Star Trek Starfleet Ranks

One of my favorite franchises of all time is "Star Trek", and one thing I've always been interested in is the ranks of the various crew members throughout the numerous series.  Here, I'll be covering the various ranks that the main crew members of the Star Trek series have held over the years, and ranks that I think they should have held during some of the latter series (I'm looking at you, Voyager and Enterprise).  Now, for the purposes of this entry, I will only be focusing on the "officer" ranks and not the "enlisted" ranks.

Star Trek:  The Original Series and its related films

(Note:  I will not be covering the original "The Cage" pilot which had a mostly different crew, nor will I be covering the second "Where No Man Has Gone Before" pilot, even though most of the people that appeared in that pilot--Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and Sulu--were in the regular series.)

Obviously, the commanding officer of the United Star Ship Enterprise is James Tiberius Kirk, who held the rank of Captain throughout the Original Series and the Animated Series.  By the time of the first Motion Picture, Kirk was promoted to Rear Admiral, but was temporarily reduced in rank to Captain for that film only, and then permanently at the end of "Star Trek IV".

Spock was initially a Lieutenant Commander during the first season, although he wore Commander's stripes on his uniform throughout the entire series run (for the record, the Lieutenant Commander has one-and-a-half stripes on the sleeve of their uniforms, while Commanders have two full stripes.  I'm sure you can find a picture of them somewhere on the internet).  By the time of the second season, he was referred to as Commander Spock and remained that way throughout the rest of the Original Series, the Animated Series, and The Motion Picture.  By the time of "Star Trek II", Spock had been promoted to Captain, and he retained that rank throughout the rest of the original film franchise, even after dying and being resurrected.

Leonard "Bones" McCoy was a Lieutenant Commander throughout the Original Series, and was promoted to full Commander in the Animated Series, the rank he would retain throughout the original films.  When he made his final Trek appearance in the TNG pilot "Encounter at Farpoint", Bones was a 137-year-old retired admiral.

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, like Bones, was a Lieutenant Commander throughout the Original Series, and was promoted to full Commander in the Animated Series, keeping that rank in The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan.  In The Search for Spock, Scotty was promoted to Captain, and he retained that rank throughout the rest of his Trek run, although when he appeared in full uniform at the end of Star Trek IV, he had the Commander's rank insignia as opposed to his Captain's rank insignia.

Hikaru Sulu was a Lieutenant during the Original and Animated Series.  In The Motion Picture, he was a Lieutenant Commander, and was a full Commander by the time of The Wrath of Khan.  In The Undiscovered County, we discover that Sulu had finally become the Captain of his own starship, the U.S.S. Excelsior.

Nyota Uhura, like Sulu, was a Lieutenant during the Original and Animated Series, a Lieutenant Commander during the Motion Picture, and a Commander throughout the rest of the original films.

Pavel Chekov, who joined the Original Series at the start of the second season (although he was apparently on the Enterprise at the time of Space Seed), started as an Ensign, and although he wasn't on the Animated Series (due to budgetary restrictions), he was promoted to full Lieutenant at the time of The Motion Picture.  Apparently, there was no Lieutenant Junior Grade rank made for The Motion Picture, but Chekov going to full lieutenant doesn't really bother me, since, if he had appeared in the Animated Series, he probably would have been a J.G. during that time.  Between TMP and The Wrath of Khan, Chekov was promoted to Commander, becoming executive officer of the Reliant, transferring back to the Enterprise crew after that ship was destroyed.  He remained a commander for the rest of the original films, as well as his appearance in Star Trek: Generations.

Star Trek:  The Next Generation and its related films

Jean-Luc Picard, the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D, had been a Captain for over 30 years prior to taking command of the Federation Flagship.  He is also probably the longest-serving Captain in Starfleet history, since, as of Nemesis, he has been a Captain for an incredible forty-six years!!  I don't think there's anyone in the U.S. Armed Forces that has been a Captain (or a Colonel for the Air Force, Army, or Marines) for that long.

