KnockBack, Episode 200 | Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 1)
Added 2021-12-06 17:01:03 +0000 UTCSurprise! For our 200th episode, we decided to cover one of the most-requested topics from our audience since we began KnockBack some four years ago. Avatar: The Last Airbender came to Nickelodeon in 2005, and its first season immediately raised the bar of what could be expected from a 21st century Nick that helped define the previous 20 years of children and teen television content. Full of heart and soul, beautifully animated, and charming to the max, Avatar is undeniably appealing and worth your attention. We're very pleased to finally talk about it here on KnockBack, and we hope you enjoy.
Comments
Dropped the same week I got a Zuko/Blue Spirit tattoo!
Haydyn
2021-12-15 18:24:28 +0000 UTCReally can't wait for you two to tackle the other 2 seasons. It only gets better from here as the world grows and characters develop with some fan favorites yet to be introduced. And this is coming from someone who missed the show on its original run, as I wasn't a Nickelodeon kid and didn't see it till high school.
NinjaDC
2021-12-14 13:51:05 +0000 UTCAlthough very good season 1 is objectively the worse season. It's filled with filler and meandering and i completely agree it can be shorter. However you'll find the following seasons to be wasting less and less time while increasing the stakes and tension.
Carlos Moreno
2021-12-14 09:36:51 +0000 UTCListening to you guys talk about the show made me want to rewatch it immediately
Wesley
2021-12-13 18:38:38 +0000 UTCRight on. Glad you could have that to bond over.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-11 17:28:35 +0000 UTCThis was very serendipitous for me. I'm Colin's age and missed this when it aired. Currently watching it for the first time with my 7 year old daughter and really enjoying it, a lot more than I thought I would. We're about done with season 2 and I think I'm into it more than she is, haha. Thanks fellas
Donald Difford
2021-12-11 16:48:28 +0000 UTCWe shall see. Thank you!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-09 02:29:36 +0000 UTCInteresting to hear both of your fresh perspectives on this series. I feel like a lot of your questions will be answered in the other two seasons. Great episode
Matt P
2021-12-08 13:23:17 +0000 UTCI'm hearing bad things.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 22:41:46 +0000 UTCWe shall see!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 22:41:40 +0000 UTCTo each his own.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 22:41:34 +0000 UTCGreat episode! But when Dagan said he trusts Netflix more then he trusts anybody for live action adaptations my heart dropped. That death note and now cowboy bebop live action adaptation by Netflix was god awful
Kenneth Oms
2021-12-07 17:11:48 +0000 UTCIf you both aren't in love with this show after the next two seasons I'll be blown away. The first season is a good intro to an amazing series.
Eric
2021-12-07 09:40:09 +0000 UTCso much better to talk about than this ,just saying ,but it's a freeworld
MATT R
2021-12-07 03:09:17 +0000 UTCHah, I know! I'm excited for y'all to see the rest.
Brandon Bishop
2021-12-07 00:21:43 +0000 UTCWell, we haven't!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 00:14:00 +0000 UTCIt's as I said, with the age.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 00:13:42 +0000 UTCThat's right.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-07 00:13:26 +0000 UTCDagan: water bending seems underpowered Anyone that's seen the whole series: 😬
Brandon Bishop
2021-12-06 23:49:50 +0000 UTCDude chill out
Jack Sibert
2021-12-06 23:26:49 +0000 UTCI can’t believe you chucklekfuck Avatar stans bullied them into doing this episode. Peak entitlement crybaby bitch fit. Wow wow wow
Derek Waechter
2021-12-06 22:51:35 +0000 UTCI am so glad I was born in 1994! Avatar premiered in 2005 when I was just in 5th grade, and about 10-11 years old. Additionally, I wanted to mention that it is commonly understood that Nickelodeon, unfortunately, mismanaged both Avatar and its follow-up, Legend of Korra.
2021-12-06 21:32:51 +0000 UTCYou sons of bitch I only went and did it.
PhantomMothStew
2021-12-06 21:25:58 +0000 UTCI always do what I say I'm going to do... or explain otherwise. =)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:59 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:51 +0000 UTCThat makes sense!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:45 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:37 +0000 UTCGlad to shock you.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:32 +0000 UTC<3
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:27 +0000 UTCInteresting.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:24 +0000 UTC2022!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:12 +0000 UTCI banned it long ago.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:30:08 +0000 UTCNo reason to stop now.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:55 +0000 UTCWe'll see. =)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:43 +0000 UTCNo doubt!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:39 +0000 UTCEnjoy.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:32 +0000 UTCI am.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:29 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 20:29:26 +0000 UTCFinally!!
