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The MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Move In At Columbia!!

Published at:  Sep 24, 2009 11:25:31 AM CDT


Merrick here...





This newslet broke yesterday but I was unable to update the site at that moment. This isn't much to work with, but worthy of mentioning all the same...

A few weeks ago we learned that the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie project was leaving Warner Bros. to find a new home (details HERE).

Now comes word that it has landed at Columbia, where development on the project will begin anew. Director John...


...Stevenson is no longer attached and the project would be built from the ground up.


...says THR HERE.

So out goes Justin Marks' GREYSKULL script as well as any subsequent revisions it would seem. 'Tis likely Joel Silver is no longer involved as well (this was assumed when the project left Warner Bros.), although I've seen no conclusive indications of this.










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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:22:22 AM CDT

    um, ok

    by soylentmean

  • Sep 24, 2009 11:22:26 AM CDT

    Testing 1 2 3

    by xega

  • Sep 24, 2009 11:22:47 AM CDT

    kind of a non-story, ain't it?

    by soylentmean

  • Sep 24, 2009 11:25:07 AM CDT

    The yah yah yah at the blah blah blah

    by series7

    Who's off of Green Hornet this week?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:33:09 AM CDT

    Aintitcool loves them some bad movie ideas. . .

    by jimmay

    I'm surprised you guys haven't thrown your blind support behind the Barbie movie. I mean, this is the same website that's been following this insanely stupid idea from day one, not to mention the horrid project based on the A Team. If this movie--whenever it finally sees the light of day-- doesn't overwhelmingly suck, I'll be absolutely shocked. But then, I base my expectations on previous experience, and based on the fact all 70s/80s Toy line/cartoon/action show reinvention films have all sucked, I feel pretty confident in my dour expectations.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:33:24 AM CDT

    I was never really into he-man.

    by dr sauch

    It always seemed a little gay.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:34:13 AM CDT

    Ian McKellen on The Hobbit

    by snikkar124

    Rotten Tomatoes got a chance to talk to Ian McKellen at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain where he said he's looking forward to getting to play Gandalf the Grey again in The Hobbit. "Grey Gandalf is my favorite," he said. "Peter Jackson's too, we always preferred Gandalf the Grey. Peter liked him because he got down and dirty. He slept in the hedgerows; he was closer to the earth and not quite so spiritual. He's also funnier -- he's got more variety to him. We thought there was more scope in that Gandalf." The first of the two "Hobbit" films to be directed by Guillermo del Toro is hitting theaters in December of 2011, followed by the second in December of 2012.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:34:38 AM CDT

    KNB's Howard Berger on the New Predators

    by snikkar124

    Moviehole got a chance to talk to Howard Berger of effects shop KNB about the upcoming Robert Rodriguez-produced Predators, directed by Nimrod Antal for a July 7, 2010 release. The new film involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors - that are not always from outside their group. "I just saw some photos today and they look absolutely fantastic!," said Berger, who got his start working with Stan Winston on films like Predator and Aliens. He added that they are now in pre-production and that they "wanted to have the Predator look as it did in the original film. We went back and looked at the original. I actually worked in the shop with Stan Winston on the first film. It was great to be able to go back to the series having not been involved in any of the sequels, and it was also great to be able to make sure we built them as Stan Winston did. "They look really fantastic. There's a whole bunch of cool [Predators] in the film, and everyone's going to be very happy that we've been very faithful to the Stan Winston designs... It's shooting very soon."

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:35:06 AM CDT

    Raimi to Produce Supernatural Horror Pic Refuge

    by snikkar124

    Sam Raimi has signed on to produce supernatural horror film Refuge, based on a pitch from up-and-coming British director Corin Hardy. The project has been set up at Mandate. Refuge centers on a remote town terrorized by a Yeti, the mythological creature native to the mountains of the Himalayas. Hardy will direct from a script by fellow British writer Tom De Ville. Blum's Blumhouse Productions will finance a short film with the same premise as the Refuge feature. Hardy and De Ville will work on that as well. The idea is to offer a teaser that can help Hardy refine his vision even as the script is being developed.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:37:28 AM CDT

    Maybe Beastman from Rambo V will sign on to this

    by coled slawter

    The original beastman is no longer breathing earthly air.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:40:24 AM CDT

    Yessssssssss, the shitty Greyskull script is history!

    by derlanghaarige

    Now please come up with something, that is MOTU!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:41:24 AM CDT

    Wow

    by greatcornholio

    Another shitty movie about a toy nobody gives a fuxk about...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Sep 24, 2009 11:42:06 AM CDT

