Peter Sudarso is living the best life a geek could hope for.
Were about halfway throughNinja Steeloverall.
Talk about your experiences on the show as a whole.
Ninja Steelwas a great experience.
At the end of the day I got to be a Power Ranger.
That was my first experience being a Power Ranger.
It was a lot of fun.
It was also my very first long-term acting gig.
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A lot of times I got really, really tired.
It was a very hard experience.
I was working nearly fourteen hours a day.
Working five to six days a week with one day to memorize scripts.
It was very difficult.
This would be really cool if this happened.
And then they just kind of never really did.
But, besides that, I really enjoy Preston.
Prestons a fun character to play.
How did you play Preston?
Whats your headspace while playing him?
Preston was, to me, a very standard, exuberant, nerdy kid.
He was what I was when I was a kid.
He was just this kid who was pure passion.
Everything that he did was just about excitement.
It was just about being excited about being nerdy.
The reason why hes so into magic is because it mystifies him.
I think thats kind of the vein I tried to play him in.
I also made him a bit more effeminate, because Im effeminate.
Was there anything that was scripted that didnt end up on screen?
Most of that is interactions we (the actors) did in the background.
I wanted to make it that Preston was really close with Calvin.
A lot of the moments in the background him and Calvin are very affectionate with each other.
Theyre both just really close friends.
Ive noticed in the background sometimes youre doing little poses from the Japanese seriesNinninger.
Thats all you, right?
Thats all me, yeah.
They just let us do whatever we want in the background.
Of the episodes that have aired, which would you say is your favorite?
Its very narcissistic of me to say but the epsiode where I got to talk with my dad.
(The Ranger Ribbon) As an actor I got to flex my acting chops.
I got to be emotional on screen.
I got to play vulnerable and hurt.
It gave Preston a lot of back-story.
It made you realize that Preston grew up without a mother.
He was raised by one who was always busy so he had to deal with things himself.
Thats why hes a little bit weird because he grew up by himself.
He literally grew up off of cartoons.
So he started acting like a cartoon.
Why, in that episode, does that ribbon just magically fly down out of nowhere?
Its actually a timed ribbon so… No…
I have no idea.
What was it like to do your very first morph for the show?
Some of the other people actually made fun of me for this but I dont even care.
It was five weeks until I actually morphed.
My first morph was a flash morph.
Thats when it hit me.
All of my hard work, all of my passions as a child watching this show for twenty-three years.
It was the culmination of all that paying off.
Sometimes were super passionate about something and we get no payoff.
Its what the nerd life is.
But this, I was excited about it for so long.
I tried out forPower Rangersfor freaking three seasons.
All of that paid off right there when I got to morph and see myself morph.
So youve been watchingPower Rangersyour whole life.
When did you start?
I watched all of it but I was really young when most of it happened.
So evenIn Space, the only thing that I really remember was Andros.
Like, Andros and Astronema and Andros killing Zordon.
But all of that time was blurry for me because I didnt speak English.
I remember the colors, thats it.
I started being more sentient during the Disney days so thats what I grew up on.Ninja Storm.Mystic Force.SPD.
There were a lot of things in there that I thought was actually really good.
If you had to pick one favorite season what would it be?
I like the dynamics.
I like that there was growth with the characters.
They took one of the more cartoony seasons ofSentaiand made it more realistic.
I like the fact that Red Ranger was not accepted right away.
The characters were nuanced.
Everyone wanted different things.
I really liked the story line.
I know youre a writer so if you could craft your own idealPower Rangersseason what would it be?
I would adaptZyuohgertoPower Rangersand I would make it the premise ofJumanji.
That way the adult actors who are playing them have a reason to be childish.
They have a reason to have child-conflicts, like, Oh no, you took my stuff.
Even teenagers wouldnt quarrel over some of the things thatDino Chargeor evenNinja Steelwould quarrel over.
What can fans look forward to asSuper Ninja Steelgoes on?
A lot of character development.
The finale will surprise you.
Its probably one of the most emotionally fulfilling episodes.
Its less about just Rangers and more so about human beings, which I like.
Its more of a, Oh no.
This big bad monster has affected our lives.
What are we gonna do?
In our previous interviewaboutPower Rangers HyperForceyou had mentioned Ive always wanted to work with all these past Rangers.
Does that mean were not seeing past Rangers this season?
Well, I dont want to get your hopes up but I cant really say much.
Thats all I can say.
What are some things you geek out about that arent Power Rangers?
I geek out a lot about DC Comics.
Anything DC Comics related.
As of late, Marvel, too, because Marvel makes amazing movies.
What are your favorite characters, under both?
For DC Comics, Booster Gold.
From Marvel, I really like Amadeus Cho.
New Superman from DC is really cool too.
Marvel I dont really know that much.
Im not gonna lie.
Im a DC fuckboy.
When it comes down to it, Im such a DC fuckboy.
Im also a huge fan ofDigimon.
Davis is my favorite character.
I have a tattoo of the Fire Nation on my finger.
Just to remind myself, be careful before you point your fingers.
I likeAvatarandLegend of Korraa lot.Voltron.Trollhunters.
At the end of the day thats the beautiful part about being a geek.
You get to be part of different fandoms.
Im probably one of the luckiest people in the world to be able to do that.
Not a day goes by that I dont thank god that I get to be in this position.
I have nothing to say besides Im lucky and thank you everyone who put me in this position.
