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Nickelodeon sets `Last Airbender' sequel for 2011 - Yahoo! News

Working title is "The Legend of Korra" and it's from the same creators. Not much information beyond that, alas.

I just finished watching Book 1 myself, will be picking up Book 2 this week. Hopefully they can breathe new life into the universe with this new series.

a teenage girl avatar named Korra.

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Dang, I kinda hoped to see Aang again.

I wonder if it will take place directly with the next Avatar after Aang or if it will transpire several Avatars before/after Aang. On a weird thought I was wondering the next Avatar will be from the Water tribe. So I was wondering what would happen if Aang and Katara had a kid and Aang died the very moment the kid was born and their kid became the next Avatar?

Well from the image, it looks like Korra is likely Water Tribe so it IS possible that this is the Avatar after Aang... however, the world looks MUCH more advanced. It's just as likely that she's pretty far removed. In any event, I kinda hope that it's NOT their kid, because it would be much more dramatic if Katara was forced to interact with this new Avatar without the mother-child relationship.

However, this DOES make me hopefully that at least one question will be answered: If this is an Avatar after Aang, she's going to need to learn Airbending from someone. So it's possible that we'll find out if the Air Nomads were re-created by Aang after the events of the first series, or if Aang really WAS the Last Airbender... in which case, she'll need to learn it from him or another previous incarnation.

I saw a rumor on one site that said the show was going to be 100 years in the future but than again with how long an Avatar lives plus the time it takes for the new Avatar to grow it would seem likely to be the Avatar directly after Aang but than again the hundred year thing is just a rumor.

I wonder who the bad guys will be this time.

When I first read the title I thought it meant new live action film... then it dawned on me that that would be impossibly fast, and it must mean a new animated show.

So basically: to

phil said:

I wonder who the bad guys will be this time.

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I'm betting on the Earth Kingdom, simply by dint of being the ascendant power. After the mauling that everyone else took during Aang's time, they were the ones who came out on top.

Plus, it would be thematically appropriate. The first one had Air versus Fire, so why not Earth versus Water for the next one?

Technology!

AshburnerX said:

However, this DOES make me hopefully that at least one question will be answered: If this is an Avatar after Aang, she's going to need to learn Airbending from someone. So it's possible that we'll find out if the Air Nomads were re-created by Aang after the events of the first series, or if Aang really WAS the Last Airbender... in which case, she'll need to learn it from him or another previous incarnation.

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Or from sky bison... unless Appa was the last of his kind as well.

Theory I had was that the conflict would be about the Spirit world (maybe kinda Champions of Kamigawa-esque), with Koh as a major player.

I like that theory.

So, just so I can get this straight... the Avatar's pretty much Captain Planet, right?

Soliloquy said:

So, just so I can get this straight... the Avatar's pretty much Captain Planet, right?

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Only the Avatar isn't quite as anvilicious as Captain Planet.

You won't get me this time, you TV-Troper!

Nickelodeon Greenlights The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

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evilmike said:

Nickelodeon Greenlights The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water, and Fire), Korra seeks to master the final element, Air. Her quest leads her to the epicenter of the modern "Avatar" world, Republic City – a metropolis that is fueled by steampunk technology. It is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. However, Korra discovers that Republic City is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip it apart. Under the tutelage of Aang's son, Tenzin, Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

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*salivates*

Crazy theory: Avatar may pull a Buffy with this one. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:


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Well I'm glad that they are going to continue the series, but spin-offs are usually bad.

D=

I hope this one is different.

Gusto said:

Crazy theory: Avatar may pull a Buffy with this one. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

At the end of Book 2, Azula shot Aang with lightning, through the chest. It was heavily implied that she killed him until Katara revived him using water from the Spirit Oasis. Even though Azula and Zuko were correctly suspicious that he was still alive, he may have died briefly.

It is possible that the new Avatar, this Korra, could have been born at that very instant. Aang is revived, and as far as the world knows, he is still the one and only Avatar.

Imagine their shock when a teenaged Korra displays some affinity with a second element and must be the new, SECOND Avatar.

Imagine when there is only one person in the world who can train her in her final element.

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Even if he did die for a second only to be brought back to life by Katara for that period of time there would be no Avatar spirit to pass along since since Aang was going into his Avatar state when he was shot by the lightning.

