New She-Ra Series Coming From Dreamworks

[ProactiveMan]

I guess it depends on who they are pitching this show at. If it’s kids - kids don’t really care about Glimmer’s inner turmoil, they just want her to do interesting things. If it’s old-farts who grew up on the show… most of us are too old and busy/lazy to watch She-ra. If it’s young adults or teens, then I guess they can turn it into Dawson’s Creek like everything else.

I agree with the Shadow Weaver thing though. I don't know what they were thinking when they drew that model sheet, but she's pretty special.

[drgon78]

I don't have high hopes for this but I really do hope that it is good.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I could go for this. I was a big fan back in the day- even had most of the toys including the steeds and castle. It was actually of of the few girl-oriented toy lines that I enjoyed playing with regularly. Barbie lost my interest early on save for the outfits, but She-Ra! Now THERE was a role-model I could really respect. She was strong, brave, bold and smart, compassionate, and honorable. In other words, a hero girls could really look up to. I still enjoy watching some of those old cartoons once in a while when I catch them late in the evening, so this has me curious.

[Coola Yagami]

I hope it works out, I assume we'll eventually see He-Man in it just like Supergirl eventually brought in Superman.

[Candy Kappa]

First look at She-Ra
https://twitter.com/hemanorg/status/942904437613395970

I'm liking it

[TurtleTitan97]

I can dig it.

[Coola Yagami]

Not a fan of the art style and Thor horns. And I guess she's a teen now? It's kind of an odd thing to say, I know, but they made the Princess of Power flat as a board. And yes, I know animated boobs are not important but can you imagine if some new show had a flat Wonder Woman or a flat Xena, who are two gals that She-Ra is often compared to?

[plastroncafe]

Until proven otherwise, I'm going to assume she's wearing functional armor.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Until proven otherwise, I'm going to assume she's wearing functional armor.

And pants, apparently.

[Spike Spiegel]

One of the things I liked about 2002/Mike Young He-Man was that He-Man's visual design looked so different from Adam's. Unless Adora is a waif in this series, it seems like she wouldn't have much in the way of protecting her secret identity...and something about the proportions of her mouth in comparison with the rest of her face makes her seem brutish, almost ape-like IMHO. But that could just be a preliminary design. I am quite glad that it's in 2D.

I understand the emulation of that anime look, but it seems so...2006. Like this series went into production at the same time as Avatar or Martin Mystery. Weirdly retro, in a way.

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Not a fan of the art style and Thor horns. And I guess she's a teen now? It's kind of an odd thing to say, I know, but they made the Princess of Power flat as a board. And yes, I know animated boobs are not important but can you imagine if some new show had a flat Wonder Woman or a flat Xena, who are two gals that She-Ra is often compared to?

Wonder Woman's design in JL Action is simple enough to animate well without making her look like a prepubescent, but at the same time, she's not overly idealized, either.

Spoiler:

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

And pants, apparently.

...HA!
Unless it's going to be one of those cartoons.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

One of the things I liked about 2002/Mike Young He-Man was that He-Man's visual design looked so different from Adam's. Unless Adora is a waif in this series, it seems like she wouldn't have much in the way of protecting her secret identity...and something about the proportions of her mouth in comparison with the rest of her face makes her seem brutish, almost ape-like IMHO. But that could just be a preliminary design. I am quite glad that it's in 2D.

Spoiler:

http://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/dc...nder-Woman.jpg

No, that's just the face she's making in that particular frame, which shows they'll be full with cartoony facial expressions.

And yeah, JLAction Wonder Woman looks younger and cuter than the adult Amazon from the comics, but she still didn't lose her figure or her chest in exchange of her being made easier to animate.

[Vegita-San]

The Image of She-Ra in the Netflix Promo image is MUCH closer to what I'd like to see this series look like.

the image above looks WAY too stylized for my tastes for easy animation.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

...HA!
Unless it's going to be one of those cartoons.

Hey, it worked in Ducktales.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Hey, it worked in Ducktales.

I concede the point
Well played.

[drgon78]

This does not fill me with hope.

[NinjaPug]

"DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix Reveal Cast for All-New Original Series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Starring Aimee Carrero, Karen Fukuhara, Marcus Scribner, AJ Michalka, Lorraine Toussaint, Reshma Shetty, Christine Woods, Jordan Fisher, Vella Lovell, Merit Leighton, Lauren Ash, Genesis Rodriguez and Sandra Oh

For the honor of Grayskull! DreamWorks Animation Television has revealed the cast of the upcoming Netflix original series DreamWorks She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, set to be released globally in 2018.

*Aimee Carrero (Elena of Avalor) stars as Adora/She-Ra; Karen Fukuhara (Suicide Squad) as Glimmer; AJ Michalka (The Goldbergs) as Catra, Marcus Scribner (black-ish) as Bow; Reshma Shetty (Royal Pains) as Angella; Lorraine Toussaint (Orange is the New Black) as Shadow Weaver; Keston John (The Good Place) as Hordak; Lauren Ash (Superstore) as Scorpia; Christine Woods (Hello Ladies) as Entrapta; Genesis Rodriguez (Time After Time) as Perfuma; Jordan Fisher (Grease Live!) as Seahawk; Vella Lovell (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Mermista; Merit Leighton (Alexa & Katie) as Frosta; Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) as Castaspella; and Krystal Joy Brown (Motown: The Musical) as Netossa.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is the story of an orphan named Adora (Carrero), who leaves behind her former life in the evil Horde when she discovers a magic sword that transforms her into the mythical warrior princess She-Ra. Along the way, she finds a new family in the Rebellion as she unites a group of magical princesses in the ultimate fight against evil.

From Eisner Award-winning author and executive producer Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes, Nimona) and executive producer Chuck Austen (Dawn of the Croods, Steven Universe) comes a modern take on the '80s girl power icon for a new generation of young fans.

The trailblazing property originally debuted in 1985 to satisfy overwhelming demand for a female-lead fantasy series. With Stevenson's unique voice at the helm, fans are in store for an epic and timely adventure that celebrates friendship and empowerment, led by a warrior princess tailor-made for today."

[Vegita-San]

i really hope the art isn't as cheap as it looks..and that guys can get into this series too.

one reason i skipped it around the first time is because it looked too princessy and doll centric and cringe worthy for guys to enjoy. although when you watch it, the plot lines are a little more serious than he-man to off set the even goofier characters.

[drgon78]

I doubt it will be worse then anything on Cartoon Network.

[sdp]

Don't He-Man fans blame She-Ra for killing He-Man? I'm not sure that's true but I saw it on that The Toys That Made Us Netflix show. If this She-Ra cartoon is revives He-Man wouldn't that be ironic after so many failed attempts?

I'm guessing the cartoon is going to be trash though. All Netflix original cartoons are really bad and go for really young age groups. The only one that breaks the mold is Voltron which is also a Dreamworks deal like this one so I guess there's a chance but people should place their expectations accordingly.