Why is it so hard to make a great He-Man adaptation? For nearly 50 years, He-Man and the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise have been trapped in an endless cycle of reboots, revivals, cancellations, and missed opportunities. Every few years, someone tries to bring Masters of the Universe back to the mainstream... and every few years it falls short. So what's the problem? Why can't they get He-Man right?