|
I feel like the Fire Nation is the only really homogenous nation in the show. The others have a lot of variation. I have a bad eye for race though, so I can't tell you for certain. I don't know if I've ever seen a live-action American show with the level of non-white (as well as non-black for that matter) ethnic representation in the Avatar cartoon, so it might be getting your hopes up too much to expect Netflix to duplicate that, especially with specific ethnic differentiation between different types of east asian that most Americans wouldn't even be able to find on a map. I don't resent them trying to make Avatar into a franchise to last until the end of time, but a direct remake seems like a lame idea. It's got the issue with prequels where you already know how the story's going to end, except instead you know every beat of the story. The writers of Avatar loving loved shipping to an uncomfortable degree, how are they going to pull that off now?
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 16:37
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 03:22 |
|
|
The Swamp Tribe should be played by Cajuns.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 16:38
|
|
|
SlothfulCobra posted:I feel like the Fire Nation is the only really homogenous nation in the show. The others have a lot of variation. I have a bad eye for race though, so I can't tell you for certain. I don't know if I've ever seen a live-action American show with the level of non-white (as well as non-black for that matter) ethnic representation in the Avatar cartoon, so it might be getting your hopes up too much to expect Netflix to duplicate that, especially with specific ethnic differentiation between different types of east asian that most Americans wouldn't even be able to find on a map. Yeah, since the original creators are involved it's bound to be better than the Shamaylan version but all the same I would have honestly preferred that if they were going to bring the franchise back in a non-comic book form they'd probably be better off just making a brand new series rather than trying to rehash the original again.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 17:31
|
|
|
Yeah I'd be hype for Avatar: Adventures of an Earthbender in the modern age.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 17:52
|
|
|
Senerio posted:Yeah I'd be hype for Avatar: Adventures of an Earthbender in the modern age. They could even bring Korra back as the new Avatar's spirit guide (mostly because I think it would be funny to see her try to give advice). "Have you tried punching it? Like, really hard?. Larryb fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Sep 20, 2018 |
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 17:56
|
|
|
it'd be a funny buddy cop show, especially if the Avatar was super book smart.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 17:58
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T73h5bmD8Dc Okay then, we have some hint of a plot. And a couple of jokes that work. Not bad from a trailer.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 18:01
|
|
|
Larryb posted:Yeah, since the original creators are involved it's bound to be better than the Shamaylan version but all the same I would have honestly preferred that if they were going to bring the franchise back in a non-comic book form they'd probably be better off just making a brand new series rather than trying to rehash the original again. I do think that even if they did people would just hone in on any vague similarity and be like "This is just avatar again!!!!" anyway, but I would have preferred a new premise designed for live action.
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 18:04
|
|
|
It could also be a drastically changed what-if retelling, like Zuko's the one to find Aang instead of Katara. He was actually pretty close too!
|
|
#
?
Sep 20, 2018 19:04
|
|
|
I'd be okay with the live action version only if they go full meta and have an Ember Island Players episode featuring the VA cast of ATLA. I wanna see live action Zuko get increasingly annoyed with Dante Basco shouting about honor. 
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 09:43
|
|
|
amigolupus posted:I'd be okay with the live action version only if they go full meta and have an Ember Island Players episode featuring the VA cast of ATLA. I wanna see live action Zuko get increasingly annoyed with Dante Basco shouting about honor. In related news, Dante Basco has become a fine rear end daddy.  https://twitter.com/dantebasco/status/1041488394864525312
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 11:06
|
|
|
amigolupus posted:I'd be okay with the live action version only if they go full meta and have an Ember Island Players episode featuring the VA cast of ATLA. I wanna see live action Zuko get increasingly annoyed with Dante Basco shouting about honor. They should cast the cast of the Shyamalan film for this.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 14:43
|
|
Payndz posted:Show creator: our episodes are written so that viewers can get an overall feel for the developing story without needing to worry about specific continuity. I bet Thomas is blowing a fuse over this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0PAIkQaalo (big spoilers for Miraculous, but unrelated to the 3-parter)
|
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 15:22
|
|
|
Larryb posted:Yeah, since the original creators are involved it's bound to be better than the Shamaylan version but all the same I would have honestly preferred that if they were going to bring the franchise back in a non-comic book form they'd probably be better off just making a brand new series rather than trying to rehash the original again. This has been brought up elsewhere, but I kind of see why they did it like this. If they (Viacom and Netflix) want to make a franchise out of Avatar, then they kind of need a starting point. ATLA finished airing ten years ago, it's kind of faded from public consciousness but still has a dedicated fanbase and the kids who would've been watching it back then are now all grown up. It makes sense to remake something that already is popular and works from a storytelling perspective, rather than risk it with a whole new series with new characters, setting and everything. Plus live action is way more popular than animation, due to the latter's reputation as being for the kids. Remaking one of the highest rated animated shows of all time in live action has potential to bring in viewers who wouldn't care otherwise. Now, theoretically they could've probably remade Korra instead. That show has various issues with its storytelling that a remake could fix, is pretty well-received and the characters are mostly older which eliminates a lot of issues with casting. But realistically it's still too new for a remake, and isn't considered an all time classic like ATLA is, so it's not really an option. Live action is also the only option for a remake, since ATLA is too new to be remade in its original medium. The other option of CGI is very expensive and still has the problem of limiting audience interest. ATLA the original already cost a million dollars per episode averaged over a season, so financially a noticeably more expensive live action show actually makes more sense than a new animated series, because a new show would probably cost much more with the same production values, while not likely being any more popular. Ruflux fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Sep 21, 2018 |
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 17:00
|
|
|
ArmyOfMidgets posted:I bet Thomas is blowing a fuse over this one It's gotta be a dream, right? They wouldn't show that if it wasn't a dream.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 17:23
|
|
|
Senerio posted:It's gotta be a dream, right? At least the production order has now been officially listed, so continuity-wise we know when things are supposed to happen.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 18:50
|
|
|
We at least know we have yet to see any of the post-Frozer episodes so it can happen but I'm still skeptical.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 19:51
|
|
|
This show seems like a real fuckin' pain in the rear end to watch.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 19:55
|
|
|
The REAL Goobusters posted:The animation in the dragon prince loving sucks it’s like 5-10 FPS and it’s just so jarring ATLA was often like that too outside of action sequences.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 20:02
|
|
|
Rn im just snacking on spoilers and waiting for the netflix dump in 2019.
