“Turkey Tray?” | Christmas on Pandora 2024 (The Avatar Podcast Episode 3)

On the fourth (Toruk-sized) episode of The Avatar Podcast, Albert takes one last look at 2024, shares some hidden or overlooked ‘Fire and Ash’ teases from some recent interviews, and much more (including Avatar: The Musical)! We end the episode as we do each week with the Weekly Showcase and Member Mailbag. Enjoy, my friends (Txasunu, ma 'eylan)!Chapters 00:00:00 Start (Who Is ‘Pandorapedia Person’?)00:00:35 Welcome! (Segment Overviews)00:01:00 Preview of upcoming segments00:02:50 Mailbag announcement00:03:19 Segment 1 - Avatar’s 2024 (Recap)00:04:50 Jim’s Disney Legend Ceremony00:15:25 Segment wrap-up (Pinar’s nomination)00:15:52 Gratitude for the community00:17:20 Segment 2 - The Interviews00:17:50 Interview 1 - Writing Avatar00:19:30 ‘Auditioning’ writers00:20:30 Silver and Jaffa (A2/A3)’s adventure00:21:25 Shane (A5) talks working with Jim00:23:35 Josh (A4) talks working with Jim 00:27:00 The ‘bullshitting around’ bylaw00:28:25 Shane describes the art department00:29:30 The ‘uncollapsed superposition’00:31:24 Shane clarifies who wrote which film00:32:10 Breaking A2’s first act00:35:45 Jim talks about The High Ground00:37:35 We’ve only seen Avatar 1.500:43:00 Gen Z in Avatar00:45:30 Expensive Indie Movies00:51:00 Pandorapedia Person Revealed (Dani)00:55:00 Silver: It takes guts to not be cynical 01:00:40 Jim: ‘I cannot f-ing wait’01:01:53 Interview 2 - French Interview01:04:10 Jim’s Bioluminescent Dream01:04:55 The metaphor of Humans/Na’vi01:06:22 ‘We shouldn’t feel defeated’01:13:10 ‘We have a lot of fun’01:15:45 Interview 3 - Edith Bowman01:22:30 Music in the Sequels01:25:00 ’Songcord’ Origins01:29:55 How P-Cap is less artificial01:33:40 Music in Avatar: Fire and Ash01:34:20 The Avatar Troupe01:37:20 A3 is in the can/bringing Lo’ak forward01:39:20 Kiri comes into her own in A301:44:00 ‘More goddess energy’01:45:15 Interview 4 - Editing Avatar01:48:10 Proxy scenes01:49:20 Kevin 's versatility01:51:40 Jim’s directing01:56:50 Weta’s shot maturation02:03:50 shots as springboards for ideas02:05:05 The Infinite Choice Problem02:13:00 What Jim sees (viewfinder)02:17:10 Nobody is keyframe animated02:18:10 How complex P-cap gets02:19:10 Roxto pronunciation02:28:25 Editing ‘Fire and Ash’02:30:12 Interview 5 - Q&A with Jim and Jon02:34:10 Fox’s reaction to A302:37:10 Ilu and Skimwing differences02:40:35 ‘no pre-viz, just viz’02:43:45 Avatar’s narrow band of expression02:48:30 Filming Spider02:56:10 ‘A Window into a World’03:00:10 What A2 survived03:03:15 ‘Cinemas are dying’ since 198303:05:15 ‘Cinemas are dying’ since 196303:06:32 Ponzi streaming03:09:10 Segment 3 - 8 Artforms, 8 Ideas03:11:35 Avatar’s Meta Headset Experiences03:12:50 Eywa’s Amplified Involvement03:16:05 Segment 4 - Daily Avatarisms + NYE03:17:55 Nomenclature speculation: Na’vi03:19:00 Honouring natural growth (self)03:20:00 Echo of Eywa: “Let’s Get It Done”03:22:00 Segment 5 - Weekly Showcase03:22:10 Activist - Avelin Kambiwa03:24:05 Animal - Flying Fish03:25:35 Area - Upper Plains03:25:53 Artist - Nalei Nimun03:26:25 Cast - Kevin Dorman03:29:05 Cosplay - Michael Martel03:30:20 Craft - Ganjamira03:30:45 Crew - Ben Milsom03:32:05 Editor - JL Entertainment03:32:45 Fact - 10,000 Trees03:33:28 Fauna - Thanator (Palulukan)03:35:35 Flora - Warbonnet Fern03:35:45 Person - Upiter J03:36:25 Na’vi - So’lek03:37:55 Photo - Visions of Pandora (Ta’nari)03:39:10 Place - The Great Plains (Canada)03:40:10 Plant - Cycads03:40:30 Phrase - I See You03:41:10 RDA - Crab Suit03:41:35 Theorist - Avatar Theory (Basil)03:42:45 Tease - Bazooka Mangkwan03:41:50 Trivia - 2,600 Na’vi Words03:42:25 Wish - Avatar on the rise!03:43:00 Shout ot to Reddit03:43:10 Merch - Shoulder Banshee03:43:30 Culture - Alcheringa and TSI03:44:20 Thanks - Daphne Yap’s Patterns03:44:55 Wrap Up03:45:10 Like, Share, Subscribe, Join, Ring the Bell, leave a review, and be well! Kiyevame!CreditsSee YouTube Version