Mike W
2021-12-06 19:38:58 +0000 UTCHell yes it finally happened!!!! I might shed a man tear I wasn't sure you were gonna do it
Bryce Mccloskey
2021-12-06 19:21:33 +0000 UTCFun fact: the Director of the first season (Dave Filoni) was contacted by George Lucas to get his Star Wars Clone Wars Cartoon Series off the ground. Because of Avatar, now we have the excellent Clone Wars show and the awesome Disney+ shows
Stephen Forgione
2021-12-06 19:15:23 +0000 UTCFINALLY!
yosh_wah
2021-12-06 19:14:32 +0000 UTCI was thinking this was never happening. A pleasant surprise!
Nathaniel Taylor
2021-12-06 18:58:58 +0000 UTCNever watched the show but I’m listening to this out of solidarity with the boys who have waited so long for this xx
Adam Barnes
2021-12-06 18:51:13 +0000 UTCI really hope you guys continue with the series in the not too distant future because Season 2 and 3 in my mind are on a different level in a lot of ways. (And two of my favourite characters don't appear until them.) Though I will say that most of what happens in the first Season is absolutely necessary to the overall narrative. Side note: This may be unpopular with a lot of fans, but if you like this show I'd lower expectations for Legend of Korra significantly if you end up watching that because in my opinion it doesn't hold a candle to this original series and quite frankly is entirely unnecessary and overrated.
Liam Argent
2021-12-06 18:48:44 +0000 UTCGreat episode! I’m excited for you to see the shifts in Season 2 and Season 3!
Nicholas Coso
2021-12-06 18:46:34 +0000 UTCHaha I was a bit on the old side when this show came out (I was born in 89), but my wife and I watched this show many years after it had run its course. We loved it and we hope that you and Dagan do as well! And also I think many of us will be happy to stop seeing this show pop up in the primary elections
Jack Sibert
2021-12-06 18:40:25 +0000 UTCAs much as I liked season 1, season 2 is when I fell in love with this world and characters. Hope you guys do it for episode 300. Edit: oh shit I just listened to the rest of the episode. Was not expecting you guys to move on to the next seasons. Awesome.
Bogey Zero
2021-12-06 18:07:52 +0000 UTCYou guys are going to fucking love season 2 you don’t even understand yet
Conor L
2021-12-06 18:04:40 +0000 UTCI was born in 96 and my brother was born in 92 and we both love this show. So you’re spot on when you say someone born in 94, this would have been their show growing up.
MayorGarbageMan
2021-12-06 17:45:08 +0000 UTCBig win! Excited for this one.
Lewis Creech
2021-12-06 17:42:32 +0000 UTCI was secretly hoping this would never happen, but you are always a man of your word.
Jason Bolla
2021-12-06 17:37:56 +0000 UTCCome back and join us!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:36:07 +0000 UTCFinally secret tunnel!!!
Asique Alam
2021-12-06 17:30:53 +0000 UTCSeeing this get posted is making me so happy! Can't wait to listen on my drive home from work. It's been a while since I listened to Knockback
Dave Ramos
2021-12-06 17:26:59 +0000 UTCIt stopped getting voted on long ago. I took it out of circulation forever ago. That's why this is a surprise. =)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:51 +0000 UTCI agree, actually.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:37 +0000 UTCOf course we'd follow through!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:32 +0000 UTCStay your sword.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:24 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:21 +0000 UTCAsk, and you shall receive.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:18 +0000 UTCA Moriarty always pays his debts.
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:11 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:03 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2021-12-06 17:19:00 +0000 UTCFinally, this can stop getting voted on!!
Aaron B Vick
2021-12-06 17:17:42 +0000 UTCThis Nickelodeon show has no business being as good as it is.
Retlaw
2021-12-06 17:14:36 +0000 UTCWas actually wondering if they would follow through. Super Moriarty Bros always deliver.
Luis Sanchez
2021-12-06 17:12:23 +0000 UTCWHOA! Sneak attack! I almost made a snarky comment on the last election about how it hasn’t been mentioned in forever
Kenneth Koepnick
2021-12-06 17:09:42 +0000 UTCLETSGOOOOOOO
Andres
2021-12-06 17:08:39 +0000 UTCSurprised you guys watched this. I haven’t watched this show since the 2000s. I didn’t love it then, but curious what you think now!
Kickstand
2021-12-06 17:07:08 +0000 UTCThey actually did it. A Can always count on the KnockBack crew to deliver!
Tim J Weckwerth
2021-12-06 17:05:59 +0000 UTCFuck yeah!
Anastas Lyakh
2021-12-06 17:05:11 +0000 UTCOh fuck, its finally time! I'm very excited for this one!! What an awesome surprise!!
The Late Nate
2021-12-06 17:04:30 +0000 UTC
