The article is a very fast read because it's Axios, but in a nutshell, either:

• Skydance gets Paramount intact, but possibly with financial trouble and selling some IP.

• Sony gets Paramount, but restructures the company and also possibly sells some parts.

• Nothing happens... and Paramount continues its downward spiral, probably accelerated by a failed sale.

The can of worms opened today, as now Paramount is officially open to a buyout from sony.

I don't like this at all. Avatar is a high budget IP, animesque fantasy, and not historically, proveably profitable like Star Trek/Spongebob. Avatar Studios is a real candidate to be chopped off.

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As the title says. This includes any visual media, including all 7 Books and other stuff.

What kind screen do you watch it on? What sound setup? What source?

Screen poll: https://strawpoll.com/e6Z28M9aqnN

Source poll: https://strawpoll.com/Q0ZpRmzaVnM

I'm asking this because:

A: I'm curious how this fandom generally consumes the shows

B: I theorize this may have an impact on the experience. Avatar is an audiovisual feast, and I find I get caught up in the art/music more than many viewers seem to. LoK in particular is like a totally different show with high-bitrate HD vs. a bad stream.

> Dave Bautista and Eric Nam are set to headline the voice cast for the upcoming “Avatar: The Last Airbender” movie in development at Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios. The film’s working title is “Aang: The Last Airbender.” The news was announced during Paramount’s slate presentation at CinemaCon.

> Joining Bautista and Nam in the voice cast are Dionne Quan, Jessica Matten and Roman Zaragoza. Plot details for the film remain under wraps. Bautista will voice a villain character. The new “Avatar” animated film is set for release on Oct. 10, 2025 from Paramount.

> Lauren Montgomery, who worked on the original “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series, is directing the project, with original series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko executive producing alongside Eric Coleman. William Mata is co-directing.

> Albert Kim, who replaced creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, is handing over the series to colleagues Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani.

> Sources say Kim’s intention was to lay the foundation for season one of Avatar: The Last Airbender after stepping in for the beloved franchise’s creators. Given the long turnaround time in crafting the series — Netflix ordered it in 2018, the creators left in late 2020 and the show didn’t debut until February 2024 — sources say Kim was ready to move on to new opportunities.

> Co-executive producer Christine Boylan and exec producer/director Jabbar Raisani — both of whom were hired by Kim — will take over as the drama’s third showrunners for the previously announced second and third seasons.

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I've been rewatching all the old Nickelodeon stuff and something is bothering me. In the legend of Korra, The first season culminates with a standoff between Korra and the season's big bad, Amon. Ultimately, Amon escapes in a motorboat with his brother Tarrlok, who uses an electric shock glove to ignite the fuel tank and blow them both up.

On the one hand, we have seen characters (including Amon) survive much worse. We never actually see Amon's fate to know for certain that he died. That probably has to do more with censorship and the limitations of what Nickelodeon would actually show onscreen. That's not what I'm talking about.

If what we see on screen is exactly as is seems and Amon has died, the only witness is Tarrlok, who is killed with him. To the rest of the world, it would have seemed only that Amon escaped and is hiding in obscurity. However in later seasons, Korra has flashbacks about Amon in which she clearly knows he is dead. Is there any in-universe explanation for how she would possibly know this? Or is it just an error? It seems like a pretty major detail to overlook for a series that doesn't overlook much.

Source: https://www.tumblr.com/tamberella/711814547047055360/the-avatar-state

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/laurbits/art/Katara-is-always-a-Bad-Influence-292039321

Netflix have announced that they will be doing season 2 and 3 of Avatar.

We are all aware of the creative choices they made, and that some of them didn't really add much positively compared to the original. Are there ones you ended up liking?

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Didn't watch it yet, as I'm only 2 episodes in and Idon't want to taint my first view too much.

But from what I've seen of the show, I understand how they reach this conclusion. And Jessie Gender usually has quite a good grasp on these things.

Edit: Kind reminder that this post is for sharing/discussing the video, not for dunking on the Netflix adaptation.

Edit2: Watched it now. Spoilers for the first 2 episodes and light spoilers for the rest of the live action show, season 1.

There. I said it out loud.

Into the Dark directed by Jabbar Raisani written by Keely MacDonald

This is Jabbar Raisani’s second directing credit after episode 3. He previously was second unit director and visual effects supervisor on Lost in Space, *Stranger Things *and Game of Thrones.

Keely MacDonald has written episodes for October Faction, Sleepy Hollow and the recent He-Man series.

Opinions below.

Just finished watching the live action and i absolutely loved it. This is best in quality and Albert Kim (program creator) proved he’s a fan. This show got everything and felt bit of rushed from the cartoon. But they beautifully condensed the story we saw on 20 episodes into 8 episodes. Gordon Cormier portrayed Aang so well. I felt him like Aang because he had the responsibility(convince the fans) to carry out this role at this young age. This show doesn’t have fun elements as like in animation, but it felts so realistic to the new audience. Hopefully this series could bring more viewers to the original series. There are many sequences which are only on the book are shown and it makes more sense to the story. Netflix should bring the next season soon before the cast gets more old. I know the creators of this show left Netflix due to creative differences, but Netflix did a good job.

I'm 5 episodes in and Everytime Sokka is on the screen, I enjoyed it

Honestly the core cast is pretty good; needs more Appa

Edit Episode 7: wait this show is low key good