Television series
Power Rangers Samurai
is the eighteenth season of the
children's television series
Power Rangers
, which is based on the Japanese
Super Sentai
Series
.
[1]
The season was the first to be produced by
SCG Power Rangers
, after
Saban Brands
(replacing
BVS Entertainment
as the main producer) acquired the franchise. The season marks the franchise's debut on
Nickelodeon
, premiering on the main network and
Nicktoons
on February 7, 2011.
[2]
Samurai
uses props, footage and characteristics from
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
and, according to press material, had a "brighter tone and an infusion of fun and comedy that wasn't present in seasons
16
and
17
."
[3]
Samurai
is also the first season to be shot and broadcast in 16:9 widescreen and in
HD
. Though 2006's
Boukenger
(which was adapted into
Operation Overdrive
) was the first Super Sentai series to be shot in widescreen, preceding
Power Rangers
seasons were not. However, Shinkenger was also the first Sentai series to be filmed with an HD camera at 720p resolution.
Samurai
also returns the series to a multi-seasonal format; the second season, titled
Power Rangers Super Samurai
, began on February 18, 2012 and is officially considered the nineteenth season overall.
[4]
[5]
[6]
Plot
The Samurai Power Rangers?Red Ranger Jayden Shiba, the stoic leader; Blue Ranger Kevin Douglas, the devoted second-in-command; Pink Ranger Mia Watanabe, the big sister; Green Ranger Mike Fernandez, the creative rebel; Yellow Ranger Emily Stewart, the youngest and most innocent; and, eventually,
Gold Ranger
Antonio Garcia, the expressive fisherman/tech wiz? fight the evil Master Xandred and his army of Nighloks, who want to flood the planet with the waters of the
Sanzu River
to bring about the end of civilization.
Promotion
Saban announced they would be enacting an "aggressive" multimedia focus, with planned apps, games, streaming content, and social media content in addition to live shows and
a feature film
.
[3]
[7]
The run-up to the new series was promoted by 145 Days of Power Rangers, a daily airing of every
Mighty Morphin
episode in order. An official Power Rangers
Facebook
page was also created.
[8]
On November 24, 2010, the Power Rangers website placed a trailer for the show online, hosted on
Yahoo! Kids
. The new Samurai Rangers also appeared at the 2010
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
.
[9]
Paul Schrier
has a recurring role in the season, reprising his role as
Bulk
originating from
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
.
[10]
Jason Narvy
subsequently reprised his role as Skull in the final episode.
For the second batch of episodes airing in 2012, Saban began promoting the season with the title of "Super Samurai" to reflect the upgrades to the Rangers powers (glimpsed already in "Clash of the Red Rangers The Movie"). Actor Hector David, Jr., released an official teaser poster for "Super Samurai" on his Facebook profile.
Cast and characters
Rangers
- Alex Heartman as Jayden Shiba, the first Red Samurai Ranger.
- Erika Fong as Mia Watanabe, the Pink Samurai Ranger.
- Hector David Jr. as Mike Fernandez, the Green Samurai Ranger.
- Najee De-Tiege as Kevin Douglas, the Blue Samurai Ranger.
- Brittany Anne Pirtle as Emily Stewart, the Yellow Samurai Ranger.
- Steven Skyler as Antonio Garcia, the Gold Samurai Ranger.
- Kimberley Crossman
as Lauren Shiba, the second Red Samurai Ranger.
Supporting characters
Villains
Guest stars
Episodes
Power Rangers Samurai
(Season 18, 2011)
Power Rangers Super Samurai
(Season 19, 2012)
Reception
By 2012,
Power Rangers
had an average of 2 million viewers.
[17]
The highest rated episode was the May 15, 2011 broadcast of "The Blue and the Gold", with 3.7 million viewers.
[18]
Comic book
Papercutz
produced two issues of a comic book based on
Power Rangers Super Samurai
.
[
citation needed
]
The Samurai Rangers also played a role in the 2018 comic Book Event "Shattered Grid", celebrating 25 years of the Power Rangers franchise.
Awards and nominations
Home media
The complete season of
Super Samurai
was released on
Blu-ray
on December 4, 2012
[19]
and DVD on January 7, 2014
[20]
by
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
.
References
- ^
"Power Rangers | Seasons | Samurai"
.
Power Rangers Official Website
. Retrieved
September 22,
2010
.
- ^
"
"Power Rangers Samurai" premiering in February 2011"
. Archived from
the original
on December 5, 2010
. Retrieved
December 2,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
Loveday, Samantha (September 23, 2010).
"Saban reveals new Samurai theme for Power Rangers"
.
Licensing.biz
. Retrieved
September 25,
2010
.
- ^
"Power Rangers Super Samurai Promo"
.
YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on 2021-12-21
. Retrieved
2012-02-03
.
- ^
The Licensing Book
, October 2011
- ^
"Saban Brands Super-Charges the #1 Kids Action Show"
.
The Business Journals
. January 30, 2012
. Retrieved
February 5,
2012
.
- ^
Littleton, Cynthia (July 26, 2010).
"MarVista to sell 'Rangers' TV library"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
July 26,
2010
.
- ^
Power Rangers Facebook
- ^
"The 84th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is Set to Feature New... ? NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --"
(Press release). 2010-11-01
. Retrieved
2010-11-28
.
- ^
"Original Powers Rangers Cast Member Returns ? TV News at IGN"
. 2011-01-31
. Retrieved
2011-01-31
.
- ^
Lewis, Hillary (3 February 2015).
"
'Power Rangers' Actor Not Charged in Murder Case"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
21 October
2021
.
- ^
Patten, Dominic (16 March 2017).
"
'Power Rangers' TV Actor Admits Killing Roommate; Faces 6 Years Behind Bars"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
21 October
2021
.
- ^
"Power Rangers Samurai ? Series Overview"
. Archived from
the original
on January 29, 2013
. Retrieved
September 28,
2011
.
- ^
"Power Rangers Super Samurai Episodes ? Power Rangers Super Samurai Season 2 2012 Episode Guides ? Watch Power Rangers Super Samurai Episodes"
. TVGuide.com. 2011-06-09
. Retrieved
2012-10-20
.
- ^
"Power Rangers Super Samurai ? 'Trickster Treat' Episode Info ? MSN TV"
. tv.msn.com. Archived from
the original
on 2013-10-18
. Retrieved
2012-10-20
.
- ^
"Shows A-Z ? power rangers on netflix"
. TheFutonCritic.com
. Retrieved
2022-05-05
.
- ^
Harris, Jim (2011-12-19).
"Saban"
. Retail-merchandiser.com. Archived from
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. Retrieved
2012-06-11
.
- ^
"Cable Top 25: Lebron/D-Wade, 'Pawn Stars,' Durant/Westbrook, D-Rose, 'WWE RAW' Top Weekly Cable Viewing ? Ratings | TVbytheNumbers"
. Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from
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on 2011-05-21
. Retrieved
2012-06-29
.
- ^
Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season Blu-ray
, retrieved
October 10,
2016
- ^
"Power Ranger Samurai ? the Complete Series"
.
Amazon
. 7 January 2014.
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