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A thread for when none of the existing threads fit.
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So Lauren Montgomery, Joaquim dos Santos and a whole heap of other Avatar/Korra alumni are now at work on Dreamworks' revival of Voltron for Netflix:

[url]http://nerdist.com/exclusive-voltron-legendary-defender-showrunners-lauren-montgomery-joaquim-dos-santos/[/url]

On top of Studio Mir reportedly being the studio hired to animate the new series, and a case can be made for /a/ to be converted into /vol/ after the series premieres.
No.119361
Anonymous
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>>119360
>a case can be made for /a/ to be converted into /vol/ after the series premieres

How about no? That can go on /jam/ or something.
No.119362
Anonymous
>>119361
But it's not an anime or Japanese.
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This was uploaded one year ago and features clips from the audio-commentary of the series.

//youtube.com/watch?v=Mg1RnAGncBQyoutube thumb

Makes me wonder if this was Janet Varney's decision.
No.119329
Sharkman Jhones
>>119328

The second sad part is that I did google it.

I googled "4ch/u/" and assumed that I did it wrong.
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No.119330
Anonymous
http://thedonis.in/post/128509828812/the-korrasami-proposal

these two are fun
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Happy Anniversary from Bryan Konietzko

http://bryankonietzko.tumblr.com/post/135518925432/wikipedia-tells-me-the-finale-was-a-year-ago
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird.
No.119355
Anonymous
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>>119354
Because it takes fewer people and less time to do it, and it takes less skill to make "passable" CGI animation than it does to make traditional animation at the level of something like Avatar.
No.119356
Sharkman Jhones
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>>119355

I would argue that Korra had better than "passable" and I'm reasonably certain that even if you're not paying in man-hours, you're paying in something else. The budget did take a nasty hit during the show, we know that for sure because of the clip episode, but Avatar/Korra has always had a pretty decent production budget...not as much as it deserves, sure, but the Avatar franchise has always had it a bit shit over at Nick.

I think the reason for less writers, initially, was that Korra was supposed to end at Book 1 (again, initially.) Then book 2 came along and Mike and Bryan hammered that out, but book 3 and 4 were concurrently produced and intertwined a whole lot more than the first two did, which meant more writers.
No.119357
Anonymous
>>119356
>I would argue that Korra had better than "passable" and I'm reasonably certain that even if you're not paying in man-hours, you're paying in something else. The budget did take a nasty hit during the show, we know that for sure because of the clip episode, but Avatar/Korra has always had a pretty decent production budget...not as much as it deserves, sure, but the Avatar franchise has always had it a bit shit over at Nick.

Even good CGI tends to cost less than traditional animation. They might be getting a discount if keyframing and storyboarding's being done in Japan because traditional animation is cheaper in Japan since they don't have the same union protections over there (though regardless of where keyframing is done, inbetweening is generally done in Korea, where it's cheapest--it's relatively rare to have keyframing and storyboarding done in Korea for an American or Japanese production though).
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First bit of news on the comics since the new boards.
The Rift's Library cover is out.
No.117523
Anonymous
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>>117375
I read the comic book, and Lao isn't nearly as much of an ass as Satoru’s uncle.
No.119267
Anonymous
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>>117523
>>117183
Where can I buy all the comics at a reasonable price (Amazon, DarkHorse, etc.)?

And where is this from? //youtube.com/watch?v=1-jSZtZ-4F4youtube thumb
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No.119268
Sharkman Jhones
>>119267

For the most part? No. You've got the series and the comics and that's...that's about it. Most of the kids books and the like are (presumably) non-canon and aren't ever referenced anywhere, even if they had been.

Also, that's Escape from the Spirit World, it was an online game off Nickelodeon's website that was brought over to the Book 2 DVD set.
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What happened to these overly exaggerated, 4th wall breaking animated bits in LOK?
No.117914
Daniel FUCKING Murphy, Hitting Machine
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>>117913

It's from the Book 3 ATLA finale where Suki and Katara go off looking for Aang on Ember Island only to encounter Actress Aang and Actor Toph doing a street performance.
No.117928
Bunker !OFOzVPOG0g
>>117914
heh be neat if we got some wall exaggerated animation in the beginning episodes of book four and Varrick is making a Korra mover and Korra is the technical advisor.
No.119266
Anonymous
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> Everyone subestimates him yet...
> Destroys the Earth Kingdom with a single phrase.
> Convinces the Avatar to help him.
> Nobody saw it coming.

