New Interview Reveals BIG Details About the Netflix Live Action Avatar...

[@JediFan421]

Thank you for always being rational and open-minded and not focused on making clickbait, rage-bait, grifting garbage like KZbin is flooded with involving every single piece of "nerd" media these days. You and the Avatarist are the only Avatar fan channels I'm subscribed to because you both approach topics with nuance and make sure comment sections stay level-headed. A LOT of people forget that every single adaptation, even ones people love, have lots of changes. There is no way you could do a 1:1 live action adaptation of Avatar:The Last Airbender and make it exactly like the original and have it work. There is always going to be changes to be made. It would also be boring as hell if it was 1:1. "Remix, not a cover" is a great approach for staying true to the spirit of an adaptation but going your own way. The Last of Us and One Piece are both great recent examples of this. Both feature a LOT of changes to the overall story and characters (including changing aspects of their characters like how Sanji in One Piece isn't super horny and gross towards women and Joel is vulnerable and failing in his health) but still cover the basic beats of the stories and feel true to the spirit of the source material. I think, by all accounts, the showrunners of the live action Avatar show look to be doing the same. Covering the same big beats of Book 1, making changes and remixing events, cutting out certain things, expanding others but staying true to the spirit of the source. As someone who is a writer, who works in the industry, everything they are saying makes sense and seems very thoughtful. No change seems to be done without clear purpose (including redirecting how sexist Sokka is) and they are going to be replicating iconic moments that don't need to be changed. I'm looking forward to a new, remixed vision of the show with these new interpretation of the characters. Seems like a lot of love and heart has gone into it. I don't expect it to be flawless but it seems like it's going to be emotional and heartfelt and fun.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I am pinning your comment my friend because I think you nailed it in such a reasonable way that I honestly think speaks for itself. Given you're a writer in the industry which is a cool addition to your feedback I appreciate you letting me in on your look as someone who is a professional for these kinds of things! And yes, I will never ever go down the path of being a clickbait, rage-bait, grifting channel. It's so forced and fake what those people do to try and be relevant in the conversations we have in entertainment when not caring at all about the substance of it since all they are there for is money. If you don't mind me asking what have you worked on? As you said you are in the industry.

[@JediFan421]

@@uncleirohsteashop Wow, thank you so much for the kind words. I really appreciate your response. Just to be clear, I'm a writer (and a game dev) as my side hustle/creative outlet and then I work in the industry as a film and TV editor/assistant editor. I've worked on a few shows and movies and a bunch of documentaries earlier after I graduated college. I actually worked on a project for M. Night Shyamalan too funnily enough and he was really nice to work with. I think a lot of people, especially hardcore fans, don't understand no one is trying to "ruin their childhood" when adapting something. A lot of the time it's just a job. It's a job working on a film and TV show like anything else. Everyone wants to do the best job they can and sometimes there's a lot of factors out of your control. I always try to find the good in something even if I don't fully like it because a lot of talented, hard working folks contribute to something and it's not just the product of one writer or showrunner that everyone can dogpile on if they don't like something about it.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@JediFan421 no truer words have ever been spoken than this. I wish more people out there would hold your sentiment to the light. Again thank you so much!

[@VidDuality]

The best adaptations are not 1:1 remakes. Hearing how much they love the source material, and how thoughtful they've been about their choices really helps me feel good about this adaptation. ❤️

[@mimiisrofl]

Exactly this ❤ Same with the LOTR movies years ago, people freaked out at the changes but you can tell when it’s a labour of love and that comes through and is really the most important thing

[@blondymonk1535]

@@mimiisrofl And we have seen no such love in this yet. We've seen the opposite with the creators leaving.

[@sashimi879]

You're a sheep. You're getting spoonfed poop and you know you like it.

[@StillOnTrack]

​@@blondymonk1535considering we don't know why they left I don't think we should focus on that too much. It might have been to jump at the Avatar Studios deal. It might've been because as some fans say, they hate doing the same thing twice and wanted to change it too much. We don't know and speculating doesn't get us anywhere.

[@stormdragon2529]

@@blondymonk1535 we haven't even seen the show yet bro

[@YoBrand15]

Man with all the negativity around people wanting everything from the cartoon to be exactly the same as the live action, your views here are perfect. Youre very grounded and are using common sense. I hope a lot of people watch this video

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Smh

[@husainadam2855]

Yeahh dude❤

[@king_terben661]

Fr! Like most of the stuff in marvel isn't comic accurate and yet people are SO critical 💯

[@-12Sided]

And then all these people that say it should be 1 to 1 with the cartoon would complain how it the characters look too much like cosplay 💀

[@angelotheodotos5655]

@@-12Sided right???

[@ragingraichu219]

Glad to see someone on the positive with this. All I've been seeing is negativity in regards to this adaptation because people don't like change whatsoever.

[@loganleroy8622]

I really like getting to see more of Azula's backstory. Her slip into madness in Book 3 almost felt a little too rushed, so getting to see more of her and understanding her character motivations earlier in book 1/season 1 should be helpful.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Very fair way to look at it

[@voxorox]

They looked at the Great Divide and said "let's just keep flying" lol And I just want to take a second to show appreciation with the comment section here. Much more civil than others I've seen.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol believe me if I get recommended another video from a grifter channel I might lose my mind

[@MARYWTHER]

Yeah really people are throwing a fit at "they will skip everything!" like bros, the Mechanist, Bumi, the Kyoshi Warriors, Jet, Hei Bai, the Fire Sages, Jun, etc will all be in the show. So they'll skip what, really? The Great Divide and maybe Jeong Jeong? What's to be so pressed about? 🤷‍♀ (even tho I would argue that Jeong Jeong not being there will be missed but I'm sure they have thought about it)

[@hez859]

Dude so many random channels with the same BS titles "sOkKA iS nO lONgeR sExIsT"!! ​@@uncleirohsteashop

[@vergeldeleon9662]

I love how the runners try to give as much detail prior to the release. It gives two things: 1. sets the expectations on how the show will run so the audience will not question or comment on moments that fans feel should be in. 2. gets us more excited for the show!

