New Series
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- KONIETZKO: ....Also, we're just trying...we do have a new idea, and we're just seeing if it's going to happen or not.
- TZN: Can you say if it's Avatar-related, or is it something new?
- DIMARTINO: Yeah. It's a new incarnation of the Avatar story.
- KONIETZKO: But, we don't know. We'll see if we can get to make it. There are things that we control and things we don't. That's all I can say.
It has been confirmed that Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino are planning on creating another series in the Avatar Universe. Not much is known about it because it is still in the early stages of development.
It is said this new series will come out in late 2009, possibly September or October. In the 2007 Comic Con they said Aang's story will end but they are trying to get "something in The Avatar World going".
The creators and Co-Creators of Avatar are not entirely sure about a new series. It remains to be seen whether they will commit to a new series.
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[edit] What is Known
- At San Diego Comic-Con, the creators and director of the Sozin's Comet made it clear that there would be no Book 4 in the series, and hinted that the series was definitely complete. They referenced the open-ended plot point of Zuko's mother and said that the sequence had been story-boarded, but was not included in the finale by request of Mike. They spoke a lot about the upcoming live action film, but refused to acknowledge more seasons in the series, and outright denied the rumor that they had signed on for six seasons.
- The creators are currently dedicated to the live-action films of the original series, so this may interfere with the creation of a new series.
[edit] Rumors
- Various sources claim that Nickelodeon will be producing three original, sixty-minute TV movies within the Avatar Universe. This claim has not been proved. Nickelodeon has rumored that the originally planned three sixty-minute mini-movies have been changed to three original mini-episodes.
- Nickelodeon is apparently unwilling to start a new Avatar series because the original series appealed to the wrong age group and the toys, action figures and trading cards did not sell. In short, Nickelodeon did not get enough of a profit out of "The Last Airbender".
[edit] Speculation
- Popular opinion is that airbenders should make an appearance, and it would take a very long time for the Air Nomads to finally reach a healthy population and rebuild their culture, assuming such a thing is possible at all. If there is a series after the war, it will be hundreds of years after it.
- The new series may have a contract with a different firm for production because of conflicts with Nickelodeon. Avatar-producer Konietzko states in an interview with Comic-Con that the new series is not official because "there are things <he> can not control."
[edit] Problems with a New Series
The opening of a new series poses some problems.
- As Aang is "the last Airbender" there will be some plot difficulties if airbending characters are to appear. Aang has no known brethren, and therefore his chances of reuniting Air Nomad refugees seem bleak. Appa also seems to be the last flying bison, making the start of a new airbending race unlikely.
- The genesis and propagation of bending within and between nations are only nebulously defined in the series, and there are no characters that are shown to be the progeny of intermarriage. This renders the nature of any children Aang might have unclear.
- If the Air Nomads do recover, then it would almost certainly have required an enormous amount of time, so that the new series would be set long after the current cast's natural lifetimes had elapsed. This would mean that Aang and others would almost certainly not make any appearances.
- The likely absence of the current cast may disappoint the show's current fanbase.
[edit] Possible Features of a New Series
- It will be about a new or previous re-incarnation of the Avatar.
- If it is staged after "The last Airbender" timeline it might feature the return of the Airbenders or how they returned.
- The series might not have a contract with Nickelodeon studios due to some conflicts between the two.
- The next series will have a much higher budget to produce on, due to the last series' success.
- The new Avatar of the upcoming series will not be an Air Nomad, but it would be of the Water Tribes.
[edit] Note
Note to the Avatar Community: Those who have grown to love Avatar, I give you this message. Show your support for the new series at any and all Comic Cons. This will help ensure that the new series of the show we have all grown to love is vey well wanted. Also, sign all online petitions so that the creators will know how many people love this great show. None of these sites will send you spam, and it is one of the easiest ways to demonstrate your love for the series. Simply type "new avatar series petition" or "avatar epilogue petition" into google and check out some of the petitions, and hopefully you will sign one of them.
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