Tearbending in excitement
January 17, 2012 12:03 PM Subscribe
Hopefully you've already seen the sneak peak, and maybe you saw the leaked opening credits. With a 2012 airdate now promised (Twitter, Nickelodeon 2012 teaser), several scenes have been recently leaked (MAJOR SPOILERS) from the first episode of Avatar: The Legend of Korra. (Previously.)
Stealth mountain.
posted by emelenjr at 12:07 PM on January 17, 2012 [7 favorites]
posted by emelenjr at 12:07 PM on January 17, 2012 [7 favorites]
I thought for sure the 'sneak peak' link was to the SM twitter account, and laughed. Alas!
posted by notmydesk at 12:32 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by notmydesk at 12:32 PM on January 17, 2012
FUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS indeed. Avatar is my second favorite animated series ever (behind Batman: TAS); my big work pastime is to play it as often as possible on all the TVs in our breakrooms and then start gushing about it when people ask what I'm watching.
posted by maqsarian at 1:01 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by maqsarian at 1:01 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
You understand, Greg Nog, that I had to favorite your comment as you somehow inscribed my exact thoughts. There was no choice.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 1:02 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 1:02 PM on January 17, 2012
I'm gonna distill all my feelings about this down to their essence:
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
posted by Mister Moofoo at 1:08 PM on January 17, 2012
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
posted by Mister Moofoo at 1:08 PM on January 17, 2012
I'm so utterly excited about this. I finally convinced my wife to watch the original, and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
I really hope they keep the feel of the show going; I still have that movie to forget.
posted by SNWidget at 1:09 PM on January 17, 2012
I really hope they keep the feel of the show going; I still have that movie to forget.
posted by SNWidget at 1:09 PM on January 17, 2012
The idea behind the soundtrack is "What if the Chinese had invented jazz in the 20s instead of Americans?".
Just one more reason to be excited.
posted by vogon_poet at 1:17 PM on January 17, 2012
Just one more reason to be excited.
posted by vogon_poet at 1:17 PM on January 17, 2012
When the airship showed up in clip three I started flapping my hands and making high pitched noises. CAN'T. WAIT.
posted by dustyasymptotes at 1:18 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by dustyasymptotes at 1:18 PM on January 17, 2012
I somehow never watched the original ... I'm guessing from the enthusiasm here that it's worth the time? Off to Netflix I go.
posted by jbickers at 1:20 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by jbickers at 1:20 PM on January 17, 2012
I somehow never watched the original ... I'm guessing from the enthusiasm here that it's worth the time? Off to Netflix I go.
The first season is a bit slow to develop the conflict. The last season is a bit rushed. But once you get hooked, it's incredibly good. (And surprisingly dark in places given the target audience.)
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 1:39 PM on January 17, 2012
The first season is a bit slow to develop the conflict. The last season is a bit rushed. But once you get hooked, it's incredibly good. (And surprisingly dark in places given the target audience.)
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 1:39 PM on January 17, 2012
This is the kind of thing that fandom gifs are for because CAPSLOCK SQUEE IS TOO INADEQUATE FOR MY EMOTIONS MY EMOTIONS MY BODY IS READY BRB FLAILING /ohnotheydidnt
It looks fantastic but 1) I have no idea how there can be a multi-season story and 2) I don't trust Nickelodeon to do right by this show. The way they aired season 3 of the Last Airbender was ridiculous - weeks/months between episodes, foreign countries airing episodes before the US and then releasing novelizations months before airing the final episodes, not to mention burning the last five episodes for one random week in July.
Just give it a normal schedule. And air it before Belgium supposedly does in Fall 2012.
posted by zix at 1:52 PM on January 17, 2012
It looks fantastic but 1) I have no idea how there can be a multi-season story and 2) I don't trust Nickelodeon to do right by this show. The way they aired season 3 of the Last Airbender was ridiculous - weeks/months between episodes, foreign countries airing episodes before the US and then releasing novelizations months before airing the final episodes, not to mention burning the last five episodes for one random week in July.
Just give it a normal schedule. And air it before Belgium supposedly does in Fall 2012.
posted by zix at 1:52 PM on January 17, 2012
Vamier, I respect you as a fellow human being but you watch your foul mouth.
posted by cheap paper at 1:53 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by cheap paper at 1:53 PM on January 17, 2012
It doesn't do everything perfectly; the first season is slow to develop and the third season starts off with a bunch of irrelevancies and then rushes the resolution. But the characters are beautifully developed and when the storytelling is good, it is spot-on incredible. Plus the way they translate the style of East Asian martial-arts cinema into a world where people punch each other with fireballs, tidal waves, tornadoes and boulders is deeply impressive. (And the fact that the episode best showcasing that attention to detail does so while splitting time with a hilarious pro-wrestling parody may be even more so.)
