Two things. You're synopsis up there has some errors. The two kids who find Aang the Last Airbender (Avatar) are named Sokka and Katara. They are brother and sister. Katara is a Waterbender and becomes a Master at some point in the story. Toph, a blind Earthbender girl, doesn't come in until the second season, she too is a Master.

This show is excellent and the characters are great. The greatest of them I beleive would be Iroh (voiced by Mako) and his nephew Zuko (Dante Basco aka Rufio!) mostly because of their evolution as characters and the way in which they were played by the actors. I am concerned about what Iroh will be like now after Mako's passing, but as it has been said, Andrea Romano knows her shit.

As far as M. Knight Sharamalamadingdong is concerned. The idea that he is directing these is somewhat frightening since he has said he would be writing the story as well.

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This means that even though the characters are not his own, the story will be and an inevitable twist will be thrown in. Probably something stupid that will trash that which has come before it.

This also means that M. Knight Shamarammaling won't be simply directing someone else's script. I really think this shows how poor a director he is, or maybe it shows how much of a coward he is. Either way, it shows that he can't direct anything that he doesn't write himself and I honestly think he's afraid to. Which ultimately makes him a hack.

If NickToons Studios had half a brain they would dump him and find someone who cares about the source material and isn't so pretentious as to want to write and direct the movie themselves.

I suspect that the comics won't be in the collected box set as it wasn't in the first set. Of course I found out that there was a map in that box set that I didn't get.

Yeah, I own the first season. So what? It's good.

See you in the Zone.

Yeah, the Myazaki influence is heavy, but that's a good thing, I think more animators could stand to steal from the master. The 'flying bison' is basically Totoro and the Cat Bus' love child, but that's cool. I've always liked the 4 elements as a theme in super hero stories and mystical/fantasy stories, and we get a clever mix of both genres here. Overall, a good bet.

also, not sure if it's the lack of brain cells, but I actually laughed out loud a few times. This show can be funny.