a5c7b9f00b On the planet Eternia, a young prince gains the ability to become a powerful warrior to defend Castle Greyskull against the dark lord Skeletor. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) premiered on Cartoon Network on August 16, 2002. Eternia is a world of myth, sorcery and advanced technology where epic heroes accomplish remarkable deeds, strange creatures roam the world, and malevolent enemies wreak havoc. Deep within Castle Greyskull lies the repository of universal knowledge hidden long ago by the Elders of Eternia. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe defend Castle Greyskull and all of Eternia from the tyrannical Skeletor and his Evil Warriors. While this show was all fresh and new to the eye sweet, This Cartoon failed in so many ways to capture the true spirit of the old Filmation era.<br/><br/>Even if the old era was a shock to see it was enjoyable when we had been Children.<br/><br/>While it held some hope for a fresh start Mattel failed this 1st run with pushing toyline.<br/><br/>Lets not forget to factor Mattel did make offer some hope to old fans that the old head of Filmation&#39;s glory days Lou Scheimer! after Mattel already made up their mind who was making this cartoon!<br/><br/>This cartoon failed so many good ideas and ideals of the old orginial its now seenno secret why it failed and the toys are off the shelf, nothing more that 25 minutes of running adds for toys no child got what it was about anyway! A fairly bold retelling of the 1980s classic &quot;He-Man &amp; The Masters of the Universe&quot;, the callow, carefree young prince Adam of Eternia, goof off son of the highly respected King Randor, is informed by the beautiful, mysterious Sorceress of Castle Grayskull that he is destined to become He-Man, defender of Eternia, champion of the oppressed, protector of all that is good and just. Initially skeptical of all this, Adam learns it is very true after his father is kidnapped &amp; his home torn up by the evil Lord Skeletor, formerly Keldor, an old enemy of his father. After becoming He-Man (voiced in both forms by Cam Clarke, best rememberedLeonardo from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon), joining forces with his mentor Man-At-Arms, gal pal Teela, and the Heroic Masters (Stratos, Ram-Man, Man-E-Faces, Buzz-Off, Mek-A-Neck, Roboto, Sy-Clone and Fisto), our big brawny hero finds himself once again battling the evil forces of Skeletor, Count Marzo, King Hiss &amp; the Snakemen, with occasional assistance from Zodak. And yes, Orko and Cringer/Battle Cat are also back and so is Queen Marlena.<br/><br/>For the most part, very well written, with stronger characterizations and personality contrasts to the previous versions. About the only thing they did wrong was that Skeletor&#39;s henchmen were too stupid (seriously, the 21st century, I thought we were beyond the dumb evil henchmen by now). Though head &amp; shoulders above many lesser shows of today, sadly, Cartoon Network cut this wonderful remake off just when it was starting to get really good. The eventual idea was to bring in Hordak and the Horde, introduce a re-imagined She-Ra, have Teela learn the truth of her heritage (the Sorceress of Grayskull is her mom), but alas, these ambitions were never realized.<br/><br/>DAMN YOU CARTOON NETWORK!<br/><br/>Well, it&#39;s all on DVD now, so they can&#39;t take it away from us. <br/><br/>Little bit of Trivia: before this series, Cam Clarke had voiced the Marvel comics hero Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic for a Fantastic Four guest spot on Spider-Man&#39;s animated series circa 1994. In 2006, Brian Dobson, who voiced Skeletor/King Hiss/Buzz-Off/etc. in this series, would take on the role of Ben Grimm/the Thing for &quot;Fantastic Four: World&#39;s Greatest Heroes&quot;.
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