Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 21, 2007

Avatar: The Last Airbender is an American animated television series that currently airs on the Nickelodeon television network. Set in an Asian-influenced world of martial arts and elemental magic, the series follows the adventures of the successor to a long line of Avatars, Aang, and his friends in their quest to save the world from the ruthless Fire Nation. The series is written in the form of a book series, with each episode being a "chapter" and each individual season a "book." Originally slated to begin airing in November 2004, Avatar: The Last Airbender debuted on TV on February 21, 2005. Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are the creators and executive producers of the series. The show receives high ratings in the Nicktoons line-up, even outside its intended 6-to-11-year-old demographic. The series' success prompted Nickelodeon to order a second season, and a third season has been announced for 2007. Merchandise based on the series includes six DVD sets of episodes, six-inch scale action figures, a video game, stuffed animals distributed by Paramount Parks, and two Lego sets. (more...)

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