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tobii

January 26

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I've watched the whole series twice: once as a kid and once as an adult. It is one of my favorite series of all time. I also really enjoyed Korra, but not as much as A:TLA. In the trailer it looks...

I've watched the whole series twice: once as a kid and once as an adult. It is one of my favorite series of all time. I also really enjoyed Korra, but not as much as A:TLA.

In the trailer it looks it's staying true to the original. I recognized characters like Iroh, Jet, June and Bumi, which I think is good sign.

Overall though, I'm not holding my breath... Given Netflix history of bad adaptations and (recent?) garbage writing, I hope it's not a big flop, but I think it probably will be.

What made the original series so good was that despite being a kids show, it had REALLY good writing: dealing with themes like death, friendship, spirits, justice and revenge, nationalism and propaganda in an incredibly classy way: lovable characters and character development. Korra was handling similar themes, but through more complex villains and politics, and a messy plot. I think the "main quest line" of defeating Fire Lord Ozai, combined with the gang going on their own adventures was a great recipe, I hope they keep that.

After disasters like The Witcher, I'm very skeptical of Netflix adaptations and their writing. Does anyone have any counter-examples?

I'm probably going to watch the first episode, even if its just to hear the cabbages guy say "Oh no, my cabbages".

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