Another air changed children’s offers (and television) forever

“Avatar: The Last Airbnder” was shown for the first time on Nickelodeon 20 years ago, with the opening of two parts on February 21, 2005, and the third episode after only four days on February 25. I was in the second row at the time, and I learned about the offer on the field. Instead of the battles of Pantomaming Lightsaber or anything that has gone through football in the second row, my best friends told me that they want to play “Avatar: The Last Airbinder”. I did not see Nickelodeon, as it was more than Saturday morning 4kids loyal to myself, but you can’t admit anything like this on the holiday, so I played along and tried to capture the “rules” pretending wind and fire in each other.

That summer, re -restarted “Avatar” season 1Episode 6, “Prison”, while turning the channels on vacation. By the time when the show returned from the mid -season break in September, I was already drug addict, after the story caught up to that point across the air out of the previous rings. After the conclusion of the first season, I blew my mind enough as a nine -year -old girl, I bought the entire first season on the DVD disk so I could catch up with the follow -up. This was a lot of money at the time (a $ 50 square group), but I saved and saw everything several times before the first show of the second season.

Why mania? Because there was no such thing as “Avatar”, which is happening in the media in 2005. It was unprecedented for an American show, and brought the construction of a highly concept fictional world, heavy topics, amazing animation, and its comprehensive stories of a nickel -specified era by Jack’s pen. And the ears of the cross (albeit some good things). After two decades, you can still feel the “Avatar” effect on children’s media and on TV in general.

When “AVATAR” was first offered, Nickelodeon has a good reputation in transverse cartoons such as “SpongeBob SquarePants”, “The First Oddparents” and “Danny Phantom”. The rival carton network was a little more with a series with a series like “Teen Titans” and “Ben 10”, but these shows are still working from a basic framework that allowed to restart the sequence, instead of necessitating fans to seize a week after week. This was also true in 4kids shows such as “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. It was the closest thing to the “Avatar” that was present on American children’s networks at the time was an anime translated, with shows like “Naruto” and “Yu-Gi-OH!” Being special.

“Avatar” was inspired by the Japanese animation, but it was completely different from the model Shonen series that was common outside Japan at the time. Instead of a series of duets or battles, the book “Avatar” 1, “AIR” remains, maintains the most cross -section of other local caricatures, but with a comprehensive journey where the main actor has passed the world over 20 episodes. The exhibition gained a reputation in the elegant movement and strong comedy, and after Nickelodion proved that preparing a high imaginary imagination could work, the second season made a journey with a comprehensive story.

When he was a child, it was a date for watching TV – something that was not present in the cartoon space. When Appa was kidnapped in the middle of the road through Book 2, it was months before his return. When the second season ended with an amazing defeat and the huge Cliffhanger, I began to flow on the letters of the messages, and the manufacture of theory may happen after that.

In America, unfortunately, the animation was viewed historically. He is seen as a children’s mediator, and is ideal for Disney movies or cartoons on Saturday morning, but it is a company for the style of shows and live films. It has started to change in recent years as anime has become more popular in the prevailing American culture, and with big films such as “Spider-Man: in the Spider-Verse” destroying barriers. However, a new edition of live work is still a partial successful model because many of them see it as legal stories that were only for children.

“Avatar” may have been broadcast on Nickelodeon, but it was a display of all ages – which parents can see with their children and are estimated at a deeper level. While broadcasting Book 3, my family moved to a larger house in the same neighborhood to make room where my young brothers were growing up. During the first two weeks in the new home, we did not have a cable. But since the old house has not been sold yet, and because it was on the street directly, my parents gently led us to there every week with a small flat -screen TV and cable, so that we can connect it in a vacant living room and watch the latest episodes on the ground while broadcasting.

While it is clear that they did this mostly for my benefit, they continued to reconsider the offer over the years since I left home, even Live Netflix “Avatar”. There was something clear in the show – a clear reason for my reason king To see it live and not spoil.

The “Avatar” legacy clearly appears in the continuous strength of the privilege. The show was born a series of continuation in “The Legend of Korra”, which continued to push the limits of what could be its offer, as well as many books and comic novels. Now, the moving arm of the property is preparing to return with The theatrical movie “Aang: The Last Airbnder”, “ Besides “Seven Havens”, Which will follow the following Avatar after Cora.

“Korra” also expected the era of broadcasting in several ways, with shorter seasons and an unprecedented targeted audience between children and adults. Nick did not really know what to do with the show later in his race and ended up being broadcast on the Internet instead of TV, as there were many mixed audiences. In the era of modern flow, such a width will flourish, but it was revolutionary (and somewhat profitable, like its predecessor) at the time.

But the “Avatar” legacy is more than just the transformation of Nickelodeon into a privilege. Carichetic fees such as “Adventure Time”, “Gravity Falls”, “Steven Universe”, “The Ol House”, “She-RA and Princesses of Power”, and even offers like “Arcane” may not have the opportunity to breathe if not for the sake “Avatar”. This series has proven that children’s animation can be a space to explore heavy topics, draw multiple years, and build very complex worlds with detailed traditions. It is a legacy that can be felt through the entire industry today, and if we are lucky, it will last for another 20 years.