en-us 2008-10-10 20:26:33 CMSMagik http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/30/ Site Announcement : Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
* My new Power Rangers Jungle Fury website has been launched. Once Operation Overdrive is over and the Jungle Fury previews begin, I will start posting news to this site instead of my Operation Overdrive site.]]> 2007-08-15 15:52:46 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/30/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/43/ Jungle Fury ABC Kids Premiere Date : Sunday, October 28th, 2007
* Jungle Fury on ABC Kids is set to premiere Saturday, March 22nd, 2008. The premiere date on TOON Disney is still unknown at this time.]]> 2007-10-28 18:04:29 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/43/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/39/ Jungle Fury Toys : Friday, October 19th, 2007
* Jungle Fury figures have been spotted on eBay. Though, the eBay seller is located in Hong Kong, and most likely, the figures came directly from the factory of which they were made. So these new toys possible will not be seen in retail stores until sometime in November or December.

The logo on the boxes is different from the first Jungle Fury logo we received. And there are three new Ranger figures (Elephant Ranger, Bat Ranger, and Shark Ranger) that are unknown rather they will be in the show or not.]]> 2007-10-19 17:42:53 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/39/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/47/ Jetix Power Rangers Jungle Fury Site : Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
* The Power Rangers Jungle Fury Jetix site is online, but still under construction at this time:
Jetix - Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]> 2007-11-27 23:07:31 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/47/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/49/ Official Power Rangers Site : Friday, December 7th, 2007
* The Official Power Rangers Site has an exclusive PRJF teaser:
Official Power Rangers Site]]> 2007-12-07 23:25:51 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/49/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/53/ Power Rangers Animated Season : Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
* With the new Animated Power Rangers coming in 2009, this means that Jungle Fury might be The last live action season.]]> 2007-12-18 19:31:25 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/53/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/54/ New MMGR And Lord Zedd Figures : Friday, December 21st, 2007
* In the latest issue of Tomart's Action Figure Digest, they show use some interesting new toys coming in March:

Two Limited Edition Chaser Figures, (Mighty Morphin) Green Ranger and Lord Zedd; A new Jungle Fury villain they call "Melle" which comes with "Flit" the Fly; The Deluxe Jungle Master Megazord; The Deluxe Elephant, Bat and Shark Zords will be released; And another Transforming Megazord called Jungle King Megazord.

Images scanned by Dino Ranger White:
01 - 02 - 03 - 04]]> 2007-12-21 17:37:35 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/54/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/57/ Bandai Power Rangers Jungle Fury Site : Saturday, January 5th, 2008
* Bandai's Power Rangers Jungle Fury Toy site is now online:
Bandai - Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]> 2008-01-05 17:43:06 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/57/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/58/ Jungle Fury TOON Disney Premiere Date : Saturday, January 5th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury premieres on TOON Disney, Monday, February 18th at 7pm (Eastern Time). It is another hour premiere with "Welcome to the Jungle" at 7pm, and "Welcome to the Jungle II" at 7:30pm.

ABC Kids: Saturday, March 22nd, 2008.]]> 2008-01-05 17:56:46 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/58/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/66/ Jetix PRJF Site Updated : Thursday, January 31st, 2008
* Jetix has updated their site:
Jetix - Power Rangers Jungle Fury]]> 2008-01-31 10:44:54 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/66/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/69/ Power Rangers Jungle Fury Press Release : Saturday, February 16th, 2008
* Thanks goes to Burgundy Ranger from Power Rangers On-Air Central:

Jungle Fury Cast Pic

The international phenomenon of the "Power Rangers," which shows the power of team work and that good triumphs over evil, is in its 16th incarnation - "Power Rangers Jungle Fury." Set on present-day Earth, three teenagers skilled in Kung Fu martial arts are given the gift to morph into Power Rangers and must join forces to battle an ominous, evil spirit, Dai Shi, that recently escaped from its ten thousand year old imprisonment. Together under the direction of their Kung Fu Master, RJ, the Power Rangers will fight to save the world from total destruction.

