The End of Power Ranger's effect On the Online Fandom

[PRangerX]

I separated this line of discussion from the End of PR thread. Which is of course how PR ending will effect the fandom. Since I feel like its an interesting side topic deserving of its own thread.


Whatever the case....now one has to wonder...what will become of the PR forums? How long will some of them last after RPM ends?

Thats a good question. And really not just the forums but the online fandom as a whole.

I'd say that the fandom will most diffinitly continue on in some form. Activity might slow down for awhile. But the most dedicated PR fans will remain. Some forums might close or get smaller. But there will be forums of some kind. And things will only be replenished when the revival happens.

[Deker]

As for PR forums. There may be a few invisionfree ones straggling around that are generally inactive. I would likely kill my site first. Then Rangercast and Rangertalk would likely be the next to go with RB being the last main stalwart. The main question though is how long it would be before it happens. Once that forum starts to decline significantly in activity, then the clock starts ticking. A few may try to re-invent themselves. But I suspect would only be marginal at how well they do.

[Quark]

Except for the fact that the dude in charge of RB has said it will go down when PR leaves the air.

[PRangerX]

Actually, I think writing a pr movie is a lot easier then PR. Since the main characters are human. The Spandex Fights would be no different then Spiderman. If anything the story concepts are easier to come by.

Look at all the kids franchises that they are turning into blockbuster franchises. GJ Joe and Dragon Ball are soon to be on the way . Voltron and Thundercats is possibly on the way.

It doesn't matter if Power Rangers is a smaller fanbase then PR. It will probably get a reboot movie someday. Nostalgia and time will cause things to grow. A well produced Movie would be able get new fans with the mainstream . Or people that haven't watched PR since MMPR. Thats why it will probably be an MMPR reboot. Look at all the kids that have grown up with PR over the years. They would accept a blockbuster PR movie someday. Don't underestimate Nostalgia. And the fact that Power Rangers has been a very successful brand overall.

The orginal MMPR Movie and the Turbo Movie were designed for a kids audience. I am talking about a movie targeted towards the same audience as Transformers.

I don't doubt that a revival could take 5-10 years. But thats really not that long. I don't think the entire fandom will just move on entirely. And there will be nothing to stop them from coming back. There are a lot of fans that have already done so over the years. Besides internet fandoms are always the smaller piece of the pie. It all depends on the mainstream. I know plenty of people that were never fans of transformers that ended up getting into the new movie. The same could happen with PR.

A PR movie could make a billion dollars when all is said in done. If it has the right creative people behind it, a good marketing push, and a good budget. There is always a chance it could flop. But thats true with any movie. Even the Transformers Movie, which no one expected to do so well.

I don't think the fandom will decompress that badly. I could see one or two vbulletins sticking around. And early on the effect probably won't be too dramatic. I still see some very active boards remaining. The fandom isn diffinitly not going to die off.

Why would Toei and Bandai agree with cancellation? PR isn't losing them money. They don't care about the money Disney is losing. Of course they want PR to remain as it is. Whether they have the power to do anything about it or not.

[PRangerX]

Except for the fact that the dude in charge of RB has said it will go down when PR leaves the air.

Thats not entrirely true. A lot of people tried to talk him out of that in the thread. He seemed to at least leave the possibility open that he would change his mind. He even did a poll on the subject afterwards. We have no idea what will happen to Rangerboard.

[RangerKing]

I would likely kill my site first.

Final answer? Can I hold you to that? What are we on now? 50 shut downs?

[Fury Diamond]

Thats not entrirely true. A lot of people tried to talk him out of that in the thread. He seemed to at least leave the possibility open that he would change his mind. He even did a poll on the subject afterwards. We have no idea what will happen to Rangerboard.

RB is a huge part of the fandom. Even after the show is over, I'm sure the board will still exist to promote Rangers. When I came back to the fandom in 2006, RB was the first and only forum that I knew about. It has earned its high status and done a fantastic job of promoting the fandom. It will be sad to see it close. If it does, I hope that someone in their mod team will continue the forum's tradition because the fandom will always be here (as long as Sentai continues to air and fans continue to enjoy the old PR episodes).

[Deker]

Final answer? Can I hold you to that? What are we on now? 50 shut downs?

Haha. Cute.

How many times have you left the fandom now?

Whatever the case is, had I known or thought I was ever gonna bring my site back I would have kept the old database with over 7,000 members and too many posts and threads to count rather than go through the slow and horrible path of re-doing everything. But I did have enough people bugging me through pm's and IM's to consider it. By then I had already had PRE closed about 6 months with no intention of bringing it back but felt there was nothing to lose by doing so on a smaller scale and on a shared server, not dedicated like before. I don't miss all the crap I had to deal with from the fandom. Seriously. It was pathetic and totally turned me off from most of it. And I know too many other people that felt the same way.