    /meh

    by zahaladeen

    There's only so much mileage you can get from a crap 80s toy line, huge pectorals and a page-boy haircut.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:46:40 AM CDT

    Sometimes I touch myself in ways that make ME uncomfortable

    by flummage

    But I don't think my parents, my teacher, my doctor, my counselor, my priest or my rabbi really want to hear about it.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:50:12 AM CDT

    At least they made Masters OF the Universe

    by theycallmemrtibbs

    Frank Langella IS SKELETOR

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:53:44 AM CDT

    U gotta shitty movie coming out?

    by theycallmemrtibbs

    For a hand-job and a pack of Kool's 100's, Harry will promote the shit out of it!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:57:08 AM CDT

    Justin Marks script

    by donkingkong

    Heard it was pretty friggn good, never read it myself but it had some positive buzz.http://www.latinoreview.com/news/grayskull-masters-of-the-universe-script-review-4765

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  • Sep 24, 2009 12:21:43 PM CDT

    I hope it gets stuck in development hell.

    by orbots commander

    The world doesn't need another shitty movie based on an '80's toy line.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 12:30:15 PM CDT

    Movies based on 80's toy lines

    by arashikage

    Keep'em coming I say. Give me M.A.S.K., ThunderCats and Voltron next.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 12:32:05 PM CDT

    Could be cool

    by revenge_of_fett

    If they did it Lord of the Rings style, it could be fricken' BADASS!They need to keep it on Eternia. ANY attempt to bring the MOTU characters to contemporary times will SUCK DICK! I think we all know this.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 12:43:33 PM CDT

    this entire idea...

    by allykatd

    is unbelievably lame. I mean, really. Even the name Masters of the Universe is lame.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 12:58:39 PM CDT

    do it like gi joe...

    by badboymason

    puh-leeze dont take the transformers route and try to take it seriously and make it this big po-faced epic - make it a fun sword and sorcery romp with ridiculous characters and outlandish alien beasts etc.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:05:17 PM CDT

    This is what Singer SHOULD be making.

    by the green gargantua

  • Sep 24, 2009 1:06:53 PM CDT

    Paula Abdul as ORKO!

    by zombieheathledger

    You heard it hear first bitches!!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:09:02 PM CDT

    I HAVE THE POWWWWEEEERRRRR

    by ominus

    i will just go to the cinema,to watch only this scene which i am sure it will be epic,and then i ll leave since the rest of the movie will be shit.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:11:51 PM CDT

    Frank Langella rocked

    by caseymccall

    in the 'old one'. Dolph did as well, but that is no surprise. He always does. The film as a whole is now a guilty pleasure.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:11:52 PM CDT

    And Knowing Is Half The Power of Greyskull... or something

    by yotzvonfrelnik

  • Sep 24, 2009 1:15:03 PM CDT

    And dont forget that hot ass of Bakula's wife

    by ominus

    i think she was playing Teela.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:15:41 PM CDT

    The 2002 He-Man was awesome. Shame production collapsed.

    by yotzvonfrelnik

    They beefed up everything and made it tighter and for a slightly more grown-up age. And they pruned the fairyland aspect of the old series which could get a little sickening on occasion. Hordak was supposed to show up in the second season, but production fell apart and it never came to be. Damn.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:23:46 PM CDT

    Zack Snyder better be in the running...

    by bishopfan85

    I mean come on, a "300" style He-Man flick?!? "THIS IS GREYSKULL!!" ::kick's Skeletor down an endless chasm::

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:28:55 PM CDT

    And...

    by bizarrojerry

    Let the gay comments begin

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:49:25 PM CDT

    "I Have The Power...To Suck!"

    by statelywaynemanor

  • Sep 24, 2009 1:53:12 PM CDT

    How fucked up would it be to die from starvation

    by damiz707

    while falling down an endless chasm?
    By the way, fuck Justin Marks. That Street Fighter script was donkey balls.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:55:58 PM CDT

    WHY DON'T THEY JUST CALL IT HE-MAN

    by damiz707

    for fucks sake. I always thought the Masters of the Universe sounded lame. ROBOTS IN DISGUISE or A REAL AMERICAN HERO anyone?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 1:57:41 PM CDT

    He-Man has a Rabbi! I love it.

    by yackbacker

    Fucking hilarious, Merrick.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:15:40 PM CDT

    If they can figure out a way to...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    not make He-Man gay then more power to them.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:16:54 PM CDT

    lol I didn't even read Bizarro's post...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    let the gay comments continue...

