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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe AKA Masters of the Universe vs. the Snake Men (2002-2003)
A sword will choose a master, a boy will become a man, and a hero will be born.Director: Jong-Sik Nam, Gary Hartle
OVERALL: R1-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Beginning Part I"
- "The Beginning Part II"
- "The Beginning Part III"
- "The Courage of Adam"
- "Sky War"
- "The Deep End"
- "Lessons"
- "The Siren's Song"
- "The Ties That Bind"
- "Dragon's Brood"
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part I" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part II" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part III" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Courage of Adam" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Larry Ditillo and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "Lessons" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DVD-ROM content: scripts for episodes 1-10
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Turnabout"
- "Mekanek's Lament"
- "Night of the Shadow Beasts"
- "Underworld"
- "The Mystery of Anway Gar"
- "The Monster Within"
- "The Roboto Gambit"
- "Trust"
- "Orko's Garden"
- "Buzz-Off's Pride"
Audio commentary on "Orko's Garden" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DVD-ROM content: scripts for episodes 11-20
DISC THREE
Episodes:
- "Snake Pit"
- "The Island"
- "The Sweet Smell of Victory"
- "Separation"
- "Council of Evil Part I"
- "Council of Evil Part II"
- "The Last Stand"
- "To Walk with Dragons"
- "Out of the Past"
- "Rise of the Snake Men Part I"
Audio commentary on "Snake Pit" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Steven Melching and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Last Stand" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DVD-ROM content: scripts for episodes 21-30
DISC FOUR
Episodes:
- "Rise of the Snake Men Part II"
- "The Price of Deceit"
- "Of Machines and Men"
- "Second Skin"
- "The Power of Grayskull"
- "Web of Evil"
- "Rattle of the Snake"
- "History"
- "Awaken the Serpent"
Audio commentary on "Rise of the Snake Men Part II" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Steven Melching and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Price of Deceit" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Larry Ditillo and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Power of Grayskull" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "Awaken the Serpent" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Interviews with toy designers from Mattel and The Four Horsemen (23:23)
DVD-ROM content:
- Scripts for episodes 31-40
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in four black envelopes housed in a Keep Case.
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Beginning Part I" (23:08)
- "The Beginning Part II" (23:02)
- "The Beginning Part III" (23:02)
- "The Courage of Adam" (23:28)
- "Sky War" (23:23)
- "The Deep End" (23:32)
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part I" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part II" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Beginning Part III" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Courage of Adam" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Larry Ditillo and director Gary Hartle
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Lessons" (23:33)
- "The Siren's Song" (23:25)
- "The Ties That Bind" (23:32)
- "Dragon's Brood" (23:35)
- "Turnabout" (23:34)
- "Mekanek's Lament" (23:24)
- "Night of the Shadow Beasts" (23:33)
Audio commentary on "Lessons" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DISC THREE
Expanded video commentaries on :
- "The Beginning - Part III" (37:01)
- "The Courage of Adam" (26:15)
- "Lessons" (31:13)
"The World of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" featurette (25:38)
Animated storyboards for episodes:
- "The Beginning - Part I" (23:45)
- "The Beginning - Part II" (18:51)
- "The Beginning - Part III" (22:58)
Picture galleries:
- "Hero Profiles"
- "Sketch Gallery - Heroes"
- "Select background from the first 13 episodes"
DVD-ROM content: scripts for episodes 1-13 -
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-Disc Digi-Pack housed in a plastic slipcase with a 8-page booklet containing an episode guide and two art cards.
Target exclusive: comes with a fourth disc containing He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: The Beginning.
BestBuy exclusive: all three volumes are available in a boxset featuring a piece of a mural spine panorama (full panorama is formed by the boxsets of "He-Man", "The New Adventures of He-Man" and "She-Ra").
First pressings were missing ~3min in "The Courage of Adam". BCI Eclipse issued a replacement disc coming with two bonus art cards.
