Actor Mark Hamill recalls thinking Avatar: The Last Airbender was doomed to get canceled after reading the first script for it. Avatar: The Last Airbender follows the story of Aang, the last living airbender, and the Avatar, a generational figure who can learn how to bend all four elements. Hamill played Fire Lord Ozai, Avatar: The Last Airbender's main antagonist throughout the show's 3-season run.

Answering Internet questions on Wired, Hamill reveals he didn't think Avatar: The Last Airbender would become as successful as it did.

In the segment, which starts at 5:53, Hamill says that, upon reading the first script, he expected the show to get canceled for being too intelligent a series. Check out Hamill's full statement below:

I remember reading the first script [of Avatar: The Last Airbender] thinking, 'This thing's gonna get canceled in four episodes because it's too smart.' And instead it ran many,...