Talk:Episodes, films, and shorts/@comment-15629929-20151220195658/@comment-5837525-20151220201317

Just because G1 came first doesn't mean it was perfect. G1 was created for the sole purpose of selling merchandise, so it didn't matter much if the cartoons were well-written. With G4, selling toys is still the highest priority, but at least genuine effort is being put into the writing.

(Also, no, "hate beer but love getting drunk" is much of a comparison because you're not comparing beer to any other beverage. A better example would be comparing the Golden Age of Comics -- which were more focused on boosting public support in the war effort -- to the Silver, Bronze, or Modern Ages.)