"Avatar: The Last Airbender" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Creators:

Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

21 February 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

The Avatar Returns

Plot:

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar.

Plot Keywords:

Earth | Power | Tribe | Young Boy | Martial Arts

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Zach Tyler	...	Aang / ... (60 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mae Whitman	...	Katara / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jack De Sena	...	Sokka / ... (59 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Appa / ... (53 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dante Basco	...	Prince Zuko / ... (48 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jessie Flower	...	Toph / ... (37 episodes, 2005-2008)
Mako	...	Uncle Iroh / ... (30 episodes, 2005-2007)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG | USA:TV-Y7 (Fantasy Violence)

Company:

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Trivia:

Mako, who played Uncle Iroh, passed away in the middle of recording his parts for the last 7 episodes of season 2. They had to quickly re-cast the part of Iroh. The re-casting put a halt to production on season 3. Mako's part was succeeded by Greg Baldwin in the 3rd season.

Quotes:

Azula: Well, look at this. Enemies and traitors working together. I'm done. I know when I'm beaten. A princess surrenders with honor.
[when Iroh isn't looking she blasts him with lightning]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Happening (2008)

A great show for Nick, and it's about time!

Wow. I am amazed at how good this show is. The anime-style look and feel of it make it a warm addition to nick's mostly dull lineup. Don't get me wrong, nick has some good animated shows, like Spongebob, Fairly Oddparents, Danny Phantom is one of my favorites. I think that it is good that they have a program with this kind of look that isn't from an established Nickelodeon company (like frederator for fairly oddparents).

Anyway, I think that Avatar: The Last Airbender is a good program, and is sure to be a hit as long as Nick doesn't screw it up. It seems to have the right amount of humor and action to keep it appealing to me (and I'm 19!). As long as the creators can keep the show original and stop Nick from bastardizing it by saying things like "its too violent" or "You can't have Saaka be sexist." Stay the course and you'll be gold!