On the third episode of The Avatar Podcast, Albert dives into the similarities between Pandora and Christmas, ranks Avatar’s cosiest and most wholesome moments, and shares his ‘Sarentu List’. We end as we do each week with the weekly featured showcase. Enjoy (Txasunu)! 💙  The Avatar Podcast is a weekly show all about James Cameron's Avatar universe, hosted by Australian-Italian author-illustrator and creative director Albert Chessa (The Quantumyth). Each episode dives into the latest Avatar-related news, topics, discussions, theories and more. If you like the show, feel free to Like, Share, Subscribe, Comment and hit the notification bell so you never miss when the next episode releases. Welcome! 💙 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC086UXSK6PNg4STthbdFx4A/join Listen to the show on all major podcast services, if that's your preference: Spotify🎙️ https://open.spotify.com/show/7K5MUtSw66D6by2sncCGrR?si=hJ1cEFOuQXGIYlzjkE0xMw Apple🎙️ https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-avatar-podcast/id1520505741 Follow the show on social media — we post daily!: Youtube Community Tab ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@AvatarPodcastOfficial/community Instagram 📸 (help us reach 30,000!) https://www.instagram.com/avatarpodcast BlueSky 🦋 (help us reach 100!) https://www.bsky.app/profile/AvatarPodcast.bsky.social Threads 🧵 (help us reach 10,000!) https://www.threads.net/@avatarpodcast X (Twitter) ❌ (help us reach 1,000!) https://www.x.com/AvatarShow Facebook 🗣️ (help us reach 100!) https://www.facebook.com/AvatarPodcastOfficial TikTok 🎵 (help us reach 1,000) https://www.tiktok.com/@AvatarPodcast Tumblr 📚 (help us reach 500!) https://www.avatarpodcast.tumblr.com Reddit ✏️ (help us reach 50!) https://www.reddit.com/u/TheAvatarPodcast Ko-Fi ☕️  https://ko-fi.com/avatarpodcast Patreon 😇  https://patreon.com/avatarpodcast 💙 Chapters  00:00 Episode starts, overview of segments 00:21 Recapping episode 2 (go watch it!) 00:45  Back to the segment overview 02:40 Segment 1 - How is Christmas like Avatar? 04:48 Albert reads his Avatar tribute ‘Return to Innocence’  07:47 Albert introduces ‘Kuranyu’ tribe and female/male OCs 08:11 ’T’was the night before Christmas…on Pandora’ 08:59 Segment 2 - Ranking the most Christmassy Avatar places 11:25 Albert’s ‘Rescuers Down Under’ memories | Ikran parallels 15:20 Albert’s ‘Sarentu List’ (Santa Wishlist for Avatar stories) 22:00 Prediction - Neytiri’s mourning process in Avatar: Fire and Ash 23:45 Appreciation - Cameron’s authorship across the Avatar saga 24:45 Appreciation - Avatar’s lack of guile, cynicism and meta aspects 29:05 Story Time - The Tale of Atsanwey (idea for Na’vi creation myth) 29:30 Atsanwey’s story begins 32:45 Segment 3 - The Sarentu List 36:29 Sarentu List Highlight - LOTR-style special features! 38:20 Segment 4 - Weekly Featured Showcase! 42:51 Craft - Ninushka (a.k.a. Anuk Avatar) 43:40 Edit - SudaraFilms 43:55 Member - Ashley Schielie 44:25 Photo - Tauey 44:50 Theory - Avatar Theories 46:55 Place - Ha Long Bay 49:31 Area - Kinglor Forest 50:00 Animal - Harpy Eagle 51:22 Fauna - Toruk (Great Leonopteryx) 52:52 Plant - Mimosa 53:13 Flora - Heliocoradian 53:54 RDA - Charles Stringer 54:47 Na’vi - Tonowari 55:30 Albert speaks about Maōri Moko tattoos 57:47 Albert speaks about is tattoos 01:01:59 Phrase - Kiyevame! 01:02:01 Sign-off 01:02:40 Episode ends Official https://avatar.com (Official Site) https://instagram.com/avatar https://tiktok.com/@avatar https://www.facebook.com/avatar Showcase Crew: pepejcart 🛠️ Cast: Jolene Renee 🎭 Art: papayakan ✍️ Photo: tauey_ 🖼️ Edit: sudarafilms ▶️ Member: ashleyschielie 🗣️ Craft: xninushka_ | @anuk_avatar (https://www.etsy.com/shop/ninushkafuchs) 🪡 Theory: @avatartheoriess Credits @BEW_sci_fi_stuff (Arctic Na’vi) Michael Carelli (Xmas photos) (Please reach out if there’s any credit you’d like to know about or have featured in the description)