William Thomas Riker, a.k.a. Number One, was the long-time second-in-command to Captain Picard, holding the rank of Commander during his entire stint as Enterprise's first officer.  He was finally given command of his own ship, the U.S.S. Titan, in Nemesis.

Geordi LaForge began his TNG stint as a Lieutenant Junior Grade, and probably has the fastest promotion track of any main character, as he was promoted to full Lieutenant at the start of the second season, and became a Lieutenant Commander at the start of season 3, holding that rank throughout the rest of TNG and the four movies.  Now, IMHO, Geordi should have become a full Commander (3 gold pips) during the film series, at least from First Contact onwards.  He was, however, a full Commander during the TNG episode "Future Imperfect".  We also saw Geordi as Captain of the U.S.S. Challenger in the Voyager episode "Timeless".

Natasha "Tasha" Yar, served as Chief of Security of the Enterprise-D during her lone season, holding the rank of Lieutenant.

Worf, the first Klingon in Starfleet, was a Lieutenant Junior Grade when he began his long Trek run, eventually being promoted to Lieutenant at the start of TNG season 3, and became a Lieutenant Commander for the TNG movies, as well as Deep Space 9.  Now, since Worf left Starfleet and became the Federation Ambassador to the Klingons at the end of DS9, you could argue that he was still a Lieutenant Commander at the time of Nemesis, or that he was promoted to full Commander after returning to Starfleet after serving his time as Ambassador.  Either way is fine by me.  Worf was also a Lieutenant Commander in the TNG episode "Future Imperfect".

The two doctors of the Enterprise during the TNG series, Beverly Crusher and Katherine Pulaski, were both full Commanders during their stints on the Enterprise, although we did see Beverly as a Captain during the anti-time future on the TNG finale "All Good Things".

Deanna Troi began her TNG career as a Lieutenant Commander, and was promoted to full Commander, much to the annoyance of many Trekkers, in the TNG season 7 episode "Thine Own Self".  We also saw Troi as a full Commander in the TNG episode "Future Imperfect".

Data was a Lieutenant Commander throughout his entire TNG run, although like Geordi, I think he should have been a full Commander during the film series, or at least from First Contact onwards.  We did see Data as a full Commander, though, in the TNG episode "Future Imperfect".

Wesley Crusher is definitely an interesting case, whether you like the character or not.  In the beginning, he was just an ordinary boy, but after helping the crew get home in "Where No One Has Gone Before", he was made an Acting Ensign, which became full Ensign after helping the crew save Riker and Troi in the season 3 episode "Menage a Troi".  He ultimately left the ship in the season 4 episode "Final Mission" to begin attending Starfleet Academy, which he dropped out of in the episode "Journey's End".  However, in Nemesis, he is seen as a Lieutenant Junior Grade.  We also saw him as a full Lieutenant in the season 7 episode "Parallels".

Star Trek:  Deep Space Nine

(Note:  I will only cover Starfleet Officers, which means that Odo, Jake Sisko, Miles O'Brien, and Quark will not be covered.  I will, however, cover Kira Nerys, because even though she was primarily a Bajoran officer, she did serve in Starfleet for a brief time in season 7.)

When we first meet Benjamin Sisko, it is as a Lieutenant Commander, serving as executive officer of the ill-fated U.S.S. Saratoga, which was destroyed during the Battle of Wolf 359 (in which he also lost his wife, Jennifer).  By the time of the actual series, Sisko is a full Commander, commanding the Federation outpost Deep Space Nine.  Eventually, in season 3, he is given command of his own starship, the U.S.S. Defiant, and he officially becomes a Captain in that season's finale, "The Adversary".

