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Guys, have you ever heard the expression,
"The greatest gifts in life are the ones"
"that we get from Bryan Cranston"?
Well, that old chestnut,
has proven itself true once again.
Cranston, the former meth kingpin and future Zordon
recently delivered an autographed copy of his memoir,
A Life in Parts, to Andrew Gray.
Gray played the Red Ranger in Power Rangers Megaforce,
the 20th, yes you heard that correctly,
the 20th incarnation of the long-running kids show.
Now, we're kind of surprised that Cranston would ever give
an autographed book as a gift again
because they have gotten him into trouble before.
- To WW, my star, my perfect silence.
WW? Who do you figure that is?
- But we suppose it's safe.
It's not like he's really the shadowy figurehead of
a deadly meth empire.
He has no secrets to hide,
except the most precious secrets of all,
secrets about the upcoming Power Rangers reboot.
And Cranston, you fool, you done gone and got yourself
Gale Boettichered this time.
In Gray's book, Cranston writes,
"Happy birthday to a Power Ranger from a Power Ranger."
Gray posted the inscription to his Instagram
before quickly deleting it,
probably right after Cranston threatened to
choke him out with a bike lock, but it was too late.
The info was out and we know all know
Cranston's secret identity.
- You got me.
- What secret identity?
Well, for those of you who haven't been
breathlessly following my award-winning coverage of
the new Power Rangers movie.
Let me fill you in.
You see, we've known for quite some time that Cranston
would be playing the Rangers' head honcho, Zordon,
but that has also been a widely circulated rumor
that the movie will tweak Zordon's origins just a tad.
Supposedly, the film will open in the distant past
when Zordon wasn't just a giant head in a giant jar.
Back then, he had a whole body,
a body that he used to fight evil as the Red Ranger.
The filmmakers have stayed pretty silent on the matter,
refusing to confirm or deny the rumor,
but Cranston's inscription would seem to
stamp it with a big ole yes.
After all, he wrote,
"To a Power Ranger from a Power Ranger",
not "From your boss to a Power Ranger"
"who I get to boss around like a little bitch."
And if this is true, it's probably safe to assume
that the rumors about Rita Repulsa being
the former Green Ranger are true, as well.
Oh man, Cranston,
you may as well have leaked the entire script online,
and hey, if you really want to,
feel free to send it right on over here to Nerdist.
Matt would be thrilled.
"But hold up!" You're shouting.
Bryan Cranston is just some Emmy-winning actor
trading in his prestige for a quick paycheck on
some random summer blockbuster.
He doesn't know what he's talking about.
He probably tells people that his favorite
Power Rangers are Bulk and Skull.
Well, slow your roll, haters,
'cause Cranston's been tight with the Rangers for decades.
Oh yeah, before he was Walter White,
before he was even Tim Whatley,
Cranston was Snizzard and Twin Man.
Snizzard and Twin Man, as if I really need to tell you,
were two of the monsters dispatched by Rita Repulsa on
the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
and both of them were voiced by
a young up and coming actor named Bryan Cranston.
- You haven't escaped me yet, Power Rangers.
Tonsil snakes, attack them!
- Hiya!
- And the connections don't stop there.
Who can tell me the last name of Billy,
the original Blue Ranger?
I'm giving you a chance, Matt.
- [Matt] I can't, it's Cranston.
- If you said Cranston, congratulations.
You win nothing, 'cause this isn't a game show
and you shouldn't be proud of that,
but you did get it right.
The show's producers gave him the last name Cranston
because they liked working with
the real Bryan Cranston so darn much.
So don't think for one minute
that he's just some doddering old idiot who can't tell
the difference between Lord Zedd and Ivan Ooze.
Cranston is deep into that Power Rangers mythology,
so when he says, "To a Power Range from a Power Ranger"
you best believe he knows what the heck he's talking about.
But, do we know what the heck that we're talking about?
Answer, most likely.
Chime in and let us know if you really believe in
Zordon's secret Ranger origins
and what other award-winning actors would you
like to see voice a giant crazy monster,
and most important of all,
when is it ever not Morphin Time?
Let's, hiya, discuss, hiya!
I guess.
Here you go, Matt.
Here's your toy back.