"Power Rangers Jungle Fury" airs as part of the Jetix programming block Mondays and Fridays (8:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. ET/PT) and weekends (8:30 a.m., ET/PT) on Toon Disney.

The story of "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" begins many centuries ago when an evil spirit, Dai Shi, roamed freely across the earth, causing destruction, famine and harm everywhere it went. Many tried to stop it, but it was too powerful to be destroyed. Fortunately, through valiant fighting, the Order of the Claw, a group of Kung Fu martial artists, part of the Pai Zhuq, were able to capture the evil spirit and have since been able to keep him locked away. The secret of their prisoner and their duty to keep him under control was passed along from generation to generation of Pai Zhuq members. The school always had three master warriors, aware of their mission, always at the ready in case the Dai Shi escaped. For years though, their talents have not been needed.

Now, years later, Dai Shi has escaped and three new warriors have been selected by the Pai Zhuq to find and destroy the evil Dai Shi. The three teen warriors must go to where evil once made its home, a land once uninhabited, now known as Ocean Bluff, California. In their new home, the teen warriors must assume normal lives working at a pizza parlor under the guidance of their boss and new Kung Fu Master, RJ, who gives them the power to morph into the secretive Power Rangers.

The morphers transform Casey into the Red Ranger, who has the animal spirit of a Tiger – a bit of a rebel who likes to do things his own way. Theo becomes the Blue Ranger, who has the animal spirit of a Jaguar - smart, sleek and a good fighter and Lily changes into the Yellow Ranger, who has the animal spirit of a Cheetah –with lightning fast moves and a cool demeanor.

Later in the season, RJ taps into his wolf spirit to become the Wolf Ranger and his old pal Dominic who befriends the Power Rangers, unleashes his animal spirit to become the Rhino Ranger. Together, they team up with the Power Rangers to fight against the Dai Shi and his army of animal spirits before they obliterate the human world.

"Power Rangers Jungle Fury" stars Jason Smith as Casey, the Red Ranger, Aljin Abella as Theo, the Blue Ranger, Anna Hutchison as Lily, the Yellow Ranger, David de Lautour as RJ/Wolf Ranger, and Nikolai Nikolaeff as Dominic Hargan/Rhino Ranger.

Bruce Kalish ("The Famous Jett Jackson") and Koichi Sakamoto serve as executive producers. Sally Campbell is the producer. "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" is produced by Ranger Productions Ltd. and films on location in Auckland, New Zealand.]]> 2008-02-16 22:38:04 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/69/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/84/ PRJF episode 8 Online : Tuesday, March 28th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 8, Way of the Master, is online right now:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-03-25 22:02:02 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/84/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/88/ PRJF episode 9 Online : Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 9, Good Karma Bad Karma, is online right now:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-04-15 12:17:06 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/88/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/89/ PRJF episode 10 Online : Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 10, "Blind Leading the Blind", is online now:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-04-22 17:44:48 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/89/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/91/ New Rangers to the show : Sunday, April 27th, 2008
* It looks like Elephant Ranger, Bat Ranger and Shark Ranger may actually be in the show:
Rangers.]]> 2008-04-27 01:17:09 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/91/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/93/ New Rangers Evil Info : Monday, April 28th, 2008
* So it seems, It will be a three parter with Elephant Ranger, Bat Ranger and Shark Ranger (titles and air dates unknown at this time).

Thanks goes to KyL416.

Part 1: The Phantom Beasts have been brought back to life. Dai Shi has them prove their loyalty by capturing the three masters. The Phantom Beasts capture the masters and use the masters to create the Spirit Rangers.

Part 2: The Phantom Beasts control the masters and call forth the Spirit Rangers. They look and fight exactly like Power Rangers. Our heroes are in for a real fight as they face the spirits of their own masters. RJ makes a device that will momentarily stop the Spirit Rangers. But he knows that something more has to be done in order to save his dad and the other masters.