We first meet the character of Dax as Jadzia, specifically, Lieutenant Jadzia Dax, in the first episode of DS9.  By the start of season four, she was promoted to Lieutenant Commander, the rank she would hold during the rest of her life as she is killed at the end of season six.  At the start of season seven, we meet Ezri Dax, formerly known as Ensign Ezri Tigan, an unjoined Trill serving as assistant ship's counselor, but when the Dax symbiont took a turn for the worse on the way to Trill, so she had to join with the symbiont to save its life.  After helping Ben Sisko retrieve the Orb of the Emissary, she was transferred to DS9 and was promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Julian Bashir, a recent graduate of Starfleet Medical, became DS9's Chief Medical Officer as a Lieutenant Junior Grade.  Like his friend, Dax, Julian was promoted at the start of season four, only this time to full Lieutenant.  He remained a Lieutenant throughout the rest of DS9's run.

Kira Nerys as a Major in the Bajoran Militia when we first met her in the DS9 pilot "Emissary." (For those unaware, a Major is the equivalent to a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy.) When Ben Sisko left DS9 after Jadzia's death, Kira was promoted to Field Colonel (Bajor's version of a Lieutenant Colonel), and when she temporarily joined Starfleet to help the Cardassian Underground, she was commissioned as a Commander.

Star Trek:  Voyager

(Note:  Because there were hardly any changes in rank during Voyager's seven year run, I'm going to give my opinions on when certain crew members should have been promoted.)

Obviously, Kathryn Janeway was Captain of the U.S.S. Voyager.  After the series ended, she somehow advanced all the way to Vice Admiral, the rank we see her with in "Star Trek:  Nemesis".

Chakotay was a former Starfleet officer who joined the Maquis to defend his homeworld.  After both the Voyager and Maquis crews were stranded in the Delta Quadrant, he was given the provisional rank of Lieutenant Commander.  However, he was always referred to as "Commander" throughout the show's entire run (since Lieutenant Commanders are often referred to by the shortened form of simply Commander, like Lieutenant Colonels are also referred to as simply "Colonel").  For the sake of this entry, though, I'm just going to refer to him as a full Commander.

B'Elanna Torres was a member of the Maquis that joined Voyager when the two crews were stuck in the Delta Quadrant.  She was given a provisional rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade, despite dropping out of Starfleet Academy, and was made Chief Engineer.  I think she, along with several other crew members mentioned below, should have gotten a promotion at the start of season 3 as a reward for surviving the "Basics" two-parter.  In this case, she would have been a full Lieutenant, and I think that's the rank she would have held during the rest of the series' run.

Thomas Eugene Paris was a former Starfleet officer who joined the Maquis and was captured on his first assignment.  As part of his early release, his Starfleet commission was reactivated and he was made a Lieutenant Junior Grade.  In the season 5 episode "Thirty Days", Tom was reduced in rank to Ensign for disobeying Janeway's orders, but had his rank re-instated at the very end of season 6.  Like Torres, I think Paris should have been promoted to full Lieutenant at the start of season 3 as a result of him helping in retaking the Voyager after it had been captured by the Kazon.  This also means that, yes, he would have been dropped two ranks as a result of the "Thirty Days" incident, but he would have gotten his rank back at the start of "Unimatrix Zero".

Tuvok was a Lieutenant during the first three seasons of Voyager, and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in the season 4 episode "Revulsion".  However, in the first season, we saw him with Lieutenant Commander pips (two gold, one black) from "Caretaker" (the pilot) until the episode "Cathexis", when we saw him with only the Lieutenant rank (two gold pips).  Some theorize that he was initially a Lieutenant Commander, but was demoted for his actions in the episode "Prime Factors", although we did see him with the Lieutenant Commander rank insignia for a few more episodes until "Cathexis".  Like Torres and Paris before him, I honestly think Tuvok should have gotten promoted to Lieutenant Commander at the start of the third season for his role in helping the crew survive the events of "Basics".  Regardless, he would remain a Lieutenant Commander from his promotion until the end of the series, although we did see him as an Ensign in the season 3 episode "Flashback", which showed the events of Star Trek VI from his point of view.