To me PRE is just a hobby. For fun. I'm not a hardcore PR freak. I rarely watch the show. And while I would miss some of the people, if I killed it tomorrow, I would have no qualms about it. I've only kept it around for those that have supported it for so long and been active with it. And hey, considering PRE was my first site/forum EVER, I don't think I did too shabby. Prior to it, I had NO website or forum experience. With PRE I learned as it grew. But it grew too fast for me to keep up with it, which is what led to many of the problems. That and my inexperience in the forum running and website making world.

But hey, I'm still proud of all it accomplished. How many other PR fans that have tried creating PR forums can say they accomplished in 1 year that PRE did in the same time frame? Only RB can. PRE came out of nowhere to become (at the time) the second largest, busiest and most popular PR forum. If PRE sticks around after PR ends, it will likely be in a totally different way.

I don't care what some people think or say about PRE. I accomplished more with it in 1 year than most have in 2 or 3. I learned ALOT from it. And the FEW shutdowns that did occur was towards the end of its life anyways. I was burned out and tired of dealing with all of the drama in the fandom and the constant webhost/server issues. Things were ok until the last year of its life. It was just too much. So no, I have no regrets.

Now back on topic please.

[Mr. Blue]

RB is a huge part of the fandom. Even after the show is over, I'm sure the board will still exist to promote Rangers. When I came back to the fandom in 2006, RB was the first and only forum that I knew about. It has earned its high status and done a fantastic job of promoting the fandom. It will be sad to see it close. If it does, I hope that someone in their mod team will continue the forum's tradition because the fandom will always be here (as long as Sentai continues to air and fans continue to enjoy the old PR episodes).


At RB many months ago (early 2008 sometime), there was a thread made about what would happen to boards when PR goes off air....Ray stated that he would would close the board once PR goes off air...not sure if he really means that or he was just messing with us when he said that. If he was just joking when he said that, I think he'll leave it open for another year when PR goess off air.

[PRangerX]

Haha. Cute.

Yeah, unfortunately when you close and restart a few times it drives people away. It happened to me with Rangergallery. Rangergallery's been stable for a few years now ( aside from one hiccup that wasn't a full restart) and its activity isn't the same as it once was. Despite the fact there are tons of pictures.

The restarts diffinitly hurt PRE. I diffinitly understand where you are coming from. If you want to end PRE thats certainly you're right. I've always had more respect for PRE then some. I respected you're member's passion for the board. And felt it was a viable forum in this fandom. I can sympathize with someone who is a new webmaster flying by the seat of his pants. Since I've been the same way with PRO. I'm glad you had fun doing it, like I have.

I'd argue that PRN Board, Rangertalk, and this forum deserve to be on that list too though. Since all are big forums , or in PRN Board's case was a big forum.

[PRangerX]

At RB many months ago (early 2008 sometime), there was a thread made about what would happen to boards when PR goes off air....Ray stated that he would would close the board once PR goes off air...not sure if he really means that or he was just messing with us when he said that. If he was just joking when he said that, I think he'll leave it open for another year when PR goess off air.

Yeah, but we kind of got him to rethink his stance. He even ran a poll on what to do. So we won't really know until PR ends.

[RangerKing]

I'm not sure if you can count this forum as a large forum, but I don't think size matters. What matters is activity. This forum has way fewer members than other forums, yet there's a lot of activity (and mainly more intelligent than other forums as well). It's kind of the argument of quality vs. quantity. I prefer quality.

[PRangerX]

I agree. Also we seem to be getting a lot new members over the past year. So we're still growing. We have so many forums the the threads get spread out. So we're actually pretty active.

[Mr. Blue]

Yeah, but we kind of got him to rethink his stance. He even ran a poll on what to do. So we won't really know until PR ends.

I must have missed that poll...is it still there?

[morphing2k9]

i made a message board like about three or four years ago. (when ever mystic force was on) but i did not promote it until just recently cuz i wanted it to be perfect. (at least in my eye.) anyway its very dead in there with few members and no activity even though i would like it to go well as does this one and many others if it does not i will still be happy and working hard at it cuz i still have a passion for the show. and i may not be in the know and have news up all like that on it. but so i want it to be used more as a way for fans to stay together rather then give news. in anyway case IF the show ends (which i bet it wont) i for one will not shut my message board down i don't care if it ends and never comes back. its a part of some if not all of our childhoods. i can remember i had just moved to philly that year and started school that same day. i would always find myself singing the songs and doing the morphing calls. anyway sorry i'm rambling. its just i love the show alot.

