Rangercast

Like I mentioned last episode, Rangercast has a new home at rangercast.libsyn,com. Go there and pick up our new feed. And if you're particularly interested in our older episodes, I'll be posting a torrent over there sometime with all the old episodes I can pull together. See ya on the other side!

Tober discusses his time at Anime Festival Orlando, where one of the headlining guests was Jeebus himself, Jason David Frank. Tyler, recovering from convention burnout, regales the panel with tales of Otakon and why all of you need to go next year.

We talk about Overdrive's latest episode, One Fine Day.

Chris and Ryland us incredibly off topic as they reminisce about geeking out with Greg Aronowitz at Power Morphicon and we all agree--COME BACK TO THE SHOW GREG, WE MISS YOU. And speaking of Power Morphicon, it's been said we'll know more about the status of a second con
soon. It's expected Disney will become more involved, but is that a good thing?

And in Rangerboard Masterpiece Theatre, Killer shares his elaborately-worded thoughts on Time Force.

And yes, we're moving. This will be the last regular episode posted to Podomatic, though I'll make another notice to put up after this to make sure you guys get the idea. Check us out at our new home at rangercast.libsyn.com! Or just use our feedburner feed off to the side there. See ya on the other side!

Saturday and Sunday, let's do this.
2:20- Tyler runs down the Media Blasters panel. Not having viable audio sucks.
3:59- AAA panel rundown and one clip. Yeah, the panel rooms just are not set up for field recording. Somebody asks them if they're KR fans. Hehehe. One of them later mentioned owning a KR suit. Oh snap.
7:28- Tyler speaks with Steve Baird again, asks how that therapy's going.
9:35- Tyler shares a story of the Dealer's Room.
10:11- The legendary Purple Tentacle of Otakon has been unmasked.
11:41- Tyler interviews many Anonymii in the 4chan line. Here we go again.
12:51- Right next to the car going down the street blasting the generic rap track of the moment, Tyler hears another car blasting Hare Hare Yukai. Yep, welcome to Otakon.
13:30- The sounds of the 4chan line. WHOOOOO!
18:54- Trends in Tokusatsu panel
1:11:33- Tyler discusses the AAA press conference. Autographs 3 was not a good room for recording. But it was fun. Tyler took some notes.
1:20:17- Mike recounts his guest encounters over lunch and Otakon's final moments.
1:22:19- Tyler does a rundown of how Otakon went on the whole. Wish you were here. August 8-10, 2008. Be there.

Also, buried within the episode, Tyler gets a clue to the current whereabouts of David Yost, and no, he's not working in a pizza shop.

Check out the Flickr posted in RC58's show notes for all of the photos from the con.

Music used (all from AAA):
Blood on FIRE
Climax Jump
Mikansei
Get CHUU!

They're on iTunes. Go buy their stuff!

Cover pic: The 4chan crowd

Our panel tonight (Tyler, Impy, Mike Dent, Lisa, Katie) tackles Once a Ranger, the 15th anniversary uber-teamup. And at the same time go incredibly off topic. Also, will the new game PR Super Legends be PRDT game-caliber fail or MMPRTM game-caliber epic win?

Next time on Rangercast: AAA, tentacles, and WHOOOOOOOO! on Otakon Part 2!

You know, I had a whole plan set to make RC58 the Once a Ranger ep. We were going to record it Friday or Saturday night and I'd have it up by the end of the weekend and have Otakon part 1 already ready to go so I could take the week off. Unfortunately, on Friday night, Mother Nature, fate, and the fine people at Comcast got together and decided "No Tyler! No Rangercast for you!" and knocked my cable out. Comcast doesn't feel like getting out to my place to fix it until Wednesday, but that doesn't mean I didn't have a plan B to get something to keep the feed warm. So here, thanks to the power of elbow grease, Borders wi-fi, and sheer force of will, for your listening pleasure, is Part 1 (Thursday and Friday) of Otakon 2007.

