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1987olds442 · 11-17-2010, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Super_Megatron

I agree that they need a movie or TV show in order to bring this back to retail. Kids don't care about MOTUC anymore, which is sad for a toyline that made a billiion dollars in sales in the 80s.

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

If the cartoon is anything like the 2002 series, then I'd be onboard. Loved that one.

Personally I would be for the Masters of the Universe toy line returning to Retail stores, and I agree that they would need a TV series or movie to get this line back into retail.

I loved the 2002 series, and I would be up for another take on a new cartoon, and hopefully it would be on another channel besides Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network has a habit of canceling the good shows like He-Man, Megas XLR, Transformers Animated, etc. for the lowbrow shows like ed, edd n eddy, flapjack, etc.

And if they were to get Masters of the Universe back into the Retail stores hopefully they won't make the mistake they did with the 2002 toy line and flood the shelves with only two characters. I remember going to the toy aisles and finding nothing on the pegs except for He-Man and Skeletor.

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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

The 2002/200X MotU series encompasses the best and the worst of trying to revitalize the 80's nostalgia brands. In my opinion, it was probably the best "reboot" of an 80's property that we've seen. It took the original, remained more-than-reasonably faithful to the designs and themes...and then improved on the original in virtually every way. Deeper, more clearly laid out mythology, excellent character designs still readily recognizable as "who they were supposed to be", better action, better animation, etc...

But sadly, it didn't gain much traction with kids, and because of that Cartoon Network started screwing with the scheduling until they basically scheduled it out of existence (they did the same thing with JLU). Why didn't it catch on? Well, possibly because kids had no attachment to begin with, so a large part of what made the 200X series so "cool" to us was utterly lost on the kids.

I 100% agree...

11-17-2010, 07:33 PM	#33
1987olds442 Cam Maximus Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Christiansburg, VA Posts: 569	Quote: Originally Posted by Super_Megatron I agree that they need a movie or TV show in order to bring this back to retail. Kids don't care about MOTUC anymore, which is sad for a toyline that made a billiion dollars in sales in the 80s. Quote: Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu If the cartoon is anything like the 2002 series, then I'd be onboard. Loved that one. Personally I would be for the Masters of the Universe toy line returning to Retail stores, and I agree that they would need a TV series or movie to get this line back into retail. I loved the 2002 series, and I would be up for another take on a new cartoon, and hopefully it would be on another channel besides Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network has a habit of canceling the good shows like He-Man, Megas XLR, Transformers Animated, etc. for the lowbrow shows like ed, edd n eddy, flapjack, etc. And if they were to get Masters of the Universe back into the Retail stores hopefully they won't make the mistake they did with the 2002 toy line and flood the shelves with only two characters. I remember going to the toy aisles and finding nothing on the pegs except for He-Man and Skeletor. Quote: Originally Posted by Jmacq1 The 2002/200X MotU series encompasses the best and the worst of trying to revitalize the 80's nostalgia brands. In my opinion, it was probably the best "reboot" of an 80's property that we've seen. It took the original, remained more-than-reasonably faithful to the designs and themes...and then improved on the original in virtually every way. Deeper, more clearly laid out mythology, excellent character designs still readily recognizable as "who they were supposed to be", better action, better animation, etc... But sadly, it didn't gain much traction with kids, and because of that Cartoon Network started screwing with the scheduling until they basically scheduled it out of existence (they did the same thing with JLU). Why didn't it catch on? Well, possibly because kids had no attachment to begin with, so a large part of what made the 200X series so "cool" to us was utterly lost on the kids. I 100% agree... Last edited by 1987olds442; 11-17-2010 at 07:37 PM..