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Ps2Twilight
03/28/20 11:26:32 AM
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KlRBEH
03/28/20 11:29:09 AM
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Could be possibly the best cartoon ever

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MonkeyBones23
03/28/20 11:30:43 AM
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KlRBEH posted...
Could be possibly the best cartoon ever

Definitely my all time favorite

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monkmith
03/28/20 11:33:35 AM
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half the show was filler, but the overall plot was great and they did a great job with the fight scene animations.

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Reiss
03/28/20 11:33:57 AM
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it's the greatest anime ever made
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Ps2Twilight
03/28/20 11:36:50 AM
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monkmith posted...
half the show was filler, but the overall plot was great and they did a great job with the fight scene animations.

Honestly even the filler episodes had something to keep the plot moving.

And yeah, especially the Zuko vs. Azula fight at the end, what a treat on the eyes.

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Cheater87
03/28/20 11:41:38 AM
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Never saw it, how is it?

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Ps2Twilight
03/28/20 12:19:32 PM
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JE19426
03/28/20 12:36:10 PM
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monkmith posted...
half the show was filler,

Lowat, there was maybe one filler episode The Tales of Ba Sing Se and even that was awesome.
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Jabodie
03/28/20 12:37:32 PM
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JE19426 posted...
Lowat, there was maybe one filler episode The Tales of Ba Sing Se and even that was awesome.
Nah, there's more filler than that. I wouldn't say half, though. And the filler decreases as the show goes on.

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JE19426
03/28/20 12:38:10 PM
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Jabodie posted...
Nah, there's more filler than that. I wouldn't say half, though. And the filler decreases as the show goes on.

Like what episodes.
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YookaLaylee
03/28/20 12:38:15 PM
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BlueMage279 posted...
Almost none of the show could be considered "filler" because even the episodes that don't directly relate to the main mission still include character growth, relevant backstory, world-building, etc.
Some episodes in season 1 like The Great Dvide and the episode where Katara tries to free earthbenders captured by the fire nation felt like filler

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JE19426
03/28/20 12:45:22 PM
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YookaLaylee posted...
Some episodes in season 1 like The Great Dvide and the episode where Katara tries to free earthbenders captured by the fire nation felt like filler

The great divide is importantto Aang's character development as it's when he first starts stepping up in his duty as Avatar.

Imprisoned introduced several characters that become important further down the line, and is where Zuko gets Katara's necklace which he uses to track her in later episodes.

They may not be the best episodes (particularly the great divide) but they aren't filler.
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YookaLaylee
03/28/20 12:48:02 PM
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JE19426 posted...
The great divide is importantto Aang's character development as it's when he first starts stepping up in his duty as Avatar.

Imprisoned introduced several characters that become important further down the line, and is where Zuko gets Katara's necklace which he uses to track her in later episodes.

They may not be the best episodes (particularly the great divide) but they aren't filler.
If Im remembering correctly, the characters introduced in Imprisoned only showed up again during The Day of Black Sun and they were only in that episode for like 5 seconds. It doesnt feel like they were very important unless Im forgetting something. I forgot about Zuko getting Kataras necklace though.

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JE19426
03/28/20 12:53:01 PM
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YookaLaylee posted...
If Im remembering correctly, the characters introduced in Imprisoned only showed up again during The Day of Black Sun and they were only in that episode for like 5 seconds. It doesnt feel like they were very important unless Im forgetting something. I forgot about Zuko getting Kataras necklace though.

Given how important The day of Black Sun is I'd say having a supporting role there more than pushes your introductory episode out of being filler. Furthermore Haru helps get Teo and The Duke out the the air temple when Azula attacks.
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Bad_Mojo
03/28/20 12:54:44 PM
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Its pretty much a top 10 show of all time, and is perhaps the best cartoon ever made. Its pretty much perfect. Korra is fantastic as well, having the single best season of either show, imo

Wouldnt hesitate to watch it again.

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Ps2Twilight
03/28/20 1:04:57 PM
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I only watched the first season of Korra but I enjoyed that. I know the end of season 1 made a big fuss when it came out.

But then I heard awful things about Season 2 so I never went back, I do have the series so maybe I'll truck through that too.

Gotta keep myself sane while staying in.

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Tenlaar
03/28/20 1:05:23 PM
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Yeah, I just watched the movie the other day too and it really does hold up.
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HBOSS
03/28/20 1:16:32 PM
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6min of Iroh's wisdom
https://youtu.be/AtGW6dRxVao

hes like the wise uncle we all needed. He speaks through the series to us


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Prestoff
03/28/20 1:19:39 PM
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JE19426 posted...
The great divide is importantto Aang's character development as it's when he first starts stepping up in his duty as Avatar.

Imprisoned introduced several characters that become important further down the line, and is where Zuko gets Katara's necklace which he uses to track her in later episodes.

They may not be the best episodes (particularly the great divide) but they aren't filler.

