The Legend of Korra

[Afrobean]

Can't believe there's not an active thread about this show. It's so good.

Anyway, it's a sequel series to Avatar the Last Airbender.

In the show's Universe, some people have an ability to manipulate the classical elements. Water, Earth, Fire and Air. It's called bending. Normally, a person can only bend one element, but there is one person in the world who is capable of bending all four. This person is the Avatar. The first series told the story of Avatar Aang and his journey to learn the four elements so that he could stop a war that'd been going on for a hundred years. The Legend of Korra stars the next Avatar and takes place 70 years after the first series. While the first series was about a child exploring the world and trying to end a war, this series is about a teenager in an urban environment, trying to maintain peace in a tumultuous time when benders and non-benders have come into conflict.

It is so incredibly good. It is mind bogglingly amazing. The Last Airbender is an amazing show in its own right, but Legend of Korra is so good that it makes The Last Airbender look like crap by comparison. The animation is the best I've seen in any animated series, better even than many full-length movies. The voice acting is great, the writing is great, and the season-long arc has been spellbinding thus far. The season will be ending in two weeks, so now is a great time to plow through the first season this far and catch the end of it along with everyone else. Seeing The Last Airbender and being familiar with the story will help you enjoy small parts of it, but it really isn't required reading. Anyone should be able to appreciate the show. There isn't really any continuity lock-out here, so if you haven't seen the other show, don't let that stop you from checking it out.

[doctorD]

What day and time is this show on?

[Monterey Jack]

Saturday mornings at 11:00 on Nick.

Agreed it's a terrific follow-up to the original series.

[I-C-Blue]

In Canada, the show just premiered on the 9th. Just caught up with the episode online (legally - needless to say) and I'm blown by waters. That said, I've only seen the first episode so don't spoil me haha.

I love the quality of the animation and soundtrack. Everything is above the league from the previous. What I most definitely love aside from the high-definition widescreen medium is the consistency of the frame rate. I really don't know how else to put it but Avatar: TLA was inconsistent between 24fps and 30fps. Annoyed the heck out of me.

Won't have to deal with those anymore. That AND the interlace issues.

Makes me wish they'd remaster the original series for Blu-Ray. So any word on a future Blu-Ray release for this one? Right now I'm debating if I should continue watching live on Television or just wait for the blu-ray release. I hate having to wait week after week.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by I-C-Blue

Makes me wish they'd remaster the original series for Blu-Ray.

Same here. I'd love to own the original series, but I know if I break down and get the DVD sets, it'll be announced for a Blu release a week later.

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by I-C-Blue

Makes me wish they'd remaster the original series for Blu-Ray. So any word on a future Blu-Ray release for this one? Right now I'm debating if I should continue watching live on Television or just wait for the blu-ray release. I hate having to wait week after week.

The Last Airbender was animated digitally in SD. It can't be "remastered" for Blu-ray. They could put it on Blu-ray by using a high-tech upscale from 480 to 1080, but it wouldn't be true HD and wouldn't look as good as it would have if it had been created in HD. I'd probably rebuy it if it looked good though, I seem to recall there being some bad interlacing on the old DVDs. I've been watching it on Netflix lately and it's even worse there...

The Legend of Korra is much more likely to get a BD release, but even that's not a given. Can anyone cite precedent on how Viacom treats animated TV shows on Blu-ray? I know they're doing a pretty good job with South Park BD releases, but what if the cartoon is "for children"? How many animated series "for children" have even come out on BD?

Also, I would say to not bother trying to wait. The season is almost up and will be easy to catch up online even if your region isn't keeping up. It won't be on home video for a long time yet, and there's a chance it would be DVD-only. They could also try to screw the fans and only release it as, say, 3 episode-per-disc "volumes" rather than as a complete season (read: book).

Do not know to be able to make, use hd technology.

[I-C-Blue]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

The Last Airbender was animated digitally in SD. It can't be "remastered" for Blu-ray. They could put it on Blu-ray by using a high-tech upscale from 480 to 1080, but it wouldn't be true HD and wouldn't look as good as it would have if it had been created in HD. I'd probably rebuy it if it looked good though, I seem to recall there being some bad interlacing on the old DVDs. I've been watching it on Netflix lately and it's even worse there...

The Legend of Korra is much more likely to get a BD release, but even that's not a given. Can anyone cite precedent on how Viacom treats animated TV shows on Blu-ray? I know they're doing a pretty good job with South Park BD releases, but what if the cartoon is "for children"? How many animated series "for children" have even come out on BD?

I wouldn't say that it can't be, not if they go back to the "drawing boards" with the animation cells and such. That's assuming that they still have it of course (wasn't it made with DR MOVIE? That's usually the company the animates Anime opening intro's and outro's, right?). And yes there's interlace issues along with major edge enhancements, ESPECIALLY on "The Serpent's Pass" (Episode 2.12). I'd always have to turn the sharpness down to 0 in that episode.