Part 3: The Spirit Rangers could be the end of our heroes if something isn't done. RJ takes the risk of destroying his father. Trusting his instincts, he finds that his dad was prepared if this should happen. Together with the help of his dad, RJ saves the other Masters from the grip of evil:

Rangers pic.]]> 2008-04-28 20:23:46 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/93/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/96/ PRJF episode 13 Online : Thursday, May 15th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 13, "Ghost of a Chance", is online:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-05-15 18:03:08 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/96/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/101/ Rhino Ranger and Spirit Rangers : Monday, June 2nd, 2008
* Looks like the three evil Spirit Rangers, Elephant Ranger, Bat Ranger and Shark Ranger, may join the team. Image below also shows RJ with his purple uniform and Dominic Hargan Rhino Ranger.

pic.]]> 2008-06-02 20:08:08 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/101/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/109/ PRJF episode 18 Online : Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 18, "True Friends, True Spirits", is online:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-06-25 22:06:33 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/109/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/113/ For those of you who don't know, there is going to be a new Live Action Show called Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. The show is geared towards an older audience than Power Rangers and is not created by Disney. The show is created by a new company called "Adness Entertainment". Season One will have 40 episodes, and possibly a Movie if things go well. All 40 episodes have already been filmed. Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is an adaptation of "Kamen Rider Ryuki" (japan season) from 2002.

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight is brought to use by the Wang Brothers, Steve Wang and Michael Wang. They're doing the writing, producing, and directing. Steve Wang directed an episode of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, "The Rescue Mission", and also directed the two Guyver movies (The Guyver and Guyver: Dark Hero).

Shot on location in Los Angeles.

Originally Posted by Cynopsis: Kids! Thanks goes to BurgundyRanger:
Japan's Adness Entertainment licenses the US broadcast rights for Kamen Rider Dragon Knight to 4Kids Entertainment, which plans to air the series as part of The CW4Kids Saturday morning block on The CW Network for the 2008-9 season. Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, a live-action series featuring CGI special effects, follows the adventures of a teen discovers a mysterious deck of cards that give him the power to transform into an ancient warrior called a Kamen Rider. Produced by Adness Entertainment, which is adapting for the US, the series is based on the original series Kamen Rider Ryuki, produced by the Toei Company.

There is a Kamen Rider Dragon Knight (Leaked (Lost)) Pilot (2006) episode which may be found on youtube. NOTE: It is not the real Pilot, and many changes have been made since. The new Official Trailer can be found on youtube, or this direct Veoh flash link. Also, visit the Official Kamen Rider Dragon Knight, Adness Entertainment, website.

It's still unknown when exactly Kamen Rider Dragon Knight will air on the CW, but it's possible that the promos may begin in September this year.

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 2007 Story Release:

Driven to find his missing father, KIT Taylor discovers a mysterious ADVENT CARD that gives him the power to transform into a KAMEN RIDER, an armored warrior who exists only in the MIRROR WORLD, a dimension opposite of our own reality.

Kit joins forces with LEN, the leader of the KAMEN RIDERS, after he learns that his father may be a hostage of the evil GENERAL XAVIAX, a renegade warlord who gains his power by kidnapping people from this world.

Kit, now KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT, must quickly learn to use his newfound powers to battle General Xaviax and his evil army in the hopes that he will one day find his father.

Little does Kit realize that if the remaining 10 ADVENT CARDS should fall into the wrong hands, it could pose an even greater danger...DARK KAMEN RIDERS...

TV Series, 40 episodes available 2008.

Theatrical film available 2009.

Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 2008 Story Release:

On the other side of every mirror on Earth lies the parallel dimension of Ventara - a world destroyed by the evil alien, General Xaviax. The Kamen Riders were warriors from Ventara who fought Xaviax with armor and abilities powered by their Advent Decks. Unfortunately, Xaviax stole the Advent Decks and defeated all the Riders but one.

Kamen Rider Wing Knight is the sole surviving Kamen Rider - the only man who can stop Xaviax from destroying Earth the same way he destroyed Ventara. To defeat Wing Knight, Xaviax brought the Advent Decks to Earth and tricked ordinary citizens into becoming new Kamen Riders - super-powered soldiers who will carry out his evil plans.