Ah, Harry Kim.  He was an Ensign for the entire seven years of the show, though he honestly should have gotten a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade either in season 2 or at the start of season 3, due to the events of "Basics".  I also think Harry should have been a full Lieutenant by season 5, which means that he would have outranked his heterosexual life partner Tom Paris for a period of time.

Star Trek:  Enterprise

One of my major problems with Enterprise, and I'm sure you'll agree with me, is that there were hardly any advancements in rank for the main characters.  Sure, T'Pol started as a Sub-Commander for the Vulcan High Command, then resigned at the end of the second season before offically gaining a Starfleet commission at the start of season four gaining the rank of Commander, but none of the secondary main characters--Malcolm Reed, Travis Mayweather, or Hoshi Sato--advanced in rank at all during the series...even in the series finale "These are the Voyages" (and the less said about that episode, the better).  Another problem I had with Enterprise was that there were no Lieutenant Junior Grade or Lieutenant Commander ranks in the Earth Starfleet (even though Hoshi would apparently retire as a Lieutenant Commander in the future).  In my humble and honest opinion, I think Travis and Hoshi should have gotten a promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade just before the Enterprise crew entered the Delphic Expanse.  I also think that, after they returned to Earth at the start of season four, Macolm, Travis, and Hoshi should have all been promoted for their efforts in saving Earth, with Malcolm being promoted to Lieutenant Commander, and Travis and Hoshi being promoted to full Lieutenant.

And that's pretty much it.  If you get a chance, please watch SF Debris' Opinionated Videos, and not just the Star Trek ones.

Super Sentai color schemes

Well, on this Columbus Day/Thanksgiving, I decided to write a little guide on the various color schemes of the Super Sentai teams.  Now, for this list, I will only be arranging them by the Primary Rangers from each team.  By "Primary", I mean the main Rangers that fought in the first episodes.  This does not include "Sixth" Rangers (e.g., Dragon Ranger from Zyuranger, King Ranger from Ohranger, Time Fire from Timeranger, Abare Killer from Abaranger, etcetera), nor does it include "Secondary" Rangers--members of a core team that joined partway through the series (e.g., Big One from JAKQ, Black Bison & Green Sai from Liveman, the Gouraigers from Hurricanger, Abare Black from Abaranger, Geki Violet & Geki Chopper, Go-On Green & Go-On Black, and Beet Buster & Stag Buster from Go-Busters).  As of the 2016 series, Zyuohger, there have been nine different color schemes for the main teams.  I will be listing them in chronological order by color scheme, and point out which members of the team are female.

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink (15)

• Goranger (Pink female)
• Denziman (Pink female)
• Bioman (Yellow & Pink female)
• Flashman (Yellow & Pink female)
• Dairanger (Pink female)
• Ohranger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Carranger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Gingaman (Pink female)
• GoGo-V (Pink female)
• Timeranger (Pink female)
• Dekaranger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Magiranger (Blue & Pink female)
• Shinkenger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Gokaiger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Tokkyuger (I refuse to refer to it by that other title; Yellow & Pink female)

Red, Blue, Green, Pink (1)

• JAKQ (Pink female)

Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, Pink (10)

• Battle Fever (Pink female)
• Goggle Five (Pink female)
• Dynaman (Pink female)
• Maskman (Yellow & Pink female)
• Turboranger (Pink female)
• Fiveman (Yellow & Pink female)
• Zyuranger (Pink female)
• Megaranger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Boukenger (Yellow & Pink female)
• Goseiger (Yellow & Pink female)

Red, Blue, Yellow (7)
For this group, I will include which Secondary Rangers were included in each particular team, as well as include a counter for how many times that particular secondary color scheme had been used. (It will make sense as we go along.)