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:22:36 PM CDT

    John McClane's wife Teela fucked Jack Dalton

    by macready452

    in The Last Boy Scout. Also damiz707 I think some fat fuck probably accidenlty dropped a Big Mac into the endless chasm. You might come across that before you died of starvation.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:26:19 PM CDT

    Proof...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KzcE9-5cpU

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:27:55 PM CDT

    Just as long as the story is nowhere on earth

    by wookie_1995

    Then I don't think it can be as bad as the first live action He-Man movie

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:35:35 PM CDT

    No, please don't rape my childhood again!

    by harrycalder

    Oh, wait, I couldn't give two fucks up a cat's ass about He-Man... Go to town, Columbia.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:41:31 PM CDT

    Once again and with some heart...

    by azlam orlandu

    ...FUCK BRYAN SINGER! And I'm always down for more He-Man as long as it's better than the other flick.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:45:03 PM CDT

    badboymason...

    by azlam orlandu

    ...if Transformers 1 or 2 were your idea of serious then you...nevermind, just shut the fuck up.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:49:59 PM CDT

    But will "Fearless Photog" be in it???

    by triple_j_72

  • Sep 24, 2009 2:54:18 PM CDT

    I hope it has the feel of the cartoon, and the music.

    by gibsonusa returns

    And I don't mean literally, with all the bright colors and 80s-ness. But generally...I wasnt He-Man to look and sound more like the cartoon than Dolph.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 2:58:20 PM CDT

    Will it have the same scene of He-Man droping and looking

    by ricarleite2

    sideways?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 3:17:13 PM CDT

    I say, hey! what's goin' on?

    by dingbatty

  • Sep 24, 2009 3:19:19 PM CDT

    JettL93 is an insider source for this film...

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

    he's read the script and he has applauded the writer for the "Cum Rocket" scenes. Way to go, guy.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 3:25:14 PM CDT

    Nic Cage for He Man

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Gerard Butler for Skeletor

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  • Sep 24, 2009 3:39:52 PM CDT

    Will Ferrel for Orco

    by ominus

  • Sep 24, 2009 3:50:13 PM CDT

    MACREADY452

    by damiz707

    Thanks for the advice but unless I went in with that Big Mac, I wouldn't see it. Didn't you ever do the penny and feather trick in school?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:13:48 PM CDT

    Now that all the toys seem to get new movies,

    by tomimt

    maybe next we'll see Lego liveaction film.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:21:59 PM CDT

    This would work best as an adventure-comedy

    by smackfu

    From the point of view of a straight man being thrust into Eternia. Becuse honestly, the entire place is absurd from start to finish. A floating, legless wizard with eyeholes in his wizard cap, an guy in a gay warharness riding an armored tiger, even the badguys are silly. Questions need to be asked on the audience's behalf.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:28:21 PM CDT

    Hugh Jackman for He Man

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Simon Pegg for Orko

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:29:39 PM CDT

    Masters of the U: Grey Gardens Style

    by disney_retcond_my_std

    Heman and skeletor living in a run down Castle Grey skull, battlecat's shit and piss everywhere. It would be classic!!!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:52:22 PM CDT

    so are 'toys' the new 'superheroes'

    by soup74

    as far as big summer movies go? first it was sci-fi for the summer event movies, then it was all superhero movies, now its going to be all movies based off of toys?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:53:12 PM CDT

    Transformers 'po faced?'

    by savagedave

    Robo testicle gagsMiddle aged women on drugsJohn Turturro's assGay dogs, not once but twiceI do not think that means what you think it means....

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  • Sep 24, 2009 4:59:00 PM CDT

    Masters of the Universe

    by elsewhere

    Could be FUCKING AWESOME!...but it won't be. I've already been burned by Transformers and G.I. Joe and I don't expect any different from this.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 5:01:10 PM CDT

    original movie gave me nightmares

    by 6000_little_griglets

    that hideous wound on courtney cox's leg that was going to grow until it consumed her... the sorcerous aging and becoming all old and decrepit... Karg!! Skeletor himself was scary as hell! lol at the bit where they steel that bucket of chicken

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  • Sep 24, 2009 5:02:54 PM CDT

    Karg!

    by 6000_little_griglets

  • Sep 24, 2009 5:32:42 PM CDT

    I am Adam prince of Eternia..........

    by theycallmemrtibbs

    you guys do realize he was wearing a pink shirt when he said that? I'm not here to judge, I'm just saying.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:13:29 PM CDT

    Kevin Sorbo needs work.

