You mean Revelations by "netflix version, them yea, I couldn't agree more. And I'm saying" Revelations", because there is anouther He-Man show there. The CGI one. And it is quite dicent).
This was the best cartoon there has been outside of marvel and DC since it came out. Can't believe they cancelled it after just 2 seasons. Especially when I read where they wanted to go with season 3 bringing in she-ra and hordak. 😓 they need to continue this series with the same animation and with the same story they was going to te!l
The 2002 version is so underatted. I'm really glad Kevin Smith's monumental failure has got people looking into the 2002 version. Better late than never.
This show came out at a very nostalgic time. Toonami was injecting a lot of classical 80s elements to their programming. Not only did we have He-Man airing. We also had Transformers Armada. And having Peter Cullen narrating all the promos was the icing on the cake.
@@buttpicker247 yup. He was narrating all those promos during the early to mid 2000s before he returned to voice Optimus Prime in the live action TF movies
Funny yet annoying not due to the quip That was gold Adam getting shanked Should never of happened the moment that sword is in hands in the air he was protected.
@@AngelEmfrbl noo really? (Sarcasm) I'm well aware of what's planned thank you. That in no way detracts from my previous statement. Soylent Bob dropped the ball big-time. Besides turning Teela into a cowardly traitor who is not only derelict in her duties it also appears she may have actually been complicit in his death, and or grievous wounding , also to berate the king while in mourning for his son , should have earned her a death sentence or price on her head. The errors are glaring, and further proves he had zero knowledge of source material whatsoever and since he admitted he wasn't ever really a fan he shouldn't have been put in charge. This travesty has already been deemed Non-canonical and there's no real way for SB to salvage this. Ratings so piss poor you'd have to hunt for it to be offended. How many fans has soylent Bob lost over this? Clerks3 is going to tank big time because of this, I'll put money on it.
Further this is wrong for the simplest of reasons the incantation isn't what everyone thinks it is... If adam said by the power of greyskull it's finished he says I have the power , only after he recieved it. Can't believe it took me so long to remember that part
It was Mattel that pulled the plug on it because they cancelled the toyline due to poor toy sales in the us and canada because Mattel messed up the case ratios with too many He-Man an Skeletors taking up peg spaces instead of other character like Orko, Teela, etc, the kids couldn't find the other figures and by the time Mattel had fxied it kids had moved onto something else.
@@basestationps9479 If I may? There’s been a lot of rumors floating around that He-Man will pretty much lose the first fight in the show, disappear and leave Teela to fix everything as the main character. There’s some other stuff as well but this is probably the reason a lot of us don’t dare trust that this will be good.
@@miraihibino1277 I see, but in my opinion it would give more depth to the other characters in the show as the original didn’t. So if they do it right it could very well be equal to or be better than the original.
I can’t believe they killed He-Man at the very beginning, then brought him back to be killed AGAIN. At least in The Last Jedi, Luke only died once. This would be like if they brought him back to life in The Rise of Skywalker just so Palpatine could kill him.
@@icbm50 Agreed, I honestly would have kept watching, but I couldn't get pased the part where she tries to guilt Adam's grieving mother over not telling her about He-Man. I have no problem with a new change of direction for Teela, but if you're going to have her turn her back on everyone atleast give her some decent motivation. What kills me is the show set her up to have a decent reason to leave to set up this grittier atmosphere they wanted. Before she goes off the rails, she's told to BANISH HER FATHER by an understanbly upset Randor. Instead of having her flip out over not being told He-Man's identity and telling everyone to fuck off, she could've just said no and then guilt crazed Randor could just banish both of them. Teela then spends her time adventuring to help care for her broken father before being given the big quest.
This show was freaking awesome and it's a crying shame that it got cancelled after 39 episodes. The studio had more planned for this series. Hordak was supposed to return and conquer Eternia. He-Man and the Masters would have been on the run and trying to fight back. Skeletor would have eventually been the one to overthrow him, in doing so he would have become more powerful than before and become the series head villain again.
The thing I liked about both reboots is the fact both Gringer/Battlecat and Snarff don’t speak and act like domesticated house cats - for some reason it really appealed to me that they didn’t speak at all
@@dorncornelius lack of toy sales probably. Though I'd legit buy some if they were more available. The ending kinda scarred me for life though, that dark af plot twist. Wish it continued but it's fine the way it is.