• SunVulcan
• Liveman (Blue female; plus Green & Black secondary {1})
• Hurricanger (Blue female; plus Crimson & Navy secondary {1})
• Abaranger (Yellow female; plus Black secondary {1})
• Gekiranger (Yellow female; plus Violet & White secondary {1})
• Go-Onger (Yellow female; plus Green & Black secondary {2})
• Go-Busters (Yellow female; plus Gold & Silver secondary {1})

On a side note, I noticed that both times Super Sentai used the Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black scheme, the Summer Olympics were held in an Asian city (1988--Seoul, 2008--Beijing).  Does this mean that the 2020 Super Sentai team will have that same color scheme?

Red, Blue, White, Black, Pink (1)

• Changeman (White & Pink female)

Red, Blue, Yellow, Black, White (3)

• Jetman (Blue & White female)
• Kakuranger (White female)
• Gaoranger (White female)

Red, Blue, Black, Green, Pink (1)

• Kyoryuger (Pink female)

On another side note, if I had done Kyoryuger, I would have used the Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Black color scheme (yeah, I know, it's not an Olympic year, but whatever) and have a female Blue.  One of my major criticisms of the show is the lack of Yellow and the reasoning for the lack of Yellow (saying that Yellow is a "feminine" color, which I don't believe one damn bit, since there have been more male Yellows than female during the franchise history {20 to 17 as of 2016, though I do think that some day female Yellows will surpass male Yellows...and yes, I do count Battle Cossack as a Yellow Ranger.  If you had read my previous entries, you would have known that by now.}).

Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Pink (1)

• Ninninger (White & Pink female)

Side note time.  FINALLY, after a decade, we have a male Yellow in Super Sentai.  Nothing against female Yellows, it's just after seeing so many of them over the past ten years, not to mention the reason why Yellow was skipped in Kyoryuger, it's good to see a male Yellow in Sentai again.  Even more awesome, we have all-male primary-colored Rangers (the primary colors in Sentai are Red-Blue-Yellow, JTLYK).

Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, White (1)

• Zyuohger (Blue & White female)

Wow!  For the first time since the early 2000s, we have back-to-back male Yellows.

And that's it for now.  This may or may not be updated when the 2019 Super Sentai series is announced, but I'm not including Kyuranger because that series started with NINE Rangers instead of the normal three-to-five, nor am I including Lupinranger VS Patoranger due to consisting of two separate teams, as well as two reds in the combined group.  Otherwise, I'd include it in the Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Pink group (with Yellow & Pink female).

How I would have done the recent NHL realignment

Well, I'm back.  Since the NHL season is over a month away, I've been playing a lot of NHL hockey on my PS2, and I've also been watching a lot of NHL Network, so I decided to share some of my thoughts on hockey.

Like many NHL fans out there, I am not a fan of the recent NHL realignment, which goes something like this...

Western Confernce
Pacific Division

• Anaheim Ducks
• Arizona Coyotes (formerly Phoenix Coyotes)
• Calgary Flames
• Edmonton Oilers
• Los Angeles Kings
• San Jose Sharks
• Vancouver Canucks

Central Division

• Chicago Blackhawks
• Colorado Avalanche
• Dallas Stars
• Minnesota Wild
• Nashville Predators
• St. Louis Blues
• Winnipeg Jets

Eastern Confernce
Atlantic Division (formerly the Northeast Division)

• Boston Bruins
• Buffalo Sabres
• Detroit Red Wings
• Florida Panthers
• Montreal Canadiens
• Ottawa Senators
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan Division (formerly the old Atlantic Division)

• Carolina Hurricanes
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• New Jersey Devils
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Washington Capitals

If I was running the NHL, I would have kept the six-division format, but do only minor realignments, like so...

