here is the post in the TLA subreddit

ok so the Showrunners of the original distanced themselfs from the live TV show last year and the rumor as to why is because Netflix wanted to do Zutara and sex the show up a bit.

        • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          You cannot tell me that Attack of the Clones was aimed at kids. No kid gives a shit about pretty people flirting in a field, forbidden love, or political maneuvering.

    • TossedAccount [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      That excuse for keeping them as younger teens/tweens doesn't fly when Korra's main cast were predominantly in their late teens/early twenties and then unambiguously in their early twenties after the season 4 time skip.