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Post by K9Thefirst1 on Oct 21, 2007 17:06:06 GMT -5
Hmmmmmmm............. We could have a discussion compairing Taang and/or Zutara to famous romances in literature.
For example, Taang could be considered a 'modern' version of Benedict and Beatrice from The Bard's Much Ado About Nothing. Or should Kataang be cannon(to be fair) that could become like Cladio and Hero from same play.
And this is something I just realized: In the early days of the Star Wars fandom, there were bitter shipping wars between Luia(Luke/Leia) and Lean(Leia/Han)Ship names improvised.
And we all know now how the former wound up to be.
So a kind word of caution to Kataangers and others like them: Be careful about saying a ship is cannon solely on obvious moments of blushes/kisses/hugs, because you can never be sure if the creators are just screwing with you or not.
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Post by taiyo *on limited hiatus* on Oct 21, 2007 17:17:33 GMT -5
Toph as the watchdog? Well, she certainly seems to be the only one with common sense at times.... Anybody got a topic?....I'll go find some art and fics to reccomend. coughlikeFridaycough ^Hmmmm, RiaKitsuneYoukai at deviantART found a good movie/book to compare Taang to as well. I'll get it when I can. Eck. I hate shipping teasers. >_< I doubt they're screwing about Kataang but if they were....*whistles* that's cruel. I probably didn't make sense just now being a Taang shipper.
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Post by K9Thefirst1 on Oct 21, 2007 17:50:23 GMT -5
Eck. I hate shipping teasers. >_< I doubt they're screwing about Kataang but if they were....*whistles* that's cruel. I probably didn't make sense just now being a Taang shipper. No, you're making perfect sense. It means you're compassionate.
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Post by Dazu on Oct 21, 2007 17:59:32 GMT -5
Hmmmm, RiaKitsuneYoukai at deviantART found a good movie/book to compare Taang to as well. I'll get it when I can. Eck. I hate shipping teasers. >_< I doubt they're screwing about Kataang but if they were....*whistles* that's cruel. I probably didn't make sense just now being a Taang shipper. I think she compared Taang to Aladdin. I'll go check if anyone wants. My kataang friend thinks they're not gonna end it with Kataang, I find it funny because everyday at school this is how a conversation goes: Joanne (my friend): They're gonna end it with Zutara and Taang I know it! Me: No it's gonna be Kataang! And then we start fighting about how it's going to end except we're going against our ships. XD It's really funny...
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Post by marvel26 on Oct 21, 2007 19:24:08 GMT -5
Oh but they are.
I bet the two of them have been gloating like megalomaniacs every friday night when they decide to check out forum boards.
"Dance puppets, DANCE!"
It's funny and all but the shipping lanes are getting choked up. This is what I told my friend when he told me he was interested in the series,
"Watch the first two seasons, start taking insulin halfway through the second season and wait for me to tell you when it's safe to watch the third season. Cause at some point someone forgot that there was a war going on and turned this show into 'Days of Our Lives'."
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Post by xcgirl08 on Oct 21, 2007 21:21:12 GMT -5
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Post by taiyo *on limited hiatus* on Oct 21, 2007 21:38:21 GMT -5
@k9: Well, that made me feel better....and embarrassed. Not in the bad way. @dazu: Sounds like it. XD I'm actually shocked at the tiny doubt of Kataang that I see every once in a blue moon. Days of Our Lives? Ouch. XD ^That reminds me of what Mom been saying. She wants more battles/actions. In a way so do I especially after seeing we're gonna be hitting episode 6 and I'm wondering when the heck is Teo coming in and when the heck are they gonna activate the fracking invasion. Time flies when you have something to watch. Good grief. *squee* I was looking for that first one. <3 The last two I already have faved. Thanks for listing, Xcgirl08! *karmas*
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Post by kaibasgirl on Oct 21, 2007 23:20:16 GMT -5
Toph as the watchdog? Well, she certainly seems to be the only one with common sense at times.... Anybody got a topic?....I'll go find some art and fics to reccomend. Eck. I hate shipping teasers. >_< I doubt they're screwing about Kataang but if they were....*whistles* that's cruel. I probably didn't make sense just now being a Taang shipper. Well, they had Aang groping Katara...I find it really hard to believe that's simply teasing, though I really wish it were ><
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Post by K9Thefirst1 on Oct 22, 2007 7:19:06 GMT -5
Oh but they are. I bet the two of them have been gloating like megalomaniacs every friday night when they decide to check out forum boards. "Dance puppets, DANCE!" Maybe, but I think those involved with a project are banned from going to fan-related things on the net. .........Then again, I heard them on the commentary on season one mentioning the fan-response to Azula on some message board. *shrugs*
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Post by marvel26 on Oct 22, 2007 8:11:55 GMT -5
I think they're just prohibited from INTERACTING with the fans. No leaking of information and such.