Avatar is actually a spirit that pass from one generation to another. Water is next since before was Earth (Kioshi), Fire (Roku), Air (Aang) and now water

Chibibar said:

Avatar is actually a spirit that pass from one generation to another. Water is next since before was Earth (Kioshi), Fire (Roku), Air (Aang) and now water

Spoiler

If you watch the whole series, technically there are some air bender left in the desert. They are sand benders (in form of air) which are technically not earth benders... more like hybrid, but they are descendant of air nomads

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Baby Aang holds promise. I winced when I read about fighting crime in a steampunk city... there are other conflicts to settle... I hope.

sixpackshaker said:

Baby Aang holds promise. I winced when I read about fighting crime in a steampunk city... there are other conflicts to settle... I hope.

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Well we know that the creators wanted Koh to have more of a role in the last series, so it's entirely possible that he'll play a more active role in this series. Imagine a sudden rash of face stealing in the slums of the city... sounds like Spirit World business, doesn't it? Toss in some inter-culture conflict and things could get very interesting.

The anti-bender sentiment was something I knew would come up eventually, if the series ever got a sequel. It seems like benders are almost always the cause of all the problems in their world... after a century of bloodshed started and continued by benders, don't you think the "normal" people of the world would get sick of being caught up in this shit? Besides, will the rise of technology, bending isn't really as necessary as it once was.

It's also likely that some of the old sentiments from the War are still going strong in the city. Expect to see roving gangs of benders attacking each other over slights from the last War.

Gusto said:

Crazy theory: Avatar may pull a Buffy with this one. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

Spoiler

At the end of Book 2, Azula shot Aang with lightning, through the chest. It was heavily implied that she killed him until Katara revived him using water from the Spirit Oasis. Even though Azula and Zuko were correctly suspicious that he was still alive, he may have died briefly.

It is possible that the new Avatar, this Korra, could have been born at that very instant. Aang is revived, and as far as the world knows, he is still the one and only Avatar.

Imagine their shock when a teenaged Korra displays some affinity with a second element and must be the new, SECOND Avatar.

Imagine when there is only one person in the world who can train her in her final element.

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But!



BAM!

phil;417825][QUOTE=Gusto said:

Crazy theory: Avatar may pull a Buffy with this one. CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

Spoiler

At the end of Book 2, Azula shot Aang with lightning, through the chest. It was heavily implied that she killed him until Katara revived him using water from the Spirit Oasis. Even though Azula and Zuko were correctly suspicious that he was still alive, he may have died briefly.

It is possible that the new Avatar, this Korra, could have been born at that very instant. Aang is revived, and as far as the world knows, he is still the one and only Avatar.

Imagine their shock when a teenaged Korra displays some affinity with a second element and must be the new, SECOND Avatar.

Imagine when there is only one person in the world who can train her in her final element.

EDIT: changed quote tags to spoiler tags.

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But!



BAM![/QUOTE]







http://www.halforums.com/forum/t14305/#post417741

BAM!

I'm, of course, stoked and will definitely be watching this when it comes out, but...

I had kinda hoped that the show's creators would leave well enough and move on to something completely original.

Believe me when I say it's not enough to scare me away from watching the hell out of this.

ThatNickGuy said:

I'm, of course, stoked and will definitely be watching this when it comes out, but...

I had kinda hoped that the show's creators would leave well enough and move on to something completely original.

Believe me when I say it's not enough to scare me away from watching the hell out of this.

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They actually both DID move on to separate projects while the movie was being made. However, I think those projects didn't pan out so they came back to Avatar.

As for something original... well, this setting still has a lot of stories to tell, especially considering they left so many things unanswered in the original series. Hell, we didn't even know for sure that Jet died until they finally just came out and said it in an interview.

Oh, yeah, like I said...don't get me wrong, I am down for this new series. Especially jumping ahead like that, so everyone we know will either be long gone or at the very least, super old (much like many of Aang's old friends).

But at the same time, these guys are clearly incredibly creative and I had hoped we'd see something entirely new from them.

I am hype. Will watch.

This does raise the question as to how she'll get around places without Appa. I'm guessing there'll be a lot of coast cities.

I think the point is that its mostly taking place in one city, but that city is big and complex and interesting. Essentially they're keeping the world, but they're showing what happens in that world when you invert most of the tropes of the original series. (main character is a serious girl instead of silly boy, one central location instead of a new location each episode, etc).

I recently finished the series on Netflix. I love it.

