m night shyamalan on the casting of the last airbender

[mimesere]

and other questions.

http://io9.com/5504967/shyamalan-addresses-airbenders-race-controversy-and-answers-your-questions

I call BS. But it is well spun BS.

'cause see, here's the deal:

I might -- MIGHT -- have bought the casting for Aang. Maybe. If I were being super charitable, which has been known to happen.

But when the sum of the response is:

The casting for Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Jesse McCartney or whoever as Zuko
+ Recasting JUST Zuko to be of color
+ Removing the ACTUALFAX chinese calligraphy and replacing it with gibberish
+The leaked casting notes
+ Ignoring MANAA
+ Changing the martial arts
=FAIL.

Also, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RtGMZv6Rjs) is a beautifully edited video to a really terrible song. But you know, it really is beautifully edited. And also makes me go YAY ATLA YAY.

also, man, I am reading some mediocre katara/zuko fic. MORE GOOD FIC PLZ.

Comments

[fox1013.livejournal.com]

SHEILA SHEILA SHEILA WHY IS KATARA SO AMAZING?????

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

IT'S BECAUSE SHE IS AWESOME, AMY. THAT IS WHY.

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

Okay, I have to second the last thing you said. I just finished watching Avatar, and while the series was really great, I have yet to see any fics that were as good. Do you have any recs?

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

...Well. It's kind of dependent, because all I'm reading is Katara/Zuko. Because it doesn't squick me like some of the other pairings, and 'cause I'm never going to get it in the show, you know? So. If you would like those, I can link them!

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

Yes please, that would be great!

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I've found, uh, two. That I would recommend without many reservations. And I have been reading nonstop for a week. /o\

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3276296/1/Book_3_Fire <--i'm halfway through this one and so far, it has not disappointed.

and

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3688040/1/Ozais_Vengeance <--this one is a little on the romance novel/kind of ridic side, but not overly so.

Mostly what I'm doing is finding a fic that's okay-good and seeing what that author has favorited. I. It makes me sad that there's not a strong LJ community for it. I'm going to hit up AO3 next. Maybe that will yield some prizes.

[askmehow.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the recs! I'm about a third o fthe way into the first one, and it's pretty good.

[wemblee.livejournal.com]

GODDAMIT HOLLYWOOD AUUUUUUGH

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I knoooow. It left a bad taste in my mouth.