Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers

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The Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers
Genre Action-Adventure / Parody
Creator(s) Chris Phillips, Nick Pittom
Starring Ross Fretten, Kathryn Alder
Country of origin Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes 4
Production
Running time 10 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Original run 2004 – 2007

Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers is a television show on MTV UK. The show is a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Mighty Moshin Emo Rangers is directed by Chris Phillips[1] and Nick Pittom[2], who both live in Essex, England and sound design is by Dominic Sinacola..

Due to the low budget (£100 GBP) of the show, most of it is filmed with a camcorder and edited on an old computer. The suits worn by the Emo Rangers in the first series are made of a black, skin-tight lycra, and the helmets and additional props are constructed out of papier-mâché.

Before production began, Chris created a thread on the popular Power Ranger fan-forum Rangerboard [[3]]. This thread was used by the crew to discuss and detail the production of the first episode, and some of the ideas that appeared in the final production originated in this forum thread.

Starting out as a fan-film project that was distributed on Youtube, Google Video and Myspace, the show was quickly picked up by MTV UK in 2006, and has also made its way to the US MTV [[4]]

Although a specific release date has yet to be announced, Chris and Nick have stated they wish to release a DVD of the show. [[5]]

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[edit] Background

The idea for the series came about in November of 2004 when Chris was upset that he had been dumped by his then-girlfriend. His friend Nick told him to "Quit being emo, you Emo Ranger!" to which Chris replied with "You Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers!". [[6]] ]Using a borrowed prosumer camcorder, Chris and Nick (who work as professional video editors) decided to film a low-budget Power Ranger parody based on the idea. [[7]]


[edit] Cast of Characters

The Emo Rangers

  • Ross: Introspective Emo Ranger (Played by Ross Fretten)

Ross is a young teenager who spends much of his time thinking about himself, his demise, the demise of the world and the surroundings (see existentialism). His Emo Ranger suit is black and white with a white emo hairstyle on the top, and has sagging pants. His EmoZord represents an emo teenager.

Based on information Chris posted onto Rangerboards.com during the development of the show, Ross is the leader of the Emo Rangers and will eventually gain a Battlizer mode. (The Introspective Emo Ranger is partly based on the White/Green Ranger Tommy Oliver of The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and was originally intended to have a chest shield similar to the White/Green Ranger of that particular show).

  • Vicken: Weeping Tears Emo Ranger (Played by Vicken Symes)

Vicken (or Vicky) is a depressed, pessimistic girl. She often cries at the smallest things. She also writes rubbish poetry. Her suit is black and yellow with the symbol of a teardrop. Her EmoZord resembles, in Chris own words, a "yellow dragon/raptor/kangaroo" [[8]].

  • John: Chronic Stoner Emo Ranger

John is an often confused drug user, and often pessimistic. His suit is black and green with a Cannabis leaf as the vizor. His EmoZord represents a bong.

  • Stef: Bleeding Heart Emo Ranger

Stef (short for Stephanie) is a pessimistic youth who got dumped by her boyfriend in front of the whole school. This filled her with anger is the source of her power. Her EmoZord resembles a bird.

  • Luke: Chaos Mohawk Emo Ranger

A cynical, anticapitalist youth, his youthful movements in battle are one of his higher qualities. His suit is black and red and has an oversized mohawk haircut on the top. His EmoZord represents a robot with a mohawk.

  • Fai: Fashioncore Emo Ranger

The only thing currently known about this emo ranger is that she is popular and trendy. Her suit is black and purple with a leopard skin top and over-gelled purple hairstyle. Her EmoZord is a carbon copy of the Mega Emozord except with a purple motif and once again, a leopard skin jacket. In one of the mini-episodes, Fai hugs Luke and Luke winks at the camera, suggesting a possible relationship.

  • Unknown: StraightXedge Emo Ranger

Nothing yet is known about this Ranger except that his emo emblem is the "X" or cross commonly seen on the hands of members within the straightXedge community. His primary color will be blue.[citation needed]

Other Supporting Characters

  • Captain Emohead

The leader of the Emo Rangers and the one who granted them the powers they currently have. He is based on the character Zordon of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.

  • Evil Emperoress

The arch enemy of the Emo Rangers. She has an aggressive attitude and a harsh outlook on life. She has the look of a young girl with wretched skin dressed in a Gothic style. She is loosely based on the character Rita Repulsa of Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and even parodies the bad lip-synchronising of Rita. Also like Rita Repulsa, her base of operations is a castle on the Moon. She is played by Kathryn Alder.

  • Colonel Crusher

A large robot who is the Emo Rangers' first enemy and the Evil Emperoress's bodyguard. When made to grow, he is taller than most office buildings and has a formidable arsenal of weapons, most noticeably the rotating blade on his right arm.

  • Hoodie Patrol

A group of the Evil Emperoress's henchmen. The faces of these villans are covered by the hoods of their sweatshirts. They are a parody of the Putty Patrol from Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, even mimicking their mysterious voices in battle.

  • Funky Monkey

Evil Emperoress' wacky humanoid punk monkey. Terrorized a local Chelmsford theme park and fought the Introspective Ranger until he was defeated.

[edit] Series Two

Series Two of the Emo Rangers will begin production in early Spring 2007. Gale Benning[9] signed on in late 2006 to revamp a new line of costumes for the Rangers. Chris and Nick have also released on their Myspace page a sneak-peak at the new 3D models for the EmoZords which they are calling FightBots Mk.II.

[edit] Music

The theme tune for the series was recorded by local Essex band Fei Comodo. They have also recorded the songs called "Go Fashioncore", "Emo Rangers Acoustic Theme" and the "Emo Rangers Xmas Theme". All of these songs can be heard from the Emo Rangers' MySpace page.

[edit] MTV Contract

"The Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers" mini-episodes are currently airing on British television on MTV2, every weekday (except Friday) at 8:30 PM GMT.

Series Two will begin filming in Spring of 2007 and air on MTV2.

Chris Phillps is also working on making Emo Rangers available to the United States of America.

[edit] Filming Locations

Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers was filmed in the same city as the producers and actors reside in, Chelmsford.

The actual locations are as follows:


  • Chelmsford, Moulsham Street.
    During the scene with the large evil robot walks up throughout the city, you can clearly see the sign that says 'Moulsham Street'.


  • Chelmsford, Central Park.
    This is where most of the main battle takes place, in episode 1, when the Emo Rangers face off against the Hooded creatures.


  • Chelmsford, Oaklands Park.
    Once an explosion has taken place, you can see people being blasted over the fence away from the explosion.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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