New (AVATAR) Episodes Begin Again Tonight In USA
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It was an amazing ride, perhaps cut short too soon. But man, you sure did set me up for a big letdown by resurfacing this thread.
Yeah, tell me about it.Woah. When you replied to this thread, I thought it was like NEW news. I was trying to figure out how they were adding another season of Avatar after the Fire chapter.
I then noticed that this was an old thread.
Regarding continuing the storyline, they could cover Zuko seeking out his mother and Aang perhaps finding that not all of the air nomads were wiped out after all. That would give us an "air" season to match the other four elements. Alas, it's not to be.
Krug
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Sorry about that. Didn't want to start a new thread so dug up an old one. I think there's enough material for a new movie but not sure if sufficient for a new series. But at least they went out on a high.
Not sure how the movie is going to pan out. There's been enourmous controversy since they've decided to cast four caucasians as the main leads.
Not sure how the movie is going to pan out. There's been enourmous controversy since they've decided to cast four caucasians as the main leads.
Well, let's face it, the number of adults who know enough about Avatar to get fussy over casting is pretty small. Even my fellow gaming geeks know nothing of it. Being broadcast on Nickolodeon hurt Avatar in a number of ways.
Donovan Morningfire
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Probably not until it has been turned into a smoldering crater, turning the moronic movie execs into so much ash, and has been rebuilt from the ground up.
I was wondering why this thread got rez'd.
As for a follow-up movie to the TV series, I think that there's enough loose ends to make for a mini-series. Not holding my breath on the quality of the live-action movie, but then I've long given up on expecting anything less than raw stupidity from movie execs, and thus am pleasantly surprised when a rare moment of brillance shines through.
What should they change? The casting of the characters? Aang seemed caucasian to me, particularly when he let his hair grow in. Kitara and Sakka are supposed to be quasi-Inuit, I suppose, but only their complexion really communicates that. Not sure what the controversy is about, really.
Krug
Newshound
The show is set in a Quasi-Asian culture setting, with Chinese, Korean, Inuit and other influences. It bugs me, and a lot of people, that they don't find it worth casting an Asian as one of the main leads. Aang never seemed Caucasian to me, mainly cause he was in an Asian culture. Why would there be a Caucasian saviour in all that?
You can read more about it here:
More Anger about Avatar | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation
The Whitewashing of Avatar: The Last Airbender | Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation
??? Avatars come from all walks of life. There is no racial qualifier. As to what race Aang resembled in the series, I never gave a ton of thought to it, but his fair complexion is kind of a giveaway (and blue eyes too, IIRC). And why is this any bigger of a deal than all the blonde, redheaded, and otherwise clearly caucasian guys and gals running around in anime series--even those set in Japan?
I'm sure a lot of people on the internet got worked up about this. Indignation is fundamental to the internet. Personally, I would hope that the casting department picked the leads based on their acting chops.
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