Avatar - The Last Airbender - TV Series

Avatar - The Last Airbender - More than Just a Cartoon for Kids.

It took me 2 Weeks to get through 3 seasons of this animated series from Nickelodeon. From the Boy in the Iceberg to Sozin's comet, almost every episode of this animated series is worth a watch. The series does have a Anime flare to it added with a touch of American influences.

The story is set in a world that's divided into four nations based on the four main elements, Air, Water, Earth and Fire. In each of these nations there are people known as Benders, who can control these elements. The Avatar is a Bender, who masters all 4 elements and keeps the balance between the nations. Every time an Avatar dies, he is re-incarnated in the next element.

After the Fire Avatar disappeared, the Fire nation attacked the other elements in a bid to conquer the world and destroy the Avatar. But as you may expect he miraculously survived. The Last Air Bender.

The Avatar, known as Aang is found by two children from the southern Water tribe called Kitara and Sokka. The series chronicles their journey as the Avatar tries to learn the other elements in order to be able to beat the Fire Nation. Along the way they meet new friends and save many people, bringing hope where all was lost.

As all Good vs. Evil stories, you know who's going to win. But this series has some surprising nuances that I didn't expect in a kids show. If you are a fan of Sci-Fi or fantasy. If you like Anime, I'm sure you'll love this series. All the action, comic escapes, innocence and gripping story line that you'd expect is all in here.

It's a must watch. 4.5/5... Have Fun!

I was curious about the series because of the trailers for the upcoming movie. I wanted to know what it was about. When I started, never did I think I'd run through it at this pace. Now let's see if M. Night. Shamylan can do the series justice. Watching the trailers, I can see that the world of the Avatar is portrayed with all sincerity, but am not sure how much of the comic element would stay in the movie adaptation. Let's hope fr the best. The first part of a possible trilogy is slated for a July 2nd release.

Update July 25th 2011 - After seeing the reviews on this movie, I decided to give it a pass at the time. I started watching the movie a few days ago. It was the most boring thing I have seen in ages. I couldn't even get through an hour of the movie. It's way too compressed. They have tried to be faithful to the cartoon. But you really can't put an entire season into a 2 hour movie. I'll say watch the series, give the movie a pass.

Rahul..