I intercept Mike Dent at the airport and after some wrangling we make it down to the always-lovely Baltimore Convention Center for the Otakon's famed pre-game festivities: the pre-reg pickup. We meet up with Gerald (Anime World Order) as he shares in-depth one-syllable insights into the madness. Friday, the fun really starts. I land a brief chat with John Sirabella (Media Blasters) about how KR The First did and how it looks for future toku releases. Then later, we watch AAA rock the house, as Mike and I scream like retards during Climax Jump. And no, no bootleg audio.

Finally, we wrap up the day's fun with the full audio of the Podcaster's Roundtable, featuring yours truly, Mike, Gerald, Dave and Joel (Fast Karate for the Gentleman), Rym and Scott (Geek Nights), and Erin and Noah (Ninja Consultants). Oh yeah, we rocked that panel room.

Check out my pictures HERE!

And that picture up there for this episode? That is the Baltimore Convention Center Thursday afternoon, seen from the observation deck at the World Trade Center. Yes ladies and gentlemen, you're looking at the line visible from SPACE.

I realized it's been a very long time since I mixed a new promo. I also have all these wonderful PMC clips just sitting around. So I decided to make one. It turned out pretty nice, I think. If you've got a podcast, mix it in. If you don't, I don't know, just play it over and over?

No real episode discussion this week. Scheduling didn't work out. However, we *do* have a little decompression chat with Tyler, Hayden (cyberblue/PMC staff/director, co-writer, EP of Celestial Fury), Matt (JediMB), and Aaron (Shyranger), who swears he's not invisible. Yeah Shy, whatever.

Tyler's at Otakon in a few days, doing two panels, at least one interview, and in general lots of running around. Once a Ranger premiers next Monday. Something tells me somebody will have his hands full come next Monday.

Here it is, as promised. The rest of Saturday, followed by Sunday panels and the closing ceremonies. Enough blabbing from me, just sit back and enjoy.

5:52- Chris comments on Paulie finally arriving.
7:47- Another installment of "Chris Has No Words" (TM), followed by Tyler claiming amnesia for the rest of the night. Memory lapses suck, don't they?

10:20- Forever Red Panel. (Dan Southworth, Austin St. John, Steve Cardenas, James MacLurcan)
48:00- The I'm Not Red or a Girl Panel aka Unsung Heroes Panel. (Johnny Bosch, Matt Austin, Samuell Benta, Gareth Yuen, Richard Brancatisano, Walter Jones, Paul Schrier, Jason Narvy)
1:05:01- Bulk and Skull, take 2. Hilarity, and inside jokes, ensue
1:44:14- Tyler does a little in-between commentary with Keith Hayward (Henshin Justice)
1:45:49- Excerpts from a presentation from Tony Oliver. He showed us the original callbacks from MMPR (sans Thuy, plus Audri) and the team that didn't quite make it to the pilot, along with the opening scene from the first, second (never seen), and third pilot. He then whipped out some old promos and a behind-the-scenes featurette from Zeo. Then he finished up with the Lost Episode special. Awesome stuff. Though since this is video, I didn't see fit to get the audio from all of it. Sorry. Try youtube.
2:00:44- Due to...stuff...Chris Funaro was unable to do his closing speech. But that doesn't mean he didn't have anything to say. We invited him to record his speech for Rangercast. Enjoy.

Next time on Rangercast: PMC decompression, with special guests Shyranger, JediMB, and PMC staffer Chris Peterson

And yes, that picture IS Matt Austin doing a headstand. A subtle art, that headstand is.

A lot of blood, sweat, tears, editing magic, and most of all, megabytes, went into this one. Here I was, expecting to stuff all of Saturday into one show, but nope, not happening. That said, here's *most* of Saturday. Enjoy.

2:46- Tyler again goes to Chris, Jesse, and Ryland for some more expert commentary....er, commentary at least. Chris, co-writer of Celestial Fury, chimes in on how he thought Friday night's premiere went.

4:22- Excerpts of the MMPR panel, "Where It All Began." Featuring: Austin St. John, Jason Narvy, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch, Tony Oliver, and Koichi Sakamoto, with surprise guests Walter Jones and Ed Neil

43:25- Tyler does a quick sanity check/interview with PMC secretary Katy Sellers (Hazydestiny) as she tries to keep it together

44:10- Snippets of the Bulk and Skull panel. Paul Schrier was at this point still en route to Los Angeles. Jason Narvy instead regaled us with some wonderful tales.

