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[deckardcanine]

I shouldn't be surprised that Giant is now selling dolls of Princess Merida from Brave, which won't come to theaters for another week. But it immediately struck me that whoever made the doll had little regard for what we already know about the movie. The most common image of Merida has her holding a bow and arrow. The doll comes with no accessories but the clothes on her back, and I imagine she has no more limb flexibility than a typical Barbie. If ever an animated princess merited an action figure...

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[stevenroy.livejournal.com]

I frequently get the impression that a lot of these toys are designed by people who don't watch the shows at all... or, in a lot of cases, the toy comes first and then the producers and/or writers are asked to put together a show or movie that'll sell the toy.

Of course, success tends to vary quite a bit...

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

Also reminds me of the fundamental irony of My Little Pony: it was a show designed to sell toys, but the show is so much better than the toys it's advertising that I'm not vey interested in buying the toys.