VR Troopers (Cybertron Pilot)

The VR Troopers you didn't see...

I remember watching the show in the morning in syndication. What I didn't know about the show was that it was originally called “Cybertron”. And, it was originally supposed to star Jason David Frank (Green and White Power Ranger). The production went as far as Frank filming an entire episode.

It seems the show was only going to focus on one character instead of three.

From Wiki entry to VR Troopers, ((The production studio kept the name Cybertron Productions for the show's lifespan, similar to how Power Rangers kept the name of its original season ("MMPR Productions") until it closed in 2002. Jason David Frank was originally cast in the part of Ryan Steele. However, he had to withdraw due to his popularity on Power Rangers, prompting a return to that series. The theme to Cybertron would be reworked and became the Green Ranger theme ('Go Green Ranger Go') on Power Rangers. ))

I can see why they went in another direction with the show. Jason was really connected to the Green Ranger at the time and most kids wouldn't see him as another character.

Now, I think the show would have worked if they had made this a direct spin-off from the Power Rangers. The writers decided to write off the Green Ranger and Tommy from the show. During this time, they could have easily revealed that Tommy ended up here becoming a VR Trooper.

Here's a very rough cut of the original pilot.