Even if I like the theory of the second avatar due to Aang's death (even though he was in the Avatar state, which would cause the next avatar to not be born), that means she'd be 70 by the time of the series, yet the drawing looks like and description says she's a teenager.

I can see one season of the city. If it goes well, there could be more season. If not, adventures could move outside of it. And, I can't wait to see what her spirit animal is. Roku had the dragon, Aang had Aapa. I'm sure the girl will have something that can get her from place to place. I also read that the series will have a more grown up feel to it than the original did.

I just hope they keep the slapstick stuff. It's what makes the series charming and the movie fall so flat.

KCWM said:

I can see one season of the city. If it goes well, there could be more season. If not, adventures could move outside of it. And, I can't wait to see what her spirit animal is. Roku had the dragon, Aang had Aapa. I'm sure the girl will have something that can get her from place to place. I also read that the series will have a more grown up feel to it than the original did.

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I kinda think the Spirit Animal things was more tied to the fact that these animals were original benders (Sky Bisons were the first Airbenders, Dragons the first Firebenders, and Badger Moles were the first Earthbenders)... but if that's the case, then it's possible she could have a close relationship to Yue the Moon Spirit, as the Moon was the original Waterbender.

I don't think getting around is going to be a problem... if she ever leaves the city, she could use a Water Tribe boat or Fire Nation blimp.

Steampunk flying machine!

Uses her waterbending to manipulate the steam

Hey, she's got water, fire, and earth (metal)... that'd probably be pretty good for manipulating steampunk tech.

This also means Aang dies at 65. For a vegetarian Avatar to die that young, it will need to be in battle, or an assassination.

sixpackshaker said:

This also means Aang dies at 65. For a vegetarian Avatar to die that young, it will need to be in battle, or an assassination.

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Tossing out an idea in spite of not having watched much of the show: or it was just, in the cycle of rebirth and stuff, deemed his time supernaturally. He did get Captain America'd for quite a while after all. Such a thing would undoubtedly be a sore spot for his son...whom Korra has to earn Airbending from.

ThatNickGuy said:

Oh, yeah, like I said...don't get me wrong, I am down for this new series. Especially jumping ahead like that, so everyone we know will either be long gone or at the very least, super old (much like many of Aang's old friends).

But at the same time, these guys are clearly incredibly creative and I had hoped we'd see something entirely new from them.

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I would not be entirely shocked if they revealed that the network was kicking around ideas for a spin-off/sequel and then the original team stepped in (kind of like Disney, Pixar, and Toy Story 3, y'know?). No evidence of that but...I'd believe it.

Do we know exactly how far ahead this takes place? It's entirely possible to run into everyone if it's only something like 50-60 years later. Hell, Bumi was like 112 and the Guru was even OLDER. Besides... it's likely some of the unanswered questions (like what happened to Zuko's mom) will be important to this series, so we'll probably get a few flashback episodes that take place in the years after Airbender but before the new series.

Wasn't it 70 years ahead?

Yep, it's 70 years after the end of the current series. Which would put Aang at 82ish. But then since they made clear that the Avatar is reincarnated that means that a new Avatar isn't born until after the death of the previous Avatar. So if this new Avatar is in her teens then Avatar Aang would have had to have died at least 12 years previously. So Aang would have lived to between 65 and 70.

Unless you count the time he was frozen than he would be 165 - 170 give or take a few years

Hylian said:

Unless you count the time he was frozen than he would be 165 - 170 give or take a few years

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Which would lend to my "spirit world might have decided it was his time unless that flies in the face of other stuff from the show" idea some help.

Holy crap! the Lion Turtle was hinted at throughout the series. That is from the pilot. And there were pics, and statues of him in each season.

Yup. Aang also admired a drawing of a lion turtle in Wan Shi Tong's library.

I'm watching this again with my wife. It's SO great. This is one of my favorite TV series in recent memory and favorite cartoon.

I finally got around to buying the whole DVD set. Me an my brother are planning on doing an all day Avatar marathon coming up sometime soon.

Gusto said:

Yup. Aang also admired a drawing of a lion turtle in Wan Shi Tong's library.

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Doesn't make it any less of a cop-out

Meh, I don't think it's a cop out. Then again, I'm an easy going viewer who liked the endings of both Lost and BSG.

AshburnerX;418776][QUOTE=Gusto said:

Yup. Aang also admired a drawing of a lion turtle in Wan Shi Tong's library.

