Hasbro, ostensibly a toy company, has licensed global Power Rangers toy rights to Playmates, with CEO Chris Cocks telling investors the brand just wasn't profitable enough to keep making in-house. With the sale of Entertainment One and the apparent fizzling-out of Jonathan Entwistle's planned movie and television projects, is this the end of the road for Power Rangers? Tyler and Josh talk about it.
Also in this episode:
- Toy industry insider says Playmates will need "focus" to succeed
- BOOM! Studios MMPR series to conclude this summer
- "Tokusatsu" among several Japanese loanwords added to the Oxford English Dictionary
- Austin St. John's online store opens sans quotes from controversial figures but with AI art
- Discotek announces Mobile Cop Jiban
- Media Blasters readies box set of Kamen Rider movies
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