[@gaius5901]

Everyone is happy we get to see the genocide of the Air Nomads bc it'll show just how high the stakes are and how brutal this show can be But being able to see Azula and Ozai's preparation from learning the Avatar has been found to her entrance to the Gaang in Book 2 is another interesting take I'm sure we would all love to witness

[@riotwrrrwolf4590]

Never thought I'd see ''happy'' and ''genocide'' in the same sentence but here we go LOL! I get what you mean but the wording is... a choice x')

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol I would rephrase that sentence but I get what you mean😅

[@BarackObamaJedi]

i'm not happy that it's known from the start. we become the audience to a historical docu-drama and are alienated from the experience of adventure and discovery which we shared with the gaang in the animated series. we become outsiders and all stakes risk feeling empty even if presented as high. I agree, the genocide should be shown in detail - it does change the tone in a positive way allowing more nuanced narraiton - but only when Aang finds out at the southern air temple, eg via a spiritual vision when enraged and heartbroken he falls into the avatar state (talking to Gyatso's spirit or memories, so that Gyatso is *in* the story and not a narrator), or even better as an explanation given by Roku or another avatar (which amounts pretty much to the same thing but obviously Aang can already talk to past avatars, and I doubt talking to the dead is a canonically permissible addition). showing the genocide wouldn't perplex me generally except seeing how they think children could handle and understand sokka's sexism (and his turnaround!) in the animated series, but adults can't in this new live action targeted at a more mature audience, I'm a bit perplexed about their judgement. how is brutal extermination less problematic than a bit of misoginy? especially if used as a narrative tool for the character's development as a statement against sexism?? in an internally and psychologically consistent way that has us understand the origin of Sokka's flaw as being the product of circumstance and not maliciousness in the first place??

[@6-dpegasus425]

Mannnnn what a weird sentence xD but I do agree too

[@6-dpegasus425]

​@BarackObamaJedi the mysgony isn't a problem, it's how it was executed in animation in a way that made it more childish and joking. They're just toning it to sound like actual realistic misogyny and not playground insults, idk why people are spreading this whole rumor that it's being deleted all together when no interview or article has ever said that..

[@bettymamuyac8234]

Don’t know why people won’t give the live action a chance. I look forward to any changes. They can always go back and watch the original. I saw somebody give a comment about, not matching character. I replied, “If she was matching, she would be a cartoon.”I’m going to enjoy ATLA-LA 💙🔥

[@0hReactions]

i predict they’ll do an emphasis on the “grooming” Ozai has done on Azula. I think the degree of this is greatly understated and how it contributes to Azulas mental health by the end of the show. If you think back to the flashbacks in Zuko Alone, Azula had said some horrible things as a young girl. Specifically her saying “I think our father would make a better firelord…” and such things about her own family, while its very possible that she had these thoughts on her own, I believe she was really just repeating the words that her father had engraved into her, as children often do repeat the things their parents say, usually in an attempt to please them. Flash forward to the day of the black sun part 2 when Zuko confronts Ozai, the first question Ozai asks is “Why would Azula lie to me” which really says a lot.

[@Snzn_7]

I just hope they don't fully put a victim card on Azula, since Azula also is just flat out a Highly functioning psycho/sociopathic person to begin with and all the Fire Nation propaganda only exacerbated it. I don't mind the "She was brainwashed all along angle" but Azula is not that type of character. You can think of a character like Sherlock Holmes (like the BBC Sherlock). Like since he is sociopathic most people around his circle mostly end up being wierded out and cause them to have a falling out with each other when Sherlock lets out more of his sociopathic tendencies. Which that also basically happened with Azula and her friends.

[@resolvedfate1295]

@@Snzn_7Yes but she is also a victim. As if you read her comic. She was groomed as soon as she started fire bending. She was just a normal girl before that. Plus her mother kind of helped in how she grew up. Not intentionally. As she was kind of cornered. Knowing how Ozai is. No excuse for how psychotic and bad she treats her brother. But no one is born evil. Plus the creators said she would of been a normal girl in a normal environment.

[@Snzn_7]

@@resolvedfate1295 not saying she was born evil just because one is soviopathic and even pyshopathic don't mean they are inately evil, they just lack certain baseline emotions or feelings one would normally have. That is why I gave "Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock" as an example. Basically I gave a "Highly functioning sociopath" example. Sherlock isn't evil but due to his mental disposition He usually do insensitive stuff due to him lacking empathy at some occasions and that empathy and some basically emotions don't naturally occur to him compared to a normal person. Which cause s him to act a bit too disrespectful when examining a corpse or to take emotional cues that the victims distress and his lack of empathy of their concerns. And that is my main point that they don't go "fully" paint her with the victim card. Like if you read my first comment what I said in this reply is already redundant. I did not deny the Fire Nation and her parents' influence in Azula. My point is that they also don't lean to much with yhe victim card and not showcase that she also have straight up sociopathic disposition to begin with. Like basically Zuko was almost raised the same as her but their base mental disposition and talents are also part of the equation on which side of the spectrum they had ended up. I also did read the comics just so you know.