> Also, forced the series into a clip-show episode.
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No.119224
Anonymous
>>119221
Hey him being around gave Asami room to make her move. So not all bad.
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>Toph and Ty Lee comic for FCBD

Sweet!
No.119215
Anonymous
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Hopefully it will be better than the Suki comic, which had poor art and the plot basically was "don't be ashamed if you're a girl".
No.119216
Sharkman Jhones
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>>119215

I didn't mind the art as much, but if I had to guess as to the reason behind it's message, I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume it was done as a simple story for younger kids. That's what I've always seen Free Comic Book Day as, something for younger kids as much as it is for adults...

Granted, DC mega-dropped the ball on that front, releasing one of the single most depressing and violent goddamn things ever with a bleak future of various superheroes getting mutilated and killed left and right...
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No.119217
Anonymous
>>119216
>Granted, DC mega-dropped the ball on that front, releasing one of the single most depressing and violent goddamn things ever with a bleak future of various superheroes getting mutilated and killed left and right...
I guarantee the higher ups seriously thought thats what kids were into.
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LEGEND OF KORRA SERIES FINALE DISCUSSION THREADAnonymous
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BOOK 4 EPISODES 11 AND 12 - DAY OF THE COLOSSUS AND THE LAST STAND

No screencap for this OP. I think this gif made by the korranews tumblr will suffice perfectly. We all remember that first image of Korra's stunningly toned back released back in 2010, and at the end of this day her animated story will come to an end. Comics post finale are said to be in the works ala the ATLA comics that are ongoing.

Kuvria's Evil Big O and her army are moving in on Republic City. It's up to Korra, her Krew, and the rest of her allies to stop her. And ultimately up to Korra to restore Balance to the Earth Kingdom. IT'S SHOWTIME!
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No.119203
Bunker !OFOzVPOG0g
>>119202
Though part of the reason it didn't preform so well is because they stuck it in a terrible time slot. They are doing the same to Ninja Turtles now.

Though on the Digital side of things sales were always strong.
No.119206
Anonymous
Another sweet musical Korra cover http://youtu.be/g1wNKgzIn5M

The last audio cue will probably remain my favorite bit of music from Korra. It's so fucking good.
No.119213
Daniel FUCKING Murphy, Hitting Machine
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You might remember an ATLA video setting the Finale to How Far We've Come made shortly after it aired. It's been deleted for years. Here is another youtube user's spin on Korra as a whole using the same song.
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"Are we ... dead?"
"Yes."

... Now this is probably a terribly silly thing, but I keep thinking about a scenario in which they both actually died, after what happened (The Avatar's protective air shield collapsed, creating the spirit portal around their solidified corpses - making their figures faintly visible from both sides, but also keeping them out of reach for everyone).
And now they're bound to wander around as ghosts/spirits, eternally 'tied' to one another since... that spirit energy bubble Korra forced around themselves transcended along with their souls into the afterlife (or put differenlty the spirit world) ... or something along those lines - I'm not the best at story telling, which is the reason why I'm trying to bring this to you guys here...
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No.119210
Sharkman Jhones
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>>119209

Going by what the OP said, Asami's probably fine and just as worried as everybody else outside in Republic City.

It's Korra and Kuvira who're stuck.
No.119211
Anonymous
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>>119210
Then how did Korra manage to walk hand in hand with Asami if she was merely a ghost and from the physical world to the spirit world?
No.119212
Sharkman Jhones
>>119211

Um...I'm not sure you fully read the OP's post. It's an AU scenario in which Korra and Kuvira actually die in the blast and now they're spirits that're bound together, trapped in the Spirit World. It's an alternate universe, I think we can presume the celebration at the end doesn't go the same way. Hell, given Asami's line of being unable to handle losing Korra the same day she lost her dad, we can presume it's a pretty dark one for her.
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/r/thelastairbender has recently opened up an Avatar server on Minecraft with plans of adding quests to acquire new bending abilities. It is also a factions server and thought maybe we should have a plus4chan faction.

Info here: http://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/2syrro/open_beta_live_release_now_again/

Pic is of the world map.
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>>119198
im into it
No.119207
Anonymous
>>119201
News, they are switching from factions to towny and a new bigger map.
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So, someone designed some models for a LOK Lego set and posted it to LEGO Ideas. This is the same site that designed the Ghostbusters set among others. I really like the design of the mechatank. It's still about 8,000 votes away from being reviewed.

https://ideas.lego.com/projects/29158
No.118989
Anonymous
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Cute but I wonder how they're going to incorporate airbending.
No.118991
Anonymous
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>>118989
It's Book 1 so they can not worry about airbending.
Clear pieces could be used though.
No.119002
Bunker !OFOzVPOG0g
>>118991
Trying to think of which ones, they've likely got a few from the Ninja-go stuff that would fit the purpose.
No.118755
KORRA BOOK 4: EPISODE 11 DISCUSSION THREAD - KUVIRA'S GAMBITAnonymous
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This week we have on queue the penultimate episode of The Legend of Korra. Productionn of the 2 part finale has been wrapped up and it's in the can being delivered to the digital distributors as we speak!

