Monday, September 29, 2014

Nickelodeon USA Releases Sneak-Peek From Opening Of First "The Legend of Korra" Book Four Episode "After All These Years"

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", digitally from Friday 3rd October 2014, Nickelodeon has unveiled a exclusive video clip featuring the opening sequence from the first episode of "Book Four: Balance", called "After All These Years", giving fans a first-look at the beginning of the premiere episode, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip below!

The season four premiere, titled "After All These Years", which is appropriate, given in the show's timeline, as revealed in the Book Four trailer, picks up three years after the events in "Book Three". This scene provides fans with some info of the world of Korra and how it's changed between the three year time skip, and catches fans up with Asami and what she's been up to since she was last seen - though you'll also glimpse a few more familiar faces as well!



SPOILER ALERT!!



"The Legend of Korra" season 4 opens with Shiro Shinobi singing the praises of Republic City. The metropolis is now a cultural haven where humans and spirits intermingle. A statue of Korra stands in a park named after her (which is a little bit grim) and Shinobi blithely informs us that Korra has been away from Republic City for three years.

In Book Three, Avatar Korra had to save the world and endured her most intense battle yet. Now broken and bruised, she begins a journey of self-discovery and survival in a new world where the strong prey upon the weak. When an aggressive military force rises up led by the power hungry Kuvira, the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance and only the Avatar can set things right.

The passage of time has an evident impact on the the episode. Republic City's railway system has been modernized, thanks to Asami, which allows for a new political alliance between the city and the Earth Kingdom. The episode introduces a new character, Prince Wu, a kid who is apparently spoiled. He will soon take the throne of Ba Sing Se.

Other changes are subtle, but still noticeable. Air-baby Rohan is now a toddler, while Mako has new hair and a completely new costume (although Meelo is still a nose-picker).

Of course, it is the absence of Korra which poses the most questions. The first clip released from "The Legend of Korra" season 4, which took place shortly after the conclusion of Book 3, indicated that the Avatar was leaving Republic City for a short while – but it seems that her recovery from Zaheer's attack has taken considerably longer.

A brief synopsis for "Book 4: Balance" offers a hint at what Korra will be up to in the show’s final season – and suggests that all is not quite as well in the world as Shiro Shinobi’s cheerful narration suggests.

"In Book Three, Avatar Korra had to save the world and endured her most intense battle yet. Now broken and bruised, she begins a journey of self-discovery and survival in a new world where the strong prey upon the weak." That definitely doesn’t sound good – but things get grimmer as the summary continues...

"When an aggressive military force rises up led by the power hungry Kuvira, the fate of the Earth Kingdom hangs in the balance and only the Avatar can set things right."

"The Legend of Korra - Book 4: Balance" premieres on Friday 3rd October 2014 on Nick.com and the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App.

Additionally, all 39 episodes from Books One, Two and Three are currently available for fans to watch online at Nick.com, plus NickToons USA and TeenNick are currently airing repeats of "Book One: Air". Nicktoons is currently airing Book 1 weekdays at 8am and late-Sunday nights from 1-3am, and TeenNick will be showing Book 1 episodes Saturday and Sunday nights from 11pm-midnight (all times ET/PT). Episodes from "Book Three: Change" are also currently premiering on NickToons Monday-Thursday nights at 8pm (ET/PT). The final episodes from season three will air between Monday 6th to Thursday 9th October 2014 and will be their official television premieres (as they originally premiered online and on the Nick App).

(Sources: NICKandMORE, IGN UK, Hypable)
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Nicktoons UK To Premiere Brand-New "SpongeBob SquarePants" Special Plus Five All-New SBSP Episodes In October 2014

Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the Sponge-tastic news in their new 'Brand-New SpongeBob' trailer/promo that Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick UK's animation and action channel, will premiere the brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" special "It Came From Goo Lagoon", locally titled "SpongeBob vs. The Goo", on Friday 3rd October 2014 at 4:00pm! Following the specials debut, NickToons will encore the episode at 7:30pm the same night, 8:30am on Saturday 4th October 2014 at 8:30am and 6pm, and Sunday 5th October 2014 at 10am.


In the brand new SBSP special, a giant goo bubble emerges from Goo Lagoon and threatens all of Bikini Bottom – except for Plankton, who plans to use the bubble for his own evil ends!

Following the UK premiere of the all-new SBSP special "It Came From Goo Lagoon", Nicktoons UK will then premiere five brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" every weekday at 4pm the following week in a special "SpongeBob SquarePants" premiere week between Monday 6th and Friday 10th October 2014! Below is a list of the all-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" episodes that Nicktoons UK will premiere as part of 'SpongeBob Premiere Week', from DigiGuide:

Monday 6th October 2014 - SpongeBob and Patrick go on an advertising blitz in 'The Good Krabby Name', and in 'Move It or Lose It', Mr. Krabs and Plankton issue petitions to get their rival's restaurant bulldozed.

Tuesday 7th October 2014 - Patrick becomes a superhero in 'Patrick-Man!', and then in 'Gary's New Toy', Gary becomes obsessed with his new red ball, forcing SpongeBob to take drastic measures to intervene.

Wednesday 8th October 2014 - SpongeBob finds a nasty sea urchin living in the Krusty Krab in 'Eek, An Urchin!', and then in 'Squid's Defense', Squidward convinces SpongeBob and Sandy to teach him karate.

Thursday 9th October 2014 - SpongeBob and Patrick go to see the latest horror film, only to be seemingly stalked by the villain in 'Don't Look Now', and then there's ghostly goings-on in 'Seance Schmeance'.

Friday 10th October 2014 - TBA

(Each episode encored at 10pm the same night)
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