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

• New Jersey Devils
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburgh Penguins

Northeast Division

• Boston Bruins
• Buffalo Sabres
• Montreal Canadiens
• Ottawa Senators
• Toronto Maple Leafs

Southeast Division

• Carolina Hurricanes
• Florida Panthers
• Nashville Predators (since Nashville is in the South)
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Washington Capitals

Western Conference

Central Division

• Chicago Blackhawks
• Columbus Blue Jackets
• Detroit Red Wings
• Minnesota Wild (to keep in tone with the old Norris Division)
• St. Louis Blues

Northwest Division

• Calgary Flames
• Colorado Avalanche
• Edmonton Oilers
• Vancouver Canucks
• Winnipeg Jets (to keep in tone with the old Smythe Division)

Pacific Division

• Anaheim Ducks
• Arizona Coyotes (formerly Phoenix Coyotes)
• Dallas Stars
• Los Angeles Kings
• San Jose Sharks

However...if I did decide to use the four-division format, I would have kept it the same as the real NHL realignment, but get rid of Columbus and Florida, due to their lack of regular season success in recent years. (Yes, I would have kept the Arizona Coyotes.  Deal with it.)

Power Rangers pairings

Back on New Year's Day 2013 (seems like forever), I made a list of my favorite 199 Super Sentai couples from the first 35 Super Sentai series.  Now, since "Power Rangers" is currently adapting Gokaiger into "Super Megaforce", I figured that I should do a Power Rangers-based list.  Now, unlike the previous 199 Super Sentai Couples list, this list will be much shorter.  In fact, for this list, I am only listing all of the female counterparts to the 199 Super Sentai (including those whose Sentai counterparts are actually male), and showing my favorite couples for each Ranger.  I will be presenting this list in chronological and ranking order (and by ranking order, I mean how the Rangers rank in the chain-of-command).

Please note that I will list the girls first, followed by their male companion.  Also note that they were listed under the series that they originally debuted in.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 1

• Trini Kwan (MMPR Yellow Ranger I) and Billy Cranston (MMPR Blue Ranger)
• Kimberly Hart (MMPR Pink Ranger I) and Tommy Oliver (MMPR Green Ranger, MMPR White Ranger, Zeo Ranger V--Red, Red Turbo Ranger I, Black Dino Ranger)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 2

• Aisha Campbell (MMPR Yellow Ranger II) and Rocky DeSantos (MMPR Red Ranger II, Zeo Ranger III--Blue)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Season 3 and Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers

• Katherine "Kat" Hillard (MMPR Pink Ranger II, Zeo Ranger I--Pink, Pink Turbo Ranger I) and Jason Lee Scott (MMPR Red Ranger I, Gold Zeo Ranger II)
• Delphine (White Aquitar Ranger) and Aurico (Red Aquitar Ranger)

Power Rangers Zeo

• Tanya Sloan (Zeo Ranger II--Yellow, Yellow Turbo Ranger I) and Adam Park (MMPR Black Ranger II, Zeo Ranger IV--Green, Green Turbo Ranger I)

Power Rangers Turbo

• Ashley Hammond (Yellow Turbo Ranger II, Yellow Space Ranger) and Andros (Red Space Ranger)
• Cassie Chan (Pink Turbo Ranger II, Pink Space Ranger) and T.J. Johnson (Red Turbo Ranger II, Blue Space Ranger)

Power Rangers in Space

(Yes, I know Karone was a bad guy in "Space", and didn't become a Ranger until Lost Galaxy.  She debuted in "Space", so she counts.)

• Karone (Honorary Purple Space Ranger, Pink Galaxy Ranger {Temp.}) and Zhane (Silver Space Ranger)

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy

• Maya (Yellow Galaxy Ranger) and Mike Corbett (Magna Defender II)
• Kendrix Morgan (Pink Galaxy Ranger) and Leo Corbett (Red Galaxy Ranger)

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue

• Kelsey Winslow (Yellow Lightspeed Ranger) and Chad Lee (Blue Lightspeed Ranger)
• Dana Mitchell (Pink Lightspeed Ranger) and Carter Grayson (Red Lightspeed Ranger)