On the second episode of The Avatar Podcast, Albert dives into Avatar's (and the podcast's) upcoming year, leading up to the December 19 release of Avatar: Fire and Ash and beyond. Enjoy (Txasunu)!💙 The Avatar Podcast is a weekly show all about James Cameron's Avatar universe, hosted by Australian-Italian author-illustrator and creative director Albert Chessa (The Quantumyth). Each episode dives into the latest Avatar-related news, topics, discussions, theories and more. If you like the show, feel free to Like, Share, Subscribe, Comment and hit the notification bell so you never miss when the next episode releases. Welcome (Zola'u Nìprrte)! We're glad you're here — make yourself at home (tree)!💙Join our Discord (link doesn’t expire):https://discord.gg/canEy6EnJoin this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC086UXSK6PNg4STthbdFx4A/joinListen to the show on all major podcast services, if that's your preference:Spotify🎙️https://open.spotify.com/show/7K5MUtSw66D6by2sncCGrR?si=hJ1cEFOuQXGIYlzjkE0xMwApple🎙️https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-avatar-podcast/id1520505741Follow the show on social media — we post daily!:Youtube Community Tab ▶️https://www.youtube.com/@AvatarPodcastOfficial/communityInstagram 📸 (help us reach 30,000!)https://www.instagram.com/avatarpodcastBlueSky 🦋 (help us reach 100!)https://www.bsky.app/profile/AvatarPodcast.bsky.socialThreads 🧵 (help us reach 10,000!)https://www.threads.net/@avatarpodcastX (Twitter) ❌ (help us reach 1,000!)https://www.x.com/AvatarShowFacebook 🗣️ (help us reach 100!)https://www.facebook.com/AvatarPodcastOfficialTikTok 🎵 (help us reach 1,000)https://www.tiktok.com/@AvatarPodcastTumblr 📚 (help us reach 500!)https://www.avatarpodcast.tumblr.comReddit ✏️ (help us reach 50!)https://www.reddit.com/u/TheAvatarPodcastAnd if you felt like it, here's some options to support the show financially (will always be optional):Ko-Fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/avatarpodcastPatreon 😇 https://patreon.com/avatarpodcast💙Chapters 00:00 Episode starts, overview of the podcast00:32 Albert introduces the first segment (using 2022 to predict 2025)00:58 Albert introduces the second segment (week-by-week overview of the podcast)01:1 Albert introduces the third segment (predicting the big night itself)01:10 Albert introduces the fourth segment (unleashed hype and hopes for Fire and Ash)01:21 Albert introduces the fifth segment (Weekly showcase of featured material)01:40 December 202402:10 January 202512:41 February 202514:21 March 202517:14 April 202521:06 May 202525:23 June 202527:02 Oona Chaplin speaks about Avatar35:45 July 202544:50 Jon Landau Interview (2009)52:00 August 202553:30 Cameron speaks at D23 202401:00:00 September 202501:01:20 October 202501:05:05 November 202501:07:40 December 202501:12:00 Cameron interview (2009)01:25:50 Toruk (10th Anniversary Segment)01:51:30 Overview of the podcast’s 2025 plans01:52:50 Weekly Showcase of Featured Materials01:53:10 Sign-off and Like, Share, Comment, Subscribe and hit the Bell, Join the Channel and our Discord too01:53:30 Episode ends, till next time!Officialhttps://avatar.comhttps://instagram.com/avatarhttps://tiktok.com/@avatarhttps://www.facebook.com/avatarand Community Friendshttps://kelutral.orghttps://instagram.com/discoveringpandoraCreditsReach out to us for any specific credits you are interested in and we'll be happy to provide details!