[Hears All]

Im praying SPRC will stay. Most of the forums will close down and most people will leave. Only the dedicated will stay, im not to sad though, since we'll have 17 years worth of content to talk about.

Theres still Super Sentai and Kamen Rider (japanese and american) to watch

[PRangerX]

I must have missed that poll...is it still there?

It should be, you should be able to search Ray's posts to find it. Its from a year ago.

[SolarisKnight222]

I think SPRC will become the new hub of the fandom. Everyone from the other boards will flock to this forum. I'm looking forward to the discussions next year when the show is off the air.

[Aeon87]

also SPRC dosen't just talk about power rangers it talks about toku as well i hope this does remain open otherwise my thoughts will float into the air

[Mr. Blue]

It should be, you should be able to search Ray's posts to find it. Its from a year ago.

Can't find it lol

[Deker]

Yeah, unfortunately when you close and restart a few times it drives people away. It happened to me with Rangergallery. Rangergallery's been stable for a few years now ( aside from one hiccup that wasn't a full restart) and its activity isn't the same as it once was. Despite the fact there are tons of pictures.

The restarts diffinitly hurt PRE. I diffinitly understand where you are coming from. If you want to end PRE thats certainly you're right. I've always had more respect for PRE then some. I respected you're member's passion for the board. And felt it was a viable forum in this fandom. I can sympathize with someone who is a new webmaster flying by the seat of his pants. Since I've been the same way with PRO. I'm glad you had fun doing it, like I have.

I'd argue that PRN Board, Rangertalk, and this forum deserve to be on that list too though. Since all are big forums , or in PRN Board's case was a big forum.

Most people really don't have a clue how tough it got running PRE with as active as it was and as new as I was at it all. Let alone all of the issues that followed. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you hated much of what happened in terms of site stability, I hated it 10x more because I was the one usually having to fix it and deal with the mess and fallout. I lost countless hours and days doing so. It was a serious crash course for me, that's for sure. I learned quite a bit. And although PRE is nowhere near as active as it once was, at least its much more manageable now. Which is best for me with my current offline schedule anyways. Sure I wish it was a bit more busy, but 'it' happens ya know. I use it to test things out. Which I know annoys some, but what the hell eh? Those tests helped PRE and also influenced other PR sites. But this isn't about me or PRE. Although quite a few are working with me on what to do with PRE now that PR is dying. So we'll see what happens.

One thing most people don't know is the large amount of help and influence I have given to Rangercast since before it even opened. Past and present. When PRE was down in the fall of 2007 for about a week (due to webhost issues if I recall right), I was asked to help with this new forum called Rangercast in a supporting/founding father role by Fury Diamond. Fury Diamond, Samuell Benta, I, and (Overdrive, if I recall right) were the founders and first mods of RC. It wasn't open, had like no skins, and had only a few forums. My experience was called upon. I helped give suggestions and ideas and helped guide RC and Fury Diamond. Many of the suggestions and ideas which to this day are still in use here. I didn't look at RC or Fury Diamond as competitors to PRE. Never have. I've always looked at him as a friend and RC as a great counterpoint to PRE.

I used my experience with PRE to help Rangercast. In fact we wanted to merge the PRE database with the RC one at one point. Giving Fury Diamond and RC all of PRE's posts, threads, and members and I was going to kill PRE and step down after it was done and move on. RC would have gotten all 7,000+ members and the thousands of threads and posts. Mods and admins from PRE would have had to go through a re-approval process. It would have remained RC, but with the added benefit of not having to re-register and hundreds of thousands of threads and posts for Fury Diamond to play with. But due to some resistance from a few members, it was decided against. PRE was killed that night effectively.

With PR now ending....not even I know for sure what's going to happen to the fandom or forums. The most likely thing is that quite a few will drift away and a few of the larger forums will either undergo a change to a new format, or shrivel up and die slowly. Although there will still be some stawarts that will stay strong, the death knell appears to have arrived. And with PR just starting to show a few of the past seasons in other countries, some of the forums will likely still remain semi-popular for awhile. Although not like anything before.

Regardless of what I do, I will always support Rangercast. Fury Diamond has done a lot for the fandom, and done so to the best of his abilities and as respectfully as possible to the fans and the cast members visiting this site. I'm proud of my involvement and history with Rangercast. And regardless of what some think of me or PRE, Rangercast and Fury Diamond deserve our support. He's been here for us, and done so much for the fandom. The least we could do is help keep RC alive and well for the foreseeable future.

