o.supreme wrote: The names could easily swapped, and this wouldn't be a MOTU show at all, but it still had a decent start, a lot of potential for a good story here.
william-james88 wrote:That's just from the first few episodes. By the end, this is very much MOTU in all the best aspects of it. It's cool how we see a new origin to this universe and how it becomes the MOTU we all expect with a new flair of togetherness (which the 80s show had as well but it's much bigger here).
o.supreme wrote:william-james88 wrote:That's just from the first few episodes. By the end, this is very much MOTU in all the best aspects of it. It's cool how we see a new origin to this universe and how it becomes the MOTU we all expect with a new flair of togetherness (which the 80s show had as well but it's much bigger here).
That's good to hear. The opening theme is kind of cringe though, definitely a Big Hero 6 vibe about it, and I like Big Hero 6, just not fitting to MOTU IMHO. . I'm glad I didn't judge this show by that opening theme... One time that "skip intro" on Netflix definitely came in handy. I probably wont get through all the episodes today, but what few I don't watch, I'll find another way. I did think the Modulok name drop in the first episode was kind of cool. Any other random stuff like that?
o.supreme wrote:I'm sure you've heard this ad nauseum, but the 2002 MOTU from Mike Young Productions (often referred to as 200X MOTU) is, I think its fair to say, the one admired most by the majority of the fandom. I just rewatched it again to get the foul taste of Revelation out. But I revisit it every couple of years. It is definitely worth a watch if you are interested in expanding into other MOTU shows. It expands and builds on the original in the best ways possible, it is a shame it only lasted 2 seasons/39 episodes but it began a decade long trend of ending shows that were way too good, too early.
o.supreme wrote:I'm sure you've heard this ad nauseum, but the 2002 MOTU from Mike Young Productions (often referred to as 200X MOTU) is, I think its fair to say, the one admired most by the majority of the fandom. . It is definitely worth a watch if you are interested in expanding into other MOTU shows. It expands and builds on the original in the best ways possible
blackeyedprime wrote:Anyone else got stinkor yet? Not sure if some smell more than others but reviews I've seen are pretty much same as my thoughts, that it doesn't stink. I can smell it if I imagine it or have the very faintest of smell sometimes when trying to smell him.
Seems like new motu cartoon is being enjoyed by those giving it a chance. No listings for the toys as yet over here as far as I know.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:200X does stump me though. Season Two introduces the Snake Men and Hordak. Before resolving both issues before it ends. So I don't really know where it would have gone?
o.supreme wrote:AllNewSuperRobot wrote:200X does stump me though. Season Two introduces the Snake Men and Hordak. Before resolving both issues before it ends. So I don't really know where it would have gone?
It's unfortunate that CN in all their idiocy and shortsightedness forced the series to end quicker than it deserved to. S2 was supposed to have 26 episodes, just like S1, so the Snake Men plot would have gone far more in depth.
S3 was going to introduce Adora/She-Ra (that's why the 200X series got a She-Ra toy, though it was a convention exclusive) Also the Horde would have been the main villains for all of S3. Much like how we got a tease at the Snake Men in the S1 episode "Snake Pit". The Season 2 episode "King Grayskull" was just a tease for the Horde. Just because Skeletor destroyed a single temple, you know that wouldn't have been the end of things for Hordak . I sort of viewed the 2012 Marvel Comics as a spiritual successor to 200X, though there were some differences to be sure.
blackeyedprime wrote:back of art teases:
Syclone
Horde: Leach, Mantenna, Grizzlor (if that can be counted due to powercon set), Modulok
Emerje wrote:Picked up the Battlefield Warriors set at Target Friday, it's really cool!
Emerje wrote: Thundercats when their toy lines failed to perform at retail.
Emerje wrote:I've had wave 7 on order at BBTS for a few weeks, sucks that they jacked the price up so much. I doubt MSRP went up any, I think they realized these are hard to find at retail and jacked the price up accordingly. They raised the price on wave 6 as well (glad I got my order in be that).
Emerje wrote:The series ended because of Mattel, not CN. Mattel fumbled the line at the end leaving retailers with a bunch of figures nobody wanted causing them to stop ordering the figures. No figures in stores means no cartoon on TV. Same thing happened to Young Justice and Thundercats when their toy lines failed to perform at retail. Mattel was so soured on the series they let the Four Horsemen take their designs to NECA for their Staction Figure line.
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