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Avatar: The Last Airbender-- The Series

Postby Buffett and Colbert » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:53 pm

You've probably seen or heard about that monstrosity of a movie, The Last Airbender. Well this thread isn't about that piece of crap. It's about the original Nickelodeon series.

If you've seen the series, what is your opinion of it? Personally, it is by far one of the best television series ever. It is a work of art. Everything is done magnificently, from the plot and characters to art and sound. Even more amazingly, it was done on a kids TV network. The show succeeded in appealing to both children and older folk, even getting an overwhelmingly positive reviewfrom Pajiba (which tells ya something).

So, opinions? And if you haven't seen them but have seen the movie, please don't let that stop you from watching the show. Watching them through and through would be worth it. If it seems a little childish at times, bear with it.
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Postby North Wiedna » Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:56 pm

I liked it, it was good at the beginning, but halfway through it started to bore me so I stopped watching. :/
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:01 pm

North Wiedna wrote:I liked it, it was good at the beginning, but halfway through it started to bore me so I stopped watching. :/

The second season was the best...
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Postby North Wiedna » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:05 pm

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North Wiedna wrote:I liked it, it was good at the beginning, but halfway through it started to bore me so I stopped watching. :/

The second season was the best...

After that was where I left.
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Postby Unidox » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:28 pm

I think I've seen every episode three times, and I still like it. I think Aang is this generation's Captain Planet, but with better animation, plot, dialogue, and character development.
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Postby The Corparation » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:29 pm

I barely get any channels so I haven't seen very many episodes. What I have seen was brilliant.
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Postby Indeos » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:30 pm

I've seen the show, and I rather liked it. The movie is a complete sack of crap, and I couldn't have thought of a worse person to direct it. Even Michael Bay would've been better. I haven't seen it(teh movie) though.
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I rember watching TV the week before it was going to come out thinking that it was going to be crap. Turns out I was wrong. Not the first time with such programs though.
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Postby Illithar » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:35 pm

I loved that show I even still watch the reruns sometimes.
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Postby Zirconim » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:41 pm

I loved it. Weird coming from grown men, but a truly great show.
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Postby JuNii » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:55 pm

Avatar, the Last Airbender was an excellent series. why? the story was complete and most importantly, the character Development was SPOT ON.

Everyone grew up in that series. you got to KNOW the characters and their struggles.

the fights also grew. from the childish battles between Ang and Zuko to the flowing battle beneath Bah Sing Se and the last battle between the Avatar and the Phoenix King... they all grew with complexity and intensity.

you had serious issues. Like Kitara's struggles in whether or not to use bloodbending, Ang's struggles to balance being the Avatar and being the last Air Nomads, Sokka's struggles in being the only non-bender in a group of Benders, Zukko's finding himself and Toff going from selfish Child to a friend and teammate.

It really was a complete series. one that I hope is replicated in another series sometime soon.
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:21 am

JuNii wrote:Avatar, the Last Airbender was an excellent series. why? the story was complete and most importantly, the character Development was SPOT ON.

Everyone grew up in that series. you got to KNOW the characters and their struggles.

the fights also grew. from the childish battles between Ang and Zuko to the flowing battle beneath Bah Sing Se and the last battle between the Avatar and the Phoenix King... they all grew with complexity and intensity.

you had serious issues. Like Kitara's struggles in whether or not to use bloodbending, Ang's struggles to balance being the Avatar and being the last Air Nomads, Sokka's struggles in being the only non-bender in a group of Benders, Zukko's finding himself and Toff going from selfish Child to a friend and teammate.

It really was a complete series. one that I hope is replicated in another series sometime soon.

I completely agree. This separates it from other series. However:

It's Katara, Aang, Zuko, and Toph. /avatard
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Postby New Arcturas (Ancient) » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:24 am

Avatar is the BEST series on the planet. Period. :lol:
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Postby Maryginia » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:24 am

i liked the series but seeing the summary of the movie seems nothing like the series
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Postby Bored Mei » Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:29 am

I liked the show alot, especially Mai, Mai and I are very alike! I was somewhat disappointed with the lose ends they left when the series ended.
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Postby Unidox » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:42 pm

Maryginia wrote:i liked the series but seeing the summary of the movie seems nothing like the series

I had a bad feeling about the movie when I noticed the nations' symbols were changed.
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Postby Conserative Morality » Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:44 pm

Meh. I never really cared for it.
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Postby Chaos masters » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:19 pm

Movie look terrible, series was fantastic! :clap:
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Postby Mushet » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:04 pm

It was good., couldn't watch it episode by episode though
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Postby JuNii » Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:37 pm

heard about the movie... they should've made it two movies per book.

that would've been better.
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:56 pm

JuNii wrote:heard about the movie... they should've made it two movies per book.

that would've been better.

I just saw it today. I think I died a little inside.
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Postby Nafia » Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:13 pm

Loved it <3...the series, I haven't seen the movie
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Postby Hathradic States » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:29 pm

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JuNii wrote:heard about the movie... they should've made it two movies per book.

that would've been better.

I just saw it today. I think I died a little inside.

For once, I agree with Buffet.

The movie was...lacking. The series, however, is still one of my favorite TV shows, and my favorite cartoon, period.

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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:11 pm

I'm very curious as to how Avatar: The Legend of Korra will turn out. For those of you not familiar with it...

http://forums.avatarspirit.net/index.php?topic=18479.0
http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar:_Legend_of_Korra
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Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
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Postby JuNii » Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:38 pm

Buffett and Colbert wrote:I'm very curious as to how Avatar: The Legend of Korra will turn out. For those of you not familiar with it...

http://forums.avatarspirit.net/index.php?topic=18479.0
http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Avatar:_Legend_of_Korra


I hope it's more than 12 episodes long.

you can do soo much... like book 1 covers her training with the sifus.
Book 2 you have the rise of the Anti-bending movement
book 3 a civil war.
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