Saturday, October 13, 2012

Nickelodeon Africa Announces Plans To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "Winx Club" From Sunday 28th October 2012

Nickelodeon Africa has announced on the "October Highlights" page on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica that Nickelodeon Africa will premiere and show brand new episodes of the animated television series "Winx Club" every Sunday at 9.45am starting from Sunday 28th October 2012, as part of "October on Nickelodeon Africa 2012":
Winx Club - BRAND NEW SEASON

Every Sunday – starting from 28th of October, at 09:45 They Winx are back in totally new, newer aired season – this is a world premiere! See how they look like right now, take part in their new adventures, join them only on Nickelodeon!

It is currently unknown whether Nick Africa will also debut the brand new fifth season of "Winx Club", called "Beyond Believix", which Nickelodeon co-produced with Rainbow S.r.l., with the brand new episodes of "Winx Club" Nickelodeon Africa plans to premiere from October 2012.

Nickelodeon Africa Announces Plans To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of The Popular Nickelodeon Sitcom "iCarly", Including "iGet Banned", During October 2012

Nickelodeon Africa has announced on the "October Highlights" page on their official Facebook profile page that Nickelodeon Africa will premiere and show more brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly", including the brand new "iCarly" season 6 episode "iPear Store" and the brand new season 7 episode "iGet Banned", every Sunday at 12.55pm throughout October 2012, starting from Sunday 7th October 2012:
iCarly - BRAND NEW EPISODES

Every Sunday – starting from 7th of October, at 12:55 Brand new episodes of your favourite Nick singing star, among them you will find stories like: - Freddie’s new dream job becomes a nightmare when Sam gets hired too! Meanwhile, Carly tries to get a clueless guy to ask her out, and Spencer has to volunteer at the local firehouse. - When Carly bans T-Bo from the loft, he retaliates by not letting Carly into the Groovy Smoothie. Meanwhile, Freddie and Gibby discover being in a band has many perks… and a few drawbacks.

Nickelodeon Star And Actress Talks About Some Of The Upcoming Brand New Episodes Of The Nickelodeon Comedy Series "How To Rock"

Below is a Nickelodeon News article about the popular Nickelodeon comedy series "How To Rock" from the 'Nickelodeon Stars' section of the (geo-locked) official Nickelodeon USA website, Nick.com:
Cymphonique Miller Dishes On New HTR Episodes!

Are you as excited as we are about all the new How To Rock episodes coming up? Thought so! And Cymphonique Miller is just as pumped. She even told Fanlala all about what's to come in the next few episodes. So get your ears ready, 'cause it's time for a super-secret sneak peek!

Watching Gravity 5 perform always feels like being in a live concert, and so it's no surprise that new music is on the way to keep you grooving! "There will be an acoustic version of 'Be You' where you get to see me play the guitar," dished Cymphonique. "We actually sit around the fire. There will be a camp episode, so look forward to that."

But that's not all! Apparently, jamming on stage isn't enough for the talented cast, so they had to turn things up a notch! "There's another episode where we get to party on tables...so we will be dancing on tables!" Talk about taking it to a whole new level!

It's bound to be a non-stop party this season, and we're keeping our eyes peeled for all of it. And now that you know what to look forward to, make sure you keep a few extra marshmallows handy for roasting because HTR camp will be in full effect!

Don't miss an all new premiere of How to Rock coming your way this Saturday!

Nickelodeon UK May Be Planning To Premiere The Brand New Original Animated Nickelodeon Series "The Legend of Korra" From January 2013

According to Amazon.co.uk, the first item of "The Legend of Korra" merchandise that Nickelodeon And Viacom Consumer Products UK will release will be the brand new "The Legend of Korra" paperback book called "Revolution", which will be published by Random House Books for Young Readers and will be released in the UK and Ireland on Tuesday 8th January 2013, will may hint Nickelodeon UK and Ireland is planning to premiere and start showing Nickelodeon's brand new original animated Nickelodeon series (Nicktoon) "The Legend of Korra" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK in January 2013, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Winter 2012/2013 highlights and "January on Nickelodeon UK 2013". You can also pre-order Nickelodeon's brand new "Revolution (Nickelodeon: Legend of Korra) (Junior Novel) [Paperback]" book on Amazon.co.uk:
Revolution (Nickelodeon: Legend of Korra) (Junior Novel) [Paperback]
Erica David (Author), Random House (Illustrator)

Price: £3.71 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery.

Book Description
Publication Date: 8 Jan 2013 | Series: Junior Novel
Legend of Korra continues the epic action begun in Avatar: The Last Airbender! Now fantasy fans ages 12 and up can bend their way into the beginning of Korra's adventures with this novelization of Nickelodeon's hit series, The Legend of Korra.

Product details
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (8 Jan 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0449815544
ISBN-13: 978-0449815540
Nickelodeon's brand new animated original series (Nicktoon) "The Legend of Korra" takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the next Avatar after Aang – a girl named Korra (Janet Varney) who is from the Southern Water Tribe. With three of the four elements under her belt (Earth, Water and Fire), Korra seeks to master Air. Her quest leads her to Republic City, the modern "Avatar" world that is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. Korra quickly discovers that the metropolis is plagued by crime as well as a growing anti-bending revolution that threatens to rip the city apart. Under the tutelage of Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons), Korra begins her airbending training while dealing with the dangers at large.

Stay tuned to NickALive! from the latest Nickelodeon UK News of when Nickelodeon UK will premiere the brand new animated original Nickelodeon series ("Nicktoon") "Legend of Korra"!

