by now, everyone has to have noticed that there are many deadly weapons used in avatar, but they are all used in a NON-VIOLENT manner, meaning the creators always find a way to use the weapons so they dont actually injure someone to the point of bloodshed. I've always been the biggest fan of avatar since the beginning, but sometimes I just become irratated at this aspect of the show to the point where sometimes i wish the show was on a less kiddy network. but it's really hard not to like avatar the way it is already, since the show does so many things right.

discuss anything that relates to this topic, vent or complain, anything. i'm just gonna start out by listing some dilemmas this topic presents:

1- the uselessness of Mai's character: we're never gonna see her hit anyone w/ those arrows/kunai

and some obvious attempts to 'go around' injuring w/ deadly weapons:

1 - Jet hooking the dai li's robes and flipping him over
2 - all Longshot ever got to shoot was some stupid rock shoe thingie
3 - swords will never meet flesh; might as well have them fight with wooden swords

if a topic like this has been made already, i'm sorry i didnt notice and you can close this one

This is a good point GReat story made on a childish station

It would be nice to see some blood if anything to give it a more real flare.

Nick is a kid's station...and they're sticklers about non violence

Oh, c'mon, Power Puff Girls has blood in it!! Why not Avatar??

yeah.. i agree. im a kid and i want to see it be more violent. just.. not so much that it will make me sick, but like.. cmon. same with another show called naruto.. i like the manga and japanese version better because its less... retarded. not that avatar is retarded.. i still like it, but still.. -rolls eyes- the animators have to get real.

Also in Lake Laogai, notice how Jet was not bleeding after taking a jagged rock to the chest.

If you look at how the rock was formed, it was not in a position to make external blood, but to cause internal bleeding. It's kind of blunt. But I do agree, just a little more violent, but not too much, but of course, that's never going to happen because it's on Nick.

Nick wants this generation of kids to grow up being naive, innocent twerps with no concept of death or blood. Maybe it would be good to at least show a little of that stuff.

This sucks. Nick brought Avatar to life and wanted the show and without it we may not have Avatar. BUT they still do kinda baby the show. Even a little blood once in a while would be nice.

I disagree. Isn't this a Y-7 show? Perhaps rather than forcing parents to choose a program with "the right amount" of blood/violence to suit those watching those shows catering to the older set, older viewers??should just get over it and be happy with a well told story that can be seen by a larger range of viewers. If??someone needs "more"??blood/violence so bad, why not just watch something else?

ya know the strange thing is... and I'm sure there is a difference between tvy7 and rated G for a movie BUT.... I was sitting down with the kids (5 & 7) last night watching an old DVD, The Secret of Nimh, rated G. There was blood more than 5 times in this video AND there were 3 gruesome deaths; one was smashed under a brick, another was sliced across the chest spurting blood out, and the third was had a throwing knife thrown at him burying deep in the middle of his back...??