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Doesn't make it any less of a cop-out [/QUOTE]

Truth. The Lion Turtle and the Pointy Rock were ridiculous appearances in the finale.

Still a badass finale though.

I don't think he needed to learn that from the Lion Turtle--he's the fucking Avatar.

I love the finale.

"Firelord Ozi! You and your family have upset the balance of this world! And for that you will pay the ultimate price..."

I love ANY time Aang speaks wile in the Avatar State.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH APPA?"

So, no new info at SDCC about this?

You were expecting more so soon after being announced? If they had more to show, they probably would have waited until SDCC to reveal it existed at all.

Gusto;418966][QUOTE=AshburnerX;418776][QUOTE=Gusto said:

Yup. Aang also admired a drawing of a lion turtle in Wan Shi Tong's library.

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Doesn't make it any less of a cop-out [/QUOTE]

Truth. The Lion Turtle and the Pointy Rock were ridiculous appearances in the finale.

Still a badass finale though. [/QUOTE]

Actually, in the season premier, Katara mentions "There's a lot of energy twisted up in this spot" in regards to the spot where the pointy rock hits, so the hint was there. It probably could have been hinted at more, but it works for me.

KCWM said:

Actually, in the season premier, Katara mentions "There's a lot of energy twisted up in this spot" in regards to the spot where the pointy rock hits, so the hint was there. It probably could have been hinted at more, but it works for me.

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No no... we're not complaining about the fact that it could have been released. We're complaining that he was thrown into a rock and it hit him at JUST THE RIGHT SPOT to unlock his chi, WHILE fighting the Fire Lord. It was a little too much Deus Ex Machina for us is all.

If anything, they should have had Aang come across someone who COULD fix it for him and done an episode about that. For instance, Ty Lee could have done it after her Heel Face Change at The Boiling Rock.

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Just came across this piece of news while browsing TvTropes:

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’: Nickelodeon Greenlights TV Spinoff ‘The Legend of Korra’

Ladies and gentlemen... there's gonna be a sequel to The Last Airbender TV series. And as a late arrival to the series, I have to say I feel somewhat conflicted. Part of me wanted to see more of the Gaang, but a more mature part of me thought the story was well-written and thematically solid, so stapling on an extra season just for the money would have the risk of feeling like... well, stapled-on.

That being said, my jaw still dropped when I read about this. Not sure what to make about it, though... I liked the fantasy mysticism of the world versus the almost Peter-Jackson's-Isengard-like technocratism of the Fire Nation, so some of the ideas seem a little... off. Republic City? What happened to Ba Sing Se? MORE steampunk, after just 75 years? Anti-bender riots? But, at least one score will be settled:
Not much yet available, except for a picture that looks a little familiar...

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Ladies and North Ranger...

http://www.halforums.com/forum/t14305/ (we have a 2-page topic, as of exactly a month ago).

My wife know some people who took part in making the original Avatar series. She told me that the 2nd season the creator took a "hands off" in the making and thus I feel it is better (more hint of Zuko + Katara match up) but the creators didn't like the direction and took over in 3rd season which seem rushed and Deus Ex Machina

Note: Aang would be the YOUNGEST avatar in terms of lifespan. All the other Avatar live at LEAST 80+ years.

Also note: All the original cast are dead in this new series.

Avatar: The Legend of Korra

Huh, didn't notice that one.

In that case... Mod powers activate. Form of: Merge Topics.

Your mind probably (understandably) glossed over it as a topic about a sequel to the shitty M Night movie that just came out.

Chibibar said:

Also note: All the original cast are dead in this new series.

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Oh man, I wanted to know if Sokka turned out to be a badass grandpa After all, his master - Piandao, was it? - hinted that he had the makings of a great swordsman.

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escushion said:

Your mind probably (understandably) glossed over it as a topic about a sequel to the shitty M Night movie that just came out.

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I haven't seen it yet, it doesn't premier in here until mid-September. But you say it's shitty?

It's shit.

Crap.

Not crap. Shit.

So... it's so shitty it doesn't deserve to be called crap? Damn...

Now you're on the money.

North_Ranger;430055][QUOTE=Chibibar said:

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Oh man, I wanted to know if Sokka turned out to be a badass grandpa After all, his master - Piandao, was it? - hinted that he had the makings of a great swordsman.

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escushion said:

Your mind probably (understandably) glossed over it as a topic about a sequel to the shitty M Night movie that just came out.