59:33- Stunts panel. Featuring: Gah, way too many people! Look out for me quizzing Koichi on explosions. And yes, that hip-hop-kido is pretty awesome. And you wanna see the stunt show? Try Youtube.

1:44:30- Brief snippet from the SPD panel. I got more, but...Anywho, Greg discusses how they really planned the SPD ending. Kind of. Omni is James Goldblum. He's watching you...(you finish this sentence, cause I won't)

1:45:47- Producing Power Rangers panel. Featuring: Jackie Marchand, Koichi Sakamoto, Greg Aronowitz, Tony Oliver.

This is a very, very long episode. No way around that. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy. Oh, and check out Tyler's pictures at... HERE!

Show notes and more coming when Tyler gets to it

I hope you enjoy this stalling taste of the madness that was Power Morphicon. Full coverage will have to wait until Tyler wakes up gets home and sorts through it all. A very special thanks to Chris (CmdrCrayfish), Jesse (SiRSTACK), and Ryland (Impy) for putting all this together.

Rangercast visits Anime Mid-Atlantic in Richmond, VA. Fun times ensue. This coverage had to be a bit streamlined by necessity--Tyler's sitting in a trailer in his dad's backyard in Los Angeles, and Power Morphicon is the day after tomorrow. Give him a break.

3:26 Tyler interviews a man who has made a tradition of going otaku fishing (video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1760000848952706978&hl=en)
10:58 Excerpts from the Friday night Swinging Popsicle concert (a little more fun at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6952472356527398771&hl=en)
26:20 Tyler interviews Miguel from Dragon's Den Unlimited (who he bumped into and chatted with on a hotel shuttle ride earlier) about their game Toon-Doku
30:47 Remember those Sentai cosplayers from Katsucon? Most of them and some new ones are back for AMA. Tyler chats with them. Note the genders of the Geki cosplayers by the way.
33:35 Tyler interviews Asu of TenBu Productions. If you're a big toku fan and you live around, say Maryland, Virginia, DC, listen to what he has to say. And prepare to mark your calendars.
38:45 Bits and pieces from the VA panel. Johnny Bosch is asked many questions about PR. Some interesting things to be heard. Slight blooper on our part--the commentary where the Zeo cosplayer is walking in is misplaced, since we don't have audio of that. He did walk in and we do have pics. The audio you hear at that point is really when a dude asks and gets a hug from JYB. He walks away saying "I HUGGED A POWER RANGER!" We apologize for the mistake.
58:57 G Five panel (After the panel they mentioned this thing may be brought to the states by TenBu)

Did I take your picture? Do you want to see my pictures?
http://s194.photobucket.com/albums/z190/rangercast/AMA/

Link dump
http://www.majescoentertainment.com/catalog/works/toondoku_ds.php
http://www.japanfiles.com
http://www.unicorntable.com/
http://www.afxakibafest.com
http://tenbuproductions.com/
http://www.myspace.com/swingingpopsicle
http://www.myspace.com/unicorntablemusic

The panel discusses Man of Mercury (I and II) and Behind the Scenes. Then Chris Funaro puts on his other hat as fan liaison for Power Morphicon. He proceeds to do what a good spokesman does best and say as little as possible.

In the Newsbreak, we divulge a little info about upcoming PR games (that they exist), and mention something that one of Rangercast's own is up to.

In RB Masterpiece Theatre, Lightsaberboy presents a theory about what really makes the Power Coins tick.

No episode next week--Tyler's at Anime Mid-Atlantic. And no episode next-next week either, likely. Power Morphicon. See ya in Los Angeles!

Thought I'd just throw this out there to whet your appetites. It's gonna be a busy summer.

The crew tackles Face to Face for real this time. Hilarity ensues. Regards to Chris Funaro (funaroverse.com, co-conspirator of Scorpion Rain, Papa), who wanted to be part of the show but had to leave shortly after we started recording (his dogs love him too much), though he does show up in the show...somewhere.

Also, as we mentioned, some of our listeners sent in comments and congratulations for our big number 50, and we are happy to play some of them on the show. Big thanks to those of you who sent stuff in.

This show is extra-long just for you. Enjoy!