"Happy Days" Star Scott Baio Does Double Daddy Duty On The Brand New Nick At Nite Comedy Series "See Dad Run"

From Entertainment Weekly's family entertainment news column, The Family Room:
Scott Baio does double daddy duty on 'See Dad Run'

Image Credit: Evans Vestal Ward/Nickelodeon

Scott Baio has made his mark in family sitcoms as Chachi in Happy Days and Charles in Charge. Now, with upcoming Nick at Nite show See Dad Run, he’s returning to format, shooting the new show on the same Paramount Studios stage where he shot Happy Days from 1977 to 1984. But this time he’s not the Fonz's little cousin – Baio, now 52, plays the dad in the show's Hobbs family.

See Dad Run stars Baio as David Hobbs, an actor who played the perfect TV dad on a long-running sitcom. After the show shoots its final episode after a 10-season run, Hobbs switches parenting roles with his wife, Amy (Alanna Ubach), who returns to her work as a soap opera actress. Their three kids are played by Ryan Newman (Disney XD's Zeke and Luther), Jackson Brundage (One Tree Hill) and Bailey Michelle Brown (Paranormal Activity 3). David must make the adjustment from TV dad whose fatherly, heroic moments are always scripted to an improving real-life dad of three kids.

The show was created by husband-wife team Tina Albanese and Patrick Labyorteaux. Working for 10 years on CBS procedural JAG got the couple thinking about writing a new sitcom that reflects how much things change during 10 years on one show (people get married, have kids, the kids grow up) and how much of an adjustment it can be to return to spending more time at home after that.

“David thinks he has all the answers, but obviously, he doesn't, and that’s where the hijinks ensue,” Albanese said.

She and Labyourteaux draw a lot from their own life when writing the show. The Hobbs’ son is even named Joe and based on the creators’ 11-year-old son Jeau.

“In every episode, there are pieces of our life that were literally ripped from that week, something that’s actually happened to us because we think those are the things that people can relate to,” Labyorteaux said.

A storyline about Joe's first slumber party was inspired by Jeau's own first sleepover. In See Dad Run, though, it has the added element of how David deals with Joe's fears of the scary movies his friends watch during the sleepover.

“Obviously David thinks that the fix to that is to show Joe behind-the-scenes stuff, show him that it's all made-up,” Albanese said. “So he’ll bring in the makeup artist to show him how easily you can transform an everyday person that you know into a zombie, how it’s all done with special effects. That, of course, will backfire greatly and give the kid even more nightmares.”

Another storyline many families will be able to relate to is David’s first trip to a Costco-like supermarket.

“He thinks he can get in and out of there in under 20 minutes, and all the kids go into uproarious laughter because anyone that's ever been to Coscto [Costco] knows that it sucks you in,” Albanese said.

Baio, who is also an executive producer on the show, told EW that much of See Dad Run is also inspired by his own life, particularly David's experience of grappling with returning to life at home after being constantly catered to on set.

“I’ve thought about what being famous does to you,” Baio said. “As I go through life, I’ve seen that it has skewed my thinking on some things. [In See Dad Run] we get to do that in a comedic way.”

Albanese added, “When you have a No. 1 on the call sheet, rarely does anybody ever say ‘no’ to that person. That person gets everything they want. Now you come home, and it’s time for you to take out the garbage, and don't forget to load the dishwasher. It's a 180 from the life you've lived.”

Image Credit: Jim Wright/Nickelodeon

The show features plenty of adjusting-to-life-off-set antics – a devoted production assistant starts orchestrating David’s home life like it’s a TV set – but while Baio sees dealing with fame as a prevalent theme on the show, Labyourteaux notes that it’s not the focus.

“We always said if you’re making a cake [the fame theme] would be the icing on the cake, but the actual cake of the show is a fish out of water story, someone who’s new at what he’s doing,” he said.

Like Family Ties, Roseanne, Modern Family, and other family sitcoms that came before it, See Dad Run's showrunners hope to reflect some of what the contemporary American family looks like, particularly with the experience of switching parental roles. The series follows other TV shows that feature stay-at-home dads, such as Parenthood and Growing Pains.

“Nowadays the roles are switching as far as who wears the pants in the family and who doesn't. I think it’s something most women can relate to – juggling kids and a career and being the breadwinner,” Ubach said.

While mirroring modern families, See Dad Run's writers also hope the show is a call-back to great family sitcoms of the past. Inspirational parental figures, families sitting down for dinner all at the same time – “We hope to bring that back to TV,” Albanese said.

The creators said that it dawned on the writers how rare great father figures are on current TV shows. When the writers discussed creating a guest role for an actor from another sitcom to play a rival to David, “in the writers room we were saying, ‘He can have this great tête-à-tête with another one of America’s No. 1 dads. Who is a great dad of a great family sitcom in the last ten years?’ And the whole room was silent,” Albanese recalled. “Where are these sitcoms that show these great, strong dads? And for us, we gotta go back 20 years to Cosby.”

Ultimately, though, See Dad Run highlights the learning curve David is on to become a great real-life dad, to comical effect.

See Dad Run premieres on Sunday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.

Tags: Nickelodeon, See Dad Run, TV

Nickelodeon France Announces Plans To Premiere The Brand New Special Episode Of "Victorious" Called "Tori Goes Platinum" On Sunday 21st October 2012

Nickelodeon France has announced on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonFR) that Nick France will premiere the brand new special double episode of the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "Victorious" called "Tori Goes Platinum", locally titled "tori la diva", on Sunday 21st October 2012 at 10.40am:
svp c quand le filme tori la diva / Please tori c when filming the diva
@NickelodeonFR: Le 21 octobre à 10h40 :) / October 21 at 10:40 :)
[French to English translations provided by Google Translate.]