My hope is that people who love interesting stories and entertaining TV programs will check out the show, whether they normally watch animation or not. “We’re constantly trying to push the envelope with the sophistication and depth of both the storytelling and artwork in Korra. “I do think there is probably a too-low expectation of what a children’s TV animation program can look like, and the types of stories it can tell,” DiMartino added. “The notion that she is the most potent female character you can think of, and no other comes to mind, in a time when I hear there are more TV shows in production than ever before, is pretty depressing.” “I am certainly proud to add Korra to the pantheon of TV characters, which is perpetually sorely lacking in multifaceted female characters who aren’t sidekicks, subordinates or mere trophies for male characters,” Konietzko told me in 2014, right before Nickelodeon yanked The Legend of Korra’s third season off of television and offered it exclusively online, before reversing its decision for the show’s fourth and final season. Both animated series are arguably the network’s last, great original productions: Avatar: The Last Airbender routinely scooped up Annies, Emmys, and even a Peabody, while its more mature follow-up, The Legend of Korra, though not as lauded by the establishment, provided animated television with perhaps its most powerful female hero. But it is unreasonable to expect that Nickelodeon is busy creating new, original series with as much broad appeal, visual artistry, and sociopolitical and environmental conscience. We should note that The Legend of Korra’s finale, “The Last Stand,” aired last December.Īlong with forthcoming Avatar and Korra comics from Dark Horse, it’s reasonable to expect that The Legend of Korra’s complete Blu-ray set will arrive in time for the holidays. Although The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series – Book Four: Balance hardcover arrived in September, the complete series Blu-ray collection, teased in July on Konietzko’s Tumblr, has yet to arrive or even be properly announced. The Legend of Korra fans have it even rougher.

Which means that fans old and new are pretty much left with the Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series 16-disc DVD collection, out earlier this week, plus their cherished memories of how an all-ages animated classic should look, think and feel. Also their studio, Nickelodeon, has basically thrown in the towel on making anything comparatively rewarding or challenging to take the place of their animated masterpieces. At last report, neither of those significant talents have decided to return to cartoons. Fans of Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s action-packed yet philosophical animated shows, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, have new DVDs and books to look forward to.

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