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Site Updates!: Fanart, Manipulations, and Fanfiction - 11/2

That's right, Uncle is actually doing work! In order to promote the resident artists and writers of Avatar Portal, we will be uploading the work of all of them TO THE SITE! We will feature select works of artists and writers as well as link to their work across the internet for people to admire. And when Uncle updates the site (every 1-2 weeks), a new artist/writer will be featured in our Headlines area (right side menu bar). This will allow hundreds of people a day a chance to view the work of one artist/writer so they can get their name known to the fandom!

The catch? (Oh yes there is always a catch, free life lesson here!) Artists, Manipulators, and Writers must post their work in one of three threads in order for us to put it on the site. Why? Because we do not want to take their work without permission. So how do you get your work featured on our site? Simple! Register on the Forum, then follow the guidelines and post in the thread below which applies to you:

Submit Your Artwork for the AP Site

ex: Hand-drawn art (may be colored digitally if you like)

Submit Your Manipulations for the AP Site

ex: Photoshop works, signature images, avatar images (no pun intended), music, etc.

Submit Your Fanfiction for the AP Site

ex. Fanfiction. Not really ambiguous here. We may at some point in time allow poetry and short stories, so stay tuned.

Well folks, can't wait to see your work posted there!

-Kevin/Uncle

 

Nick Survey Now Offline, Plus New Podcast and the MIKE AND BRYAN INTERVIEW!!!!! - 10/20

Sorry folks, the Nick Survey is no longer online. Thank you all who made your voices and opinions heard! Now to submit our other list of requests, hopefully Nick will take them!

In other big news, FTW/Collin was able to put together a new Podcast! It features himself as host of course with Winnkey and myself contributing. It goes over the Survey, the Minsodes, other forum matters, and of course the future of Avatar! Be sure to check in for our first podcast since the Finale! To take a listen, click here! You have to subscribe to listen, so subscribe now on iTunes and give Collin the support he needs to see to keep this podcast going for all you listeners!

Also, Collin was able to finally upload his NYCC interview with the AVATAR CREATORS MIKE AND BYRAN THEMSELVES! Thanks to Collin and Jon (SOTS) for making the trip to NYCC for this gem! It is a MUST WATCH! Live interviews with the creators are rare, let alone a fansite getting one! To check it out, click here!

-Uncle

New Site Design! 10/9

Awesomely designed by what could be described as a God of photoshop Forum Admin Kumani, and then posted by yours truly. There are still some pages to be converted over, and they will be soon. Also, "Donate" is not yet available due to technical difficulties, Guest book too, but they will be soon once it's sorted out.

And yes, like a broken record, we still have a number of pages to do. Screenshots, Transcripts, Reviews, Four Nations, Characters, Fan art, Fan Fiction, Merchandise, and NYCC to name a few. Sorry folks, our time here is constricted. But worry not, they will be fixed soon! Hopefully before the next Avatar episodes (keep the Avatar faith!).

Til then, enjoy the new design of Kumani! And be sure to thank her! AND DO THE NICK SURVEY BELOW. = )

-Uncle

Nick Survey Online for.... Surveying! -10/6 (Edited 10/9)

That's right folks! The Nick survey is now online for you all to take! I had gotten this message yestarday but Uncle is believe it or not a busy man. What with school, White Lotus society meetings, it's hectic. Oh yeah the survey. Read the E-Mail below!

Hi Kevin,

Thanks, again, for agreeing to help us with this research project.  Here is the URL for the survey that you can post on the site: 

Here (Edit: Click that for the survey! -Uncle)

Ideally, if you could post it somewhere on the homepage, and then in another prominent place on the site, that would be great.  Please let me know if you have any questions, or if any problems arise.

Thanks!

Alison

Well that's about all that needs to be said about that. I'll ask if our suggestions being made on the forum might be able to be sent to the Avatar crew. Cross your fingers.

Edit: And yes it is a tad long. Clocking in at aboue 20 minutes undistrurbed. But hey, it's FOR AVATAR! Make your voices heard, fandom!

And yes, anyone in the fandom can do this survey, or any other survey posted. They do however go to slightly different surveys since they were meant for different fansites. But no matter, get your voice HEARD!

-Uncle

 

 

Nickelodeon asks for Avatar Portal's Help! (Continued) Plus, New Site design Preview! - 9/29 (Edited 9/30)

Well Dr. Bryant has E-Mailed me back after I called their office two nights ago and got her voice mail. Here it is:

Hi Kevin,

Just got your message at my office and wanted to re-confirm with you that this is indeed real.

Enjoy Tokyo – I went about a year ago, but for only about 72 hours (to do a 30 minute talk which was a bit ridiculous) – cool city!

Alison

Hopefully this will put to rest concerns about the legitimacy of this whole deal.

EDIT: Here's the E-Mail response to my response to that response:

Hi Kevin,

No intrusion at all!  As I said, we are looking to you folks as “partners” in this. The survey will be asking questions about why fans like Avatar, what other kinds of programs they like, what they think about some of the ideas we have for new Avatar stuff (including the movie), etc.  Re: the other sites, right now it looks like we will also be partnering with Distant Horizon, Water-Bender, Airbender, and you.

I think we should be able to handle everything via email, so no problem on that front.  (And if we do need to talk by phone for some reason, of course I would be calling you at our expense.)

I’ll get back to you soon with more technical details,

Alison

Those sites not listed, I do hope you are selected. If not, when the survey it up, you guys are more than welcome to join ours or do what is necessary on their end to participate with us.

As for our suggestions we will offer Nick, or I should say the possible suggestions since we do not know if they will take them, head over to this thread: Suggestion Thread

And for those who want this pathetic site design by me fixed, Kumani has come to the rescue with an AWESOME site design. All that needs to be fixed are minor details and the design will be applied to the rest of the forum! Check here for the site design:

Well folks, that about wraps up my plans for tonight. Now to study a bit more Nihongo.....

-Uncle/Kevin, even more excitedly

 

Nickelodeon asks for Avatar Portal's Help! - 9/27 (Edited)

And yes that date makes sense, I'm in Japan =P

Folks this is BIG NEWS. I was recently E-Mailed by Ms. J. Alison Bryant, Ph.D. She is a Senior Research Director of Nickelodeon and is interested in using our site as a place for a fan survey for the show! She will E-Mail me back with the main information of the survey and other details within the next couple weeks, so stay really closely tuned to our main page! Here is the E-Mail:

I am a Senior Research Director for Nickelodeon. As you may know, although Avatar is no longer on the air on Nickelodeon, and is now running on NickToons, we’ve still got a lot underway with the property. In addition to the 2010 movie from M. Night Shyamalan and James Cameron, we’ve got a few other ideas up our sleeves.


What we’re trying to get a handle on right now is what fans of the show (and “super fans”) find compelling about the show and what they would like to see us do in the future. We have been doing in-home ethnographies with fans, and are now in the process of fielding a large-scale, national survey. In order to make sure that we are truly getting a fan’s perspective, however, we are hoping to supplement that survey with a sample of hard-core Avatar fans. To that end, we were thinking that it would make sense to run our Web survey off of a couple of the key fan sites for the show. Since The Avatar Portal is one of those critical sites, I am hoping that you will be amenable to helping us with this project by letting us run the survey off your site.

