Avatar premiers tonight!

[Takker]

is anyone planning on watching it? I think it's gonna be pretty decent.

[steffi]

what is that?

[Invader Bugs]

i might watch it. it looks interesting, but then again, it is nickelodeon, and i normally end up not really like fake animes, but ill give it a shot

[the minimoose fan]

i might watch it. it looks interesting, but then again, it is nickelodeon, and i normally end up not really like fake animes, but ill give it a shot
Same.

[Davey Rootbeer]

WAAAY BACK last year, Mr. Graham himself was nice enough to come to the boards and pitch us the concept for this show, which premeires tonight at 7:00 on Nick.

here's a backstory:

"Wind. Earth. Fire. Air. Only the Avatar was the master of all four elements. Only he could stop the ruthless Fire Nation from conquering the world. But when the world needed him most, he disappeared. Until now... On the South Pole, a lone Water Tribe village struggles to survive. It's here that a young Waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sakka rescue a strange boy named Aang from a cavernous iceberg. Not only is Aang an Airbender - a race of people no one has seen in a century - but they soon discover Aang is the long lost Avatar. Now it's up to Katara and Sakka to make sure Aang faces his destiny to save the tribe - and himself."


The art, and animation is VERY well drawn, it doesn't look too anime-like, yet it's not too disney-fied either. The premieres and promos almost look movie-like.

and there's something that the plot and art kinda reminds me of..

a premise for a *CERTAIN* game series we've all known to come and love.

Hmm...

[Invader Bugs]

..................what game series would that be?

[the minimoose fan]

SOunds like Minish Cap. But I'mguessing Final Fantasy.

[Davey Rootbeer]

uh, hello?

Earth, fire, water, air?

are these not the exact same elements that are the "crystals" represented in all the various Final Fantasies?


psh. come on, people. get with the program.

[Invader Bugs]

oh, i wouldnt know that, im not that big a fan of final fantasy.

but i might be getting into soon, my dad just recently got me I & II, dawn of souls. i havent been playing that much though.

[the minimoose fan]

I knew it. I got it right. Now shut the fuck up its on.

[Davey Rootbeer]

WHat do you guys think so far?

I like the art style pretty much well. the small jokes so far are pretty typical in today's cartoon-fare, so nothing majorly really stands out...

it's going to repeat again at 8:00, in case anyome misses the first (hour-long) premiere.

[the minimoose fan]

Its ok. I like how it goes Book 1:Water Chapter 1. I thought that was pretty cool.

[the minimoose fan]

Hmm. I wonder how he'll escape.

[SLUM WIZZARD]

Twenty bucks says if it get's remotely popular Nick will suck all of the good out of it.

[Justinian 1]

I'm not betting, your just gonna win.

[the minimoose fan]

It'll be yanked after the water book. And people are going to be pissed because the story wil never end.

[maxx]

I just finished watching it, and I must say, it was pretty awsome. The animation was well-done and the story seems to have hooked me in, and I hope to see more of it this Friday. Yes, definiatly unlike Nick's other cartoons.

EDIT: Hey, it's on again.

[GoodDog666]

Oh my goodness Zigmoose is still alive!

I knew you guys would have a thread on this. I just watched it, and it's good. Better than I thought it would be at least. The elemental theme sounds like somewhat of a rip-off of the little known video game Azurik, but there's nothing wrong with sharing a fun theme. Furthermore, it actually made me laugh, which is something very rare for Nicelodeon's recent showcase. All I can say is that I have competition against Stargate for the Friday at 8 block.

I shall now return to hibernation.

[Invader Bugs]

i just finished watching it as well, and i must say, best thing on nick now-a-days.

best fake anime ive ever seen. ill definately be watching this one.


never thought id say, or think, this again, but, good job nick.

[Justinian 1]

Enjoy why you can.

[the minimoose fan]

Very, very good. Now I'll have something to watch on Fridays at 8.

