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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Nickelodeon USA To Start To Debut "Rabbids Invasion" Season Two From 10/11; To Premiere "The Adventures of Tintin" Movie On 10/13

ToonZone Forums member 'rockorockorocko' is reporting the exciting Nick News in a post on TZ's NickToons forum that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show the brand-new second season of the networks hit CGI-animated series "Rabbids Invasion", continuing the wacky adventures of the "Raving Rabbids", on Saturday 11th October 2014 at 11:30am (ET/PT)!

"Rabbids Invasion" season two is comprised on 26 half-hour episodes (26x30').

Additionally, 'rockorockorocko' also reports that Nick USA will premiere the Nickelodeon Movies' 2011 theatrical film "The Adventures of Tintin" ("The Secret of the Unicorn") on Monday 13th October 2014 at 7:00pm (ET/PT) to celebrate Columbus Day!

The Academy Award-nominated Nickelodeon Movie "The Adventures of Tintin" follows intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock as they set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. The movie is a 2011 3D motion capture computer-animated epic adventure film based on "The Adventures of Tintin", the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Directed by Steven Spielberg ("Gremlins", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial", "Indiana Jones"), produced by Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings"), and written by Steven Moffat ("Doctor Who"), Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead") and Joe Cornish ("Attack the Block"), the film is based on three of Hergé's albums: "The Crab with the Golden Claws" (1941), "The Secret of the Unicorn" (1943), and "Red Rackham's Treasure" (1944). The cast includes Jamie Bell ("Billy Elliot"), Andy Serkis ("The Lord of the Rings"), Daniel Craig ("James Bond"), Nick Frost ("The Boxtrolls") and Simon Pegg ("Paul").

Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures are planning to release a sequel to their "Tintin" movie, "The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun" (also known as "The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure"), which will see Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis reprise their roles of Tintin and Captain Haddock, respectively, in theaters in the USA on Friday 16th December 2016.

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Nickelodeon Portugal To Premiere "Breadwinners" In October 2014

Nickelodeon Portugal has announced in the following article from the 'Noticias'/'News' section of their official website, nickelodeon.pt, the exciting Nickelodeon Europe News that the Portuguese version of the world's number one kids' channel will start to premiere and show the first episode of Nickelodeon's brand-new bread-tastic original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Breadwinners" on Saturday 4th October 2014 at 2:30pm, following a special "SpongeBob SquarePants" marathon starting at 12:25pm!

Following the shows debut, Nickelodeon Portugal will continue to premiere brand-new episodes of "Breadwinners" every Monday to Friday at 7:15pm from Monday 6th October 2014, and encore two new episodes every Saturday and Sunday morning from 10:00am from 11th October 2014.

To celebrate Nickelodeon Portugal debuting Nick's all new animated sitcom "Breadwinners", Nick Portugal has unveiled their official show website for the brand new show, which features show information and a 'Personagens' section featuring character bios for SwaySway and Buhdeuce, which you can visit here at nickelodeon.pt/series/breadwinners/o9yezl!:

Os Breadwinners chegam ao Nickelodeon!

Está na hora dos companheiros! A carrinha dos "Breadwinners" chega ao Nickelodeon no dia 6 de outubro às 19:15 com Sway Sway e Buhdeuce, dois inseparáveis amigos patos distribuidores de pão, cuja principal missão é fazer chegar os pedidos a todos os esfomeados da sua cidade Pãogea... Custe o que custar! Estes dois estarolas vão invadir o canal de segunda a sexta cheios energia, alegria e uma devoção comum por pão, que é aquilo de que os verdadeiros "Breadwinners" necessitam. Sway Sway e Buhdeuce viverão um sem fim de aventuras na sua Carrinha Foguete, levando a cabo a tarefa de que mais gostam: distribuir pão!

Os patos Sway Sway e Buhdeuce, os distribuidores de pão de Pãogea, têm o objetivo de executar a tarefa para a qual nasceram: fazer chegar os pedidos de pão a todos os patos da sua cidade. Como diz o lema destes distribuidores, "Faça chuva ou faça sol, não falhamos nenhuma entrega!".

