Forum - View topicINTEREST: Netflix Announces Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Series
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Ushio
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Viacom who own Nickelodeon owns the Avatar: The Last Airbender I.P they created the show it was never licenced. What is happening is that Viacom will produce a live action TV show that Netflix will pay for and own global streaming distribution rights to for ever. Viacom and it's subsidiaries are just contractors and IP licensors for this. |
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EricJ2
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Well, it was only the "Bleak and depressing" part that was Shyamalan's fault-- The "Incoherently confusing" part was Paramount's, after MNS made a 2-1/2 hour epic, and Paramount chopped it down to 90 minutes to keep their Nickelodeon-friendly "kiddy" audience happy. (For example: In the cartoon, the girl and her brother find Aang and his yak in the ice, and when revived, Aang still thinks he's fighting his last battle and tries to attack them. They see his powers, talk him down, and they all take his flying yak back to the village. In Paramount's cut of the Shyamalan movie, we see a big dramatic shot of Aang and his yak in the ice, and in the next scene, Aang is already thawed out, back in the village, getting dressed and saying "Sorry for what happened back there." Uh, yeah, just exactly what DID happen??  )
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"Anime" typically refers to Japanese animation, Chinese animated shows are closer to Anime but people still don't consider it as Anime. Why do you think Avatar doesn't show up on any Japanese Anime database, or even MAL. |
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R315r4z0r
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This is a whole lotta 'nope' from me.
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Fenrin
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I'm surprised by the overwhelming objection to this adaption, considering the original creators are back and show how invested and excited they are about this project, but I suppose I shouldn't be considering this site is full of animation fans.
I for one am always eager to see fantasy depicted in live-action, and it being one of my favorite series just makes me even more excited. I was even a bit intrigued by Shyamalan's version, and knowing the creator's dedication to detail, this can only get much much better from there. |
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Ashen Phoenix
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I'm cautiously optimistic about this project. Only time will tell, but I always hope these types of ventures work out well because it means another iteration of something I enjoy.
As for everyone saying "this isn't anime," that depends on how malleable vs. rigid your definition. There are many co-produced animations these days between Japan and other countries (China, France), so I don't see much of a difference in Avatar: The Last Airbender and say, My Hero Academia, which takes significant influence from Western superhero aesthetics. |
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ChrisA15
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Oh god no, I am getting flashbacks to the movie. That was a crime against humanity that should never be repeated.
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BadNewsBlues
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Well between the shakiness of the Live Action movie and the shakiness of the original TV show (and it's sequel) on top of the usual complaints towards live action adaptations that's good chunk of the reason for the strong opposition towards this. |
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whiskeyii
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On the one hand, Avatar seems like a story that's not really well tailored to a live-action approach the way something like Monster would be. On the other hand, the uniformly excellent Ace Attorney movie proved that sometimes miracles do happen, so.... 
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AnimeLordLuis
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When will people learn 2D animation does not translate to live action 3D very well and look no further than the Disney live action remakes for proof of this they try to make them as accurate to the original source material as possible (by which I mean the aesthetics and not the plot) yet no matter how hard Disney tries their remakes always end up sucking when compared to the original source that said remake is based off of.
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Actar
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I guess it's cool that they're gonna be much more faithful to the cartoon, but... why live action? The cartoon was already as complex, deep and charming as any live-action television series can hope to be and more. There are just some things that work better in animation than in live action.
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Gemnist
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NOT AGAIN!!!!!
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Lizzie_B
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With the original writers returning for this, we might get one |
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Eivion
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The stuff written by Gene Luan Yang is pretty good and feels like a natural continuation of the series. Haven't read the third volume yet, but Turf War for Korra by the creators is similarly good. |
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SWAnimefan
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I have to agree, I too have my doubts. To me, part of the appeal of the Avatar series was the fact it was animated. Because there is some things that animation can express that Live-Action cannot. For instance, the comedy and the goofy expressions.
All in all, let them try. Good or Bad, it's not going to get me to subscribe to Netflix. I personally think they're getting too big for their pants. |
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