I grew up in the 80's He-Man cartoon and this reboot came out when I was in college. However when I saw this series it blew me away. It's a real shame that this series never got a proper ending which we would see them fight Hordak and the Horde. I hope one day we could get that conclusion.
Funnily enough,here in Greece,this reboot was what intoduced everyone to Masters of the Universe.It was popular and beloved.I definitely had a good time watching it.
They should have done the continuation of this series ( 2002 ) same animation and all so we could see the confrontation with Hordak and the Horde. Instead, they made this Revelations show. It's not that bad but i liked the 2002 series better. My opinion.
I grew up on the original, so when the reboot started I watch it. I liked the more adult feel of the show but it still made it fun for kids. My only complaint was the toys. I had so many problems trying to find them. From what I understand other people had the same issues with the toys. So if kids and collectors can’t get the toys, then the show suffers.
I copped 4 toys when they first came out......He-Man, Skeletor, Teela and Ram Man. I got a couple of others years later.....but unfortunately lost all of them along with my OG toys when I lost my storage in 2017.
@@goat1408 I suffered more or less as you did, even all of my Spawn toy collection was stolen by thieves. They took all of the toys and worthy items. 😔😢
@@joeesperanto678 All my He-Man...ThunderCats, Transformers, TMNT, my NES, Genesis, Dreamcast, PS1 & 2, half of my comic collection, homemade comics I drew just to name some of the stuff, and that's not including what my dad had in there...😑
This show had the same essence of the 2011 Thundercats series, awesome show but got cut indefinitely. As far as I'm concerned, this is the He Man reboot we got, not that abysmal netflix one.
Better art direction, too. It went for a more action-packed approach while retaining the charm of the classic toys and cartoon. The art in Revelations was a soulless attempt at nostalgia and Orko's eyes freaked me out.
It's definitely incredible and unfortunately no one seems to talk about this version as much as the 80s version. Nonetheless, if you haven't seen it yet, it's all on RU-vid, and I recommend that you check it out.
This series was absolutely brilliant, was so angry when it got cancelled. For those who don't know, if you buy the 4 disc DVD set, on the 4th disc, there is a pdf comic of the unproduced 40th episode.
Its not really a retelling, there wasnt a telling to begin with since the original show didnt really have a straighfoward continuity, this is a very coherent reboot of the original that incorperates the story elements the original established and fits it together in a way that works
Just coming after watching the masters of the universe from netflix aka teela show, damn i miss so much of the MOTU 2002 show, this is one of the best he man show ever
If the series had continued past the "Snake Men", we would have gotten a chance to see Hordak and the Horde, which potentially could have brought in She-Ra.
For some reason I believe the females would've looked sexy if She-Ra would've been in this cartoon series. I can already imagine Castaspella and a sexy Catra unlike the new She-Ra garbage that aired.
I think the origin of Skeletor was created in a short series of comic book in the 80s. maybe in the revamp they just inspired themselves from it or created their own thing.
This reboot was actually very amazing in my opinion and even better than the original in terms of fully fleshed out lure. I loves how everything had an explanation for why things were. And the the best aspect was making sense of why the castle was called Gray Skull and all that history that predated He-man. I love the significance of classic enemies like Hordak and King Hiss being enemies of Gray Skull way before He-man was creating, giving them a step up in how dangerous they were compared to Skeletor. And I loves the power scaling. Not only did you have differences between different characters, but He-man was not always the most powerful.
Thank you Kevin Smith, if it wasn't for you a lot of us would have not discovered this awesome 2002 series of He-Man. I really hope they release the HD version of this series.
I watched the original show in my childhood, this in my 20s and now Revelations in my 40s. This is still my favourite. Only thing the new one has going for it is Cringer, Orco and Evil Lyn.
@@Foghornish spoilers They killed off Orko as well. It's why I said had. Lying skinny Bob dropped the ball and failed that universe so harder isn't funny. Ffs Teela doesn't even face consequences of her monumental screw-up. So busy being angry she's derelict in her duties, and abandoned her post. Her jobs before promotion didn't cease afterward promotion. She was the captain of the guard, and this should have earned her a death sentence, Bodyguard to Prince Adam. Berates his father for adam , while he's actively mourning the loss of his son. That alone should've gotten her 0 seized and lockedup. Sorry about the rant I've seen worse with a way better screenplay than the drek they threw at Netflix
Gary Chalk(optimus prime/primal) was in it as man at arms also. I remember loving the insane amount of strength HeMan had in it, lifting enormous boulders the size of a house, and everyone was twirling their melee weapons helicopter style.