As I mentioned, we really don’t want to move forward on our initiatives for Avatar until we’ve heard from the fans. I’m happy to talk with you guys further via phone or email, and to answer any questions you might have about the research process. We are hoping to get the survey up in the next couple of weeks, so if you could get back to me very soon, that would be great!

Take care,
Alison

I will be giving Ms. Bryant a call sometime in the next couple days to try and confirm as much as possible about the survey.

This is an awesome day not only for AP but for the whole Fandom. Let's make our voices heard!!!

You fans at Avatar Portal could very wll decide the future of the Avatar saga itself!

-Uncle/Kevin, excitedly

P.S.: And yes, I'll move things to the Archive for faster loading and Kumani will have the site design done soon.

 

 

Avatar: Legends of the Arena Now Ready for Playing! (Kind of), And Guide on How to Get it Started!- 9/25

Whew just missed that month mark of inactivity. Sorry about that folks, but Tokyo is too cool to pass up. On to the News then more about my "sob" story later.

Yes that's right, Nick's online MMORPG (more of an MMO, but that's technical) Avatar: Legends of the Arena, perhaps a take on the UK title of the show, is ready for playing! To play, you simply download the game, link provided below these paragraphs, (make sure you enable pop-ups from us and Nick), and enjoy! Well, that's what Nick says anyway.

Us from the AP forum think that Nick didn't delevop it enough nor test it enough, and now fans are left with a glitchy, buggy game. But we do not begin to even DOUBT how cool it is or the potential it has. Wanna try it for yourself? Follow the guide below to get playing in no time!

Step 1: Make a "Nick Name"- This is a very annoying aspect of Nick but you need it to play on ALotA (wow just realised the Austin Powers pun that can be made from that). Click the following link in Internet Explored (trust me, Nick and Firefox don't mix): Creating a Nick Name. From here type in your info (only as much as your parents or paranoid side will allow!). If your nick name is taken, pick another.

Step 2: Download ALotA- I lawl again at the name. Anyway, now that you have your nick name, on to getting the game! Follow this link: ALotA Download Page. Too funny that name. Click on the Download and Play button, and click Run to have it install immediately, or click Save if you want to save the install file then run it. For that, you will have to find where your computer saved the file, likely the Desktop, then double click it.

Step 3: Starting the Game- Now go and open your new game! Here you should check out the Controls scheme to make sure you know how to play. From here go to Login, the top menu option. And here is where you need that pesky Nick Name. Fill in your name and password, and click submit. Now your logged in! Now we get to choose from Tutorial or Online against other players. And onto our next step!

Step 4: Getting Ready to Play- Now you are given the option of making your very own Avatar character! (kinda) Make your character however you like, and click submit. Now you will be brought to a new menu. This includes a shop, and attacks for your character. The shop you get to use after you gain gold, and the attacks you can place in the slots to the right of where they start so you can attack in game. Now click the obnoxious save button, and GO!

From here there is much to add, but this should be enough to get you started. As more of the game is known we will post here the hints and tricks to keep you playing! Maybe we will have a new forum page on the site Kumani is working on. We will see.......

If you have any comments or concerns with the game, or just want to share your thoughts and joys of the game with the rest of the AP community, Sign-Up or Sign-In to the Avatar Portal and head over to this thread: ALotA Thread.

Til then, enjoy ALotA! (I know I'm gonna get in trouble one of these days.....)

 

 

Uncle Does Tokyo - 8/28

No this isn't a minisode of Avatar, sadly. Though it would be a sick episode. I'm going away for the next four months for study at Kanda University in the Tokyo area. During that time, my activity will likely be extremely lower than what it is now.

Not to worry though, with an injection of fresh Admins to the forum and Kumani working on the site, there is no shortage of help or leadership on the Portal.

I will be back and fully active after Christmas. I will still be in contact on AIM/MSN/Skype, and in the PM system occasionally. Ja na.

-Uncle/Kevin

 

FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT **STUFF ON NEW ADMINZ** -8/19

Over the past week or two Avatar Portal has seem some hectic events. The demotion of a number of old Admins, the torture of the no vote showing Admin poll, and then the creation of some new Admins from all this mess. There has been controversy, hearts broken, and feelings hurt. So hopefully this post can help address all that.....

On Old Admin Demotion:

Some old Admins were in fact demoted. They were:

The elementals (Sam, Foxdemon, beastie)
airdrake
CharcoalRav3n
evilboy
haloMaster
zukomyprince
zutaraangdelta (ztad) - *On her own

They were demoted, or demoted themselves, because they weren't active for months and sometimes years on end, and there was little chance they would be able to be active and serve the forum again. So after much talk, they were in fact demoted back to members. (And I'm yet to have to told ZMP ^_^', I'll be doing that -after- I leave her place ;D). This is not meant to worry members; this was not done out of power grabbing or spite or to send a message, it was done so people on the forum while know exactly who to go to with a problem so that it might be addressed before year's end.

 

On New Admin Selection:

To those who don't know already, this is the new set of Dai Li to enter Lake Laogai's Lair:

Tev
The One Half
Amy/Airwalker/Snow Ookami
Kumani

To us, they represented the best of the applicant pool when it came to being an Admin. We felt they would be the most mature, most helping, and the Admin poll showed they would be liked as Admin by enough people to influence our decision.

 

To those who didn't make it:

Sorry, better luck next time. This time there happened to be not only a lot of applicants, but a lot of good applicants. The decision to make these 4 people Admin was tough. If you wish to know why specifically you were not Admin, then PM myself or SOTS. We will be glad to try and explain why you weren't selected this time. Cause in all reality, many people turned down were great people and we would love to see them be Admins, but sometimes all they needed was a bit more time. Next Admin cycle, I'd be willing to bet you'll be seeing a lot who didn't make it this time make it next time.

 

Well, that's what I have to say on all that. And I'm most/all Admins would agree with me on it. Congratulations to those who made Admin, and don't be discouraged those who didn't make it, there will no doubt be opportunities in the future for Helper/Mod/Admin positions. I can guarantee it......

 

The Last Airbeinder Movie Casting Calls!, Episodes Are Back Up, APRPG, New Site Design, and NEW ADMINS!!! - 8/10

Long title, yea. But it addresses everything =P.

That's right, all of you thinking of a chance at playing a part in the upcoming trilogy of movies, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE! See if you can make AP, and more importantly the Avatard world, proud! Follow this link for your chance at movie stardom!: The Last Airbender Casting Call.

For those who missed out on episodes 312-315 on the site, fear not they are back up! Do enjoy your Avataring!

And for those living under a rock APRPG, or the Avatar Portal Roll Playing Game, is almost underway! It should be starting up sometime this week, so sign up now and enjoy what could be one of the funner events this fall and winter! APRPG.

Kumani is still at work on our new design, and from what I've heard from her it will be INCREDIBLE! Don't worry, it will be up soon. But a longer wait means more features and better looks in the end!

And in a final bit of big news, we will be looking for new forum admins soon! We need to get new, active admins to help the forum run smoothly! Apply here!.

-Uncle

p.s.: I will eventually move things to the archive. Eventually.

