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 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:19 pm
I really hate it how zutara and avatar consumed like 3 years of my life!That's all my parents and I ever seemed to talk about.And it still goes on to this day! xd I don't like it when my obsessions go that far.Actually,zutara/avatar was the only true obession I ever had,or at least the first.I feel so bad that it didn't end up cannon.The anger and sadness in making die on the inside crying (like when alot of us first saw the maiko kiss).I want this obession to end!But I don't think it'll go away that easily.I feel like such a freak at times.This better not stick with me for the rest of my life!How has zutara taken over your life(if it actually did)?
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:15 pm
Zutara didn't consume my life but it was the first pairing I was ever really passionate about. I was upset when they didn't end together, I felt like sulking for the rest of the day.
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 2:57 am
I'm haing a really hard time appreciating hero getting the girl stories, even when tastefully done, I just can't stand it.
I've only been able to enjoy stories where it's open ended or the creator of the story has some type of fear towards putting relationships in their story.
It nerves me that I feel so bitter towards the hero getting the girl just because two idiots couldn't write romance to save their lives.
Zutara's kind of consumed me in a bad way I guess. Even though I've met some of the best people being in the fandom.
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:20 am
It's a little bit of both, it was consuming, but it's because I wanted it to be. And honestly? I had fine searching out the little key knick-knacks that would help out towards evidence. xp
I'm like Anti-sakura, I've shipped before, but Zutara was like the one pairing I could talk about for hours on end. xD There was so much to it. (And isn't it a little contridictory that there was even a magazine that said it could be either or Kataang or Zutara? How both had an even shot at the "canon" title. Hm, seems like someone was working over time in milking that poor moose-lion for all she's worth. :/ )
I like Hero-gets-the-girl stories, but I'm picky about how it's done. Usually the hero has to lose/and or sacrifice something and grow up and learn that things won't go as he planned. I.E. - Not play the fool and act like everything will be "okay."
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:10 pm
Artxet It's a little bit of both, it was consuming, but it's because I wanted it to be. And honestly? I had fine searching out the little key knick-knacks that would help out towards evidence. xp
I'm like Anti-sakura, I've shipped before, but Zutara was like the one pairing I could talk about for hours on end. xD There was so much to it. (And isn't it a little contridictory that there was even a magazine that said it could be either or Kataang or Zutara? How both had an even shot at the "canon" title. Hm, seems like someone was working over time in milking that poor moose-lion for all she's worth. :/ )
I like Hero-gets-the-girl stories, but I'm picky about how it's done. Usually the hero has to lose/and or sacrifice something and grow up and learn that things won't go as he planned. I.E. - Not play the fool and act like everything will be "okay." Exactly.Ex. "Spideran"(that's like the only actuall hero movie I like)I was happy that peter ened up with mary jane...I forgot what he really lost though... confused
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:31 pm
It's been pretty consuming, but I don't mind. The obsession has actually helped me - I improved my writing through mass amounts of fanfics, I got a lot better with using image programs from making so many icons, I'm a better debator, and I made a ton of friends (*huggles you all*). So, overall, it's been pretty awesome, even if I did drive my family a bit nuts.
The intensity of my obsession will probably fade over time, but never go away completely. I'll always be comparing Zutara to other romances, picking up on symbolism, and ranting about Bryke's stupidity. 8D
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:28 am
iZutara20 Artxet It's a little bit of both, it was consuming, but it's because I wanted it to be. And honestly? I had fine searching out the little key knick-knacks that would help out towards evidence. xp
I'm like Anti-sakura, I've shipped before, but Zutara was like the one pairing I could talk about for hours on end. xD There was so much to it. (And isn't it a little contridictory that there was even a magazine that said it could be either or Kataang or Zutara? How both had an even shot at the "canon" title. Hm, seems like someone was working over time in milking that poor moose-lion for all she's worth. :/ )
I like Hero-gets-the-girl stories, but I'm picky about how it's done. Usually the hero has to lose/and or sacrifice something and grow up and learn that things won't go as he planned. I.E. - Not play the fool and act like everything will be "okay." Exactly.Ex. "Spiderman"(that's like the only actuall hero movie I like)I was happy that peter ended up with Mary Jane...I forgot what he really lost though... confused His Uncle for one, Peter blamed himself for his death and couldn't really get over it for a while. As he hadn't told Aunt May and when he still found out that his "killer" was still alive, that pushed him over the edge. He also lost his best friend. (Which still made me sad that Harry died. ;_; They even gave him the Zuko scar. <3 )@Rachella, yeah The symbolism trait won't be toward just shipping. It will be to any show's actual backbone. xD Certain signs, character behavior and etc.