[@MARYWTHER]

You know, I've decided that I like the trailer, I liked the little videos we've had OF THE SHOW so far, and I'm not gonna bother arguing about anything else with anyone. To me, the vibe around the show, the cast, the people invested in it, deserve that we give it a chance and I'm tired of all the drama (yes, already).

[@shandya]

That “remix not cover” line reminds me of the Scott Pilgrim series I watched last year. I thought the story was gonna be similar to the live action movie (which already an adaptation by itself), but it turned out to be something new. I didn’t like the changes at first, but when I finished the series, I actually enjoyed watching it.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Seems like a majority of people did with that show

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

Regarding lack of Earth Bending in Live Action book 1: They're adapting Omashu and then they're adapting Winter Solstice, we've already seen in the trailer where Zuko is rescuing Iroh from the earth kingdom benders. Imprisoned and Great Divide were definitely dropped. But I think Imprisoned is getting moved to Book 2 and they're dropping Avatar Day to fill its place.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Interesting theory where did you get the idea this would be the case?

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

@@uncleirohsteashop In the original teaser we see Aang drop down in what looks like Kyoshi wear, which calls to mind Avatar Day, but since that episode was legit filler I can see them taking the kyoshi history element from it and frontloading it to Kyoshi Warriors. I think since we have the casting for most of Jet's freedom fighters it would be weird if they left out Haru and Tyro from the castings so far if they had cast them. So since season 2 is Earth, it makes since for them to do Imprisoned there, maybe an episode combined with the Avatar State? And Great Divide.. is the great divide.. so.. All just speculation, of course.

[@travisegger1316]

I’m really hoping they go deeper into Azula’s trauma and give her more emotional depth. They did show us a little bit in the original, but I feel like 95% of her scenes just showed her as a “monster” and there was so much more to unpack

[@Snzn_7]

I mean original series basically tells us that Azula is already sociopathic since she was a kid even without the Fire Nation proganda that brainwash fire nation kids. So for the animated show it makes sense she was presented that way. She did not become a monster due to trauma or anything, its more so she is already sociopathic to begin with and Fire Nation culture only exacerbated that. and her Hung up towards her mother is more so Azula realizing she don't have that normal psychology her Mother expected her to be. Basically yes, Fire Nation also lacks mental health education, the mother don't know how to handle a child of that spectrum and no Doctor can diagnos Azula either and it make sense since they live in an imperialstic age.

[@dukeheavens9990]

​@@Snzn_7 Thank you very much people are just throwing the word trauma around this days

[@himenyx153]

@@dukeheavens9990Yeah because it’s incredibly common. Trauma has always been common.

[@mattsanders2207]

It would be great if you see a group of people one group clean and one group dirty as a reference to the great divide. Just like see them from the view of the gang flying past on Appa.

[@brinmoody]

I just wanted to thank you for your opinions here. My KZbin feed got flooded with a bunch of negative videos, or at least negatively titled videos, with complaints that Netflix just ruined Atla and such. I'm not one for nitpicking and being overly critical, to begin with, and especially not before actually watching the thing. I appreciate that you're not just jumping into that sort of approach/reaction to these interviews and the visual content we have been getting. Personally, I have little to no qualms with this show. I love ATLA, it's one of my all time favourite bits of media, but I'm not going to sit here and waste my time and energy being overly critical and complaining about little things in an adaptation. In the end, it's just a TV show, full stop. Just my perspective on the matter! But yes, I appreciate having more positive content, so again, I thank you!

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I wish people had this perspective a lot more too so thank you!

[@idkaliciaa]

one of your best Pre-release coverage yet

[@markismyname]

I want to express my gratitude to you for providing detailed and clear information about the new Avatar: The Last Airbender. I also appreciate that you mentioned how you would like the comment section to be, and that you encourage respectful discussions. You deserve respect for the time and effort you put into gathering the information and creating the video. I enjoyed it and believe that you deserve recognition for your hard work, which is why I have subscribed to your channel. Keep up the excellent and informative work. Cheers!

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Thank you much appreciated!

[@vanda_is_reborn]

I honestly trust that it's still gonna be an enjoyable show of course it's going to be different but that doesn't mean it's trash. Love your objective commentaries 🙏 It's crazy how most channels click bait every little new detail about this live action and I'm sitting here being like hello it hasn't even come out yet and everyone's judging already 🧐

[@bigol7169]

I respect these omissions! They are relatively unimportant and would clash with the tone of live adaption.

[@gabrieldobson3469]

This video and the comment section has lifted the headache I've had listening and reading people complain about nothing issues, and become aggressive about any kind of change. The amount of videos and articles crying about how Sokka won't be sexist even though they never said he wouldn't. Just infuriating. Thank you for making this video and using common sense; it seems the fandom is seriously lacking it in recent days.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol it seems they were just waiting for one thing to latch onto to start their hate and negativity campaigns. To be clear again, with this Sokka stuff I wouldn't have cared if it was or wasn't in the show. It's so mild to me as far as what I care to see the most in a show like this where you have so many cooler things that if they weren't adapted would then actually make me sad.

[@livvydraws-v7n]

Them skipping The Great Divide just reminds me of Ember Island Players 😂 “Look! It’s the Great Divide!” “Eh, let’s keep flying.”