Power Rangers Time Force

• Katie Walker (Yellow Time Force Ranger) and Trip (Green Time Force Ranger)
• Jen Scotts (Pink Time Force Ranger) and Wesley Collins (Red Time Force Ranger)

Power Rangers Wild Force

• Taylor Earhardt (Yellow Wild Force Ranger) and Eric Myers (Quantum Ranger)
• Alyssa Enrilé (White Wild Force Ranger) and Cole Evans (Red Wild Force Ranger)

Power Rangers Ninja Storm

• Tori Hanson (Blue Wind Ranger) and Blake Bradley (Navy Thunder Ranger)

Power Rangers Dino Thunder

• Kira Ford (Yellow Dino Ranger) and Trent Fernandez-Mercer (White Dino Ranger)

Power Rangers SPD

• Elizabeth "Z" Delgado (Yellow SPD Ranger) and Jack Landors (Red SPD Ranger I)
• Sydney "Syd" Drew (Pink SPD Ranger) and Schuyler "Sky" Tate (Blue SPD Ranger, Red SPD Ranger II)
• Katherine "Kat" Manx (Kat Ranger {even if it was temporary, she's still a Ranger}) & Anubis "Doggie" Cruger (Shadow Ranger) [Notes:  I can't believe I forgot about this when I originally posted this entry.  Oh, and BTW, I was not a fan on how the SPD storyline went, particularly how his "wife" survived.  Hey, it's my blog, and I'll write what I want.]

Power Rangers Mystic Force

• Madison Rocca (Blue Mystic Ranger) and Nick Russell (Red Mystic Ranger)
• Vida Rocca (Pink Mystic Ranger) and Xander Bly (Green Mystic Ranger)
• Udonna (White Mystic Ranger) and Leanbow (Wolf Warrior)

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive

• Veronica "Ronnie" Robinson (Yellow Overdrive Ranger) and Will Aston (Black Overdrive Ranger)
• Rose Ortiz (Pink Overdrive Ranger) and Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford (Red Overdrive Ranger)

Power Rangers Jungle Fury

• Lily Chilman (Yellow Jungle Ranger) and Casey Rhodes (Red Jungle Ranger) [Note:  IMHO, even though Theo asked Lily out on a date in the last episode, they probably decided to just remain friends.  That's how I see it.]
• Camille (Green Chameleon Warrior) and Jarrod (Black Lion Warrior)

Power Rangers RPM

• Summer Landsdown (Yellow RPM Ranger) and Dillon (Black RPM Ranger)
• Gemma (Silver RPM Ranger) and Flynn McAllister (Blue RPM Ranger)

Power Rangers Samurai/Super Samurai

• Mia Watanabe (Pink Samurai Ranger) and Jayden Shiba (Red Samurai Ranger)
• Emily (Yellow Samurai Ranger) and Mike (Green Samurai Ranger) [Note:  How come these two and Kevin don't have surnames?!  THEY'RE NOT EXTRATERRESTRIALS!!!]
• Lauren Shiba (Red Samurai Ranger {F}) and Antonio Garcia (Gold Samurai Ranger)

Power Rangers Megaforce/Super Megaforce

• Emma Goodall (Pink Megaforce Ranger, Pink Super Megaforce Ranger) and Troy Burrows (Red Megaforce Ranger, Red Super Megaforce Ranger)
• Gia Moran (Yellow Megaforce Ranger, Yellow Super Megaforce Ranger) and Jake Holling (Black Megaforce Ranger, Green Super Megaforce Ranger)

And that's my list.  What do you guys think of it?

Sale of the Century Shopping Lot Winners (syndicated version)

Well, since GSN finished their initial run of syndie "Sale of the Century" episodes, I figured it was time to compare the four Lot winners from the shopping era.  Even though the last one hasn't had his run air on GSN yet, I still feel obligated to mention him since he is the all-time winner during regular play in the history of American "Sale of the Century".

