Episode 121 - MOTU Discussion with Mattel's Scott Neitlich

Val Staples, Danielle Gelehrter, "Pixel Dan" Eardley and Nate Baertsch are back to discuss He-Man and She-Ra.

In this episode they are joined by Scott Neitlich to answer your questions about
Snake Mountain,
DC MOTU comic characters,
Add-on Sub for 2014,
Tabs on sides of figure armor,
plans for 2016,
Horde Troopers,
preorders,
smaller, non-articulated characters,
price increase VS paint app and accessory reduction,
movie and 2016 MOTUC,
Grayskull accessory packs,
video game tie-in toy line,
bendy material,
exclusives and SKUs,
Geoblock ordering problems,
Flogg's feet,
format of a movie toy line,
early access Goat Man,
figures that were bumped from 2014 & 2015,
tier stands,
lines at NYCC for exclusives,
Light Hope,
first true 200x variant,
200x head pack,
Son of He-man,
Grayskull box art poster,
what happens after the annual subscription model,
future figure sculpt tweaks and changes,
how many people work on MOTU,
boot articulation on female figures,
third party accessories, heads and more,
Lizard Man,
Mighty Spector accessories,
vintage MOTU figure style revisited,
Mermista legs,
Flutterina,
preorder for figures outside of 2014 & 2015,
colors on new mini-comics characters,
Digital River's impact on 2015,
more obscure figures outside of the sub,
quality control on Digital River,
more understanding with frustrated customers,
quarterly items on a mini-sub,
throne to fit the Sorceress,
cross sell art for vintage mini-comic characters,
plans for create-a-character entries,
"non human action figures" for international customs,
more Polly Pocket POP,
keeping fans excited about MOTUC,
Matty Money gift certificates,
pre-Filmation mini-comic characters,
wrestling,
Spy Monkey Creations and Nate,
and much more!

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Recorded on January 16, 2014
Runtime: 1 hour, 25 minutes, 45 seconds