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Sep 24, 2009 6:19:30 PM CDT

    where's the M.A.S.K. movie?!!?

    by badmrwonka

    I fucking LOVED that shit as a kid. the vehicles were as preposterous as could possibly be imagined, and I have no idea how they'd make a movie of it, but man, that would be sweet. I never played with GI Joe's, never watched He-Man, I was all about MASK. Dusty Hayes for life, son!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:21:35 PM CDT

    He-Man has always sucked.

    by zodnotgod

    I was an impressionable kid when these toys came out for the first time and they sucked. They had those lame-ass body builder physiques, crappy playsets and they weren't cheap. Dumb idea to boot.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:39:36 PM CDT

    Just buy the Justin Marks script!!

    by hallmitchell

    Money talks in hollywood doesn't it?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:40:20 PM CDT

    Nic Cage - Skeletor, Tyler Mane - beastman.

    by hallmitchell

    Tommy Lee Jones as Man at Arms.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:42:50 PM CDT

    damiz707

    by macready452

    Don't know nothin bout that science jargon. I was just going of the Simpson's episode when Ozzy Smith falls into the endless chasm at the Mystery Spot. "AHHHHHHHHHH...cool*takes picture*..AHHHHHHHHH". Looked like he floating by all kinds of shit.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 6:43:29 PM CDT

    M.A.S.K. was sweet also The Bionic Six

    by macready452

  • Sep 24, 2009 7:07:13 PM CDT

    Finally! done right, t.h

    by malkovichmalkovich

  • Sep 24, 2009 7:10:49 PM CDT

    YotzVonFrelnik is right

    by just_some_guy

    The 2002 series was awesome. That Marks script borrowed heavily from it, even though the script sucked. Go figure.
    With some tweaking, the 2002 series could make for an awesome live-action movie.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 7:12:03 PM CDT

    They should hire me

    by just_some_guy

    I would direct this movie for free. It would be the most amazing thing to be projected onto a movie screen.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 7:18:36 PM CDT

    Finally! Done right, this could be awesome!

    by malkovichmalkovich

    They need to make it epic but with humour, kind of like David Eddings 'The Belgariad' series.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 7:22:48 PM CDT

    Marko Djurdjevics design would be a great place to start!

    by malkovichmalkovich

    http://jimsmashextended.blogspot.com/2007/06/djurdjevic-heman-redesigns.html

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  • Sep 24, 2009 7:46:30 PM CDT

    It should be so easy to make this a good movie.

    by ganymede3010

    The amount cool source material they can cherry pick from is boundless.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 8:20:30 PM CDT

    I agree

    by malkovichmalkovich

  • Sep 24, 2009 8:37:36 PM CDT

    How gay was the live action compared to the toon?

    by cheyne_stoking_dms

  • Sep 24, 2009 8:45:29 PM CDT

    "Done right" is a meaningless standard.

    by jimmay

    You could say that about anything: "If done right, a Snorks movie would be phenomenal." "If done right, a Billy Mays biopic could be an award-winner!" "Done right, a Carrot Top/Paris Hilton buddy cop picture could really be something!" "If only done right, a film based on the contents of my jacket pocket could really be successful." "As long as its done right, a movie based on a shallow, idiotic children's cartoon and the ten page comic books packaged with 1980s action figures could really be cool!"

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  • Sep 24, 2009 8:48:18 PM CDT

    BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL...

    by johnnyrandom

    ...that was a pointless story!

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:00:35 PM CDT

    I'll elaborate.....

    by malkovichmalkovich

    If it stays true to what people love about the property. If they take the concepts and ideas established in the original comics and cartoon and develop them for that same audience now grown up. Wikipedia has a pretty good synopsis for the comics, 'In the earliest comics, He-Man is a wandering barbarian on Eternia, a world dealing with the aftermath of a Great War that has devastated the civilizations that once reigned, but has left behind fantastical machinery and weapons. The events of the Great War opened a rift between dimensions, which allows the evil warlord Skeletor to travel to Eternia, and he has now set his sights on the ancient Castle Grayskull, the 'fortress of mystery and power'. Whoever attains control of Grayskull will gain the power to become Master of the Universe. To prevent Skeletor from achieving his goal, He-Man has been given special powers and weapons by The Sorceress (referred to as 'The Goddess' in early stories, except in her debut appearance in which she is shown, the one and only time, to have green skin) and sets out to defend the castle from Skeletor. He-Man is supported by several heroic allies, such as Man-At-Arms, the Eternian master of weapons, and Teela, the adopted daughter of Man-At-Arms. Skeletor manages to find one half of the Power Sword, a great weapon which is itself the key to Castle Grayskull. He-Man has been given the other half by The Sorceress, and must prevent Skeletor from linking the two halves to gain access to the castle.'