(No new ep next week--Tyler's visiting Cincinnati and Man of Mercury doesn't premiere for another week.)

Better late than never. Tyler cranks out a quick solo episode, despite the weariness caused by exams.

-Newsbreak: Kikaida 01, PROO on Jetix UK, actor sightings
-Rangercast hits 50 episodes next week. Wow.
-Quick chat about the last few episodes (Lights, Camera, Dax ; Face to Face I and II). Tyler wishes he had somebody to play off.
-Rangerboard Masterpiece Theatre: Mommy, where do Orgs come from?

And I said it in the show, but yep, next episode is our 50th. And we want YOU to help celebrate. So send your comments, congratulations, or condolences in and we'll play them on the show. Hook up your mic and leave us an audio comment on our website. No mic? No problem! Call our comment line (the number is in the show and on our webpage). Thanks!

Tyler, Mike (Dent, ya know, R5 Central), and Other Mike (Renegade Pancake) discuss Follow The Ranger, Jetix marathon silliness, and Tyler and Mike panhandle for trip money.

Also, note the new voicemail number. We recently realized that our old k7 number was deactivated ages ago due to misuse...we were wondering why nobody ever sent us anything. That said...USE IT.

Another thing to note...wow...we're almost to 50 episodes. Yikes, that's scary.

YAY PRODUCTION VALUES!

In this, our first standard episode since I got my computer back, I decided to spice things up with some new features:
-Newsbreak
-Rantspace (I owe Mike a nickel)
-DVD review (because US-licensed tokusatsu is never a bad thing)

And the Quote of the Week rises from its shallow grave as Rangerboard Masterpiece Theater. Enjoy!

If speed-editing were an Olympic sport, I'd be getting the gold. Here it is, the Saturday and Sunday bits from Katsucon. w00t. About damn time.

8:38 A chat with Steve Baird (lessthanthreecomic.com). I would later become his best customer, supplying him with chips and guacamole from Chipotle. The guac would later go uneaten, grow legs, and crawl away.

10:22 Peelander panel

31:27 I bump into IvyDraken

33:45 Cardcaptor Will dares Bruce Kalish to confirm or deny that Will in PROO is based on/named after HIM.

42:40 OxiClean ROCKS!

43:33 Geek Comedy Tour 3000 (Check them out at Geekcomedytour3000.com)

Yep, Rangercast is back into action starting NOW, with no thanks to CompUSA. So that said, let's just jump right into my Katsucon coverage, which really hasn't aged a day. Now with brand-new time notes for those of you looking for something specific!

0:01- Fictional explanation for our absence..this will scar you
11:55- Musings on my hotel room, yes on as in about
15:26- Live from the Alpha and the Omega of Pre-Reg pickup
19:30- Boukenger cosplayer interview
20:00- Red DT/Abared cosplayer
22:17- McRant
24:40- I interview a guy cosplaying as Amy Rose from the Sonic games (http://www.atarumoroboshi.com/)
27:40- Peelander-Z (Turn your volume down I tried to tone it down, but it just wouldn't happen.)
36:33- Vagina Wars (the prelude to Guests Uncensored)

Opening: Ron Wasserman- Ride The Machine
Ending: Peelander-Z's opening music (recorded at Ottobar show)

Sorry guys for the silence. Blame CompUSA. In this episode...

-I explain what's been going on with the show and why there have not been any new episodes
-I segue into a rant about bad customer service at CompUSA
-I briefly touch on recent PR news
-Preview of what's down the road
-Katsucon clip in which Peelander-Z explains how they learned English, and Yellow offers to explain Red's love life to all interested.

Katsucon rocked. It rocked hard. So hard in fact, so much awesome, that it actually causes Audacity on TU's computers to crash. Therefore, full audio goodness will have to wait a bit until I get my laptop back from CompUSA. To tide you over, I whipped this little guy up. This is but a small taste of what's to come.

Yeah, it's 44, but I kind of lost count when I was recording this one away from my computer, which is still in the shop.

Today:
-Sweet Jeebus, the OO theme sucks.
-PR the animated series?
-Busy offseason, eh?

Next week:
Rangercast goes to Katsucon 13! Wish us luck!

