Nickelodeon sets Avatar: Last Airbender sequel for 2011

[Hound of UIster]

I guess this is the equivalent of Book 4: Air.

I don't think the current Avatar has to die before his successor is born. The successor to the Dalai Lama is typically already several years old when they're discovered, right? And I don't think they start looking until after the last Dalai Lama has already passed, though I could be wrong about that.

The Dalai Lama is real so subject to certain political considerations such as the People Republic of China's need to create a figurehead for the Tibetan Territory.

The theory behind most East Asian Buddhist Reincarnation is that the soul is reborn into another form after death and not necessarily in human form.

 

[Hound of UIster]

The one good thing about the movie was how it made people like myself want to check out the cartoon. Much more people know about the show because of it.

I still haven't seen the movie though. Should I check it out?

If you are going to watch the movie, you'll need one of these

 

[Dream]

The one good thing about the movie was how it made people like myself want to check out the cartoon. Much more people know about the show because of it.

I still haven't seen the movie though. Should I check it out?

If you are going to watch the movie, you'll need one of these

Damn. Is it really that bad?

I am really enjoying the cartoon right now, and a part of me wants to see what the characters are like played by live action actors. But I'm really scared off by all the horrible reviews.

 

[bigdaddy]

The one good thing about the movie was how it made people like myself want to check out the cartoon. Much more people know about the show because of it.

I still haven't seen the movie though. Should I check it out?

If you are going to watch the movie, you'll need one of these

Damn. Is it really that bad?

I am really enjoying the cartoon right now, and a part of me wants to see what the characters are like played by live action actors. But I'm really scared off by all the horrible reviews.

I'm the same way, Nicktoons started playing the cartoon a lot because of the movie and I really liked what I saw. The movie looks really nice with the "real life" bending, but the reviews for the writing have been horrible.

 

[CaptainCanada]

The successor to the Dalai Lama is typically already several years old when they're discovered, right?

Depending on how long it takes to find them (the longest time on record being four years to find the current one); but they're never born before the previous one dies.

 

[Christopher]

^Right. Aang was born as soon as (or shortly after) Roku died, but he wasn't identified as the new Avatar until he was 12. Which, now that you mention it, seems like an awfully long time.

Or rather, I just checked the Avatar Wiki, and it said he wasn't told he was the Avatar until he was 12, implying that they knew it somewhat sooner. I don't recall how old he was in the flashback to his identification process. And apparently most Avatars aren't told they're Avatars until they turn 16; Aang was told early because of the looming war.

Which would seem to suggest that Korra will be 16, which would pin down Aang's age at his death to be 66.

 

[darthraidr]

i dont recall aang being born the moment roku died... if the next avatar is born only when the previous one dies, doesnt that mean there is always a decade or so of "no avatar activity"? i had always assumed it was like buffy, there are potential avatars out there all the time, when the avatar dies a potential gets activated... but unlike buffy, not all the avatar potentials can get awaken at the same time and ruin a show.

 

[Skywalker]

Which would seem to suggest that Korra will be 16, which would pin down Aang's age at his death to be 66.

Which, given the evidence of several characters in the Avatar world living past the age of 100, suggests to me that Aang's death may not have been natural. Maybe he died in the line of duty. I'm sure it'll be brought up during the show.

 

[Hound of UIster]

No they said in the WSJ interview that it was because he spent 100 years in the iceberg

 

[Skywalker]

No they said in the WSJ interview that it was because he spent 100 years in the iceberg

That's just silly, though. But whatever, their story, their rules.

 

[SG-17]

I just hope that Aang decides to show himself to Korra was the 12 year old who saved the world instead of the age he died at. That way the same voice actor (actress?) can be used.

Korra could possibly be Sokka and Suki's granddaughter.

 

[Christopher]

i dont recall aang being born the moment roku died...

Well, we were shown Roku dying in the volcanic eruption and then we segued directly to Aang's birth. That could've been symbolic; there could've been an interval between those events. But the point is, Aang was not born until after Roku died.

I just hope that Aang decides to show himself to Korra was the 12 year old who saved the world instead of the age he died at. That way the same voice actor (actress?) can be used.

