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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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Remember the “Power Rangers”? The massive franchise launched countless sequels and spinoffs, but when it launched in the U.S. in 1993, “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” was brand new and took ...
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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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MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS Writer Shares Regrets About Race-Based Casting Decisions In The '90s TV Series
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers premiered on Fox Kids in August 1993 and became an immediate hit that's still one of the most beloved eras of the franchise even today. However, given when it first aired, ...
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What happened to Jason David Frank? What we know as 2017 murder plot against Power Rangers star explored in documentary
but I will pray for him," Jason David Frank first appeared on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Tommy Oliver, the mysterious Green Ranger who was introduced as an antagonist. His character, however, was ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...
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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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32 Years Later, a Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Writer Addresses Racially Insensitive Casting
that it would never happen today, but if you watch vintage episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which ran for three seasons across 1993-1995 on Fox, you can’t help but notice. The Black ...
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“Power Rangers” writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger was 'such a mistake'
One of the key creative minds behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is owning up to a pair of casting choices widely decried as racially insensitive. That's why he says that the series was able to ...
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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 ...