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<blockquote data-quote="Azgulor" data-source="post: 5227739" data-attributes="member: 14291">After The Happening, I have no idea if the live-action movie will suck.&nbsp; Sadly, smart money is probably safer on betting that it will - but that's b/c of M. Night, not because of the source material.A 30-second preview spot can't convey the setting or story in a truly meaningful way.&nbsp; That's why previews generally give a bare bones summation or highlight a few elements.First and foremost, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a kid's show.&nbsp; Kid's see a kid hero, &quot;good&quot; and &quot;evil&quot; and can pretty quickly determine if they want to see it.As for the assessment you gleaned --- you're so far off base you're on another planet.&nbsp; While it's a kid's show, it had characters that grew and changed over the course of the series, a fully-realized fantasy world, and multi-dimensional characters: including the villains as well as numerous strong female roles on the hero &amp; villain side.Avatar: The Last Airbender may not be for everyone (the anime style turned me off initially) but if you can't find anything worthwhile in the series, I'd have to seriously question your RPG gamer cred.&nbsp; If you want fantasy that's simultaneously familiar yet different, the world of Avatar makes the short list of &quot;settings done right&quot;.&nbsp; (IMO of course.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Azgulor, post: 5227739, member: 14291"] After [I]The Happening[/I], I have no idea if the live-action movie will suck. Sadly, smart money is probably safer on betting that it will - but that's b/c of M. Night, not because of the source material. A 30-second preview spot can't convey the setting or story in a truly meaningful way. That's why previews generally give a bare bones summation or highlight a few elements. First and foremost, Avatar: The Last Airbender is a kid's show. Kid's see a kid hero, "good" and "evil" and can pretty quickly determine if they want to see it. As for the assessment you gleaned --- you're so far off base you're on another planet. While it's a kid's show, it had characters that grew and changed over the course of the series, a fully-realized fantasy world, and multi-dimensional characters: including the villains as well as numerous strong female roles on the hero & villain side. Avatar: The Last Airbender may not be for everyone (the anime style turned me off initially) but if you can't find anything worthwhile in the series, I'd have to seriously question your RPG gamer cred. If you want fantasy that's simultaneously familiar yet different, the world of Avatar makes the short list of "settings done right". (IMO of course.) [/QUOTE]

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