A slight alteration of the steam punk genre...if the "benders" were a small subset of society it would make an interesting plot angle.. especially if they aren't always treated as more than cheep labor, or a piece of kit. High powered "Gifted" individuals might be respected along the lines of an artisan or machinist.. but the low level and blue collar "workers" could be stuck in a poor paying job with no advancement and no chance of ever getting away from the factory or company that they work for.( in the industrial revolution people skilled with the construction of some machines were forbidden to leave England.)

Copper, I may have to try and find that online..

Turns out you can watch Khorra the Last Airbender online at

http://www.ytv.com/shows/128/l...korra-the/watch.aspx

at least you can if you are in Canada

TVO has been running a historical perspective show. Didn't catch the name yet but been taping it.

This Brit blonde lady talks about certain topics. They go through the transition from medieval times to victorian to georgian (WW1) times. For instance they talked about the use of the bedroom. Also the bed types and their coverings.

In victorian times the middle class had two bedrooms, one for the man and one for the woman. This way the late chatting man wouldn't disturb the exhausted woman. If they wanted special visits there was a door between the two rooms.

The bed changes were funny. I think it was the Victorian one with like 12 layers to it. Being as there was no electric or propane heaters the beds were cold at night. There was many layers of blankets. The rise up at the foot of the bed was important as it let you hang the sheets.

The feather mattress (the upper mattress) needed every day to be fluffed and dried. Thus the 9 layers of blankets on top had to be taken off and put back every day.

This is why the household had a maid... to help handle the sheets and pillows.

Found the TV show talking about the living styles:

http://ww3.tvo.org/program/171...f-walls-could-talk/#

Sadly it has only 4 shows. Living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. It shows the transitions of culture and technology from medeival through Victorian to WW1 Georgian.

The website has "watch video" links.

Just saw Tai Chi 0.

Liked it.

Reminds me, saw 1911 Revolution (not the one with Jackie Chan).

It is post Victorian and starting into WW1. It deals with the turmoil and revolution in China of the year 1911. One aspect I found relevant is the culture/technology clash that can exist in Victorian games.

One one hand you have the Chinese Monarchy, Feudal 'for life' Ministers, troops in traditional shirts with early single shot rifle/muskets. On the other you see the Euoropean powers and modern soldiers (some join the revolution). The modern users having Victorian or better technolgy.

Some games, like the Pen and Paper 1889 Im running, deals with this sort of culture clash. Modern european vs old/ancient cultures. In that regard I found 1911 relevant.

Yeah. TC0 had the steam elements (lots of clockworks) and the punk elements (east vs west, tradition vs progress).

Just including the link that lilbug provided in a diffrent thread.  I figured it should be here.  It looks like they've wrapped up the first season and have the go for a second.

While not a Steampunk setting the show Thundercats does use a mix of high tech, low tech, primitive tech and magic. Its an interesting mix match that could be paralleled in a Steampunk game.

For example...

Hi tech airship explorer travel among the primitive tech natives fighting the local wizard.

(Thundercats goto the Berbel village fighting Mumra)

Tai Chi Zero was great. The sequel looks to be coming out in January (don't quote me on the date): Tai Chi Hero

Kung Fu Steampunk complete with Chinese people in Victorian attire working steam-powered death machines.

Yeah, January. I look forward to it.

We have this lovely Indie theater in my town: enormous leather couches with far too much legroom, and they serve alcohol to you, like in a restaurant. No better thing than watching Wuxia Steampunk while having a beer in a recliner couch. All for cheaper than the regular theater. :D

I was lucky. The distribution company comped my tickets.

*jealous*

Where is that?

Lancaster, CA

Dang.

Im in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kinda far for a movie night. :-P

I didn't see this mentioned anywhere, but World of Steam got funded  :)
http://www.kickstarter.com/pro...5/the-world-of-steam

Apparently

http://www.ask.com/wiki/The_Wild_Wild_West?qsrc=3044

Wild Wild West was a long running TV Series long before Will Smith made a movie about it. The wiki mentions Victorian-esque type gizmos making it a possible inspiration for us S'punkers

Complete box set
http://www.amazon.com/The-Wild...ild+wild+west+tv+box
(URL provided was obtained through RPoL affiliated link from the main page)

It was canceled for violence, not ratings.  It looks awesome from reading the article.  I'll need to get this :)

Instant flame war, just add participants...

MLP:FiM.

Steam locomotive's, crank gramophones, gas powered sewing machines, and coal fired juice makers... If it is not actually steam punk it is at least steam adjacent...

OK... Please tell me that Google failed me.

MLP:FiM got me "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic"

Bing had the same results... so I guess what Alexi is saying is that My Little Pony is 'steampunk-ish'?
...I think it'll take more than a coal-fired juice maker to get me to believe that :)

Basically, yes, that is what I am saying. Now it's not true SP, due to lacking the 'punk' aspect of the genre, but it's technology and culture as shown in the series is very close to the Steam Punk era and locations in the real world.

Let's review:
Culturally pervasive, seemingly eternal, and female; monarch? Check.

Hot air balloons as transport and recreation? Check.

Tuxedos with tails and tophats as formal wear? Check.

Conflicts with native tribes over continued expansion of the 'civilized' culture? Check.

Steam as the leading industrial power source? Check.

One room schools as the primary source of education in smaller towns, while major cities begin to subdivide their schooling and cease giving direct attention to problem students? Check, check, and check.

The newspaper as a major information medium, while TV seems nonexistent and radio a new and limited technology? Double check.

See? Definitely steam punk related, though not out and out.

Sad....but I may start making my daughter watch this just as an excuse to check it out for myself.