Technical difficulties nixed the possibilities of a full length episode over winter break, so here's Tyler pulling out a 14-minute show with his stepdad's computer and a really cheap mic. Topics du jour:
-Gekiranger
-Operation Overdrive
-What's coming down the pipe for RC: Convention season, rip off R5 Central's Year of Heroes stuff
-Quote of the week: Thunder Ranger

We apologize in advance for the beyond crappy audio quality.

Mike Dent joins Tyler as they catch up on what's been going on with Operation Overdrive, Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, and Gekiranger, with a side order of KR rants courtesy of Mike. To all our listeners: Happy Christmas, Merry Hanukkah, and a Festivus for the rest of us!

We really mean it.

The MF finale aired? Wait, wha? YARLY. Listen in as our all-star expert panel dissects Mystic Fate. Special thanks to Lisa and Mike for joining in on the party.

We're back and ready to rock your socks off!

-The Return...what an ironic name for an episode for us to discuss
-Magi-Rita and a mini-synopsis of Mystic Fate before the big rundown next time
-What's in a name?
-Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. It won't suck, sources say
-Technical difficulties

OP: Magiranger theme (guitar ver)/SUPER HERO TIME 2005
ED: Hurricanger henshin theme

That's right. We're back in business. Expect a new episode just before the MF finale (which is on 11/13 BTW, "Mystic Fate"). See ya then!

Tonight:
-We zoom through the last three episodes
-Lisa gives an impressive rant to end all rants
-Tyler has an announcement to make about the future of RC

OP: Glenn Scott Lacey- Fighting the Good Fight
ED: Glenn Scott Lacey- Time Blaster (4D Ride)

See you next time!

Tyler counts the damage to his wallet, lands himself in another dance party outside the dealer's room, bumps into a Yoshiki-induced mob, and again finds himself surrounded by 4channers with no escape as he wraps up his trip to Otakon. Also, pay attention for some juicy scoops, one about a Japanese band Tyler really really likes and another about a certain little convention in Detroit. Yes, again.

RC does another hour-long show as the madness continues. First, we sit down with Kazuto Nakazawa and talk with him about his career, working on Kill Bill, and why parents suck. Later on, we check in with the crazy Swedes at Little Gamers. Somebody decided to give them a panel it seems. It all wraps up with a visit to the lines for some of the raunchier late-night panels. Don't worry. This episode does not go there.

The madness truly begins. Sentai panels, dance parties, and dumb roommates, oh my. And this may be the longest section of our coverage, at nearly an hour and a half. Enjoy.

Pic courtesy Japan Hero

Rangercast goes on location to downtown Baltimore as Tyler takes on one of the largest anime conventions in the country: Otakon. But first, he has to get there. Today:
-Tyler navigates mass-transit
-Interviews with deranged fans camped out (literally, camped out) in line
-The Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor checks in an unattended minor Home Alone-style

Here's the promo from the end of the last episode. If you have a show of your own, put it in there. Now back to reading the Mike Dent book of podcast hyping.

Tonight: Ryan and Tyler break down Koragg's Trial. Ryan enlightens Tyler about Heir Apparent. Then it's onto a clipshow of our own as Rangercast celebrates a year on the air. Enjoy, and see you at Otakon.

Special thanks to those whose voices appear in this show. You rock.

Whether we have an ep or not is TBD, just wanted to get this out there.

OTAKON 2006
Baltimore Convention Center - Baltimore, MD
August 4th-6th, 2006

Be there or be baka!

Yes we're back, back again. RC's back, tell a friend. Tonight on Rangercast:
-We pick apart Dark Wish
-Lisa reminds us how much real life sucks and who you in fact belong to.

And we may or may not have a show next week--I'll be doing my Eagle Scout project on Saturday (the day Koragg's Trial airs) and will likely be unavailable.

....yeah, like we said, no new episode this week. However, I did whip up a new podcast promo. Enjoy.

Dark Wish premiers tomorrow night on Toon Disney. Tune in, find it on jetix.tv (maybe), or nab it on iTunes the next day. See ya next week.

