Avatar the Last Airbender is an animated TV show set in a world where people can "bend" the four elements of water, earth, fire, and air. If you're a fan, you might be glad to hear that the creators of Avatar are creating a new series set in the same world! A new Avatar series!
In an interview with the creators, they call the spin-off series Legend of Korra. It will be more serious than the original series, and I'm glad. I liked the original series best when it was serious. I'm not sure I like something else about the new series, though -- It's set 70 years after the finale of the original series. All the original characters are dead. The main character is the new Avatar, a Water Tribe girl named Korra.
This means we won't be reunited with our favorite characters, but more than that, we may never learn the answers to questions left open-ended by the original series. The whereabouts of Zuko's mother, for one. The only one I can think of actually...
But we need to know that! I always expected the original series to continue in some way, if only to answer that question. The show quite purposely left us with it in mind. Was it only to frustrate us? I hope not. There's a chance the new series will answer the leftover questions. With luck...
Continuing the popular Avatar the Last Airbender series, Legend of Korra comes out in 2011, supposedly.
Arthur Christmas
It looks ridiculously cute, doesn't it? When the elf tackles Arthur? Arthur's accent?
Heehee!
Unfortunately, it doesn't come out until next year.
Cowboys and Aliens
It seems kinda silly, yes. But also novel, don't you think?
Paul
Another alien movie. I'm not that into aliens, but this looks kinda funny.
Source Code
Looks interesting, yes?
Restless
It's about a kid who likes crashing funerals, a ghost, and a girl with a terminal illness. A highly unusual and morbid mix. It actually sounds quite good! I'll have to find out more about it though.
Well, that's all I have right now. Well, no it's not. Well, it's all I have that I want to post right now.
It was near the start of this year I first heard of the singer known simply as Marina and the Diamonds (her real last name is Greek for diamonds, but she changed it to this). I learned of her through the Skulduggery Pleasant fandom. Skulduggery Pleasant is an Irish series of books, so most of its fans are UK-based, as are Marina and her fans. It seems shes's becoming more popular in the States, however, and this is...bad. I felt special when I was the only American who knew about her...Now I am nothing! So I had to make this post to say, "Ha! I knew about her before anyone! ANYONE! Well, before the people who only listen to big hit music, 9/10 of which is to real music what water is to...something not watery! Now witness my takeover of the universe and my ban on all Taylor Swift music until she can write something original and thought-provoking and stop faking an accent!"
Anyway, I heard Marina's song I Am Not a Robot first. The more I listened to the lyrics, the more I liked the song. I didn't like Marina's voice initially, but now I find it refreshingly different. I like the video, too, because of the glitter, paint, and pretty makeup.
After listening to that a few times, I branched out into the related videos, and the following are my favorites.
Mowgli's Road -- Many people call the video creepy, but I only call it creative. I'm not sure what the song means. It's poetry, I guess, and poetry swaddles meaning in in the deceptive cotton of ambiguity, which annoys me to no end. I do understand a few lines, though, and them I like.
Hollywood -- This was my favorite of the initial Marina songs I encountered. I liked the fast, upbeat music. She calls America a mess but also says she's obsessed. And apparently, in other statements, she said she admired the hard-working, dream-winning spirit of America, so I don't take this song as an insult. I love the line, "Actually, my name's Marina."
Shampain -- I admit this song isn't as delightful as the others, but I like the video. It's a bit like Thriller, but the zombies are glamorous. Glamorous zombies -- What could be better?
Oh No -- This video came out a few months after I discovered Marina. It renewed my interest in her. This is probably my favorite Marina song and my favorite song all around for a couple weeks after it came out. The lyrics are strong, the music fun, the colors light and bubblegummy, and the choreography matches the song very well.
