Firework
Avatar Aang 
Free like a butterfly instead of a flying boar... butterflies are prettier anyway.
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Post by Firework on Sept 23, 2007 22:52:50 GMT -5
Personally, I thought the premiere would have been magnificent as an hour long special; don't we deserve an hour long premier after 10 1/2 months with no Avatar. But the premiere had too many emotions and too much going on to properly fit into 24 minutes, it seemed really rushed. Especially since so many important things happened in the comics which apparently many fans have no access too; but that's okay, it's not like my heart nearly gave out when Mai kissed Zuko with no explanation.
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Post by CountessRachel on Sept 23, 2007 23:10:05 GMT -5
They tried to throw too much exposition together in 22 minutes. I suppose they're covering for the 3 weeks Aang was out. But it seemed soooo rushed. Aang was, within the first episode, at the Fire Nation and his friends magically find him right when he wakes up? Wtf?
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Post by falthor on Sept 23, 2007 23:11:14 GMT -5
I was quite disappointed, actually. There were too many continuity errors and a lot of Deus Ex Machina moments.
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thunderlord
Momo 
Sorcerer of your self-destruction
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Post by thunderlord on Sept 23, 2007 23:17:15 GMT -5
I thought the premier was ok, it wasn't what I expected but it was still good. Although the Earth King's departure really bothered me, I don't see why they would just let a king roam around on his own.
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Post by CountessRachel on Sept 23, 2007 23:21:41 GMT -5
Apparently they explain the Earth King and Maiko in the magazine... which I have no access to and I'm slightly ticked that Mike and Bryan threw in a "research factor" to the show. Now I have to spend more money just to figure out what the hell is going on. Way to milk the money cow guys...
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Fizzywig
Teo 
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Post by Fizzywig on Sept 23, 2007 23:22:33 GMT -5
It wasnt bad. the battle between the two ships was great, but having not read the comics i did feel as if there was perhas something i was missing out of and the exposition seemed a bit rough, now i must away to see if i can find the comic anywere it seems
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Post by beantown on Sept 23, 2007 23:23:55 GMT -5
I thought it was good, just the martial arts dissapointed me.
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Sheogorath
Kyoshi Azula 
Lord of the Never-There
Yeah, an Avatard and a brony. Got a problem with that?
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Post by Sheogorath on Sept 23, 2007 23:24:38 GMT -5
There were a couple of things in there that bore further explanation than what was given and a few questions left unanswered, and it would have been better as an hour-long special, as many have stated before me, explaining the things that would have been good to get further explained and answering those unanswered questions. However, for all that it was, it was pretty good, and those suffering from the most extreme cases of AWS (Avatar Withdrawl Syndrome) should have been cured.
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inuyatta
FN Aang 
The joy of SoKo comes at a heavy price...my sleep, for example
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Post by inuyatta on Sept 23, 2007 23:25:27 GMT -5
Apparently they explain the Earth King and Maiko in the magazine... which I have no access to and I'm slightly ticked that Mike and Bryan threw in a "research factor" to the show. Now I have to spend more money just to figure out what the hell is going on. Way to milk the money cow guys... I have to say, I agree--I guess these plot points must not matter much if you can't even bother to explain them in the show. Esp. since it seems a large majority of people can't even find the damned magazine. @_@ |
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valentine
Warrior Sokka 
Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.
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Post by valentine on Sept 24, 2007 0:03:59 GMT -5
It was way good but there is no way I would say I don't think it could have been better....and that is what I think
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Post by conspiracytheorist on Sept 24, 2007 0:17:12 GMT -5
Personally, I thought the premier would have been magnificent as an hour long special ^ Hits it. Aangst, the "here's what happened in the three weeks you were out" explanation, and Katara vs. Hakoda could have used a lot more screentime so they wouldn't seem so bleeeghh. |
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Post by Jalien on Sept 24, 2007 1:21:45 GMT -5
I liked the premiere but I thought it could have been better. I agree on the one hour bit, but I suppose when the time comes I'll be glad to have had 10 weeks of avatar instead of 9. I enjoyed the Zuko/Ozai interaction as well as the Zuko/Azula interaction. I think that if there was more time things could have been explained better and elaborated on. (I read the mag, but still..) Sokka was funny as usual. (: I think it started out okay. I feel like I knew a lot of what was going on in the episode already because they went back to remind people of what happened in season 2 (not like we forgot ^^). Overall it was good, but it could have been better. I expect the second episode to be a lot more rewarding though, because we won't have to go through the flashbacks and it'll be all new stuff hopefully.
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Nero
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Post by Nero on Sept 24, 2007 1:22:23 GMT -5
I was quite disappointed, actually. There were too many continuity errors and a lot of Deus Ex Machina moments. I'm interested in the continuity errors, please post them when you can. As for my criticism, yeah too short. It should been an hour. It would have given more time to Zuko and Aang's stories. As for Deus Ex Machina moments, well it's to be expected when the protagonist is almost a god himself. |
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Post by felicity85 on Sept 24, 2007 2:37:43 GMT -5
I thought it was good but it could be better....
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Post by Tungsten on Sept 24, 2007 4:01:36 GMT -5
I agree that the King departure was definitely Deux Ex Machina. That was my only complaint about the time gap fill in. Personally I would have just dropped him off at the nearest resistance movement or underground area. Just having him roam the countryside just doesn't feel right, given his power. But yeah besides that great episode. Some thing predictable (Zuko regaining his honor, increased Kataraang) other things not so much (touching scene with Katara and Hokoda, seeing Ozai's face!!)
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