The Avatar: The Last Airbender fandom was shocked when creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko departed the live-action Netflix series. One actor involved with the original series has given his take on the events. Greg Baldwin, who voiced Uncle Iroh, took to Twitter to express his thoughts on DiMartino and Konietzko's departure."I don't know if I trust Netflix to create a decent adaptation of ATLA without the creative vision or input of its creators," Baldwin wrote. "I worked at studios for many years. Once the 'suits' weigh in on a project and start pissing on it to justify their jobs...everything goes to shit."
Baldwin did say that he was ecstatic that DiMartino would continue to be involved with other projects in the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe. DiMartino has served as a writer and creative consultant on several of the Dark Horse Comics graphic novels, such as The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars. He also served as a creative consultant on The Rise of Kyoshi and The Shadow of Kyoshi novels written by F.C. Yee.
Baldwin first voiced Iroh in Season 3 of Avatar: The Last Airbender, stepping in for the late Mako. He also reprised the role in Season 2 of The Legend of Korra.
The original Avatar: The Last Airbender series is currently available to stream in its entirety on Netflix.