[Quark]

RC would have gotten all 7,000+ members and the thousands of threads and posts. Mods and admins from PRE would have had to go through a re-approval process.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

... Sorry.

[Beast King]

The least we could do is help keep RC alive and well for the foreseeable future.That's why even when PR is over, I shall continue to log onto RC cause its like my home, Besides we still have the good old days to talk about, unless FD decides to turn the main focus of RC from PR to Toku and japanese shows.

[BurgundyRanger]

I would probably put my site into a very deep freeze. I'll probably scale back and not pay the $4.95 a month that I do to keep the site banner and pop-up free -- that would mean banners et al.

But when you do a site that emphasizes a show's on-air presence, and there winds up being none, your site has no more viability.

I'd probably linger here and/or at RB, but to me, there's no real presence for entities such as PR without an on-air presence.

"Out of sight, out of mind" comes into play really quickly.

[PRangerX]

...


Yeah, I can understand that. Obviously you didn't plan on having all those restarts. My experiances with PRO are actually similar. In terms that I was new to being a webmaster and had to learn a lot on the fly. I've been pretty fickle myself. Especially when it comes to my message board. Which never got near PRE's popularity, at least as of yet.

Yeah, I remember full well you're invovlement with Rangercast. That was right before PRE was shut down and replaced with Henshin Empire for awhile. I also recall you givening me some help when I first started to use Vbulletin. Like I have said I respect you're contributions a lot more then some others do.

Some boards will die off but I think there will always be something. I mean a lot of of PR fans don't even watch the show anymore and still participate. Plus we kind of overlap with the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and general Toku fandoms. Not to mention that most PR fans seem to be interested in anime and science fiction. So that will help keep things together while PR is on ice. Hopefully Disney will at least show NS-RPM after the show ends. But we have no idea if thats going to happen. I would assume it would happen at some point. Why waste the video library?

[PowerOnyx]

Wouldn't this board just go on to continue discussing Kamen Rider?

[PRangerX]

So it apears Ray has confirmed that he would close down RB if RPM is the last season. Not sure what would happen if we got animation.

[NCBradin]

PRangerX,

I knew Ray would close down RB anyway.

[dekapurple]

well we could write our own series....just an idea. Personally if the series does come to the end I'll be downloading all the series so I can have them to watch while I write my series. We as a fandom have to keep the spirit of the Rangers alive...I mean, we as viewers are what made Power Rangers run so long in the first place. We help them make money just by watching it.

There, ran my two cents of interference!

[Mr. Blue]

Wouldn't this board just go on to continue discussing Kamen Rider?

Don't forget Super Sentai.


So it apears Ray has confirmed that he would close down RB if RPM is the last season. Not sure what would happen if we got animation.

Yeah. As for if PR goes animated, probably won't keep it open but its hard to say because I don't know if he's into animated shows, is he or no?

[Hears All]

So it apears Ray has confirmed that he would close down RB if RPM is the last season. Not sure what would happen if we got animation.

Wow, we should be expecting a lot of members in those first couple months of closing down

[NCBradin]

Hears All,

You mean we should be expecting a lot of members coming here in those months later on? Forgive me for saying that, but I just want to know if people will joining here in this very forum? That's all what am I asking here.

[Hears All]

Thats what I would assume since SPRC (correct me if im wrong) wont be closing down, there are a lot of people over their who like Power Rangers and will be coming here or RT!, but more likely here.

Expect a huge boom of people and lots of spamming

[NCBradin]

I can't wait to see HUGE boom of people showing up here!

[Blueranger]

I love how everyone ignores Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, KRDK and all Toku shows. And the fact MR-Aftershock posted that more Toku shows will be coming to the US.

But everyone is too damn hung up on PR to even read that.

[NCBradin]

More Toku shows comes to the US? Mind you show me that list???

[Quark]

I love how everyone ignores Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, KRDK and all Toku shows. And the fact MR-Aftershock posted that more Toku shows will be coming to the US.

But everyone is too damn hung up on PR to even read that.

Because if you like PR you'll like other Toku? Don't think so. I know alot of people do, but I wouldn't call it a majority. Some of us ignore Super Sentai because we don't like it.

[Blueranger]

Well, It's better than crying about the fate of the online fandom. I highly doubt any of you have watched Super Sentai enough to like it.


More Toku shows comes to the US? Mind you show me that list???

I'm not sure but ask MR-Aftershock about that.

[PRangerX]

Don't forget Super Sentai.



Yeah. As for if PR goes animated, probably won't keep it open but its hard to say because I don't know if he's into animated shows, is he or no?

I think he does like some animated shows, but I can't speak for Ray.

