• 19May 09

  The Deadliest Warrior: Shaolin Monk VS Maori Warrior

  I knew right from the start that the Shaolin Monk was going to win. We've always seen technique and speed overcome brute strength and power. I won't lie, I think the Maori Warrior was awesome (Natural weapons using stingray spines, hard stones, and shark toothed weapons), but there's many reasons why we know so much about the monks and why so many movies and shows (I.E. Avatar) are influenced by them.

  I loved how much I was reminded of Jet from Avatar when they demonstrated the twin hooks. How precise they were, how the ends can be used as daggers, and how putting them together creates a 6-foot menace. The show did a great job in connecting the information.

  If you haven't seen the Deadliest Warrior before, it's a pretty new show on Spike TV every Tuesday that features two warriors or factions (Apachi VS Gladiators, Green Beret VS Spetsnaz) fighting through facts and demonstrations from experts. The battles themselves aren't real, but they really make you think and contradict and discuss and all those other talking words. IT'S A KICKASS SHOW!!

  TMT

  • Posted May 19, 2009 8:18 pm PT
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• 18Apr 09

  Hi!

  Wow... uh... don't know what to say. Wazzup? Is anyone from the past still here? Lotta new people are at the Avatar forums, and I only recognized at least 2 of them in recent posts. I guess they moved on just like me.

  Well, doesn't hurt to come back every half a year, lol. It's just when school and sports kick in is when you just CAN'T go online anymore to chat to the ol' buddies from the forums.

  Here to say hi, and also here to say that if my dear Avatard brothers didn't give the show a 10,

  WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!

  K, bye!

  TMT

  • Posted Apr 18, 2009 10:08 pm PT
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• 22Aug 08

  My Top 5 Favorite Muscial Scores From "Avatar"

  This is what we Avatards want the most now (besides the full Season 3 box set, the live action movies, and the possible ALL 3 SEASONS-IN-A-SINGLE-BOX-SET). We want that musical score released for us to hear. From action music to the funny moment music, it's all good.

  Let's just say they did, and I had it. This means I can listen to every single piece of music thrown into the show, but what are my favorites of them? Well, many people love top lists, so I'll just think of them. I don't know the name of the songs, ao I'll just say when they used it.

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  Number 5: Iroh's Soldier Boy Song in "Tales of Ba Sing Se." No, not that rap song,but talk about touching and causing a tear. The song was one of the calm songs that brought a tear (at least mentally, no pun intended) if you understood the background to it. It was sung by Iroh to his dead son, which makes you sad already. THEN, we get the message saying "In Honor of Mako," which makes it even more wet with tears. It makes you think if the song was meant more for the son or Mako himself. Either way, it's very touching.

  Number 4: The Full Version of the Intro Music. What a way to start the series. You have Katara narrating to us about the story, and while she does that, we get the first and one of the best musical scores of the show. Sadly, the full version didn't play for the rest of the intros, but that's what THIS MUSICAL SCORE WILL BE FOR!!

  Number 3: The Headband's Band Song (hehehe... "band"). Many Kataangers remember this as the episode where Aang and Katara have a romantic dance. I am one, but I didn't think of it as romantic honestly. I thought it was very cool and neat since many dance "moves" are based off martial arts, especially break-dancing. Anyway, the music played had a very good beat and tune that made me enjoy the filler quite a lot. I did watch it on the internet (it was during the time when many episodes were airing in Canada first and then onto NickTurbo... I think), but that's what I remembered most of the episode. I'm serious. More than the cool Fire Nation school tour, more than Aang pwning the bully, more than Sokka's "Wang Fire" disguise, and even more than the dance. It was also used in "The Beach" at the party, and when the G (minus Aang, so we get "The G) find Jun in the building.

  Number 2: Season 3 Finale Trailer (Both of Them). We Avatards had to survive in the dark for almost a whole freaking year until footage came from the '07 San Diego Comic-Con that was the Season 3 trailer. Of course, we crapped our pants just from the news. Then, the footage came on. It was epic, definitely, but the music was new, dramatic, and seemed to fit in any moment in the show. It sounded like a good theme for Zuko, but it turned into a drama/action music that I loved. The same musical score was used in the next season 3 trailer from New York Comic-Con '08. I think the beat was connected better to the first trailer, but who the hell cares when new footage is showing?!

  Number 1: Series Finale Credits. I hum the beat of this less-than-a-minute musical almost all the time. I even hummed it while I was taking a test in Health class with one of the Avatard friends, but he didn't say anything. What's awesome is that I just love violins or anything similar to them, for they're always in the best and unique kinds of scores (The song Remember the Name + one of the best remixes to Halo's theme). What's sad is that you can hear the music saying "That's it. Thanks for watching and supporting us. This is what you get for watching this much." *sniff* Bryke left us a final epic score before the show was gone for good.

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  Remember, this is MY list, so you can discuss and argue and flame and complain and poop all you want, but MY list stays the same. The point of the blog, however, is to try to get us fans to remember the good stuff of the show, and to encourage everyone to buy that musical score whenever it comes out.

  Thanks for readin' mah blog.

  TMT

  P.S.

  Hey, I liked making that list. I'll probably make more of people seem to like this list.

  • Posted Aug 22, 2008 9:54 pm PT
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