>>11496750
The more you comb over that 5 year window of planning the more frustrating it all gets. In the end I honestly think some sort of amalgamation of both NA and Filmation's He-Ro, Son of He-man pitch should have been the answer. He-Ro looked much MUCH more in-line with 80's MOTU but had some baked in 90's comic book grunge to keep it relevant with kids of the day. Establishing He-Ro as a sequel to Filmation He-man also means they could have gotten away with a bigger focus on sci-fi and tech in a less intrusive and disorienting way to boot, all while remaining somewhat familiar to older fans ala Beast Wars. But they rushed headlong into uncertainty and it didnt pay off, and worse than that, they gave up right after.

TMNT, Batman, Spiderman, and Transformers usually go through these boom and bust periods that last 4 to 5 years. It gives them a chance to reorient their plans and get shit up and running again. For whatever reason Mattel was content with giving up for the rest of the decade!