Quote Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
I don't think it was just Action Masters,
No, but I believe it was Rob Jung who once said that Action Masters were the nail that sealed the coffin for G1.

Quote Originally Posted by kup
- Too much Sci-Fi
I don't think the level of scifi was a bad thing. But I think that it could've been executed and it was often overshadowed by the overwhelming presence of Daniel and Wheelie. The G1 comics, Beast Wars and now Animated have a scifi theme but done much better.

Quote Originally Posted by kup
- Bad execution of villain in most cases (mad Galvatron)
Graaargh yes! Crazy Galvatron was so incredibly LAME. (-_-)

Quote Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
(I can't believe TakaraTomy chose to not include the crown and yet *keep* the apron. At the moment, that's cost them my Masterpiece Grimlock patronage.)
I'm not surprised. After all, the G1 Marvel comics were never published in Japan so the crown wouldn't hold the same meaning for Japanese fans as it would for us gaijin scumWestern fans.

Hopefully Hasbro will include it with their version. It would absolutely make sense for their market. But I wouldn't hold my breath. Knowing Hasbro they'll claim that the crown would've made the toy too expensive, but still charge us $150 for the toy anyway. (-_-)