Integration

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Originally Posted by Steevy Maximus

One of the bigger complaints many had about the 2002 He-Man cartoon was that He-Man (the title character) became a "background" player in favor of pushing more and more characters and driving those big, expansive, story arcs.

People actually complained about that? lol

That was what made the 2002 version so much more interesting, rewarding and fun to watch, IMO. And jeez, Adam/He-Man got plenty of proper development - they just allowed everyone else to have an abundance of it too - something the original series sorely lacked. Who wants nothing but He-Man himself every week? That's where the rest of the title, "and the Masters of the Universe" comes from, and this version sought to live up to such a storytelling promise by giving the rest of the cast an equal amount of depth.

The only complaint I had about the 2002 version was that Cartoon Network gave it the predictable short shrift and cancelled it far too soon. There was so much more life in that iteration. Another 2 seasons at least, maybe more. We didn't even get the full-on awesomeness of The Horde, dagnabbit!

That said, I hope they learned a thing or two from that situation and let this new TC series breathe for a long time to come. It deserves it.