The manly silverback thundering Alpha male voice of this He-man here gave me a quirky mangasm everytime he would yell out: "I have the powerrrrrr!" In that deep voice of his.
@@FakeJake5843 that doesn’t mean it’s going to be bad though? It just means we’d get more familiar with the rest of the characters instead of just seeing them around doing nothing but getting saved like in the original
Ty. My man. I feel like this 1000%, excellent combination of action, backstory, n further detail of these characters. Trying to stay true as much as possible to og he-man.
It’s possible. Thundercats Roar apparently introduced people to the 2011 reboot because of how lackluster it was and a lot of people loved it. It would be nice if it happened here.
For Orco's Background: The Dimension, where Eternia lies and Orco's dimension are neighbours, but seperated through a dimensional barrier. On Trolla, Orco's homeworld, he was indeed the mightiest Wizzard of his kind. But one of his spell went wrong and he landed on Eternia where the power of Castle Grayskull overwhelms his own so he can't really use his powers and isn't treated serious by his friends and more like a comic relief character. In the series, we see one of his ancestors interact with King Grayskull and it seemed, that his magic worked because Castle Grayskull was a "ordinary" castle at that time
@@joeesperanto678 Eh, what's that supposed to mean? There were always strong women in the original series, right from the start. The fact that He-Man (the character) worked *with* the other chars, and the women weren't just sitting around waiting for him to show up/save them, was one of the cooler things about the original series IMO. It's a big part of what I didn't like here - original!Teela would have totally worked with folks to make things better from the start, not struck out on her own leaving the kingdom/planet to suffer, or had to be convinced (again, for mostly personal reasons).
@@blacklivesorblackvotes2985 I was laughing at you man babies, not crying. But im well aware of the internet trope of "reply = mad" so I dont put much stock in anything youre saying.
Watched MOTU2002 10 years ago and was blown away. Want to buy it now, but it seems unavailable. I watched the 1983-1986 series everyday at age 4-6 but 2002 version is way better. Love it!
This series and many others that were on Cartoon Network were trashed by those who run the station. The popular shows aren't given a proper run or time slot and advertising. The people who run Cartoon Network don't like anime or action series. They just keep putting on stupid comedy cartoons with bad animation and bad story telling on the network. The shows don't even give good morals. They completely cut them from this He-Man series and I only saw them on the DVD release. Kids today are being deprived of good television.
Those people should have been fired for being disrespectful, rude, assholes who no respect for true art or the fact that people loved descent shows for a logical reason. I hate it when such assholes are in charge and they are not fired like they should have been.
@UCb2rW5Um9VR5xiX17h4Y9cg I'm just saying it as I've seen it. There's been a big decrease in good animation in the past 20 to 30 years. I prefer detailed animation over simplified. And serious over stupidity for storytelling.
Willis Jackson+ Today's kids are far luckier than us. They have MCU, Sony Marvel movies, X Men movies, DC comics universe, DC animated movies and video games, today's Superhero Web series are far better than 80s and 90s. We more millions of Anime shows than ever. When we were kids we could only dream of watching a Superhero movie in theater every year, but today there at least 3 to 4 superhero movies running at the same time.
@@comrade3186 That depends. Do you like the movies that change the original content of the comics and don't stay true to how the characters were developed or do you like it when they keep the original story alive? Myself personally I prefer to keep it to the original content.
I liked He Man 2002 because the characters designs, voices and the episodes are a lot better than the origianl He Man Series from the 80s. Although I still wished the series have two or three more episodes after episode 39 when King Hiss and Serpos were defeated by He Man and Zodak before it's finished forever. I mean they left the final episode as cliffhangers with some unanswer question like: 1. Have the master of the universe rebuild the Kingdom of Enternia that was destroyed by Serpos? 2.Has Sorceress recover from King Hiss's venom and her scar are finally gone? 3. Have Skeletor and his minion resurface with Snake Mountain now have three heads instead of one? 4. What became of the Snakemen after King Hiss is gone and they retreat in ep 39? 5. Have Teela finally learn that she's the Sorceress daughter and has her own power awaken as well as learn of her destiny? 6. Is Fristo (Man-At-Arms's brother) finally remember his past like is he the Sorceress's forgotten husband and is he Teela's real father? 7. Has Prince Adam finally reveal his secret to his parents and master of the universe that he's He Man this whole time and how will they react? 8. Where's Ork in episode 39 since he disappeared after episode 34?