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 1:56 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish at 1:56 PM on January 17, 2012
This is the kind of thing that fandom gifs are for because CAPSLOCK SQUEE IS TOO INADEQUATE FOR MY EMOTIONS MY EMOTIONS MY BODY IS READY BRB FLAILING /ohnotheydidnt
I agree.
posted by kmz at 1:57 PM on January 17, 2012 [8 favorites]
I agree.
posted by kmz at 1:57 PM on January 17, 2012 [8 favorites]
I excitedly clicked on the "Avatar: The Legend of Korra" link hoping to find details for the next James Cameron movie. I guess I'll have to wait until 2016.
posted by 3FLryan at 1:58 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by 3FLryan at 1:58 PM on January 17, 2012
I had trouble getting a couple of the videos to load, but what I did see made me so fangirlishly excited that I nearly missed my bus.
As a character, Korra looks like a lot of fun - looking forward to seeing more!
posted by belissaith at 1:58 PM on January 17, 2012
As a character, Korra looks like a lot of fun - looking forward to seeing more!
posted by belissaith at 1:58 PM on January 17, 2012
Some things I liked about A:TLA (possible oblique spoilers):
1) Adolescent characters that actually go through adolescence over the course of the story.
2) Not all plot threads get a nice Scooby Doo happy ending. For that matter, not all episodes have a happy ending.
3) All four nations appear to be complex, with their own unique flaws and assholes. The show quickly undermines the initial prejudices of the main characters and viewers.
4) Some of the themes got to be much darker than I expected: betrayal, treason, genocide, wartime appeasement, sexism, relationship abuse, mental illness, and an extended debate about justifiable violence.
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 2:23 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
1) Adolescent characters that actually go through adolescence over the course of the story.
2) Not all plot threads get a nice Scooby Doo happy ending. For that matter, not all episodes have a happy ending.
3) All four nations appear to be complex, with their own unique flaws and assholes. The show quickly undermines the initial prejudices of the main characters and viewers.
4) Some of the themes got to be much darker than I expected: betrayal, treason, genocide, wartime appeasement, sexism, relationship abuse, mental illness, and an extended debate about justifiable violence.
posted by CBrachyrhynchos at 2:23 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
third season starts off with a bunch of irrelevancies and then rushes the resolution
The pacing of season 3 was definitely off, and the finale had a few issues, but goddamn if the finale wasn't still just an incredible work. The scene where [Spoiler] fights with [Spoiler], with all the emotional resonance built in to that, with the gorgeous and heartbreaking score in the background, and the beautiful fight animation... brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it right now.
posted by kmz at 2:24 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
The pacing of season 3 was definitely off, and the finale had a few issues, but goddamn if the finale wasn't still just an incredible work. The scene where [Spoiler] fights with [Spoiler], with all the emotional resonance built in to that, with the gorgeous and heartbreaking score in the background, and the beautiful fight animation... brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it right now.
posted by kmz at 2:24 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
Sneak peek. PEEK.
posted by kate blank at 2:41 PM on January 17, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by kate blank at 2:41 PM on January 17, 2012 [2 favorites]
You know what excites me most about this? The fact that when it airs my 12 year old and 17 year old sons will sit down with me and we'll all enjoy it together. Not going to be many more moments like that.
posted by Biblio at 2:51 PM on January 17, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by Biblio at 2:51 PM on January 17, 2012 [2 favorites]
OMG OMG OMG SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
I shouldn't have watched, shouldn't have tortured myself with the wait. But OMG OMG OMG I LOVE Korra! And, when I saw the Masters... I teared up. Wanted to jump in the screen to hug who I saw.
Very little makes me squee. This does.
I agree. - kmz
Yes, just like that.
posted by _paegan_ at 3:06 PM on January 17, 2012
I shouldn't have watched, shouldn't have tortured myself with the wait. But OMG OMG OMG I LOVE Korra! And, when I saw the Masters... I teared up. Wanted to jump in the screen to hug who I saw.
Very little makes me squee. This does.
I agree. - kmz
Yes, just like that.
posted by _paegan_ at 3:06 PM on January 17, 2012
So, I'm totally holding myself back because Avatar was one of my favorite shows of all time and I don't want to ruin anything for myself yet, but I gotta say that I'm suspicious of having people fighting for equality as the villains. I don't want anti-commie propaganda or whatever. I'm sure that in the wash, this will be handled well, but I'm just a little anxious over it because I loved the first one so much.
posted by klangklangston at 3:29 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by klangklangston at 3:29 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
I think I am in love with Korra already. And ahhhhh I am so excited! I can't wait to see all the no doubt awesome worldbuilding surrounding Republic City. And metalbending policemen!
posted by yasaman at 7:43 PM on January 17, 2012
posted by yasaman at 7:43 PM on January 17, 2012
the Lost Ice Sword of Lost Ice
I DIDN'T LOSE IT A WIZARD STOLE IT
posted by obiwanwasabi at 10:59 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
I DIDN'T LOSE IT A WIZARD STOLE IT
posted by obiwanwasabi at 10:59 PM on January 17, 2012 [1 favorite]
I wrote that before looking at the teaser and it looooookksss sooo good. I need to echo all the OMG OMG SQUEEing. I like the future-y ness and the polar bear and the urban enironment and the fancy ships. I AM EXCITEDFACE ABOUT THIS.
posted by edbles at 6:12 PM on January 18, 2012
posted by edbles at 6:12 PM on January 18, 2012
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posted by kmz at 12:04 PM on January 17, 2012