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Nickelodeon (ended 2008)

My Theory on why we're waiting. (may surprise you) Pure Speculation, BTW.

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    tomtitan

    [1]May 12, 2008
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    Okay, the biggest question in the fandom besides 'when will Avatar air?' is 'why isn't Avatar airing?'

    I think I have an answer.

    Watch the first 2 minutes of this video and ignore the dreadful picture quality.

    Basically, Bryke say in this video that they're about 2 weeks away from finishing the finale. Which means the finale isn't finished yet (well it is by now, but my point still stands).

    Maybe Nick hasn't been airing new episodes because they want to wait until the finale is completed.

    Maybe they released the book and DVD early because long ago they thought that the finale would've been aired by now (which it couldn't have been anyway), so they set a release date for the book and DVD (which I hear is notoriously hard to change once it's been set).

    Maybe Nick isn't as much to blame as we think they are. Maybe Bryke are to 'blame' for taking a long time to make the finale to make it as epic as possible.

    And for die-hard Nick haters, remember they're still partially to blame for ordering season 3 late.

    So, yeah, they can't air the finale now, because it's only just been finished.

    And maybe they haven't been airing the episodes before that (312-317) because they want to air the last 10 episodes closely to each other.

    Of course that still raises the question of why they're not airing it in July.

    Maybe they didn't know when it would be finished, so they played it safe by making it in July, just before the predetermined DVD release date.

    So, yeah, don't just mindlessley bash Nick and don't just mindlessley worship Bryke, both are only human.

    /Tomtitan ranting. Flame me please for not agreeing with you.

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    catgator185

    [2]May 12, 2008
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    Actually, they didn't say specifically they were two weeks from finishing the finale. They said they had two weeks left so they could be finished with the finale. Your theory is good, but I still somehow think Nick is to blame for not airing the new episodes.
    Edited on 05/12/2008 3:13pm
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    Spacerac

    [3]May 12, 2008
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    Wait, it's not even going to be July now?
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    WiseLad

    [4]May 12, 2008
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    Spacerac wrote:
    Wait, it's not even going to be July now?


    basically

    Nick played safe, and decided July to be the month where they would cram together the episodes

    but I think that if they wanted to they could do it in June, but....................

    they already had commitments of what to show that month at their network
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    o0Navras0o

    [5]May 12, 2008
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    What? Nooooooooo!! Don't tell me it's not on July T_T
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    TheFungusyOne

    [6]May 12, 2008
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    Hey, thanks for the theorising. I won't flame you for trying to figure out why Nick is torturing us
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    picaboomman

    [7]May 12, 2008
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    kudos to you tomitan
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    WiseLad

    [8]May 12, 2008
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    o0Navras0o wrote:
    What? Nooooooooo!! Don't tell me it's not on July T_T

    IS GONNA BE IN JULY!!!!!!!!!

    what I said is that they could make it June, but they might have commiments of other shows that month

    I don't know how is in your local dish, satellite or cable

    but in my southern california area at times warner cable, if Nick wanted to, they could borrow the channel that "was Animal planet" (they switched to premium channels) and use that one to air Avatar and other programs and make it Nick 2 starting right now (airing Wat this coming Friday) or switch Nicktoons to basic cable taking over the former Animal channel, air old episodes of Avatatr(book 1 and 2 and first half of book 3) Saturday to thursday, and air Wat the Friday after next, than a new chapter each Friday, and air the finale in both channels (nick and nick2/nicktoons) this July 4th or July 11th

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    nightwing_gaang

    [9]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:

    o0Navras0o wrote:
    What? Nooooooooo!! Don't tell me it's not on July T_T

    IS GONNA BE IN JULY!!!!!!!!!

    what I said is that they could make it June, but they might have commiments of other shows that month

    I don't know how is in your local dish, satellite or cable

    but in my southern california area at times warner cable, if Nick wanted to, they could borrow the channel that "was Animal planet" (they switched to premium channels) and use that one to air Avatar and other programs and make it Nick 2 starting right now (airing Wat this coming Friday) or switch Nicktoons to basic cable taking over the former Animal channel, air old episodes of Avatatr(book 1 and 2 and first half of book 3) Saturday to thursday, and air Wat the Friday after next, than a new chapter each Friday, and air the finale in both channels (nick and nick2/nicktoons) this July 4th or July 11th


    yeah they could do that but thats smart and nick isnt smart they think what they are doing is working and they're 2 stubborn to change it so we're just gona get crap treatment of avatar from them.....
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    Maria93

