Current:Home > ContactIs 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' fire, or all wet? -MacroWatch
Is 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' fire, or all wet?
View
Date:2025-04-13 15:35:32
The animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender is regarded as a classic. Now, it's gotten a live-action adaptation on Netflix. The series tells the story of a boy named Aang (Gordon Cormier) who must learn how to harness the power of air, water, earth, and fire — and ultimately save the world. But how does the new show hold up to the beloved original?
Subscribe to Pop Culture Happy Hour Plus at plus.npr.org/happyhour
veryGood! (25)
Related
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- New state abortion numbers show increases in some surprising places
- First day of school jitters: Influx of migrant children tests preparedness of NYC schools
- McConnell vows to finish Senate term and remain GOP leader after freezing episodes
- Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
- Fiji is deporting leaders of a South Korean sect that built a business empire in the island country
- Dozens of migrants rescued off Greek island of Lesbos. Search is under way for woman feared missing
- US announces new $600 million aid package for Ukraine to boost counteroffensive
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- Freddie Mercury's piano and scribbled Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics sell for millions at auction
Ranking
- See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu
- Polish director demands apology from justice minister for comparing her film to Nazi propaganda
- Freddie Mercury's piano and scribbled Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics sell for millions at auction
- Canadian journalist and author Peter C. Newman dies at 94
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Presidential centers issue joint statement calling out the fragile state of US democracy
- Human skull found in Goodwill donation box in Arizona; police say no apparent link to any crime
- Search for escaped Pennsylvania murderer enters eighth day
Recommendation
Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
City lawsuit says SeaWorld San Diego theme park owes millions in back rent on leased waterfront land
Another inmate dies at Fulton County Jail, 10th inmate death this year
Earth just had its hottest summer on record, U.N. says, warning climate breakdown has begun
Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
Jury weighs case of Trump White House adviser Navarro’s failure to cooperate with Jan. 6 committee
A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says
Freddie Mercury bangle sold for nearly $900K at auction, breaking record for rock star jewelry