Tonight:
-iTunes shuffles its Power Rangers offerings
-Lisa got an interview with his Bulkness, Paul Schrier, check it out
-Episode Discussion: Ranger Down
-Dark Wish fangasming

No new ep of MF next week, so we'll take a break too. Enjoy Dark Wish.

Sorry, no new episode this week. I'll be out of town. Instead, use my early monologue to keep yourselves busy. Tonight:
-Power Rangers not at licensing show? OMG WTF BBQ SOUND THE ALARMZORZ!!!1!
-Tyler flaunts his Otakon press pass
-Lisa decides it's better to get stuff in bulk, especially interviews. Go Lisa!

Disney's wackiness at jetix.tv has left us with three episodes to cover. Sneaky fellas. Tonight:
-Dark Wish synopsis revealed
-Tyler plugs the Otakon panel he's working on
-Long Ago, Inner Strength, and Soul Specter, all in one fell swoop.

OP: Fulflej- Power Rangers Turbo theme (instrumental)
ED: Ron Wasserman- Mach 23

Okay, so last week Disney put a new episode on the jetix.tv media player. This would be all well and good if they didn't skip one. "Long Ago" and "Inner Strength" air together tomorrow, 6/12. RC will record this weekend, and we'll do both. How's that sound?

Back again. Tonight:
-J's quest to destroy the Savage Sword ends in tragedy OR J escaped to the Peace Conference with Mike OR....J just can't make it here for recording on Saturdays anymore, but his spirit lives on with Ryan (GreenNinja), who joins us full-time now.
-Scaredy Cat discussion
-Jetix.tv video player? Uh-wha?
-More Dark Wish tidbits
-Lisa wants herself some Zeo Quest

OP: Graeme Revell- Summoning the Ninjetti
ED: Graeme Revell- Dulcea to the Rescue

Disney pulled a fast one and put Scaredy Cat up on jetix.tv over a week before airing. By then we had pretty much canned the show for the week. Sorry about that. But we'll be back next week. For now, if you have a show of your own, distribute this to the masses.

Back after a two-week vacation. Tonight:
-The Gatekeeper (both parts)
-The heck is a Dark Wish?
-Incest jokes

OP: Ron Wasserman- Tenga Bye Bye
ED: Ron Wasserman- Rita Rita Rita

No new episode this week, so things get interesting. Today:
-Has PR become boring?
-Katie announces her intentions to travel the desert looking for a way to defeat Queen Bansheera. She, and the Sorceror of the Sands, will be back when they have the opportunity.

OP: Ron Wasserman- 5-4-1
ED: Soga Machiko- Dolla! The Witch, Bandora's Theme

Phineas has worms, oh yeah. Tonight:
-Robert Axelrod interview debriefing
-We peruse the yearly spoiler-filled Japanese magazine scan (linkage below) about PR for juicy Mystic Force tidbits
-Petrified Xander chat

OP: Ron Wasserman- Hope for the World (instrumental)
ED: TRYFORCE- Theme of GARO (Because I can.)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9085/11462161934530pr.jpg
Thanks to Thunder Ranger

You're going to love this. I promise. Tonight:
-New 2007 series title: Relic Hunters
-Stranger Within II
-An exclusive interview with Robert Axelrod, the voice of Finster, Lokar, and Lord Zedd. Enjoy, kiddies.

With no episode to discuss and no other cast members to play off of, Tyler tries to pull out a very short episode. Today:
-Mini-rant on fansub politics
-Tyler contemplates getting an interview with a PR alum
-Quote of the Week

Happy Easter.

Wow, 25 episodes. Here's to 25 more. Tonight:
-Tyler called it: Power Rangers hits iTunes. The news isn't all good, though.
-Stranger Within chat
-New weekly segment: Quote of the Week

OP: Super Sentai Tamashii (from Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai) in honor of Sentai's 30th birthday last week
ED: Hironobu Kageyama- Magical Suite Fourth Movement- Song for Magitopia

Tonight:
-We've been sponsored!
-Episode discussion: Fire Heart

OP: Boukenger theme (THA' REMIX)
ED: You don't want to know.

Required reading:
http://www.rangerboard.com/showthread.php?t=27473

Dedicated to Bob "Pappy" Papenbrook (1956-2006).

