Avatar: The Legend of Korra
So, in theory the Legend of Korra is gonna start airing in a couple months (at least the last official thing I heard said it'd be starting July 2011 - but I could be wrong).
I don't know about you.... but I've super scared and angsty about it.
I mean, as an Avatar fan I'm jumping up and down excited in some respect, but.... you've got to look at the connotations.
There's a new avatar, Aang's DEAD! G'ahh~!!!!
I don't know if this has really sunk in with the fanbase, no one seems to be agonizing over this fact.
There aren't a lot of fandoms that will... actually admit to a main character dying so that a new one can step up like that. I've got to admit I think it's a pretty bold move.
I mean.... Yu-Gi-Oh the new series, didn't even tell you what happened to Yugi and his gang as far as I'm aware (though admittedly I wasn't paying close attention....) and Digimon. They put in a new cast but only ever vaguely alluded to the original cast growing up and moving on into the adult world... or whatever.
But no, The creators of Avatar are freely admitting that Aang is just Dead. I don't know about any of you Avatar fans out there but that sort of came as a blow to me. I mean... sure we're probably gonna see him all Roku style in Korra's meditative moments, but it's just not the same~!
Don't get me wrong, I'd hate for it to turn into Pokemon, where Ash hasn't grown an inch in the last 15 years and they keep dragging it on even though they've completely run out of plot... (how long has Pokemon been out in the US again?). And I know that Aang's story arch is finished, but it just seems so harsh! Y'know....
So yeah, The Legend of Korra puts a pit in my stomach. The longing for more story in the Avatar verse.... but also the fact that what made me fall in love with the fandom was the characters, will I love it as much as I loved The Last Airbender? If Aang, and Katara, and Sokka, and Toph aren't there?
Also will Korra really seems as special? She's not the last of a race, she's not going to LOOK unique like Aang did.... then again, I guess that's part of changing the story.
I mean.... I'm sure I'll fall in love with the characters all over again... and I'm already pondering on the relationship Korra and Tenzin will have... but damn. I think my hair is going white stressing over the idea that the in verse world has changed.
Dammit, they're not supposed to! Fictional characters are supposed to be immortal~!
Mike & Bryan you're not respecting my fangirly denial that the world can stay frozen in time forever!
Seriously, I have a hard time with fanfics that have Aang as older than 20, imagining him all mortal & in his 70's n'stuff is just wracking my brain.
Ah well, it'll bring new life to the fandom anyway. I really am terribly excited about all this, despite the angst.
I don't know about you.... but I've super scared and angsty about it.
I mean, as an Avatar fan I'm jumping up and down excited in some respect, but.... you've got to look at the connotations.
There's a new avatar, Aang's DEAD! G'ahh~!!!!
I don't know if this has really sunk in with the fanbase, no one seems to be agonizing over this fact.
There aren't a lot of fandoms that will... actually admit to a main character dying so that a new one can step up like that. I've got to admit I think it's a pretty bold move.
I mean.... Yu-Gi-Oh the new series, didn't even tell you what happened to Yugi and his gang as far as I'm aware (though admittedly I wasn't paying close attention....) and Digimon. They put in a new cast but only ever vaguely alluded to the original cast growing up and moving on into the adult world... or whatever.
But no, The creators of Avatar are freely admitting that Aang is just Dead. I don't know about any of you Avatar fans out there but that sort of came as a blow to me. I mean... sure we're probably gonna see him all Roku style in Korra's meditative moments, but it's just not the same~!
Don't get me wrong, I'd hate for it to turn into Pokemon, where Ash hasn't grown an inch in the last 15 years and they keep dragging it on even though they've completely run out of plot... (how long has Pokemon been out in the US again?). And I know that Aang's story arch is finished, but it just seems so harsh! Y'know....
So yeah, The Legend of Korra puts a pit in my stomach. The longing for more story in the Avatar verse.... but also the fact that what made me fall in love with the fandom was the characters, will I love it as much as I loved The Last Airbender? If Aang, and Katara, and Sokka, and Toph aren't there?
Also will Korra really seems as special? She's not the last of a race, she's not going to LOOK unique like Aang did.... then again, I guess that's part of changing the story.
I mean.... I'm sure I'll fall in love with the characters all over again... and I'm already pondering on the relationship Korra and Tenzin will have... but damn. I think my hair is going white stressing over the idea that the in verse world has changed.
Dammit, they're not supposed to! Fictional characters are supposed to be immortal~!
Mike & Bryan you're not respecting my fangirly denial that the world can stay frozen in time forever!
Seriously, I have a hard time with fanfics that have Aang as older than 20, imagining him all mortal & in his 70's n'stuff is just wracking my brain.
Ah well, it'll bring new life to the fandom anyway. I really am terribly excited about all this, despite the angst.