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:07:11 PM CDT

    and if those ideas are merged...

    by malkovichmalkovich

    with peoples memories from the cartoon and early DC comics (again paraphrased from 'Wikipedia'
    'In 1982, the D.C. Comics Masters Of The Universe mini-series (not a minicomic) made several adjustments to the story. These comics established the existence of the kingdom of Eternia, ruled over by King Randor (called King Miro in early appearances) and Queen Marlena. In this comic series, He-Man now has a secret identity: Prince Adam, the son of Eternia's rulers. Prince Adam is chosen by The Sorceress and she gives him the power to turn into He-Man and he takes on the role of Eternia's defender. His identity is kept secret from all but The Sorceress and Man-At-Arms. Prince Adam possesses a magic sword, and when he holds it aloft with his right hand and says the magic words, "By the power of Grayskull...I HAVE THE POWER!!!" he is transformed into He-Man, "The Most Powerful Man In The Universe."
    If they want to incorporate She-ra, additional plot elements from 'the Secret of the Sword' could be added. Of course Battle-cat must also be included as one of He-mans allies.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:07:32 PM CDT

    " Careful He-man, this could be serious! "

    by theycallmemrtibbs

  • Sep 24, 2009 9:11:24 PM CDT

    'True to the property'

    by caerdwyn

    The way Malkovich lays it out, it could almost work if you went the TDK route. Maybe not QUITE so dark and gritty but with the same level of maturity, respect. If anything, Batman demonstrates the apogee and the nadir of comic/camp adaptations. Put Schumacher at one end (or just put him down) and Nolan at the other. It's amazing what the right director can do with the right IP.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:21:04 PM CDT

    Funny, I don't remember magic swords in Batman

    by jimmay

    Even the comics lay out a by-the-numbers fantasy template that fails to bring anything else to the plate countless other fantasy projects haven't already.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:22:53 PM CDT

    exactly, 'True to the property' is a good way to put it.

    by malkovichmalkovich

    That's one of the reasons the first film was such a failure, it didn't stay true to the property.
    I agree it has to be somewhat serious ('epic' anyway) but remain fun. Like I said earlier, if anyone's ever read David Edding's series 'The Belgariad' that would be a good place to start in terms of tone. Epic with serious elements but the characters personalities make it fun.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:26:27 PM CDT

    I HAVE THE POWERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

    by yeti

    If only, ah well....

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:39:03 PM CDT

    jimmay

    by macready452

    hahahahahahahahah..the contents of my jacket pocket..hahahahahahah. Nice.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:48:24 PM CDT

    Courtnney Cox on line 3

    by darth kosher

  • Sep 24, 2009 9:53:08 PM CDT

    He Man is like a sci fi-ish Lord of the Rings

    by beane2099

    It has workability. No doubt. The realm of Eternia was pretty fleshed out and all the odd looking creatures would give it ambience. But forget that noise, where's Centurions the movie? Power Extreme, Baby!! On that show event the villains did PSA's. How bad ass is that?

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:53:33 PM CDT

    Nostalgia is a cruel thing...

    by mediagold

    For some reason, I used to think 80s cartoons were incredible. With the TV to DVD craze, I've found my recollections were pretty darn inaccurate. In the past few years, I've discovered that shows like Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and Transformers just don't hold up that well. Don't get me wrong, they're not awful or anything, just not as fantastic as my childhood memories made them out to be. Like I just started watching the first GI Joe mini series from '83 about the MASS device and ho boy! Definitely not as awesome as it once was. This might have something to do with me not being 11 anymore...

    Anyhoo,

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:56:04 PM CDT

    Centurions was so bad ass

    by beane2099

    Just talkin' about it makes me want to get out my bad ass red jeans and my bad ass chinos. Also I agree, if done right the contents of jimmay's jacket pocket could be really successful.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 9:58:05 PM CDT

    Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was French

    by beane2099

    and gay. But for some reason I still liked it. I'd pay to see that live action. No way it could work, but I'd pay to see it.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 10:09:49 PM CDT

    AINT IT NON NEWS .COM

    by starchildad

    Your welcome

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  • Sep 24, 2009 10:13:14 PM CDT

    I heard this script was in the half a billion range

    by starchildad

    so they are doing rewrites

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  • Sep 24, 2009 10:53:29 PM CDT

    Eh, you fuckers will hate it

    by lockesbrokenleg

    I'm sure it will get slammed because it didn't fuck your asses or something.