Actually, no. Zack Tyler Eisen's voice has changed and he can no longer play a 12-year-old Aang. Even by the end of the series, his voice had noticeably changed and they even had to electronically raise its pitch to disguise the full magnitude of the change.

And I want to see Spirit Guide Aang be his adult form. We already know what he's like as a child; let's find out what he became.

 

[RoJoHen]

And I want to see Spirit Guide Aang be his adult form. We already know what he's like as a child; let's find out what he became.

I agree, as long as he still has the same sense of humor.

 

[CaptainCanada]

Or rather, I just checked the Avatar Wiki, and it said he wasn't told he was the Avatar until he was 12, implying that they knew it somewhat sooner. I don't recall how old he was in the flashback to his identification process. And apparently most Avatars aren't told they're Avatars until they turn 16; Aang was told early because of the looming war.

In one of the flashbacks in The Storm, they said they identified him as a child because he showed a strong preference for some specific toys that had belonged to previous Avatars (based on the tests they do to find the Lama).

We also saw Roku being told he was the Avatar in The Avatar and the Firelord - the Fire Sages only told him on his sixteenth birthday.

As for the gap, yeah, that does leave the world without an Avatar for a decent span of time. As with the Dalai Lama - when the current one dies, it will take a few years to find his replacement, and two decades before he's ready to be the leader Tibet needs. A lot of people think that's going to be a problem, particularly given how strong his influence has been in reining in Tibetan resistance to Chinese rule to nonviolence.

 

[MetalPants]

^Right. Aang was born as soon as (or shortly after) Roku died, but he wasn't identified as the new Avatar until he was 12. Which, now that you mention it, seems like an awfully long time.

Or rather, I just checked the Avatar Wiki, and it said he wasn't told he was the Avatar until he was 12, implying that they knew it somewhat sooner. I don't recall how old he was in the flashback to his identification process. And apparently most Avatars aren't told they're Avatars until they turn 16; Aang was told early because of the looming war.

Which would seem to suggest that Korra will be 16, which would pin down Aang's age at his death to be 66.

If the waterbenders that Korra comes from follow tradition, she won't be told she is the avatar until she is 16. As she has already mastered three of the four elements, she might either be told earlier than age 16, or she could be older than 16 when the show starts. I think it took Avatar Roku a number of years to master all four elements.

 

[RoJoHen]

Can non-avatars bend the other elements if they train? Aang didn't find out he was the Avatar until he was 12, but could he have practiced the other types of bending before he found out if he tried? Maybe Korra already knows she's the Avatar, or maybe she discovered her extra powers on her own.

 

[SG-17]

^Right. Aang was born as soon as (or shortly after) Roku died, but he wasn't identified as the new Avatar until he was 12. Which, now that you mention it, seems like an awfully long time.

Or rather, I just checked the Avatar Wiki, and it said he wasn't told he was the Avatar until he was 12, implying that they knew it somewhat sooner. I don't recall how old he was in the flashback to his identification process. And apparently most Avatars aren't told they're Avatars until they turn 16; Aang was told early because of the looming war.

Which would seem to suggest that Korra will be 16, which would pin down Aang's age at his death to be 66.

If the waterbenders that Korra comes from follow tradition, she won't be told she is the avatar until she is 16. As she has already mastered three of the four elements, she might either be told earlier than age 16, or she could be older than 16 when the show starts. I think it took Avatar Roku a number of years to master all four elements.

Indeed, but it only took Aang 10 months. So I guess the rate that Avatars can learn bending is just simply based on determination.

 

[CaptainCanada]

Can non-avatars bend the other elements if they train?

No. Only the Avatar can learn all four.

Regarding the length of time it takes to train, yeah, Roku took years, but Aang did it in less than a year.

 

[MetalPants]

Well Roku had time to train slowly and perfect each element before going on to the next. Aang though was developing his skills in each element everyday.

 

[Snaploud]

I didn't realize this show was so highly regarded. I'm watching it via Netflix Instant Streaming. The pilot episode is very interesting so far (about 21 minutes in).