Current Events > Kevin Smith and this He-Man thing...

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I think this thing is being blown outrageously out of proportion. Having watched it it seems pretty clear their intention was to have He-Man move out of the way for a few episodes to develop everyone else and then have him appear in the end. Just seems like theyve been fed over by Netflix because only half the show is out.

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What she ra controversy?

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Xerun posted...

I think this thing is being blown outrageously out of proportion. Having watched it it seems pretty clear their intention was to have He-Man move out of the way for a few episodes to develop everyone else and then have him appear in the end. Just seems like theyve been fed over by Netflix because only half the show is out.

And Netflix promoting he-man prominently in the advertising.

LightningAce11 posted...

What she ra controversy?

They didnt think her tits were big enough and she otherwise didn't "look feminine".

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Amy Chao posted...

And Netflix promoting he-man prominently in the advertising.

I mean... theres a part 2? All you have to do is wait for that to drop. If there is 0 He-Man in it complain then.

either way Kevin Smith had no say in the split

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Show seems good, stop being a whiny snowflake. If you didn't like it; turn it off.

Shablagoo posted...

For me the reason for Teela abandoning everyone she knew was pretty unbelievable, but then I never really watched the original series so idk the backstory much.

No, that was unbelievable. A father and mother (who only minutes prior promoted her to the highest rank in the military because of how strong, honourable and competent she is) just lost their son and her response is fuck you, I quit and turn my back on everyone because you didn't tell me He-Man's identity.

In the Filmation series, Teela's recklessness and ill-temper in situations that she does not agree with often lead to poor judgment, which results in risky situations. Unaware of Adam's dual-identity and duties that go with it, Teela often scolds him for being work-shy, fearful and unattentive to his training.

Source: Grayskull wiki

And it's been a long time for me, but I seem to recall every so often that Teela would be suspicious of the Adam/He-Man dynamic, but it never actually led anywhere.

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Anyway I think the real tragedy of Revelation is that Fisto was not identified by name.

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LightningAce11 posted...

What she ra controversy?

Some men were intimidated by her masculine physique. Teela too looks like she's ready to get in the ring with Mike Tyson but He-Man ain't exactly a fair representation of a man who doesn't juice and live at the gym so this is silly shit. For Teela, to have this role in the new show, she needs the edge that comes with steroid use. Everyone is doing it and there clearly is no random drug testing occurring.

ClunkerSlim posted...

https://youtu.be/phypmYcOMzg

The memes are fantastic.

That ineffective snake breastplate was hot.

ClunkerSlim posted...

Imagine if Clark Kent actually was a clumsy, kind of obtuse country bumpkin

https://twitter.com/agayhomosexual/status/1419525016492953600

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Kevin Smith is a hack. Maybe people should get off his jock.

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All Kevin Smith had to do was say nothing.

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Sounds like something that was poorly handled, but the internet has to make an overly large deal about it on both sides per usual.

Anyone who generally cares about this deserves to be mercilessly bullied

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VTBM posted...

All Kevin Smith had to do was say nothing.

The art of STFU is no doubt powerful. It can hide incompetence.

Imagine being known as the man who created a woke version of He Man.

The new He Man is in the same realm as I Am Not Starfire AKA sjw trash that no one should or will watch.

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SomeLikeItHoth posted...

Imagine being known as the man who created a woke version of He Man.

When you say it like that, it actually sounds impressive and admirable.

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ultimate reaver posted...

Anyone who generally cares about this deserves to be mercilessly bullied

Yes, people deserve to be harassed because they don't share your interests and views, beyond spending time at Gamefaqs talking about various entertainment products that ultimately does not matter.

I didn't mind all the bait & switch, lying, hiding of plot points and deaths in episode 1. I understand why it all happened, even if I don't necessarily agree with how Kevin Smith/Netflix handled it.

But Kevin Smith killed off Orko? That fucking hack can piss right off.

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Sega_System posted...

But Kevin Smith killed off Orko? That fucking hack can piss right off.

I respect this.

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JBstonecold posted...

Yes, people deserve to be harassed because they don't share your interests and views, beyond spending time at Gamefaqs talking about various entertainment products that ultimately does not matter.

glad you agree


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I liked it. That is all that matters to me.

I have my doubts at just how hated it truly is. The Comicsgaters/fandom menace crowd are well known for sending their fans to ratio anyone who says bad things about them and sends them to the audience score of shows and movies they think are woke to down vote them. So I don't trust the audience scores of anything targeted by those groups.

I don't think Masters of the Universe revelations is as hated as it seems to be. Most discussions on it seem positive.

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creativerealms posted...

I liked it. That is all that matters to me.

I have my doubts at just how hated it truly is. The Comics haters/fandom menace crowd are well known for sending their fans to ratio anyone who says bad things about them and sends them to the audience score of shows and movies they think are woke to down vote them. So I don't trust the audience scores of anything targeted by those groups.

I don't think Masters of the Universe revelations is as hated as it seems to be. Most discussions on it seem positive.

And it's also top 10 on Netflix right now, on a list that also has all the Twilight movies coming to Netflix. People are watching and hopefully enjoying it. All this press has done well for it.

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Nerds get irate over the dumbest shit, I swear.

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Takuya Lee posted...

