It is sad people get so upset about this

Just a little ray of sunshine, aren't you? The show was a critical and popular hit.

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With trenches full of poets,
The ragged army, fixing bayonets to fight the other line

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You do know Avatar: The Last Airbender won several awards including three Annie Awards, an Emmy, a Genesis, and Peabody Award. Yes, quite a few adults enjoy the series, and many adults have given the series its due credit.

If you believe you can watch just a few random episodes and "get it", you are mistaken. Avatar: The Last Airbender is more like Game of Thrones in story arc than a standard *beep* cartoon.

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I saw some of the episode with a nephew, and it is just as asinine as the movie. And unfortunately I have a feeling the fans of this childish, standard *beep* cartoon are not 12..

You are right. I am in my 60's and I'm a HUGE fan of Avatar: the Last Airbender (the animated series). Why?

1. Fathers - there are surprisingly a lot fathers or father figures in this show. I don't see that too often. A few are bad guys, but an amazing number are fathers who love and care about their families. Not something you see too much in animated shows.

2. Mentors - I see so many shows featuring teens who are faced with situations they might not be equipped to handle, but I keep wondering where the adult mentors are that they can turn to. This show has those adult mentors. Even if the character chooses not to ask or chooses not to follow the mentor's advice, at least we know the mentor is there if they need them.

3. Families - lots of families are featured. Similar to above, we see lots of families, some with both parents, some with a father, some with a mother, some with an uncle or grandmother.

4. Incredible story arc - Character development is far better than what you see in most animated shows. Yes, there are some throw away episodes here and there, but you need to watch all the episodes in chronological order in order to truly appreciate the character development.

5. War - my daughter pointed out that children see the consequences of war through watching this show in a way that children can understand. We see that not everyone in the enemy nation is a bad guy and not everyone on our side is a good guy. One can see how war affects the families back home. One can see how war displaces people and forces them to become refugees. One can see how incoming refugees can impact a society. These things can be used as a reference and a jumping off point for discussion with children about real war and real refugee problems.

In contrast, the movie that we are discussing above has none of the qualities that made the animated show the success that it was. All the humor as been removed, the characters are bland, and the bending has been portrayed hideously.

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I saw some of the episode with a nephew, and it is just as asinine as the movie. And unfortunately I have a feeling the fans of this childish, standard *beep* cartoon are not 12..

EXPLAIN.

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Well, you partly got that right. The fans of the show are pretty pathetic. Just those who did not appreciate Shyamalan's work of art movie.

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I saw some of the episode with a nephew,

So you didn't even watch a full episode, I see.

Can't stop the signal.

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The show has arching storylines, not your typical villain of the week type stuff that is more prominent with kid's shows and even some young adult stuff like the programs on CW.

Zuko is a character who we come to grow and admire, giving up his beliefs for the greater good. Rarely do we see a character go through such a complex redemption.

Uncle Iroh we learn lost a son to war which is the basis for why he doesn't want Zuko to follow the same path.

Aang learns about responsibility faster than other immature hero-types. He's pretty much only a goofball for the first half of the season. Plenty of other shows fail to allow a character to develop so fast, or have episodes where they decide to shun their responsibilities for the sake of it.

Love: many cartoons don't show the characters having a romantic interest in each other, this harkens back to the 80's with the male lead fancying the female but never getting that one kiss and it becoming a running gag. Aang and Zatara have the contrived love story but he's told repeatedly that as an Avatar he must bear no ties to anyone so it fits, and he does end up with Zatara in the finalé after he has stopped the fire Nation. Several other characters are in relationships before this event even occurs though.

I'm sorry if these events are too immature for you, but you can always watch family guy with it's grown up jokes about domestic abuse, farting and paedophiles.

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