Sequel to the 1980s Filmmation He-Man finds He-Man/Prince Adam (He-Man voiced by Gary Chalk, who later voiced Man-At-Arms on the 2002 He-Man series, Adam voiced by Doug Parker, as opposed to the 1980s and 2002 versions where He-Man/Adam was voiced by the same actor, John Erwin and Cam Clarke respectively) being flung into the future to defend the planet Primus from the evil mutants; his old enemy, Skeletor, comes along for the ride and joins forces with the Mutants. New friends, new foes, the battle of Good VS. Evil continues.
I admit when I saw this again on DVD after having not seen it for years it wasn't as bad as I remembered it being. Certainly the opening into had good music and there was some great animation (that is when the animators actually had enough time to go a good job, as some episodes look rushed), some of the episodes were actually genuinely entertaining, in addition to attempts to give it more of a forward going story arc. The biggest gripe? Well, it just doesn't look or feel like the He-Man we know and love. Writer Laurence "Larry" DiTillio, who wrote for both the 1980s He-Man and 2002 He-Man, apparently agreed and thus decided not to write for this series (although Michael Reaves wrote for all three series). One of my friends actually described this version of He-Man as looking like a pirate while Adam looks like a Roman shepherd peasant, but hey, at least they actually looked different, thus adding to the idea of a "disguise".
Still, worth a look for die hards.
I admit when I saw this again on DVD after having not seen it for years it wasn't as bad as I remembered it being. Certainly the opening into had good music and there was some great animation (that is when the animators actually had enough time to go a good job, as some episodes look rushed), some of the episodes were actually genuinely entertaining, in addition to attempts to give it more of a forward going story arc. The biggest gripe? Well, it just doesn't look or feel like the He-Man we know and love. Writer Laurence "Larry" DiTillio, who wrote for both the 1980s He-Man and 2002 He-Man, apparently agreed and thus decided not to write for this series (although Michael Reaves wrote for all three series). One of my friends actually described this version of He-Man as looking like a pirate while Adam looks like a Roman shepherd peasant, but hey, at least they actually looked different, thus adding to the idea of a "disguise".
Still, worth a look for die hards.