And it's also top 10 on Netflix right now, on a list that also has all the Twilight movies coming to Netflix. People are watching and hopefully enjoying it. All this press has done well for it.

People are going to watch it even if they don't like it. He-Man was a big brand from the 80's, there's nostalgia at work and curiosity. I suspect a lot will tune in for the second half of season one. The real indicator will be how popular it is in season two.

Does comicsgate/fandom menace count as nerds?

Sega_System posted...

I didn't mind all the bait & switch, lying, hiding of plot points and deaths in episode 1. I understand why it all happened, even if I don't necessarily agree with how Kevin Smith/Netflix handled it.

But Kevin Smith killed off Orko? That fucking hack can piss right off.

Plus, is it really a bait & switch is, say, in the 2nd half of the season is He-Man coming back to life and kicking the shit out of Skeletor?

It's 5 episodes of a 10 episode arc. I plan on letting it all play out before I pass judgement.

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CyricZ posted...

When you say it like that, it actually sounds impressive and admirable.

I mean, when the Right Wing Outrage Machine start complaining that a show or game is just SJWs forcing wokeness on us all, I consider that quite the accolade.

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Musourenka posted...

I mean, when the Right Wing Outrage Machine start complaining that a show or game is just SJWs forcing wokeness on us all, I consider that quite the accolade.

Yeah, and for He-Man of all franchises. A franchise almost entirely predicated on the big tanned blond guy with muscles solving every problem by punching and engineered to sell the toys that came first.

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Shocked this hasn't been posted yet:


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bigblu89 posted...

Plus, is it really a bait & switch is, say, in the 2nd half of the season is He-Man coming back to life and kicking the shit out of Skeletor?

It's 5 episodes of a 10 episode arc. I plan on letting it all play out before I pass judgement.

Taking this right now for what has been presented, rather than reverse engineering based on a belief: it does looks like a bait and switch.

When season one is done that may change. People are judging this by what is available on screen and what has been communicated (primarily by Kevin Smith). That's probably as fair a judgement as you're going to get in this day in age where many things are judged by what's convenient to a viewpoint, rather than by the facts.

"You died, but I'm the true victim."

That's the most millennial statement ever.

Never watched He-Man and have little interest in the new show but given the sort of people I see angry at this, I've arrived at two conclusions

A) They're probably stupid
B) If they hate it the show is probably really cool

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s0nicfan posted...

Shocked this hasn't been posted yet:

Is that real? I haven't gotten to that episode yet. If so its some shockingly bad writing
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The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull

This is the original series' synopsis. If a show is called He-Man then this is what you expect. That's all I'm gonna say without watching the new show.

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spanky1 posted...

Is that real? I haven't gotten to that episode yet. If so its some shockingly bad writing

Giving his life to save her was just him checking his privilege.

Ilishe posted...

The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull

This is the original series' synopsis. If a show is called He-Man then this is what you expect. That's all I'm gonna say without watching the new show.

The show is called "Masters of the Universe: Revalation", and the synopsis on Netfilx is:

After a calamitous battle fractures Eternia, Teela and an unlikely alliance must prevent the end of the Universe in the sequel to the '80s classic.

So I don't know what else people were expecting from the show.

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bigblu89 posted...

The show is called "Masters of the Universe: Revalation", and the synopsis on Netfilx is:

See? If you cut the title character out of the title, it retroactively changes the fact that it was ever about them.

All this over a show that was a glorified toy commercial

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Is that real? I haven't gotten to that episode yet. If so its some shockingly bad writing

Yeah, she said it. Also they pretty much ripped off the Dark Side Cave moment from The Empire Strikes Back, only Teela's true fear is that she may be more awesome than she can handle.

Ivynn posted...

All this over a show that was a glorified toy commercial

hey cartoons from the 80s are srs bsns

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FortuneCookie posted...

Giving his life to save her was just him checking his privilege.

Well, he didn't exactly earn the steroid sword of destiny. The only person on the show to earn the "Juice Sword" would be Skeletor. Well played, taking him out in that transformation Juice Sword forcefield thingy everyone just assumed couldn't be penetrated. So, you can't argue that He-Man doesn't have some privilege. He did perform well in his cheesey Saturday morning cartoon universe with the Juice Sword though.

s0nicfan posted...

Shocked this hasn't been posted yet

Because the conclusion at the bottom doesn't match the context of the scene. For one, neither is fully in the right or fully in the wrong. They each call a truce on it by the end of the episode and I suspect it's going to be further resolved by the end of the next five episodes.

Furthermore, Teela isn't mad at Adam for dying. She was mad at him for never confiding in her, his best friend, when he confided in others close to them. That hurt is real, and Adam dying doesn't make it better.

Also Adam didn't die "to save Teela" specifically. He died in his general universe-saving role as a champion. To put it another way, he was a soldier fighting for his country and the argument that meme is making is basically saying he's owed respect and forgiveness for doing his duty. I'm sure we've all heard stories of soldiers who hide behind their service to excuse their behavior in civilian life.

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Ivynn posted...

All this over a show that was a glorified toy commercial

Everything is a glorified commercial. Where have you been?

Musourenka posted...

I mean, when the Right Wing Outrage Machine start complaining that a show or game is just SJWs forcing wokeness on us all, I consider that quite the accolade.

I wonder if Donkey Kong country 3 would be considered as woke nowadays.