Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Netflix)

Which actually came out first? The original cartoon or Deathstalker? Both came out the same year and one seems to have influenced the other.

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Watched this over the weekend. As someone who played with He-Man toys and watched the cartoon show, I could tell you almost nothing about it today except "He-Man fight Skeletor." This show is almost impenetrable unless you remember all that MOTU lore. Like when they killed Moss Man at the beginning I was like "Why is Swamp Thing in this show and why is He-Man so upset?"

Here is what is cool about it: The tone of this show is like taking the cheesy 80's cartoon and pushing it through a dark turning point that they never would have aired on the Saturday morning status quo, like Transformers: The Movie and GI Joe: The Movie did way back in the day. Characters are a bit more fleshed out and are pushed to their limit in a dark and more detailed story set amidst that lore. It brings me nostalgia of not just He-Man but renting those particular tapes and watching Optimus Prime duel Megaton to the death or seeing Serpentor stab Duke through the heart with a snake. I'm not always up to speed with what's going on in the show, but this is good stuff. It's like the hyper-edgy He-Man: The Movie that the 80's never gave us. I also like how the quest had both heroes and villains teaming up for a common goal. Seeing them interact and even bond was a treat.

That being said, all that review bombing that's happening right now, I can't help but feel Kevin Smith made it worse. Comparing the initial report of "Teela is the better He-Man" and Smith's denial of that claim to the final show itself, I can safely say that both the leak report and Smith were both being truthful and lying at the same time. I think the leak was real, and the asshole who reported it embellished it to get a rise out of people, and Smith objected to the embellishment, even though some of the things reported do actually happen in the show. At no point does He-Man "step aside" so Teela can be "the new He-Man." He-Man does however die in the first episode, and Teela becomes the lead in a quest to reforge the Sword of Power, and He-Man does come back into play later on. As the report suggests, she does have a lady companion, but there is no real statement that they are lovers. Though considering Teela is a very butch woman with trust issues living alone with a woman, it would come as no surprise that they each take turns deep diving into each other.

The evidence here is that the report was real, but it was spun in a way to get people pissed off. Smith tried to get people to calm down, but the news fit the show just enough to make him look like he was lying to them. But the reaction to what the show is is completely overblown and people are acting like children.

I'm going to say it's good, not great. I'd probably love it more if I remembered more MOTU lore than I do, but the Dolph Lundgren movie is fresher in my memory than any of the cartoons, so I don't think that counts.

I still need to check this out. MOTU was probably the main toyline in my life as a young clown. Loved it then, love it now, hopefully this is worth my time.

So it's Smith's fault.  Got it.  I agree.

Ok but what are the main details behind the controversy?

But what is the main problem people have though?

I don't care what PG Cooper thinks, this is my finest hour.