Unlike a few years ago when Marvel Studios was making like 16 different TV shows at once, now the small-screen branch of the entertainment giant is pulling back on even its longest-gestating projects.

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The Last Airbender is nearly 20 years old. Time truly does fly, especially when you’re out there trying to save the world ...