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Oh, that moron E;R is still kicking around? Figures. :ROFLMAO:

That's where claiming something to be a "fact" when it kind of isn't leads, sure. I'm not sure where your standards for "good and bad storytelling" came from and at this point I really don't see a reason to care about them. Or it could be a story about a boy and his friends trying to stop an...

And I disagree with what you think is a "fact". (As if there can be "facts" about whether or not a story is good or bad. Who decides that? Who decides the standards?) ...you just restated the same thing. Crime is perpetrated by evil people breaking the law. Fighting crime is the same thing...

You don't have to care about what I was hoping for. I also don't have to care about what you arbitrarily declare to be good storytelling and bad storytelling either, or what you think I as a member of the audience should have expected. Ehhhhh. That's a premise, not a theme, and a very vague...

No, I just disagree. I don't think there was some "need" to follow that expectation. I was part of the audience, I of course liked Avatar as one of my favorite TV shows of all time, but I didn't have that expectation. I was actually hoping there was going to be some sort of change, that it...

I sort of addressed this sentiment in the OP. I don't think every show has to follow the exact pattern that ATLA did in order to be considered "good". I mean, just take a contemporary show of ATLA's, Teen Titans. It largely followed different plots in each season. There was continuity, for sure...

Which all fits, given that one of the inspirations for Republic City was the thought, "The Roaring 20s in Shanghai".

They're not "gotchas", you're not required to like Korra, or Toph. I just think at this point it's clear that what we enjoy and appreciate in stories and characters is fundamentally different. I'm not going to debate about Toph's popularity. I'll just say that I've been part of the fandom from...

Now you're changing your tune. A moment ago your were saying you get a kick out of her being "humbled". That's not enjoying a character, and no, most fans aren't with you on that. Fans cheer at the moment Toph declares that she's "the greatest earthbender in the world!" If your education and...

There are plenty of criticisms I could mention of the show. I just think your criticisms are off base, and I've given my reasons why. It was more "Benders have this unnatural advantage over non-benders, they oppress non benders with that advantage, and they're the source of conflict in the...

No, I don't think the writing presents her as "being entirely in the right" for the damage she caused. Again. Lin is right there. Do you also think that communists and Nazis had a point? Or did they not make sense? In a sense. His identity was fake, but he still believed in his cause. It's...

Well at least you're consistent by not much liking Toph either. I love Toph, so I think there's some deeper different strokes going on here than just not liking Korra's attitude. And it's worth noting that that opinion of Toph puts you in the minority of ATLA fans as she's always been a fan...

Well there's no doubt that Aang was a powerful bender, but is that all that you meant by saying Korra seems like "nothing special"? I thought you meant something to do with her very character being larger than life. If we're talking about Korra's own bending power, I would point to how much of...

I mean that Aang accomplished a ton and bested many more experienced benders when he was only 12. Holding it against Korra that she was skilled enough to take down three "experienced benders" in her introductory scene, in the context of a test to finish her firebending training, seems petty by...

Again, I don't know. I don't watch that scene and think "Look how much more amazing she is than Aang!" All of ATLA happens while Aang is 12. I think it's harsh to judge any kids who would act that way to be brats. You know why Aang has an arrow tattoo? It's the sign of being an airbending...

I don't know man. I'm fine with Korra being fierce and confident, I don't think it takes anything away from Aang. How many experienced benders did Aang take down all at once when he was 12? And really, how many kids would have acted the exact same way if they found out they had the powers of...

I think it's fairer to dislike Korra for being too flawed, and messing up too much, then to think she's some sort of Mary Sue who just succeeds at everything. I don't quite agree, but it at least makes some sense. Sure Korra "doesn't come off as anything special" as a person, but I don't think...

Some comments were made about "Legend of Korra" in another thread. I wanted to respond to them but felt that it would be a bit off topic there, so I figured I would just make another thread for it. I'm a fan of Avatar The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra, it's one of my favorite things. I...