Watching ship pairings try to sink each other like it was the Battle of Pearl Harbor should still be allowed, I mean the creators had to have known about this from somewhere.
If not I guess a family member or a friend tells them this stuff.
"Hey Mike! Mike! You wouldn't believe what I read on the 'net last night."
Ya know stuff like that.
To the current topic of Aang and Toph being compared to literature...romance novels aren't high on my reading list...but how about one of the traditional holidays?
(Though over here we don't make a big deal out of it. Back over in China they do.)
The Chinese Valentine's Day and thus the story of The Cow Herd and Weaver Girl.
The cowherd being a mortal and the weaver girl being a celestial, ie Aang being of average status, if he weren't known as the Avatar and Toph being of high society.
Sorry, it's all I got.
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Post by K9Thefirst1 on Oct 22, 2007 16:07:41 GMT -5
Watching ship pairings try to sink each other like it was the Battle of Pearl Harbor should still be allowed. I'm not sure Pearl's a good analogy. The Battle of The Coral Sea, or Midway, yes, but not Pearl. (small-time amature History Buff, sorry) Well, you don't have to do novels, you could also do Plays/Musicals, which are also considered Literature. Or you can even do movies if that tickles your fancy, since a lot of them are based on either novels or plays. As my Drama Teacher says: "Nothing is original, just repackaged." Aww! ^_^
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Post by cyrrylia on Oct 22, 2007 17:46:50 GMT -5
This is a bit off-topic, but was anybody else expecting total waste from The Beach, and was surprised by how it actually had stuff that was awesome in it? It wasn't the best episode ever, but I was expecting just fanservice (which we did get in spades. It even made me think Ty Lee attractive, when I never thought so before).
Anyway - Maybe I'm just grasping at straws and seeing a bunch of stuff that isn't important in any way, but I did notice Toph's placement through most of this episode, and I found it rather interesting. In almost every scene in which she is there, she's at the very front (even when she's not the focus). The only exception I remember is when Katara is going all "There are walls all around us" about the tattoos. Also I wonder why Sokka, who's usually all over the place, got only one line in the entire episode, and was only in the centre of a shot once. And he wasn't even in focus (that I remember).
Now, again, this could just be nothing. By why is Toph getting such a high percentage of attention all of a sudden? And why when she does, is she contrasting Katara? They both have contrasting opinions, and one is always in the foreground and the other not. Perhaps they wish to switch who gets the attention around, since the first few episodes of this new season had like, no Toph.
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Post by kaibasgirl on Oct 22, 2007 18:23:26 GMT -5
That's a really good thought!
Something to add, it seems that almost every time the attention is on Katara, she seems upset, or has this frustrated expression on her face. Personally, I think it's building up to "The Runaway" when those two have their spat. I'd really like to see Toph blowing up at Katara.
Also, they seem to be bringing to light Katara's smothering of Aang a lot more now, than in the second season.
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Post by mike1921 on Oct 23, 2007 5:15:20 GMT -5
Who wants to see Toph try to beat the crap outta Katara other then me If this is the battle of Pearl Harbor then we're in Japanese planes.
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Post by marvel26 on Oct 23, 2007 6:14:56 GMT -5
Mike: An all out fight? Nah. Hurtful words. Yes. Such an arguement should show us what's in Aang's head. "Katara's so pretty when she's making below the belt comments about Toph's blindness." Or... "OKay. This is getting out of hand. I'd better stop them." cyrrylia: They could be setting Toph up for a bigger role in the future. She could bend meteorite iron so that might play a factor regarding the comet, she might even sacrifice herself to do so, if Aang doesn't care about that then he has no soul. The UK season 3 trailer has Aang wearing his headband as a blindfold. Could be the thing just slipping down or it could be Toph giving training. I think one of the episode title leaked out was Prey of the Face Stealer, so I guess Toph could be on Koh's menu. Once again all just speculation. Back to the topic at hand... a lot of stories from Strange Tales From a Chinese Studio can be used for our heroes. A Chinese Ghost Story comes to mind. but then again any ship pairing can be used for it. But essentially its a about a man, Ning, who succeeds in freeing a woman's spirit, Nie, from subserviency to a tree demon. The recurring theme of freedom can be found between Aang and Toph. With the Bei Fong's being the tree demon in this case. Sure Toph frees herself...but only after a heart to heart with Aang. But then again any ship pairing can be used for it.
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