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Today we're looking at the Avatar franchise and how its lack of realworld fandom contrasts its recordbreaking success at the box office.

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Music
By Your Side David Luong
HappyGoLively Laurie Johnson
Cool Vibes Kevin Macleod
Corduroy and Cheese Piotr Pacyna
Covert Affair Kevin Macleod
Film Noire Kevin Macleod
Curious Notion Terry DevineKing
Today's Diary Chiro
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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 AvatarMania?
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