"The Legend of Korra" (2012) TV series 2012-

Creators:

Michael Dante DiMartino
Bryan Konietzko
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Seasons:

1

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Avatar Korra must defend the neutral Republic City from the Equalists, a massive secret society with the purpose of ridding the entire world of the ability to manipulate the elements of nature.

Plot Keywords:

Korra | Avatar | Tribe | Airbender | Arena

Awards:

7 nominations

Cast

Janet Varney	...	Korra / ... (12 episodes, 2011-2012)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Additional Voices / ... (12 episodes, 2012)
David Faustino	...	Mako (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
P.J. Byrne	...	Bolin (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
J.K. Simmons	...	Tenzin / ... (11 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jeff Bennett	...	Radio Broadcaster / ... (10 episodes, 2012)
Seychelle Gabriel	...	Asami Sato (9 episodes, 2011-2012)
Steve Blum	...	Amon / ... (8 episodes, 2012)
Darcy Rose Byrnes	...	Ikki / ... (8 episodes, 2011-2012)
Mindy Sterling	...	Lin Beifong / ... (7 episodes, 2012)
Logan Wells	...	Meelo (7 episodes, 2012)
Lance Henriksen	...	Lieutenant (7 episodes, 2011-2012)
Kiernan Shipka	...	Jinora (6 episodes, 2011-2012)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Hiroshi Sato (5 episodes, 2011-2012)
Richard Epcar	...	Saikhan / ... (5 episodes, 2012)

Series Directed by
Joaquim Dos Santos		(12 episodes, 2012)
Ki Hyun Ryu		(12 episodes, 2012)

Series Writing credits
Michael Dante DiMartino		(26 episodes, 2012)
Bryan Konietzko		(26 episodes, 2012)

Series Produced by
Tim Yoon	....	producer (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Original Music by
Jeremy Zuckerman		(12 episodes, 2012)

Series Casting by
Shannon Reed		(1 episode, 2012)

Series Art Direction by
Joaquim Dos Santos		(1 episode, 2012)
Bryan Konietzko		(1 episode, 2012)
Ki Hyun Ryu		(1 episode, 2012)

Series Production Management
Oliver Pearce	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2012)

Series Art Department
Adam Lucas	....	storyboard revisionist (11 episodes, 2012)
Ian Graham	....	storyboard supervisor (7 episodes, 2012)
Lesean Thomas	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Adrian Ordonez	....	sound re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2012)
Aran Tanchum	....	foley mixer / foley supervisor (12 episodes, 2012)
Frank Verderosa	....	sound re-recording mixer (10 episodes, 2012)
Steve Tushar	....	sound designer / additional sound design (8 episodes, 2012)
Benjamin Wynn	....	lead sound designer / sound designer / ... (6 episodes, 2012)
Rob King	....	sound designer (5 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Thomas Hall	....	foley mixer (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Visual Effects by
Adam Kugler	....	effects artist (unknown episodes, 2012)

Series Stunts
Jake Huang	....	action coordinator / stunts (12 episodes, 2012)

Series Animation Department
Randy Beveridge	....	animator (26 episodes, 2012)
Matthew Friedlander	....	background painter (2 episodes, 2012)
Rusty Tracy	....	creative director (unknown episodes, 2012)

Series Casting Department
Shiondre Austin	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2012)
Lara Filbert	....	casting assistant (1 episode, 2012)
Sarah Noonan	....	original casting (1 episode, 2012)
Gene Vassilaros	....	original casting (1 episode, 2012)

Series Editorial Department
Randy Beveridge	....	final colorist (26 episodes, 2012)
C.J. Kinyon	....	additional post-production services (26 episodes, 2012)
Ariana Brill	....	post-production coordinator (12 episodes, 2012)
J.F. Kinyon	....	additional post-production services (12 episodes, 2012)
Myra Lopez	....	assistant editor (12 episodes, 2012)

Series Other crew
Justin Hook	....	writers assistant (12 episodes, 2012)
William 'Bill' Rinaldi	....	martial arts coordinator (12 episodes, 2012)

Production Companies

• Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Nickelodeon Network (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Nickelodeon Network (2011) (worldwide) (TV)

Other Companies

• Post Haste Sound  foley recorded at

Also Known As:

"The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra" - International (English title) (imdb display title), USA (working title)

Runtime:

24 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Nickelodeon Animation Studios

Trivia:

The name of the masked Equalist leader, Amon, means "The hidden one."

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Big Review: Comic Con Special (#1.8)" (2012)

The hype is undeserved

This series started with a lot of potential. Do not assume this negative review comes from someone who can't "cope" with how different this series is from its predecessor. I was prepared for a different world and new themes. But, unfortunately, this series fell way short (at least at this point where season 1 has finished).

We are left with characters who do little to grow, a plot which ends up confused and hanging more than reaching a true climax and resolution, and some of the most tacked-on romance I have ever witnessed. The storywriting was just so weak and each episode did little to remedy it. Would you like a better understanding of how Korra has difficulty with spirituality and air bending? Would you like to really see why? Sorry, we'll dedicate a few episodes to professional bending which will do little to expand on the overall story or its characters at all. I won't present spoilers, but it's clear how much time is wasted on a very obvious and lazy romantic pairing early on. At first I thought Bryke were just messing with the fans who are obsessed with "shipping", but no, it was serious. The question is, how do these kids even have a chance to fall deeply in love with each other so quickly when there's so little going on with their personalities to make them have a true "presence"? Amon, as a villain, seemed a redeeming area. The conflict of benders and nonbenders. And yet, the depth that could have gone into the issue was absent. Hell, everyone's parent(s) died because of some random firebender. Yeah, OK. That's a bit of a cop out if I've ever seen one.

By the end, the serious questions that should be gripping the main characters are there but they seem so much shallower than they should be. Not to create spoilers by being specific, but it's as though the ending stayed in that kiddy pool while trying to pretend it deserved to become an Olympic swimmer.

I'm not a young, insane fan. I like a good storyline and I can recognize one. It's not even a matter of opinion, this story with so much potential just fell short. I'd blame it on the shorter 12 episode length versus the 20 of season one of TLA, but Book 1 of TLA would have been a stronger story with bolder characters even if you removed the eight most filler-like episodes within it. I just don't know where the magic died... perhaps because Aaron Ehasz wasn't writing? Seems like he had a lot of the best ideas for the first series.

I hope it finds its footing in season two, but for now I'm a pretty disappointed viewer.