Hm, that must have been even more awkward than trying to find a nice nearby secluded spot, and hoping no one noticed the weird thunder and lightning. MOTU sometimes seemed to blurr the line between magic and technology, a bit like that mechanical, yet magical Power Sword meant to replace the original. Good, I hope. I'm wondering if Battle Cat gets an upgrade, too. As for the show, . I'd rather see all of it first, before I decide whether or not to throw a tantrum.
Almost constantly. That's why I felt a need to qualify that with "explicitly." Even when they're calling it science, there could still be magic in it.
ROTFL. And then you have older generations blaming us for having liberal ideas on dress and fashion. You guys were the ones developing half dressed heroes for your kids! On the flipside, I think it was Spector Creative who said that He-Man has had a harder time capturing the attention of young kids because they now associate heroes with technology and armor like Tony Stark and not with a guy in a grass skirt and leather straps. This might explain the bigger emphasis on armor/tech in newer interpretations.
To muddle the waters even more, the earliest story he had two harness armors that were identical; one created a forcefield that made him invulnerable, the other enhanced his strength greatly and he'd switch between them.
Here's a fun fact about our boy Kev: He spent an evening recording a rant about how Tim Burton didn't understand the source material when he made Batman (1989). And then he released it on DVD. He literally made money shitting on someone for allegedly 'not understanding the source material'. Years later he'd work on the new MOTU, where people rightfully shat on him for not understanding the source material. Smith's response? "Hey, if you don't like something, you should just shut up." Now this fat loser who posts selfies of himself crying like a bitch during the finale of any trashy capeshit show is telling others to 'grow up' because he can't handle criticism like an adult. Besides Tim Burton's Batman is easily one of the best film adaptions based on the character so he's just wrong.
If you just want to understand what's going on in Revelation I'm gonna say no. New Adventures was meant to be in continuity with the original show but I'm pretty sure Revelation is ignoring it. The 2002 show is a complete reboot and therefore not in continuity with the original show or Revelation. I still HIGHLY recommend the 2002 show though.
No. Pretty much nothing is required viewing. If you've seen the FILMation series, great. If not, watch the opening credits on YouTube and you're pretty much set.
This was my assumption, but I'm watching all three shows anyway. It's been a fun bonding experience with my son, who is the same age now as I was when I first started watching. Nearing the end of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe season one now!
Yeah but these guys do a cascade effect where they produce video after video one to raise they profile and two to keep the pressure on. It has a quantitative effect. People need to remember that Kevin Smith is just a dude who got lucky and has been riding that luck ever since. He may be a Narcissist sure but he's a director that's a job that requires at certain level of ego but that ego can also be a force multiplier to any negativity directed against you especially when you feel you've done right by people. Get listen to his stories about working on Cop Out. Smith honestly believes he knocked it out of the park because he knows the full story so imagine how he feels when people come at him who've only seen half of that story?
I still suggest watching the 2002 series [on youtube] and viewing this as five to six years down the road from there. It won't be a smooth transition but it won't be as jarring as expecting this to be a continuation of the filmation stories. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqcNVz8UuCsIlfeWdT0RI40Iq3PZyG3PL Also, there's a reading of the original Master of the Universe Bible that highlights certain details that show the writers may've been paying more attention to the lore than some would believe.
Is Kevin Smith still on trial? I wanna know, so I can throw my useless 2 cents. Smith reminds me a lot of Stan Lee. They both enjoy being salesmen, they don’t take themselves seriously and they both enjoy having a public persona. Smith did lie and obfuscate. Was it on purpose? Was it malicious? Was it accidental or just negligent? Was it just lies out of convenience? It’s impossible for me to definitively say it was one way or the other. Stan Lee had a history of being a fibber. Sometimes people would blame him and say he fibbed to improve his reputation. I don’t think his fibbing was always innocent but I don’t think it was always malicious. Sometimes, I think, it was just negligent/accidental/unintentional lies. Part of me blames the fans for the drama. It’s impossible to discern who has genuine grievances, who’s trying to stir the pot and who has other motives for being upset (financial or political). So TL;DR- Whatever! I thought the show was fine for what it was aiming for. I think it’ll be a good vehicle to push the franchise forward. I don’t collect MOTU but I love seeing the product on the shelves. Mattel gets my praise for making nice looking stuff.
Smith should've done the Mattel method of replying to fans once a blue moon. Fans would've still acted the same but it would be easier to dismiss them instead of a "well, the PR's terrible so to be fair.....". A case of where being out of touch with communities is helpful.