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  • Sep 24, 2009 11:28:16 PM CDT

    SHE RA > HE MAN

    by meadowe

    What what!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:44:37 AM CDT

    original MOTU had promise

    by locust

    What's so bad about the eternia parts? Castle grayskull looked shit-fucking cool.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:52:03 AM CDT

    funny i don't remember batman

    by locust

    ShUt tHe F U C K UP sToP wHiNniNg biTcH

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:59:16 AM CDT

    They'll be making a 'Thundercats' movie next!

    by biggusdickus

    ...oh wait. James Cameron just did.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 3:50:12 AM CDT

    "We want to talk to you about your body..."

    by timstuff

    "...because let's face it kids, yours will NEVER be as beautiful as ours! Muahahahaha!"

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  • Sep 25, 2009 4:01:39 AM CDT

    Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors was great

    by savagedave

    Starfleet was my favourite though. One day I may change my name to 'Barry Hercules'.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 5:47:16 AM CDT

    I can almost guess how ths movie will look

    by asimovlives

    Lots and lots and lots of useless CGI who are ther efor eye candy and not to help advance the story, lots of pretty young actors with very limited acting experience and abilities, supported by some well respected veteran actors to give the movie some form of credibility, and there will be lots of action scenes shot in shaky-cam not because there is any true dramatic porpose but because it's TEH KEWL thing to do today.Basically, the movie will be bad, stupid and a huge pile of bullshit. Hollywood at it's normal operational procedure.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 6:20:43 AM CDT

    savagedave

    by asimovlives

    Bay's transformers movies are po faced. Those moments you listed above are the "comedy" beats to light the mood inbetween the action shit.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 6:22:41 AM CDT

    And speaking of Bay

    by asimovlives

  • Sep 25, 2009 6:27:23 AM CDT

    Give this fucking shit movie to Michael Bay

    by asimovlives

    Why the fuck not? Michael Bay already fucked up an 80s toys classic cartoon. He has experience. He has said in interviews that he is tired of making the Robots toys movie, maybe this is an oportunity form him to fuck up a different 80s toys cartoon classic. and if he's too busy snorting cocaine to be bothered, then give it to Jar jar Abrams, another fucking hack pretty good in fucking up beyond all recognition classics from the past. But i say Michael Bay is the right on for the job. Let the right one fuck up.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 8:33:28 AM CDT

    She-Ra can do whatever she wants to my.....

    by darfurontherocks2

  • Thundercats are on the move, Thundercats are loose!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 9:48:49 AM CDT

    I HOPE SONY REALIZES HE-MAN AND SHE-RA WERE TWINS SEPARATED AT B

    by superwelling

    KEEP TO THE MYTHOLOGYS THERES LORD OF THE RINGS MEETS STAR WARS POTENTIAL IN THE HE-MAN FRANCHISE OH AND HE-MAN/ADAM THOUGHT SHE-RA/PRINCESSA AURORA WAS SO HOT TILL HE FOUND OUT SHE WAS HIS SISTER!LOL DAMN AWKWARD!LMAO

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  • Sep 25, 2009 9:51:46 AM CDT

    HE-MAN AND SHE RA WERE TWINS SEPARATED AT BIRTH

    by superwelling

    that alone and heroes in a Mystical world with ORKO and BATTLECAT THAT ALONE IS TOTAL FUCKING COOLNESS AND STRATOS MAN AT ARMS AND TEELA KICKASS!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 9:55:42 AM CDT

    He-Man and She-Ra: The Incest Movie

    by asimovlives

  • Sep 25, 2009 10:00:47 AM CDT

    SONY KEEP FAITHFUL TO THE MYTH OF THE 8OS CARTOON!

    by superwelling

    WHILE UPDATING IT WITH THE ACTION OF THE 2002 Cartoon! But Battle cat and CRINGER should speak and def SHE-ra and orko need to be in it!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:02:17 AM CDT

    Terrible

    by suskis

    I never liked made in USA cartoons because they always needed to teach you how to be good and, also, nothing ever happened and none ever got hurt.
    Masters of the Universe was just like that: boring and uninventive.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:02:19 AM CDT

    LMAO@ ASimovlives

    by superwelling

    Incest movie?lol

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:04:16 AM CDT

    Suskie ur Terrible and a moron who never saw 2002 he-man cartoo

    by superwelling

    THAT WAS KICKASS AND ANYTHING BUT BORING!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:07:23 AM CDT

    in the 2002 he-man cartoon was like LOTR and people got hurt

    by superwelling

    It ROCKED!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:14:58 AM CDT

    AND HE-MANS MOTHER IS FROM EARTH QUEEN MARLENA

    by superwelling

    she was an American ASTRONAUT WHO CRASH LANDED ON THE PLANET OF ETERNIA AND MET KING RANDOR and fell in love with him and gave Birth to Adam/He-man & She-ra/Aurora at the same time so he-man and she-ra are half HUMAN!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:52:04 AM CDT

