The Legend of Korra - The End

Grenn wrote:
Redwing wrote:

One of these days I should actually watch the original series, I just can't make myself buy it on DVD, damn animation stigma in western society... grumble mumble...

Netflix Instant. All of them.

DO IT!

Grenn wrote:
Redwing wrote:

One of these days I should actually watch the original series, I just can't make myself buy it on DVD, damn animation stigma in western society... grumble mumble...

Netflix Instant. All of them.

NOT AVAILABLE IN THIS REGION.

Just buy the dvds, they're well worth it.

Yeah first thing I thought when I saw it: did the art get BETTER? Can't wait.

And it's 70 years from the first series yeah? A lot of progress can happen in 70 years. And the Fire Nation already had tanks and things.

Mystic Violet wrote:
KingGorilla wrote:

How can future Avatars learn to bend Air if Aang is the last?

Tenzin is Aang's son.

With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Wait a minute, I thought the Avatar wasn't hereditary. Shouldn't it go to a random person?

Edwin wrote:

Wait a minute, I thought the Avatar wasn't hereditary. Shouldn't it go to a random person?

Korra is not related to Aang at all. But Aang's Son is still an Airbender, so she goes to him to train. I suspect that Airbenders are still quite rare, hence why Air is the last one she has to master.

Frankly I hope they will touch on how Korra managed to learn Fire Bending. Because that would be the hardest for her to pick up. Just like Earth was the hardest for Aang.

Also, I wonder what her Avatar Mode is like.

damn animation stigma in western society

Amazon ships in plain brown packages. If it comes up, just tell people you're buying porn.

I am excited!

OMG IS THAT ANOTHER SKY BISON?!?

The saddest untold story of the original Avatar series, imo, is that although Appu is just as much the last of his kind as Aang is, at least Aang can fall in love and one day make more little Airbenders. Appu is the last sky bison ever, doomed to die alone.

BUT NOT ANYMORE. AWWW. Seriously, there's a Journey song playing in the jukebox of my heart right now. You know the one.

Falchion wrote:

I suspect that Airbenders are still quite rare, hence why Air is the last one she has to master.

It's part of the cycle. She's a water bender so she learns water, earth, fire, then air. The next will be an earth bender and so on.

KaterinLHC wrote:

OMG IS THAT ANOTHER SKY BISON?!?

OMG IS THAT A GOLDEN RETRIEVER POLAR BEAR?!? ... Seriously, though. I want one.

That music! That art! Bending! Ahhhh that looks so good.

KaterinLHC wrote:

OMG IS THAT ANOTHER SKY BISON?!?

The saddest untold story of the original Avatar series, imo, is that although Appu is just as much the last of his kind as Aang is, at least Aang can fall in love and one day make more little Airbenders. Appu is the last sky bison ever, doomed to die alone.

I think you mean Appa.

I have no qualms about such technological and only a little with the aesthetic advances based on what they had in the original series and what I see here.

Think about where we were at in 1900 vs 1970. We went from limited uses of electricity to nuclear power plants and using it in almost everything, and mass produced cars, color TVs, and Telephones.

I'm actually kind of interested in seeing this. Now to find a legal means to watch it without cable.

Norfair wrote:

I'm actually kind of interested in seeing this. Now to find a legal means to watch it without cable.

I am hoping for itunes and Amazon on demand.

It looks awesome, but I'm disappointed in the trailer music. I thought the Track Team guys really progressed over the course of the original ATLA series, and the soundtrack for the Sozin's Comet finale was legitimately badass, complete with live orchestra. Now for the Korra trailer we're back to stuff that sounds like the most awkward writing from Season 1 of ATLA, cheesy samples and all. I recognize that some of it has to do with budget, and some of it has to do with stroking the diehard fans, but given the state of the art of sampled orchestra these days, there's no excuse for a trailer soundtrack that sounds like that.

Here's hoping that they really bring it for the actual show.

Heh, it's interesting, seeing the different takes... I didn't even notice the music, but Podunk's all over that.

It was odd seeing characters that were so similar to the ones in Airbender without, you know, being the ones in Airbender. I'm a little worried by the last shot that they're going to have a new 'butt boy'.... I got very tired of Sokka. I don't like that archetype in general very much.

Anyone know offhand if it's the same writing team?

mrtomaytohead wrote:

I have no qualms about such technological and only a little with the aesthetic advances based on what they had in the original series and what I see here.

Think about where we were at in 1900 vs 1970. We went from limited uses of electricity to nuclear power plants and using it in almost everything, and mass produced cars, color TVs, and Telephones.

Yeah, the Fire Nation was going through their own little industrial revolution, and they seem to have an abundance of natural resources (metal and fuel, anyway). Add in the fact that bending can speed up a lot of otherwise time-consuming projects (a couple earth benders could probably knock together an entire skyscraper in an afternoon), and a post-war technology boom seems very likely.

Also, I want one of those bear-dog things.

Also, I AM SUPER EXCITED.

mrtomaytohead wrote:

I think you mean Appa.

Er, yes. Appa. Guess I had Kwik-E-Marts on the brain.

muttonchop wrote:

Yeah, the Fire Nation was going through their own little industrial revolution, and they seem to have an abundance of natural resources (metal and fuel, anyway). Add in the fact that bending can speed up a lot of otherwise time-consuming projects (a couple earth benders could probably knock together an entire skyscraper in an afternoon), and a post-war technology boom seems very likely.