[Davey Rootbeer]

I...really don't know about the time slot, guys. it's kinda like...after prime-time, when all the kiddies go to bed, or teen people get ready to go out for friday night parties.

i guess they're marketing to an older audience?

[Davey Rootbeer]

Also, does anyone know if it will be in full-hour blocks of 2 chapters (30 minute "episodes" each chapter) or just one chapter (30 minutes per epp) during regular showing on fridays?

[maxx]

I...really don't know about the time slot, guys. it's kinda like...after prime-time, when all the kiddies go to bed, or teen people get ready to go out for friday night parties.

Better than 8:00 or 9:00, like Invader Zim ended up with.

[maxx]

Also, does anyone know if it will be in full-hour blocks of 2 chapters (30 minute "episodes" each chapter) or just one chapter (30 minutes per epp) during regular showing on fridays?

Should be a 30 minute time-slot, I doubt they would blow 2 hours on one show each Friday.

[Davey Rootbeer]

Better than 8:00 or 9:00, like Invader Zim ended up with.


Uh.

it IS 9:00 pm. EST.

8:00 central.


on fridays.




the 7:00 time was just for the premiere....

[Linzoy]

I didn't like it. I got bored halfway through and watched kids next door. I think avatar has potential though and I'll keep watching it.

[maxx]

Uh.

it IS 9:00 pm. EST.

8:00 central.


on fridays.




the 7:00 time was just for the premiere....

Sorry, my mis-calculations...again, I should really pay attention.

[the minimoose fan]

It will probably be an hour show. Each chapter being an hour long.

[Davey Rootbeer]

oops..seems to be they changed it to 8:00 PM. EST.

TVtome still says 9 PM, though. *shrugs*

[the minimoose fan]

TVtome still says 9 PM, though. *shrugs*
Never trust Tvtome. The show stuff is run by fans.

[Takker]

hm, I was pleased with it. I thought the animation was pretty cool. hellava lot better than teen titans or whatever that show is. I would watch it again. I just didn't really like the fact that everyone knew off the bat that he was the avatar. and Katara's brother bugged me. I was hoping he wouldn't go with them. still, I liked the whole concept for the show. it's something different.

[SLUM WIZZARD]

Ah, finally. A reason to watch Nick again. It's a pretty good show, and it kept me interested most of the time (which is cool, since I can never really pay attention to anything that has a lasting plot). I'll probbaly watch it more too, if I remember to get off the computer to go see it. Maybe I should go and find a 3rd cable splitter for this side of the room...

[SilverTallest]

I am QUITE pleased with it so far. It's only halfway done and I'm so excited with the result. I only wish I could have seen it in July when I had the chance. *sobs* But anyway, I knew it would be awesome. I mean, the guys who created it came up with the idea when they worked on Zim. But I didn't know it would be THIS good. This pseudo-anime-Disney style is great.

[exemplary citizen]

Oh MAN. Appa looks like the Catbus.

<img src=http://www.oomu.org/images/totoro/catbus_graoup.jpg>

*SQUEEEEAL*

Actually, the whole thing looks really Miyazaki-esque. I'm guessing those guys are big fans of Nausicaa. Those animal designs are gonna KILL me, I swear. Sweet jesus, those levels of cuteness are not fit for human consumption.

DIDJA SEE THE CAT-SEAL THINGS???? *dies*

[BeastDad1987]

I didn't realize that this thread existed until after the show aired. I guess I'll go look for a torrent or something.

Is it gonna show again anytime soon, or are they gonna start with the regular episodes already?

[SilverTallest]

Oh, it'll be shown again for the rest of this week, leading up to the new episode.

Hee hee, I wrote to larb poop telling him how awesome it was. X3 YAY FOR MY DORKDOM!

[Rory Storm]

I was at drivers ed for the rest of the week and will be unable to watch. See for once in my life I have better things to do than sit in front of the damn TV and die some more. :).

[Invader Dim]

it was a pretty good show. It kept screwing with me though. it would go serious just long enough for me to think it was not a kids show, when bam, snot goes flying, or someone gets hit in the back of the head with a boomarang, but is ok. oh well, still pretty damn good. as long as they don't show it at the same time as battlestar galactica, I'm happy.

