Mattel's Design team has some huge cojones.

It's true! Check out this post by the one and only ♠Toyguru♠

 one question from the design group was whether we should just make the armor non removable, as this would ensure the snuggest possible fit.

My thoughts can be summarized with this picture.
I'm sorry but the simple fact that someone from the Design team has the cojones to ask that question is simply baffling.

Does anyone remember WHY were He-Man and Beastman delayed long before I got into MOTUC?
I'm talking about 2008 here... That was like before this blog even existed.
The Correct Answer is to have the figures with Removable Armor "Just like We remembered" or something like it. Duncan, Hordak, He-Ro, Randor, Stinkor, Mekaneck, Clawful, Optikk, He-Ro and others had removable armor without suffering from the Bulkiness that current armors suffer from (Snake Face, Sea Hawk, Hydron)

It Really Pisses me off that "Someone from the Design Team" (who I'm guessing is called Ruben) can only think of Making the armors non-removable as a solution. Really? That's the brilliant solution the design team could come up with?

I know that some people might say "Lighten up, dude! They're just toys!" To which I'd say:
Have you even read this blog!? I get worked up over the most minuscule things, then I ramble on and on about them and make mountains out of molehills! Just because these are toys, it does not mean that the Design Team can get away with Laziness and take away features that made this toyline what it is!
the whole non-removable armor business for Mattel is a lot easier for them. I'm sorry but no! They Purposely delayed the first figures in 2008 in order to give them the Removable Armor. Turning back on that would be a massive load of crap! I get that some characters shouldn't have removable armor like Sy-Klone or Strobo. Hell, Even New Adventures Skeletor should be on the non-Removable Armor League. (Because his "armor" is basically his skin fused with the Techno-Virus) OK-ing this Lazy Solution fixes nothing.

The Design team amazes me sometimes.

Let's use Hydron as an example.
They put the Tabs for his armor RIGHT on the sides, making the armor look ridiculously bulky, when they had these Tubes on his back that they could have used as "Camouflaged tabs" Like they did with Two-Bad.

But I just realized something: It's not simply the tab placement that makes the Armor look big and bulky. In some cases it's just that the Armor is TOO BIG. (Like Hydron, Snake Face, Horde Troopers) Here's the thing: What if Mattel makes non-Removable Armor that is simply TOO Big for the figure...

Design needs to stop Half-Assing things and deliver the "High Quality" Product that Mattel loves to say they deliver. Right now Design Team is showing their incompetence and that's not good for Mattel.

Girl Meets World vs Son of He-Man

I've made a few references in being more interested in Girl Meets World than what I am for He-Ro: The Son of He-Man.
There's a new pic of the Girl Meets World cast and I found ONE Issue with it:
I'm STILL Interested in Topanga and Cory and do not give a rat's ass about the people in front of them. (their kids, the "Shawn" to the Topangaborn, the possible "Minkus" and "the crush") I can't wait for the show to start this summer for ALL the WRONG REASONS... Mainly Cory and Topanga, who will take a back seat to the plot, since they are not the focus. Now to bring that back to the MOTU Tangent, He-Ro: Son of He-Man focuses on the SON of He-Man, where He-Man is NOT the Focus... SOME fans of MOTU may be pulled into it to see further adventures of He-Man and company. That would be the WRONG Reason. Both Girl Meets World and He-Ro: son of He-Man re basically within their parents' shadows.

Like He-Ro: son of He-Man, Girl Meets World has a parent company that is willing to mess with the integrity of the property in order to get more profits... (Talking about Disney for GMW and Mattel for SoHM) Yes, both companies are businesses and not charities, but tinkering with the product and turning it into something it is not. Things like Disneifying the BMW universe and making Riley into Generic Disney Star #436 (with hyper sassiness, disregard towards parental units' authority, the parents allowing her to get away with anything, etc.) and Mattel... Well, we know Mattel and what they can do. Just look at what they did to He-Man after 1987... then again the whole Son of He-Man thing is another of the things they'd do... (Resisting urge to mention bad Green Lantern inspired Fanfiction turned into MOTU Canon).

Unlike He-Ro: Son of He-Man, Girl Meets World will follow the life of an average girl from an average family. She doesn't have much of a Legacy to live up to... Daughter of Cory and Topanga is not that big of a deal...
Dare on the other hand is the freaking Son of He-Man: Most Powerful Man in the Universe and defender of Eternia. Now there's a freaking Planet sized Burden upon Dare's shoulders.

I know it feels like I'm going on a partially coherent rant here, but. The biggest difference between both ideas IS why I can be excited for one, but appalled by the other.

Since Riley has no huge Legacy riding on her shoulders (aside being the star on the continuation of Boy Meets World) the Show CAN FOCUS ON HER as she stumbles through life. (as well as Cory and Topanga stumble through parenthood on the 21st century.)

Dare on the OTHER HAND has the whole legacy of the Power of Grayskull as well as the whole Continuation of the MOTU Story. Kinda hard to live up to. Now Mattel's "mentality" about their properties is what will screw them here. While YES, I'm aware that the "great and powerful" MOTU Lore was made mostly on the fly by people's work for hire stuff in order to sell more toys, that does not mean that 30 years later Mattel needs to do that. Right now MOTU needs their own version of Larry Hama to flesh out the characters (Those who haven't been fleshed out like most of NA, Later waves of Vintage MOTU, etc.).  The approach of throw everything at it and see what sticks is NOT a great idea.  (We saw the Oh look! Shiny new stuff! on the mini comic that came with Gorpo). The Look! Shiny! may work on kids, but not necessarily will work with old farts that can't even accept that New Adventures and Princess of Power ARE  a part of MOTU...  So, Girl Meets World has it easier here.

Though now I'm more interested in a Son of Urkel sitcom...