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:35 pm
Ah, Zutara life consumption. yep.
About a year of my life was consumed by it...I'm glad it wasn't any more than that after the fiasco that was Mike, Bryan, Kataang and the Finale. If it wasn't for, like you guys have said, the friends, the good times, the friends, the growth in my artistic, writing and analyzing abilities, and all the awesome FRIENDS, it might not have been worth it.
I do regret that it absorbed me so much at times, though. It kind of monopolized me in regards to other important things and people in my life, and that really sucks especially now that I'm not so obsessed with it, my boyfriend is somewhere else in the country at Boot Camp...
But anyway, I saw something in this show that not everyone could see, and it helped me grow and evolve my own story. Zutara will always be one of my OTPs. It kind of defined my idea of romance ^^
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:44 am
avatar/ zutara has totally taken over my life! i loved the show but i want this feeling to end! at least you can talk to your parents about it mine dont seem to care stare and yes i feel dead inside, actually i was completley deppresed after sozins comet crying i cant go 5 minutes without thinking about avatar or drawing pictures of avatar i am so obsesed sad but if avatar never came on i would feel so empty inside, idk why but i think i would have turned into a prep rather than the proud band geek i am today biggrin
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:16 pm
Zutara life consumption is like... a get away from reality for me. Since reality continues to ruin my life, I love the obsession.
It wasn't the first pairing that I've obsessed over, [Heero Yuy/Relena Peacecraft from Gundam W was my first pairing obsession.] but it's definitely been the one I've had the most fun with. Mostly because I don't have to deal with hard-core Yaoi fans like I did with Gundam W. -shudder-
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:32 pm
I think the "zutara's not cannon" saddness is going away! biggrin I still love zutara pics and videos though.When I'm on YouTube I'm still usually looking for zutara AMVs.I actually tried to brainwash myself to become a maiko fan by looking at a bunch of maiko fan art.Staring a maiko art wasen't as hard as I thought it'd be 3nodding Kataang still really sux to me though... stare Avatar is still my favorite show ever.My favorite show that's not over yet is Code Geass! 4laugh
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Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:07 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 4:19 pm
I hear you there. Dreams are way more exciting with a hint of Zutara thrown in the mix.
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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:18 pm
Zutara/Avatar had consumed my life ever since the day I first watched it (watched all of season 1 in one day after a caught a bit on tv). It is annoying for me because I got out of my obsession and then, suddenly BAM!!! My Heart Burns for You is updated and Avatar starts running again and I'm obsessed again. But now, I've got no one to debate with crying .
That's what really sucks, plus, I don't think I'll be able to kick the obsession as easily as last time (My obsession lasted a few months after the airing of the season finale)
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:13 pm
I would say... yeah, Zutara/Avatar has definitely consumed a large portion of my high school years, but I'm not sorry that it happened. In fact, I'm glad that it did because not only was I able to meet so many wonderful people, such as you all here on Gaia and on dA, but shipping Zutara has finally given me a way to express passion about something. I remember reading a play called Equus (anyone know of it?) and one of the main themes revolved around passion vs. apathy and how we would be nothing without passion. Ever since I joined this guild, this fandom, I've been enlightened, so to speak. Thinking of how my life would have been without Avatar? God, it would have been boring. I wouldn't have had anything to look forward to watch or to read/look at on dA! Shipping Zutara has made me think in different perspectives, and that is never a bad thing.
Right now, I've been arguing with my ex about Zutara and Kataang for the past four/five hours via texting, and it's making me happy that I'm arguing with him, because I'm never this passionate about anything, and I feel so happy that I am! Plus, I'm also shocked and curious to know why he's even bothering to defend Kataang...
Anyways, if being passionate is an outcome of being obsessed with this series, then for me, I think I would like to keep it alive, just until I can find another series to keep the passion afloat; but no doubt that I'll always remember this series and pairing as one of my top OTP's. If anything, with how I've responded to this ship over the past few years, this is my top OTP.
And those of you who have people around you (in front of you, I mean, like your parents) who you can talk to about Zutara/Avatar like a crazed fan, you're lucky, because I can't do that with my parents or the large majority of my friends. It makes me quite sad, really. XD But luckily I have this thread. =D
(Oh, and I forgot to mention how much I've improved my writing skills from writing Zutara fanfics, haha).
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