After his father's mysterious disappearance, Kit Taylor finds an Advent Deck and becomes Kamen Rider Dragon Knight. He joins forces with Kamen Rider Wing Knight to defeat the ten corrupt Kamen Riders that Xaviax sends against them. By fighting, the two hope not only to save the Earth from Xaviax's domination, but to find Kit's missing father and win back Ventara as well.]]> 2008-07-07 12:45:55 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/113/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/154/ Site Announcement : Monday, September 29th, 2008
* My new Kamen Rider Dragon Knight website has been launched.

NOTE: The KamenConnection Mailing List is separate from the Power Rangers list.]]> 2008-09-29 12:16:10 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/154/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/157/ PRJF episode 27 Online : Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 27, "Tigers Fall, Lions Rise", is online:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-09-30 20:18:21 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/157/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/162/ Power Rangers RPM Logo : Friday, October 10th, 2008

The new Power Rangers RPM Logo has arrived.]]> 2008-10-10 20:23:31 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/162/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/126/ No Battlizer this season? : Thursday, July 31st, 2008
* It's possible there may not be a Battlizer this season, not even for the Red Ranger, which would make this Disney's first season without a Red Battlizer.

pic.]]> 2008-07-31 22:57:42 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/126/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/130/ Disney XD : Monday, August 11th, 2008
* Disney to target boys with rebranded cable channel

"The entertainment giant plans to relaunch Toon Disney as Disney XD, which will be aimed at boys ages 6 to 14.

By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 7, 2008

Someday, Disney hopes its princes will come.

The entertainment giant, which has made billions catering to the princess fantasies of young girls, plans to relaunch Toon Disney as Disney XD, a cable channel that will target boys. The move, under wraps for more than a year, is an attempt by the company to capture a market that has long eluded it.

Starting in February, Disney XD will seek to become to young dudes what Disney Channel, with its lineup of tweeny bopper programs such as "High School Musical," "Hannah Montana" and "Camp Rock" is to girls. Disney XD, aiming at boys ages 6 to 14, will offer original action-adventure and comedy series, movies, animation and sports-themed shows developed with Walt Disney Co.-owned ESPN.

"What was clear to me, and clear to us, is we had a huge opportunity to create content that were boys' favorites," said Rich Ross, president of Disney Channels Worldwide.

Tween boys, ages 9 to 14, account for about $50 billion in spending worldwide, said Greg Kahn, senior vice president of strategic insights for media buying firm Optimedia International USA Inc. Advertisers are eager to reach these young consumers, not just snag a portion of their disposable income, but to build a loyalty they hope will extend into even more free-spending teen years, he said.

But the Disney Channel has struggled for years to find the right programming formula to lure boys, who tend to gravitate to Viacom's Nickelodeon and Time Warner's Cartoon Network -- that is, when they're not spending time playing video games. Disney Channel's popular live-action shows, from its early tween phenomenon, "Lizzie McGuire," through its current pop-culture sensation, "Hannah Montana," mainly attract girls.

Efforts to bring in more boys, through male-led series such as "Even Stevens" or "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody," still haven't succeeded enough to close the gender gap between female and male viewers.

Animation, traditionally a draw for boys, has been a struggle for Disney Channel, although its newest series, "Phineas and Ferb," appears to be building a strong male following.

But so far, the network has failed to produce a blockbuster to compete with Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants;" or match the guy-centric focus of Cartoon Network, which one ad buyer described as the ESPN of animation.

"You're fighting the brand perception, the very, very strong brand equity that's been in the marketplace for many, many years," Kahn said of Disney Channel. "It would almost require a completely separate effort to reach tween boys, with a completely different name somehow associated with the Disney property, to reach these tween males."

None of this is news to Ross, who, with his executive team, spent more than a year with focus groups pondering the eternal verities: "What do boys want?"

The answer, perhaps not surprisingly, is that boys want it all. "What we heard, loud and clear, is they expect from Disney this broad array," Ross said, with programs running the gamut from animation to action-adventure to comedy. "They expect from Disney the whole thing, including movies." In short, tween boys are looking for more than a show or two wedged in the midst of the musical theater-inspired programs that have come to define Disney Channel. They want, Disney says, a channel they can call their own.

