Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers
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| Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers | |
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| Created by | Chris Phillips, Nick Pittom |
| Starring | Ross Fretten, Kathryn Alder, Vicken Symes, John Penn, Luke Markey, Fai Archer, Richard Duvale, Stephanie Braithwaite |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Running time | 10 minutes |
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| Network | MTV |
| Release | 2004 – 2007 |
Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers is a television show on MTV UK. The show is a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and it also pokes fun at the emo stereotype. Mighty Moshin Emo Rangers is directed by Chris Phillips and Nick Pittom, who both live in Essex, England; sound design is by Dominic Sinacola who lives in Southampton.
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.[1]
Although a specific release date has yet to be announced, Chris and Nick have stated they wish to release a DVD of the show.[2]
Background
The creators have given two versions for how the idea of the show came about.
1) One story suggests that in November 2004, Chris was upset due to a breakup with his girlfriend. His friend Nick told him to "Quit being emo, you Emo Ranger!" to which Chris replied with "You Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers!"[3]
2) Another version comes from an interview with Chris; "I was sitting at my computer chatting to Pat from Dullshine (now of The Blood Roses). Pat sent me a picture of him dressed as a ninja leaping across a recording studio, and I said 'you look like an emo ranger'. I sat there for a few minutes and thought 'that sounds kind of funny' and then just heard in my head the term 'Mighty Moshin' Emo Ranger'. The more I thought about the name the more I was convinced there should be a show called Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers, but there wasn't, which was annoying, 'cos I wanted to watch it." [4] However the story came about, using a Sony HDR-HC1 camcorder, Chris and Nick (who work as professional video editors) decided to film a low-budget Power Ranger parody based on the idea.[5]
Cast
The Emo Rangers
Ross
The Introspective White Emo Ranger. Ross loves tight jeans and his hair. He is constantly having deep inner thoughts about his own mind and the world around him. He also likes writing on himself with a permanent marker.
Luke
The Chaos Mohawk Red Emo Ranger. Luke hates the government, capitalism and even his own mother. Luke has amazing leg strength and uses it when fighting.
Stef
The Bleeding Heart Pink Emo Ranger. Stef was dumped in front of her whole school. She was left heart broken and so uses her powers to break the hearts of the bad guys. She loves taking pictures of herself for her MySpace.
John
The Chronic Stoner Green Emo Ranger. John loves to chill himself out...a lot. His special powers include blowing smoke at enemies and using his massive bong robot!
Vicken
The Weeping Tears Yellow Emo Ranger. Vicken loves to write deep meaningful poetry. She also cries her enemies away with a depressing weeping tear attack!
Fai
The FashionxCore Purple Emo Ranger. Fai is the trendiest kid on the scene. She comes along to save the day when the rangers are in trouble, and destroys enemies by giving them a makeover!
Kyle
The StraightxEdge Blue Emo Ranger. Enjoys beating things up & skating.Will be featured in the next season of Emo Rangers.He is also the only american out of the group as he & his parents live in London because his dad was transfered from his job in New York.
Allies
Captain Emohead
A floating emo stereotype head of unknown origin, Captain Emohead is the sassy-mouthed mentor to the Rangers, who gives them their powers and tells them when missions are afoot.
Emo 5
An emo-themed robot that hovers around inside of the base, Emo 5 aids the Rangers in getting into the mood to face their next challenge.
Villains
Evil Empress
The Evil Empress is a goth-themed space alien villain who lands on the moon and immediately decides to unleash her monsters on England. This provokes Captain Emohead to recruit the Emo Rangers to stop her.
Colonel Crusher
The first of the Empress' monsters, Crusher is an archetypal robot villain who attacks England right around the time the Rangers are first called. He is destroyed by the Emo Megazord.
MTV Contract
In September 2006, MTV contracted five episodes and a Christmas Special for airing on MTV UK's MTV2 channel. These episodes show at 8:30 PM GMT Monday through Thursday.[citation needed]
Filming Locations
Mighty Moshin' Emo Rangers was filmed in the same town as the one 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 Hoody Patrol. Additionally, the scene where Funky Monkey attacks an amusement park were filmed in Central Park while a travelling circus visited the town.
- Chelmsford, Oaklands Park: Once an explosion has taken place, you can see people being blasted over the fence away from the explosion.
- Chelmsford, High Street
- Chelmsford, Baddow Road