Power Rangers S.P.D.
| Power Rangers S.P.D. | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
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| Based on | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger by Toei Company |
| Developed by | Jetix The Walt Disney Company Toei Company |
| Directed by | Greg Aronowitz Andrew Merrifield Charlie Haskell Mark Beesley Britta Johnstone Paul Grinder John Laing |
| Starring | Brandon Jay McLaren Chris Violette Matt Austin Monica May Alycia Purrott John Tui Michelle Langstone Kelson Henderson Barnie Duncan Rene Naufahu Josephine Davison Olivia James-Baird |
| Theme music composer | Ron Wasserman |
| Composers | Bruce Lynch Steven Vincent |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bruce Kalish Greg Aronowitz Koichi Sakamoto |
| Producers | Sally Campbell Charles Knight |
| Production locations | New Zealand (Auckland) Japan (Saitama, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production companies | BVS Entertainment Renaissance Atlantic Entertainment Toei Company, Ltd. Ranger Productions, Ltd. |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television Buena Vista International Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC Family (Ep 1–21 & 35) Toon Disney (Ep 22–34 & 36-38) (Jetix) |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Original release | February 5 – November 14, 2005[1] |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Power Rangers Dino Thunder |
| Followed by | Power Rangers Mystic Force |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Power Rangers S.P.D. is the thirteenth season of the American television series, Power Rangers, and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. The season shares its title with the Korean dub of Dekaranger in South Korea, whose logo is similar to the American series. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in Dekaranger, it stood for Special Police Dekaranger, and in the South Korean dub of Dekaranger, it stood for Special Police Delta. The season debuted on February 5, 2005 as part of Jetix, originally airing on ABC Family; beginning with "Messenger, Part 2", the series moved to Toon Disney.[2][3]
A Japanese dub of S.P.D. started airing on Toei's digital television channel in Japan starting in August 2011, with two DVD volumes released on August 5. It features the original Dekaranger cast members dubbing over the voices of their American counterparts (with the exception of Mako Ishino, who is the series' narrator rather than voicing her character's counterpart).[4]
Synopsis[]
The story takes place in the year 2025, 21 years after the events of the previous season when Earth has welcomed alien beings to live peacefully with the human race. However, peace is short-lived as the planet-conquering Troobian Empire and it's leader Emperor Gruumm turns its destructive attention to Earth. When the Earth's first line of defense, the Space Patrol Delta A-Squad mysteriously vanishes without a trace, the protection of the planet falls to their replacements: B-Squad Rangers Schuyler "Sky" Tate Bridge Carson and Sydney "Syd" Drew, under the guidance of their dog-like alien commander, Anubis "Doggie" Cruger. When reformed thieves Jack Landers and Elizabeth "Z" Delgado join the team as the Red and Yellow S.P.D Rangers, tensions threaten to tear them apart. With the alien threat growing stronger every moment, the Rangers must put aside their differences and go into action as one.
During B-Squad's attempts to hold off Gruumm's forces, including pictomancer Mora and bat-like Broodwing, the team discovers that Cruger used to be a Ranger himself, but fled to Earth and swore off his Ranger duties after failing to protect his home planet and the apparent death of his wife Isinia, however, attacks by old enemies reveal that Isinia is actually alive and in Gruumm's clutches, forcing him to return to active status as the Shadow Ranger. They are later joined by the Omega Ranger, a future version of a kid they saved sent back in order to prevent B Squad's destruction from having a negative effect on his time.
Things come to a head when A-Squad returns and reveals they had not disappeared but in fact defected upon believing that fighting against Gruumm's forces was a losing battle, resulting in both Cruger and B-Squad being captured, though they quickly escape. As B-Squad subdue their roque teammates and route the Troobian's invasion, Cruger attacks Gruumm and rescues Isinia. However, Gruumm survives his army's destruction, leading to a final battle between him and Cruger and his arrest. Afterwards, Jack, having becoming disillusioned by the direction his life is going as a Ranger, abruptly quits the team, prompting Cruger to promote Sky as the replacement Red Ranger.