[Awesome McManly]

I didn't realize that this thread existed until after the show aired. I guess I'll go look for a torrent or something.

Is it gonna show again anytime soon, or are they gonna start with the regular episodes already?


If you find one post a link. I don't get NICK.

[Annie-Mae]

It's nice to watch something that looks link and anime but the mouths are acually saying the english words :ami: . It's very beutiful animation and it's nice to see somethign as creative and cute as something Studio Gimli woudl produce. It's was cool.

[Linzoy]

Studio ghibli is exactly 10000000000000000 times better than nickelodeon.

Just because it looks like anime it doesn't make it different or more artistic.

[Taxy]

I think the art is much like jackie chan adventures, honestly - in movement. (which is much better than teen titans, to me anyway, but still not anime-quality)

I did like it, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I don't like video game plots of any kind and honestly the whole premise sounded completely silly to me - what can I say, I'm not a gamer. BUT. As Ami sez, the animals are <i>so adorably hypnotically cute</i> I really can't resisit. And while the flow seems kinda choppy to me at times, it looks like real work was put into it and it has great potential.

The only character I like is the main one - which is opposite most entertainment for me, since usually I love everyone but the protagonist. (the first thing that comes to mind as an example is Dogma. ^_^')?

[maxx]

Just because it looks like anime it doesn't make it different or more artistic.

I don't think that's what everyone meant when they were talking about the animation of the show. The point is, the movements of the characters and everything else was just way better than what most studios have tried to animate out of using anime style. Not to mention it sticks out from other Nickolodeon cartoons.

[cyberen]

kudos for nick making a cartoon that appeals to older audiences.....only if they explicitly plan for it.

[Linzoy]

The weird thing is that they planned to make invader zim for adults audiences also. They came up to jhonen and told him they wanted a block of edgy cartoons for nickelodeon like adult swim. All they managed to do was make the little edgyness symbol with their fingers. I read this in an interveiw but I forget which one...

Oh and maxx, I was reffering to all the comments that it's nice to see nickelodeon doing something different. They aren't doing anything different, they're jumping on the latest bandwagon. But I don't really care how original the style is. I just think it was too predictable. I didn't watch the whole episode but I bet anything the characters flew away on the miyazaki-ish thing and got into some kind of battle.

[maxx]

Just finished episode 3. Wow, we see alot of loss and emotion in this one, we even get some flashbacks of Aang's past. This show seems to be really picking up, I also like the new animal character Momo, the little flying Lemur.

Anyone else catch it? Comments?

[Syco]

I got Avatar torrents.

http://www.demonoid.com/torrents/details/68491/
http://www.demonoid.com/torrents/details/68789/

[the minimoose fan]

Just finished episode 3. Wow, we see alot of loss and emotion in this one, we even get some flashbacks of Aang's past. This show seems to be really picking up, I also like the new animal character Momo, the little flying Lemur.

Anyone else catch it? Comments?
Yeah he is cool. I hate how Nick plays the premire every day. It gets a little annoying. But its awsome. My question is: What happened to Chapter 2? The 1st episode was chapter 1 then it goes to chapter 3. WTF?

[Poop Soda]

Cus I think the first episode was a "2 chapter" episode.....

watch it and correct me if I'm wrong.

[Davey Rootbeer]

I... Missed chapter 3....

Any idea if it'll be replayed sometime this week?

[Poop Soda]

EDIT:

Sunday, Febuary 27, 10:30


sorry. the time is now corrected to the correct time.

[Rory Storm]

Will they replay the premier?

[Poop Soda]

EDIT: No. And I my time and date from my last post was origionally incorrect. It is now corrected to 10:30.

[maxx]

Cus I think the first episode was a "2 chapter" episode.....

watch it and correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, chapter 1 is the first half of the premeir, the second one after is chapter 2.

EDIT: By the way, for those of you who are looking for the last few episodes Syco posted some Avatar torrents a few posts up.