[PRangerX]

Hears All,

You mean we should be expecting a lot of members coming here in those months later on? Forgive me for saying that, but I just want to know if people will joining here in this very forum? That's all what am I asking here.

This board could certainly beneifit. But there are other big forums too. I think we do have a good change at becoming the big hub.

[Quark]

I highly doubt any of you have watched Super Sentai enough to like it.


I've watched enough to know I don't like it.

[Deker]

I have to agree with Quark. I've watched some episodes of it. And it's the goofiest show I've seen with slightly serious overtones.

I have yet to see a Sentai forum (english speaking) that has done well. There must be a reason for it.

[Blueranger]

Have you ever heard of Henshin Justice Unlimited?

Again, you never watched it enough to see that Sentai is not goofy. Try watching Shinkenger and you'll see.

[Quark]

So watch it until it's true? Go Onger is goofy. It's goofy in a way that only something produced in Japan can be goofy. That isn't everyone's cup of tea. I gave Sentai a chance after constantly reading about how it's PR 'but not all watered down and americanized and stupid.' PR is a different beast from Toku. That's why people are 'whining about it ending,' because not all of us want to go to it once PR ends!

[Hears All]

Go-Onger is pprobably the goofiest Sentais ever, you cant judge the series on that. If you want a really good serious Sentai watch Boukenger, Gekiranger and my personal choice Dekaranger

[NCBradin]

Can't argue with that. Go-Onger is very goofiest that I've ever seen. Very kiddy, if you ask me!

[PowerOnyx]

Or you could watch Maskman.

[Deker]

Have you ever heard of Henshin Justice Unlimited?

Again, you never watched it enough to see that Sentai is not goofy. Try watching Shinkenger and you'll see.


HJU is far from busy or active. It does ok. But it's been trying to gain the members it has FOR YEARS. Let alone do half as well as the PR forums.

And yes I have watched it. How do you think I came up with the conclusion I did. It's horrid. PR was the best thing that ever happened to it. It cut out much of the stupidness and silliness of the show. I like how some say it's so serious, yet come up with horrid reasons as to why they do the things they say and do in the series. I think I'm gonna go fight the French Fry monster now. Cue the cheesy Japanese music! Then watch me sing and dance with the bad guys at the end of the episode.

Let's not forget that PR helped cut out some of the stupidest things from its Sentai counterpart. Like talking Zords. Seriously.

[Mr. CD]

Again, you never watched it enough to see that Sentai is not goofy. Try watching Shinkenger and you'll see.

Because this was TOTALLY played up for drama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjF3urMMJk) :lol:

And don't judge Sentai entirely on the '00 series. Try watching some stuff from the 80's or 90's.

[O.92]

I think I'm gonna go fight the French Fry monster now. Cue the cheesy Japanese music! Then watch me sing and dance with the bad guys at the end of the episode.

I applaud you. That was an excellent recap of Sentai as a whole. :p

I watched one series of Sentai. It was Magiranger. I'll never watch Sentai again. I'll just look at the cool pictures at the beginning of each year that reveal the suits and such.

[Mr. CD]

Let's not forget that PR helped cut out some of the stupidest things from its Sentai counterpart. Like talking Zords. Seriously.

Animus and Mini-zord.

[Deker]

Because this was TOTALLY played up for drama (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMjF3urMMJk) :lol:

And don't judge Sentai entirely on the '00 series. Try watching some stuff from the 80's or 90's.


Dude. It's Power Rangers Lego Zords!

[O.92]

I knew all those Unbeatable Banzuke Daruma winners were all getting some kind of prize! I just didn't know it was getting to star in Sentai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShgzQVJEH3w

[PowerOnyx]

Ha! You're killing me here! :p

Now if only we could get Like a Pierrot.

[Mr. CD]

And for everyone who keep saying Sentai "Too goofy"?

I wouldn't call Cossack's DEATH played up for lulz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjc0_YdfN1M)

[PowerOnyx]

Hey look, a cowboy! :p

I think most people are complaining about today's Sentai being too goofy. Sentai of the past rocked!

[Quark]

I do not see a Sentai that fits my liking. The newest incarnations seem to be concerned with cute boys and way over the top flashy effects. The older series don't seem to have aged very well. The cornball effects and music turn me off immediately. It's just too geared towards a Japanese audience for me to get into it. I've tried!

[SirStack]

Animus and Mini-zord.

Animus didn't crack jokes, his dialogue was always haughty and dramatical. Minizord had as much dialogue as the Tony Oliver-voiced first season "Megazord activated computer".

[PowerOnyx]

I do not see a Sentai that fits my liking. The newest incarnations seem to be concerned with cute boys and way over the top flashy effects. The older series don't seem to have aged very well. The cornball effects and music turn me off immediately. It's just too geared towards a Japanese audience for me to get into it. I've tried!

