What's the big deal? It's always been this way in one form or another for television shows. Look at He-Man Masters of the Universe...I for one love the show, along with countless others. (We're also waiting for the 2009 movie, which should kick ass, a la 300...) But if anyone remembers Filmation created that show for Matel as a (basically) 1/2 hour toy commercial to push their merch, and when you saw a new character enter the show, it was a new character in their toy line for sale...Many people love the show regardless of the reasons why it was made at first.
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What's the big deal? It's always been this way in one form or another for television shows. Look at He-Man Masters of the Universe...I for one love the show, along with countless others. (We're also waiting for the 2009 movie, which should kick ass, a la 300...) But if anyone remembers Filmation created that show for Matel as a (basically) 1/2 hour toy commercial to push their merch, and when you saw a new character enter the show, it was a new character in their toy line for sale...Many people love the show regardless of the reasons why it was made at first.