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Author Topic: Avatar: Last Air Bender rayb Member Member # 122 posted                    Hey thanks to whomever recommended this title. I think it was Boardmadd... or someone who was a Babylon 5 fan... (I knew you have good taste, whomever you were.) I disagree that the show is better written than B5, but it's definitely more funny... and very touching in parts. The fam and I have watched the first two "books" together and they're really really entertaining and good. We can't wait for the third book to come out. --Ray Posts: 13018 | Registered: Oct 98  |  IP: Logged |  boardmadd Member Member # 1706 posted                    Not sure if I recommended it originally, but I certainly would . Avatar is good stuff. Glad you are enjoying it. If you like the intrigue and progressive storyline, I'd also throw props to Fullmetal Alchemist, but that's probably better suited to teens (they get into some deep stuff in that one, but it is *very* well done). Posts: 1885 | Registered: Aug 2005  |  IP: Logged |  Jeffery_LQ1W Member Member # 338 posted                    I sit with my kids and watch the Avatar shows. They are great stories and their stories lines assume the audience has a brain cell or two also. Posts: 7721 | Registered: May 2001  |  IP: Logged |  Randy Member Member # 762 posted                    You're welcome Rayb. I'd enjoyed it so much I just had to share. [ January 23, 2008, 04:22 PM: Message edited by: Randy ] Posts: 3371 | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged |  rayb Member Member # 122 posted                    it must've been Randy, then... anyhow great show! --Ray Posts: 13018 | Registered: Oct 98  |  IP: Logged |  Randy Member Member # 762 posted                    There's a sequel series running on Nickelodeon now. It's called "The Legend of Korra." It takes place 70 years later. There's a new Avatar (Korra). The technology is similar to the early 20th century. Discovered it a couple of days ago. Seems to be worth a look. Posts: 3371 | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged |  LoudmouthMormon Member Member # 6140 posted                    Woot! Now all I have to do is wait a year for it to hit Netflix. [edit] Twice Woot! The Nickelodeon website has 6 full episodes! [ June 08, 2012, 12:14 PM: Message edited by: LoudmouthMormon ] Posts: 2110 | Registered: Aug 2007  |  IP: Logged |  rayb Member Member # 122 posted                    I've watched a few Legend of Korra. My impressions are that it's missing a lot of the charm of the original series. It's a bit darker, and Korra's simply not as pleasant a character as Ang. There's also a lot more "boyfriend/girlfriend" drama, that's okay in moderation, but sometimes gets a little annoying because the characters are a bit older... Still the story's really entertaining. --Ray Posts: 13018 | Registered: Oct 98  |  IP: Logged |  TheOne Member Member # 431 posted                    Legend of Korra is missing the interplay between Ang and gang. The setting also doesn't change as much. My oldest son is enjoying it and keeps up with the series online but I've only seen the first three so far (so, my opinion may not be informed enough). I've liked what I've seen but not as much as the The Last Airbender. My kids have watched The Last Airbender series about four or five times now - need Legend of Korra on Netflix soon. Posts: 5572 | Registered: Sep 2001  |  IP: Logged |  rayb Member Member # 122 posted                    The world tech has progressed to about the 1950s Japan, which my kids found to be very off-putting. Though I like a little "Steampunk", I'm not a huge fan of it, and I hope the writers don't just go for whatever's popular these days. They have what looks like could turn out to be some rather original storytelling and settings... if they don't fall victim to copying what's been done before. Posts: 13018 | Registered: Oct 98  |  IP: Logged |  Randy Member Member # 762 posted                    A 19th-century world that has thrown off its tyrants and embraced freedom might inevitably progress to a 20th-century technology in the span of 70 years. Posts: 3371 | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged |  Rosa Maria Member Member # 11664 posted                    I like this new show. I think the villains are scarier than Ozai. I also think Tenzin's children are so cute and funny. Posts: 59 | Registered: Oct 2011  |  IP: Logged |

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