He Man / She-Ra Christmas Special
Over the years, cartoons have the raw material for some very touching themes. The 1980s (and earlier) were less politically correct time for the Company and may be as such for Christmas celebrated by our beloved characters. While perhaps the most famous of these features is the Charlie Brown Christmas, He-Man & She-Ra to offer together in 1985 to 45 minutes, pure holiday pleasure. The property includes the ever-mischievous Orko stowing aboard Man-at-Arms spy satellites and launch it into space accidentally. For reasons never quite explained he overcomes crash landing on the distant planet Earth just before Christmas. Upon arrival, he meets two young children in the process of cutting down a pine for use as the Christmas tree. As soon as she beamed back on Eternia, Orko and follow the children at the end brings the holiday spirit with them in the process. The serenity is really begins when Skeletor catch a bit of Christmas spirit itself. This episode coincides with the time at Filmation where Hordak was the true villain of both shows and Skeletor was basically a really cool comic. Somehow, the formula works. And unlike the Charlie Brown special mention, the He-Man She-Ra Christmas Special actually has less do with the holiday itself and more to do with infidelity kidnapping, which begin Hordak and Skeletor to compete with each other, deserve respect, Horde Prime. Also, as already mentioned, the running time for the feature about 45 minutes (about 2 standard episodes back to back). Do not mistake that for an excuse to overlook this little gem, as it really is a piece to anyone BCI intregal Universe / Masters of the collection. As always with BCI, the love for detail is unmatched in the packaging. While only a single disc, the package comes with a nice slip cover with a beautifully decorated tri-fold inner sleeve. The book is back in full color and is loaded with cool facts and history, and again slipped BCI 2 collector art cards in the package: this time of comic artist Phil Jimenez and David Mack. If all this is not enough to record this gem, be sure the special features included on this CD. BCI again just raised the bar on what possible held in respect of the separation behind the scenes light on the whole creative process in the assembly of the He-Man / She-Ra's legacy. This time we are treated to two brand-new documentaries (such as BCI tracked down all the people involved is really a documentary earned itself). The first, Holidays and Morals of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an excellent series of interviews with the show writers, artists and producers on the issues and lessons packed into each program and how the tradition started. The second piece (my favorite of the two) is the hero and villain from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe right. This time we hear from the same motley crew in the first property only now they get their favorite heroes and villains, and what moved them. Combining the two functions actually trump the term of the function presentation (70 minutes). Very interesting stuff! Finally, fans are treated to the usual bag of treats that BCI has the reputation of being purchased on their collections: A previously unreleased music video "I have the power," a montage of moral-show day at the closing event of the individual, character profiles , trivia and fun facts, and the complete Christmas special script on DVD-ROM. Another nice little collection of a company that leaves no stone unturned when it comes to the He-Man universe.
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