Behind the Avatar: ATLA Development with Eric Coleman

Avatar: Braving the Elements

Nickelodeon

Animation & Manga, Tv & Film, Leisure, After Shows

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Janet and Dante are joined by former Nickelodeon exec Eric Coleman, who delves further into the development of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the stories behind some of the key moments and decisions that made the show work so beautifully. Listen in on this candid discussion with “The Godfather of Zuko” and learn more about Mike and Bryan’s early ideas, what it was like to work with them, and how to get ahead in a tough industry, all the way to getting a show made... while staying true to your vision! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, friends, Benders and non-benders alike.
0:23.6	Welcome to Braving the Elements, Nickelodeon's brand new podcast about all things avatarverse.
0:30.2	I'm Janet Varney.
0:31.5	And I am Dante Bosco.
0:33.2	Now, before we get started, I wanted to just have a moment to honor the amazing Fulis Sampler
0:39.3	who passed away last week.
0:41.8	Of course, she played the iconic older Toff in The Legend of Cora was such a light,
0:47.3	so very much exactly the person that you would want to play this iconic role of the older
0:53.3	Toff.
0:54.3	And so we are dedicating this episode of braving the elements to Felice and her extraordinary
0:59.8	body of work, you know, not just on The Legend of Cora, but in anime and in film and TV,
1:05.9	and just had, leaves an extraordinary legacy.
1:08.9	So this one's for you, Felice.
1:12.9	So last week we just recapped episode two of The Last Airbender, The Avatar Returns, and we'll be getting back to the
1:18.0	recap next Tuesday. Don't you worry. But today, we're talking to the person whose name gets dropped
1:23.4	an awful lot when discussing the conception of Avatar The Last Airbender and how the show got made.
1:29.7	Certainly, Mike and Brian have made no secret about feeling like this person was a huge part of how the show came to be at all.
1:37.0	He's mentioned in the very, very fine Avatar, The Last Airbender art book.
1:42.3	And so we got to the point where we were like, you know what,
1:45.3	this is exasperating. Let's just talk to him. There's a lot of people out there listening to
1:49.1	podcast. You know, you see credits at the end of the movie or TV show animation and we all see
1:54.3	them. And I'm sure you're like, what the heck does that guy do? Like that dude who's in all the credits on every show like what what does he do and and look
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