http://www.avatarspirit.net/ Welcome to AvatarSpirit.Net, an Avatar: The Last Airbender fansite and community! 1440 en-us Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:58:41 PDT http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=544 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=544 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:58:40 PDT As has been reported elsewhere, Nickelodeon Magazine's July issue has a two page spread with Avatar puzzles and other tidbits. Of greater interest is the announcement that the remaining episodes of Avatar will be broadcast in the United States one each night starting July 14th, and ending with a two hour finale special on Saturday, July 19th. Click on the icon at left for a full size view of the splash in the July Nick Magazine that contains the source of this information. Separately, Nic... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=543 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=543 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:37:50 PDT Two new interviews came out recently with M. Night Shyamalan that touch on the upcoming live action Avatar movies. One is posted on ComingSoon.net and the other is on RopeOfSilicon.com. The ComingSoon.net article has a few interesting comments on the potential audience rating for the film. Shyamalan says it will be tough making it "PG" since he's used to the relative freedom of an "R" rating. The RopesOfSilicon interview has a few Avatar questions toward the end. He remarks that construct... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=542 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=542 Wed, 28 May 2008 08:25:17 PDT The release date for the Season III DVD box set of Avatar has been announced by Nickelodeon and Paramount Home Entertainment. The street date for the set, which will include all twenty one episodes of season three, is September 16th, 2008. Please see the full write up on TVShowsOnDVD.com which contains further details. The cover art was released soon after the news of the release date was posted. You can see a thumbnail of it at left. Click on the thumbnail to visit the DVD page where you can... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=541 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=541 Tue, 6 May 2008 05:37:03 PDT The third DVD set for season three of Avatar went on sale today at retail locations throughout the country. Discs have been reportedly shipped from Amazon and other outlets even earlier. The set includes episodes 311 through 315 of season three. Click on the thumbnail to go to the ASN DVD Releases page to see full details. A larger version of the cover art can be found by clicking on the thumbnail found on the ASN DVD Releases page. Four of these episodes, 312 through 315 (The Western Air... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=540 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=540 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:35:40 PDT New episodes of Avatar are to begin broadcasting once again in the United States on July 14th! A banner now appears at the bottom of the world map on the Avatar site on Nick.com which reads, "All new episodes of Avatar return Monday, July 14!" Check out the Avatar Nick site to see for yourself! EDIT: The banner has been removed from Nick.com, but we were told directly by Nick earlier that new episodes would resume in July. Also, Nickelodeon has released to ASN a higher quality copy of the ... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=539 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=539 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:57:33 PDT The awesome animation site Toon Zone has published a fantastic interview with Avatar creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The interview was conducted after the NYCC Avatar panel last Saturday. In the article Mike and Bryan reveal that they really enjoy the fan focus on romance and shipping. Mike comments: "We knew there would be some tension, but it wasn't like we were going to play that up too much, so it's cool to see people getting into that romance stuff." Further,... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=537 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=537 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:32:56 PDT In addition to the many great screenshots already posted on the internet, we just posted 136 shots from the version of the trailer posted below. They are accessible from the "Screenshots" page, choosing the "Specials" option from the season selector and then scrolling down to the NYCC trailer entry at the bottom. Or you can just click the link above or either of the screenshots on either side of this update. We've uploaded the other episode clips and you can find them by clicking the links be... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=534 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=534 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:17:33 PDT The NYCC panel with Mike and Bryan was full of great clips and lots of news. One of the most important things to come out of the hour long panel was the news that the show will end in July with the broadcast of the four part show finale. We did tape the whole panel, but have only just uploaded the trailer. Sorry for the delay, the convention center wireless connection was so slow our computer ran out of batteries before we could upload it! Of course, the trailer is loaded with spoilers (as ... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=533 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=533 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:09:17 PDT Just a last minute reminder that NYCC starts today! The exhibition room floor opens at 3PM EST, though some panels start earlier. Click on the NYCC logo at left to go to the convention website for location and ticket availability information. The first Avatar panel, run by Dave Roman and the Nick Mag folks, starts at 6PM and runs for an hour. In addition to the fun and games at the panel, a cosplay photoshoot will take place right after. The second panel is with show creators Mike & Bryan and... [read more on the website] http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=532 http://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/news.php?id=532 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:33:27 PDT Variety.com has published a short article on the upcoming live action Avatar movies. Specifically, the release date and the film title has been released. Apparently Nick is hoping to create a summer blockbuster, as Variety is reporting here that the first film is due for theatrical release on July 2nd, 2010. The title of this first film will be "The Last Airbender." The word "Avatar" was dropped from the title as a way to escape the conflict with director James Cameron's film, also called "A... [read more on the website]