Cast and characters[]
B-Squad
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Jack Landors, the S.P.D. Red Ranger.
- Chris Violette as Schuyler "Sky" Tate, the S.P.D. Blue Ranger.
- Matt Austin as Bridge Carson, the S.P.D. Green Ranger.
- Monica May as Elizabeth "Z" Delgado, the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger.
- Alycia Purrott as Sydney "Syd" Drew, the S.P.D. Pink Ranger.
Additional Rangers
- John Tui as Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, S.P.D. Shadow Ranger.
- Brett Stewart as Sam, the S.P.D. Omega Ranger.
- Michelle Langstone as Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx, the S.P.D. Kat Ranger.
- Antonia Prebble as Nova, the S.P.D. Nova Ranger.
Dino Thunder Rangers
- James Napier Robertson as Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger and Triassic Ranger.
- Kevin Duhaney as Ethan James, the Blue Dino Ranger.
- Emma Lahana as Kira Ford, the Yellow Dino Ranger.
- Jeffrey Parazzo as Trent Fernandez, the White Dino Ranger and the voice of the Black Dino Ranger.
Allies
- Barnie Duncan as Piggy
- Kelson Henderson as Boom
- Beth Allen as Ally Samuels
- Tandi Wright as the voice of Isinia Cruger
- Paul Norell as Supreme Commander Fowler Birdie
- John Tui as Sergeant Silverback
Villains
- Rene Naufahu as Emperor Gruumm.
- Olivia James-Baird as Mora.
- Josephine Davison as Morgana.
- Jim McLarty as the voice of Broodwing.
- Derek Judge as the voice of Blue-Head Krybots.
- James Gaylyn as the voice of Orange Head Krybots and Zeltrax.
- Geoff Dolan as the voice of Omni The Magnificence
A-Squad
- Gina Varela as Charlie, A-Squad Red Ranger.
- Nick Kemplen (voice) as Unnamed A-Squad Blue Ranger.
- Thomas Kiwi & Nick Kemplen (voice) as Unnamed A-Squad Green Ranger.
- Allan Smith & Greg Cooper II (voice) as Unnamed A-Squad Yellow Ranger.
- Motoko Nagino & Claire Dougan (voice) as Unnamed A-Squad Pink Ranger.
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535 536 | 1 2 | "Beginnings" | Greg Aronowitz | Bruce Kalish Greg Aronowitz | February 5, 2005 |
| 537 | 3 | "Confronted" | Greg Aronowitz | Jackie Marchand | February 12, 2005 |
| 538 | 4 | "Walls" | Andrew Merrifield | John Tellegen | February 19, 2005 |
| 539 | 5 | "Dogged" | Andrew Merrifield | Jackie Marchand | February 26, 2005 |
| 540 | 6 | "A-Bridged" | Andrew Merrifield | Mark Hoffmeier | March 5, 2005 |
| 541 542 | 7 8 | "Sam" | Charlie Haskell | Bruce Kalish John Tellegen | March 12, 2005 March 19, 2005 |
| 543 | 9 | "Idol" | Charlie Haskell | David Garber | April 2, 2005 |
| 544 | 10 | "Stakeout" | Mark Beesley | Jackie Marchand | April 9, 2005 |
| 545 546 | 11 12 | "Shadow" | Mark Beesley | Bruce Kalish | April 16, 2005 April 23, 2005 |
| 547 | 13 | "Abandoned" | Britta Johnstone | John Tellegen | April 30, 2005 |
| 548 549 | 14 15 | "Wired" | Britta Johnstone | Jackie Marchand & John Tellegen | May 7, 2005 May 14, 2005 |
| 550 | 16 | "Boom" | Andrew Merrifeld | Greg Aronowitz | May 21, 2005 |
| 551 | 17 | "Recognition" | Andrew Merrifield | David Garber | June 4, 2005 |
| 552 | 18 | "Samurai" | Andrew Merrifield | Matt Hawkins | June 11, 2005 |
| 553 | 19 | "Dismissed" | Paul Grinder | Jesse Horsting | June 18, 2005 |
| 554 | 20 | "Perspective" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | June 25, 2005 |
| 555 556 | 21 22 | "Messenger" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish Jackie Marchand | July 10, 2005 July 16, 2005 |
| 557 | 23 | "Zapped" | John Laing | Stan Berkowitz | July 25, 2005 |
