I bet the newest animated show wasn't a huge success, so that makes sense. Regardless of any political consideration, a new show largely devoid of the most beloved character in the franchise was...
I bet the newest animated show wasn't a huge success, so that makes sense. Regardless of any political consideration, a new show largely devoid of the most beloved character in the franchise was unlikely to succeed. It certainly bummed me out.
He-Man has had a troubled history since after the initial cartoon series. Barbie's going to make a little bit of money over the next couple of weeks, so maybe then we can take a pulse for...
He-Man has had a troubled history since after the initial cartoon series. Barbie's going to make a little bit of money over the next couple of weeks, so maybe then we can take a pulse for American-made sword and sorcery content along with other kid-friendly properties, and he-man might see some success in the future if it's timed with Star Wars sequels because he's like Star Wars meets Zelda, but your barriers are always going to be:
the name He-Man is weird. Always has been and always will be. For that matter, "Masters of the Universe" is weird.
OG fans like the toys, the first cartoon, Alan Oppenheimer, Jon Erwin, Skeletor being Skeletor and He-Man not killing people with his sword. You stray from that and you've already got issues.
any adaptation will be compared to the first cartoon and the flop live action movie.
I'm not saying the interest isn't there, but he-man isn't culturally relevant. Every little girl has played with a Barbie, so Barbie matters. Every little boy has played with a toy car, so Transformers works. Kids these days are into Bluey, Paw Patrol, super heroes, influencers, and gaming. Think of the most successful kids' media to really last over the past 20 years and it's stuff like Spongebob and Dragon Ball Z. They matter. He-man struggles to matter because now he's a little-known super hero with a weird name up against a media landscape bloated by super heroes with cooler names and big budgets. He's in John Carter territory.
I saw this one already, I think in the late 80s. He-Man is/was better as a cartoon. The CGI Battle Cat never could cut it. But in the animated world... suspension of disbelief really takes hold.
I saw this one already, I think in the late 80s.
He-Man is/was better as a cartoon. The CGI Battle Cat never could cut it. But in the animated world... suspension of disbelief really takes hold.
I bet the newest animated show wasn't a huge success, so that makes sense. Regardless of any political consideration, a new show largely devoid of the most beloved character in the franchise was unlikely to succeed. It certainly bummed me out.
He-Man has had a troubled history since after the initial cartoon series. Barbie's going to make a little bit of money over the next couple of weeks, so maybe then we can take a pulse for American-made sword and sorcery content along with other kid-friendly properties, and he-man might see some success in the future if it's timed with Star Wars sequels because he's like Star Wars meets Zelda, but your barriers are always going to be:
the name He-Man is weird. Always has been and always will be. For that matter, "Masters of the Universe" is weird.
OG fans like the toys, the first cartoon, Alan Oppenheimer, Jon Erwin, Skeletor being Skeletor and He-Man not killing people with his sword. You stray from that and you've already got issues.
any adaptation will be compared to the first cartoon and the flop live action movie.
I'm not saying the interest isn't there, but he-man isn't culturally relevant. Every little girl has played with a Barbie, so Barbie matters. Every little boy has played with a toy car, so Transformers works. Kids these days are into Bluey, Paw Patrol, super heroes, influencers, and gaming. Think of the most successful kids' media to really last over the past 20 years and it's stuff like Spongebob and Dragon Ball Z. They matter. He-man struggles to matter because now he's a little-known super hero with a weird name up against a media landscape bloated by super heroes with cooler names and big budgets. He's in John Carter territory.
I saw this one already, I think in the late 80s.
He-Man is/was better as a cartoon. The CGI Battle Cat never could cut it. But in the animated world... suspension of disbelief really takes hold.
The only way this could be any good is if they did it Thor: Ragnarok style. Anything else is going to fall flat.