Big Worlds On Small Screens: Rebecca Fisher Discusses “Avatar: The Last Airbender—Season One”

Introduction:

Hello again, this is Rebecca Fisher, here as promised last week to bring you a series of posts focusing on the enjoyment, creativity and imaginative power of fantasy/sci-fi film and television. Up first is Avatar: The Last Airbender, one of my very favourite animated shows. Because it’s such a rich and multifaceted program this post will concentrate mainly on season one, and the best way to introduce you to it is to describe how I was introduced to it.

Avatar, Season One

I was baby...