| 558 559 | 24 25 | "Reflection" | John Laing | Jackie Marchand | August 12, 2005 |
| 560 561 | 26 27 | "S.W.A.T." | Britta Johnstone | John Tellegen Greg Aronowitz | August 15, 2005 August 22, 2005 |
| 562 | 28 | "Robotpalooza" | John Laing | Bruce Kalish | August 29, 2005 |
| 563 | 29 | "Katastrophe" | John Laing | Jackie Marchand | September 26, 2005 |
| 564 | 30 | "Missing" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | October 3, 2005 |
| 565 | 31 | "History" | Paul Grinder | Jackie Marchand | October 11, 2005 |
| 566 | 32 | "Impact" | Britta Johnstone | Jackie Marchand | September 23, 2005 |
| 567 | 33 | "Badge" | John Laing | Jackie Marchand | October 17, 2005 |
| 568 | 34 | "Insomnia" | John Laing | John Tellegen | October 28, 2005 |
| 569 | 35 | "Wormhole" | Paul Grinder | Bruce Kalish | February 2, 2006 |
| 570 | 36 | "Resurrection" | John Laing | Bruce Kalish | November 4, 2005 |
| 571 572 | 37 38 | "Endings" | Greg Aronowitz | Jackie Marchand Bruce Kalish | November 7, 2005 November 14, 2005 |
Video game[]
There was one game produced for the Space Patrol Delta series, a side-scroller on the Game Boy Advance by THQ. The 6 rangers fight minor enemies until they encounter the main boss. There are racing levels which involve piloting the Red, Yellow, or Pink Delta Runners, a Space Invaders style targeting game with the Green Delta Runner, a racing level involving R.I.C. (the Rangers' robotic dog), and Megazord battle levels.
Comic strip[]
A new monthly comic strip based on the series appeared in every issue of Jetix Magazine in the UK in 2005. Jetix Magazine is the official magazine of Jetix, the channel that showed S.P.D. in the UK in 2006. The strip was the first Power Rangers strip to be written by Transformers writer Simon Furman, collaborating for the first time on the PR strip with equally popular TF artist Andrew Wildman, who had previously done artwork for other Power Rangers strips under Jetix Magazines' previous banner of Fox Kids' Wicked. The strip ended with its conclusion to the SPD series, the first time any comic strip version of Power Rangers has dared to pull off a different take on a PR finale. In the strip, A-Squad is brainwashed instead of corrupted and turn against their superiors. The B-Squad regulars deal with them and help Cruger defeat and overcome both Grumm and Omni, before being promoted to A-Squad status.
During the strip, a running subplot involving a rogue Krybot who had become self-aware and rebelled against Grumm gradually unfolded, he would resurface to warn SPD of Grumm's invasion attempt in the final story and supply Jack with a device that once inserted on the Terror, would incapacitate the Krybot fleet.
Unlike "Endings", Jack does not leave the team, in another change, the Rangers do not decline the position of A-Squad (in the season, the rank of A-Squad was discarded in light of the previous team tarnishing it with their treacherous ways).
References[]
- ^ Note: Wormhole aired out of production order in early February 2006 in the US, but is not officially considered the season finale.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (2005-02-04). "They've morphed yet again". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "POWER RANGERS S.P.D. VOL. 2: STAKEOUT,POWER RANGERS S.P.D. VOL. 3: WIRED". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "『パワーレンジャー S.P.D.』日本語吹替版プロジェクト 始動！ | 東映［テレビ］". 2011-05-01. Archived from the original on 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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