Avatar: The Last Airbender

"Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an airbender named Aang. And although his airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world."

This show is clever, witty, delightfully progressive along racial and gender lines, a good mix of drama and humor, and not so scary that I wouldn’t let a younger child watch it. (Though admittedly, my son only cares about the closing credit music right now and ignores everything else.) They have a particularly good conservation of detail, constantly pulling back characters and events from previous episodes to tie the story together.

( The rest of this review is pretty much for the folks who have also seen the whole series. )

Overall: The entire series is collected on DVD, or available to watch for free via Amazon Prime streaming. Highly recommended.