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Watched it. I guess I'll have to stick with it, too, cause this new series is quite enjoyable. Still a bit more angst than I enjoy in a show, being already out of the teenage years and never really having been all that angsty. But it is still manageable, and they're already foreshadowing the Big Baddie for at least book one, so I'm sure it'll start getting legit.

Also, loving the prohibition era vibe they're trowing down for the capitol.

Edit: Oh, and Bear, don't let these rabid fan people let you put this off. You can totally enjoy this show without having watched the original. So if you don't have the free time and won't have it for quite a while, just pick this up now and treat the original like a prequel when you do have time for it. There is some things that might spoil "surprises" in Avatar, but nothing you probably wouldn't have seen coming or haven't already been exposed to already.

Two episodes were released. That means the ship wars are past due.



Also, for the lulz:

Alrighty, now the season is in full swing. Episode 3 aired today. Shame if you missed it, I mean, it's not like Nickelodeon is putting or anything. Though they are region locked, commercial supported, and I imagine they'll be like Hulu and only keep a few up at a time. The season is available on iTunes and Zune for $30, but the episodes aren't made available on the same day; Microsoft told me it generally takes 1-3 days after airing.

Anyway, we finally have our antagonist and holy crap, he has actual motivation. Like, you wouldn't actually feel bad siding with him. A great villain tends to make a great show, so I am totally excited.

Also, the Makorra shippers are probably going to have a field day with this episode.

I checked it out this morning. The villain is actually really interesting. The animation isn't as good as Avatar's, but when it shines it REALLY shines.

Well, the animation to me is way better than the original series. The only place that seems off is the fight against the chi-blockers. I think they were trying to hard with the 3D environment and it made things look weird.

LOVING EVERY MINUTE. The main baddie is pretty friggin' cool so far (hard to mess that up when the voice actor is Steve Blum). I love how he's using the technique for removing bending...that is gona be a friggin' interesting thing to explain. At first when he was talking about how his life was ruined by bending I was like: "It's the cabbage salesman's son!" Joking, of course. As my wife and I were theorizing though, I wonder if he is somehow tied to Ozai or Azula. One way or another, Ozai has to be involved, since I don't think anyone else saw Aang do his thing. My wife wondered if perhaps Azula had a kid at one point....but man, I don't envy whoever would have had to get down with Miss Looney Toons.

Anyway: VERY interesting stuff! I'm highly enjoying it.

Oh god you can never escape Steve Blum's voice. No matter what cartoon you watch or video game you play, he is always there in the background, ready to spring with a voice loosely derived from his Spike Spiegel days.

Funny thing is that Blum does have quite a range; it's just that his standard voice is so awesome and popular that it seems that's all te folks want! Granted, I ain't complainin'. That dude rocks.