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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 21, 2013 14:18:51 GMT -5
As you all know Legend Of Korra got another 26 episode order, so it is at least going to be 52 episodes. And I know it is not to compare it to its predecessor Avatar: The Last Airbender at the moment just based on 12 episodes that has aired.
But when those 52 episodes air and all is said and done, is it possible for it to be rememberly as fondly as Avatar: The Last Airbender.
All I do know so far, when it comes to rewatchable Avatar: The Last Airbender beats Legend Of Korra. I can watch reruns of Avatar: The Last Airbender all day, and never get sick of it. But Legend Of Korra Book 1 Air, I have only rewatched maybe 2 or 3 times after the Book 1 finally aired, when it comes on television I am not that enthusastic to watch. I loved it during its run, and can't wait for Book 2, but once the mystery is solved, it is just not the same.
That being said, can LOK ever rival A:TLA like Digimon Tamers rivals Adventures or Star Trek: The Next Generation rivals the original Star Trek in which is the best among the fan base, or will be in Frontier or Deep Space Nine / Voyager statous? Only time will tell.
And I know rewatchablity doesn't mean better.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jan 21, 2013 14:22:55 GMT -5
A:TLA is, IMO, a classic of TV animation on par with Batman TAS, so hoping for Korra to equal or surpass it isn't fair to either show. But just based on the strength of Korra's cast, I think it has a good chance to be a great show in its own right.
I'm not gonna go itno the storyline twists I think it could or should take because that's just armchair booking. But the potential is there.
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Post by Cela on Jan 21, 2013 14:24:54 GMT -5
Probably not, but doubt anything they put out could be as bad as season 1.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 21, 2013 14:31:40 GMT -5
Well I know Book 3 and 4 were ordered at the same time, so maybe they can go back to the old style of telling a long story as oppose to the mini stories that get wrapped in a dozen or so episodes.
What I liked about A:TLA is the Fire Nation actully won, and their victory stood for a while, before the good guys can undo it. The Equalists rules Republic City for like a day it seemed. FN actully conquered the world, than foiled the Day Of Black Sun Invasion, and they were sitting pretty for a long time before the Ecplipse. So it made the final victoy fell more of an accomplish when Aang finally beat Ozai, and when Azula was finally defeated (though she was a shell of her former self by that point), the villains were build up great that when the heros finally beat them, it was special.
Amon and the Equalists story line went by so fast, there was no build up to them being such a great unbeatable threat, if they get beaten in 12 episodes. To use wrestling terms, it is like the heel champion going to Wrestlemania to drop the title being champion since Summerslam, to a heel going to Wrestlemania to drop the title being champion since early March.
Book 2 is going to be like Book 1 with the whole Book stand alone story, but I have hope for Book 3 and 4, I really hope at the end of Book 3 the bad guys are standing supreme like the Fire Nation the end of Book 2 Earth, and leave us a great cliffhanger.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 21, 2013 14:35:28 GMT -5
I wasn't that big a fan of TLA, so as far as I'm concerned Korra's already better.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2013 15:18:39 GMT -5
The level of craftsmanship in Korra is better than A:TLA just in how it looks and flows, but there was something about the way the cast clicked in A:TLA that made it more enjoyable.
While I don't really enjoy Korra as much, I do applaud the creative team for not trying to ape A:TLA and doing something strikingly different with Korra.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 21, 2013 15:28:14 GMT -5
All I can say this, there is no villain in the show in my opinion as engaging, interesting, awesome as Azula. Not that they were bad characters. Amon, Tarlok, they are more interesting than Ozai, but Azula just outclasses them. And Sokka > Bolin. And I like Bolin, but he is no Sokka.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Jan 21, 2013 16:25:24 GMT -5
All I can say this, there is no villain in the show in my opinion as engaging, interesting, awesome as Azula. Not that they were bad characters. Amon, Tarlok, they are more interesting than Ozai, but Azula just outclasses them. And Sokka > Bolin. And I like Bolin, but he is no Sokka. This. Plain and simple the cast of Korra just isn't as interesting so far as TLA's. Granted it has only been one season so Tarlok and Amon would better be compared to Zhao. At which point they are kind of even, in my books. I just hope the other seasons aren't like the first in that you NEED to see each episode in order to get the story. That's the main difference between the two shows, IMO. You can watch TLA episodes out of order, just pick and choose and The Great Divide aside you should have a good time, but with Korra.....you pretty much have to go in order, as each subsequent episode needs the context of the previous episode. At least that is how I felt. |
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Post by horsemen4ever on Jan 21, 2013 16:32:22 GMT -5
I just hope the other seasons aren't like the first in that you NEED to see each episode in order to get the story. That's the main difference between the two shows, IMO. You can watch TLA episodes out of order, just pick and choose and The Great Divide aside you should have a good time, but with Korra.....you pretty much have to go in order, as each subsequent episode needs the context of the previous episode. At least that is how I felt. I know that is what I meant by rewatchablity. If I stumble accross a A:TLA episode on Nicktoons TV, depending if I have something else to do and what else is on, I will watch it even though I have seen every episode a million times, unless it is a really bad episode. Legend Of Korra on the other hand, if I stumble accross a random episode on tv, unless it is the first episode and start watching in order, not that interesting in watching a Legend of Korra rerun. I loved it during its run, but I am more interested in seeing more new episodes, opposing to rewatching the old ones. But A:TLA I can rewatch it anytime. But that is just me. |
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 21, 2013 16:33:28 GMT -5
Loved Korra for what it was, but the point remains that you simply can't compare it with the original series right now. The original was created from the start as an archetypal epic journey story, whereas Korra was originally only set for 12 episodes and thus had to be more self-contained (e.g. having almost nothing happen outside of Republic City or the immediate area, the storyline necessitating the "have to watch every episode" format, etc.).
If Korra had begun from the start with a slate of 20+ episodes accounted for, I think they could've ended Book I with Korra only having airbending, and having to recover her other abilities. But them's the breaks, the format will likely change a bit now.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 21, 2013 18:15:14 GMT -5
I agree that the format of Korra's first season was written like it was the only season as that's all that was guaranteed. After the way Nick dicked around A:TLA, I don't blame Mike and Bryan for being overly cautious. That sort of experience makes you gunshy.
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