[@Chibitofu96]

Personally from what I’ve heard from the show runner he really did his research and I feel like he’s passionate about this. Like so far I really don’t mind some of these changes, it’s not gunna stop me from watching it. I like that they are still putting original stuff in this live action as well! Sharing tea with a fascinating stranger is one of life’s true delights-Uncle Iroh

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Appreciate it and ya from everything I've read on Albert Kim he seems passionate about this world

[@remixstore390]

I love this show so much nostalgia kill me. I was so much hyped

[@bluechipBBN]

Love the content keep it up 😁

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Thank you!

[@bluechipBBN]

@@uncleirohsteashop I can’t wait for the series man, your channel will blow up for sure 🤘

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@bluechipBBN lets hope so!

[@Sylphs316]

On the topic of not including the earthbender prison episode: I really hope they do, because it was a big moment for Katara's character. Even if it's integrated elsewhere I think it needs to be in the series.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Some have pointed that there is a casting for earth nation prisoner so maybe we do get it

[@PrincePRS]

Dude the first book is called Water. Where the main focus element is learning waterbending. Earthbending isn’t going to be marketed because it wasn’t the focus of book one. So of course it’s not going to be heavily shown in season 1

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol I know this

[@PrincePRS]

@@uncleirohsteashop video just made me think there was a shortage of earth bending in season one…. But like that’s the point you know? 🤣

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@PrincePRS ya lol I don't think my point was to say that I wanted MORE earth bending in season 1 I was just pointing out that it's the least used

[@TheBobbyONeill]

I know adaptations are never 1 to 1 remakes, but my fears stem from the creators leaving the project due to “creative differences.” Something amazing as having you’re work of art adapted into live action must be hard to walk away from, which makes me think there must have been some really big changes that the creators really didn’t like. And hearing the show runner say it’s not a cover, it’s a remix makes me even more scared. It sounds like they didn’t just make the necessary changes to go from animation to live action, but actually rewrote things that already worked well to create something completely different. Idk, the trailer looked amazing, so fingers crossed.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I mean you also have to keep in mind, we don't know the full story behind the creative differences. For all we know, maybe the creators wanted TOO MUCH control on the show that would've sent it into an even worse place. Again, yes we already know a lot of the changes like the timeline issue for example is huge! They are removing sozen's comet in the sense that they are removing the issue of time management. It won't be a year long journey but maybe 3 years or longer. Albert Kim as the new showrunner has impressed me because he seems to have a good handle on the world of Avatar. So much of it looks right in footage and concept. Like straight up pulled from the cartoon. I am still going in open minded as I do for everything thing I watch no matter the IP. I just think people will do themselves a disservice to go in wanting to hate it and speak to their goals in mind to make nothing but a negative situation out of it. Anyone who thought this would be a 1 to1 doesn't understand what it means to adapt. Last of Us and One Piece fell under this same speculation, everyone was crapping on it before it came out but then when we did get it it became one of the best shows of that year. We just have to give it a chance.

[@jedigeek442]

Thank you for your wonderful avatar the last airbender videos. Excited for the live action. I'm a Huge fan of the original series.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

You're welcome thank you!

[@ashleycox8480]

Just to clarify. ATLA is not a kids show its a family show. Kids show is something like dora the explorer etc. i know its a little thing but it always irks me a bit when people call family shows a kids show just a little pet peeve of mine haha

[@blondymonk1535]

Exactly. Instantly invalid opinion when calling it a kid's show.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I guess that's one way to look at it

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@blondymonk1535 I wouldn't say it's invalid as to some degree it's not totally inaccurate since the number one type of person who would watch this show was a kid

[@firewater113]

The animation was very nice, so I'd say kids and animation lovers.

[@JPinnix1818]

Great coverage man ! The IGN article just makes us trust Kim so much more and if they are dropping all eight eps at once - mannnnn it’ll be crazy hype, no picky lil issues just pure nostalgia hits

[@BlackKEMET_]

I remember avatar news released the casting for the earthbender prisoner. So they doing that episode.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Do you have a source for this would love to see this!

[@nickyasare6104]

​@@uncleirohsteashopCheck Netflix's Avatar IMDB cast list. They are so many cast we don't know about. They casted an earth bender prisoner and others So I also believe they are doing that scene.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@nickyasare6104 wow ok then I guess I missed that. I've seen so many cast lists online that somehow this one passed by me.

[@nickyasare6104]

@@uncleirohsteashop ok buddy. There a lot of other information about the project; the stunt team, vfx, fx, designers, cast etc there

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@nickyasare6104 lol I know

[@StillOnTrack]

I kind of have to wonder if these little details Albert Kim is giving on Twitter and in interviews are actually helping or hurting. He says they're leaving out the Elephant Koi and some people fly off the handle saying "they're taking away all Aang's fun and making him boring and joyless and too serious!" without even seeing if they replace it with other fun moments that serve the same purpose. Given everything else they seem to be keeping in, the same people might've been fine with it in the context of the show but now they're gonna spend 3 weeks back in thier fault-finding mode convincing themselves that this will suck.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol I mean whether what he says hurts or helps the show is up for interpretation. I don' think it hurts because he's explaining the process of translating a 20 episode season of television into 8 episodes. He has to promote the show. Just because they are leaving out the elephant koi does not mean they are removing all the fun the kids would have.