 

Avatar Portal Role Playing Game! Episode Reviews too! - 8/5

An idea by member Roxas has picked up steam and become a full-out forum event: The Avatar Portal RPG! It will involve the "Empire" forces of myself, SOTS, and any others who wish to join us squaring off against the "Rebel" forces of Hajtom. It will the Empire's goal to conquer the Rebels with the Rebels trying to take down the Empire. It's Avatar Portal meets Avatar meets Star Wars! If epic had an RPG form, it would be this event. Join the Portal forum now if you haven't to join, and if you're a member be sure to pick your side now! Avatar Portal RPG Board

Also SOTS has created a thread for all you wanting to submit Episode Reviews of Avatar for this site! It's open to anyone and everyone with a love of Avatar and want to have their voice on Avatar heard! AP Episode Reviews

That's all for now. ENJOY THE RPG! It looks to be a fun time for all!

-Uncle

Long Time Since Update: 100,000 views!, Site Format Change Soon, New Affiliates Added - 8/3

Yea there's a lot going on very slowly. Which really means there's not much happening. I'll have limited internet for the next few days, which will keep me from some things. I'm also home from doing work at college, so I'm trying to hang out with friends as much as possible while also learning Japanese for my study abroad in a month. Oh and I'll have work soon too. So hopfully (cross your fingers) I should be able to do all that I need to do for the site by the end of August for your Avataring pleasure. SOTS and Gotag will be doing all they can as well so we can have the site completely up and running ASAP. I sound like a broken record with that line but hey we're doing all we can when we can. That and I need to fix some episodes. Again, in due time.

WE HIT 100,000 VIEWS THIS MONTH! YAY! Thanks to everyone who visited the site to show your support for our site and your love of Avatar. Don't worry, we plan to be here FOREVER. Literally.

Kumani is still hard at work with a new site format, so do expect to see it soon along with more sections coming to completion!

And I went and updated the affiliates area with a couple other sites, do check them out!

-Uncle

New Podcast Up! And link to download Finale Credits Music (plus petition!). And maybe new site design. End long title. - 7/23

That's right, FTW is done putting the recent Finale podcast online! It is a GREAT podcast, and not just cause I was involved. It is definitely worth a listen, and do subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! Also, FTW has uploaded his videos from his and SOTS' adventures at New York Comic Con! Here's a link to the PortalCast website: PortalCast. Here's a link to the Finale podcast: Finale Podcast.

And brought on by popular demand, the awesome music to the Finale credits! Finale Credits Music. And now the Agni Kai music from the Finale is up too! Finale Agni Kai Music. Thanks to Serpent_Guard for his finding these two AWESOME scores! However we do want to support the Track Team, so be sure to sign this petition for an Avatar Soundtrack! Soundtrack Petition.

And after some people commented about the site, one person is taking charge to see what she can do to help out. Long time member Kumani is taking a crack at a new site design, and we hope to try it out soon!

-Uncle

Sozin's Comet Finale Movie Online!, Plus Podcast!- 7/20

Nevermind that previous entry, ALL FINALE EPISODES ARE ONLINE! And so are the rest of the episodes. Now all that is left to do is...... AVATAR GUN RUN! Which I plan to do sometime this year.

Remember folks: buy the DVD's when they come out! Support the Creators for all they have done, especially after this amazing Finale!

Also, our podcast host FTW made sure we got in a recap Finale podcast last night, so be on the look out for that sometime in the next couple days! It is probably one of the more hilarious, indepth, and no doubt emotional podcasts made here at the Portal. When it is out, definitely take a listen.

Til then, enjoy the AvRen Closing Ceremonies/Party in the AvRen 2008 Board!

-Uncle

p.s.: We will be updating the rest of the site to this format shortly. If you would like to help us out with the design, be sure to post here: Site Design Thread

Finale Day Events here on the Portal, and the Fandom! - 7/18-7/19

Yes that's right, TOMORROW IS THE DAY!!!!! Now to make sure we send the series out with a bang, here's a quick run-down on what I've got planned:

GOING ON NOW!

  • Everyone get on Skype for the Fandom chat! Skype download. Be sure to add Uncle to get in (kp22riso[at]siena.edu). And thanks to Dongbu Feng, here's the link! Fandom Chat

NOW-5:30pm

5:30pm-6:30pm

  • Uncle gets dinner
  • People continue chatting and whatnot

7pm-8pm

  • More chatting
  • More contests?

8pm (2400 GMT)-10pm

  • FINALE
  • Streams to Finale lower on this page!

10pm-Monday Morning

  • AvRen closing ceremonies
  • Forum Dance/Party

It's gonna be a HECK of a Saturday, folks! Be sure to join in the festivities, and make sure you get your butt home for the FINALE!!!!! Once again, it's at 8pm EST, which is 2400 GMT. BE THERE, OR BE A FOUR SIDED POLYGON WITH EQUAL SIDES.

There will be multiple streams of the Finale up so people will be able to go to the one with the best quality/fewest people. People who will/might stream include myself, SOTS, FTW, and Tev.

And yes, the episodes will up on the site as soon as humanly possible.

-Uncle

Stream of the Finale Episodes LIVE - 7/14 through 7/19

Both are Identical Streams! If one stream becomes too populated/laggy, simply select the other stream!

Here you can watch all the Finale episodes as they air, LIVE! And after they've aired, they will be viewable as soon as possible in our "Watch Episodes" section.

Stream One, hosted by SOTS:

Stream Two, hosted by Uncle:

Stream Three, hosted by FTW

New Site Design - 7/15/08

This is still a being-worked-on design, and there is still much work to be done for the site design. We still need to change all other pages to this design, and then finish adding content to those pages. All in all, will probably take us through August to complete the site. sorry for taking so long, but a number of site admins have been hampered by the real world.

I'll keep you updated on all new pages I change over to this format and when it is complete. As well as when we complete webpages. Thanks to all our viewers and members for sticking with us through all this.

-Uncle

Site News - 7/8/08

Major Site Overhaul Soon
(And since I bumped it down, make sure to check out SOTS's stream of all Season Three episodes, every night this week at 7pm EST, 2300 GMT, below this news post!)
 
Well it's about time for us to fix-up this site big time. The timing seems bad with the finale coming up, but we want to look good while people stream in during/after the Finale week. This is more than just a cosmetic change, we will be changing our site editor from WebHostingPad's RVSitebuilder to Adobe's DreamWeaver. So we will not only have a new (and might I say, far cooler) look, but we will be changing how we edit info
 
We will try to keep all content up during this time, especially the Watch Episodes area and the streams for the episodes during the next two weeks. Should something not work out, we will revert to this layout as a back-up plan.
 
And yes, we still have areas which need our attention. Episode Guide, Transcripts, Screenshots, Reviews, Characters, Geography, Four Nations, AP at NYCC. Okay let's be honest, basically all of the site. We are currently short-staffed due to personal reasons, but all this info will be fixed ASAP. We hope to be almost 100% functional within the month. Thanks for sticking with us while we do all this!
-Uncle

Avatar News/LIVE NEWS! - 7/6/08

Avatar Airing Live on the Portal!

All this week at 7pm EST, 2230 time SOTS will be showing all the episodes of season three aired thus far! Be sure to check out the stream below!
 
