He-Man (1983) on Cartoon Network?
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He-Man (1983) on Cartoon Network?
Someone I work with told me the other day that she saw a commercial on Cartoon Network advertising the original He-Man series coming to Cartoon Network. Has anyone else seen this? I have heard nothing and seen nothing as well.
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There's nothing on their website about it. I'm not sure why they would run OLD He-Man episodes against their NEW series; unless it was some late night deal.
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Originally posted by Rogue588
perhaps they realize how crappy the NEW one is..?
perhaps they realize how crappy the NEW one is..?
just like the new transformers
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The new He-Man show is fantastic! The animation is so much better than the original.... and the production company brought back some of the original writers to do episodes. I speak mainly of Larry DiTillio who's episodes excelled over the others.
CN isn't showing the old show. Just the new.
Now that Transformers new show... yes... sucks.
CN isn't showing the old show. Just the new.
Now that Transformers new show... yes... sucks.
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Like the original He-Man show had any sort of redeeming qualities. It was just another low rent, 30-minute, 1980's toy commercial!
Now Thundercats... that was a cartoon!
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Originally posted by cheapskate
Like the original He-Man show had any sort of redeeming qualities. It was just another low rent, 30-minute, 1980's toy commercial!
Now Thundercats... that was a cartoon!
Like the original He-Man show had any sort of redeeming qualities. It was just another low rent, 30-minute, 1980's toy commercial!
Now Thundercats... that was a cartoon!
Perhaps I didn't see it, but I really don't think of early-mid 80s cartoons as being toy commercials. IMO that trend of developing cartoons for the sole purpose of selling toys started in the late 80s-early 90s.
AND...He-Man, like GI Joe, always took the time out at the end of the episode for a little moral lesson. Can the Thundercats say the same..?
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Originally posted by Rogue588
Perhaps I didn't see it, but I really don't think of early-mid 80s cartoons as being toy commercials. IMO that trend of developing cartoons for the sole purpose of selling toys started in the late 80s-early 90s.
AND...He-Man, like GI Joe, always took the time out at the end of the episode for a little moral lesson. Can the Thundercats say the same..?
Perhaps I didn't see it, but I really don't think of early-mid 80s cartoons as being toy commercials. IMO that trend of developing cartoons for the sole purpose of selling toys started in the late 80s-early 90s.
AND...He-Man, like GI Joe, always took the time out at the end of the episode for a little moral lesson. Can the Thundercats say the same..?
We may be suffering from nostalgia when we talk about the original He-Man, but let's face it, the show was lacking in quality.
And yes, it was nothing more than a 30 minute commercial.
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God, looking at those old cartoons, I wonder how I grew up normal. The story sucked. Might as well put a flashing color screen infront of me and it would have entertained me as much. Watching He-man originals now, I wonder how I didn't turn out being gay. don't get me started on the other series.
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Originally posted by nightwing82
The new He-Man show is fantastic! The animation is so much better than the original.... and the production company brought back some of the original writers to do episodes. I speak mainly of Larry DiTillio who's episodes excelled over the others.
The new He-Man show is fantastic! The animation is so much better than the original.... and the production company brought back some of the original writers to do episodes. I speak mainly of Larry DiTillio who's episodes excelled over the others.
As for the original; I doubt you will ever see it on TV (or DVD). Sounds like the rights are in legal hell, and Mattel screwed up on the new toyline so much that it put the future of He-Man in jeopardy.
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Originally posted by Morf
As for the original; I doubt you will ever see it on TV (or DVD).
As for the original; I doubt you will ever see it on TV (or DVD).
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Originally posted by Adam Tyner
Domestically, maybe, but there are already DVD releases overseas.
Domestically, maybe, but there are already DVD releases overseas.
Adam, I'd be intersted to hear your thoughts on the new show.
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I always hated the "30 minute commercial" label people gave cartoons of the 80's. So what there was a product tie-in. Going by this theroy, Star Wars, Spiderman, Hulk, and Lord of the Rings were not movies, they were commercials to get people to by the figures, Happy Meals, shirts and anything else you find in stores.
If the cartoon shows were just commericals, then the marketing people were retarded. In the origonal MOTU, why feature Orko in every episode? Just how many Orkos do kids want to buy? Mattel didn't even have an Orko out in the first few waves. When they did put one out, there was just one plain old Orko, surly there was room for resulpts. The attack-track looked nothing like the toy, why would a kid want to get a toy if the show wasn't even accurate. Considering the amount of figures there were, the show always seemed to have the exact same characters in it with maybe an extra one now and then.
Transformers also got the label. For being such a major character, Ironhide looked nothing like his toy. The show almost never showed features that the toy had. Prime's trailer base got 2 appearances in 100 shows. I never saw the Contructicons with the Devestator pieces as weapons in their vehicle modes like the toys could. What a gyp!
If the cartoon shows were just commericals, then the marketing people were retarded. In the origonal MOTU, why feature Orko in every episode? Just how many Orkos do kids want to buy? Mattel didn't even have an Orko out in the first few waves. When they did put one out, there was just one plain old Orko, surly there was room for resulpts. The attack-track looked nothing like the toy, why would a kid want to get a toy if the show wasn't even accurate. Considering the amount of figures there were, the show always seemed to have the exact same characters in it with maybe an extra one now and then.
Transformers also got the label. For being such a major character, Ironhide looked nothing like his toy. The show almost never showed features that the toy had. Prime's trailer base got 2 appearances in 100 shows. I never saw the Contructicons with the Devestator pieces as weapons in their vehicle modes like the toys could. What a gyp!
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Originally posted by Morf
Adam, I'd be intersted to hear your thoughts on the new show.
Adam, I'd be intersted to hear your thoughts on the new show.
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I don't think all of the classic He-Man was a moving toy commercial.
There were a lot of great episodes for both He-Man and She-Ra that really stand out and are very entertaining. And even for using a lot of stock animation (She-Ra used less as she got a bigger budget), they still made some very enjoyable episodes. Not to mention excellent voice acting from such people as Linda Gary (Sorceress, Teela), Melendy Britt (She-Ra), and Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor, Man-At-Arms)... And excellent episodes penned by Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward, and J. Michael Straczynski.
Filmation would have 'product placement' in the shows but I can't really recall episodes that were specifically produced to sell a certain toy like they did with the new show (like episodes... Mystery of Anwat Gar, Of Machines and Men, To Walk With Dragons...)
There were a lot of great episodes for both He-Man and She-Ra that really stand out and are very entertaining. And even for using a lot of stock animation (She-Ra used less as she got a bigger budget), they still made some very enjoyable episodes. Not to mention excellent voice acting from such people as Linda Gary (Sorceress, Teela), Melendy Britt (She-Ra), and Alan Oppenheimer (Skeletor, Man-At-Arms)... And excellent episodes penned by Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward, and J. Michael Straczynski.
Filmation would have 'product placement' in the shows but I can't really recall episodes that were specifically produced to sell a certain toy like they did with the new show (like episodes... Mystery of Anwat Gar, Of Machines and Men, To Walk With Dragons...)