From what I remember of the early info coming out about Legend of Korra, this new society has in fact rejected bending as a viable way of doing things as a direct result of the Fire Nation conquests. In the post-War years, magic was a painful reminder of the death and suffering endured for 100 years, and civilization instead moved to non-magical technology to support its cities and infrastructure. So these days, the Avatar is perceived as this obsolete relic from a less-advanced time, just like how we might view the telegraph or the newspaper. (Zing.)

Which is an awesome set-up, and exactly what I'd hoped for in the sequel. I can not wait to see what they do with it.

muttonchop wrote:

(a couple earth benders could probably knock together an entire skyscraper in an afternoon)

That just reminded me of metal bending. If that technique was passed on, they really could have moved stuff insanely quick.

When does this show premier?

McChuck wrote:
Falchion wrote:

I suspect that Airbenders are still quite rare, hence why Air is the last one she has to master.

It's part of the cycle. She's a water bender so she learns water, earth, fire, then air. The next will be an earth bender and so on.

I knew about each new Avatar following the cycle, but didn't know that it's also the order they will have to learn each Bending art. Makes more sense.

Water Fire Earth Air. Imagine Katara saying it at the beginning of each episode.

mrtomaytohead wrote:
muttonchop wrote:

(a couple earth benders could probably knock together an entire skyscraper in an afternoon)

That just reminded me of metal bending. If that technique was passed on, they really could have moved stuff insanely quick.

Hell, a trained metal bender could probably locate ore, extract it, and shape it into whatever he wants right then and there.

KaterinLHC wrote:

From what I remember of the early info coming out about Legend of Korra, this new society has in fact rejected bending as a viable way of doing things as a direct result of the Fire Nation conquests. In the post-War years, magic was a painful reminder of the death and suffering endured for 100 years, and civilization instead moved to non-magical technology to support its cities and infrastructure. So these days, the Avatar is perceived as this obsolete relic from a less-advanced time, just like how we might view the telegraph or the newspaper. (Zing.)

I imagine that didn't happen overnight, though. For a while, at least, Team Avatar were big damn heroes, not to mention every earth and water bender who fought to protect their homes. It would probably have been a gradual change, as advances in technology reduced the need for bending, and as the heroes of the war began to retreat from the public spotlight.

Grenn wrote:

Water Fire Earth Air. Imagine Katara saying it at the beginning of each episode.

Water Earth Fire Air, you mean. Aang started with Air and learned Fire last.

I really hope they use less of American prime time character and story tropes. I got really, really tired of Sokka's character at times. You can be comic relief and be a funny character without being a slapstick joke most of the time. Also, one-liners. I really hope they tone that down a couple notches.

muttonchop wrote:
Grenn wrote:

Water Fire Earth Air. Imagine Katara saying it at the beginning of each episode.

Water Earth Fire Air, you mean. Aang started with Air and learned Fire last.

Damn you muttonchop.

I shouldn't blame you. Every time I try to look cool, I screw it up.

Other than Zuko, I think Sokka had the next best character progression arc. Sure I found him irritating too but he grew on me as his competence level increased till he became the badass normal that could almost, nearly, hold his own together with the rest.

He's alot like Rory from the current series of Doctor Who. And Ron from the Harry Potter series.

Falchion wrote:

Other than Zuko, I think Sokka had the next best character progression arc. Sure I found him irritating too but he grew on me as his competence level increased till he became the badass normal that could almost, nearly, hold his own together with the rest.

He's alot like Rory from the current series of Doctor Who. And Ron from the Harry Potter series.

Flying kick-a-pow!
I like Sokka. Sure he's mostly comic relief, but he had some genuinely hilarious moments like the haiku rap battle and the entire fortune teller episode.

Yeah, I can understand how Sokka rubs people the wrong way, but I don't mind him and his goofiness. I mean, you make him all serious and brooding, and suddenly you've got the dude in the Last Airbender film, and that guy just sucks.

LarryC wrote:

I really hope they use less of American prime time character and story tropes. I got really, really tired of Sokka's character at times. You can be comic relief and be a funny character without being a slapstick joke most of the time. Also, one-liners. I really hope they tone that down a couple notches.

Aww, I love Sokka. He's so cute! Definitely a nice counterpoint to Broody McBroodypants Zuko. Plus, he balances out his sister's adolescent bratiness quite well. I mean, I adore Katara -- she's probably my favorite character -- but damned if she doesn't act like a thirteen year old girl all the time.

And I love the show's one-liners. With the possible exception of "My cabbages!", they never felt over-used to me.

I want more hippies singing dumb songs. "Secret tunnel..."

Sokka was the best. Period.

Comic Relief Sokka and Broody McBroodyPants Zuko pretty much encapsulates the chief problems I have with both characters. Sokka can be funny without being the show's comic relief. I liked it a lot when Toph took over the laughs from Sokka, mostly because she's not a cheap slapstick laugh, and she's a more well-rounded personality. Same problem with Zuko. He's never had a sense of humor, and it's just not a very interesting character.

I'd like to have characters that weren't such one-sided guys with one facet to them early in the show, developing in interesting ways.