 
Should that not work, check out the bottom of the forum main page here: http://avaportal.proboards86.com/index.cgi 
-Uncle 

Avatar/Site News: 7/5/08 (UPDATED!)

ALL Episodes to be Available for Watching Today! Fandom Finale? Plus site remake?
Our unbelievably awesome friends from Avatar Information and Support Board (check em out in our Affiliates area) have searched the web and found, yes, episodes!All of them! Once they send me the codes today, ALL EPISODES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONCE MORE!!!! And as it turns out, I'm pretty sure we'd be the only fansites with all of them together. Go figure. Well, enjoy the episodes we have up, and get PSYCHED FOR THE FINALE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!!!!
 
Fandom Finale?
 
After a quick talk with Jake from Dongbu Feng, it is possible that a huge fandom chat will be up for all of us Avatards to talk on during the Finale! That teamed up with us streaming episodes to the web could make Friday the 18th the best nights ever. Arguable after my trip to Cali. But anyway.
 
Site Remake 
 
Also, I have a killer site made in dreamweaver, but have to wait for Rutvik/Panda's help to upload it. Cause technology hates me. But don't worry, it looks awesome. This way we actually have a cool looking site for ourselves.
 
-Uncle
 
p.s.: FINALE IN TWO WEEKS!!1!!1!!1one!!

Avatar/Site News: 7/3/08

Avatar Finale Episodes to Air ON THE PORTAL, LIVE! Plus Update on Episodes

Directly quoted from SOTS' post on the forum:
Well the week of the finale is drawing near and boy are we excited.  However, unfortunately, some people will not be able to watch the finale on TV do to their location. BUUUUUT, me and UI are here to help out those that are unfortunate.

Uncle Iroh[the admin of course] and myself will be streaming the whole week of "new" Avatar[including the finale] to the internet, LIVE! Sooo, those who aren't in the US or those who are in the US, but by a computer and not anywhere near a TV are in luck.

Also, I will be streaming 301 all the way to 311 the week before the whole week of new Avatar to refresh people for the finale or get newer fans caught up!  So the schedule is looking like this:

301+302- 7/6/08 @ 6 PM Central time/7 PM Eastern Time
303+304- 7/7/08 @ 6 PM Central time/7 PM Eastern Time
305+306- 7/8/08 @ 6 PM Central time/7 PM Eastern Time
307+308- 7/9/08 @ 6 PM Central time/7 PM Eastern Time
309+310+311- 7/10/08 @ 6 PM Central time/7 PM Eastern Time

Then there will be a three day break.  Then...

312- 7/14/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time
313- 7/15/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time
314+315- 7/16/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time
316- 7/17/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time
317- 7/18/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time
Sozin's Comet- 7/19/08 @ 7 PM Central time/8 PM Eastern Time

301-311 will be streamed by me, SOTS, on my Ustream wheras 312-321 will be streamed by Uncle Iroh and myself on both our Ustreams in order to make sure either of our Ustreams don't crash if there's a big crowd.

SOTS's Ustream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-world-of-sots
UI's Ustream: *to be posted*

Some of you might see this whole thing as wrong and stealing and all that, but what we're merely trying to do is include the international folk and the US folk who are unable to see the new episodes, yet have access to a computer at that time.  We don't want people to be left out in the fun. =D

Oh also, if you have any friends on some other forums or websites that won't be near a TV during the finale and new episodes or are not in the US, by all means spread the word about this to them.
-Snake of the South
 
As for Episodes on the site:
 
Right now people will have to wait out not being able to view episodes on the web until we are able to locate them. Otherwise, it is currently being considered to try airing episodes ourselves via Ustreams as a temporary fix. Don't fret, we will fix this soon.
-Uncle Iroh 

Avatar News 7/1/08

Nick Press Release about Avatar
Another GREAT find by our member, Roxas, of our forums. A press release of Nick talking about Avatar's overall success and the finale times.
 
Ok well, I would of placed it up right here... But this site hates me a doesn't do as I command... So just click the stupid link. Maybe Sots or Uncle can do it cause obivously the site listens to them. *hits site* Bad site... bad...
 
Anyways, thanks Roxas!
 
-Gotag
 
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SOTS here.  I actually had found this press release yesterday and meant to put it up along with the commercial, but simply put, I just didn't get around to it. =P  Anyway, for the sake of convience, I'll put some of the press release up here.  Not all of it though.  Some of it just says old boring things we already know like the general plot and whatnot. And actually, some of this press release I will post will have stuff I already posted like finale times and dates and that type of stuff.
 

"NEW YORK, June 30 -- After Aang's unsuccessful attack against the fierce Firelord Ozai during the Day of Black Sun, he will finally face his mortal enemy and seal his destiny in a riveting, two-hour Avatar television movie premiering Saturday, July 19 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Sozin's Comet is the culmination of a week of new episodes, which will begin to roll out on Monday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) and conclude with Aang's ultimate battle.

Since its premiere, Avatar's captivating storylines and compelling characters have kept fans on the edge of their seats, said Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group. The remainder of Book Three is full of surprises and plot twists, and we're excited to be bringing fans the event they've been waiting for -- the final face-off between Aang and the Firelord.

The Avatar premiere week kicks off with Western Air Temple on Monday, July 14 after the Avatar and the gang flee from the failed invasion of the Fire Nation. Reeling from defeat and having left so many behind, the group hides in the Western Air Temple to devise a new plan. They are displeased to find someone unexpected when they arrive, even though they are in need of assistance.

Book Three culminates with a two-hour movie, Sozin's Comet, on Saturday, July 19 when Aang's struggle with firebending becomes urgent as he learns he must confront the Firelord earlier than planned. Aang prepares mentally and physically for the attack as the comet nears, but when he finally faces the Firelord, will he have the heart to take his life?

The remaining 10 episodes of Book Three will roll out in one action-packed week:

    Monday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. -- The Western Air Temple
    Tuesday, July 15 at 8:00 p.m. -- The Firebending Masters
    Wednesday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m. -- The Boiling Rock (hour-long special)
    Thursday, July 17 at 8:00 p.m. -- The Southern Raiders
    Friday, July 18 at 8:00 p.m. -- The Ember Island Players
    Saturday, July 19 at 8:00 p.m. -- Sozin's Comet (two-hour movie)

The hit animated television series Avatar has inspired the live-action epic adventure M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, which will arrive in theaters July 2010. Series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko will serve as executive producers.

A dedicated Avatar site will feature the new Game of the Week Rise of the Phoenix where Aang goes one-on-one with the Phoenix King, an Avatar game Tournament for Avatar gamers to go head-to-head, polls, trivia challenges, fun facts, as well as additional exclusive content.

Viewers can catch up on Aang's epic journey by tuning into Nicktoons Network for mini marathons of Avatar each day beginning Monday, July 14 through Saturday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m. The series will roll out in succession, starting on Monday with the series premiere and will culminate with a Nicktoons Network encore of the two-hour TV movie, Sozin's Comet, on Sunday, July 20 at 5:00 p.m. ET."
 
For the full press release, just click the link Gotag provided.
 
Oh and also, lookie what I found (poor Roxas pmed me on AP after I had found it myself =P).
 

