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IGN has the scoop on The Legend of Korra Book 1 DVD and Blu-Ray: It’s coming out on July 16 and features audio commentaries on all 12 episodes.

Still no word about when Book Two will air, though…

Well, lo and behold, Nickelodeon has ordered more Legend of Korra! The 26 episodes, which Entertainment Weekly is calling a second season, are in addition to the 14 episodes (Book 2, presumably?) that will air early next year.

Book 1, which concluded last month, averaged 3.8 million viewers an episode, occasionally beating such fare as Game of Thrones.

UPDATE: Co-creator Bryan Konietzko explains seasons and books.

Nickelodeon has a hit on their hands. Legend of Korra may have been beat by the NFL Draft and Pawn Stars in the ratings last week, but it was still cable’s #1 scripted program last week with 4.08 million viewers.

Yes, more people watched Legend of Korra last week than Game of Thrones, which had a not-at-all-shabby 3.9M viewers. Of course, Game of Thrones is on a premium channel and Nickelodeon is basic cable, but still… I’m damn impressed.

Sure, the episode has been online (the whole shebang is currently a free download on iTunes) but tomorrow brings the shows’s official debut on Nickelodeon. 11:00 a.m. Be there.

In the meantime, you’ll want to check out a whole bunch of extras over at Korra Nation (particularly the Republic City tour) and an interview with Janet Varney, who voices Korra.

As promised, Nickelodeon has released the premiere (two episodes) of Legend of Korra online now, weeks before their television debut.

UPDATE: The episodes were only up for a limited time, and now you’ll have to wait until the TV premiere on April 14 to see them legitimately. Sorry!

UPDATE, AGAIN: Except for the part where they’re currently a free download on iTunes.

This brand new trailer was shown at yesterday’s upfronts, when they announced the premiere’s release date. Excited yet?!?

Nickelodeon has finally announced the premiere date of the highly-anticipated follow up to Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Legend of Korra will debut Saturday, April 14, at 11:00 a.m. and I am too excited for words. KORRA KORRA KORRA KORRA KORRA! Or, basically:

Nick recently launched an official site for the show, and has been releasing clips from the show there.

MY EMOTIONS! Finally, an official trailer for the long-awaited, much-anticipated followup to Avatar: The Last Airbender. There’s still no release date, but certainly a trailer bodes well for something soon.. Even co-creator Bryan Konietzko says so!



We continue to look back at 2011 by looking at interesting fandom happenings outside of Star Wars.

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While some Star Wars fans have eating up The Clone Wars with a spoon, I have been getting into other children’s shows. For the first couple seasons it was Avatar: The Last Airbender, but now I have (accidently) fallen into another children’s show, one even less excusable than the truly excellent Avatar.

It’s My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Now, I grew up during the first flourishing of the My Little Pony toys in the 80′s, and I had a bunch of the things. Those ponies are long gone, and I only remember one of them (because I lost her while on vacation.) But somehow I ended sucked up into this show, and next thing I know I’m subscribing to fan blogs, registering on forums, and buying tiny plastic toys.

I’m not alone: Friendship is Magic has a flourishing adult fanbase, including a surprising number of male fans, who call themselves bronies. (They are, if nothing else, an interesting counterpoint to the case of Katie the Star Wars Girl.) It gets a little ridiculous, but it’s fun. (Plus, the second season of the show – which is easy to find on Youtube – began Saturday morning.)

And then there’s the pony generator. Starting with a Mara pony last night, I’ve created a few Star Wars ones, and I’ll post the codes in the comments if you want to tweak from there.

Really, this all could have been avoided if Legend of Korra hadn’t been delayed…