    What's next? Galaxy Rangers,Mighty Orbots?

    by stalkeye

    visionaries followed by the Inhumanoids? Hollyweird has gone 80's cartoon crazy.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:54:31 AM CDT

    I'm sorry, but Suski is a bit right

    by asimovlives

    The american animation movies for such stuff as Masters Of The Universe was kinda bad. People mock the japanese anime, but at least in those animations they made their best to imprint some dynamist to the animation. The americna animation cartoons of the 80s were all about heroes and villains striking poses and do same lame action, which was repeated action from an earlier episode. And the moralizing was irritating beyond belief. I ate up all that Masters of the universe stuff back then because, frankly, there was not much other stuff to watch, and it must had happened during a lul inbetween two japanese animation series. But really, outside of the nostalgia factor, the MoU animation shows were not very good.Ditto for the movie, though Ludgren was a very good choice for the main character, as was LaLoggia for the villain.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:55:07 AM CDT

    According to MTV's I love the 80's..

    by stalkeye

    ..He Man is G-A-Y. thier MoTU segment was some funny shit. It actually looked like Beast Man was fucking Prince Adam from behind.!Ouch! Now that's a tarnished image.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 10:56:07 AM CDT

    Never saw the 2002's cartoon, though

    by asimovlives

    But then again, by that time i was more into lesbian vampyres.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:00:51 AM CDT

    Wait, there was actually a He Man Cartoon that was good?

    by stalkeye

    From 2002? hmmm, I mustv'e overlooked it.You can blame Justice league for that as uit's the best "American" animated series to date.what I hated most about MoTU cartoon was those lame ass PSAs; "tell him that you love him and everything will be a-ok.."AHHHHHH!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:00:57 AM CDT

    He-Man was gay, because it's the 80s

    by asimovlives

    The 80s was the decade where gay aestetics entered the mainstream, without the mainstream even realising it. i bet even the people to did those gay-inpired movies and TV shows were aware. It was a time that naive. Today, nobody would be fooled, but back then, people ate it all up and didn't even suspected, except for more enlighted minds. And He-Man, as the 80s show was, is very, very gay. The irony is, those gay stuff was seen as family friendly stuff and was eaten up by all those republican voting suburbanites. That alone is beyond hillarious.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:07:25 AM CDT

    Oh shit, it's Asi!

    by stalkeye

    Hey you are dead on in regards to Japanese Animation when compare to their American counterparts.These fuckers did not play around, what stood out was the unrestricted violence,good stories and pathos in which the protagonist would bite the dust. You wouldn't see that shit coming from filmation.Sunbow was on to something when they killed off optimus prime in transformers the movie, but had to backpedal and bring him back to life, due to the constant whining from fans who were upset during that scene.you knew that shit wasnt gonna convey well in bay's disaster of a sequel, but knowing Orci he would say..oh, i'm just paying homage to the animated movie. (i.e. the fucker ran out of ideas.)

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:17:38 AM CDT

    yeah, i always felt the show was leaning toward

    by stalkeye

    .."gayness" due in part to those annoying PSAs.And Adam/He-man's page boy haircut was a bit "suspect" if you ask me. XDI was more into GIJoe since the toys and comics were cool, and even with the violence tone down the cartoon still didnt pull any punches. (both literally and figuratively.)sure, it wasn't the best but sunbow/marvel took a chance at negative feedback from the soccer moms and parental focus groups.props!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:19:22 AM CDT

    Masters of the Universe is like

    by elsewhere

    a mildly retarded, gay nephew of Dungeons & Dragons.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:37:52 AM CDT

    Yeah STalkeye Great He-man toon came on right before JLU

    by superwelling

    it lasted 2 or 3 seasons and Was EPICALLY AWESOME! and no corny PSA'S and the ANIMATION WAS GREAT!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:40:48 AM CDT

    ASIMOVE U NEVER SAW 2002 heman toon? u NEED TO SEE IT!