Name: "The Southern Raiders" 

Summary: "Katara decides to confront the Fire Nation soldier responsible for her mother's death."

Release Date: Thursday July 17th at 8:00 PM 

Writer: Elizabeth Welch Ehasz
 

Name: "The Ember Island Players"

Summary: "A play recounting the gang's adventures does not sit well with Aang and his friends."

Release Date:  Friday July 18th at 8:00 PM

Writers:  Tim Hedrick, John O'Bryan, and Josh Hamilton
 
That info can be found on tvguide.com if you want an actual source. =D
 
-Snake of the South(Dang that was a long news post)

Avatar News: 6/30/08

New "Avatar: Countdown to the Comet" commercial
Today, in preparation for the week of all new Avatar on TV, a commercial aired advertising "Countdown to the Comet'.  The commercial features never before seen clips of unaired episodes (and even the book =P).  Check it out by clicking the link below!
 
 
-Snake of the South
 

Avatar/Site News: 6/29/08

Episodes Taken Down Across the Web, Site updates

Sorry, my Firefox won't let me change the text size to what I want, so please bear with me.
 
For those who pop in on the Episodes section, you will notice that all the episodes are down. This is, as SOTS has told me, something which has happened across the internet. Why? We can only speculate. Until this is figured out, we will search for episodes on the web and link them when we find them. This may take a while, if it even happens at all. No, we will not provide links to downloads, even though links for such still exist.
 
So for now we site admins will concentrate on finding the episodes and updating the site with all the Fanart and Fanfics which have been made by our members, updating the site look, getting the screenshots fixed and completed, and other little parts which need completion.
 
SOTS and I will be preparing for the Finale week episodes, so be sure to check in here at the Portal for our tests of our streams. Cause in case no one else knew, we will be airing the Finale week episodes strait to the web! More on this soon.
 
-Uncle Iroh 

Avatar News: 6/28/08

Season Three finale titles released!
Avatar Portal forum member, Roxas, made a nice find today.  He found the back of the season three volume four DVD box which reveals all the titles of the season three finale.  The titles are:
 
Chapter 18: Sozin's Comet Part 1: The Phoenix King
Chapter 19: Sozin's Comet Part 2: The Old Masters
Chapter 20: Sozin's Comet Part 3: Into the Inferno
Chapter 21: Sozin's Comet Part 4: Avatar Aang
 
Seems as if 320 has the same title as the NYCC finale panel and the upcoming season three-based video game! Coincidence? I think not.  Anyway, here's the link to the actual article that reveals the titles pretty much.
 
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Avatar-Airbender-Season-3-Volume-4/9933
 
It seems volume 4 will have SIX episodes! Wow, that's alot of episodes on a DVD Avatar-wise, eh?
 
-Snake of the South

Avren News: 6/14/08

Avren '08 now up on site!
I told you I'd get it up sooner or later... Just not as soon as I wanted it to be. :P
Anyways, Avren information is up and can be found here! Summer 2007 will lead you to Scarlet Cougar's site while 2008 will show the current scoreboards. I'll be sure to update them when future contests are judged!
 
-Paradox (Got-tag)

Avatar News: 6/13/08

Avatar the Last Airbender to conclude on July 19th, 2008!
Yes you read the news title thingy right.  Anyway, according to the newest Nick Magazine, Avatar will return July 14th and will have a new episode air on TV every night of that week ending with the 2-hour finale on Saturday, July 19th.  So pretty much, this is the schedule for the rest of the show:
 
"The Western Air Temple"-Monday, July 14th
"The Firebending Masters"-Tuesday, July 15th
"The Boiling Rock"-Wednesday, July 16th[parts one and two I guess]
"The Southern Raiders"-Thursday, July 17th
"The Ember Island Players"-Friday, July 18th
"Sozin's Comet"-Saturday, July 19th
 
As I said, this info comes from the July issue of the Nick Magazine.  It was found on top of an Avatar quiz thing which says "Tune in to brand-new episodes of Avatar: The Airbender every weeknight during the week of Monday, July 14th. Then on Saturday, July 19th, catch a special two-hour episode. Check nick.com/avatar for more info!"
 
-Snake of the South(Hah I beat Dongbufeng and Avatar Spirit to this news update! =P)

Site News: 6/2/08 (Updated 6/3)

List of Episodes Down on Site- Now Fixed!

First news post in June!
 
After a quick little survey of the site, I found the episodes people saw were down and a couple others I misssed before. They are: Episodes 118 and 120 from Season One, Episodes 201, 212, and 216 from Season Two, and Episode 312 from Season Three.
 
I'll be on again later tonight to fix these episodes, which might take an hour or so depending on how fast I find them and how much I remember of how to code them. Also, procrastination and Maple Story have to be taken into account. But they should all be up by tomorrow.
 
If you spot any other episodes which are missing, don't be too shy to use the Contact Us page! It's thanks to you Portal viewers that these episodes were identified in the first place.
 
Thanks everyone for your patience on the matter. 
 
UPDATE: Scratch all that. I went through the code and found minor errors and fixed them. As for Western Air Temple it works on the two browsers I've tried it on, so if there's something wrong I don't see it. It might have to do with a person's internet connection not loading properly.
 
As always, if you see an episodes down, just ring the inbox!
 
-Uncle Iroh 
 
P.S.: It's still not too late to JOIN AVREN'08!!!! <<< (Clicky!!!!)
 
Ok now I'm tempted to post the kirby dance due to its similarity to my post script entry.
 
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Avatar News/Avren Update: 5/30/08

SEASON THREE COMPLETE BOXSET COVER ART REVEALED!!!!!!
Season 3 Box Set
 
Snake here returning from after about a month to the news page with an Avatar news update! A couple days ago, the season three complete boxset DVD collection was revealed.  Although there's not much details about it such as price or bonus features, we at least know what the box will look like and that there are five discs[one being the bonus disc the other four the actual episodes] included in the boxset!  Here's the link to the article:
 
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Avatar-Airbender-Season-3/9713
 
-Snake of the South
 
Avren '07 and '08 soon to be on site
 
Whoa, first time doing this! Anyways, sorry to edit your news post, Snake, but Paradox (Gotag) here to just say I'll be putting up Avren material such as contests, entries, and even a link to Scarlet's site of last year's Avren, up tomorrow and/or sometime the weekend after that.
 
-Paradox (Gotag)

Site/AvRen Update: 5/25/08

AvRen's Main and Massive RPG Begins!, Some Episodes Down
 
Wow only took me2 months but I figured out an easy way to update the site. On to more important business....
 
AvRen's RPG Opens!
 
For those who signed-up on time for the RPG, it has begun! It's sure to be fast-paced and fun, so be sure to check in often!
 
For those who failed to enter on time, the individual nations have mini-RPG's open as a consolation and so people can sharpen their skills. Also, no reason you can't play in both the international and national RPG's! We hope in the future to open up a consolation International RPG, but this is just a thought not a definite.
 
Some Episodes Down on Site
 
As people have pointed out (thanks for the messages everyone!), a number of episodes on the site are down. We will be sure to find and link to them ASAP so that they are up for your viewing pleasure.
 
But be sure to buy the DVD's when you can!
 
