RPM being in an alternate dimension

[MattEmily]

Now as we all know Samurai proved that RPM was in an alternate dimension which I admit does make things easier to deal with considering it was an end-of-the-world story for most of the season however I do not agree with them placing it in an alternate dimension.

Here are my thoughts on the matter.

First off they're basically saying that nothing from MMPR-Jungle Fury exists in the RPM universe which isn't cool.

Second of all they're saying that the characters we know from MMPR-Jungle Fury also do not exist in their universe which again isn't cool.

Third of all they made Scott's team look like careless idiots when all of them would be jumping at the chance to follow him into the Samurai world to help him and them out they would not be deserting him or anyone else for that matter that required assistance.

Fourth of all there's no way someone like Dr. K would be able to create any kind of Ranger technology without knowing someone who had the knowledge of doing so. Most man-made teams in the main universe have the assisted excuse of possibly getting info from a previous Ranger or one of their aides or even reverse engineering something from one of the previous teams yet Dr. K does not have this excuse.

[Uncle Steve]

We did see an OO Helmet in an Alphabet Soup base. So its possible there were prior Ranger teams.

[Delta Max]

I didn't like it either. Power Rangers has always been in the same universe. Even SPD isn't another universe. They could have found a a way to make it work. I liked RPM , so it was disapointing. Also Scott didn't seem quite right in the team up with Samurai.

[MattEmily]

We did see an OO Helmet in an Alphabet Soup base. So its possible there were prior Ranger teams.

that wasn't meant to represent an Overdrive helmet it was just meant to represent a helmet from someone that had been in Alphabet Soup since the helmet had been modified so it's just basically a case of them reusing stuff much like they have since the beginning of the second season of MMPR.

I didn't like it either. Power Rangers has always been in the same universe. Even SPD isn't another universe. They could have found a a way to make it work. I liked RPM , so it was disapointing. Also Scott didn't seem quite right in the team up with Samurai.

no doubt granted SPD will be retconned out of existence because of its whole alien nature and they should've started coming to their world but no matter.

I agree that Scott didn't seem right in the teamup since he was out-of-character and not to mention they never did any posing of any kind.

[Superstatler]

Why didn't they have a bunch of stunties show up as RPM Rangers in the end?

[PRangerX]

I am actually fine with RPM being an AU. The whole concept of the series made it seem odd to take place in the PRU anyway. It didn't really seem like it was in the future. Plus it is an original idea for a PR seasons. The idea of mulitiple universes with Ranger teams of their own is interesting. I wouldn't want it to happen every season. But having a season lime RPM be a AU is fine.

[Rangerlord]

I want every season to be in continuinty. The fact RPM isn't in the PRU ruins it for me.

[MattEmily]

I am actually fine with RPM being an AU. The whole concept of the series made it seem odd to take place in the PRU anyway. It didn't really seem like it was in the future. Plus it is an original idea for a PR seasons. The idea of mulitiple universes with Ranger teams of their own is interesting. I wouldn't want it to happen every season. But having a season lime RPM be a AU is fine.

I just think it opens up the possibility of things becoming worse when you start allowing a season to be in an alternate dimension like for example retconning any season someone wanted to retcon out of existence like it was claimed Tzachor had wanted to or even a Producer retconning a season out of existence by the actions that they're taking in a current season.

[PRangerX]

I just think it opens up the possibility of things becoming worse when you start allowing a season to be in an alternate dimension like for example retconning any season someone wanted to retcon out of existence like it was claimed Tzachor had wanted to or even a Producer retconning a season out of existence by the actions that they're taking in a current season.

That wouldn't be good no. But it seems like Eddie actually thought of RPM as an au himself. So its not like they were trying to discredit it. Also RPM is still in continuinty because the au exists in the show. As we saw in the team up with Samurai. I don't think we will see too many seasons lime RPM as Aus. Unless there premisis contradicts existing canon or has a world destorying event.

[Goldar's Revenge]

RPM is very overrated! Eddie tried to do way too much and got himself in trouble production wise. He was in way over his head. Some of the early episodes were ok but at times didn't feel like Power Rangers. His ideas for the end were just really soul destroying. " Ranger Black" would have tarnished the brand. Judd Lynn had to come in to clean up Eddie's mess. Than at least the show felt like PR again. The damage was already done. RPM was so contrary to the franchise they had to make it an au.

[A Gia To Remember]

Maybe Mack wound up in the RPM world at some point and got captured by Alphabet Soup? I assume he escaped and left his helmet.

[Green With Envy]

I think its an AU. But not the type of AU that has Dopplegangers.

