Nickelodeon (ended 2008)
i'm fourteen. my entire family knows to buzz off every friday night at seven. i've tried to get my friends into it, but they also seem to think it's a kid's show. i don't think so. there are disappearances, genocide, the whole zuko-unfortunate-agni-kai thing, and some other stuff that probably would never appeal to a whole lot of 6-11 year olds, especially since the youngest main character is thirteen now.
| fafnir97 wrote: |
| I just turned 22 last week, and am a senior in college, and I love Avatar. I even got a couple of my friends to start watching Avatar, and am currently working on getting my gf to watch it. That, and House. Problem is, we rarely have the time on Friday nights, so we usually get to watch neither. Here's the thing with people that say that Avatar is a children's show and is for people who are immature: ask them what they watch on tv, and they will often tell you they watch shows like the OC and the crap that MTV produces, or some random unreality tv show. Now who's immature? I don't hide the fact that I like Avatar. I don't go advertising it, but i'm not afraid to mention it if the right topic comes along. In fact, I would prefer it that the public mocks the older Avatar viewers. It just means that we are more mature, and therefore, better than them. We should be happy that we like a show that's not mainstream with just sex and random violence on it. That in itself is a sign of maturity, and it's nothing to be ashamed of. Unless, of course, you are ashamed of being mature, lol. |
| Silverspud wrote: |
| I'm 18 and I've never seen a full episode, but I do know it's a little too kiddy for my tastes. The action looks nice but the lessons inbetween can't hold my interest. If Adult Swim had produced this show instead, then maybe it would be better. |
I like the lessons. I wouldn't be watching it if it were predominantly action. It's not as if our history and the history of the series branch off at some well-defined time/era/age. We can't strictly rely on our own science, history, and mythology to tell the story of Avatar: The Last Airbender; the story needs to fill us in, so to e-speak, to allow us to understand and care for the story they wish to tell. Silverspud wrote: I'm 18 and I've never seen a full episode, but I do know it's a little too kiddy for my tastes. The action looks nice but the lessons inbetween can't hold my interest. If Adult Swim had produced this show instead, then maybe it would be better.
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And MTV is owned by the same company that founds Nickolodeon and essentially Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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And MTV is owned by the same company that founds Nickolodeon and essentially Avatar: The Last Airbender. |
| Silverspud wrote: |
| I'm 18 and I've never seen a full episode, but I do know it's a little too kiddy for my tastes. The action looks nice but the lessons inbetween can't hold my interest. If Adult Swim had produced this show instead, then maybe it would be better. |
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Not really. Even idiots can have good ideas once in awhile.
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Yeah, a job well done mellowmuse. I try to get my family to like the show but??they weren't??interested except for my little sister. |
Proud mama
?? (Not just for Avatar-fanness!)
BTW My forty-something hubby is a csort of closet Avatar fan.?? He never watches the new episodes when they first air, would never voluntarily pop in a tape himself, but he almost always comes in and sits down whenever "mama & son" are watching the videotapes.?? Then, of course, I have to fill him in on what he's missed.??
My 12 year old sister thinks this show is for babies While I am 17 and amm obsessed with it
| PrinceZukoLover wrote: |
My 12 year old sister thinks this show is for babies While I am 17 and amm obsessed with it |
yeah, well, obviously age isn't everything, I'm her age and obsessed.
| animekitsune wrote: |
the only 'too old' for AtLA is dead... |
Sounds about right...
some people dont like nickelodeon so they dont watch the show, i dont like nick as well but this show is amazing. im 14 and ill continue to love this show. hey, the creators of this show are part of the Family Guy, Futurama, Simpsons and South Park family, got nothin to be embarrased about.
this show is really complex, and 6 years dont get it. im proud of the mothers and fathers who watch this show with their kids. they should bump this show's age group to 12-40+
the lil kids who watch it prolly like it becuz of all the "ccooool! fire bammy! bending wow!!! smashing rocks Yeaaa!" yea, the show is way more than that. its a mixed advent of tragedy, art, symbolism, heroism, love, death, war, [political] relationship, friend ship, caligraphy, spiritual values??and lots more
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THANKYOU. God, I wish I could memorize that so I can tell people off when they start ragging on me about being into animation. I plan on making it my CAREER, dangit! *shakes fist*
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This is true. But there's also shades of gray, even when you look at it like that. I'm 14 (going on 15 soon), and I could care less about the romance. Just give me the deep story and action, please
| Silverspud wrote: |
| I'm 18 and I've never seen a full episode, but I do know it's a little too kiddy for my tastes. The action looks nice but the lessons inbetween can't hold my interest. If Adult Swim had produced this show instead, then maybe it would be better. |
Little hint here? Avatar is just as good as any (serious) adult swim show, just minus the language and blood. And trust me, I know; I'm a die-hard Wolf's Rain fan.
And PS? Adult Swim doesn't actually produce most of those shows. They just show em'.