-Uncle Iroh
 
P.S.: Those wondering why the site went down a couple days ago for a couple hours, it was due to routine maintainence by our site host, WebHostingPad. No worries, we arn't going anywhere for a long time.

Site/AvRen Update: 5/25/08

New AvRen Events, and Now [Finally] On Top of Google, Site Remake
 
Been a while since we updated, so to show everyone were not pushing daisies just yet......
 
 
AvRen fun continues!
 
Over 3,000 posts have been made so far in AvRen! The acitivity this year seems to be dwarfing the participation last year, so let's keep it up!
 
Also, a new short story/writing contest is currently under way, with a new and exciting forum skin design openned only moments ago! Be sure to get in on the action and join a nation today!
 
Although AvRen already began a week ago, we will be going until Avatar airs on July 14th and ALL ARE WELCOME to join for the duration! You can be a new or old forum member, active or inactive, it won't matter! Simply join the forum, have fun in AvRen, and enjoy talking about Avatar as always!
 
For info on AvRen, check out the news update from 5/14/08 just below.
 
 
 
Google Ranking
 
After the sad loss of the original Avatar Portal site, we the new Portal will try to continue on the great work and legacy left to us. For those wondering, this site was created after the old Portal became inactive, and we on the forum wanted a new face for our community. So those now just coming to us: welcome! Those who already knew: hi!
 
Our Google rank when you search Avatar Portal is finally us on top, after much see-sawing. So now we hope to be able to give you all the greatness the old Portal offered now with more Zinc! Erm, updates!
 
As always refreshments are in the back.
 
 
Site Makeover 




When we finally update the look of the site? As soon as I and a few other admins have the time to between AvRen, work, and saving the world from Lex Luther.
 
.......I made that last one up.But the answer is as soon as we can, which we hope to be in the coming weeks.

-Uncle Iroh

Site News: 5/15/08

Old Portal Site Stopped Working, Our Low Rank on Google, Screenshots Almost Fixed, New Site Layout
Man that was a long title. Anyway. 
 
As was brought to my attention by our friends from the Avatar Information and Support Board last night, the old Avatar Portal website, www.theavatarportal.com, has stopped working. We can only speculate as to why this happened, but we hope it isn't permanent. It's a shame to see our heritage gone. This in turn lead to a number of images on our forum not working, so please work with us as we try to upload news ones.
 
As for our Google ranking, we'd likely move up, albeit for a sad reason. Also, I hope to message a number of other fansites and ask them to trade links with us. Hopefully the Google algorithm is kind to us and will move our site up from the cellar of the first page when searching "Avatar Portal" to the top, if not close to the top, spot.
 
Also, Rutvik has fixed the first page of screenshots for episode 101, and will soon have a working code for the whole episode! When this happens, the rest of the screenshots for the show will be uploaded.
 
As for the site and forum layout, we will soon have a new front page (I hope) then a whole new site layout eventually. Don't worry, it'll look good. Darn good. Rawr. 
 
-Uncle Iroh 
 
P.S.: JOIN AVREN'08!!!! 

 

Event/Site News: 5/14/08

AvRen08 Has Begun TODAY!!!! Plus a site update ^_^
(News Updated at 4 PM Est- First Two Events Up!)
God I love that little smiley face. But I digress. 
 
(This is the same message from the AvRen General Area, in the Mass Forum PM, and in the Mass Email to get the attention of any old members who might have drifted from Avatar)

That's right folks, today is May 14th: the start of AvRen08! And the first couple contests have been announced (read on)!

For those wondering what AvRen is, it is the Avatar Renaissance. It is an event on the forum to help people cope with their wait for Avatar to air over the summer months. It was begun last year during the wait for Season Three, and it is being done now to wait for the re-airing of Avatar in July. AvRen consists of many different events, from a massive Role Playing Game (RPG) which all people are allowed to join in on, to Trivia events, to Writing events, to Art events, and much more!

The AvRen board is located right below the Community Board on the main page, or you can click this link to get there a bit faster: AvRen Board
 
Currently all nations are looking for new members to join, and people are welcome to do so for the two months of AvRen08 leading up to the Re-Airing of Avatar on Jul 14th!
 
Sign-Ups for all nations are open for the whole duration of AvRen! Don't be shy just because you join late, all are welcome!

Many nations are also still establishing their "military" ranks, for example the Fire Nation and the Fire Lord position, which will determine your rank not only on your team but in the Main RPG, the central event of AvRen!
 
To join the Air Nomads, follow this link: Air Nomad's Sign-Up Thread
 
To join the Earth Kingdom, follow this link: Earth Kingdom Sign-Up Thread
 
To join the Fire Nation, follow this link: Fire Nation Sign-Up Thread
 
To join the Water Tribe, follow this link: Water Tribe Sign-Up Thread
 
The first two events have just been announced! Be sure to check them out, and make sure you consult with your nation on which entry/entires from your nation shall be submitted!
 
 
Second Event: Comic Captions Contest 

If you have any questions, be sure to ask someone in your nation board, or message myself (Uncle Iroh) or SOTS (Snake of the South) on the forum if you wish.

Happy Avataring!
 
 
As for the Site:
 
We will soon be changing how the site is designed, but all information will remain in the same place, so if your bookmarked an area here, like Viewing Episodes, it will likely still work.
 
We currently use RVSitebuilder, which is like trying to build a skyscraper with beach sand. But with our new smexy Site Admin, ZKZ (zukotokozu), and a fun little program called DreamWeaver, we hope to have a site set-up less like myspace and more like a real site. This will occur over the next month or so.

-Uncle Iroh
 
p.s.: I blame AG for something on the forum for no reason (kiddin AG) =D

 

Avatar News: 5/10/08

Season Three Volume Three DVD avaliable for purchase and "Sozin's Comet" book shipping now!

Sorry for the late news update. I've been encounter some technical difficulties lately. Anyway....
The third volume of the Book of Fire DVD collection is now availiable for purchase at your local retail store. The DVD contains "Day of Black Sun: The Invasion", "The Western Air Temple", "The Firebending Masters", "The Boiling Rock Part 1", and "The Boiling Rock Part 2". Also included is the third addition of the Wang Fire comic series. Everything past "The Invasion" has yet to air on US television, so this DVD is a must-buy for any Avatard out there!
In other news, the book adaption of the Avatar series finale, "Sozin's Comet", is now shipping from amazon.com. It's been reported also that various bookstores do indeed have the book, but are waiting until next week to release it. The book had been noted to release on May 20th, but now its shipping. Who know's what's going on nowadays with new Avatar stuff? The book does indeed include spoilers concerning the finale. With that in mind, any discussion concerning the book on AP's forum is to be kept in the newly founded Spoiler Board. All images from the book are to be kept in there as well. Signatures and avatars that included images from the book are prohibited as well. Anyone who breaks this new policy will face severe consequences.
-Snake of the South

Community/Forum News: 4/29/08

Episode Reenactments on PortalCast and AvRen 2008 Comming Soon! (Plus Some Boiling Rock Technical Stuff)
The astute among you will notice this is the exact same PM I basically sent the forum, but the bottom is important reguarding The Boiling Rock airing early and is NOT in the forum PM.
Avatar Episode Reenactments!

