Power Rangers Super Megaforce - 1st Episode Released Early on Nickelodeon Website

On February 7, 2014, the official Power Rangers Facebook page posted a photo of several rangers standing together and stated that they will release the first episode of Power Rangers Super Megaforce before the actual premiere date if the photo receives 2,100 likes by Saturday evening.

Here is the moment that many of you have been waiting for. Watch the first FULL EPISODE while it is still available now!
http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/power-rangers-super-megaforce-401-full-episode.html

Anna Hutchison & Rose McIver Filming "Blinder" (2013) Movie

Anna Hutchison and Rose McIver are currently filming for the Australian film Blinder which will be released some time in 2013. Both actresses are well known among Power Rangers fans for their previous yellow ranger roles. Hutchison played Lily Chilman in Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008) and McIver played Summer Landsdown in the following season Power Rangers  RPM (2009). Is it a coincidence that these two Power Rangers alumni are the lead actresses in the upcoming Aussie movie? For some of us, let's consider this a small version of the Jungle Fury-RPM team-up that we never got to see! (sarcasm)

Yellow Jungle Fury Ranger

Yellow RPM Ranger

Blinder is a football movie, particularly AFL (Australian Football League) or Aussie Rules football. According to IF.com.au, the story is about an ex football player (played by Oliver Ackland) who returns home to clear his name after getting involved in a scandal. He also reignites an old flame. Anna Hutchison and Rose McIver will be playing as sisters in the film.

Filming started in February in Torquay and will wrap up in Boston, Massachusetts in May.

Help Johnny Yong Bosch & His Band "Eyeshine" Play at the GRAMMY'S!!

Hey everyone,

Johnny Yong Bosch (the 2nd black ranger from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) is the lead singer of the band "Eyeshine." They are a unique blend of Pop Punk and Edge Rock. Recently, they have entered a contest called "From Your Garage to GRAMMY Live" and whoever wins will get a chance to perform at the 54th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California!

Please help them by voting everyday until the contest ends on January 23, 2012 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Everyone can vote 10 times per day, so that means you can give Eyeshine 10 votes everyday! To vote: click on the link below, search for the band, and click the vote button.

https://facebook.com/TheGrammys?sk=app_207367796002477

*NOTE: You do need a Facebook account in order to submit your votes.

You can also check out Eyeshine and their music at: 
http://facebook.com/eyeshinemusic?sk=app_2405167945

Samuell Benta's Operation Overdrive Theme Song - Disney Rejected

Before Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (season 15) aired in 2007, Samuell Benta created and submitted his own song to the list of demos to be considered as the theme song for the show. Benta was also a Rap music artist in addition to being an actor in Britain. However, Disney rejected his "Operation Overdrive" track and chose another demo instead.

I don't think his chorus is that bad compared to the official Overdrive theme song. He can sing better too. It would have been nice if the song was used at least once in the entire season somewhere (maybe in a focus-episode about his character Will?). One of the reasons why I think Disney did not select his song is because of lyrics such as "Black ranger 'cause I'm black!" and "This ain't a program on Sci Fi!" Samuell Benta is the 2nd actor to be black and play a black ranger. Walter Emanuel Jones was the 1st with his role as Zack the Mighty Morphin Black Ranger. There was a controversy way back during the first season of Power Rangers about the black ranger being black and the yellow ranger being yellow (Asian). Disney probably didn't think of it much when they cast Benta as the Black Overdrive Ranger. The lyrics from his song probably brought it to their attention and thus, they figured that there was no way they could use Benta's song without creating a controversy. Hence, the final selection of another song. Either way, they are both rap songs that sound too terrible to be the official theme song of the Operation Overdrive season. Power Rangers has used mostly Rock songs in the past and it makes sense because the show is action-packed which goes really well with the high energy of Rock-style music.

You can listen to Benta's "Operation Overdrive" track below:

Operation Overdrive (Live version) at Power Morphicon 2007: