Basco and Varney say the goal is to recap the sequel,The Legend of Korra, right afterATLA.
“We never run out of potential guests; there’s just so much to talk about.
Before you tune into the podcast, check out EW’s interview with Basco and Varney below.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How long has the podcast been in the works?
I need my Basco.”
I knew for a really long time, like last year, it was so hard.
I’m so bad at keeping secrets.
I don’t have any idea what’s happening with Avatar Studios, really.
Dante and I have to be kept in the dark because we are very bad at spilling secrets.
Have you prepped at all to recap the show?
VARNEY:I’ve really been hitting the books.
I’ve spent a lot of time on the Avatar fan wiki.
You could live there for a year and never come out again.
There’s so much hard work put into that.
I was Prince Zuko, and I walked around and did what I did.
When do the Mike and Bryan episodes roll out?
Because obviously, none of this would exist without them.
And so, we wanted to let them help lay the groundwork as we continue on.
So I would say you won’t have to wait very long.
Can you tease what kind of things you asked them?
VARNEY:Oh, my gosh, so much.
And there’s so much that we want to still have to talk about with them.
BASCO:Yeah, inspirations of how this all came about, questions of certain characters, everything.
We’re just fans asking them what a fan would ask them.
You know, “What were you thinking about this?
Why do you draw it like this?
What does that mean?”
I hope we weren’t annoying them.
The fandom is so big are you assuming people will have seenATLAbefore tuning into the podcast?
VARNEY:You will want to have watched at least Book One to listen to the podcast.
There’s just way too many references.
Dante, you rewatchedATLAfor your Honor Society Twitch stream.
For fans who’ve watched that, how will this experience be different?
BASCO:I love what we did on Honor Society, and that was my first time rewatching it.
And that was a lot of fun.
This is a little bit more like going back to high school.
It’s like having anAvatarclass,Avatar101.
So there’s some new ones that come out.
Will you address any of the longstanding fan theories that have come up about theAvatarworld?
I mean, we go dive into some of those ideas sometimes, right?
VARNEY:Yeah, and I think that’ll be an opportunity for us too.
And I think that’s going to be a great one.
We’re going to take a bunch of questions like that from fans.
We are the ambassadors.
We are happy to have a go at get answers that heretofore have not been answered.
Do you have a favorite episode you’ve recorded so far?
VARNEY:I do not feel like I can pick a favorite.
You know, I love the Jennie Kwan episode because I love Suki so much.
And I love Jennie, and I really fangirled, and she’s such a positive person.
We had this great conversation with her and recapped an episode; there’s a ton there.
BASCO:The Jennie Kwan episode was amazing.
I mean, Jack DeSena was amazing.
Got to hang out with Jack, shout out to Jack.
He’s so funny.
And then Janet and Jack are like improv masters.
They start riffing, and I’m just sitting there like, “Hello?”
VARNEY:Super fun.
My face always hurts after we finish recording; my face hurts from laughing.
So that’s gotta be a good sign.
Did youget to record with Mako when you were doingThe Last Airbender?
BASCO:A lot, all the time.
I mean, we were there until he got sick.
He got sick, and then he’s out.
I remember he passed away, which is very emotional for everybody.
It was like Mako coming from the grave.
I loved Greg and Andrea’s appearance in the cast reunion.
Will you be having them on the pod too?
What can fans expect, in terms of the guests segments?
I will say they are both an absolute must.
We never run out of potential guests; there’s just so much to talk about.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