As many of you know, we here at the Portal have our own podcast, PortalCast! Well now to make things fun they're going to do an entire episode reenactment online! If you want to join, be sure to check out the thread bellow, Link to Reenactments Thread.

Link to PortalCast: http://avaportal.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=listen
Link to Reenactment thread: http://avaportal.proboards86.com/?board=listen&action=display&thread=3159&page=1
Link to PortalCast at New York Comic Con (a must see!): http://www.youtube.com/user/Avatar0FTW , and here too: http://www.theavatarportal.org/AP-at-New-York-Comic-Con.php

Avatar Renaissance: 2008!

I'm not positive if I spelt that right, but oh well. For anyone who around last summer, you'll definitely remember AvRen! That great event which brought the entire forum community together in the dark times of waiting for Season Three to air. Well this year we're doing the same, and it'll begin this May 14th until the Avatar Finale airs on July 14th!

Link to AvRen: 2008 Suggestion Thread:http://avaportal.proboards86.com/?board=news&action=display&thread=3156&page=1
Link to AvRen: 2008 area: Comming soon!
Link to AvRen: 2007 (last year's AvRen): http://avaportal.proboards86.com/index.cgi?board=battles
Boiling Rock Airing Controversy:
Many fansites and forums, not wanting to get on the bad side of Nick and Viacom (which I don't blame them for) have decided to not talk about nor condone viewing The Boiling Rock, among other episodes. Why don't we do the same? Cause we're the Portal! It's not as macho a thing as I would hope, links to viewing episodes have been our trade mark. I just wanted to use an exclaimation point.
So what about us having the episodes up to view in the Watch Episodes area? We're not HOSTING the episodes, we are merely linking to episodes we have found on the net. Very, very, very, very, VERY big difference. Not to mention, talking about episodes that haven't aired ISN'T ILLEGAL. So for now, until we are legally told different, episodes will remain linked to view and we will enjoy talking about them. Toodles.
-Uncle Iroh
P.S.: When will I finally move things to the News Archive? Stay tuned...

Avatar News: 4/25/08

Volume Three DVD released early, Boiling Rock Up to View on Site!

Yesterday, multiple people reported that their local Blockbusters had put up the Volume Three of Season three DVD up for rent already. Also, today, various people who ordered the DVD from DVDpacific.com reported that they too also received the DVD today. Our staff was fortunate enough to be one of those people who got the DVD early.
So now, Boiling Rock Parts 1 AND 2 are avaliable to watch here on AP! Check out the Watch Episodes section on the left side menu.
With early released DVDs comes of course......illegal downloads. We can't stop the fandom from downloading, but I just want to say something. Even if you do download, you should do the right thing and at least still buy volume three when the official release date comes around or when the season three boxset is finally released. I know the Avatar staff as well as Nickelodeon is pretty disappointed with the illegal downloadings and the people downloading them and whatnot. The Avatar staff works real hard on that show, and it's just not right to resort to piracy and pretty much "steal" just because you're annoyed that Avatar hasn't been on TV lately or for other reasons. So please, try to refrain from downloading. We have the episodes right here for you guys to watch.
Anyway, in other news, Nickelodeon has been showing an Avatar commercial on TV today advertising it's return in July. Pretty much, it's just clips of the trailer rearranged for TV. Even the music is the same. It's still pretty neat and this commercial confirms for certain that Avatar is returning in July. Tune into Nickelodeon to see the awesome commercial!
-Snake of the South

Avatar News: 4/22/08

AVATAR RETURNS THIS SUMMER!

Today, it was announced on Nick.com that Avatar: The Last Airbender will finally return from hiatus on July 14th, 2008. Coincidentally, today is the anniversary of the day Mike and Bryan pitched Avatar to Nickelodeon. What are Nick's exact plans on airing Avatar though? Well judging by the release date of volume 4, I personally say Nick is going to give us the rest of the episodes in a weeks time and then the finale a week later. Or something like that. If you think you know how Nick is going to air the episodes, then go speculate about it on the official thread in our forums.
In other news, volume three is still scheduled for release on May 6th. While Avatar is returning to TV on July 14th, technically Avatar is returning to the US on May 6th since volume three will have four episodes that the US has yet to see on their own televisions. Hopefully time doesn't slow down or the world isn't blown up before May 6th!
-Snake of the South

Site News: 4/20/08

NYCC Area Created in Community, No More Downloads, but All Episodes Now Available to View!

Hot darn the title did all my work.
Anyway, for those looking for NYCC videos, pictures, and information, check out the new section of the site over in the Community board. There we will have all the videos and pictures to fill your hungry Avatar bellies.
Also, in what some might consider to be big news, we will no longer host episode downloads. Why? In short, we want people to buy the DVD's and contribute to Avatar. We will still have episodes available to view, as that is our trademark and we feel that people should watch and love Avatar. But we don't want to take away from the great work the writers do.
On that note, I was able to put up all the episodes, from 101 to 313, on the site! Now you can watch any episode of Avatar in your browser any time you want! Enjoy!
As for the rest of the unfinished parts of the site:
News Archive: Will start to fill up soon as we ditch our old news stories from this page.
Characters: ~1-2 weeks
Geography: ~1 month
Four Nations: ~ 1 month
Watch Episodes: COMPLETED! yay!
Episode Guide: ~1-2 weeks
Screenshots:~1-2 months
Transcripts ~1-2 months
Episode Reviews: (Compiled over time)
Fanart: ~1 month
Fanfiction: ~1 month
Interviews: (Compiled over time)
AP Merchandise: When we have any!
So as you can see, the site will be roaring and ready to go in not too long! In the mean time, enjoy what's up. AVATAR FINALE IN JULY WEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
-Uncle Iroh

Site/Avatar/BREAKING News!: 4/18 - 4/20/08 (Updated on 4/20)

PortalCast at NYCC! And new Avatar Footage on YOUTUBE!

As most of you know already, PortalCast, the AP sponsored podcast, will be at NYCC this weekend! We will of course be bringing you live streams and recordings. Maybe even a possible interview with the creators of the show, Mike and Bryan! We will be live streaming both Avatar panels at the NYCC. Remember, the fan panel is on Friday, April 18th at 6:00 PM EDT and the "Into the Inferno" finale panel featuring the creators is on Saturday, April 19th at 3:00 PM EDT. Each panel should run about an hour in length.
If you don't catch the live streams, not to fret, Collin (head honcho of PortalCast) and myself will also be recording the panels, trailer, and other various things at NYCC. When the recorded video is made and edited, we'll be sure to let you know where you can find it.
One last thing about NYCC. I'll be updating a blog that I've made while I'm there. You can find it here:
Miss the live stream? Click the link above to go and download the live stream! It will be the entire stream, and contains spoilers on Boiling Rock, Southern Raiders, Iroh, Kataang/Zutara, and much much more!
Our very own AP Radio, with DJ Kip, will be on during the times the stream is down. Be sure to tune in, as he will be posting information and spoilers from NYCC!
The blog will just include things I see and who I interact with and such. The videos might even end up being embedded there as well. We'll see!
And in other news, NEW AVATAR FOOTAGE WAS RELEASED TONIGHT! But it seems to be of Brazilian origin. So will Brazil beat the US this time around air date wise? Who knows? Anyway, enjoy these clips of Boiling Rock below:
-Snake of the South, and Uncle Iroh

Site News: 4/16/08

Season Three Available to Watch! (mostly)
After a little playing around in the Watch Avatar area of the Episodes section (see left side menu), all but Sokka's Master has been linked to in Yahoo! Video (they are NOT our own works) and made available to watch right in your browser! We hope for the Sokka's Master glitch to be fixed soon, and this will be accomplished in the comming days.
 
