For Better or Worse

Apparently, Hallmark is going to attempt a relaunch of Rainbow Brite. Big fans may know that they attempted this already back on 2004, but failed. They claim that it was because the Rainbow Brite of the 80's didn't fit the needs of today's children. I personally believe that's completely wrong, and that not only does the original concept of the 80's show fit today's kids, but they NEED those morals and themes. How could the idea of magic, happiness, friendship, and imagination NOT fit any child in any age? That isn't to say I'm not willing to give this new attempt a try. In fact, when I saw stickers featuring the new look of Rainbow Brite and her friends, I hesitated to even say that I like those designs BETTER than the original character designs. That's something I couldn't say about any of the My Little Pony relaunches. Each relaunch was cute in its own way, but I didn't believe they held a candle to the old characters.

Here's a link to an article talking about what the new storyline is supposed to be about: http://www.valleyscenemagazine.com/archives/aug72009/kids/

There's a rougher idea of the new design of Rainbow Brite on the left side of the header. I think she's prettier on the stickers I bought today, though. In fact, the very first thing that went through my head was that this looked like a cross between Rainbow Brite and Moondreamers. I like it. Especially the purple girl. Don't know her name yet, but she has a staff with a crescent moon on top, so she got super bonus points with me.

Yes, there will be Rainbow Brite fanart. After seeing those stickers, I have a very strong urge to draw some of these girls.

Sadly, I have a bad feeling they've removed the boys from this new series. I haven't looked into it too much, but I've seen it happen in other relaunches of 80's toys. Namely MLP.

Depending on how cute they are, some of the dolls from the new line are sure to find their way into my home. ^_^