Because your fanfic sucks, Ry and Tom have taken it upon themselves to prove it to the world in Rangercast's new special series*. And punch your grandmother in the face. Check out our cool new promo for it. And yes, the next installment of "Battle Defenders" will be out soon. You're welcome... or we're sorry. Pick whichever your prefer.

*read: When there's nothing else to put out that week, because Tyler's lazy.

Sit down and prepare to be enraptured as the Rangercast Players perform one of the great epics of our time... Here's a link if you wish to follow along.

Also, 1) We're sorry and 2) Chat will pick back up after Ranger Yellow II airs due to storage issues with Libsyn that should resolve themselves in a week as our content rotates.

Enjoy the show!

Tyler, Ry, Tom and Darrin break down "Ranger Red." For the first time we have a Red Ranger who isn't whiny and emo despite having perfectly good reasons to be whiny and emo. Also, when in need of a weapon, a baby will do just fine. Nice work, Scott.

Also, yes, we know Judd Lynn is credited in the show now. We take the time to remind you all to shut the heck up about backstage drama. This is a kid's show. Not a soap opera.

And finally, Tyler's colleague invoked PR in a column about film reboots. How would a PR reboot film work?

Yeah, things happened, so no Akiba Fest episode just yet. However, I do have pictures, so gaze your eyes upon those. Yeah, it was epic win.

Today? Tyler, Ry, Tom and Hayden deconstruct "Ranger Green" and can't really find all that much wrong with it. This feels weird. Also, why are fans stupid?

Meanwhile, in Dragon Knight land, "Xaviax's Promise" as one of the most heavily-hyped episodes of the season on a certain message board. We found it underwhelming. Yeah, it's cool. But it's still an episode of Dragon Knight, with all the Zoolander faces and sunglasses that ensue. Though more Xaviax and less Grace can only be a good thing.

We were fortunate to land a brief interview with New Zealand actor David de Lautour tonight. Best known to PR fans as RJ in Jungle Fury, he's been in numerous shows ranging from "That's What I Like About You" to "Xena" to the more recent "Legend of the Seeker." I chatted with him about what went into the role of RJ, the difficulties of learning to make pizza and how darn odd it is to see his character in the toy store. Also, we get his opinion on the highly controversial laser knees. Badass weapon or overused ploy? FIND OUT.

The big news? No more fund drives. No more begging and pleading. No more auctions.

In a quite magnanimous gesture, The Walt Disney Company has offered to invest in the show to the tune of an amount I cannot disclose (It has a lot of zeroes but isn't zero). But don't worry! We'll still be the independent source for PR commentary and wisecracks you've come to know and love.

Tonight on Disney's Rangercast?

-Disney announces plans to bring the monsters of Angel Grove to Disneyland.
-We rehash "Handshake," a truly stunning bit of social commentary. Nothing goes deeper than comments about hair and cars and Addams Family references.
-We tear apart the new Kamen Rider Dragon Knight episode thingy. What awful morals to be teaching kids. Motorcycles aren't safe. Sunglasses aren't cool. And trying to take over the world is so 20th century.

Tonight's panelists: Tyler, Chris, Ryland, Tom, Hayden (whose horseback lessons are going well, thanks for asking)

Finally, Disney's Rangercast is pleased to unveil our new forums! Post away!