|
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 20:03
|
|
|
Waffleman_ posted:This show seems like a real fuckin' pain in the rear end to watch.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 20:15
|
|
|
FilthyImp posted:It's a total throwback to tv networks loving over series'that by showing poo poo out of order.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 22:39
|
|
|
It's been happening to every cartoon out right now to some extent. Delays and shuffles are the status quo now.
|
|
#
?
Sep 21, 2018 23:08
|
|
|
I dread going into the SU thread, but it's the best place to aggregate news. Any new episodes announced/aired since the White Diamond one?
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 00:23
|
|
The_Doctor posted:I dread going into the SU thread, but it's the best place to aggregate news. Any new episodes announced/aired since the White Diamond one? I have the same fears as you, but I don't think so, no.
|
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 01:27
|
|
|
The_Doctor posted:I dread going into the SU thread, but it's the best place to aggregate news. Any new episodes announced/aired since the White Diamond one? Search your feelings. You already know the answer. (The biggest news was a random tweet from an animator being excited that they'd been hired to work on SU, thereby confirming that it's not dead or wrapped up yet)
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 01:27
|
|
|
Currently watching Hilda on Netflix. There's a slight gravity falls/adventure time weirdness to the show without the animation production but it's still entertaining.
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 06:37
|
|
|
Milo Murphy's Law continues to be pretty well thought-out and balancing episodic structure and continuity well. A good chunk of the Tri-State Area's population being descended from stranded time travellers explains a lot.
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 07:12
|
|
|
Rise of the TMNT is the greatest exploration of these characters because there was a wrestling episode and they made Leo into John Cena and Raph into Kaine. This show is art.
|
|
|
#
?
Sep 22, 2018 15:48
|
|
|
Something annoying with Milo Murphy is that episode 5b is not available anywhere because the countries that have been airing season 2 didn't air it due to a character dressing in drag being the main plot.
|
|
#
?
Sep 23, 2018 13:41
|
|
|
Hey so I never saw the Teen Titans Go movie in theaters, so now I'm waiting for it to come out online, and I happened to come across these two songs on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6vGFXdnrAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh1OxTdPzzA Is... is Teen Titans Go a MUSICAL?? Because both of those songs are absolutely stellar and I hope there's more of them
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 11:40
|
|
|
Macaluso posted:Hey so I never saw the Teen Titans Go movie in theaters, so now I'm waiting for it to come out online, and I happened to come across these two songs on youtube: Teen Titans Go isn't a musical in the since that Phineas and Ferb always sing at least once an episode, but they do songs often enough that there must be at least 50 by now.
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 11:48
|
|
|
Oh I specifically meant the movie itself
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 11:49
|
|
|
It’s kind of a musical?
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 11:53
|
|
|
Macaluso posted:Because both of those songs are absolutely stellar and I hope there's more of them Really? They seem pretty forgettable to me. Must be a taste thing.
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 13:10
|
|
|
Not a musical, but it has like six or seven musical numbers.
|
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 14:02
|
|
|
Hilda seems to be out. Any trip report?
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 14:45
|
|
|
Argue posted:Hilda seems to be out. Any trip report? very cute and well-animated thus far. funny, too.
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 14:53
|
|
|
Argue posted:Hilda seems to be out. Any trip report? It’s basically a short from a Flight graphic novel expanded into a full series. It’s cute and well animated but not particularly innovative or challenging. I’m not hating it so far.
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 18:29
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 03:22 |
|
|
Macaluso posted:Hey so I never saw the Teen Titans Go movie in theaters, so now I'm waiting for it to come out online, and I happened to come across these two songs on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH6IBef79HA The video for An Upbeat Inspirational Song About Life is so much awesome.
|
|
#
?
Sep 24, 2018 18:38
|
|
