Have…you read the novels?
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I watched a video on the novels, does that count?
the only thing I really took from it is that she lives to the age of way too old and probably just sits in bed all day by the time she hits the triple digits, because even in a fantastical world with manipulation of the elements and literal magic, old age still hampers the elderly. Which means her stubbornness cost the world at least 3 cycles worth of avatars.
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I bought the novels back when they first started, but I didn't continue after the third one. Not because it was a bad, but it felt like the novels were going to keep going and I wondered why they wouldn't simply make a series instead? Even without knowing the details, I would find a movie or series on other avatars we were shown in the series to be worth watching.
Scrolling back a little and I saw this--wow! Exciting to think so much content for this world is coming finally. Will all of these be based on books that have been put out previously or are some of them brand new stories?
Looks good. Like I said when this was fist announced you really can't do worse than Shymalan's abomination. Can't wait for the first proper trailer.
The Legacy of Yang Chen, the second novel of Avatar Yang Chen, is now out.
Amazon.com: Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Legacy of Yangchen (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 4): 9781419756795: Yee, F. C.: Books
Amazon.com: Avatar, the Last Airbender: The Legacy of Yangchen (Chronicles of the Avatar Book 4): 9781419756795: Yee, F. C.: Books
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It's crazy that after 15 years we finally have an official soundtrack release, until now we only had fan uploads on Youtube. THIS IS HUGE.
HOWWW DID I MISS THISAvatar: The Last Airbender—The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer, a graphic novel about Iroh and June, is coming in Summer 2024.
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I’ve heard the Quest for Balance game is horrendous. Not really seeing any critic reviews though from the more well known media outlets. I hope we can actually get a good game one day, even if it is a standalone story in the universe.
New avatar novel, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Reckoning of Roku (Chronicles of The Avatar Book 5)
* Writen by Randy Ribay (An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes, After The Shot Drops, Patron Saints of Nothing)
* 368 pages
* Releases on July 23, 2024
New Mako-centric comic announced. "Mystery of Penquan Island". No release date.
Third season of Braving The Elements podcast announced.
* Writen by Randy Ribay (An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes, After The Shot Drops, Patron Saints of Nothing)
* 368 pages
* Releases on July 23, 2024
New Mako-centric comic announced. "Mystery of Penquan Island". No release date.
Third season of Braving The Elements podcast announced.
First proper trailer is out. I think it looks pretty good so far.
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I know what I’m adding to my playlistsJessica Matten cast to play Katara in upcoming ATLA feature film.
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Has anyone watched the show yet? I have thoughts…
Starting with the good, I actually thought the action and visuals were quite entertaining. Some CGI quirks here and there for sure, but a huge improvement over the previous adaption. Also, considering they had to condense some storylines to fit into eight episodes, I thought they wove it together pretty well for the most part while still touching on most of the side characters and stories from the original.
I also appreciate that overall the world building and lore is still the same with concepts like the spirit world, the Avatar State, etc. There were even some Legend of Korra references which were appreciated. I also like that they didn’t shy away from showing the destruction and death caused by war. That is one area where live action has potential to carry a bit more weight by showing the realities of the destruction, etc.
Now the bad… the dialogue in this show is just horrendous. While a lot of the acting itself is weak, it is only exacerbated by the incredibly awkward lines they are being forced to deliver. Too much exposition and clunky phrasing that any actor would have a hard time selling. The jokes rarely ever landed for me either.
The character changes are also disappointing particularly with Sokka and Katara. Suki and Bumi too though their roles aren’t as big. They say they made Sokka less sexist, but really they just toned down the two female characters (Katara and Suki) that challenged him and pushed him to grow out of that immaturity.
And what happened with Katara’s characterization? They gave her no spunk at all. I was honestly worried near the end whether they would even have her fight Pakku. It seemed like she was going to be content just learning healing (especially since they didn’t establish her getting that ability earlier) for a second there and they hadn’t really established her character as someone who would
I’m hoping they adapt the Deserter in Season 2 in place of Secret Tunnel since that was. Ives to season 1. That was a huge missing part of the development for Zhao, Aang, and Katara. Idk if it’ll hit the same with Zhao out of the picture though. But they still need to establish Aang’s resistance to firebending.
Also he didn’t water bend like at all that I remember? I guess they wanted to focus more on Katara’s arc of teaching herself and not have him distract from that. But learning the element is like the point of each season being named what it is…
All this being said… I want it renewed for a Season 2. If they can actually take the valid criticisms being raised and hire better writers, I think it could be pretty great show. None of the issues in this season are things they can’t fix going forward. (Unlike the 2010 movie where there was no coming back from the choices they made.)
Starting with the good, I actually thought the action and visuals were quite entertaining. Some CGI quirks here and there for sure, but a huge improvement over the previous adaption. Also, considering they had to condense some storylines to fit into eight episodes, I thought they wove it together pretty well for the most part while still touching on most of the side characters and stories from the original.
I also appreciate that overall the world building and lore is still the same with concepts like the spirit world, the Avatar State, etc. There were even some Legend of Korra references which were appreciated. I also like that they didn’t shy away from showing the destruction and death caused by war. That is one area where live action has potential to carry a bit more weight by showing the realities of the destruction, etc.
Now the bad… the dialogue in this show is just horrendous. While a lot of the acting itself is weak, it is only exacerbated by the incredibly awkward lines they are being forced to deliver. Too much exposition and clunky phrasing that any actor would have a hard time selling. The jokes rarely ever landed for me either.
The character changes are also disappointing particularly with Sokka and Katara. Suki and Bumi too though their roles aren’t as big. They say they made Sokka less sexist, but really they just toned down the two female characters (Katara and Suki) that challenged him and pushed him to grow out of that immaturity.
And what happened with Katara’s characterization? They gave her no spunk at all. I was honestly worried near the end whether they would even have her fight Pakku. It seemed like she was going to be content just learning healing (especially since they didn’t establish her getting that ability earlier) for a second there and they hadn’t really established her character as someone who would
I’m hoping they adapt the Deserter in Season 2 in place of Secret Tunnel since that was. Ives to season 1. That was a huge missing part of the development for Zhao, Aang, and Katara. Idk if it’ll hit the same with Zhao out of the picture though. But they still need to establish Aang’s resistance to firebending.
Also he didn’t water bend like at all that I remember? I guess they wanted to focus more on Katara’s arc of teaching herself and not have him distract from that. But learning the element is like the point of each season being named what it is…
All this being said… I want it renewed for a Season 2. If they can actually take the valid criticisms being raised and hire better writers, I think it could be pretty great show. None of the issues in this season are things they can’t fix going forward. (Unlike the 2010 movie where there was no coming back from the choices they made.)