I suggest Maskman.

[Mr. CD]

Minizord had as much dialogue as the Tony Oliver-voiced first season "Megazord activated computer".

Tony Oliver did the voice? Seriously?

[PRangerX]

HJU is far from busy or active. It does ok. But it's been trying to gain the members it has FOR YEARS. Let alone do half as well as the PR forums.

And yes I have watched it. How do you think I came up with the conclusion I did. It's horrid. PR was the best thing that ever happened to it. It cut out much of the stupidness and silliness of the show. I like how some say it's so serious, yet come up with horrid reasons as to why they do the things they say and do in the series. I think I'm gonna go fight the French Fry monster now. Cue the cheesy Japanese music! Then watch me sing and dance with the bad guys at the end of the episode.

Let's not forget that PR helped cut out some of the stupidest things from its Sentai counterpart. Like talking Zords. Seriously.

Thats funny because there was a thread about Rangerboard ending after PR is over, at RB of course. And the guy I was replying too thought that Henshin Justice had the best chance to become the new hub when RB closes. And thought it was much bigger then PRE, Rangertalk, and this forum.

I haven't been to HJ enough to say for myself. Just thought what you said was ironic givening what I read before.

[Blueranger]

I would like to know what planet your living on. Calling Sentai stupid is basically bashing PR. If Sentai is so stupid why does it have scenes like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYmpigw0Vfs

[Zarius]

You can bash Sentai without offending PR. There are things PR does better than Sentai.

And whoop de doo, people die in Sentai, who cares? Most of the time, it's not even played for good drama. (Abranger has noticable exceptions)

[Beast King]

I'm just saying this, but sentai is more violent, you'd be surprised about some of the things you'd find. I've never had a problem with sentai.

[Blueranger]

There are things PR does better than Sentai.


Yes, but that was in the Saban era days. The only season right now that is looking better than Go-Onger is RPM.

[BattleRanger]

I think the closing of Rangerboard and the end of the Power Rangers live action series should have no bearing on SPRC ... I hate that Ray wishes to close the board, but that's his decision.

But let me say this- just because the show is canceled doesn't mean there aren't people out there who would like to discuss the past ... what about all of us fanfic writers? I hope SPRC stays open ...

From Rangerboard.com

So RB might be gone, following the RPM season ... if so, the board I have called 'home' for the past few years will be nothing but a memory. Therefore, I urge you to visit the 'new' home of the Power Rangers Saga fanfic series, Rangercast.com (http://www.rangercrew.com/forum).

If Rangerboard does indeed continue past RPM (big IF there), then I will gladly continue the series here as well. This is out of my hands here, its out of Ray's hands too, so please don't blame him. We have no idea the amount of time and effort he pours into keeping Rangerboard alive. The future of Power Rangers isn't in the hands of Disney ... its in our hands, as fans. The future of PR is our responsibility.

[Poweranimals]

The future of Power Rangers isn't in the hands of Disney ... its in our hands, as fans. The future of PR is our responsibility. What? You're kidding, right?

[ZeoRed]

If Ray does shut down the board just because the show is coming to an end than thats just sad. Its been 20 years since the ghostbusters have had a movie and 12 since a tv series. But the fandom has at least 3 messageboards that stay busy. If ray doesnt wanna mess with it anymore then he should sell it not shut it down. What im driving at is that you dont just give up on something you love like pr just because its been taken off the air. That shows to me a lack of respect and a lack of dedication for something that you claim to love again if your tired of the work that has to go into something like a message board fine but dont shut it down just because YOU dont want to do it anymore hell atleast sell the damn thing.

This is why I like this board no drama like that. I hope that this board will remain open after rpm.

[BattleRanger]

What? You're kidding, right?

Past the TV show, yes ... it only ends if we all just forgot about it and go about our normal lives ...

[sevokevo]

Why are we talking about the end of the Power Rangers. Who announced this anyways, Someone give me a like that says that RPM is the last Series.

[PowerOnyx]

If the Power Ranger boards die then Disney wins.

I hold hope that RPM will revive the series. As well as other companies stepping in to keep it alive.

Jetix Europe should make it and send it back to Disney. That way Disney doesn't have to deal with it but can still make money from it. (Like they do with Studio Ghibli.)

Europe would keep one of their most popular shows alive. And we'd have Power Rangers for many more years to come.

[Beast King]

If you check the whole End of PR thread, you will find a dozen clues that give an indication.

