Updates on Avatar Casting Protest

[avalonestel]

As most of you already know, I'm a HUGE fan of a show called Avatar: The Last Airbender. It's awesome, it was an international hit, and being based off of the cultures of ethnic groups that usually don't get the spotlight in Western sci-fi/fantasy (primarily Inuit and East Asian cultures), it was something that a lot of viewers could really, truly

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[pere_chan]

Do you know if anyone's written the original creators about this? What did they say?

[avalonestel]

I have not heard any direct opinions from the creators on the issue, but I would imagine that after the love put into the show and the assurances they received that it would be faithful they would be rather disappointed.

[tathrin]

Oh my god they made it worse? They made it worse! I would not have thought it even possible...I should learn never to assume that fraktards cannot get more fraktarded...but still! I can't believe they actually managed to make this bad idea worse! Aiiiiyyyy...

[avalonestel]

Yes, they made it worse. Hollywood can be rather good at that. If you would like to get involved, the campaign could really use more help!