Zyu2 - What's with you?

[Churlyryan]

I bet I know what you're thinking? Why make a new Zyu2 thread? What's left to discuss? There is no Lokar. The rumors were fake. It's "just battle footage" Haim Saban commissioned from Toei to make in the Autumn of 1993.

But the funny thing is, there's plenty left! Only nine of the 25 monsters have had their "Footage Blocks" released, and a majority of those monsters being Zedd monsters (thus ripe for Putty/Zord replacing) does not mean squat. Remember how impressed we were in the Oysterizer footage how Black Ranger had a "Zyu2 exclusive" Helmet Scope? Not to mention all these other snippets of footage removed from American broadcast such as "Up yours" gestures, ass smacking, and even Baboon tails growing in an erect fashion.

I, for one, enjoy these little moments.

It was why Lokar not being in Bloom of Doom didn't kill me in the least.

The original purpose for the quest for the Zyu2 footage was met.

But by damn it, there's still more. There will always be more for me as for as Tokusatsu and Sentai is concerned. This shit's been going on decades longer than Power Rangers. For all intents and purposes, Zyu2 totally is an official Season of Sentai, and I'm sure in some sort of "50th Super Sentai Anthology" book it will get heavy acknowledgement.

Dramole, in his broadcast episode had a Viewing Globe-exclusive shot of him in some sort of dark background with dust falling over. This feels like a shot of him digging in the ground, he is a mole after all.

Lizzinator has a noticeably long deleted scene in one of his scripts. Including more of the Putties can drive and even the car falling off the cliff.

Pumpkin Rapper has an entire Megazord and Dragonzord fight just waiting to be seen.

The Number system! They say it means nothing, but if that was true, it wouldn't be there, other than to be even more cool lost footage! Is Dramole #1? Is Commander Crayfish #25? I must know! See? There is tons more speculation!

What about that blast Pythor? Why was he created? Was he a Zyuranger/Kakuranger reject?

If I can't get the rest of Zyu2, maybe I might have a better chance of getting all 39 episodes of Metalder subbed in VHS...

I still give props to John "Grnrngr" Greene and Jeff Pruitt for their servises in finding the uncovered footage. I made this thread not to put pressure on you guys to look for more footage, as I realize we as adults have better things to do than sift through old obsolete tapes. Still, that Christmas morning in 2014, was one I will never forget.

I actually do not think Jeff has anymore monsters. The ones we saw all heavily included reshoots to include Z-Putties and "Loosing his Powers" subplot for the Green Ranger. Jeff, after all, was the Stunt Coordinator, it would make sense for him to recieve the Japanese footage for necessary similar shoots.

That all being said, there's not much else out there who might have possibly kept any Zyu2 tapes...

[KCJ506]

There's some Zyu2 footage I think that may have been cut in episodes before Zedd arrived. Such as in Plague Of The Mantis, when the others arrive to help Trini, the Mantis easily wipes the floor with them and then Rita makes the monster grow. Usually for Zyu2 monsters, they'd only grow once the rangers had the upperhand. This is what makes me think that there may have been some more footage of the Yellow Rangers beating up the monster before it grows that wasn't used.

[Zeo Power]

I think things should have continued the way they did until Zeo. Then they could have used Oh2 footage to do Zeo Season 2 instead of Turbo.

[Turbo Guy]

Any Turbo was whacky the awesome!

[Goldar's Revenge]

If they kept doing additional footage every year... It would have no longer been cost effective. Plus Zoe is a toy commercial and needs new toys to sell every year. Making new specs that weren't in the regular Sentai would have gotten very expensive.

[Maligore]

Saban would have been too cheap for any of this anywAy. I was Surprised they did the extra footage that they did.

[Guardian Ranger]

All the footage splices from different sources were part of MMPR's charm. As much as people like season 1 , that approach wouldn't have worked forever without the changes we got in season 2 and 3 .

[Power Sentai]

I think MMPR using so much footage was nice but if wouldn't have worked forever or been cost effective.

[Hailey Ziktor]

It was just a way to get more footage so they could do more episodes right away. Thats how popular the show was. It's just too bad they couldn't do more footage for season 2's first half. So Tommy had more to do.

[Spike Hart]

It did help to make the end of season 1 and 2 unique.