Batson's Blog

One of the lesser talked about characters of the Masters of the Universe series is Ram Man. He's a character that was mainly used for dumb comedy in the Filmation series. Armed with his metal head gear, he would use those spring-loaded legs to launch himself like a rocket into walls, doors or whatever kind of obstacle was in front of him. He was a human battering ram, hence the name "Ram Man." Yeah, he was a few tools short of a full tool box. He was no master strategist for He-Man's team of heroes. Obviously, if they were to use Ram Man in the upcoming He-Man movie, they'd need to update him a bit -- like they did in the 2002 Mike Young Productions series. Instead of being a 5 foot human missile, he was a large, overweight warrior who happened to have is head covered in armor. A little more contemporary and a little more realistic. One candidate to portray Ram Man is Michael Chiklis . I haven't seen all of his work, but I did see him as Th...

I had to take a quick break on my casting picks of the upcoming (it's still in the works, right?) He-Man movie. I'm back, though, and this time it's Orko who is being cast. He's an interesting one.  In the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie, Orko was completely left out.  To some, maybe rightfully so.  I've read a couple of Internet writings that described Orko as the Jar Jar Binks of the He-Man universe.  I scoff at that idea, but to each their own, right? In the new movie, I've got to take a pro-Orko stance.  He's one of the handful of people who know He-Man's secret identity!  You can't just write off a character like that. He was one of my favorite characters in the Filmation series.  Granted, he was a little bit overused as a comical entity, probably to appeal to the children watching.  He could be used correctly and appeal to adults, though.  Take a look at Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy or Jarvis in the Iron Man movies.  ...