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AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER SERIES REVIEW
Netflix just isn’t gonna be satisfied with One Piece of successful anime adaptation. They want the whole cake, the bakery, the street it’s on, eventually the world. Avatar: The Last Airbender was Nickelodeon’s 2005 three season animated series about a young boy who could control the elements of earth, water, fire, and air. In 2010, M. Night. Shyamalan would take a crack at a live action adaptation which would result in many ho hum films to follow after a prison break from director jail. How does Netflix fare second at bat to adapt this beloved IP? Out the gate, the show takes big chances by beginning episode one before the fire nation attacks and young Ang (Gordon Cormier) has been told he is the Avatar and does not handle the burden well. The night of the comet celebration he flees responsibility into a storm as the fire nation attacks the nomadic air temple. A hundred years pass and two siblings of the water tribe, Sokka (Ian Ousley) and a water bender named Katara (Kiawentiio) chance upon the legendary avatar frozen in an iceberg. Nearby, a fire nation ship captained by Prince Zuko (Dallas Liu) and skippered by his Uncle Iroh (Paul Sun-Hyung Lee) are on a quest to locate the Avatar and bring honour back to Prince Zuko’s name. Ang must decide if his new companions will be friends who flee the march of oppression or stand firm as allies against the fascism of the fire nation. Bradly, Harmoni, and Jordan discuss their history with the series, what translates well and what doesn’t work at all, and decide whether or not this legend deserves to continue.
CREATED BY: Albert Kim, Michael Dante DiMartino, and Bryan Konietzko
STARRING: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Ken Leung, Daniel Dae Kim, Lim Kay Siu, Casey Camp-Horinek, Ruy Iskandar, Matthew Yang King, Ryan Mah, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Elizabeth Yu, Thalia Tran, Momona Tamada, Amber Midthunder, Hiro Kanagawa, David Sakurai, Yvonne Chapman, Maria Zhang, Tamlyn Tomita, Osric Chau, Danny Pudi, Lucian-River Chauhan, Sebastian Amoruso, Taylor Lam Wright, Vincent Huang, Wes Valarao, Nathaniel Kong, James Sie, Albert Nicholas, George Takei, Randall Duk Kim, Arden Cho, Simon Chin, Ash Lee, Ciara Mandel, Rainbow Dickerson, Joel Montgrand, Trevor Carroll, C.S. Lee, François Chau, James Rha, Nathaniel Arcand, A Martinez, Irene Bedard, Joel Oulette, Meegwun Fairbrother
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Harmoni Anderson (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews, Unstabletop Gaming)
Harmoni is a mermaid-haired, millennial, rum drinking, Section 31, Slytherin (who’s divorced J.K. Rowling) preschool/nursery teacher and multi genre geek who also loves all things film, tv, fashion, makeup, and an embarrassingly huge BTS stan. Like really embarrassing. As in, mention them and then sit back and watch the insanity. Harmoni likes being able to game and talk movies/TV with people that aren’t 3 feet tall or all that demanding of her. Plus she can curse at us and not get fired….so bonus!
Jordan Cobb (Screener Squad)
Born with a comic book in one hand, a camera in the other, and in front of the television as WrestleMania played out, Jordan Worth Cobb was thus birthed into this crazy world. A Digital Filmmaking major from the University of Central Arkansas, Jordan has done it all in film from directing, writing, editing, and producing in addition to skills involved in film and TV criticism, journalism, and years of podcasting experience. On any given day, her ADHD riddled brain bounces focus from film to pro wrestling to TV to superheroes to noir to video games to espionage and yes, even to sports. She played little league you know. For more of this eccentric nerd, you can follow her on Twitter here and read her original writings on Deepest Corners of My Notebook.
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