[@codybailey6537]

my mix of excitement and fear is so extreme that i do not know how i will survive until February 22

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Just pull through friend

[@MsAkatsuki09]

I'm not sure If it's a good ideal to keep doing these interviews, once many people are taking literaly every detail to criticize and create a negative response about the series. People are like overreacting about everything. I think they should release clips and things like that and that's it.... Like, let the show speaks for itself, you know? I'm quite happy with almost everything I've seen, but I'm quite sad of how so many people are being soooo negative for almost no reason...Now, I just want this show to happen and be successful...

[@YoBrand15]

Exactly. People are overanalyzing and letting their personal and political beliefs shape their perception of a show thst hasn't even come out yet. Its pathetic. I'm afraid we won't get more seasons, even if it ends up being good, because people will just find ways to hate on it.

[@KamiAnimeS1]

@@YoBrand15good

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

People are going to hate watch it anyway. I think doing these interviews is going to help get some people ready to watch it with that in mind so they aren't disappointed by it once they sit down to watch it. Get it out of the way by a few weeks.

[@MsAkatsuki09]

@@dresdenwarlock7978 The thing is, many of these changes wouldn't even be noticed if they weren't talked about. Much of what was changed would be completely overlooked.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I don't disagree about the whole negativity thing because it's really getting ridiculous how much people are cherry picking stuff or not understanding the full context to everything. At the end of the day they have to promote the show so don't expect it to end.

[@electricwassabi]

There will be some “die hard” fans who will always say the cartoon was better. Im here just glad I get to see my favorite cartoon show with real humans.

[@JJJOG-tc9jv]

Speaking absolute fax the whole video🔥🔥. So glad to see someone not choking to death over small changes that could be beneficial to the show

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol ya lol that's not who I am, I don't want to grift or just be mad all the time it doesn't do anyone any good

[@WhoIsThisGodPersonAnyway]

This gives me hope for the show. I was concerned about a direct copy that missed important beats but this seems like a thought show

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I personally don't want a full on copy I think at that point I would just watch the original

[@Douchifer]

Man, love your positive breakdown! you just got a new subscriber… keep ‘em coming brother🙌

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Much appreciated man!

[@muddabuwshi]

Was planning on binging book 1 before getting to the show but after watching this video I feel like it would be better to watch the show without any refresher. See what moments I still remember. It worked for TLOU.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I will watch the original again after this show is done

[@muddabuwshi]

@@uncleirohsteashop same

[@linkbloodelf9833]

My theory on the avatar state changes is that when Aang enters the avatar state he will "turn into" a past avatar.

[@blondymonk1535]

The whole point is that you're every avatar at once... not "turn into one past avatar"

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Some have theorized this to be the case as they suggest that he will turn into Kyoshi during that arc at the beginning

[@linkbloodelf9833]

@@blondymonk1535 I agree but sadly this isn't a 1 for 1 remake of the cartoon. Even in the cartoon Kyoshi and Roku take over Aangs body for a time.

[@drchtct]

When it comes to adapting and remixing, I like Spider Man as an example. Yes you can remix and reinterpret things but you still need to have Peter Parker somewhere in there. Marvel failed to portray the real essence of Peter Parker in their first two movies. Only in No Way Home they finally got it right and showed how he has to fight with losses of family members and giving up his own life to be Spider Man. So for Avatar they can remix a lot of things, but they need to get the essence of the characters right, and I’m a bit skeptical if they manage to do that without living through so many adventures. On a different note, regarding Inprisonment, there is a guy casted as „earthbender prisoner“ on the IMDb cast list in episode 7 for whatever that’s worth.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Again I think it's still understandable to note that they will be going on adventures before they reach the North Pole but we just won't have every single one. Someone else pointed out the earth nation prisoner thing and so maybe Harue does show up.

[@IsraelLlerena]

Something that I’ve seen people get upset about is that aang is determined to go help the northern water tribe when he has a vision that something bad is going to happen. They act like this is out of character but it’s not. Aang has always put himself in harms way to help others. Defending the southern water tribe from Zuko, jumping on the unagi to take out the fires on burning homes, battling a literal volcano in the fortuneteller episode, helping out the village being terrorized by Hei Bei ect. So you’re telling me aang won’t be determined to help the northern tribe after his “vision” of a literal spirit being killed? He gets overwhelmed but he still always tries to do what’s right.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

On top of this point these people are acting like he won't have any fun moments in the show when in the LITERAL last trailer we got him doing the air scooter you see at the beginning of every episode. I am sorry but these people are brain rotted to think this way.

[@IsraelLlerena]

@@uncleirohsteashop yeah that’s also true! Interviews state that they keep him as a goofy kid, and we see some of it in a trailer. I’m not trying to go defense on everything, but these changes aren’t obliterating the characters just yet.

[@aaronmoyer4722]

This is the avatar community I love. Civil discourse and fans that recognize the new adaptation shouldn’t be 1:1

[@FELIXAGYENIMBOATENG]

I love your commentary, I will come for more Jasmine tea.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Your kindness is much appreciated in the Jasmine Dragon, come again!

[@kbraven7007]

I am still willing to give it a chance, maybe these changes can work. Though the only plot change I am hoping for is Zuko and Katara getting together in the final season of this show.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol I respectfully disagree I do not think they should do Katara and Zuko together

[@kerrion968]

This is not fanfiction😒 zuku does not belong with katara in any universe.