[Poop Soda]

lol I just noticed. Avatar is scheduled to re-air Chapter 3 every day this coming week at various times. Nick sure is making sure it will get watched.

Sunday: 10:30AM

Monday: 8:30PM

Tuesday: 3:30PM

Wednesday: 6:00PM

Thursday: 8:00AM

and on Friday is a new episode at 9:30

Next Episode is titled: The Warriors of Kyoshi

Description: The group quickly understands the importance of hiding Aang's identity when Zuko-in his ongoing hunt for the Avatar- attacks an island untouched by the war. Feeling ignored by Katara, Aang goes to great lengths to get her attention, including riding the giant Koi of Kyoshi Island. When the locals discover that Aang is the Avatar, the young girls of the town treat Aang like a celebrity, following him wherever he goes. Katara claims that she is not jealous, but Aang thinks otherwise. Meanwhile, Sokka faces his pre-conceived ideas about women when a female warrior named Suki beats him in a fight.

[robot]

ewgle.

[Syco]

I'm watching chapters 1 and 2 right now. 'Tis some beautiful stuff.

[Rory Storm]

I watched the third chapter today. I thought it was okay, I'm not a big fan of the anime style, but it was nice. I nice deviant from all the blocky other stuff Nick plays. This one was much more fluid and well set. Characters were good, good design, somewhat of a good interaction between them. The humor that was in the show was forced, it seemed that way at least. I would like to see the first two chapters so I can get the whole story so far. It was too short, an hour would be a better placement for it. The story was somewhat rushed by the means of a half hour time slot. Overall I give the show a B. Good for teens, kids, and fans of anime.

On another note, how do I download the torrents for chapeter 1&2? I tried at the site but there was not immediate visable DOWNLOAD button or option.

[Syco]

Create an account there. This is a damn good BitTorrent site, with a ton of stuff in all kinds of categories. When you do that, you'll see a link before "Extra Information".

[maxx]

Wait a second, don't they require fees for their torrent usage?

[Rory Storm]

No, donations.

[-45-]

It's nice to see what you all have to say the good and the bad..
-45-
;)

[Forever Finite]

sup, 45? it's been...a while.

so, guys, i have never heard of this avatar thing. i never watch tv anymore. can i get a quick non-insider summary of the plot? none of this is making any sense to me.

[Taxy]

fantasy world - a young kid is supposed to save the world by ending all wars between the tribes, he's got TEH MAGIC P0W3RZ and all. A couple other kids help him. That's basically it - the important part of this show (to me anyway) is the kid's attitude toward it all. He was pretty happy-go-lucky. Nice change from the usual melodrama...

I didn't see eppy3 tho so if the mood has changed any, I wouldn't know about it.

[Forever Finite]

and this is on dick? huh...

[Davey Rootbeer]

A diamond in the rough.

or at least a bunch of carbon mollicules.

If they do it right, and squeeze it hard enough, it could become a diamond.

[implode]

wow. interesting timing. hey, -45-, you think we should set up an avatar forum? i was thinking you guys might like a place where you could read opinions of the shows from people who don't work for the network and aren't... 8.

LOVE the show, btw. haven't been so interested in a cartoon since zim. let's just hope you guys make it to the second book. :P

[argonaut]

Actually, the whole thing looks really Miyazaki-esque...

I take that as meaning soft-edged characters, drawn more like real humans, not so angular, and without those incredibly large eyes that characterize anime. And a lot of attention paid to background images.

The Final Authority on new cartoons is my two boys. They have already made Avatar a 'can't miss' in their overly packed TV schedule. Something they will plan around, or drop whatever they are doing to watch. As for me, I like what I see so far. The story line holds my interest, and the violence is reigned in. It really matters when somebody dies, like when Aang discovers his mentor's body. Somebody (Taxy?) said they are going to have to kill someone eventually, but I don't think so. There are other ways to resolve the conflicts.

