The last 5 minutes were SUPER rushed. I feel the ending would have benefited enormously from an extra 5 or 10 minutes. I think the Deus Ex Machina, if it was so, wasn't due to it not making sense within the story or for lack of foreshadowing or whatever. There were just, like, 2 lines of dialogue missing.
Legend of Korra
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It held help up in some ways and failed in many others. I actually thought the music was better, which is saying something when you consider the soundtrack for the first series was phenomenal. It also did a great job of fleshing out it's supporting cast... which is odd, because the main cast didn't get shit. We know more about Lin, Tenzin, Tarlock, and Amon that we really learned about Korra, Mako, Bolin, and Asami. I kind of feel like Season 2 needs a flashback episode where we learn more about all of them.
I wish I knew what Nickelodeon has against its biggest cash cow. Even with the first series, they quit the series with 4-6 episodes left, then just blasted the whole thing out in one day months after the rest of the world got to see what happened.
Then that successful team pitches another show set in that universe, and Nic would only spring for a 12 episode mini series...
Executive meddling is what is wrong with this new series.
Then that successful team pitches another show set in that universe, and Nic would only spring for a 12 episode mini series...
Executive meddling is what is wrong with this new series.
It's because Avatar is REALLY hard to merchandise. The first series had a few action figures, some lego sets, and some weird toys. This series is probably going to be the same.
And comics and novels and webisodes and a major motion picture with a hot, young director...
Yeah, I know. To us it seems adequate... but Nick can just look at something like Spongebob Square Pants. They have him on EVERYTHING and it all sells.
With the viewership that these shows bring in, it is Nic's fault that they are not marketing it well.
It's not just vieweship, it's also demographics. Avatar has a rather sizable adult fan base who don't buy the same sorts of things as parents would for their kids. Adult fans don't want coloring books or backpacks or party supplies. They want action figures, books, and comics... things that have a higher production cost and a lower profit margin.
I'm not saying that Nick's executives are handling the series well, but I am saying that they would be having a tougher time than they would with something like Spongebob.
Oh, so it's not going to be in The Promise? Well that's kinda lame, but The Promise has actually been pretty good on it's own...
Fainally watched this show. It was better than I feared but still not as good as the Last Airbender. It was way too rushed, especially that ending, which really just on its own could have stood to be 3 episodes longer.
*Edit: Just read the last few pages of the thread. I guess we're pretty much all in agreement, then.
*Edit: Just read the last few pages of the thread. I guess we're pretty much all in agreement, then.
Last of the Amon joke series. Still has a better ending than this season did.
I don't think I'll make it in to the Korra panel, but Nate will, HE MUST! So, I'll have updates/news for you when I get back from SDCC - hopefully some word on season 2.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/11/legend-of-korra-second-season/
Woo hoo! More episodes of LoK have been picked up
I thought that was confirmed months ago?
I'd.... I'd have realized that if I had actually read the quote or the article instead of immediately brushin it off after I saw the url said "second season". I have no excuse.
We all know what I must do. There is no other option.
Seppuku is the only way.
We all know what I must do. There is no other option.
Seppuku is the only way.
I wouldn't mind another season... but I'd much rather have another Avatar series altogether IMO. This feels so much less epic than the first series.
And the way they rushed the first season leave little for them to do. Bad guy was defeated, she's an avatar, she's got the guy... so.. yeah... what is left?
They would have been so much better off if they....
And the way they rushed the first season leave little for them to do. Bad guy was defeated, she's an avatar, she's got the guy... so.. yeah... what is left?
They would have been so much better off if they....
Now I am happy that they finished the first season when they did. Viacom pulled all their channels from DirectTV.
Dish (my provider) canned AMC and associated channels. What's up with good tv disappearing?
I'll guess I'll contact DTV and ask for 20% taken off my bill.
If they continue like they did with this season, you'll be able to view the episodes on nick.com.
I'm not sure where the story will go unless they pull some "AND THEN AMON, LIKE, SAVED HIMSELF USING WATERBENDING OR WHATEVER, SO HE LIKE, TOTALLY DIDN'T DIE AT THE END EVEN THOUGH WE SAID HE DID." But they could introduce a new enemy easily enough. There were other Equalists other than Amon, that movement doesn't just die just cause the leader got killed. New guy comes in and takes over. Or there's some completely new issue at hand, who knows.
As for pacing, I bet it'll be a lot better. They wrote out Book One thinking it was going to be one self contained story, so they had to cram a full beginning, middle and end into one season. Season two will likely be fairly rushed too (But I suspect it won't be as bad, if they paid any attention to the criticisms of fans over the first one), but season 3 and 4 they know they have some breathing room.
The Equalist movement literally started back when Aang was still fighting the Fire Nation. One of the primary villains of one of the video games was a woman who used complex machines to fight Aang and the rest, for basically the same reasons the Equalists used. It would make sense if there were more of them to lead the movement.
But I honestly think the next season is going to be about spirit world bullshit.
Why is this bullshit? I think it'd be great.
Oh no, I call it "Spirit World Bullshit" because that's what I imagine Sokka would call it. "Aang needs to talk Koh again? Not more Spirit World Bullshit!"
SDCC Korra panel writeup!
http://www.hollywood.com/news/Comic...Book_2_Spirit_Details_New_Characters/33795088
Edit; pictures! http://owldee.tumblr.com
http://www.hollywood.com/news/Comic...Book_2_Spirit_Details_New_Characters/33795088
Bumi becomes a regular woop woop! Also Spirit World hell yeah!
Edit; pictures! http://owldee.tumblr.com
I'm still crying that we couldn't get in to the panel.
Nobody got into that panel. It was too crowded.