Sorry, KRX. You make a point but all I see is Dancing Gaim Dancing Gaim Dancing Gaim :lol

:(

.-. And now I has a sad

Short version without dancing Gaim: despite being the inferior product of the two, Korra has continuisly managed to improve and has the potential to reach or surpass Aang.

Let's leave it at reach, surpass is unlikely.

This looks like a job for the Question!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiXVcRiP4ew

Combat Carl is now my favorite toy story character.

Essentially why most people won't give the show a chance. Because of comparisons like that.

ATLA and TLOK are two different series. ATLA was high fantasy, TLOK was Steam Punk mixed with political/social tension. The 2nd season tries to go deeper into the fantasy element but honestly....

**** it. No point trying to sell this on anyone who already has their mind set on something. Been stuck doing that on other forums anyway.

That's very interesting.
Thanks for the info. :thumb:

I don't know if this counts, but I think it does so I'm counting it.

I've been watching Teknoman, the dubbed version of Tekkaman Blade that aired on UPN Kids in the 90's before the Marvel Cartoons (Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, Iron Man), and it's not the best dubbing in the world. Adding dialogue where none needed to be is the major offense. Still enjoying it though.

Does anyone else find it troubling how the last two episodes of TLOK kinda make a continuity headache for the origins of Bending established in ATLA?

Why?
It explains the origins of the Avatar, not benidng.

Unless I missed something.

According to legend, the original Earthbenders were badger-moles, the original firebenders were dragons, the original Waterbender was the Moon, and the original Airbenders were sky-bison. According to the new episode, Bending was granted to people through lion-turtles.

However, according to the lion-turtle from the finale of Avatar: The Last Airbender, energybending was used in the era before the Avatar to grant people Bending. It can be conjectured that, while one could become a Bender through the use of energy-bending, people could have initially learned the other Bending arts through their respective teachers, lion-turtles merely being the way that people with less control over their chi could learn to Bend.

Its an origin lost to time for over 10,000 years at least. Things get forgotten, blanks get filled up with new stuff. It happens in the real world all the time. Founding of Rome, the endless revisions of Greeco-Roman Mythology, overlapping of cultures and religions which in itself leads to new legends and myths.

My take on this is that after the Lion Turtles faded from human memory, what passed as "Bending" back then was more of less guys/girls born with the ability chucking elements at each other. But as time grew passed they got more inspirations of how to use the Elements from the creatures or things around them which is why they showed the scene of Wan refining his Firebending by observing the Dragon. Flashforward thousands of years later as civilizations rise/fall/assimilate/separate some threads of that origin still remain but the rest is lost in translation.

The problem with that explanation is just how often lion-turtles are brought up in Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's not enough to change everything, though.

Anyway, Vortexx has begun airing the Symbiote Saga from The Spectacular Spider-Man. I suggest you all tune in 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays to watch it.

They weren't brought up very elaborately. They used Lion Turtle references in their art when Aang talked saw a sketch in The Library but Sokka shrugged it off like it meant nothing, or like phrases like "A heart as fierce as a Lion Turtle and twice as big" like from Sokka's Master. Its like us saying a line like "rises from the ashes like a Phoenix" or something to similar effect.

Again, the core legend behind the Lion Turtle was probably forgotten over the course of 10,000 years. Even the Avatar Spirit of Roku didn't know if they were on a Lion Turtle or not because more than likely he never encountered one in his lifetime nor did he need to look into his previous lives to know about one

Seriously? The big bad greedy capitalist has been a thing in tons of American cartoons, not to mention just in general media as well.

Finally got caught up on The Legend of Korra. Its okay but I get really tired of the unfocused plot. I wasnt a big fan of the first season but atleast it was a tight story.

Also I started atching Adventure Time...and man...I really like it but I dont even know what the hell I am looking at :lol

I stopped watching The Legend Of Korra. Although I did watch the origins episodes.

Adventure Time isn't suppose to make any sense. So don't feel bad. :D They just have adventures. :)

After a while, the crazyness makes a crazy cohesive story.
Which is crazy. :p

Its not the doesnt make sense part that through me off but it felt like I missed some episodes when I watched the first episode :lol

Yeah it explains absolutely nothing, that's how they roll. :lol

Don't worry. Nostalgia Critic feels the same way. :lol

Best Vlog ever! :lol

Dougs AT Vlogs are awesome xD It really helped me get through the madness :lol

... Can't tell if serious :eyebrow

Watched more Adventure Time today and reached the episode with the wizard. I really loved that episode especially the rock killed me xD

I am totally serious.

.... :eyebrow

It was stated in Avatar: The Last Airbender. "The Cave of Two Lovers" outlines the origins of Earthbending, Appa uses Airbending to fly, the Season 1 finale revolved around Zhao trying to kill the Moon Spirit to take away the Waterbending abilities of the Northern Water Tribe (and all other Waterbenders), and there was an episode in the third season that had its plot focus on Zuko trying to find a new source of energy for his Firebending by going to the ruins of the first Firebending civilization.

I've never been more confused about anything in my entire life. So I'm going to just say it's because of magic.

Actually, it's chi.

I haven't been watching The Simpsons in YEARS but it's always painful to hear that a actor or actress you grew up watching has died.

I disagreed with most of Matt's views on the show but I will say that retiring the character of Mrs. Krapbopple was a wise decision. RIP Marcia Wallace. You shall be missed.

Thats what bothered me too about the two parter. It gets even worse cause the lion turtle at the end of the original series said that humans used to bend energy rather than elements.

Well.... I'm depressed.

RIP. At least they're retiring the character. No-one else would ever get the voice right, and it would be an insult to Maria Wallace's memory.

It's because of magic. Just say it's because of magic. Because what thats ays makes no sense and it hurts my brain.

Watching Dragon Booster, missing it. .-. They always cancel the good ones.

*The ones that don't sell enough toys.

anyone watching The Legend of Korra is in for a treat with this weeks' episode. :D