Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) and the rest prepare for Admiral Zhao’s (Jason Isaac) assault in The Siege of the North, Part 1. Written by Aaron Ehasz, and directed by Dave Filoni and Lauren MacMullan, this episode debuted on 2 December, 2005. As the Northern Water Tribes prepare for the assault, lots of things are going…
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Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – The Deserter, The Northern Air Temple, and The Waterbending Master
Tim Hendrick wrote The Deserter, which first aired on 21 October, 2005. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) find themselves near a Fire Nation village which is hosting a celebration, something Aang would like to take a look at as he will have to learn firebending soon. The visit…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – Jet, The Great Divide, and The Storm
Problems arise for our heroes, when they meet a young revolutionary named Jet (Crawford Wilson). This episode, written by Aaron Ehasz, was first broadcast on 6 May, 2005. After stumbling upon a Fire Nation encampment, Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena), Jet rescues them and reveals his hidden encampment…
Avatar: The Last Airbender- Book 1: Water (2005) – The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1), Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2), and The Waterbending Scroll
The Spirit World is the first part in the Winter Solstice tale. It was written by Aaron Ehasz and was first broadcast on 8 April, 2005. Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) arrive in a small village that is being attacked nightly by a Hei Bai, a forest spirit,…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – The Warriors of Kyoshi, The King of Omashu, and Imprisoned
As Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), Katara (Mae Whitman) and Sokka (Jack De Sena) continue their journey towards the North Pole, Aang schedules another stop, at Kyoshi, so he can ride some elephant koi, but lingering causes problems for everyone. Written by Nick Mallis, this episode was first broadcast on 4 March, 2005. It seems the…
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Book 1: Water (2005) – The Boy in the Iceberg, The Avatar Returns, and The Southern Air Temple
With the live-action series on the horizon, it seemed like an ideal time to take a look at the original animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. Throughout three seasons, the story follows Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen), the Avatar, as he learns the skills he’ll need to stop the war with the aggressive Fire Nation and…
Transporter 2 (2005) – Louis Leterrier
Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is back as the Transporter. The first film was a fun European action film, the second sees the locale changed to North America, specifically Florida, which isn’t a bad thing, but the film’s incredibly short runtime, and its employment of really bad computer-generated visual effects doesn’t do it any favours and…
Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
Spielberg took on the real-world events in 1972 of the Palestinian Black September group’s horrific killing of Israeli Olympic athletes and the resulting action taken by Israeli forces in retribution. Spielberg takes no sides in retelling the event, instead engaging in the human drama at work in the thriller, the effect of the ongoing conflict,…
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) – Shane Black
Excluding The Predator (what the hell was that?) Shane Black has been one of my favorite Hollywood writers, and I was super-excited when it was announced he was getting into the director’s chair for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Set, like most of Black’s tales, at Christmas, this one is a slice of modern noir. Robert…
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – Mike Newell
The fourth entry in the Harry Potter franchise is the first to get itself a PG-13 rating, reflecting the fact tht the stories themselves are getting darker, and dealing with heavier subjects. It also sees a new director behind the camera, Mike Newell, who continues the world-building of the series, embracing the visual aesthetic that…
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