[@kbraven7007]

@@kerrion968 I know it’s not, but they have good chemistry and it’s better than Katara and Aang. Katara doesn’t see Aang as anything more than just a kid, much less a romantic interest until the very end of the series, while with Zuko they were able to grow together and have a understanding of one another and help each other heal. For example, Zuko helped Katara get closure from her mother’s death and Katara gave him the encouragement and the courage to go up and talk to Iroh and make amends. He even threw himself and got hit by a lightning bolt for her, that doesn’t even scream fanfiction, it screams something more.

[@JKStar-kb6oj]

I’ve started making videos because of u Thanks

[@uncleirohsteashop]

That's awesome!

[@arielbalangue6489]

Thank god the last airbender movie put aang and appha in the scene it wasn't so bad of a remake of a cartoon series we grow up with dude

[@husainadam2855]

Man youre perfect, love this channel❤

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Thank you lol!

[@stacie1595]

I made the mistake of going on Twitter and, let me tell you, the takes are as brain dead as ever. I just think people are so ready to condem this show for not being a perfect 1:1 adaptation that they forget how the medium impacts the storytelling. We do not need to see Aang ride an elephant coy in order to understand his character. We do not need Sokka to spout misogynistic quips to explore his hinerent sexism. I feel like everyone has such strong opinions about a show they haven't even seen yet.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Believe me I've seen enough on Twitter to know this to be the case. Twitter is where takes go to be full of brain rot.

[@Irate_Beau]

honestly, confidence is still pretty high that this is gonna be good it immediately appears to be leagues above the Shyamalan trash heap, but that's a low bar

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Oh of course lol the first image we ever got was better than the horrible movie😅

[@RogueOstriches7]

That's the Unagi not the Elephant Koi but yea...

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I was speaking more generally when referring to elephant Koi but yes you’re right. All of them would cost a pretty penny in CGI.

[@bigol7169]

Btw anyone notice how Kiawentiio was looking at Ian?? 😑👀 12:42

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol seems like a normal look

[@EdgarDiaz-pt4qx]

Thank you for the comment on Bad Batch! I completely agree with your take

[@StillOnTrack]

I'm really curious how they're handling the time jump now. Because if there's more of a drive to reach the NWT, skipping detours to get there, but then much more of a delay before heading to the Earth Kingdom, how will they make it make sense?

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Not sure what you mean exactly?

[@StillOnTrack]

@@uncleirohsteashop I mean that Albert Kim's reasoning for excluding Aang's desire to go ride giant animals has to do with wanting to create more of a sense of urgency in Aang to reach the Northern Water Tribe. But from his earlier comments, we know that he's also very likely delaying the timing of Sozin's Comet in order to work in a reasoning for a time jump due to the actors aging between the filming of seasons 1 and 2. This seems to create a conflict between a greater sense of urgency to reach the NWT to master waterbending, and a lesser urgency to reach the Earth Kingdom to master earthbending. So I'm just curious and looking forward to how they will resolve this possible conflict. In the cartoon, the urgency comes first from Aang learning while resolving the Hei Bai attacks that he has to quickly reach the Avatar Temple on the crescent-shaped island, then once he does, he learns there that the comet is coming very soon and he doesn't have much time to master the other three the elements. We know from the teaser and trailer that both Hei Bai and the crescent-shaped island are being included, so I wonder Aang will still learn about the comet, but maybe not ~when~ it's coming.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@StillOnTrack that seems to be the general idea reading into it. Again a lot of people have to understand that not everything is going to be the same this is going to be much different. There has to be a flow to these episodes in order for it to make sense when combining them together. And given the fact that there is an age issue between the actors it would make sense and I’ve seen a lot of people comment on one of my videos in the last week or so saying that they’re fine with the time jump and that the one-year gap in the original was a little ridiculous.

[@MarcRose96]

Listen, the creators left but that doesn’t indicate a bad show. The creators were all for the movie and it is clear their judgement isn’t the best. Besides, this is a series about war and genocide.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I can give you a recent remake of a property that didn't have the original creators that worked out SUPER well and that was the remake of the Dead Space video game

[@Slim_Albus]

I totally agree, this show is gonna be fire🔥🔥🔥

[@MigaKambwembwe]

Great 👍 video

[@martinfernandez4467]

Thank u

[@dh123ize]

i think itll be good

[@jonathandixon1305]

@0:49 M. Night Shamylan did the same thing. His daughter liked Avatar too. That’s more negative than positive.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Ya but he clearly didn't watch it though, this is not negative because from what the trailers have given us it shows Albert has a good sense of the world of Avatar

[@jonathandixon1305]

@@uncleirohsteashop Yes, he did. Out of all Shamylan’s film’s flaws, being accurate to the overall structure of the plot isn’t one of them. Its casting, fight scenes, pacing, and dialogue are the only parts that were piss poor. And thinking otherwise is going to set you and other fans of Avatar up for massive disappointment. The fact that I hear that I knife may be used to kill the moon spirit in this new show means this won’t be any different.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@jonathandixon1305 what are you even talking about?

[@jonathandixon1305]

@@uncleirohsteashop Shamylan followed the basic plot structure of Book 1 for the film, that cannot be denied. Everything else is rightly called out as garbage. Like another person mentioned, since this tv series is adapting book 1 into live action, there is going to be a lot of questions about how this is “better” than the movie. Their example was comparing movie Percy Jackson to the Disney+ tv series.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@jonathandixon1305 I mean ya Percy Jackson actually adapted enough of the book. Lots of people got on board with it. Obviously I imagine not everything got adapted. I read those books and I don’t remember everything. Some things might have been adapted differently.

[@lildrummerboy09]

Are they going to do cactus juice next season??