Nos episódios de outubro, Sway Sway (um pato com o ritmo no sangue, que consegue conduzir a Carrinha Foguete sem ficar despenteado) e Buhdeuce (um pato baixinho e redondo, capaz de mexer o traseiro como ninguém) não estarão sós. Juntamente com a sua mascote Jelly (uma rã domesticada) e a cisne mecânica Ketta (encarregada de arranjar a Carrinha Foguete de cada vez que esta sofre uma avaria), os dois amigos vão ver-se envolvidos em todo o tipo de situações disparatadas.

Além disso, o Mestre Padeiro, que vive no centro do planeta e é o encarregado de fazer todo o pão que existe (a matéria-prima de que ele próprio é feito), vai estar sempre ao lado dos seus distribuidores preferidos para lhes oferecer todo o tipo de ajuda ou conselhos.

Enfrentar um grupo de patos furiosos no bairro mais perigoso de Pãogea, o bairro Levedura, fazer frente ao mau hálito de Buhdeuce causado por um pão em decomposição, escapar ao monstro da mina de pão, conhecer o seu ídolo (o Mestre Padeiro), ou devolver um bebé monstro à sua mãe, são algumas das aventuras que estes intrépidos distribuidores vão viver.

Aos fins de semana, os mais pequenos vão poder seguir as andanças destes carismáticos patos: aos sábados e domingos, a partir das 10:00, o Nickelodeon transmite duplos episódios das aventuras de "Breadwinners" que decorreram ao longo da semana. E como a espera até dia 6 de outubro pode ser longa, no sábado, dia 4 de outubro, às 14:30, o Nickelodeon transmite a antestreia do primeiro episódio de "Breadwinners" depois da maratona de "SpongeBob", que terá lugar a partir das 12:25 nesse mesmo dia.

(Portuguese to English translation provided by Google Translate)

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Blaze and the Monster Machines" On Monday 13th October 2014

Start your engines and gear up for an adventure! A monster new series is coming to Nick! Nick Jr. USA has announced on their official website, nickjr.com, the very exciting Nickelodeon Preschool news that Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated preschool series "Blaze and the Monster Machines" from Monday 13th October 2014 at 12:00pm (noon), as part of Nickelodeon USA's preschool programming block!

To celebrate the world premiere of "Blaze" on Nick USA on 10/13, Nick Jr. USA has launched Nickelodeon's official "Blaze and the Monster Machines" show website, which features information about Nick's brand-new preschool series and the shows characters - Blaze, AJ, Gabby, Crusher, Pickle, Darington, Stripes, Zeg and Starla - plus information about the shows curriculum, exclusive online streaming video clips, including of the shows theme tune/song, printable activities to download, including puzzles, stickers and coloring sheets, and a game where preschoolers can create, design and color in their brand-new "Blaze and the Monster Machines" friends online!

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" (20 episodes) is brand-new interactive CG-animated series that will introduce preschoolers to the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). This is the first preschool show that features a curriculum dedicated to all areas of STEM. Viewers will join an eight-year-old boy named AJ and his best friend and incredible monster truck Blaze on super-sized adventures in Axle City - a town populated with big-wheeled vehicles known as monster machines.

Blaze is Axle City's greatest hero and the champion of the racetrack! Whenever there's trouble, he's the truck everyone turns to for help because he can do things no other truck can! Blaze has Blazing Speed - a special turbo boost that lets him accelerate in times of need to go faster than any other monster machine. But Blaze has more than just speed. He also has the power to transform into any other vehicle or machine! Using his knowledge of engineering, Blaze can add new parts to himself and change into anything. From a hydrofoil to a hang glider to even a hair dryer, if you can engineer it, Blaze can become it!

In each episode of "Blaze and the Monster Machines", AJ and the viewer help Blaze as they explore the physics of how things move, tackling problems through scientific inquiry and mathematics, and discovering the component parts necessary to make everyday technologies work.

"Blaze and the Monster Machines" is created by Jeff Borkin ("Team Umizoomi", "Blue's Clues") and Ellen Martin ("Bubble Guppies", "The Backyardigans").

Random House, the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world, are planning to publish books based on Nick's brand-new preschool property in Spring 2015, marking Nickelodeon's first TV-based licensing and publishing program to hit retail less than a year after the debut of a show. Random House's "Blaze and the Monster Machines" books will be part of the book publishers 2014-2015 Nickelodeon Book slate, which will also see the publisher release titles based on "Dora and Friends: Into the City!", "Dora the Explorer", "Paw Patrol" and "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water".

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