    by superwelling

    the first Season is on Dvd the animation was awesome no corny PSA's WHEN SKELETOR AND HE MAN FOUGHT IT WAS LIKE THE FREAKING MATRIX! and skeletor was way more Sinister No corniness INVOLVED!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:43:46 AM CDT

    and in the 2002 it was shown how skeletor became SKELETOR

    by superwelling

    he was a warrior named keldor who Got ACID THROWN IN HIS AND HIS SKIN MELTED OFF in the 2002 version eww harsh!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 11:47:31 AM CDT

    Sorry elswhere D&D IS GAY! HE-MAN IS ACTUALLY COOL!

    by superwelling

    DUNGEOUNS AND FAGGONS UH, DRAGONS the DOLPH LUNDGREN HE-MAN ACTUALLY MADE 17 million at the Box office way more than anything D&D CRAP WITH THE WAYONS BROTHERS DID!lol FUCK OFF ELSWHERE!lol

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  • Sep 25, 2009 12:27:28 PM CDT

    SuperWelling

    by slone13

    While I am an enormous He-Man fan (the toys, not the horrible movie with Dolph), the D&D movie did make close to $35 million. The fact that it cost almost $50 to produce is different story.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 12:30:33 PM CDT

    '80s nostalgia...

    by duncandisorderly

    I want a Ulysses 31 movie!!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 12:33:29 PM CDT

    @slone13...

    by duncandisorderly

    I can believe that the D&D movie cost 50 bucks to produce (providing they got $49 change that is!)

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  • Sep 25, 2009 12:40:10 PM CDT

    They need to make Rock Lords...

    by tom arnold

    ...now THAT would be rad! I'm talking robots that turn into rocks, bitches!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 1:50:16 PM CDT

    Dolph Lundgren as Rando aka He Man's pops

    by meadowe

    Like he's too busy.....Expendables isn't gonna resurrect any careers, no matter how cool and how much $ it makes.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:34:30 PM CDT

    About those Marko Djurdjevic designs

    by brian888

    Some of them are pretty good, like Merman, Whiplash and Beastman. Some of them, though, are god-fucking-awful. The worst, sadly, are the most important ones: He-Man and Skeletor. Skeletor is mind-numbingly bad (as is Evil-Lynn).

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:37:11 PM CDT

    STARGATE UNIVERSE !!!!!!!! EiGHT DaYS LeFT!!!!!

    by dioxholsterreturns

    STARGATE UNIVERSE !!!!!!!! EiGHT DaYS LeFT!!!!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:38:06 PM CDT

    My favorite PSA...

    by _maltheus_

    ...was from the episode where Orko developed a smack habit. And they focused more on that fact that he stole the heroin from Trapjaw, rather than his nearly setting the palace on fire in a drugged up stupor.

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:56:10 PM CDT

    DOLPH IS IN THE EXPENDABLES! HE CAN PLAY KING RANDOR!!

    by superwelling

    GREAT CHOICE!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 2:58:12 PM CDT

    AGIAN SONY HE-MAN AND SHE-RA WERE BRO AND SIS SEPARATED AT BIRTH

    by superwelling

    JUST SAYING SONY KEEP TRUE TO TO THE MYTHOS!!!

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  • Sep 25, 2009 4:06:53 PM CDT

    STARGATE UNIVERSE !!! EiGHT DaYS LeFT!! FOR REAL AMERICANS ONLY!

    by dioxholsterreturns

    STARGATE UNIVERSE !!! EiGHT DaYS LeFT!! FOR REAL AMERICANS ONLY!!!

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  • Sep 26, 2009 8:53:10 PM CDT

    they should make Thundar the Barbarian

    by macready452

    he was cooler

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  • Sep 27, 2009 1:59:26 AM CDT

    Every 80s toy cartoon is fucking garbage. DO NOT WANT!

    by tall_boy66

    Who in their right fucking mind wants any of this shit? Yeah, I had He Man toys when I was a kid. And they're fucking lame.

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  • Sep 27, 2009 6:38:49 PM CDT

    SHE-RA with Brande Roderick

    by cadillac jones

    Allegedly she went as She-Ra for Halloween and had an elaborate costume. Can anybody track down pics of this?!

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  • Sep 28, 2009 3:39:54 AM CDT

    Bastards Of The Universe

    by asimovlives

    It's what i call the studio executives who keep championing this dumb, over-bloated, over-expensive dumb stupid blockbusters.

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  • Sep 28, 2009 3:40:49 AM CDT

    DioxholsterReturns

    by asimovlives

    Real americans? You mean, all those who never once voted for George W. Bush, then.

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  • Sep 28, 2009 4:09:59 AM CDT

    DuncanDisorderly

    by asimovlives

    There are americans who know what Ulisses 31 is? Awesome!

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