"They want a place, essentially a headquarters for them where their favorite content exists, that has this broad array of shapes and sizes and tenors and complexities, and treats them with the respect that Disney Channel treats all kids, and the girls are fanatical about," Ross said.

Instead of tinkering with what works -- Disney Channel, which has spawned two billion-dollar creative franchises in High School Musical and Hannah -- Ross relaunched a struggling cable asset, Toon Disney, into this destination for boys.

Toon Disney pulls only 10% to 15% of the viewers of Disney Channel, despite the cable network's reach into nearly 70 million U.S. households. The Nielsen ratings reflect its hodgepodge lineup of geriatric kids shows, such as as "Power Rangers Jungle Fury" and recycled animated offerings such as "Batman: The Animated Series," and "Jackie Chan Adventures," and movies.

As the rebranded Disney XD, the ad-supported cable network will boast original series, such as "Aaron Stone," a live-action show about a video game virtuoso who leads a secret double life as a crime fighter. The show boils down to a male fantasy version of "Hannah Montana," in which an ordinary teen leads a double life as a rock star.

Former "The Wonder Years" child star Fred Savage directed the pilot for "Mongoose & Luther," a mock documentary series about two best friends who set out to become the world's greatest skateboarders.

The project was created by Matt Dearborn and Tom Burkhard, who worked on Disney Channel's "Even Stevens."

Established animated series, from "Phineas and Ferb," to "Batman: The Animated Series," will air on Disney XD alongside new offerings, such as RoboDz, a short-form series developed in partnership with Toei Animation Co. of Japan, in which robotic life forms defend Earth from space invaders. Plans for an online presence and mobile offerings are also in the works.

"We know we have a huge opportunity to take that asset and make it every bit as powerful as Disney Channel or Playhouse Disney," Ross said."]]> 2008-08-11 16:54:44 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/130/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/137/ CW4Kids Brand Spankin' New : Monday, September 1st, 2008
* A glimpse into the new Fall programming lineup, the CW4Kids Brand Spankin' New sneak peek special airs on the CW, September 12th at 4:30pm (time is Eastern).]]> 2008-09-01 13:05:06 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/137/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/140/ Power Rangers Jungle Fury DVDs : Sunday, September 14th, 2008
*TVShowsOnDVD.com

Disney has announced that they will be releasing Power Rangers Jungle Fury DVDs Volumes 1 and 2 on December 16th. Each will have 6 episodes.

pic.]]> 2008-09-14 15:08:53 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/140/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/141/ Power Rangers RPM Figures : Sunday, September 14th, 2008
*Power Rangers RPM Figures have been spotted on ebay.

Don't go searching for them just yet, possibly won't be seen in stores until November.

pic1 pic2]]> 2008-09-14 16:04:53 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/141/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/145/ PRJF episode 26 Online : Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
* Power Rangers Jungle Fury episode 26, "Don't Blow That Dough", is online:
Disney.com | DxD]]> 2008-09-23 19:12:08 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/145/ http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/147/ Power Rangers RPM Story and Demos : Sunday, September 28th, 2008
* Power Rangers RPM Story (posted by: Kyle415):

In the near future, the mysterious and sinister Venjix Computer Network is attempting to conquer and lay ruin to the entire planet. Mankind has retreated into environmentally-shielded domed cities to protect against the pollution and machines unleashed by Venjix. In the shining city of Corinth, an elite force of Rangers must learn to drive and operate an arsenal of radically advanced biotech vehicles in order to battle the attacking machine army bent on world domination.

Power Rangers RPM Theme Demos (found on jecomusicnyc.com by Cyborg Ranger ?).
(I recreated the demos as mp3s for much faster downloading)

Demo 1 - Demo 2 - Demo 3 - Demo 4]]> 2008-09-28 11:05:51 http://junglefury.powerrangersgateway.com/news/147/