Poll: Do you like Avatar: the Last Airbender

[Gerazzi]

I recently finished watching all the episodes of Avatar: the Last Airbender and was genuinely surprised.

The voices were well cast, the writing excellent, and there were times you forgot that you were watching Nickelodeon. I thought it would be terrible because at first I thought it originated from Japan due to the eastern art style and language, but after a quick wiki surf I realized the opposite was true, it had originated in America, and featured some of the offbeat humor coupled with action and romance.

I definitely recommend it, but I'd like to hear the rest of the Escapist's thoughts on the subject.

 

[TheOnceandFutureKing]

the ending was a little rushed but I still like it.

 

[a stranger]

it was ok got a little boring after a while

 

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[Gerazzi]

sometimes it was cheesy, but I ultimately thought it was a pretty good "anime" (if it's okay to call it that), especially for an American company, and ESPECIALLY for Nickelodeon.

Yeah, I think you get slapped by weeaboos if you call it an anime, but yes, for an American company, definitely.
I will be forever hooked on IFC but whatever

 

[Ushario]

I really like Avatar, its a kids show but its still very entertaining.

My favourite character is Toph, just the sheer determination and attitude makes her awesome.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

I was very, very disappointed by the final fight in the series (couldn't they have at least tried to make it entertaining?), but I do love the series. It may have many moments of childishness, but I find that is the beauty of it. It is a well-animated series that presents genuinely interesting ideas and executes them in such a way that it is intellectually friendly to all who give it a chance. I find that it very much resembles classic Disney movies in that it appeals to the younger side of our minds without alienating our older tastes.

 

[AroLombardi]

the ending was a little rushed but I still like it.

Agreed. Book two took forever coming out, then suddenly book three is done. When I saw the ad for the last one I was like "They finished the other episodes?"

But I probably won't like it for long, what with the upcoming movie.

 

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[Bigfatstupid]

the ending was a little rushed but I still like it.

Agreed. Book two took forever coming out, then suddenly book three is done. When I saw the ad for the last one I was like "They finished the other episodes?"

But I probably won't like it for long, what with the upcoming movie.

Oh God!

...Please don't remind me.

It's an awful idea that I just know that they'll screw up. I'm a fan of the Avatar series and I don't appreciate acutally good stuff on T.V. being raped like this.

. . . . Poor DBZ. . .My childhood memories...

 

[AroLombardi]

Oh God!

...Please don't remind me.

It's an awful idea that I just know that they'll screw up. I'm a fan of the Avatar series and I don't appreciate acutally good stuff on T.V. being raped like this.

. . . . Poor DBZ. . .My childhood memories...

And yet they still don't do it on Naruto. Unfair? Yes.

 

[Avatar Roku]

I liked it a good deal, but I still have to see the last book. I stopped watching Nick between the two books, as the down time between the two was when I realized that nothing good was on the network anymore. Is it worth it? Should I get the DVD, along with my planned purchase of a Firefly DVD (a great show that I missed entirely)?

 

[Ken_J]

I haven't seen the final episodes yet I'm like half way through the last season, but yay it was an excilent show and it is alright to call it an anime, It's a style and is not retricted to Japan (for creation that is).

 

[brainfreeze215]

There needs to be a poll option for OBSESSED. I love the show, I have all three seasons on DVD, and I'm trying my best to stay optimistic about the movie.

 

[Donbett1974]

the ending was a little rushed but I still like it.

Agreed
It's a cartoon that doesn't talk down to its audience. Best episode was when each character got their own short story.

 

[MasterSqueak]

Aside from a rushed ending, it was pretty good.

Now, if it had Master Chief...

That would be epic win.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I loved it. I was completely hooked by the season 1 finale, and was never disappointed in it afterwards.

sometimes it was cheesy, but I ultimately thought it was a pretty good "anime" (if it's okay to call it that), especially for an American company, and ESPECIALLY for Nickelodeon.

Yeah, I think you get slapped by weeaboos if you call it an anime, but yes, for an American company, definitely.
I will be forever hooked on IFC but whatever

Weeaboos? IFC? what do those things mean???

I don't know what IFC means, but as a general description, "weeaboo" is a term referring to idiots who like anime, used by idiots who hate anime.

I was very, very disappointed by the final fight in the series (couldn't they have at least tried to make it entertaining?)

It was entertaining. Very much so.