This is my first - and may be my only - review on IMDb, but I have such admiration for Avatar that I am compelled to go on record.

My original review was going to be a one-liner. Something like "Simply astonishing!". But IMDb wants more, and for this show I am very happy to oblige.

"Avatar: The Last Airbender" is simply, in the true sense of the word - awesome. The storytelling is engrossing, the characters are perfect, and the animation is wonderful. It's all just amazing. I missed it the first time through and frankly had no real interest in it, despite a fondness for animation in general. But after catching the last two episodes by chance, I was impressed and decided to try and follow the entire series when it was re-run from the beginning. From the start - and much to my surprise - I became hooked. It got to the point where I would schedule my time so that I wouldn't miss an episode in the serial.

Now I've just completed the entire series and have begun watching it again from the beginning. No, I am not a nut! But the storytelling is so good, it's even better the second time around. There is a holistic cohesion to the plot that is more appreciable after having seen it before. You pick up on details that astonish you. What a wonderful creation! I am a grown adult with mature tastes. My exposure to Nickelodeon programming comes from my daughter. It is because of this that I happened upon Avatar. While I also like the older SpongeBobs (he's far too whiny in the later episodes), Avatar has become the most happy payoff from my parental association with Nick.

Perhaps this review is short on detail, but I'd end up writing for hours if I started to dig deeper into specifics. Let me just say that Avatar is well worth your time and attention. Watch it in order, from the beginning. It is, in a word: BRILLIANT!