Yeah this, not all the episodes in Avatar are gonna be winners, but they're absolutely not fillers. Anime, especially on-going series, are perfect examples of fillers(padding) to make sure the manga can catch up as much as possible. Avatar doesn't have that problem because it was an original series not based on any existing IP.

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JE19426
03/28/20 1:26:35 PM
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Ps2Twilight posted...
I only watched the first season of Korra but I enjoyed that. I know the end of season 1 made a big fuss when it came out.

But then I heard awful things about Season 2 so I never went back, I do have the series so maybe I'll truck through that too.

I wouldn't reccomend Korra. Season 1 was the best one. While Season 3 and 4 were better than Season 2 I still wouldn't say they are particularly good, and certainly not worth going through Season 2 for.
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KlRBEH
03/28/20 1:41:31 PM
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On the subject of Korra

Seasons 1 and 3 are great
4 was decent aside from a few things
2 was bad but still had some good moments, and without spoiling anything it had a mini arc within it that was the best part of Korra.

If you're a fan of Avatar I see no reason not to watch Korra, there are much worse sequel stories out there. I think it gets way more hate than it deserves.

Also if you're just a fan of the fight scenes and animation of The Last Airbender, Korra worth watching for that reason alone. Imo the only thing that Korra does way better than TLA is the animation/art (not that TLA's is bad Korra's is just better in that regard.) I remember thinking the fight choreography is better too in some fights but I haven't watched it in a while to really make that claim.

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WizardPowers
03/28/20 1:44:40 PM
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It's an amazing show.

The divide is the only bad episode

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Bad_Mojo
03/28/20 1:50:19 PM
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WizardPowers posted...
It's an amazing show.

The divide is the only bad episode

I personally don't like the the first two episodes either

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refmon
03/28/20 2:02:02 PM
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The Divide is the only episode I can consider filler and its the worst episode to boot

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Prestoff
03/28/20 2:04:39 PM
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Yeah Korra for me is: 1>3>4>>>>>>2

Each season has its own weaknesses though. Season 1 could've been even better but because it was only greenlighted for 1 season, they had to cram so much in 12 episodes. They did well with what they were given though, Amon ended up being the best villain (even though his reveal was a bit weak). Season 2 was just bad, not only was the villain "another water bender", but the other villain, imo, wasn't much better anyways. Season 2 does some pretty cool stuff like with the spirit world and all that, but even that was just bleh. Season 3 really amped it up with the new villain and his crew, even though there were times he won because of plot armor, but it was such a major step up from how boring Season 2 was. Plus we got an actual on screen death that was brutal, that caught me off guard. Season 4 could've been great, the villain felt very 3 dimensional, until they devolved her to female hitler, she's still a 3 dimensional character just in a saturday morning villain kind of way. Korra is definitely weaker than Avatar, but it's still an enjoyable ride if you like Avatar.

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12amMadman
03/28/20 2:05:05 PM
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Definitely one of my faves.

I'm finally watching Legend of Korra and I really like it as well. Plan on rewatching the last airbender after it.

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Bad_Mojo
03/28/20 2:11:45 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Yeah Korra for me is: 1>3>4>>>>>>2

You're f'n crazy if you think 1 is better than 3. 3, to me, is one of the best seasons of any show.

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IShall_Run_Amok
03/28/20 2:15:49 PM
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Near perfect show. I'm glad that more cartoons are following in its footsteps, even if they're not quite as good.

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KlRBEH
03/28/20 2:30:47 PM
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Prestoff posted...
Korra is definitely weaker than Avatar, but it's still an enjoyable ride if you like Avatar.
Yep

It's a real shame that Korra for some reason has a reputation of being really bad so most fans haven't even seen it despite liking TLA. Combined with the fact that Nickelodeon was doing everything they could to cancel it (iirc the last season only aired on nick.com and not actually on TV), it's really sad how much of a bad wrap that show gets from pretty much every side.

Speaking of Korra I need to finally watch that Voltron show that the animation team of TLA/Korra made that is on Netflix.

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Simon_Petrikov
03/28/20 2:32:20 PM
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KlRBEH posted...
(iirc the last season only aired on nick.com and not actually on TV)
That was crazy. I still haven't watched that season.

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Slaya4
03/28/20 2:44:32 PM
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Korra's issues is that it felt really rushed and way less thought out compared to TLA. Korra gets the Rey treatment hard.

The filler of the first Avatar was really good though.

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Prestoff
03/28/20 2:54:52 PM
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KlRBEH posted...
Yep

It's a real shame that Korra for some reason has a reputation of being really bad so most fans haven't even seen it despite liking TLA. Combined with the fact that Nickelodeon was doing everything they could to cancel it (iirc the last season only aired on nick.com and not actually on TV), it's really sad how much of a bad wrap that show gets from pretty much every side.

Speaking of Korra I need to finally watch that Voltron show that the animation team of TLA/Korra made that is on Netflix.