[@mimiisrofl]

Asking the IMPORTANT QUESTIONS 😂😂😂

[@uncleirohsteashop]

My friend nothing would warm my heart if they adapted everything with the cactus juice

[@pilotman463]

NOOOO THE SHOW IS MORE MATURE, MAKING SENSE CONSIDERING THE OG FANS ARE OLDER 😡😡😡 Can people stop complaining lol. If you want it to be exactly the same as the cartoon then GO WATCH THE CARTOON 🤯

[@uncleirohsteashop]

The show will have themes of everything other than just mature

[@takdanik]

i think Great Divide is the episode everybody (even hardcore live action haters) is fine with netflix not adapting it 😂 now here nobody will complain lol

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I think even the Zhangs and the Gan Jin would understand too lol

[@fishandjam5383]

The only episode of the original series I ever saw as filler was The Ember Island Players.

[@kbraven7007]

That and the Great Divide

[@blondymonk1535]

The great divide is the only filler. The ember island players was kind of filler, but it was so meta that it actually is not.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Fair point and then don't forget the adventures of ba sing se too where everyone went on their own story including my boy Iroh😢

[@dreckigerdan3739]

well you have maybe 8 episodes, but you dont mention one single time that those episode are you going to be at least 50 minutes long, if you compare it to the original shows lenght of just 20 minutes, you practically could fit everything in those 8 episodes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Lol well ya the math plays out lol anyone could figure that out, but you have to keep in mind relatively what kind of story are you trying to tell. Again, that's why they call it serialized. Usually for television like this, you're supposed to set a tone for what that episode would be like and also pin point what the story would be.

[@ALDRICHROLDANTOMON-ex3cu]

I can't wait to see... Tha man that sells cabbage 😂😂😂😂

[@uncleirohsteashop]

You are going to love when he shows up

[@frenchtxny]

7:40 I think that this episode is a filler imo

[@frenchtxny]

It would be completely fine if u skip The Great Divide imo

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@frenchtxny totally fair a lot of people have agreed with you

[@thomas-ju5zl]

m night was convinced by his kids to make the movie too, thats a red flag for me, hes not an actual fan

[@mimiisrofl]

Except Kim watched the entire series with his kid and became a fan, that makes a difference.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

M Night is a completely different story then what's going on here

[@user-mjc]

lol I hate the great divide in the original so I’m glad if they don’t even touch on that episode

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Hey to each their own, that episode is fun but not overly important

[@urandurparthu1526]

8 episodes why the hell do they even want to adopt it they could have at least gone for 10 ep that way they carm half of the seasion perfectly from cartoon

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Maybe they just felt like 8 was the best road, who knows maybe seasons adapting Book 2 and 3 will be a little longer since there's a lot more story to them

[@palmareal13]

One season will have 8 episodes with a 1 hour runtime each - I heard or read somewhere that that's almost exactly the same runtime in minutes as the original cartoons season of 20 parts. Just saying... so it does make sense if you are looking at the runtime. The math is mathing.

[@oliviacox1155]

I'm glad the great divide won't be there. I always skip it. Aang lies, no subtlety between sokka and Katara difference... also book 2 the avatar state. Lame. Over aggressive.

[@oliviacox1155]

Nightmares and daydreams... he may have nightmares, but it's too surrealistic. I honestly hope it doesn't make the cut. Too childish. Focus on training. Speaking to the troops who are going with the Gaang against FN

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Interesting look on it lol

[@lyndseysellers291]

The great divide was the worst filler. Sooooo boring

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Definitely one of my least forgettable episodes in the entire show

[@JGandthe2kk]

Bruh no one wants the great divide 😂

[@av618]

If they to make the show more mature then let Sokka be. His character arc being sexist is a learning step for asokka. Its not to just to be sexist. He learned his lesson. Wont be more relevant than just ifnoring itL

[@uncleirohsteashop]

You guys can't keep running with this idea that Sokka's entire arc is about his sexism. I don't disagree he needs to have arrogance in him because he has it for a lot of things but the sexism stuff is so mild in comparison. We also again don't know the full context to a lot of what he could be doing.

[@av618]

@uncleirohsteashop I didn't say his entire arc is his sexis . But admit it or not, his remarks abt women were pretty sexist. But that's not my point. He got humbled by Kyoishi warriors. He learned his lessons about women. So why did the show creators left that important evolution of his maturity? Oh coz the zsnowflkaes can't handle it?

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@av618 my guy you do know he still gets humbled by the Kiyoshi warriors right? We literally have an image to confirm it.😂

[@satana8157]

The only problem I saw so far is that in the fire nation genocide of air nomads, their fire looks normal, but it's the Sozin's comet day and the fires should be huge. And I also hope they don't try to make Zuko look better from the get go. He should be a villain first so his arc becomes special. Other than that everything seems quite nice.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I think Zuko will be a fine villain don't think they'll stray away from that. Also Sozen's fire looks pretty good in that shot we got of him.

[@Philusteen]

The showrunners are their iwn worst enemy when they talk about it being a "remix" or that thry need to "put their own spin on it." Im not prognosticating a failure; im just saying that ive grown tired of writers with egos thinking that fans of a property are either unrealistic purists, or that their "fresh take" was sonehow warranted. The Halo and Rings of Power series are both prime examples of how creative hubris, mixed with money and ignorance, can produce a beautiful disappointment that will go unremembered.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I am not going to sit here and say that every writer out there is perfect but I can at least look on what HAS already been said and not seem to think that any of it was said with ill intention. The showrunners don't seem to think higher than anyone else and genuinely want to make this good.