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I haven't seen it yet, it doesn't premier in here until mid-September. But you say it's shitty? [/QUOTE]

I was hoping to see bad ass Sokka. I mean he is a ladies man AND a great swordsman. It would have been awesome to see him in action.
I am hoping the creators will change their mind and keep some of the original character. It would be cool.

Where has anyone say for sure that they'd all be dead? It take place 70 years after the series, so Aang (now dead) would only be 83, Katara would be like 85, Sokka would be 86-87, and Toph would be 80. I'm not saying they could or should all be there, but there is a distinct possibility for them to show up considering the oldest humans in the last series were around 110 (King Bumi) and 150+ (The Guru) respectively.

Aang would've had to die years before this point even. Geez, he didn't live much past 50, did he?

escushion said:

Aang would've had to die years before this point even. Geez, he didn't live much past 50, did he?

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I think Kora's supposed to be like 16, so he would have been 57. Not that it matters... he's probably going to play the same role to Korra that Roku played to him, so he's probably going to be showing up at least a few times.

AshburnerX;430098][QUOTE=escushion said:

Aang would've had to die years before this point even. Geez, he didn't live much past 50, did he?

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I think Kora's supposed to be like 16, so he would have been 57. Not that it matters... he's probably going to play the same role to Korra that Roku played to him, so he's probably going to be showing up at least a few times.[/QUOTE]

I don't think it's natural causes then.

Intriguing.

Remember that Aang spent 100 years in that ice.

Avatar or not, that seems like it would take a lot of energy from the body itself.

Or maybe Aang had to go on some mission, maybe to the Spirit World, and didn't come back.

Face eaten.

Frank said:

Face eaten.

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We had BETTER see some more Koh.

I'm pretty sure I read that the creators of the original show mention that Aang was still ultimately 112 when he came out of glacier and that time took its toll on him after his fight with the Phoenix King. I'd dig for it, but I don't feel like it right now.

I just wonder if Tenzin is the last airbender - again. Meaning that by the age of 75, he's not been able to get some honey knocked up with a new generation of airbenders. It's pretty much expected of most old wise mentor characters, isn't it? That they've been too busy growing their beards and getting wise and mentory to put some buns in the oven.

Aang would probably be going "Damn son..." in his Spirit World abode.

North_Ranger said:

I just wonder if Tenzin is the last airbender - again. Meaning that by the age of 75, he's not been able to get some honey knocked up with a new generation of airbenders. It's pretty much expected of most old wise mentor characters, isn't it? That they've been too busy growing their beards and getting wise and mentory to put some buns in the oven.

Aang would probably be going "Damn son..." in his Spirit World abode.

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They really need to make it clear just what makes people able to Bend and why certain cultures are only able to bend certain things. Considering the Air Nomads lived near all the other styles (and that Waterbending picked up in the Foggy Swamp with no explanation of WHY they were there and no one knew about it), it's entirely possible that it's philosophy based or mental state based... which means there could be other people out there with the potential to Airbend who simply don't know about it. If anything, the biggest obstacle for it is going to be the lack of Flying Bison to inspire people to take it up on their own, not Tenzin's reluctance to go out and find people.

AshburnerX;430594][QUOTE=North_Ranger said:

I just wonder if Tenzin is the last airbender - again. Meaning that by the age of 75, he's not been able to get some honey knocked up with a new generation of airbenders. It's pretty much expected of most old wise mentor characters, isn't it? That they've been too busy growing their beards and getting wise and mentory to put some buns in the oven.

Aang would probably be going "Damn son..." in his Spirit World abode.

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They really need to make it clear just what makes people able to Bend and why certain cultures are only able to bend certain things. Considering the Air Nomads lived near all the other styles (and that Waterbending picked up in the Foggy Swamp with no explanation of WHY they were there and no one knew about it), it's entirely possible that it's philosophy based or mental state based... which means there could be other people out there with the potential to Airbend who simply don't know about it. If anything, the biggest obstacle for it is going to be the lack of Flying Bison to inspire people to take it up on their own, not Tenzin's reluctance to go out and find people.[/QUOTE]

I think it is more of descendant (possible theory) The original benders learn from the Spirit long ago. I figure the spirit might be the one to "bestow" the bending ability to its people.

Yes... for a while there i was afraid they would leave the fate of Air Bending and the avatar cycle up in the air... they really need to resolve that.