John Goss

John Goss had previously been a big winner on "Now You See It" in 1974 (winning the $7,000 solo round) and "The New $25,000 Pyramid" in 1983 (winning over $38,300 in cash during his five-day run, plus a videotape recorder and camera, as well as a trip to Japan) before making his Sale debut in episode 16 (which was one of the few episodes that was not part of the syndie package on GSN), which was also, coincidentally, the first episode with the revised Sale prices.  As mentioned in the previous posting, originally $610 was need to buy the Car at Level 6, followed by $720 for all six major prizes on stage at Level 7, and finally the LOT (all the prizes PLUS the Cash Jackpot for totaling well over $100,000) at $830.  Here, the Car was now priced at $530, followed by $640 for the six major prizes, and $750 for the Lot.  John was on for eight shows, and racked up EXACTLY $750 to buy $131,933 in cash and prizes, including a Nissan 300ZX and a $72,000 Cash Jackpot, for a grand total of $156,339.  In his eight shows (I should point out that his seventh was also not part of the GSN package), John averaged $94 per episode (for the purposes of this blog, I will round off all average scores to the nearest dollar) and surpassed the "Century Mark" ($100 during the main game) three times (in his second, fifth, and sixth episodes).

Helaine Lowery

Helaine Lowery was the second to win the Lot on the syndicated version of "Sale", with her $130,850 Lot including a BMW 528e sedan, and a $64,000 Cash Jackpot, for a grand total of $142,974.  On her first show, in episode 31, she defeated a champion that had scored $134 in his previous episode, and she accumulated $783 in her eight shows, averaging $98 per episode.  Helaine managed to reach the Century Mark four times during her run (in her second, fifth, sixth, and seventh episodes), and she was pushed to the limit during her Lot-clinching episode, being tied with her opponent during the third Instant Bargain, and even trailing by $5 at the start of the Speed Round.  But despite this, she persevered, thanks also to some incorrect answers by her opponent.

Alice Conkwright

Ah, yes.  We had to get to her sooner or later.  Alice Conkwright is infamous among the "Sale of the Century" fanbase for never buying one Instant Bargain.  Not one.  She drove Jim Perry to tears, she got him on his knees begging, she even got him to throw a temper tantrum one time when she didn't buy.  But regardless, she still picked up some cash and prizes on the Fame Game board, and ultimately won the $136,275 Lot in six days, which is a "Sale of the Century" record.  Her major prizes included an Audi 5000 (which, incidentally, is one of the most infamous cars of the 1980s), and a $77,000 Cash Jackpot.  Her steadfast refusal to buy Instant Bargains resulted in her reaching the Century Mark in every one of her six games (oh, I should also point out that in her first game, episode 61, she defeated Michael Friedman, a student at USC who was playing for the Lot himself, and, to my knowledge, he is the only player in American Sale history to play for the Lot and lose), averaging $129 per show (her total bank was $775, just for the record).  She also managed to tie the highest one-game score of $145 TWICE during her run, in her third and fourth episodes.

Tim Holleran

While Tim Holleran's episodes were not part of the original syndie GSN package, I had to include him because he is the all-time regular winner in the history of American "Sale of the Century", plus his episodes recently aired on GSN (November 11-20, for the record).  He made his debut in the last episode of season 1 (episode 100), and lasted for eight shows, earning $802 in his bank, and a total of $166,875 in cash and prizes, including an Alfa Romeo Spider and a $90,000 Cash Jackpot (which is the second-highest Cash Jackpot in American Sale history on record).  He reached the Century Mark four times during his run (with scores of $100, $105, $120, and $125 in his first, second, fourth, and sixth episodes, respectively), and like Alice Conwright before him, is one of the few champions to average the Century Mark throughout his run (he averaged about $100 per show, just for the record).  Tim was in a position to win the $156,561 Lot in his seventh episode, as he had $637, but he ultimately won it in the following episode.

And that's all from me for now.  I'll have more later.  See ya.