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...premise: five teenagers (three boys and two girls) are transmogrified mid-episode into spandex-clad superheroes who battle the vile forces of Rita Repulsa, an intergalactic witch. Through a mix of kung-fu acrobatics, pummeling and pouncing, the Rangers manage to defeat whatever band of clunky, plastic robot- cretins Rita enjoins to cause trouble...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mighty Raters | 12/6/1993 | See Source »

...language. The filmmakers, clearly delighted with the possibilities of anachronistic dress, sets, and props, can't stop sprinkling them on, even when they're pointless and distracting. Like the abrupt cuts from scene to scene, these anachronisms are jarring and seem altogether a little too precious: a toy robot is set adrift, a bunch of sneakered men are directed in sit-ups by a man in a hooded sweatshirt, and the courtiers at the meeting where Gaveston's exile is discussed are dressed as a bunch of IBM executives. In one mob scene a group of demonstrators wield placards that...

Author: By Alexandra Jacobs, | Title: In Jarman's 'Edward II,' the Emperor Has No Closets | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...software package called Morph 2.0, produced by Gryphon, to run on a Macintosh Quadra 900. The Morph 2.0 is an offspring of Hollywood's sophisticated special-effects equipment used to produce such eye poppers as Michael Jackson's celebrated metamorphosis in his Black or White video and the evil robot that wreaks havoc in Terminator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebirth of a Nation, Computer Style | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

House residents said "Bride of Pinbot" displayed a reclining female robot who encouraged players by moaning "Make me feel like a woman...

Author: By Robin J. Stamm, | Title: `Sexist' Pinball Game Removed From Cabot House | 11/19/1993 | See Source »

Many jokes are made about Mike's unfamiliaritywith the show's routines. None of the viewer mailis for him, and he doesn't know that Tom Servo,the gumball machine robot, needs to be carriedinto the movie because he doesn't have any legs...

Author: By John Donahue, | Title: Play MST For Me | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

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