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Chuckle. Tetralogy (Greek) is the correct term for 4 books. Quadrilogy (Latin + Greek) was a term invented by some Hollywood idiots because they didn't know the word tetralogy. Pentalogy would be the correct word for 5 books (then hexalogy, heptalogy, etc.). If anyone is listing possible influences, you can add Nalo Hopkinson's ], probably. That book is better than Cameron's film, btw Vince Calegon 13:46, 15 December 2015 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> Chuckle. Tetralogy (Greek) is the correct term for 4 books. Quadrilogy (Latin + Greek) was a term invented by some Hollywood idiots because they didn't know the word tetralogy. Pentalogy would be the correct word for 5 books (then hexalogy, heptalogy, etc.). If anyone is listing possible influences, you can add Nalo Hopkinson's ], probably. That book is better than Cameron's film, btw Vince Calegon 13:46, 15 December 2015 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
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Production --> Origins --> Citation #52 Error_Origins_-->_Citation_#52_Error-2015-08-10T21:02:00.000Z">

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The page currently says "The project would cost $100 million and involve at least six actors in leading roles "who appear to be real but do not exist in the physical world"" the link to this reference is dead and it's unclear what or who this sentence is quoting. I believe that the correct number is $200 million dollars. See below for article that could properly cite this sentence.

ManhattanBeachAvatar (talk) 21:02, 10 August 2015 (UTC) ManhattanBeachAvatar_Origins_-->_Citation_#52_Error"> _Origins_-->_Citation_#52_Error">

Done Inomyabcs (talk) 14:24, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
  1. http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/08/james-camerons-avatar-hollywood-betting-big-on-3-d-future-after-years-of-dismissing-3-d-as-childs-play-hollywood-studio.html

Citation 149 Dead Link

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The citation for the following sentence yields an error message. "A series of toys representing six different characters from the film were also distributed in McDonald's Happy Meals in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the United States and Venezuela."

I found a possible new citation, though it doesn't include all of the countries that this sentence does. The sentence would need to be restructured in order to display the correct countries.

ManhattanBeachAvatar (talk) 21:05, 10 August 2015 (UTC) ManhattanBeachAvatar

Done Inomyabcs (talk) 14:51, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
  1. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mcdonalds-brings-customers-to-another-planet-in-partnership-with-james-camerons-movie-masterpiece-avatar-78966417.html

A.O. Scott's Review unfindable

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I've searched for the original review that A.O. Scott is quoted in citation 225 but cannot find one. There needs to either be a citation from this review or this quote needs to be taken down.

ManhattanBeachAvatar (talk) 21:08, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

ManhattanBeachAvatar

There's an archived version still up: see the Archived-link next to the original source. --Fixuture (talk) 21:14, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
The link may be broken, but there is enough there to verify the actual quotes by accessing the "Buena Vista" television archives (owned by Disney) if one desires. Inomyabcs (talk) 15:27, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Citation 320 and 322

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Citation 322 and 320 - No where in the AMA (which is the source for 320 and a source in the source for 322) is there talk of Sigourney Weaver coming back for all three movies. If I am mistaken, please clarify the citation more so that the source is easy to find.

ManhattanBeachAvatar (talk) 17:41, 11 August 2015 (UTC) ManhattanBeachAvatar

Not done. The appropriate citation that has that information is 324. Inomyabcs (talk) 15:33, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

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Please add a hatnote for Toruk, since Toruk redirects here, while we already have an article on the stageplay TORUK - The First Flight.

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"Toruk" redirects here. For the Cirque du Soleil show, see TORUK - The First Flight.

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Mistake

"Following the film's success, Cameron signed with 20th Century Fox to produce three sequels, making Avatar the first of a planned tetralogy."

Tetralogy refers to five instalments. There will only be four (Avatar + 3 sequels).

Someone, please change the word tetralogy to quadrilogy, the correct term.

No, "tetralogy" doesn't refer to a group of five works. "Quadrilogy" and "tetralogy" both mean the same thing. -- Chamith (talk) 13:35, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Chuckle. Tetralogy (Greek) is the correct term for 4 books. Quadrilogy (Latin + Greek) was a term invented by some Hollywood idiots because they didn't know the word tetralogy. Pentalogy would be the correct word for 5 books (then hexalogy, heptalogy, etc.). If anyone is listing possible influences, you can add Nalo Hopkinson's Midnight Robber, probably. That book is better than Cameron's film, btw Vince Calegon 13:46, 15 December 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vince Calegon (talkcontribs)

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