My childhood hero is awesome, but other people are assholes. Part infinity.
So...if anyone's still reading this blog, you probably know that I'm a HUGE fan of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and that my favorite character of the lot was Billy. Sweet, caring, wise, patient, and handsome Billy
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In any case, I am definitely a much bigger David Yost fan now and I honestly just want to wish the best of luck.
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I'm not saying this makes him a saint---what he did to Johnny is still true---but this is making me call into question a lot of the producers' comments that David was a total diva and impossible to work with. If they're the same producers who treated him this way, they probably wanted to say another word instead of 'diva'.
---Yeah, my reaction to Dumbledore was pretty much a shrug too. And a lot of sadness for what he went through with Grindelwald. Those same parents probably already thought the books were Satanic, so I rolled my eyes at them.
I'm wishing him luck too. He's already helping a lot of PR fans who felt ostracized for the same reason, and that's awesome in my book.
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I remember hearing the rumors about David being a diva, and I remember thinking they were true when I saw behind-the-scenes features like blooper reels: he always looked so angry and unhappy to be where he was, and I would think, "Wow, dude, chill out..." And now, knowing the true reason behind his frustration, I feel awful. =(
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Johnny has a story he tells at conventions that goes like this: basically, the original script of the MMPR Movie had a lot more for Rocky, Adam, and Aisha to do. According to Johnny, David complained about them getting too much prominence compared to the old actors. Mostly David felt Billy was being left out, because Tommy got prominence for being the main character and Kim for being Tommy's girlfriend.
So the script was revised and some lines that were originally Adam's went to Billy. Johnny went on to say that David did this (asking for more prominence over the newer characters) during filming of the series too.
If you look up the Power Rangers panel at Zenkaikon 2009 on Youtube, you can hear Johnny say it in his own words. He doesn't mention David by name, but it's clear from context and other things he's said who he means.
I don't think Johnny would lie about that, so yeah, David was probably a bit of a problem on set. But that doesn't make the producers' actions okay.
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