

After all, Nickelodeon had already ordered season 4 to series and it was well into production.

While this was bad news for some, the creators - Bryan Konietzko and Mike DiMartino - reassured everyone that the show would go on.

And then finally, it was revealed mid-season that Nick was taking the series off the air and releasing the remainder of the show online. Third, Nick began airing episodes two at a time, almost as though they wanted to finish the season off as quickly as possible. Second, Nickelodeon announced the premiere - with almost no advertising to speak of - less than a week before it aired. First, Spanish-language episodes of the unreleased season were leaked to the Internet. Of course, there were controversies for the season, but they took place apart from the storytelling. And while season 1 and 2 of Korra received their share of criticisms (the ending for the former, the beginning for the latter), season 3 was almost universally praised by fans and critics alike for its sprawling adventure, interesting villains, and beautiful action sequences, among other things. The Avatar: The Last Airbender series - which includes Avatar and its follow-up, The Legend of Korra - is beloved by many and considered to be one of the greatest animated adventure series of all time.
