One of my favorite animated series – Avatar: Last Airbender – got the nod of the judges from the Peabody Awards to be included in its 2009 list of winners! …
Wow, and I’ve been wanting so much to tell you how beautifully Avatar’s made. The writers must have hard time conceptualizing since its got awesome fighting scenes, bunch of the most unique characters I’ve ever seen, an evolving and interesting turn of events. On other words, this animated series is so much different from the animations from Asia as well as America and yet it feels as if it’s a combination of all these. I mean, maybe it’s rooted in the people who are working behind it. As far as I know, the creators are Caucasian and the animators are hailed form Korea. The main theme though is highly influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. The English language is used throughout the story. In short, this Nickelodeon masterspiece is plain brilliant.
On the other hand, the four main characters are always such a delight to watch. Aang just encompasses the “likablility” for a hero. Toph is as unique as her earth-bending. The “mom” of the group – Katara – can both be powerful and gentle at the same time. Who’d ever forget the “brains” of the group, Sokka.
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But in a nutshell, what makes Avatar so unique is its heavy Asian influence injected onto it’s core story. And just maybe, the reason why this show made it to the Peabody Awards is because of its high cultural and moral values to begin with. It clearly depicts the effects of war not only on children but to the rest of the world.
I miss the show so much, I’m thinking of watching the whole show from its first season all over again…
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2009 Peabody Awards winners announced today
The Peabody Awards winners 2009 has been announced today by The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications. “YouTube” and TV show “Lost” won! The 68th Peabody Awards represents the “best in electronic media.”
Complete list of Peabody Awards winners 2009
– Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC and Zhang Yimou)
– This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money (Public Radio International)
– CNN’s coverage of 2008 Presidential primary campaigns and debates
– Entourage (HBO)
– Depression: Out of the Shadows (PBS)
– The New York Times Website
– Black Magic (ESPN)
– Jungle Fish (KBS 2TV)
– “China: The Earthquake of Chengdu” (National Public Radio)
– NOAH Housing Program Investigation (WWL-TV)
– Hopkins (ABC)
– Saturday Night Live Political Satire, 2008 (NBC)
– John Adams (HBO)
– Hear and Now (HBO)
– Washington Week with Gwen Ifill (PBS & pbs.org/washingtonweek)
– Independent Lens: “King Corn” (PBS)
– Breaking Bad (AMC)
– The Gates (HBO)
– The Red Race (Shanghai TV Station)
– “36 Years in Solitary: Murder, Death and Justice on Angola” (NPR/All Things Considered)
– Avatar: The Last Air Bender (NICK)
– Crossfire: Water, Power and Politics (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas)
– Ape Genius (PBS)
– 60 Minutes: “Lifeline” (CBS)
– Lost (ABC)
– Sichuan Earthquake Coverage (Sichuan Television)
– Independent Lens: “Mapping Stem Cell Research – Terra Incognita” (PBS)
– P.O.V.: “Campaign” (PBS)
– Failing the Children: Deadly Mistakes (KMGH-TV)
– Richard Engel Reports: “Tip of the Spear” (NBC)
– The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD Series
– Nanking (HBO)
– Hearst-Argyle Television: Commitment 2008 (Hearst-Argyle Stations)
– Onion News Network
– Turner Classic Movies
– YouTube
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