Paul Magne Haakonsen I grew up on the 1980's cartoon with "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" and I enjoy essentially everything about this franchise. So when they decided to rekindle the franchise in 2002, after having left off with "New Adventures of He-Man", I was more than excited.And the two seasons that managed to be made in 2002 and 2003 were living up to my expectations and then some. They had managed to capture the magic and essence of the 1980's animated series to the very heart of it all, but they had also managed to evolve the franchise. This evolution took the new animated series in a more mature direction, without it becoming unsuitable for the younger viewers still.While the animation and drawing style deviates from the original series, then it is still quite enjoyable. And it was refreshing to see the changes made to the character designs and the Eternia universe as a whole.The episodes are enjoyable to watch and the story is a nicely told story that progress well throughout the course of the episodes. There is a good continuation throughout the entire series.If you enjoyed the 1980's animated series of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", then you will most definitely also enjoy the 2002 revival of the franchise. It was just a shame that the series didn't continue for more than two seasons.And the best part about this 2002 series, like the original 1980's series, is that it can be watched again and again. And it is more than well-deserving a place in the collection of any fan of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe".

DarthBill A fairly bold retelling of the 1980s classic "He-Man & The Masters of the Universe", 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 & 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 remembered as Leonardo 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 & the Snakemen, with occasional assistance from Zodak. And yes, Orko and Cringer/Battle Cat are also back and so is Queen Marlena.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's henchmen were too stupid (seriously, the 21st century, I thought we were beyond the dumb evil henchmen by now). Though head & 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.DAMN YOU CARTOON NETWORK!Well, it's all on DVD now, so they can't take it away from us. 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'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 "Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes".

brandellewilliams5000 I was a huge fan of the he-man cartoon in the 80s, but being so young i didn't get to see as much as i would've liked. This 21st century version of the Masters of the universe cartoon is a great re-make of the old cartoon and better overall i have to say. The storyline and plot in this cartoon is much better than the original and the action sequences are a lot more explosive and entertaining. Remember the old MOTU cartoon was made in the early 80s and cartoons have come a long way since then, so the animation is advanced better and the characters are much more detailed and better looking.The new cartoon is not as goof ball and childish as the old cartoon and the majority of the characters are seen in more than one episode and get to be involved in the plot and unlike the 80s version this cartoon is not merely a vehicle in which to promote the sale of Mattel toys as it was the case before.I like the fact that all of the old characters from the 80s version that were in like one or two episodes then had an action figure made out of them, do actually appear in a few episodes and have their character developed more than in the original.Villains like Skeletor and Evil-Lyn are more cunning and evil than the goofy roles they had before and I'm glad that this cartoon rarely resorts to the slapstick action that so often spoiled the original.As i said i do think this is a better cartoon overall, but i do like the original version of the He-man character more than this one, he looked more brawnier and had a better voice and i like the old transformation sequence where prince Adam turns into he-man better than the new one. But this cartoon is much better written and its nice to see that effort is put into the story and the dialogue. I enjoy this version of the Masters of the Universe cartoon very much and its great to see it being done the way it shouldve been done in the 80s, but all cartoons were goofy back then anyway, I'm over the moon that its back for a whole new generation of viewers to enjoy, i just hope it sticks around for a few years.

catwomanisnumberone 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.Even if the old era was a shock to see it was enjoyable when we had been Children.While it held some hope for a fresh start Mattel failed this 1st run with pushing toyline.Lets not forget to factor Mattel did make offer some hope to old fans that the old head of Filmation's glory days Lou Scheimer! after Mattel already made up their mind who was making this cartoon!This cartoon failed so many good ideas and ideals of the old orginial its now seen as no 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!