With last Week's Operation: Beifong being a successful mission, Opal has finally been reunited with her emancipated family and the mission netted a new defector in Zhu Li who wound up being the bearer of bad news. Kuvira has her ire set on Republic City and the United Republic of Nations. With a frighteningly powerful spirit laser now in Kuvira's possession how will Team Avatar and its allies work to stop her?

Check it out at 12 Noon EST Friday 12/12 on Nick.com (free with ads), the Nick mobile App (free with ads). Amazon Video around 3AM EST. Also Available on Google Play, Xbox Video, and iTunes! $1.99 per episode, $2.99 for HD, Season passes go for $21.99 SD and $29.99 HD.
No.118827
Anonymous
>>118814
To the fan's there's no difference between Mako and Wesley, as they hate both of them and feel that they make the show worse. Though they do hate them for different reasons.

>>118816
I heard that the problem was that Asami was originally going to be a villain and after episode 6 she would leave Team Avatar, ending her relationship with Mako. However when Bryke decided that Asami wasn't going to be a villain they forgot to end her relationship with Mako before Mako started a relationship with Korra. The result was Mako effectively cheating on Asami with Korra, which annoyed a lot of people.
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No.118828
Anonymous
>>118827
>Without the explanation it's almost impossible to figure out what this scene is meant to mean or even if it has any signicance.
Actually plenty of people figured it out. That's why there have been so many arguments over it.
No.118829
Anonymous
>>118827
People have been saying it since the day Book 1 ended. Only the most stubborn Mako haters (of which there are sadly quite a few) refused to believe it until Remembrances passive-aggressively shoved it in their faces.
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KORRA BOOK 4: EPISODE 10 DISCUSSION THREAD - OPERATION: BEIFONGAnonymous
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In an effort to redeem himself to Opal for his time spent in The Earth Empire's forces, Bolin has joined her and Chief Beifong in a secret mission to rescue the rest of their family from Kuvira's clutches. Meanwhile, Kuvira has been plenty busy harvesting vines from the Swamp that are quite potent with spiritual energy. What kind of super weapon is she aiming to build? Can Opal, Lin, and Bolin successful reuinite the Beifong clan?

Check it out at 12 Noon EST Friday 12/5 on Nick.com (free with ads), the Nick mobile App (free with ads). Amazon Video around 3AM EST. Also Available on Google Play, Xbox Video, and iTunes! $1.99 per episode, $2.99 for HD, Season passes go for $21.99 SD and $29.99 HD.
No.118776
Anonymous
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>Bumi could earthbend things he could see even when he's not in contact with the earth; this was how he escaped the metal cage he was trapped in.

The metal cage. Metal. You know, the stuff earthbenders actually can move if they know what they're doing. And which is also a famously good conductor of energy. Even if you can't move the metal itself it's far from unlikely that earthbending can carry through it like it does the ground.

What was impressive about Bumi isn't the metal of the cage, it's that he could do all that with nothing but his face.
No.118823
Anonymous
>>118774
Actually, the guy complaining about the rail cannon was me, and I can absolutely confirm that I am not the person you are talking to. FYI, I also think that the giant robot is dumb from a practicality standpoint, but I can think of a compelling in-universe reason for it...

>Baatar Jnr: "I was going to mount the weapon on a giant airship, but you should have seen the way she reacted when I brought up the giant mech-suit idea. I usually only get that treatment on my birthday!"
No.118826
Anonymous
>>118776
>The metal cage. Metal. You know, the stuff earthbenders actually can move if they know what they're doing.

Bumi wasn't shown metal bending, he escaped using earthbending.

>And which is also a famously good conductor of energy.
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KORRA BOOK 4: EPISODE 8 DISCUSSION THREAD - REMEBERANCESAnonymous
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AKA Nickelodeon cutting Avatar off at the knees part 28

From Bryan's Tumblr:

>A few preemptive words about Episode 408, “Remembrances”…
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No.118657
Anonymous
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>>118639
Someone hasn't seen the second episode of the Clerks Animated Series.
No.118658
Anonymous
"I'm Dante and I'm the biggest idiot ever."
No.118659
Mister Twister
>>118657
Sorry, but nothing can possibly beat "It's just a mover, don't think about it too much".