This edition is now OOP. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "The Last Stand" (23:46)
- "To Walk with Dragons" (23:25)
- "Out of the Past" (23:39)
- "Rise of the Snake Men Part I" (23:02)
- "Rise of the Snake Men Part II" (23:26)
- "The Price of Deceit" (23:24)
- "Of Machines and Men" (23:39)
Audio commentary on "The Last Stand" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "Rise of the Snake Men Part II" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Steven Melching and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "The Price of Deceit" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Larry Ditillo and director Gary Hartle
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Second Skin" (23:42)
- "The Power of Grayskull" (23:17)
- "Web of Evil" (23:30)
- "Rattle of the Snake" (23:24)
- "History" (23:29)
- "Awaken the Serpent" (23:31)
Audio commentary on "The Power of Grayskull" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
Audio commentary on "Awaken the Serpent" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DISC THREE
Expanded video commentaries on :
- "The Price of Deceit" (32:13)
- "The Power of Grayskull" (23:07)
"The Making of the King Grayskull Action Figure" featurette (25:39)
Interview with the Four Horsemen (32:33)
Interview with Mattel toy designers and marketers (23:24)
Animated storyboards for episodes:
- "The Last Stand" (24:08)
- "Rise of the Snakemen - Part 1" (25:41)
- "Rise of the Snakemen - Part 2" (24:55)
DVD-ROM content:
- Scripts for episodes 27-40
- Comic of unproduced 40th episode "Captured" -
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-Disc Digi-Pack housed in a plastic slipcase with a 8-page booklet containing an episode guide and two art cards.
Target exclusive: comes with a Skeletor keychain.
BestBuy exclusive: comes with a comic for the unproduced 40th episode "Captured".
SDCC 2008 exclusive: comes with a different slipcase.
This edition is now OOP. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes:
- "Underworld" (23:31)
- "The Mystery of Anway Gar" (23:36)
- "The Monster Within" (23:22)
- "The Roboto Gambit" (23:26)
- "Trust" (23:26)
- "Orko's Garden" (23:20)
- "Buzz-Off's Pride" (23:21)
Audio commentary on "Orko's Garden" by writer/story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter and director Gary Hartle
DISC TWO
Episodes:
- "Snake Pit" (23:21)
- "The Island" (23:30)
- "The Sweet Smell of Victory" (23:29)
- "Separation" (23:24)
- "Council of Evil Part I" (23:00)
- "Council of Evil Part II" (23:03)
Audio commentary on "Snake Pit" by story editor Dean Stefan, Mattel marketing executive Ian Richter, writer Steven Melching and director Gary Hartle
DISC THREE
Expanded video commentaries on :
- "Orko's Garden" (23:21)
- "Snake Pit" (23:19)
"Behind the Scenes Footage with Voice Actors" featurette (8:14)
Animated storyboards for episodes:
- "Orko's Garden" (24:30)
- "Snake Pit" (25:04)
- "The Island" (25:37)
Picture galleries:
- "Villain profiles"
- "Sketch Gallery - Villains"
- "Select background from episodes #14-26"
DVD-ROM content: scripts for episodes 14-26 -
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 3-Disc Digi-Pack housed in a plastic slipcase with a 8-page booklet containing an episode guide and two art cards.
Target exclusive: comes with three additional art cards.
BestBuy exclusive: comes with a lithograph.
This edition is now OOP. -
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OVERALL: R1
BCI Eclipse edition has by far the best extras.
Also note the following "complete series" exclusives gathering all three BCI Eclipse volumes:
- BestBuy exclusive: come with a "fourth volume" containing a comic for the unproduced 40th episode "Captured", art cards and an He-Man keychain, all of which is housed in a big slipcase.
- Sam's Club exclusive: volumes are housed in a big slipcase (no additional goodies). -
CUTS:
- R1 The Complete Series America- Mill Creek Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes end of episode morals, which were cut when they originally aired on TV
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R1 Volume One America- BCI Eclipse - No cuts - includes end of episode morals, which were cut when they originally aired on TV.
However note that all episodes feature the same intro, while in the show's premiere run most of the episodes had totally different opening animation -
R1 Volume Three America- BCI Eclipse - No cuts - includes end of episode morals, which were cut when they originally aired on TV.
However note that all episodes feature the same intro, while in the show's premiere run most of the episodes had totally different opening animation -
R1 Volume Two America- BCI Eclipse - No cuts - includes end of episode morals, which were cut when they originally aired on TV.
However note that all episodes feature the same intro, while in the show's premiere run most of the episodes had totally different opening animation
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Comparison added by Anthony_DiPaola on 02/02/11
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Bouche on 28/09/12UPDATE LOG:
29 Sep 2012: Addition of BCI Eclipse volumes.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
02 Feb 2011: Initial Entry.
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