Season one (Book One: Water) of Avatar: The Last Airbender, an American animated television series produced by Nickelodeon Studios, aired 20 episodes from February 21, 2005[1] to December 2, 2005.[2] The series was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko,[3] and starred Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, Dee Bradley Baker, Mako Iwamatsu and Jason Isaacs as the main character voices.
The season revolves around the protagonistAang and his friends Katara and Sokka going on a journey to the North Pole to find a Waterbending master to teach Aang and Katara. The Fire Nation is waging a seemingly endless war against the Earth Kingdom and the Water Tribes, following the long-ago disappearance of the Air Nomads. Aang, the current Avatar, must master the four elements (Air, Water, Earth, and Fire) to end the war. Along the way, Aang and his friends are chased by various pursuers: banished Fire Nation Prince Zuko, along with his uncle and former general Iroh, and Admiral Zhao of the Fire Navy. Each episode of Season One attracted more than a million viewers on its first airing. Season One won 'Best TV Series' and 'Best Animated Television Series' in the boys 9- to 14-year-old demographic at the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, which gives awards for excellence in animation.[4] Between January 31, 2006 and September 19, 2006, five DVD sets were released in the United States, each containing four episodes from the season. On September 12, 2006, Nickelodeon also released the 'Complete Book 1 Collection Box Set', which contained all of the episodes in the season as well as a special features disc.[5] The original releases were encoded in Region 1, a DVD type that plays only in North American DVD players. From 2007 to 2009, Nickelodeon released Region 2 DVDs, which can play in Europe.[6] The first book has been adapted into a live-action film, The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and released in 2010.[7][8] Proxima nova cond regular font free download. Proxima Nova Rg Regular download fonts free Dafonts, free download full. Proxima Nova Bold Italic DOWNLOAD. Free for Personal Use. Proxima Nova Bold Italic. Proxima Nova Rg Regular DOWNLOAD. Free for Personal Use. To use this font on your website, use the following CSS: font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-style: italicnormal; font-weight: 100;.
Production[edit]The show was produced by and aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom.[3] The show's executive producers were co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who worked alongside episode director and co-producer Aaron Ehasz.[3][9] Eight episodes were directed by Dave Filoni.[9] Animation directors Lauren MacMullan and Giancarlo Volpe directed five episodes each, and Anthony Lioi directed two.[3] Episodes were written or co-written by a team of writers, which included Nick Malis, John O'Bryan, Matthew Hubbard, James Eagan, Ian Wilcox, Tim Hedrick and Elizabeth Welch Ehasz.[10] All of the show's music was composed by 'The Track Team', which consists of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn,[3] who were known to the producers because Zuckerman was Konietzko's roommate.[11] Two alternating Korean studios[9] were enlisted to provide animation production support for the series, DR Movie and JM Animation Co.[12] Pilot[edit]A pilot episode for the series was made in 2003. It was animated by Tin House, Inc., written by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and directed by Dave Filoni. Mitchel Musso voiced Aang in this pilot but was later replaced by Zach Tyler Eisen when the show began production. In the episode, Sokka and his sister Kya (Katara was named Kya at the time of the pilot) must travel the world to find masters for Aang, who is the Avatar; however, they must evade a critical foe, Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation, who wants to capture Aang. This episode was first publicly released as one of the extras in the NTSC season 1 DVDbox set, which were not available with the previously-released individual volumes. As the PAL box set lacks extras, the episode was not made available on DVD in PAL regions. The episode was released with audio commentary from the creators, which unlike commentary on other episodes in the season is not possible to disable on the DVD set.[13] On June 14, 2010, the unaired pilot was made available with and without commentary for the first time via the iTunes Store.[14] Cast[edit]Most of the show's main characters made their debut within most, if not all, of the first episodes: Zach Tyler Eisen provided Aang's voice, Mae Whitman as Katara's voice, Jack DeSena as Sokka's voice,[3] Dante Basco as Zuko's voice, Mako as Iroh's voice,[3][15] and Dee Bradley Baker as the voices of both Appa and Momo.[10] Additional supporting characters include Admiral Zhao voiced by Jason Isaacs,[10][16] and Jet voiced by Crawford Wilson.[10][17] Reception[edit]Film critics appreciated the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender because it attracted the attention of 'an audience beyond the children's market with crisp animation and layered storytelling.'[13] As for the video and picture quality, Gord Lacey from TVShowsOnDVD.com claims 'the colors are bright, and the picture is nearly flawless.' He says later in the review that 'the audio is very nice, with lots of directional effects and nice musical cues.'[18]Barnes & Noble reviewer Christina Urban praised the season's masterful combination of 'elements from Chinese kung fu, Tibetan philosophy, Japanese martial arts forms, and even Hindu spiritual beliefs'.[19] According to Aaron Bynum from AnimationInsider.net, 'the series posted double digit year-to-year gains in May'. He also said that the show has been number one in the boys 9- to 14-year-old demographic, and has attracted many age and gender groups in its pool of 1.1 million viewers who watch each new episode.[20] In addition, the season has won many awards throughout its runtime. During the 33rd Annual Annie Awards, the show was nominated for the 'Best Animated Television Production' award. Because of the episode 'The Fortuneteller', the show was nominated for the 'Writing for an Animated Television Production' award. For the episode 'The Deserter', the season was nominated for and won the 'Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production' award.[21] During the 2005 Pulcinella Awards, the season won the 'Best Action/Adventure TV Series' award as well and the general 'Best TV Series' award.[4] Episodes[edit]
DVD releases[edit]Region 1[edit]Nickelodeon started releasing Season One DVDs in North America on January 31, 2006 with a series of single-disc sets containing four episodes per disc. Later the Complete Book 1 Collection was released on September 12, 2006 containing all twenty episodes plus extras on six discs. Region 2[edit]PAL versions of the single-disc volume sets started being released on February 19, 2007;.[6] As with the original Region 1 NTSC DVDs, each set contains four episodes per disc.[6][22][23][24][25] The Complete Book One Collection was released on January 26, 2009 containing all twenty episodes on five discs.[26] These Region 2 releases lack the commentary tracks and other DVD extras found on the Region 1 releases.
