I know it's not cricket, but I'm going to talk a little trash about the new smurfs.
I'm a little disappointed by the similarities to existing models--back to basics is terrific, but grouchy, papa, and harmony (near) clones? What is smurfette doing, a hula dance?
I admit, though, I like the back-to-basics in concept. Though smurfs nowadays are much nicer--and often more interesting to look at--than I remember in the early 80s, sometimes they grow so elaborate they lose their smurfiness.
At the same time, with this being my first year back after a 20 year hiatus, kind of hate seeing so many in one batch that look like ones I already have. Are there smurf characters that haven't yet come out in PVC? We see so many harmonies, grouchies, and jokies--maybe a black-haired smurfette someday?