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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 Racially-Coded Casting Was A 'Mistake'
One “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” creative insists no one was “thinking stereotypes” when the show made two questionable casting choices back in the ’90s. Decades after the beloved kids’ superhero ...
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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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Texas Rangers Pitcher Emerges as Surprising Anchor in Bullpen Amid Uncertainty
The Texas Rangers are off to a hot start and hold a nice lead already in the American League West. Coming into the year, expectations were quietly high for the Rangers. This was a team that had ...
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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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“Power Rangers” stuntman recalls Thuy Trang's bold speech to network execs that led to her firing: 'She regretted it instantly'
Hollywood has a troubling history of punishing those who speak out against exploitation, something original Power Rangers star Thuy Trang learned the hard way. Trang and two of her fellow O.G ...
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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 ...
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Rangers running out of answers to spark dreadful power-play unit
His answer, in a way, was fitting given everything that has gone wrong for the Rangers recently. They’d just dedicated the final half of practice Sunday to fixing their woeful power play — 2 ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Tragedies: The Most Shocking Deaths — And Arrests — Through the Years
The Power Rangers cast has been riddled with tragedy — and controversy — over the years. Based on the Japanese Super Sentai franchise, the TV show premiered in 1993. Power Rangers followed ...
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Sister of victim in “Power Rangers” sword killing recounts shocking events leading up to crime
A concerning number Power Rangers alums have either caused or been wrapped up in grisly crimes, but none quite as dark as the one perpetrated by Ricardo Medina Jr. The actor who played the Red Ranger ...