    [10]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:

    o0Navras0o wrote:
    What? Nooooooooo!! Don't tell me it's not on July T_T

    IS GONNA BE IN JULY!!!!!!!!!

    what I said is that they could make it June, but they might have commiments of other shows that month

    I don't know how is in your local dish, satellite or cable

    but in my southern california area at times warner cable, if Nick wanted to, they could borrow the channel that "was Animal planet" (they switched to premium channels) and use that one to air Avatar and other programs and make it Nick 2 starting right now (airing Wat this coming Friday) or switch Nicktoons to basic cable taking over the former Animal channel, air old episodes of Avatatr(book 1 and 2 and first half of book 3) Saturday to thursday, and air Wat the Friday after next, than a new chapter each Friday, and air the finale in both channels (nick and nick2/nicktoons) this July 4th or July 11th

    I hope it airs on June

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    khalid13

    [11]May 12, 2008
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    And so the wait continues ...
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    Valtiel930

    [12]May 12, 2008
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    tomtitan wrote:

    /Tomtitan ranting. Flame me please for not agreeing with you.
    I agree with you but I'm going to flame you anyways!

    UR BAD U SHOULD FEEL BAD

    How's that?

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    xRamensx

    [13]May 12, 2008
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    See, even if it's Bryke's "faults" that the new episodes haven't been aired yet or being aired so late, I can't be mad at them. Not being finished with the finale is a perfectly understandable excuse, I would for the finale to feel rushed. Now, Nick could advertise better for Avatar and draw more of a crowd in before the new episodes come.

    I don't watch Nick anymore, so I don't know how often they show that Avatar commercial. But I'm still basically blaming Nick, not Bryke. I love them too much.

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    TTOOMMYY111

    [14]May 12, 2008
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    ok. Then why would they finish up the show in a week..Which is what everyone thinks will be happening..There's really like..10 or episodes left. If they started playing them now..they wouldn't be ready to air the finale in 10 weeks??

    I still think Nick is to blame.

    Is it Mike and Bryan's fault avatar has gotten no airtime on tv with reruns or anything..Is it their fault that it gets little to no advertising..
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    AangPhantom777

    [15]May 12, 2008
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    If they started airing the episodes this Friday, the 6 before the finale would be finished airing by June 13th, if they aired them every week. Then, we could hope for a July 4th or July 11th release of the finale. But, sadly, Nick's just being Nick and jamming the final episodes into one month...
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    waterbender6025

    [16]May 12, 2008
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    AangPhantom777 wrote:
    If they started airing the episodes this Friday, the 6 before the finale would be finished airing by June 13th, if they aired them every week. Then, we could hope for a July 4th or July 11th release of the finale. But, sadly, Nick's just being Nick and jamming the final episodes into one month...
    why...why would they do this to us? i think us avatard deserve the finale alot sooner, otherwise i predict a lot of people will get desperate and buy the book and ruin it for them selves when what they should've done is air the episodes and bring out the dvd's and book right after. but no nick just has to be stupid and sshow spongebob and 'hanna montana', they make me sick
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    AangPhantom777

    [17]May 12, 2008
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    If they DID air the episodes starting this Friday, I think a June 20th release for the finale would've been good... that's not too late and it's not too early.
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    WiseLad

    [18]May 12, 2008
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    AangPhantom777 wrote:
    If they DID air the episodes starting this Friday, I think a June 20th release for the finale would've been good... that's not too late and it's not too early.


    first day of summer
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    ddendong116

    [19]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:
    AangPhantom777 wrote:
    If they DID air the episodes starting this Friday, I think a June 20th release for the finale would've been good... that's not too late and it's not too early.


    first day of summer

    maybe for you...
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    speechless8582

    [20]May 12, 2008
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    I agree that Nick isn't to blame for the finale not coming out until July.

    However, that does not explain the lack of reruns/advertisments for the show.

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