Power Rangers.[3] As with all previous Power Rangers series, RPM uses footage, costumes, and other props from the Super Sentai Series, in this case, from Engine Sentai Go-onger. With the re-branding of Jetix to Disney XD, all Power Rangers shows were dropped from the channel in the United States and RPM was only broadcast during the ABC Kids block on ABC stations. It was the final season to be distributed by Disney and Renaissance-Atlantic Entertainment before the franchise was re-acquired by Haim Saban and his company Saban Capital Group. RPM has a much more mature and darker tone in comparison to some past seasons of Power Rangers, which includes several death scenes.
Story
An AI computer virus called Venjix takes over all of the Earth's computers, rendering all communication useless while creating an army of robot droids to try to destroy virtually every city in the world. Humanity's last known safe and stable city became the domed metropolis of Corinth. Surrounded by Venjix's forces and a force field, it is nearly impossible to enter without luck or firepower. When the force field is lowered to allow surviving humans into the sanctuary, Doctor K's RPM Power Rangers fight Venjix's forces to protect Corinth from being destroyed.
The Power Rangers Samurai two-part episode Clash of the Red Rangers, a crossover with RPM, establishes that RPM is actually in an Alternate Timeline to the other seasons of the Power Rangers franchise.
Production
Australian actor Eka Darville, who previously starred in series three of Blue Water High, was reported to have a role in September 2008 in what was then unknown as RPM or Racing Performance Machines which began production in September 2008 in New Zealand.[4][5] He is still cast as the Red Ranger, Scott Truman. Heidi Kathy Bradhurt had been cast as an extra,[6] but her profile initially listed her as the Yellow Ranger, named "Kayla," whose name and actress has since been changed to "Summer" played by Rose McIver. Daniel Ewing had been reported in November 2008 to be playing a major character named "Dillon," revealed to be the Black Ranger.[7] Other cast members include Murray Keane in the role of "Benny,"[8] Charlie McDermott voicing "General Crunch,"[9] and Jason Hoyte as a guest role named "Mr. McAllistair."[10]
An article of The New Zealand Herald reported that Power Rangers RPM was to be the final season of the Power Rangers series. Production manager Sally Campbell stated in an interview "...at this stage we will not be shooting another season".[11] A September 1, 2009, revision to Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia by Disney's head archivist Dave Smith states that production of new episodes of Power Rangers ceased in 2009.[12] A re-version of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers began broadcasting in early 2010 instead.
However, in mid-2010, Haim Saban's Saban Brands bought the Power Rangers franchise back from Disney[13] and production was restarted during that year for a 2011 series.[14]
Cast
- Eka Darville as Scott Truman, Ranger Operator Series Red
- Ari Boyland as Flynn McAllistair, Ranger Operator Series Blue
- Rose McIver as Summer Landsdown, Ranger Operator Series Yellow
- Milo Cawthorne as Ziggy Grover, Ranger Operator Series Green
- Daniel Ewing as Dillon, Ranger Operator Series Black
- Mike Ginn as Gem, Ranger Operator Series Gold
- Li Ming Hu as Gemma, Ranger Operator Series Silver
- Olivia Tennet as Doctor K
- James Gaylyn as Col. Mason Truman
- Damien Avery as Col. Hicks
- Mia Koning as Vasquez
- Murray Keane as Benny
- John Sumner as Fresno Bob
- Adelaide Kane as Tenaya
- Andrew Laing as the voice of Venjix
- Mark Mitchinson as the voice of Gen. Shifter
- Charlie McDermott as the voice of Gen. Crunch
- Leighton Cardno as the voice of Kilobyte
Zord Attack Vehicles
The Zords in RPM are referred to within the series as the "Zord Attack Vehicles". Each Zord Attack Vehicle is an animal-themed motor vehicle with large optical sensors that the Rangers say resemble anime-style eyes. When summoned by the Rangers, they must plug their Engine Cells into their respective Zords in order to power them up and enlarge them.
References
- ^ "TV Listings". Yahoo TV. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Power Rangers RPM Toy Line". sohood. February 17, 2009-present. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "LIGHTS OUT FOR 'POWER RANGERS'". New York Post. March 10, 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ Labi, Sharon (2008-09-07). "Craig Wing, Angry Anderson and crew in council elections | The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "In Production". The New Zealand Film and Video Technicians' Guild. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ "Now Casting - Heidi Kathy Bradhurt Resume". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "NIDA student scores starring role". Inside Film. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ^ "Murray Keane Details". Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Actor Biography: Charlie McDermott: Johnson & Laird" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ "Jason Hoyte - Karen Kay Management". Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ Eriksen, Alanah (March 6, 2009). "'Power Rangers' defeated". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Supplement to Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia" (pdf). 2009-09-01. p. 87. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ "CORRECTING and REPLACING PHOTOS Bandai America Powers up Like It's 1993; Brings Back Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in New Toy Line". Business Wire. October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Abrams, Rachel (September 22, 2010). "'Rangers' revamps". Variety. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
External links
- Power Rangers series
- Superhero television programs
- 2000s American television series
- 2009 American television series debuts
- 2009 American television series endings
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- Jetix
- Disney XD shows
- Nicktoons
- ABC Kids
- Post-apocalyptic television series
- Power Rangers RPM
- Parallel universes (fiction)
- Prequel television series