(edit) implode, a discussion forum might be a good idea. It could give us a new purpose in life ;)

[Davey Rootbeer]

When i was at Taxy's dorm, we watched a rerun of the third episode, and the new "at the time" fourth. we had a long, interesting conversation about artistic techniques, lighting styles setting mood, shading, intentional references, transitional mechanisms, and character development.

...and we both said "Uhhh......?" When Aang said to Sokka at the beginning of episode 4, "You won't need pants where WE'RE going!"

[Taxy]

^_^ nope, never said anything about death. Sounds like the kinda thing I would say.

I will say it doesn't interest me as much as Zim did...but a part of that is just development of style I think. I didn't start watching zim until later, when there was a really good rythm working, if that makes sense. I feel like they'll get that with avatar but haven't yet just cuz it's new and all. That and, I've always been a little more interested in sci fi than fantasy. I love both but if I HAD to choose, I think I'd choose sci fi.

I'm loving moments right now - like when they're chasing momo and suddenly aang's running on the wall, how they showed that. (yes, I know my priorities are WAY off, but I still obsess less over what's shown, and more over HOW it's shown. *meep*)

Peace always gets me right here *thumps chest*. :3 Yeee. Looking forward to the rest of the story. Heh, I haven't turned on the tv in months, and now I'm turning it on once a week. I suppose that says something.

[implode]

Somebody (Taxy?) said they are going to have to kill someone eventually, but I don't think so. There are other ways to resolve the conflicts. that was me, but let me explain - i don't mean the main cast of characters. it's fairly safe to assume that zuko isn't going to kill aang in the seventh episode and turn the next 45 episodes into a giant chase scene between katara and a fire nation ship. but, on the whole, it seems like the whole concept of "death" and genocide is kind of unavoidable when a major tenet of your storyline is that one faction of people is out to annihilate everyone else.

so i don't mean specific DEATH as much as i do implied references to death. they've already done it - the southern air temple episode, with the skeleton of aang's monk mentor and the pile of discarded fire nation helmets. if the fire nation has really been at this for over 100 years, i'm thinking that they'll probably have to flash back to violent scenes like this more and more to explain the storyline, unless the fire nation's done a really shitty job of exterminating people outside of the airbenders. and it'll just be interesting to see how they go about doing so, considering that no one dies on nickelodeon without herb & company's specific instruction.

ah! can't wait 'til friday. it's nice to give a damn about a telestory again.

[whodaimen]

Just caught the big ass Avatar marithon, showed all episodes. Curently im running 6 torrents downloading them all. http://torrentspy.com

[SLUM WIZZARD]

I'm just wondering...I haven't seen the show since the first episode, which was pretty good. But does it suck yet? Or can I go back to it safely knowing it's still as cool as the first episode...

//edit: Nevermind, I'll just jump on the whodamien-boat and if they're all good I'll find out what time it's on.

[maxx]

I haven't seen any episodes since The Warriors of Kyoshi, but thanks for the torrents. However, I seem to be getting an "operation timed out message", these things aren't with Supernova are they?

EDIT: Nevermind, updates are pulling through just fine.

[whodaimen]

IF your IRC smart then you can get them here. http://www.rewindtv.net/
And yes, theyre still awesomely cool. But only because Aang, is just so damn happy go-lucky. It's more of a Ctoon network show really. Theye had multiple sexual references, and the word "sexist" which might scare young children,

[Retard Girl]

OMG! THEY USED SEX AS A PREFIX. I AM GOING TO WRITE AN ANGRY LETTER.

Our children will be corrupted!

[maxx]

\It's more of a Ctoon network show really. Theye had multiple sexual references, and the word "sexist" which might scare young children,

What the hell is so special about Cartoon Netowrk, is it the next MTV now? I really don't see anything wrong with shows that use the word "sex" and other small prefixes in them. WB's Pokemon: The movie has the word "sex" in it, but only applying to gender, rather than a meaning of sexual reproduction.

As long as the meanings are separate, what's the problem?

[whodaimen]

I'm just saying that I dissaprove of people who think it's a big deal, not follow them. Point in case, the mother who tried to sue Nick because cosmo called wanda sexy in an episode.

