<p>Only so much can happen in 8 pages. </p><p>I kind of assumed that the people who observed it could have been subtle character development were right, so that never bothered me. </p><p>I like how Toph cheers on circus acts like they're fights. </p>

<p>HBO just made the 5th episode <i>East of Main Street</i> documentary TV series (episode title "Taking the Lead") available on YouTube but supposedly only for 3 days.  This installment showcases a select group of Asian American artists including Lucy Liu, Aasif Mandvi (Zhao Jr.), Daniel Dae Kim (Hiroshi Sato), and Jimmy O. Yang at various stages of their acting careers and personal journeys. </p> <center></center> <p>Check it out while you still can. </p>

<p>I doubt Aasif wants to be remembered as being a part of the movie. but I am glad to see an showcase of Asian American talent by a Major company. Hope he gets more roles. </p><p>I came back to post this. It's an interview with Dante Basco where he talks about how he was nearly fired over a blog post he made about the casting of the movie, his experiences working with people like Robin Williams and Antonio Banderas, and the future.  </p><p>Shut Up And Talk: Dante Basco </p><p>Also recently Doug Walker and his Brother/Co-Producer Rob Walker made a commentary video talking about their Real thoughts about the Shyamalan movie. They match the real review pretty closely, with few exceptions. </p><p>Nostalgia Critic Real Thoughts On Last Airbender </p>

<div class="quote"><i>RaidenRadio wrote:
I doubt Aasif wants to be remembered as being a part of the movie. </i></div>
<p>Uhm... </p> <table style="border-spacing:0; border:1px solid black; background:#; -moz-border-radius:6px; -webkit-border-radius:6px; border-radius:6px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; margin:.5em auto .5em auto; width:auto; text-align:justify; color:black;" class=""><tr><td>"<i>.#RIPAndrewLesnie I was lucky enough to work with him on #thelastairbender movie. He will be truly missed.</i>"
</td></tr><tr><td>— Aasif Mandvi, 9:14 PM - 29 Apr 2015 </td></tr></table><div class="quote"><i>I came back to post this. It's an interview with Dante Basco where he talks about how he was nearly fired over a blog post he made about the casting of the movie</i></div>
<p>Dante should have been fired or worse. He said that Nickelodeon called him up after his post went viral, but I suppose some higher up at Viacom intervened for him. He got lucky. </p> <center></center> <p>The video talked about the movie starting at 19:10 mark. Anyhow, it looks like Paramount is trying to mend some bridges with Dante's help and Doug Walker, especially after Adam Goodman has been fired as President of Paramount. I think having Mike and Bryan work on separate projects is a bit drastic, but hopefully, cooler heads will prevail. </p><p>Speaking of which, the upcoming Nick movie <i>Monster Trucks</i> has been delayed to March 18, 2016, where it will serve as a counter-programming to Divergent 3 part 1. Interestingly, that live-action/computer-animated film with a $125M price tag "<i>was considered one of the pet projects of outgoing president of the film group, Adam Goodman.</i>"[1] Instead of making "Transformers for kids" out of an unproven Hasbro toy line, Goodman could alloted that money for a Korra movie or reboot the live-action movie. Apparently, it's all a carrot-stick approach to get Mike and Bryan to cooperate with him. The Korra movie was the carrot. Cutting Book 4 budget was the stick. <span title=":lolno:"></span> </p>

<div class="quote"><i>".#RIPAndrewLesnie I was lucky enough to work with him on #thelastairbender movie. He will be truly missed."</i></div>
<p>Someone he worked with & apparently admired died, I doubt he really cared that much about the movie one way or another at that time. Can you at least pretend to have some class? </p> <div class="quote"><i>I think having Mike and Bryan work on separate projects is a bit drastic, but hopefully, cooler heads will prevail.</i></div>
<p>They never voiced any plan to work together indefinitely & Bryan has expressed that they have differences in opinions multiple times. It's better that they split while on good terms rather than over some fight that prevents them from ever working together in the future. </p>