I hope they’ll come with the 2002 series on He-man’s YT page. They already have the OG show and the 90s remake. BTW: if you wanna watch the OG He-man show and the 90s remake, you can watch it free on RU-vid. (But you didn’t hear it from me🤫)
The Heman 2002 series was such a breath air of a reboot! Gone are the ' Lets wait for Heman' plots and now more action from the Actual Masters of The Universe! I thought it was terrible shame it suffered the unusual time shift airings( signs of cancellation) and later pushed onto Boomerang later; but will always remembered as a fantastic show that honored the 80s Heman!
This was my He-Man growing up. I had all the McDonald's toys. My grandmother and parents got me a whole mess of toys for my 5th birthday. Castle Greyskull, He-Man, Skeletor, Tri-Klops, Beast-Man, Man-At-Arms, Mekanek, Battle-Cat, and a VHS tape with the TV movie. I wish I still had them, but 5 year old me and my then toddler brother were rough on toys.
We needed this to continue, they were even planning on spinning off their own She-Ra. They have finished concept art for her, it was gonna be better than Netflix's nonfan's-fiction She-Ra series by default.
Maybe he man can finally get a good show Kevin smith: Fuck that were gonna sailor moon he man's transformation, make unlikable characters likeable and kill them, and destroy my credibility while I'm at it
I like both shows the original and the 2002 reboot, this show helped to expand the lore and give some characters more screentime for example Roboto, Meka-Neck and Buzz-Off
This was a series that was cut off way too soon. It was everything a He-Man show should emulate. the 2nd interpretation sucked, but this one did it right.
Unfortunately, toy sales are the end all be all for series like this. They botched things on that end so it didn't matter how good the tie-in was or how well received it was if it did not shift units (of toys which were not available in time, mind you).
This reboot was so awesome!!! It was on Netflix for awhile, and they pulled it!! And we all now know why! Me and my friends watched it every Saturday night. Story was amazing.
The most memorable part of this intro is they interrupt the intro. The first season opening though was better casue Adam was just standing there deadpan like this was boring, as how a prepubescent kid would act trying to explain something.
Man! I loved this show! Still can’t understand how it didn’t catch on like it should have? Blew the old 80’s cartoon out of the water and down the street somewhere lol. For me each individual character had their own backstory. Man that was dope! Still have on dvd to. Cop the figures to when I could find em.
It's such a damn shame that this show didn't get the third season to tie up the King Hiss v. Skeletor feud and to bring the Evil Horde with the man himself, Hordak.
They raped the IP. He-man is dead and Teela is an angry lesbian who hates Adam for dying and she is the biggest victim of the whole situation...even thought she's NOT THE ONE WHO GOT STABBED TO DEAD.
Kevin Smith is a lying hack. He wouldn’t have learned shit. He literally defended his actions by comparing He-Man’s death in the show to the crucifixion of Jesus. I’m not joking. He literally said that. Regardless of whether or not you believe in Christianity, only an egotistical nut job would compare the death of a cartoon character in his show to the death of the Christian Messiah. How big is his ego?
YES! I'll be frank, I didn't like this show much when it first aired, I preferred Transformers Armada. But I rewatched it back in 2017 and I defenitely appreciate it more now as an adult. It's a shame it got cancelled after only two seasons.
@@joeesperanto678 What the fuck are you talking about? The toys sold poorly because they had barely any articulation and were outsold by both Spider-man and Transformers, the show did pretty great but no toyline meant no show.
Been watching the 2021 Revelations and I have to say Kevin really dropped the ball - I know he wants to make it more adult, with the whole “magic is dead and tech is taking over” theme, and besides Duncan (aka Man at arms) kicking ass, there was no real “wow” moments like there were in the first few minutes of the 2002 version. So to me, the 39 episodes of heman 2.0 are still the best - action packed, funny, good story lines, great artistry 👍👍👍👍👍👍