[whodaimen]

Check out my bitching new avatar avatar that i made ALL BY MYSELF

[HOMERCHESTRA]

Mothers want money. For black widows.



Sheeeet, the house needs to be CLEAN, BITCH.

[implode]

Just caught the big ass Avatar marithon, showed all episodes. Curently im running 6 torrents downloading them all. http://torrentspy.com nuh-uh, they didn't show the first one. i know, because it's the only one i haven't taped.

SO. now we have factual evidence of a "spirit world" (and the storylines will start rolling in from here, no doubt) and we KNOW that aang's final quest will be to defeat firelord whoever (zuko's dad, his name escapes me.) i'm really grooving on the way the storyline has been progressing - i'm betting that after aang speaks to roku, he'll recieve his instructions on how to master all the elements on his own and the trip to the north pole will continue as planned, with the eventual arrival and mastering of the skill (by both aang AND katara) signifying the end of the water chapter of the story.

and we know from earlier episodes that zuko does not care about the prosperity of the fire nation nearly as much as he cares about capturing the avatar and winning his father's favor, which will undoubtedly be a crucial plot point in the later episodes. if... we reach them. zuko doesn't seem to have a beef with aang other than "if i capture him, i can bring him to my father and he'll respect me again" which is making me increasingly impatient about WHEN they'll let us know exactly what he DID to get banished, in the first place. but that's good. it means i actually care about the progression of events, which is almost unheard of in the world of nickelodeon cartoons. i mean, he could have gone after them in the last episode, but he didn't, he went to rescue his uncle... so they seem to be making zuko a respectable antagonist - kind of the "nothing personal, buddy. just business." attitude that made mr. pink seem like the levelheaded character in reservoir dogs. of course, it's nick, so they really can't make the reccurring characters bloodthirsty assholes in the first place... but it works.

the next episode will be excellent. trying to cross fire nation lines with a fucking flying buffalo will fulfill the action portion of the show, and whatever avatar roku has to say will undoubtedly be the plot points on which they'll be building for the next run of shows.

...

stop laughing, i get it. :(

[BuNni!]

i didnt like it, it was boring, and dumb

[Takker]

i didnt like it, it was boring, and dumb
I'm sure everyone here wanted to know your opinion.

[whodaimen]

Hey implode, I agree with everything you said, and your right there, 101-102 was not aired. But, what really makes me wonder, is why Aang was fling his bison in a thunderstorm aparently asleep when he got iced. Either way, I love it completely, especially the current spirit world / roku plot.

[whodaimen]

We need an avatar board, or atleast a new thread. "Avatar premiers tonight!!!!" is a bit, well, old.

[Takker]

yeah, if one of you mods wants to change the name, there's a ha'penny in it for you.

[implode]

that almost sounds like currency! i'm game.

i will call it <i>ROBERTO.</i>

[Takker]

there ya go Jimmy. a shiny new ha'penny for your troubles. use it to go buy some sweets for your poor, sick, little sister.

[implode]

jimmy got my money? jimmy eats plastic. fuck jimmy. jimmy will not help you.

*sigh*

[Takker]

jimmy got my money? jimmy eats plastic. fuck jimmy. jimmy will not help you.

*sigh*
:( you're Jimmy, 'Plode. I just wanted to be comical by calling you a different name that makes you sound young and innocent and full of big dreams that my ha'penny will undoubtably help you realize in the long run.

[implode]

the only jimmy i know is enormously fat and has paid his college tuition with beer cans.

well, no, but i bet he wishes he'd thought of that.

[ImWearingUrSkin]

I love you plode.

[Takker]

the only jimmy i know is enormously fat and has paid his college tuition with beer cans.

well, no, but i bet he wishes he'd thought of that.
<small>but you're Jimmy.....</small>

[whodaimen]

Jimmy page? "I HATE JIMMY PAGE! GET THAT FAGGOT OFF THE STAGE!" -MSI refrence.