LTTP - Avatar: The Last Airbender
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The entire second half of season 2 (the Library on) is the best run of consecutively amazing episodes of any show ever.
I've watched the entire series all the way through at least 6 times. Korra is great but not as good. Although season 3 of Korra is in the same league as the best of TLA imo.
I've watched the entire series all the way through at least 6 times. Korra is great but not as good. Although season 3 of Korra is in the same league as the best of TLA imo.
Korra is fine. It's a worthy successor to avatar and absolutely with watching. Don't mind the naysayers, especially if they tell you to outright skip season two. That would be like skipping Zuko's arc in book two of avatar. The midseason two parter is also one of the best episodes of both series.
This is my take as well.
Watch both. You're missing out on great animation and rather fun characters if you skip Korra.
Pai Pai Master
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best animated series of all time
OF ALL TIME
unfortunately I doubt it. the show was mastered in 4:3 and it would take a lot of work to do an HD remaster. not to mention it felt like Nick was pretty much done with the Avatar franchise halfway through Korra.
OF ALL TIME
unfortunately I doubt it. the show was mastered in 4:3 and it would take a lot of work to do an HD remaster. not to mention it felt like Nick was pretty much done with the Avatar franchise halfway through Korra.
And they lost the original cels, from what I've heard.
That's a damn shame. HD AtLA would be sublime.
Damn, my hopes for a Cowboy Bebop-esque release (which was also 4:3 but looks great in 1080p) just went down the drain.
Icyflamez96
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ATLA is great. I also think Korra is great even though it obviously has much more flaws than ATLA.
Prophet Steve
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...WHAT!?
RPGCrazied
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Sadness. Oh well, I eBayed the DVD collector sets. About $50 total. Those are hard to find I imagine. Plus I never saw any sort of bonus feature for this show, so it should be nice to see the show again along with making of's.
InfiniteBento
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Its incredible. The animation style, the story, the amount of depth the characters have....
10/10 imo
10/10 imo
blazenumb1
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Between this and Batman: The Animated Series you don't get much better for an animated series.
And, the Joker himself Mark Hamill himself voices a character in ATLA as well
And, the Joker himself Mark Hamill himself voices a character in ATLA as well
L4DANathan
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I'm just going to echo most people here. The show is absolutely amazing, but the sequel is awful and the live-action movie is even worse. Enjoy the good one OP.
P.S. Iroh IS the best.
P.S. Iroh IS the best.
Actually, listen to the naysayers and keep your expectations low for Korra. You'll probably enjoy season 3 and 4 of Korra but it never comes close to the quality of season 2 of Avatar.
Tertullian
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I don't believe you. Rarely is there a position that I just honestly can't conceive of anyone holding, but here is it.
RPGCrazied
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Same.
Do you guys remember that one trailer with the fire nation ships(looked like it would have been a cool scene) that were never in the movie at all?
Are you saying this as someone who has only watched a few early episodes of the series or as someone who has watched it from beginning to end and still thought the movie was superior? Cause otherwise there's no way this opinion can be real.
Book 2 is really where the show kicked into high gear. There were some great episodes in Book 1, but the overall quality was a bit inconsistent. There were a lot of stand-alone episodes.
But Book 2, particularly when Toph comes in, is where the show really becomes amazing. Amazing fucking characters, great moments, and Iroh can go from a silly funny character to a heart-breaking father figure in just a moment.
There are the obvious, big amazing moments that everyone mentions. But one moment that always gets me that no one ever mentions but always kinda hits me is near the Book 1 finale. It's when Zuko is sneaking off the fire nation ship and Iroh is seeing him off, and he starts getting super parental and concerned just about Zuko keeping warm. There's something in that moment that just says so much about what is going through that character's mind - it's a beautiful, little performance. There are some other favorite moments of mine later on, but we'll talk about those when you get to em
The best is yet to come, OP. One of the greatest animated shows of all time. A modern classic.
But Book 2, particularly when Toph comes in, is where the show really becomes amazing. Amazing fucking characters, great moments, and Iroh can go from a silly funny character to a heart-breaking father figure in just a moment.
There are the obvious, big amazing moments that everyone mentions. But one moment that always gets me that no one ever mentions but always kinda hits me is near the Book 1 finale. It's when Zuko is sneaking off the fire nation ship and Iroh is seeing him off, and he starts getting super parental and concerned just about Zuko keeping warm. There's something in that moment that just says so much about what is going through that character's mind - it's a beautiful, little performance. There are some other favorite moments of mine later on, but we'll talk about those when you get to em
The best is yet to come, OP. One of the greatest animated shows of all time. A modern classic.
Paper Sparrow
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The only redeemable thing about that movie was watching 10 earthbenders move a small rock slowly across the screen.
I laughed, but that might have been from the trauma.
electroshockwave
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Then you have certifiably awful taste. It's not even just bad as an adaptation, it's straight terrible. I feel this is a good criticism of it: http://blip.tv/foldablehuman/s3e4-the-last-airbender-6603156
It's not ATLA level, but I think its detractors really overstate the negative qualities. There are some issues with Korra narratively throughout, and Book 2 really has some bizarre and sometimes frustrating character choices. But if you love the universe, you should absolutely watch through it. It's a fine show that has some amazing moments of its own.