[@Philusteen]

@@uncleirohsteashop i feel you - i'd argue that every new show is created with the intent of "being good," and of course as a fan of ATLA I'm happy to see something new; my point was just that the best thing for them to say is probably not much more than "I hope you dig it." When they start prepping the audience in advance of a vision shift, it's easy to devolve into "creative apologetics." 🖖

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@Philusteen I mean in fairness to them would you rather they lie and say that the show is "not a remix" of the original? I just think people have to understand that they have to sell the show and promote it. You can't lie. As a marketing guy myself I know this to be true.

[@Philusteen]

@@uncleirohsteashop I'm a Sr. Marketing copywriter - messaging is in my blood, lol. If I was on this team I'd point out exactly what I've done here - if you tell a fan base that you're putting "your own spin" on something, it's a gamble because it invites prejudgment (which I don't have in this instance). You might pull a Peter Jackson and succeed, or you might pull a Shyamalan and fail.

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@Philusteen But didn’t those other guys also put their own spin on it as well? Whether they said it publicly or not? Whenever you make something you’re putting your stamp on it regardless. To your point they are telling people exactly what they’re doing. they’re making a remix, they’re adapting it while adding in some new things and changing others around. This is literally true of every other adaptation that’s ever been made. To your point whether it was good or not is a different conversation, but they are being open about it.

[@archcabbage]

"I have a baaad feeling about this!" (Plays Han Solo gif) But, I agree with you on that we have the super awesome original animated series. Whether this one becomes OK or absolute disaster, we have the original series we can go back to. So no harm will be done by the out come of the Live Action.

[@LavaVomit]

Show genocide. Netflix: 😎👍 Show Sokka's sexism. Netflix: 🙅🙅🙅

[@michaelv8721]

That “villains must be completely bad; heroes must be completely good” type of writing

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Kind of crazy that this is something worth complaining about but to each their own I guess

[@uncleirohsteashop]

@@michaelv8721 Yes because this hasn't stopped some writers from writing great characters in the past. How many times have we seen people complain about characters being written as assholes and what not to the point where you would dislike that character?

[@abstruseoni]

Calling it a "remix" is concerning.. Especially after Konietzko and DiMartino left because they “couldn't control the creative direction of the series.” Netflix is clearly changing the plot in ways that the original creators didn't agree with =/

[@almas4663]

Good. Because the original creators were bad people out of touch with their universe, who wanted to change too much

[@uncleirohsteashop]

I mean that's what an adaption is meant to do lol when translating to a different narrative, you can't do everything 1 for 1

[@KamiAnimeS1]

Losing interest in this series

[@uncleirohsteashop]

If you aren't interested in it that's fine no one is pressuring you to watch it

[@KamiAnimeS1]

@@uncleirohsteashop I’m not gonna watch it I’m gonna wait for reviews and then I’m gonna watch it. But me, saying my opinion of losing interest in this series doesn’t mean what you responded with smh. I’m tired of people on the Internet with the toxic positivity or the toxic negativity let’s just get back in the middle. Pointing out what’s and pointing out what’s simple as that. And do it respectfully.

[@emilee7306]

​@@KamiAnimeS1why are you losing interest because some twitter incels says so, you can just not watch no one is forcing you to 😊

[@KamiAnimeS1]

@@emilee7306 sure whatever you say boss man. I didn’t look at the articles that these interviews are taking place and I didn’t know about the craters leave for creative differences. I’m just going off of some Incel online. And will call themselves because we don’t agree with them. Even though they are some incels talking crap. So yeah, I fully agree with you buddy. SMH 😭🤣 investigation.

[@KamiAnimeS1]

@@emilee7306 one last thing I wanted to talk to you about. my last comment had a bit of sarcasm, obviously, but I don’t understand why people can’t have one good adaptation. For avatar so far, we never had a good live action adaptation. And I get why they don’t listen to the original creators because at the end of the day the original creators don’t have real power to dictate how things go. Unlike the one piece live action. In which they change small things, but not the big things within the story. Because they had the original crater there to change things that they straight too far away with their adaptation. And with this show the avatar live action, you don’t have that. And you’re seeing these articles they’re going really big with some changes and some small changes to. I would rather have small changes and no big changes. For at least the first of adaptation for the rest I don’t care. That’s why I’m losing interest. appreciated you responding you have a good rest your day.

[@averagedong26]

I think a lot of fans (like myself) don’t mind some changes here and there… whether for budget or for plot purposes… but I think some of us are concerned with the whole Hollywood tactic of slapping a gay sticker on a character who never was gay, or to race swap characters… as long as they keep everything else the same, we can afford losing a few scenes here and there

[@cody3766]

Yes. It'd be a disaster if it had disney level writing and pandering

[@averagedong26]

Exactly! People are tired of the same lazy bs... if it doesn't advance the story, doesn't need to be there@@cody3766

[@almas4663]

*Cough cough* This is exactly the kind of think Bryke (OG creators) were doing with the franchise for a decade...And yet people still complain that they lef

[@averagedong26]

@@almas4663 I never really dug into the comics too much.. is that something the creators did?

[@averagedong26]

@@almas4663 just did a bit of googling and you’re 100% right… like why is any of that needed for the story?

[@sethchristensen3570]

2k 😭🫡 thats a lot of tea lovers

[@uncleirohsteashop]

Indeed it is