[MattEmily]

That wouldn't be good no. But it seems like Eddie actually thought of RPM as an au himself. So its not like they were trying to discredit it. Also RPM is still in continuinty because the au exists in the show. As we saw in the team up with Samurai. I don't think we will see too many seasons lime RPM as Aus. Unless there premisis contradicts existing canon or has a world destorying event.

yea that is what Eddie had originally envisioned but whatever he had envisioned did not matter once he was fired.

RPM is very overrated! Eddie tried to do way too much and got himself in trouble production wise. He was in way over his head. Some of the early episodes were ok but at times didn't feel like Power Rangers. His ideas for the end were just really soul destroying. " Ranger Black" would have tarnished the brand. Judd Lynn had to come in to clean up Eddie's mess. Than at least the show felt like PR again. The damage was already done. RPM was so contrary to the franchise they had to make it an au.

I disagree with RPM being overrated it's a great season but I do admit that he had no clue what he was getting himself into but the whole production thing is overstated since he only had a minor issue with being slow with scripts that was his only issue and he had promised Disney that it would't happen again which originally they were fine with but then they had went back on their word.
A lot of his ideas were awesome regardless of whether it would have fit with previous seasons or not however I for one wouldn't have been a fan of his Ranger Black thing.

[PRangerX]

I just think it made sense to have RPM being an AU. The idea of a post-apocalyptic world close to our timeline doesn't jive with a show that starts over with a new team every year . I am fine with doing it once in awhie. RPM being an AU is original. Most less predicatable than saying RPM is in the future.

[VR Master]

I am fine with it too as a one time thing.

[MMPR Forever]

I think every season post MMPR is an AU.

[Rangerlord]

Its unacceptable for any season to be an AU. Its bad enough the first and new movies are AUs.

[Power Rangers Forever]

Fourth of all there's no way someone like Dr. K would be able to create any kind of Ranger technology without knowing someone who had the knowledge of doing so. Most man-made teams in the main universe have the assisted excuse of possibly getting info from a previous Ranger or one of their aides or even reverse engineering something from one of the previous teams yet Dr. K does not have this excuse.

They explained that the Alphabet Soup research group discovered an energy field that was supposed to be the Morphing Grid.

[Tommy Angel]

I hated RPM being a au. But I thought the series was way too dark and serious anyway. It didn't even feel like Power Rangers. It did improve in the second half. But the best part of RPM was Gem and Gemma.

[animefan36]

I had no problem with RPM being in an alternate dimension. If comic books can do alternate dimension stories, why should Power Rangers be excluded from that?

Goldar's Revenge: Eddie was willing to take a risk and not limit himself to the sentai, resulting in a classic series. Tzachor, in terms of Samurai and Megaforce, did the opposite and came up with a knockoff(Samurai) and a total flop (Megaforce).

[MattEmily]

I had no problem with RPM being in an alternate dimension. If comic books can do alternate dimension stories, why should Power Rangers be excluded from that?

Goldar's Revenge: Eddie was willing to take a risk and not limit himself to the sentai, resulting in a classic series. Tzachor, in terms of Samurai and Megaforce, did the opposite and came up with a knockoff(Samurai) and a total flop (Megaforce).

because Power Rangers is meant to be in continuity with one another and now because of RPM that flies in the space of that tradition which is partially what the series is - 1 universe not 1 universe and an alternate dimension.

No doubt about Eddie and not limiting himself to the Sentai but it also helped that Disney no longer cared about the product so he could do pretty much anything that he had wanted to do.

[PRangerX]

I really liked a lot of RPM's first half. Eddie realy tried to present Power Rangers in a fresh way.. The Ranger origin episodes were superb . It was nice changing it up with a Black Ranger focused season. The writing was smart. The season was darker yet still had some humor mixed in. Eddie did a great job with characterization and story build up. Its a shame his vision and drive cost production to almost halt. It cost him his job.

[Zabitan]

Personally I would have liked to either have it as the "bad future" of the Power Rangers universe the way SPD, and maybe Time Force are the "good future".

That or have some kind of twist where it turned out RPM was on some other planet a long time ago, and all this time it was actually a prequel about the origin of the machine empire.

[Space Seasons]

They could have had it turn out to be a failed Earth Colony in the future. Maybe even Mirinoi. The real Earth wouldn't help due to the risk of Venjik's coming to earth.

[Cameron Sensei]

RPM was just disjointed due to all the production drama. The two halves feel like very different seasons. But it couldn't be avoided once production nearly halted. Eddie is most likely a very creative guy but he still shouldn't have let the show fall behind like that. Even if it was because he wanted the best creatively. Execs have to find that happy medium of doing whats best for the business of the show while still doing whats best for creative.

[No Pink Angel]

I didn't like RPM very much. So I am glad it isn't part of the Power Rangers Universe we all love.