Tonight:
-We remember the voice of Rito, Deviot, and countless monsters
-Legendary Catastros

OP: Nob- GouGou Sentai Boukenger Shudaika
ED: Psychic Lover- On the Road

This time we mean it.
Tonight:
-Tyler whines about press passes
-Mike Dent makes shameless plugs
-Rambling
-Oh and somewhere in all the madness, an episode discussion: Whispering Voices

Music:
Berserk- Giant Robots
The Dickies- Gigantor

So I was away in the Big Apple over the weekend. Lisa tried to get her brand new laptop working to coordinate a show, but to no avail. So I'm sitting here Monday night, and I realize I need to put *something* up. That, and Otakon's press requirements entail something new every week. I'm already stretching their podcast requirements as it is (30000 hits, 5000 unique visitors? Uhm yeah....).

That said, if you have a podcast of your own and you wanna get us some listeners, just drop this into your show. I put quite a bit of effort into it.

With oncoming laryngitis and many no-shows, Tyler manages to squeeze out a little show this week on his lonesome.
-RAFFLE DRAWING! WOO! Who wins the mug? Find out.
-Brief thoughts on Code Breakers

Music:
Paloma (A band I saw tonight, hence the lack of a voice--these guys are all buddies of mine)- Genie (Hey, it's Mystic Force. I have an excuse.)
Paloma- Genie (Live)
Berserk (really old Baltimore indie band)- Kamen Rider Love Song

G'day mate! I'm Xander, the show's token Australian. Throw another shrimp on the barby!

Today:
-Broken Spell
-Boukenger
-From the things you didn't know until today dept: Makoto Yokoyama (LR/TF stunts) directs Garo? Go figure.

The raffle ends March 1st. Winners will be announced on the next show. The prize will be a mug,

-An actor sighting. Yes, it's a very slow week. Wonderful news if you like seeing the Quantum Ranger get his arm chopped off.
-Jetix goes IPTV?
-PR 2007's working title steers us the wrong way. Rangercast takes a tour of Disney's secret marketing bunker.
-Cast bios...because you know you want to know more about us.

My deepest, sincerest apologies to all the monkeys in the world for comparing them to Disney Marketing executives. You know I don't mean it, right?

Opening/Ending- You don't want to know.
Other music used: Twilight Zone theme

Today:
-Favorite premier
-Favorite episode without a particular hook ("No premiers, no teamups, no finales, no Fighting Spirit")

Communication errors resulted in people forgetting to tell certain other people how we were recording. The result? J and I sound pristine. Katie sounds meh. Mike sounds....*sigh*. But hey, better than nothing.

Starting today, for every dollar you donate through the Paypal button on our podomatic page, you get an entry into a little raffle ($1 nets you one entry, $5 gets you well...5). We don't quite know what the prize will be yet (depends on how much we raise), but it will be something good. Anything ranging from a guest spot on the show to a PR DVD to imported Sentai goodness. Contest ends March 1st. The winner will be chosen during the following episode of Rangercast.

(Please include your Rangerboard username with your donation so we know what to call you by if we draw your name on the show)

Haven't you always wanted to hear the Magiranger theme performed by a highly experienced American high school chorus student? ...What? Quiet you! Anywho, Tyler's acclaimed performance is now available separate from RC17! Hear what the critics are saying!

"I think every time Bruce creates an episode as bad as "'Impact,' or board members flame out of control, they should as punishment listen to your kareoke (sic) version of the MagiRanger theme song."- Destiny45

"I thought the singing was alright, you got the tone of the song just right. But please don`t EVER sing girls in trouble (sic)!"- NinjaJack

"That end theme makes me ashamed of this fandom."- Poweranimals

"He's even better than me."- William Hung

We discuss the minute details of an interview Henshin Justice nabbed with Executive Producer Bruce Kalish. Slow news week.

Music:
Ron Wasserman- Go Fly Win
Boots Randolph- Yakety Sax
Tyler Waldman- Mahou Sentai Magiranger (Sorry I couldn't sing out a bit more...parents were sleeping. I promise a better take sometime when I have the chance.)

Katie and Jer couldn't make it tonight, so Mike Dent (of R5 Central fame) dropped by to lend us his voice.

