No, Firefly is "Screwed by the Network: The Series." Korra doesn't look like it's getting unduly cancelled.
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There are plenty of shows which have been jerked around unfairly - the aforementioned Firefly, Invader Zim, Young Justice, the Super Hero Squad Show, Wolverine and the X-Men etc. Despite what happened with Korra, being pulled off air halfway through its third season, it's really not the definitive example of Screwed By The Network. I mean, the network pushed the crap out of this even after the stilted, rushed Deus Ex Machina of a finale (granted, that was just 10 minutes of said otherwise-brilliant finale) and through the love triangle with Jerky McAsshole, and they still put the remaining episodes up on their website to watch.
It was taken off the air because some of the episodes were deemed too horrifically dark to air on primetime television, and they were released online instead. It was weird, but it is much better than what could have happened - the show simply ending up cancelled, half of the season unaired, or the show being doomed to a midnight timeslot (like when Torchwood was broadcast in Australia due to the sex monster episode), or the creators leaking the rest of the season online and Nick cancelling the production of the final season. All things considered, Korra got off hella light - it still has another (blockbuster) season to go, and it's still getting merchandise, funding and publicity from Nickelodeon. It just got jerked around a little - kind of like the bullcrap they pulled with the original Avatar, what with delaying and barely advertising new episodes and releasing about 2-5ths of the 3rd season + finale on DVD before the TV premiere.
It was screwed around by Nickelodeon for sure, but "Screwed By The Network: The Show"? That's stretching it.
I think they should crowdfund whatever their next project is. We live in an age where that's now possible. Once they receive the crowdfunding money, it won't be in danger of being a financial flop, because they'll have already gotten all the money they need to create it.
Screwed by the Network? Yeah, no. Not as much as other shows Nick had and other TV Series in general such as Invader Zim, Young Justice, Spectacular Spider Man, Sym-Bionic Titan, and so many others that just NEED to be mentioned.
"This royally fucked the narrative of the story as the following books feel at times divorced from the first season. Also, the main bad guy in the first season and his mission was compelling and I could've watched Korra battle it out against him for much longer. There was so much potential in that story and there are still many unanswered questions. But again, that's not so much the fault of the series writers than it is Nick."
- Thank you for realizing that Season 1 has so much wasted potential. I have mentioned this and all I get are puzzled looks. But the narrative isn't AS royally fucked as you think it is (and this is coming from ME from all people), it just needed to find its footing. Simple as that. And even though it is mostly Nick's fault, a flaw is still a flaw.
Overall though, the show provides compelling storylines season after season and all of the bad guys aren't spouting out evil. They actually are providing alternative opinions in how the world should be shaped. In fact, their ideas, while radical aren't necessarily awful or not plausible, which ends up pushing Korra to rethink her own mission and vision for the world several times. The art is beautiful, the voice work is, as always, pitch perfect, and the fighting scenes have only gotten better with time. While it does have a few plotline valleys (the Mako-Korra-Asami triangle of doom), the show ultimately hits high notes.
- Agreed. They all go about it in different ways which is brilliantly tied together in the final episode of Season 3. Art really is beautiful, the voice work is good but sometimes it can be really rushed. Mako-Korra-Asami...so glad they dropped that in Season 3.
kind of like the bullcrap they pulled with the original Avatar, what with delaying and barely advertising new episodes and releasing about 2-5ths of the 3rd season + finale on DVD before the TV premiere.
-Fuck you Nick.
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Screwed by the Network the Series
As a continuation, the LOK is pretty brilliant. Avatar had more of a defined straight path because Aang had one main goal: defeat the Fire Lord and stop the Fire Nation's reign of terror. LOK is different; it's about rebuilding a world to be better than it once was and figuring out how to even go about doing that. For those complaining about how different it is, I don't know what else to say but "Duh." Korra and Aang have completely different tasks and Korra has arguably the harder one. I enjoy LOK because of how different it is from the original series while still maintaining all of the mythos and spirit from the previous one. Whereas Avatar in regards to Aang focused on the idea of duty and responsibility, LOK with Korra tackles the philosophical question on how should one person shape a world and what path is ultimately best for everyone.
On its own, the entire series is definitely one that gets better every season, however that's more because of how Nick treated the show than the show itself. Nick gave the series only 12 episodes, so the writers attempted to create a story that felt as large as the original series in 12 episodes. This is not an easy task, but the final product was engaging and interesting. Then Nick saw how popular it was and ordered 3 more seasons or books. This royally fucked the narrative of the story as the following books feel at times divorced from the first season. Also, the main bad guy in the first season and his mission was compelling and I could've watched Korra battle it out against him for much longer. There was so much potential in that story and there are still many unanswered questions. But again, that's not so much the fault of the series writers than it is Nick.
Overall though, the show provides compelling storylines season after season and all of the bad guys aren't spouting out evil. They actually are providing alternative opinions in how the world should be shaped. In fact, their ideas, while radical aren't necessarily awful or not plausible, which ends up pushing Korra to rethink her own mission and vision for the world several times. The art is beautiful, the voice work is, as always, pitch perfect, and the fighting scenes have only gotten better with time. While it does have a few plotline valleys (the Mako-Korra-Asami triangle of doom), the show ultimately hits high notes.