Book 2 is really where the show kicked into high gear. There were some great episodes in Book 1, but the overall quality was a bit inconsistent. There were a lot of stand-alone episodes.
But Book 2, particularly when Toph comes in, is where the show really becomes amazing. Amazing fucking characters, great moments, and Iroh can go from a silly funny character to a heart-breaking father figure in just a moment.
There are the obvious, big amazing moments that everyone mentions. But one moment that always gets me that no one ever mentions but always kinda hits me is near the Book 1 finale. It's when Zuko is sneaking off the fire nation ship and Iroh is seeing him off, and he starts getting super parental and concerned just about Zuko keeping warm. There's something in that moment that just says so much about what is going through that character's mind - it's a beautiful, little performance. There are some other favorite moments of mine later on, but we'll talk about those when you get to em
The best is yet to come, OP. One of the greatest animated shows of all time. A modern classic.
The moment when Iroh tells Zuko he's the closest thing he has to a son after he effectively lost his actual one hits like a ton of bricks. Zuko's reaction makes it more poignant. And then in "Zuko Alone" we see a glimpse of Iroh before that loss and we can see he's a bit different. I can only imagine how hard it must've been for him. I just hope there's more about that in the following episodes.
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The fight scenes in Korra season 3 and 4 are probably the best in the Avatar franchise as a whole, and they have the prettiest animation; it's a shame that more or less everything else about them is much worse than the Last Airbender. Season 1 is probably narrowly the best season of Korra, so you can judge fairly accurately by that whether you want to keep going. Some argue for Season 3, I don't think there's much distinction between the two. Seasons 2 and 4 are noticeably much worse than everything else in the franchise, particularly Season 2 which is atrocious, and I don't mean that in the sense of "compared to the rest of the franchse", I mean it was just bad and I wouldn't watch it, excepting maybe the Wan two-parter.
I'll say they won't go into overt revelations about his past, but they do hint at a lot of it, and it really does its job at contextualizing his relationship with Zuko. Iroh is honestly my favorite character on that show.
Thanks for that, I'll keep it in mind!
Oh, that sounds good. I can't wait to see what happens next
lol
EroticSushi
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The way they did the bending in the movie was just offensive.
EDIT: Thought this was for the movie. That's what I get for skimming the OP.
EDIT: Thought this was for the movie. That's what I get for skimming the OP.
The way they did the bending in the movie was just offensive.
EDIT: Thought this was for the movie. That's what I get for skimming the OP.
LOL, that looks pitiful. Synchronized dancing for lifting a small stone... jeez.
apparently they're actually creating an earth wall and the way the scene is shot makes it look like they're... levitating the stone.
but it's shit either way
BKatastrophe
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This thread is not as bad as I thought it was gonna be (not like that last one).
Anyways, I'll leave my piece:
ATLA is one of my favorite series of all time. Glad to see someone is enjoying it. That being said, as far as The Legend of Korra goes, you're an adult and can form your opinion. The only expectation you should even conceive of going in with is that it is a different series in both tone and focus.
It has a much larger cast of primary and secondary characters for one. As well as having an overall darker and more serious tone. As opposed to ATLA's lighter tone and greater focus on adventure, world- and character-building, TLoK emphasizes plot, action, and drama.
Again, everyone has their own thoughts on whether this is for the better or for the worse. It's important not to let these influence you too much, though I do suggest you watch it if you are really curious. Just note what I said above and that's what you should expect. I love the Avatarverse as a whole a lot. Except the movie. Good lord, that movie is garbo.
I really want to hear why someone prefers the movie over the show, though. I have never ever heard that opinion before in my life.
Anyways, I'll leave my piece:
ATLA is one of my favorite series of all time. Glad to see someone is enjoying it. That being said, as far as The Legend of Korra goes, you're an adult and can form your opinion. The only expectation you should even conceive of going in with is that it is a different series in both tone and focus.
It has a much larger cast of primary and secondary characters for one. As well as having an overall darker and more serious tone. As opposed to ATLA's lighter tone and greater focus on adventure, world- and character-building, TLoK emphasizes plot, action, and drama.
Again, everyone has their own thoughts on whether this is for the better or for the worse. It's important not to let these influence you too much, though I do suggest you watch it if you are really curious. Just note what I said above and that's what you should expect. I love the Avatarverse as a whole a lot. Except the movie. Good lord, that movie is garbo.
I really want to hear why someone prefers the movie over the show, though. I have never ever heard that opinion before in my life.
Underrated episode. Establishes Azula's gang as an even bigger threat than was apparent in Return to Omashu. Also a great example of A:TLA's ability to balance intense scenes with slow, thoughtful ones and still be fun all the way.
Gentlemen, I've found it! The single piece of evidence that proves subjectivity does not exist!
m_shortpants
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You have a lot of great episodes left. Book 2 and 3 are sublime.
Korra is good but as a whole entity it doesn't stack up to TLA. It does have some genuinely good moments though. And some genuinely bad ones to be fair.
Korra is good but as a whole entity it doesn't stack up to TLA. It does have some genuinely good moments though. And some genuinely bad ones to be fair.
May I ask why you thought that? Did the previous thread end badly?
Oh, absolutely. The Dangerous Ladies are cute and lethal. Mostly lethal. Sokka's headbutt was funny though.
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