Special thanks to XeroHedgehog, who helped me figure out finally how to cheat HotRecorder into being useful for something.

We mean it this time. Tonight:
-Mystic Force: officially 32 eps, first ep titles revealed (This segment rated EDH: Excessive David Hasselhoff. You have been warned.)
-Mystic Force wishlist

Enjoy.

Opening/Ending: Magiranger theme

Due to multiple unrecoverable technical slipups, last night's recording was trashed. The recording was very productive and interesting, as I'm sure you can imagine. Not all is lost, however. Some of the preshow was recorded. Sorry for the poor quality. Tyler didn't realize his headset cord was pinched under his chair until he went to edit, one of the several technical miscues last night.
Participants: Tyler, J-Ranger, GreenNinja
Links mentioned:
http://www.frappr.com/rangercast
http://www.livejournal.com/community/rangercast/

Hope you had a joyous non-denominational winter solstice commemoration. Here's something to whet your appetite until our next new episode.

Tyler takes a look back at Rangercast's creation, its development, and its future, all while trying hard not to sound like a egotistical moron.

Opening: Zords (short instrumental)- Ron Wasserman
Cameo by Silverback. Yew. Belawng to him.

I found this while cleaning out my old computer's hard drive. Expect this to be worked into RC's year-end special. I apologize profusely for the poor sound quality. We were such novices back then.

Tonight:
-Tyler thanks the listeners for sucking our bandwidth dry
-"Perfect" moments in Power Rangers

Opening: Leap to Our Doom- MMPRTM Score
Ending: Zordon is Saved- MMPRTM Score

I whipped this up for Mike Dent to insert into the next R5 (r5central.blogspot.com). I figured, hey, why not share it with the world?

Today on Rangercast:
-How did YOU first get into Power Rangers?
-Katie Talk, Part 2. Randomity ensues. You have been warned.

Opening: Go Fly Win- Ron Wasserman

Tonight:
-Dekaranger vs. Magiranger to use PRSPD's Battlizer? Hurh?
-We try to burn time by doing a favorite season debate.
-The first weekly segment of KATIE TALK! In it, we try to get Katie to talk. About anything. Hilarity insues.

Opening/Ending: Masaaki Endou- Go Go Power Rangers

Sorry for the late release. We're trying out a new method of recording and ran into some technical difficulties (where difficulties=Jer's wrestling...thing....keeping him from sending me his track of the recording).

Today:
-We give SPD its final judgement (in the process discussing numerous other seasons)
-Youmacon addendum

I think the title explains this quite nicely. Enjoy.

Edit: His name is not pronounced like it sounds. I pronounced it Vee-oh-let, but it's really Vo-let. I'm such a moron. Next time Lisa gets an interview, she'll do the intro. Gah. -Tyler

Mike unfortunately has left us for some Peace Conference, from which he may or may not return. Jer is his permanent replacement, and Ryan (GreenNinja) is just eavesdropping yet again. In this episode...
-Endings Part 2
-Mystic Force Promo
-Youmacon goodness

And remember kids, noone gets inside our forest.

Rangercast celebrates ten episodes. Unfortunately, Lisa, Mike, and Jer had to be greenscreened in at the last minute and I had to be dubbed by Christopher Glenn. J-Ranger, for the purposes of this milestone, does not exist. He's off banging some chick on KO-35 for all we care. Tonight:
-Resurrection
-Endings Part 1
-Lucky Youmacon b*stards
My Odeo Channel (odeo/292fdf86ffbaa275)

Due to scheduling issues, there will be no new Rangercast until November 13th. Instead, we leave you with a reminder from Mike. Please, don't drink and post.

Rangercast meets Seinfeld. An episode about nothing.
-Insomnia
-Youmacon approaches
-Randomness
-Tyler spacing out

Not here: Mike
Subbing: Jer

Rangercast meets Mutant Chat. Hilarity ensues. Today:
-History!
-Badge!
-Dami-chan!
-And more!

We actually have the whole cast together for an episode! Hallelujah!

-Missing
-Teamup next week
-Wormhole on DVD first?
-more rambling

-Impact

-Katastrophe

-Ron Wasserman's rap PR Mystic Force theme denied

-random rantings