<div class="quote"><i>Neo Bahamut wrote:
Someone he worked with & apparently admired died, I doubt he really cared that much about the movie one way or another at that time.</i></div>
<p>I've been following Aasif for a long time so I can tell you that he cares more about the movie and the people who worked in it than you are willing to accept, and he still does.[1] He even defended the use of the Sanskrit pronunciation of "Avatar" and other changes.[2][3] </p> <center>http://i1094.photobucket.com/albums/i454/Hasdi/The%20Last%20Airbender/AasifAirbenderPics_zpsrto9mhel.jpg</center> <p>
</p> <div class="quote"><i>They never voiced any plan to work together indefinitely & Bryan has expressed that they have differences in opinions multiple times. It's better that they split while on good terms rather than over some fight that prevents them from ever working together in the future.</i></div>
<p>For their sake, I hope you're right and I'm wrong about this. I'm sure Josh Trank also left the Star Wars project out of his free choice, not forced out by the studios.[4] In other news, Joss Whedon recently left twitter because of the hate.[5] </p> <table style="border-spacing:0; border:1px solid black; background:#; -moz-border-radius:6px; -webkit-border-radius:6px; border-radius:6px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:10px; margin:.5em auto .5em auto; width:auto; text-align:justify; color:black;" class=""><tr><td>"<i>You know what? If I want to get stuff done, I need to not constantly hit this thing for a news item or a joke or some praise, and then be suddenly sad when there’s hate and then hate and then hate</i>"
</td></tr><tr><td>— Joss Whedon </td></tr></table>

<p>Ack, I missed this one from NickAndMore.[1] As of 6am this morning, Nicktoons has ditched ATLA, Korra and other Nick shows from their TV listings.[2][3] Now we get 2x Thundermans, Henry Danger, Hathaways, 6x Monsters vs. Aliens, Barnyard, TMNT & SpongeBob on EVERY weekday.[4] You check the latest schedule on toonzoone.net </p> <center>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEUnUp2VIAE9Ii9.jpg</center> <p>There is no reason to panic. No reason at all... </p>

<p>Not panicking, but why would they do that? The Thundermans isn't even a toon; neither are The Hathaways. </p>

I hate to say this but I'm really not that surprised

<div class="quote"><i>I've been following Aasif for a long time so I can tell you that he cares more about the movie and the people who worked in it than you are willing to accept, and he still does.[1]</i></div>
<p>Because caring about your coworkers equates to caring about the movie you worked on. </p> <div class="quote"><i>He even defended the use of the Sanskrit pronunciation of "Avatar" and other changes.[2][3]</i></div>
<p>Other changes being...the names? I've pretty consistently defended making the change to how Firebending works. I suppose next you're going to take that out of context & claim I support the movie as a whole. </p><p>Not to mention he also responded to that guy saying that he understood the reason for his complaint. </p> <div class="quote"><i>For their sake, I hope you're right and I'm wrong about this. I'm sure Josh Trank also left the Star Wars project out of his free choice, not forced out by the studios.[4] In other news, Joss Whedon recently left twitter because of the hate.[5]</i></div>
<p>I'm sure I could find examples of artists splitting up of their own will, so what? </p><p>Also, massive data reduction/out of context on Joss Whedon. This is the full quote: </p> <div class="quote"><i>“The real issue is me,” he said. “Twitter is an addictive little thing, and if it’s there, I gotta check it. When you keep doing something after it stops giving you pleasure, that’s kind of rock bottom for an addict. … I just had a little moment of clarity where I’m like, You know what? If I want to get stuff done, I need to not constantly hit this thing for a news item or a joke or some praise, and then be suddenly sad when there’s hate and then hate and then hate.”</i></div>
<p>That's not just a one-off thing either, he repeatedly says that the "positive side" of Twitter is just as much of a problem to him, because it's so addictive. </p><p>Not that I'm saying that the other link is accurate. I didn't even look at it. </p>