Film adaptation[edit]The Last Airbender is a live action film based on the first season of the animated television series and had a theatrical release on July 1, 2010. The film was directed by M. Night Shyamalan.[7][8] Footnotes[edit]
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Season Three (Book Three: Fire) of Avatar: The Last Airbender, an American animated television series on Nickelodeon, first aired its 21 episodes from September 21, 2007 to July 19, 2008. The season was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and starred Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Jessie Flower, Dante Basco, Dee Bradley Baker, Greg Baldwin, Grey DeLisle and Mark Hamill as the main character voices. This third and final season focuses on Aang's quest to defeat the tyrannical Fire Lord Ozai and finally restore harmony and order to the world. The season is then followed by The Promise, The Search, and The Rift comic series that take place one or two years later after the hundred-year war's end. The final season features twenty-one episodes, one more than the previous two seasons. The season finale consisted of the four episodes airing together as a two-hour television movie. Season Three received a similar positive critical reception to that of the previous seasons. The season, and especially the four-part finale 'Sozin's Comet', received much critical acclaim, with praises from sources such as DVD Talk. Between October 30, 2007 and September 16, 2008, Nickelodeon released four DVD volumes and a 'Complete Box Set'. Production[edit]Watch Avatar Season 3The season was produced by and aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom.[1] The season's executive producers and co-creators were Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, who worked alongside episode director and co-producer Aaron Ehasz.[2] Most of the individual episodes were directed by Ethan Spaulding, Lauren MacMullan and Giancarlo Volpe.[3] Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Aaron Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick, and John O'Bryan, along with creators DiMartino and Konietzko.[3] The season's music was composed by 'The Track Team', which consists of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, who were known to the show's creators because Zuckerman was Konietzko's roommate.[4] Plot[edit]In the season's beginning, protagonist Aang and his friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph are traveling through the Fire Nation, conjuring a plan for invading the Fire Nation and looking for a teacher to teach Aang Firebending. Midway through the season, Aang gathers friends he met in previous episodes and leads a failed invasion into the Fire Nation. Former antagonist and anti-heroZuko changes sides and joins Aang, serving as his Firebending teacher until the four-part series finale when Aang finally defeats the Fire Lord and ends the one hundred-year war in a surprising way: he uses a new ability to permanently rid Ozai of his natural firebending abilities to avoid violating selfless Air Nomad teachings. Cast[edit]All of the central characters generally remained the same: Zach Tyler Eisen voices Aang, Mae Whitman voices Katara, Jack DeSena voices Sokka, Jessie Flower voices Toph, Dante Basco voices Zuko, Dee Bradley Baker voices Appa and Momo,[3] and Grey DeLisle voices Azula. Additionally, Mark Hamill joins the cast to voice Fire Lord Ozai after having minor appearances throughout the first and second seasons of the series,[3]while Greg Baldwin now voices Iroh due to Mako Iwamatsu's passing.[5] Reception[edit]The season received critical acclaim. Jamie S. Rich from DVD Talk remarked, 'In addition to the solid writing, Avatar the Last Airbender [sic] also has amazing animation. The character designs, with its roots in classic Asian folklore, are colorful and inventive, and the overall animation is smooth and consistently executed'.[6] Jamie S. Rich wrote in another review:[7]
Henrik Batallones, a BuddyTV Staff Columnist, also noted the wide variety of positive reviews from the press for the series finale, noting that sources such as The New York Times and Toon Zone gave Avatar: The Last Airbender 'glowing reviews'.[8] The season also received praise for its video and sound quality. Nick Lyons from DVD Talk felt that the video quality appeared better than previous seasons, which had also garnered additional awards. He also remarks that the sound is 'spot on..as per usual.'[9] At the 2008 Annie Awards, the season won 'Best Animated Television Production for Children'. At the same Annie Awards, Joaquim Dos Santos won the 'Best Directing in an Animated Television Production' caption for his directing in 'Into the Inferno'.[10] Joaquim Dos Santos also gave Avatar: The Last Airbender a nomination at Annecy 2008 for his work with 'The Day of Black Sun Part 2: The Eclipse'.[11] Additionally, music editor and composer Jeremy Zuckerman and the sound editing team were nominated a Golden Reel award for 'Best Sound Editing in a Television Animation' for their work in 'Avatar Aang'.[12] Episodes[edit]
DVD releases[edit]The first three DVD volumes contain five episodes each, and the fourth volume contains six. A later boxed set contained all four volumes. The first DVD was released on October 30, 2007, and the complete boxed set was released on September 16, 2008.[15] They are released by Paramount Home Entertainment. Each of the individual Season Three DVDs also comes complete with an exclusive comic book.[16] The Complete Book 3 Collection DVD includes the following DVD extras: Inside Sozin's Comet: Exclusive Four-Part Commentary by Creators, The Women of Avatar: The Last Airbender, Book 3 Finale Pencil Test Animation and Into the Fire Nation at San Diego Comic-Con.[17] The boxed set was released on February 1, 2010 in the United Kingdom.[18]
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