Welcome (Zola'u Nìprrte) to the show! We're glad you're here — make yourself at home (tree)!On the premiere episode of The Avatar Podcast, Albert gives his thoughts on the recently released D23 artwork, gives an outline for what to expect from the week-to-week shows going forward, and much more. Enjoy (Txasunu)!💙 The Avatar Podcast is a weekly show all about James Cameron's Avatar universe, hosted by Australian-Italian author-illustrator and creative director Albert Chessa (The Quantumyth). Each episode dives into the latest Avatar-related news, topics, discussions, theories and more. If you like the show, feel free to Like, Share, Subscribe, Comment and hit the notification bell so you never miss when the next episode releases. Welcome!💙Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC086UXSK6PNg4STthbdFx4A/joinListen to the show on all major podcast services, if that's your preference:Spotify🎙️https://open.spotify.com/show/7K5MUtSw66D6by2sncCGrR?si=hJ1cEFOuQXGIYlzjkE0xMwApple🎙️https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-avatar-podcast/id1520505741Follow the show on social media — we post daily!:Youtube Community Tab ▶️https://www.youtube.com/@AvatarPodcastOfficial/communityInstagram 📸 (help us reach 30,000!)https://www.instagram.com/avatarpodcastBlueSky 🦋 (help us reach 100!)https://www.bsky.app/profile/AvatarPodcast.bsky.socialThreads 🧵 (help us reach 10,000!)https://www.threads.net/@avatarpodcastX (Twitter) ❌ (help us reach 1,000!)https://www.x.com/AvatarShowFacebook 🗣️ (help us reach 100!)https://www.facebook.com/AvatarPodcastOfficialTikTok 🎵 (help us reach 1,000)https://www.tiktok.com/@AvatarPodcastTumblr 📚 (help us reach 500!)https://www.avatarpodcast.tumblr.comReddit ✏️ (help us reach 50!)https://www.reddit.com/u/TheAvatarPodcastAnd if you felt like it, here's some options to support the show financially (will always be optional):Ko-Fi ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/avatarpodcastPatreon 😇 https://patreon.com/avatarpodcast💙Chapters 00:00 Episode starts, overview of the podcast00:30 What I've been up to in the past year01:03 Excitement about Fire and Ash01:30 James Cameron talks about the Windtraders and the Mangkwan (Ash People)05:29 Analysis/Theory time: D23 'Birthing Ceremony' artwork by Dylan Cole06:16 The Tulkun-as-birthing-screen theory06:55 Kate Winslet talks about her Avatar: Fire and Ash scenes07:57 Cameron's ability to create science-based passion (Scyphozoa, Na'vi, Tulkun)09:25 Albert talks about Avatar's 'Trojan Horse artivism'09:45 Diving back into the first image10:48 Albert demonstrates his 'Occa' accent14:39 The Mangkwan making their home in their wound (theory)15:49 Cameron, Zaldaña and Worthington discuss Avatar: Fire and Ash's themes20:21 Quaritch will help Varang 21:03 Analysis21:52 Varang's mount will impale someone in combat (prediction)22:21 The Mangkwan will redden their fangs (theory)23:59 manifesting a large-scale official Avatar Celebration to grow from Kelutral's OmatiCon24:18 Diving back into the fourth image26:50 Avatar X Magic: The Gathering Crossover (wishlist)27:11 Preview of next four episodes (December-early Jan)27:56 Sign-off and Like, Share, Subscribe, Comment, Become a Channel Member, and hit the Bell!28:34 Episode ends, till next time!Officialhttps://avatar.com (Official Site)https://instagram.com/avatarhttps://tiktok.com/@avatarhttps://www.facebook.com/avatarand Community Friendshttps://kelutral.org (number 1 Avatar Community, managers of OmatiCon each year)https://avatararcticlife.com (number 1 Italian Avatar tribe)https://baileygeraldine.myportfolio.com (aka BecomingNavi, friend of the channel)CreditsReach out to us for any specific credits you are interested in and we'll be happy to provide details!