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“It Was Such a Mistake": ‘Power Rangers' Head Writer Admits to Major Casting Blunder
Power Rangers writer Tony Oliver admits to making a series casting blunder with the popular children’s series back in the day ...
‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of ...
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Power Rangers Head Writer Admits Black And Yellow Ranger Casting Was A "Mistake"
Lead writer Tony Oliver has admitted that casting a Black man and an Asian woman as the Black and Yellow Power Rangers was "a ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Oliver reflected on the series in Investigation Discovery’s newest episode of Hollywood Demons, per Entertainment Weekly, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers.” At the time, he said in the ...
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'Power Rangers' Head Writer Denies 'Stereotypes' in Casting Black and Asian Actors
If the former show Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers upheld racist stereotypes, it was unbeknownst to head writer and voice actor Tony Oliver. In Investigation Discovery documentary Hollywood Demons ...
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'Power Rangers' Writer Admits This Stereotypical 'Mistake' He Made in the Show's Casting
“None of us are thinking stereotypes,” former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said on the latest episode of Investigation Discovery’s new docuseries, “Hollywood Demons.” Oliver ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
In Hollywood Demons, former Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver said that while making the ... establish a pattern of swapping out the main cast. Jones, Trang and Red Ranger Austin St. John left ...
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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...
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“Power Rangers” writer says casting Black and Asian actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger was 'such a mistake'
One of the key creative minds behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is owning ... the core cast of five to six rangers with each new season. But Jones, Trang, and Red Ranger Austin St. John left ...