We hope to upload Seasons One, Two, and Three shortly and they will carry our own watermark advertising TheAvatarPortal.org. This will done in the next couple weeks. And to be sure, we WILL upload episode 314 the moment it touches the TV, so be sure to check back here when it does finally air!
 
In addition, links will be available to download all the episodes of Avatar during the same time episodes are uploaded to watch. Also, screenshots and transcripts will be up after all this, and should be finished by the end of May. 
  
As for other areas, we hope to much information arriving from our friends over at the Avatar Support and Information site (see a link to their site in our Links and Affiliates area) and we will have it uploaded ASAP.
 
Expect to see the site almost entirely complete by June (we hope!).
 
 
-Uncle Iroh

Avatar News: 4/14/08

Season Three Volume 4 DVD release date and cover art revealed!!!!!

Today, the cover art and release date for the 4th installment of the Season Three DVDs was revealed.  Volume 4 is set to release on July 29th, 2008. Since the description that was also released contains spoilers, please click the link below to read the article in it's entirety.
 
 
The amazing cover art, shown to the left, features Aang in the Avatar State. He also appears to be bending all four elements!  Judging from the cover art alone, the finale looks to be a pretty epic event. 
 
In other news, Volume 3 is still scheduled to be released May 6th.  So we might get some episodes before they are aired.  If it is delayed, we'll be sure to let you know!
 
-Snake of the South 

Avatar News: 4/11/08(updated)

Avatar Flier Out-dated and Avatar Finale to air in May!
Tonight, the flier that supposedly showed us the rest of Nicks plans with Avatar after the series was done was confirmed as inaccurate and out dated.  Inaccurate in the sense of certain dates and projects and out dated since some events with Avatar have changed dates from the time the flier was released which was several months ago.  Here is the link:
 
 
However, Avatar's finale airing in May still seems to be a certainty.  A recent issue of Nick magazine advertised the volume three DVD as still being released on May 6th and the volume four DVD as being released in JULY.  So logically, one would think that Nick would show the series finale on TV first before DVD. 
 
-Snake of the South 

Avatar News:4/4/08

Third Avatar game announced and no Avatar tonight on US Nick!

The third Avatar game, titled "Into the Inferno", was announced earlier this week. THQ Australia is the developer again.  I'm not going to lie, this game looks pretty darn cool and probably is going to be the best one out of them.  The game is due out sometime in October of this year. So far the platforms it has been announced on are Wii, PS2 (not PS3, PS2), and the Nintendo DS.  The game is indeed based on the gaang's+Zuko's season three adventures.  From what I saw, I believe there are some scenes that show more of the Boiling Rock in them.  So if you don't mind being spoiled, click this link, read up on the article, and watch the trailer. 
 
Into the Inferno Article
 
Speaking of the Boiling Rock, that brings me to my next point in this news update.  Apparently, no Avatar tonight and instead, iCarly.  However, Avatar shows as showing on the 18th in it's normal spot. However, I'm under the impression we'll learn of the date when NYCC comes around.  There's still a slim chance for that "April Theory" to be right.  Hang in there fellow fans!
 
-Snake of the South 

Avatar News: 3/31/08

BREAKING AVATAR NEWS!

Mike and Bryan will be at the NYCC on Saturday presenting a panel based on the season three finale.  There will also be a fan panel the Friday before.  Here are some links
 
Here is the panel[s] info:
 
 "Nick Magazine Presents – Avatar Comics Nickelodeon Magazine gives a behind-the-scenes look at comics produced for Avatar: The Last Airbender and spotlight all the creativity surrounding the fandom for the popular show. There will lots of audience participation, trivia-bending, and prizes for the best cosplayers! Featuring: Johane Matte aka Rufftoon (storyboard artist), Dave Roman (comics editor), Alison Wilgus (comics writer) and Amy Kim Ganter (comics artist).
 
  
"Into the Inferno: Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender Finale

Get an insider's look at the explosive 2-hour movie event as the adventures of Aang, the
last Airbender culminate in a head to head battle with the Fire Lord Ozai. The panel will be
packed with exclusive sneak peeks of upcoming episodes, production art, the official trailer
for the highly anticipated finale and a Q&A with special guests, show creators Bryan
Konietzko and Mike DiMartino. Moderated by Megan Casey, Executive in Charge for
Nickelodeon."
 
 The fan panel will be on Friday, April 18th at 6:00 PM EST.  The Finale panel will be on Saturday, April 19th at 3:00 PM EST.
 
The good news is is that I and Collin[...FTW... on the forum] will be there that day recording a video podcast for you. We'll also be able to tape that special trailer!  Hope you guys enjoy this info.
 
-Snake of the South [I'm so excited!]

Avatar NEWS: 3/30/08

Avatar wins the KCA!

 
Wondering where Avatar is and what's up with it? Well hopefully this update will answer some of your questions.  Apparently, an episode of Avatar is scheduled to air on April 4th in it's usual time slot.  At the same time, a Spongebob marathon is scheduled to air and take up Avatar's place on April 11th and a Zoey 101 movie is scheduled to air on May 2nd.  What does this mean? Well the "April Theory" for the airdates may be completely wrong.  There's a chance that Avatar may come back in April on the 4th still though.  We will know if the 4th holds a new episode of Avatar or not this Thursday since Thursday is usually when the final changes to the Friday TV guide are made.  There are two chances for us to know when Avatar is coming back to TV.  One being the press release Viacom/Nick is soon to have this week and the other being the New York Comic Con as Dave Roman hinted in his DA blog.
 
In other Avatar news, the season three volume three DVD is still scheduled to release on May 6th.  There is a great possibility that the DVD will come out before "The Boiling Rock" is aired on TV.  Also, a book based on the season three finale called "Sozin's Comet" is due out May 20th.  More info about the book and DVD can be found on the forum or just amazon.com.
 
Lastly, congratulations to Avatar winning the Kid's Choice Award of "Best Cartoon". Even though it didn't receive a blimp, it will always receive one in our hearts. 
 
-Snake of the South 

Site NEWS: 3/28/08

Sorry all for taking so long on the site, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

We plan to have a new background and banner up soon to keep this place from looking like something out of Saw. In the mean time, be sure to check out our complete sections! (Sure there is isn't much yet, but give us time!)
 
To be completed:
 
Avatar: Geography, Four Nations, Show Staff
Episodes: Entire area
Community: Finished!
Media: Finished! (We don't have any interviews yet ='( )
Merchandise: AP Stuff (We have T-Shirts being made!)
Links: To Affiliates and Points of interest
About us: Still have to get the bios up
 
Our forum currently houses threads for people to contribute to the site, be sure to check them out!
 
-Uncle Iroh (not the real one, the forum one =P)

 


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