[sevokevo]

Thanks you

[BattleRanger]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10560372

[Aeon87]

lol so new zealand deemend power rangers to violent if they think that's violent they ain't seen super sentai so if the contract's up for sale then what are the chances that someone, say addness, buy's it, as they are in league with toei anyway, would that save power rangers? and if they make another season i personally think addness would do a better job of it just look at dragon knight

[PowerOnyx]

Anyone think Toei may have Adness adapt for Power Rangers if Disney calls it quits?

Adness -Kamen Rider
Disney - Power Rangers (Super Sentai)

Kamen and Sentai are owned by the same company.

Just thought I'd ask.

[Zarius]

Adness is a psudo-messiah for desperate characters.

And Kamen Rider is vastly overrarted.

[Hears All]

Adness is a psudo-messiah for desperate characters.

And Kamen Rider is vastly overrarted.

Kamen Rider (Japanese) is amazing, unlike Super Sentai or Power Rangers its story driven and not character driven. Every episode has a purpose, if you miss one episode you will be completely lost. Its also much darker and dosen't have any mecha battles, which is a positive for me. Watch any Kamen Rider and you will see what im talking about

[Rev Cmdr Crayfish]

Are you people incapable of understanding that Toei and Disney CO-OWN Power Rangers? Toei cannot go behind Disney's back and "continue" PR with another company. Literally... Does nobody on these threads understand how corporate policies or entertainment law actually works?

[Mr. CD]

Kamen Rider (Japanese) is amazing, unlike Super Sentai or Power Rangers its story driven and not character driven.
Hibiki.


Every episode has a purpose, if you miss one episode you will be completely lost.
Those Kabuto Black Knife episodes had a purpose?


and dosen't have any mecha battles
Den-O.

[PRangerX]

If Ray does shut down the board just because the show is coming to an end than thats just sad. Its been 20 years since the ghostbusters have had a movie and 12 since a tv series. But the fandom has at least 3 messageboards that stay busy. If ray doesnt wanna mess with it anymore then he should sell it not shut it down. What im driving at is that you dont just give up on something you love like pr just because its been taken off the air. That shows to me a lack of respect and a lack of dedication for something that you claim to love again if your tired of the work that has to go into something like a message board fine but dont shut it down just because YOU dont want to do it anymore hell atleast sell the damn thing.

This is why I like this board no drama like that. I hope that this board will remain open after rpm.

Ray's done a lot for this fandom. If he closes RB at any time I would never hold any ill will against him. At one time Ray ran PRC, RB, and Rangerbase. He's spend tons of money and really shaped the fandom. He never asks for fame or even for RB to get so big. It just happened. The PRC Message Board just happened to take off and become RB. Ray has no problem letting go of things. He already gave PRC away, which was pretty noble of him ( considering most webmasters would have just let their sites die off). It doesn't surprise me that he would close RB once the show ends. Its not going to be the end of the fandom. There are other boards and the fandom will go on. I don't blame Ray one bit for doing whats best for himself.

[fmas1719]

I honestly think that some fandom will still be around, as some people has mentioned in several places.

I think of things that have had their boom and build their fandom even if there are no tv shows airing at the moment, or that are maybe re-running after YEARS of being produced. A good case in point is Dragon Ball Z. Others include the Star Wars Saga, Spiderman himself, and other 'old school' stuff like Thundercats et al.

Even if the show formally ends with RPM, there will still be people that will discuss PRs if only for their nostalgic value, or in the cases of countries where dubbed versions of earlier seasons are airing just now, discuss about the newest Power Ranger 'out there' (for them at least).

Granted, a die-hard fan would know all the intricacies between Sentai, PR, and the dubbed PRs they're seeing now, but I digress.

The point I'm trying to bring across is that there will always be people around willing to talk about the series, due to whatever reason they have, even if the show goes to a hiatus, final or temporary.

The message boards closing, however, it's more a matter of their staff and owners deciding it. Even so, I believe that the staff and owners that notice that there's good activity in their forums even after the fateful day the show goes off the air, don't have a real reason (other than what's been mentioned previously of the logistics that imply maintaining the message boards from a technical standpoint), to close down the forums.

All forums persist if their main resource decides so: their member listings. If the membership decides to let it go definitely, then they will die down bit by bit.

Just my 2 cents worth on the discussion.

[PRangerX]

If the Power Ranger boards die then Disney wins.

I hold hope that RPM will revive the series. As well as other companies stepping in to keep it alive.

Jetix Europe should make it and send it back to Disney. That way Disney doesn't have to deal with it but can still make money from it. (Like they do with Studio Ghibli.)

Europe would keep one of their most popular shows alive. And we'd have Power Rangers for many more years to come.

