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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Avatar: The Last Airbender

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

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?

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The animated series Avatar The Last Airbender premiered nearly 20 years ago and it's correctly regarded as a classic.

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It tells the story of a boy named Ang who must learn how to harness the power of air, water, earth, and

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fire and ultimately save the world.

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Now the series is getting a live action adaptation and its first season just dropped on Netflix,

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but how does it hold up to the beloved original?

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I'm Glenn Weldon.

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And I'm Stephen Thompson.

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Today we are talking about Avatar The Last Airbender

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on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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