Sri Lankan He-Man and She-Ra fan, now living in L.A

Born and raised in Sri Lanka, I'm a 28 year old guy who's been a lifelong fan of the He-Man and She-Ra sagas. SO glad to FINALLY join these incredible forums.

Los Angeles is my adopted home, and just a few weeks ago, I was able to speak to some of the key people associated with the Filmation shows at a special Egyptian Theatre event - namely Erika Scheimer, Larry di Tillio, Tom Sito, and Melendy Britt. I'm sure many of you have spoken to them at greater length than I did, of course!! I've also taken a few classes with Marc Zicree, who wrote some of the earlier He-Man episodes (including one of my favourites, "Curse of the Spellstone"). It's the animated shows that I'm most acquainted with, since I've got all the DVDs, and while I sadly no longer own any of the toys, I do have quite a few of the vintage She-Ra story books and annuals.

Some of my favourite He-Man and She-Ra things

Favourite He-Man characters - The Sorceress, He-Man, Evil-Lyn, Tri-Klops, Queen Elmora, Kareen

Favourite She-Ra characters - Entrapta, Catra, Perfuma, Mermista, Sweet Bee, Arielle the anxious apprentice

I do believe that THE SORCERESS was the heart and soul of the Filmation versions of He-Man and She-Ra though, particularly due to the incomparable voice work of Linda Gary. When they screened 'The Secret of the Sword' at the Egyptian Theatre here in Hollywood last month, I felt sadder than ever that Linda Gary is no longer with us - I daresay there's nothing in all of cinema history that has the same epic emotional impact as her mid-story monologue to Adora as the Sorceress. They may as WELL have called the Sorceress the "Goddess" in the Filmation cartoons, because Linda certainly sounded like one.

I look forward to making new He-Man and She-Ra friends here, and sharing the riches of the worlds of Eternia and Etheria for years and years to come!! Peace and Love. ^_^

Very cool! Welcome to the forums.
It was awesome you got a chance to speak with so many of the creators at the LA He-Man & She-Ra day event.

On behalf of He-Man.org's admin, staff, and moderators, allow me to extend an official Hello and welcome to He-Man.org,
Ethereal!

We're glad to have you join our site and we hope you have a fun time discussing Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power here.

Please be sure to read over the rules for posting and interacting on He-Man.Org. And if you have any questions, you are welcome to send me a PM for more information.

If you want to buy and trade you will need to upgrade your account to have access to the Marketplace. Please click here and read the section entitled "What are the limitations for users with Gmail/AOL/Yahoo accounts?" for more information and details on how the upgrading system works click here.

And i can only agree Linda Gary was phenomenal as every character she gave life to be it in MOTU or POP

Enjoy your time here and Welcome!

Welcome to the boards!!

Welcome! Very cool that you got to speak with so many important people!

Thank you very kindly, JVS3. I think it's really cool that you've been on these forums for 15 years!!

A number of us have! Heck, some of us go back to the mailing list that started at the end of 1995.


He-Man and She-Ra fans are a good bunch. Sure, we all have some squabbles now and then. But for the most part, this is one heck of a fan base.

So glad to hear that you share my love and admiration for Linda Gary, Niki!!!

And thanks for the very warm and personalized welcome.

- - - Updated - - -

Do you go back to the 1995 mailing list yourself, JVS3?

I myself have noticed that the He-Man and She-Ra fans are "one heck of" a "good bunch" - which can't be said for some fanbases, sadly. I guess we really do "have the power".

As for the occasional squabbles, I'd like to think they are no different from the squabbles that Teela and Glimmer would occasionally have with their comrades. Let's call them "small problems", to quote the title of the Season 1 She-Ra episode.

- - - Updated - - -

Skeletor is one of my oldest favourites, dedset13, so thank you for the smiley!

crashdiary27, nice to see another Evil-Lyn fan!! Erika Scheimer, Tom Sito and Larry DiTillio were hands down three of the most genuine and down-to-earth people I've ever met, and SO GENEROUS with their time and thoughts. Melendy Britt was recovering from an operation she'd had a couple of weeks prior to the Egyptian Theatre event, I believe, but she still managed to be gracious and share some of her personal insights.