tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post3198536876717206681..comments2024-03-27T08:01:47.218-07:00Comments on The Mystical Trash Heap: [Toys] He-Man and youthful disillusionmentTrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01889179660165006042noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-26031316347449111662017-12-23T10:08:51.759-08:002017-12-23T10:08:51.759-08:00Ah, yes. While I disparaged He-Man in an earlier c...Ah, yes. While I disparaged He-Man in an earlier comment, I was referring to the television show. Those Mattel comics were actually quite interesting...but even these came out AFTER I started playing D&D.<br /><br />My younger brother owned a few of the toys. I preferred Skeletor.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-59398058731684238712017-05-11T03:20:02.727-07:002017-05-11T03:20:02.727-07:00", and the show wrecked that and turned it in...", and the show wrecked that and turned it into garbage"<br /><br />Regrettably, you have described the larger slice of animation for TV in the USA. Sketchy, goofy, kiddified. Children may be young, but by and large they aren't stupid and trying to figure out why anyone trying to make money by producing animation would think child consumers were all brainless sacks of amoebas leads to some grim speculation. Yes, I know there were "laws" regarding the subject, but when you look at He-Man vs. the obscure but vastly superior Exosquad, you realize that it is possible to do a good job, but some choose not to.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614610635028312529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-18887385226666657962017-05-08T09:07:45.530-07:002017-05-08T09:07:45.530-07:0035 years ago most of the people that I knew kissed...35 years ago most of the people that I knew kissed my ass because they thought that I was a gazillionaire. I had this wealthy and crazy godmother who wanted me around to help her in her wheelchair so I had every whim catered to. It was insane how many toys I had piled up. Enough to fill a small apartment as I later found out. I was buying randomly grabbed toys up until I was 19. It was like an addiction. I was buying entire series just for the hell of it. When she lost her mind, as if she didn't already, I was forgotten and had to throw out everything that wasn't small which included anything bigger than a STAR WARS figure with a few exceptions. The He-Man series didn't make the cut. The last thing that I bought, the entire series of was some armored guys fighting giant monsters (Inhumanoids) and the "Real Ghostbusters", in 1988 both went straight to the trash by the end of that year. The best He-Man figure was probably Faker. It was just a blue He-Man with an orange sword but cool nonetheless.Gene Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812473577976271609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-88687938046294487322017-05-08T07:00:35.844-07:002017-05-08T07:00:35.844-07:00Interesting stuff. I'd never been a fan of He...Interesting stuff. I'd never been a fan of He-Man for a number of reasons, but I'd always assumed that the main one was generational disconnect. He-Man existed when I was a young teen-ager, and I was already transitioning into the edgier realms. Thundarr the Barbarian, for example, didn't seem to have the kiddified goofiness or (by my insecure perception at the time) homoerotic undercurrent that could be found in MotU. This opinion of course may have been colored by the fact that He-Man was the favorite of my younger, gay brother, but I always put more weight on the fact that MotU - much like B/X D&D - was geared towards a more kiddie audience, and for a generation after my own. After all, the Sid and Marty Krofft productions weren't the most teen-friendly fare, but I love their stuff just the same. Guess it just depends on where in life you are when you are exposed to something.Anthony Rostenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463547023588219984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-43298601716645706752017-05-08T04:46:11.062-07:002017-05-08T04:46:11.062-07:00I was more of a Thundarr guy, myself. I never lik...I was more of a Thundarr guy, myself. I never liked He-Man much. I remember liking Blackstar better than He-Man, but when I went back and watched a couple episodes a few years ago, I realized I had totally blanked out the Trobbits from my memory...probably for the better.Grumpy Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087904102183244773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133705701046541281.post-33571352012760034002017-05-07T20:53:58.511-07:002017-05-07T20:53:58.511-07:00I heard the real story a few years ago, that it wa...I heard the real story a few years ago, that it was a botched Conan enterprises/Mattel deal that started but ended differently. The characters were going to be less sci-fi obviously. Skeletor was going to be Thulsa Doom is obvious but the others were most likely altered Conan characters. People have been disclaiming it but it turned out to be true. So because of the distancing further from "Conan", Mattel was up for whatever DC Comics did with the property, which was divorce the barbarian/caveman story for "Prince Adam". I recall reading the "new" Prince Adam backstory in free previews in most November 1982 DC Comics and thinking the figures with included mini-comics were cool but DC had a weak background. Then the cartoon started went with what DC started sort of and was even worse. Filmation cartoons had such a sketchy background I recall their live action being terrible like SPACE ACADEMY (1977) and JASON OF STAR COMMAND (1978-1981) Some of Filmation's cartoons were okay like STAR TREK (1973-4) and FLASH GORDON (1979-1980) but I couldn't stand the GROOVY GHOULIES (1970) which was syndicated throughout the 70's and BLACKSTAR (1981;rerun 1983-84) with the "trobbits" everytime I saw the Filmatian rotating logo I wondered what kind of sketchy crap I was going to get. Anyway, the story within the official Mattel comics was the "real" He-man for a while and it was a good time. I recommend it to anyone wanting to see a cool sword and science fantasy toy background.Gene Weigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812473577976271609noreply@blogger.com