And how could I forget about the sound department. Remixed audio in 5.1 would be sick! I'm expecting this in Korra as well - it'd be a sad-missed opportunity for such an action packed series.

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Same here. I'd love to own the original series, but I know if I break down and get the DVD sets, it'll be announced for a Blu release a week later.

From the looks of it, it's hard to say if it will happen I just got lucky taking advantage of the sales during the run of the lacklustre movie - probably the only good thing that came out of it - like buying Book 3 for $16.99

If they're not going to remaster it, they should at least do the same for North American fans with a Complete Series release. At a descent price of course.

[bluballer]

Bought the entire series on Amazon Prime. It looks really good in HD. The kids love the series, just like they did the original Avatar. The creative team behind it is excellent. Too bad the Airbender movie messed up any chance for a series of sequels.

[Damage Inc.]

Originally Posted by Wyndam

Oops sorry, I was excited.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/11/le...second-season/

It looks like the next 14 episodes will still be considered Season 1 (but Book 2), with the other 26 counting as Season 2 (and Books 3 and 4).

Oh sure, make it even more confusing by dividing seasons into multiple books.
But anyway, great to see it's been expanded after all.

Originally Posted by bluballer

Bought the entire series on Amazon Prime. It looks really good in HD. The kids love the series, just like they did the original Avatar. The creative team behind it is excellent. Too bad the Airbender movie messed up any chance for a series of sequels.

I'm afraid they're still considering finishing the trilogy, because I'm sure they would like the money if they can get people to buy it.
There's just nothing good about the movie though, and I haven't even seen it.
I'm sorry, I'm not one to have an opinion and decision before having seen something, but I have seen bits and pieces and it just made me sick.
The series compared to the movie, even the movie on its own with the terrible acting and all the Hollywood and CGI cliché's... There's no way...
Even just the selection of actors for the characters... Ridiculous!
The creators of the show shouldn't let people that don't know jack about it touch it with a stick... If they intend to make a movie of it that is.
I had the greatest vision of a movie-version for it when I first watched it. Just too sad I lack the means or position to make it and it's already faded.

[I-C-Blue]

I saw some videos of the SDCC for this show. The cast did a table reading re-enacting select scenes from few/one episode (not sure). Wish I was there live to see it.

I hope someone there asked if this series would be getting a blu-ray release.

[Ooze33]

Originally Posted by I-C-Blue

I saw some videos of the SDCC for this show. The cast did a table reading re-enacting select scenes from few/one episode (not sure). Wish I was there live to see it.

I hope someone there asked if this series would be getting a blu-ray release.

I was there, and the panel ran out of time so there wasn't a Q&A portion. The Book 2 information got me excited and the video they played that recapped Book 1 was BEAUTIFUL!

[Rambaldi47]

Did Korra's episode count get extended again? Last I heard it was only season 2, bringing the grand total to 26 episodes. I figured that was why season 1 wrapped up so nicely, because it was originally only supposed to be 12 episodes, and then they added 14 more. I do wish there was some kind of cliffhanger, and that the big threat wasn't gone so soon. I like how the original series slowly led up to Ang vs. the Fire Lord.

[bluballer]

The characters, including Korra, do seem more shallow and less interesting than the original Aang trio this time. Some of the childlike wonder has been lost in the writing. Granted Korra is meant for an older audience but still it lost something from the first season.

[Optimus]

I'm enjoying this season much more than the last one, it's definitely more refreshing imo.

[jhanig]

Wonder why Nickelodeon canceled the last five episodes... Viewership ratings? That terrible Season 2 (excluding the awesome Beginnings Part 1 and 2)? Just sad, really.

Since they're going digital I hope they release it on Netflix or iTunes all at once. And even though Season 3 might be the best of the series, they should have just kept it a mini-series.

[insomniac013]

It's the ratings. Nick doesn't care about quality, obviously.

And Book 2 was good, i don't care what anyone says. Not a great Avatar season but still far from being "terrible".

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by insomniac013

It's the ratings. Nick doesn't care about quality, obviously.

And Book 2 was good, i don't care what anyone says. Not a great Avatar season but still far from being "terrible".

Agreed. Beginnings and everything after was amazing. Enjoyed it a lot more than Book 1.

[Monterey Jack]

So, where the hell are we going to be able to watch the last five episodes of the season? What a dick move on Nickelodeon's part.

[Monterey Jack]

Originally Posted by jhanig

Wonder why Nickelodeon canceled the last five episodes... Viewership ratings? That terrible Season 2 (excluding the awesome Beginnings Part 1 and 2)? Just sad, really.

Wait, what? Are they not showing the last five episodes of the season?!