#12 Masters Of The Universe, Mask, Robotech, Thundercats and voice actor Chris Murphy

About this episode

The episode discusses the revival of 1980s franchises like He-Man and She-Ra, featuring insights on the new Masters of the Universe movie and voice actor Chris Murphy.

Opening Line“Your Nerd Side is going full nostalgia this week — He-Man is back, She-Ra could be next, Supergirl is getting ready to fly, Spider-Noir is bringing Nicolas Cage into live-action Marvel weirdness, The Boys wrapped its final season, Star Wars is going tactical, Indiana Jones is returning to comics, Wolverine is slicing into PlayStation, and we’re giving a shoutout to a voice actor gamers know well: Chris Murphy.”1. Masters of the Universe / He-ManThe new live-action Masters of the Universe movie is bringing back He-Man for a new generation. The cast includes Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Camila Mendes as Teela, Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Morena Baccarin as The Sorceress, and Kristen Wiig as Roboto. Host angle: This is not just another reboot — this is Hollywood testing whether the big 1980s toy-cartoon universe can work again as a modern fantasy franchise.Quick line: “He-Man is back, Skeletor is back, and Hollywood is once again asking: can the power of Grayskull power a whole new movie universe?”2. She-Ra AngleEven if She-Ra is not the main focus yet, this is the natural fan question: if He-Man works, does She-Ra come…

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Fonseca

Guest: Chris Murphy

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• Masters of the Universe
• He-Man
• She-Ra
• voice acting
• film adaptations
• 80s cartoons

Keywords

• He-Man
• Masters of the Universe
• She-Ra
• Chris Murphy
• nostalgia
• 80s cartoons
• voice actor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: Masters of the Universe, He-Man, She-Ra, Spider-Noir, The Boys, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Wolverine

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