Power Rangers Time Force
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| Power Rangers Time Force | |
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| Format |
Action/Adventure |
| Written by | Judd Lynn Jackie Marchand |
| Directed by | Koichi Sakamoto Kaizo Hayashi Isaac Florentine Jonathan Tzachor |
| Starring | Jason Faunt Erin Cahill Kevin Kleinberg Deborah Estelle Phillips Michael Copon Daniel Southworth Vernon Wells Kate Sheldon Edward Lawrence Albert |
| Composer(s) | Lior Rosner Jeremy Sweet Inon Zur Glenn Scott Lacey Shuki Levy Kussa Mahchi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 40 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Tzachor |
| Editor(s) | Richard Bracken Ronald LaVine |
| Cinematography | Ilan Rosenberg |
| Camera setup | Aldo Antonelli David Mun David C. Negrin |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment Toei Company |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox (Fox Kids), Jetix (reruns), Nicktoons (reruns) |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | February 3, 2001 – November 17, 2001 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue |
| Followed by | Power Rangers Wild Force |
Power Rangers Time Force is the ninth season of the Power Rangers franchise, based on the Super Sentai series Mirai Sentai Timeranger, running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. [1] It was the last full season to completely air on Fox Kids following the sale of Fox Family Worldwide, which included Fox Family, Fox Kids and Saban Entertainment being purchased by The Walt Disney Company.
Originally, a Time Force film was planned, but ultimately went unproduced in light of the commercial failure of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie and the purchase of the franchise by Disney. A video game was released in November 2001 for Sony PlayStation, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, and PC.
Plot
In the year 3000, Time Force is a police agency that deals with the crimes of mutants, outcasts of society who have developed super powers. Ransik, one of the most dangerous mutants, is arrested and sentenced to life for his crimes including murder and the plan to travel back in time to take over the world. However, after sentencing, he escapes and manages to go back in time to the year 2001, but supposedly kills Alex, the Red Time Force Ranger, in the process. Alex's fiance Jen, as well as Time Force members Lucas, Katie, and Trip, decide to break protocol and go back in time after Ransik. However, upon arriving in the year 2001, they find that the rest of the Time Force morphers are locked, and cannot be used until someone with Alex's DNA uses the Red Ranger morpher. To that end, they find Alex's ancestor Wes Collins, who unlock the morphers, and then helps them battle Ransik's army of mutants as the Time Force Power Rangers, though Wes and Jen, upset over Alex's death, don't see eye-to-eye initially. Jen became very rude to Wes from the start.
As Ransik continues his quest for total domination of Earth, archeologists discover a box that, unknown to them, contains the Quantum Ranger morpher and powers. Both Ransik and the Rangers are well aware of its contents, and make attempts to retrieve it. The box eventually falls into the hand of Eric Myers, a member of the Silver Guardians, the city's police force managed by Wes' father, Mr. Collins. Eric activates the power, and becomes the Quantum Ranger. Eric soon becomes cocky and irresponsible with his power and thus lead Wes and the Rangers to get try to get it back; however, Eric defeated them and the Power Rangers failed to get the Quantum back. The Rangers were forced to leave Eric alone. Eric eventually takes responsibility for his actions and joins the Rangers, though still maintaining his cocky attitude. The Power Rangers realized that they were wrong about Eric.
Eventually, the Rangers begin receiving help from an unseen ally from the future. Soon, this ally arrives in 2001 and reveals himself to be Alex, stating that he is alive because something the Rangers have done in the present has altered the future causing him to be injured instead of death, and that he has returned to fix it. Alex reveals to Wes what was meant to happen in the original timeline and encourages him to take action to set it right. Wes reluctantly agrees, and relinquishes control of his morpher to Alex so he can take care of his father's business while his father lays ill. Alex then briefly leads the team, but his relationship with the Rangers becomes strained when they realize Alex has changed. Alex eventually realizes that Wes is the true Red Ranger and, having nearly destroyed his relationship with Jen, returns the morpher.
When Ransik makes his final assault on Earth, Alex orders the Rangers to return to the future, for fear that if they hesitate, they may not be able to return at all. Wes, however, would have to remain behind. The Rangers refuse, and fight Ransik alongside Wes, who, knowing his friends can't stay, forces them into returning to the year 3000, leaving only himself and Eric to stop Ransik, or die trying. When the Rangers return to the future, they learn that Silver Hills was saved, but Wes died in the process. The Rangers are ordered to have their minds erased of their memories from 2001, and encouraged to resume their lives. Angered, Jen returns Alex's engagement ring, and the Rangers return to 2001 to help Wes and Eric. During the final battle, Ransik accidentally injures his daughter Nadira and, traumatized by nearly killing her, surrenders to the Rangers. Right before the Rangers return Ransik and Nadira to the future, Wes and Jen, having soothed over their initially rocky relationship, profess their love for one another. As the Rangers depart, Wes stays behind with Eric to co-command the Silver Guardians.
Cast
- Jason Faunt as Wesley "Wes" Collins, the Red Time Force Ranger and Alex
- Erin Cahill as Jennifer "Jen" Scotts, the Pink Time Force Ranger and leader of the team
- Michael Copon as Lucas Kendall, the Blue Time Force Ranger
- Deborah Estelle Phillips as Katie Walker, the Yellow Time Force Ranger
- Kevin Kleinberg as Trip, the Green Time Force Ranger
- Daniel Southworth as Eric Myers, the Quantum Ranger
- Brianne Siddall as the voice of Circuit
- Edward Albert as Mr. Collins, Wes's billionaire father and founder of the Silver Guardians
- Douglas Fisher as Phillips, the Collins' butler
- Ken Merckx as Dr. Michael Zaskin
- Roy Werner as Captain Logan
- Vernon Wells as Ransik
- Kate Sheldon as Nadira
- Eddie Frierson as the voice of Frax
- Neil Kaplan as the voice of Gluto
Zords
The Zords in Power Rangers Time Force were all futuristic vehicles sent back in time from the year 3000 to assist the Time Force Rangers in the year 2001. They were launched by the Transwarp Megazord through a time gate. The Time Flyers had three formations: Jet Mode, Mode Red for power, and Mode Blue for speed. The Time Shadow was sent back in time by Alex to assist his comrades in the past. The Quantasaurus-Rex was used solely by the Quantum Ranger (although Wes Collins, the Red Ranger used it for a short period), and was the precursor to the other Time Force Zords, although it was lost in the Jurassic until it was uncovered in the present.
References
- ^ Stanley, T.L. (June 9, 2001). "Power Rangers Still Have a Kick". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
External links
| Preceded by Lightspeed Rescue |
Power Rangers 2001 |
Succeeded by Wild Force |
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