Yeah, it was fucked up how Nickelodeon was doing everything they can to sabotage the show. They gave it the death sentence the moment they changed the show time from Saturday morning to Friday evening and then said they wanted the show to go online only because of bad ratings. Like holy fuck were they treating the creators of the show like shit. I remember reading some article from one of the creators if they were going to continue the series with an Earthbender Avatar, and he said on the lines of "if we did, it wouldn't be with Nickelodeon".

Also I haven't watched Voltron, but I do want to get to watching the Dragon Prince, made by the same creators as TLA and Korra.

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KlRBEH
03/28/20 3:00:58 PM
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Simon_Petrikov posted...
That was crazy. I still haven't watched that season.
Yeah it really is wild when you think about how Nick was willing to do that with one of it's most beloved franchises. Especially in a time when it's not like they had better new cartoons to show anyway.

And I'd recommend S4, it's pretty solid.

Slaya4 posted...
Korra's issues is that it felt really rushed and way less thought out compared to TLA. Korra gets the Rey treatment hard.

Yeah that's one of the fundamental reasons why Korra was kinda doomed from the start when you try to compare it to TLA. TLA had the benefit of having an overarching plot throughout it's 3 seasons and was able to come full circle with all of it's plot points and see everything through until the end.

Meanwhile Korra was originally only meant to be a one off 12 episode sequel although it even felt rushed in that 12 episodes (the ending especially). And even after that I don't even know if it was originally planned to go past the 2nd season when that one ended, but you could tell 3 and 4 were meant to go along together kind of seamlessly. And the problem kind of lies there, in TLA the goal was always clear; Aang's eventual fated bout with the Fire Lord. All of the seasons were stepping stones along the way in progressing towards that point. But Korra had a new "final boss" in every season, and outside of S3 directly connecting to S4 there wasn't anywhere near the amount of foresight and cohesion in Korra as there was in TLA.

It's just a shame because I don't even really blame the writers for the most part, they were dealing with the hand they were given and it was not necessarily something that was in their control. Now I'm not saying Korra couldn't have been better or anything, but due to the circumstances I definitely think it was a fine show and a good sequel to TLA.

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JE19426
03/29/20 3:23:37 AM
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Prestoff posted...
Also I haven't watched Voltron, but I do want to get to watching the Dragon Prince, made by the same creators as TLA and Korra.

I wouldn't bother with Voltron. It has kinda a good opening but doesn't really carry through, it just seems to get worse and worse. It doesn't seem like it was planned out in advance, which is strange as from my understanding it was planned in advance.

Dragon Prince is much better. Season 1 has a quite a few animation problems here and there, Season 2 is much better, and while I think Season 3 is a little rushed, and cheesy it's still great.

Also from my understanding only one of the main original creatures of Aang worked on Dragon Prince, while two different ones worked on both Korra and Voltron.
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dave_is_slick
03/29/20 3:27:10 AM
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Ps2Twilight posted...
But then I heard awful things about Season 2 so I never went back, I do have the series so maybe I'll truck through that too.
Unfortunately, season 2 has something pretty fucking important. Without it, the best season of Avatar, Korra season 3, wouldn't be possible.

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Zero_Destroyer
03/29/20 3:27:55 AM
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definitely a top 5 anime

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dave_is_slick
03/29/20 3:28:08 AM
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JE19426 posted...
Season 1 was the best one. While Season 3 and 4 were better than Season 2 I still wouldn't say they are particularly good, and certainly not worth going through Season 2 for.
This man speaks lies.

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pegusus123456
03/29/20 3:50:55 AM
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I will say that the villains in Korra are generally better than the ones in TLA. Azula is entertaining but not particularly deep while Ozai is basically a Saturday morning cartoon villain.

Korra's villains legitimately make good points, they just go to extremes. You can see how people would be on their side.

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Phantom_Nook
03/29/20 3:58:13 AM
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Still the best show.
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Drpooplol
03/29/20 9:37:36 AM
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I wanna rewatch avatar now. What platforms is it available on?

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Drpooplol
03/29/20 12:57:41 PM
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Drpooplol posted...
I wanna rewatch avatar now. What platforms is it available on?


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Ps2Twilight
03/29/20 1:04:23 PM
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Drpooplol posted...
I wanna rewatch avatar now. What platforms is it available on?

I believe it's through Nickhits on Amazon. But I bought the complete series on bluray on Amazon for ~$60. I believe it's still that price.

pegusus123456 posted...
say that the villains in Korra are generally better than the ones in TLA. Azula is entertaining but not particularly deep while Ozai is basically a Saturday morning cartoon villain.

While I don't know the villains in Korra other than Amon, I don't agree too much with your assessment of Azula. Ozai was a complete narcissist as a result of Azulon's upbriging, and he was likely like that due to Sozin. That family is a total wreck and it made Azula one of the smartest and most calculating characters in the series. Even her breakdown at the end of the series spoke a lot about her psychological state.

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