There will be some PR Boards left. The fandom will not completely die off, just because the show ends. Even if we lose all the Vbulletins, we still have the free boards. Which wouldn't be bad , since they'd be as active as the Vbulletins were. I suspect at least a few of the Vbulletins will stick around anyway.

[SolarisKnight222]

2010 will be weird not having PR around. It's gonna take a while to get used to.

[Deker]

I have to agree with PRX. I have no ill will towards Ray. Sure some of his members need a swift kick to the throat, but that's not his fault. The few times I have chatted with him he's been a really nice guy. RB is a staple of the PR fandom. For good or bad, the fact is, RB is "THE" PR board. It doesn't matter ones opinions because the fact is, once PR does end...it's like driving down a dark road at night with very little to illuminate the way. Who knows whats coming just down the road.

[ZeoRed]

See l agree with PRX now that I know a little more of the story. I guess part of it is because almost every day since lightspeed rescue ive gone to ray's board and i dont like change so thats my problem.

That being said i agree firmly with the comment that some of the so called "mods" on that board could use a swift kick in the throat. Ive got names but due to the nature of this board ill keep them to myself. Again i hope nothing happens to this board i really like this place.

[SirStack]

Ahh, all this talk of RB mod throat kicking brings a happy tear to my eye.

But as for the thread topic, PR needs nostalgia. The only way we can have nostalgia for it is if it's dead. Does anyone honestly think Doctor Who, had it not been "put on hiatus" in 89, would be as big a success as it is now without a proper revival in the hands of people who gave a damn about it?

[Quark]

That being said i agree firmly with the comment that some of the so called "mods" on that board could use a swift kick in the throat.

Only some? You're so generous.

[BurgundyRanger]

But as for the thread topic, PR needs nostalgia. The only way we can have nostalgia for it is if it's dead. Does anyone honestly think Doctor Who, had it not been "put on hiatus" in 89, would be as big a success as it is now without a proper revival in the hands of people who gave a damn about it?
But will there be enough people -- especially on the corporate level -- that will give a damn about PR on the other side of a hiatus?

I have no concern that the creative damn will still be there. But I wonder if there's the right level of corporate damn NOW .... much less in a few years. Any new corporate caretaker would almost have to have a pre-existing TV place to put the show (old-school syndication isn't viable any more unless you make PR E/I compliant -- yeccch). And, would Di$ney even sell in the first place?

[PRangerX]

But will there be enough people -- especially on the corporate level -- that will give a damn about PR on the other side of a hiatus?

I have no concern that the creative damn will still be there. But I wonder if there's the right level of corporate damn NOW .... much less in a few years. Any new corporate caretaker would almost have to have a pre-existing TV place to put the show (old-school syndication isn't viable any more unless you make PR E/I compliant -- yeccch). And, would Di$ney even sell in the first place?

The brand will most likely get revived under Disney. Once Nostalgia kicks in and they think they have a way to make money, they will revive the brand. It might not even be a kids tv show. It could be a blockbuster movie. Heck Disney can produce it with Miramax if their worried about the backlash PR might cause.

[Poweranimals]

The fandom can be infuriating at times. It's a wonder that I can tolerate it with a show to discuss. If the shows stops I'm out. But heck, there's still Kamen Rider, right?

I know, I know. There's still the past seasons but topics like "Why wasn't Rocky in Forever Red?" tend to wear thin after a while.

[Quark]

Rocke should of weared red Dairanger suit.

[Hears All]

The brand will most likely get revived under Disney. Once Nostalgia kicks in and they think they have a way to make money, they will revive the brand. It might not even be a kids tv show. It could be a blockbuster movie. Heck Disney can produce it with Miramax if their worried about the backlash PR might cause.

I can see Disney making a Hollywood movie from Power Rangers, they'll use the Mighty Morphin suits (for nostalga) and bring in a entirely new cast because it will be easier. I wouldnt mind if it went down that way

[BlueSenturion]

It is easy to bury a forum... But what about ask the members first? Would they want that? Duh... Some people spent hours on a board, and now let all of that swim with the fishes? Jeez...

[PRangerX]

Because there is a lot of money invovled. Not to mention time. Rangerboard has been a huge headace to run. Ray could have closed the board years ago. This isn't even taking into account the fact that he spent tons more money on PRC and Rangerbase. Ray has run Rangerboard as a free service. The guy has a full time job and a life of his own.

Personally, if I were him ( well if I didn't want to spend more money) I'd just go back to the ezboard. Which has now upgraded to Yuku. They even have a feature where he could park Rangerboard.com on the board. He could always back up his database in case he wanted to go back to VB someday. But I'm not Ray so.....