I can’t remember the last time I was actually excited to watch a Saturday morning cartoon. Bobby’s World? Ninja Turtles? That’s it. Two. I can’t even remember more Saturday morning cartons. That’s how crusted over my childhood has become. I’m like a kid with a million scabs on him that forgot what it originally looked like.
Well, until Legend of Korra. It’s the new series from the guys that did Avatar: The Last Airbender. The cartoon. Not the movie, which I haven’t seen, but, by all accounts, is a special kind of terrible. Legend of Korra takes place about 60 or so years after the original series (which owns, btw) and it’s different enough to feel fresh, keeping so much of the great world-building and lore of the old show while introducing characters related to the original series gang.
If you haven’t seen the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series, it’s all on Netflix. Watch it, it’s amazing, and I feel like there’s less and less of that these days. You could also dive right into Korra, too, I imagine. It’s its own thing enough to where you wouldn’t feel too lost.
And I actually haven’t gotten up on a Saturday to catch it live yet. The sun’s usually up then and the vapors from Friday night are flammable.
-cof
