Topic: New Airbender info

Huh.  Quoting:

"-- Daniel writes: On the third day of Comic Con (Saturday), there was a panel for the upcoming follow-up series to the popular Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The series is called The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra, which takes place roughly seventy years since the events of the first series. As the series will see expansions in various forms of martial arts, the show's creators have sought to incorporate references to different styles. Among them is mixed martial arts, which will be used as a basis to a form of a similar sport in the series called Pro Bending. The creators called upon Ultimate Fighter 6 winner and current UFC fighter Mac Danzig to provide reference demonstration. Danzig brought in recent Strikeforce fighter Jeremy Umphries to help out and both showcased their abilities in a reference video that was shown during the panel. No airdate has been announced yet for The Legend of Korra, though it is deep into production that a trailer premiered at the panel."

Iactually know Mac.  He used to train at Legends MMA around the same time I did.  I tend to get pissy when people reference MMA as a style unto itself, but Mac is a smart dude and I have confidence that his Jiu Jitsu will translate well. I don't know Umphries personally, but have heard very good things. 

Waiting, just waiting, for Dorkman's pov.

Eddie Doty

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Very cool. I'm eagerly awaiting this show (along with the Bruce Timm Green Lantern animated TV series). Not only was the original great, but you have to respect creators who not only go in with a fixed length story, but refuse to extend it when it becomes a hit. Yes, this is a "sequel", but they waited until they had a good story and didn't just do another three years of the Aang Gang.

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Loved the show. Trailer looks cool. "Pro bending"? Sure, why not. They did three seasons without blowing it (though the finale was rushed -- could've been its own season, practically), I'm on board for whatever they want to do next, at least for now.

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Is it called "The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra" or "Avatar: Legend of Korra"? It would seem odd to me if it was the former, as Korra is a fire bender. At least, that's what I read in an earlier article. I loved the first show, tho, so I'll definitely check this one out.

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You have to remember that despite being first, they've lost the Avatar naming war and want to avoid confusion. If there weren't to be more Avatar movies, maybe they'd keep using the title on TV.

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I think Korra is a waterbender?

I'm very excited, squeee!

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The video that got released post Comic-Con was really encouraging to me.

I still have to actually finish the first series, got through the first season before I had to stop due to other things taking up to much of my attention.

So now I have something to provide as a deadline to get through the rest before.

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Protection and power are overrated. I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love. -Uncle Iroh

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Protection and power are overrated. I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love. -Uncle Iroh

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"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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"Hey, Nick, you know how you're no longer getting good ratings, and how we were your last big hit? Well..."

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Protection and power are overrated. I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love. -Uncle Iroh

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Too soon?

"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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Protection and power are overrated. I think you are very wise to choose happiness and love. -Uncle Iroh

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It is a case where originally there was just to be a twelve episode mini-series, and that's it, but early on they were told to do a second 14 episode season. So, it could be the "reset" is left from when this was all there was going to be.

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