Avatar: The Fandom That Failed

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Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Check out my sponsor https://aura.com/slowstart to get a 14-day free trial and protect your online data. Today we're looking at the Avatar franchise and how its lack of real-world fandom contrasts its record-breaking success at the box office. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/slow_start Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@slow_start2 X: https://x.com/slowest_start Music By Your Side - David Luong Happy-Go-Lively - Laurie Johnson Cool Vibes - Kevin Macleod Corduroy and Cheese - Piotr Pacyna Covert Affair - Kevin Macleod Film Noire - Kevin Macleod Curious Notion - Terry Devine-King Today's Diary - Chiro "Miguel Johnson - Unexplored Moon" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0) license - https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/ Music promoted by BreakingCopyright Timestamps 0:00 Intro 4:33 Sponsor 5:53 The Avatar Problem 7:19 James Cameron 10:25 Avatar's Release & Reception 12:15 Movies in the Mid 00's 12:47 Avatar-Mania? 13:49 The Fringe Fanbase 17:10 Avatar 2 18:21 Promoting Avatar 2 20:54 Avatar 2 Succeeds 22:21 The Fandom Still Flops (Kinda) 22:45 Avatar's Influence