According to Nickelodeon UK's Digital Director Roy Edmonds on his official Twitter page (@RoyEdmonds), Nickelodeon UK's official website, Nick.co.uk, has unveiled two brand new "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" games called "Kung Fu Panda Dumpling Warrior" and "Kung Fu Panda Rumble", which may indicate that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland may have plans to premiere the upcoming brand new Nickelodeon animated show "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness", which is based on the "Kung Fu Panda" movies, soon:
Below is a description of the brand new Nickelodeon animated series "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" from Nickelodeon USA's official "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" website:
About Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Po, the Dragon Warrior panda, leads the Furious Five in maintaining calm in the Valley Of Peace. With Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Crane, Viper and Shifu fighting by his side, Po defends the Jade Palace against all intruders, making short work of the bad guys with his lightning-quick moves, and leaving plenty of time for dumplings.
Kung Fu Panda tells the continuing adventures of Po the Panda as he trains, protects, fights, teaches, learns, stumbles, talks too much, and geeks out as the newest hero in the Valley of Peace. Now living in the barracks with the Furious Five, Po will have to take on his many new responsibilities, his many new adversaries, and his many old pounds in the continuing education and adventures of the Dragon Warrior. And kick some serious boo-tay. Yeah, that goes without saying. For being the Dragon Warrior is not a destination, it’s a journey. Unfortunately for Po, most of that journey is uphill.
"Olive the Ostrich" is narrated by Rolf Harris and is created in partnership with The Prince's Foundation for Children and Arts. "Olive the Ostrich" is designed to develop art and storytelling skills while inspiring creativity.
George Takei 'Supah Ninjas' interview: 'I am the ninja master'
Whether it's for his classic role as Sulu on the original Star Trek or his brilliant stint on ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here back in 2008, George Takei is quite rightly regarded a bit of a legend by most sensible television viewers.
George returns to our screens this Monday, playing a holographic martial arts sensei in Nickelodeon's new hit series Supah Ninjahs. Digital Spy caught up with the cult hero recently to chat about his new role, mastering the martial arts gamut and whether we've seen the last of Hikaru Sulu...
What is Supah Ninjas all about? "Supah Ninjas is about a team of three young teenage ninjas, one of them being my grandson Mike (Ryan Potter). I'm a ninja master and I want to see the art and the tradition of our clan carried on. My son doesn't quite measure up, but I find that the genes have skipped a generation and the grandson has all the qualities necessary. So I recruit my grandson to be a ninja, and he has a good buddy named Owen Reynolds (Carlos Knight). He wants his buddy to be a ninja as well, and I agree.
Mike also has a crush on this beautiful, blonde teenage girl (Gracie Dzienny), which isn't reciprocated. She's a very athletic young lady - she's a cheerleader - and when she finds out that this boy who has a crush on her has martial arts talent, she asks to be made into a ninja too. I train the three of them, but I tell them that they must do their good work in the shadows. It must not be known publicly who they are. They agree to that, and they go out and right the wrongs of the world with their ninja skills!"
What originally attracted you to the show? "Well, it's been some time since I had a series regular role. As you know, I am associated with Star Trek and then I did Heroes as a recurring character. But when this opportunity came for me to be a regular again, and working with young people which I enjoy, I thought 'Wow, this is going to be fun!' I'm really pleased that it's turned out as wonderfully as it has. The kids are great and the writers are fantastic.
Some of the episodes are of epic scale, and others are whimsical. As a matter of fact, in one [episode], I get the chance to sing. Musical theatre has always been one of my passions, so it combines all of the things that I enjoy about being an actor. And I'm being made to feel young again, with young people around me!"
How was the experience of working with the young actors? "They energise me. They bring the energy that some of the more jaded adult actors don't bring with them, and they're also curious about acting techniques and the history of the studio. We're filming at Paramount Studios where I did Star Trek - the campus where I grew up! Every morning, as I walk to our studio at Stage 24, I walk past a big office building named after Gene Roddenberry - the creator of Star Trek - and the two old Star Trek studios. Stage 31 had the Enterprise set, and 32 had the alien planet surface set.
So it's both nostalgia, and the energy that I had when I was young being revitalised and rekindled in me by working with the kids. It combines my romantic feeling about my youth and the studio that I'm fond of, and working with young people who want to know the history of the studio and of Hollywood. I am now the representative of the history of Hollywood to them!"
The kids perform some incredible stunts on the show. Is there any chance we could see you do amazing stunts in flashbacks? "No, not in flashback - in reality! There are some spectacular scenes! You've seen the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? You saw what the empowered martial artists did in that, didn't you? Leaping and flying! Well, I'm the ninja master, so I master the whole gamut. I get to do some spectacular things. You're in for a lot of thrilling surprises!"
What were some of your favourite TV shows as a child? "When I was a teenager, I was an absolutely addicted regular viewer of [CBS anthology series] Playhouse 90. I don't know whether you had that in Britain or not. It was a 90-minute, original script, live television series, and many of the writers from that became very prominent. Rod Serling - who became famous for The Twilight Zone - did a couple of really powerful scripts. I was addicted to that.
Today, I'm addicted to Brothers & Sisters and Hawaii Five-0. Damages with Glenn Close - that's a good drama! Dramatic shows are the ones that I am attracted to."
You appeared on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here - are you still in touch with any of your old camp-mates? "Yes, a couple of them. Brian Paddick comes to Los Angeles annually and we get together and have dinner or lunch every time he's here. And Joe Swash, we get together when I'm in London. He doesn't come to the US, but I do see Joe when I'm there."
Supah Ninjas begins on Monday September 12 at 6pm on Nickelodeon.
You can read Digital Spy's full interview with George Takei, who plays Hologramps on the brand new Nickelodeon show "Supah Ninjas", here.
Also, here is another George Takei interview in which he talks about playing the character of Hologramps in the brand new Nickelodeon show "Supah Ninjas" from What's on TV:
George Takei: Star Trek's Mr Sulu turns Ninja!
Best known as Star Trek’s Mr Sulu, George Takei is about to star in Nickelodeon’s new children’s series Supah Ninjas. This new American comedy drama follows three young crimefighters who are still at high school.
George plays Hologramps, the dead grandfather of school kid Mike, who appears as a hologram to teach Mike and his pals the mysterious ways of the Ninja. George spoke exclusively to What’s On TV about filming Supah Ninjas, Star Trek and his Second World War experiences....
So what was it about Supah Ninjas that attracted you to the project? “Well, to be totally frank, I haven’t had a series in some time, something like a couple of years. The last time I had a recurring character was in Heroes, so that was my first practical attraction. But then I found that it was going to be working with young people and I love kids. I have two surrogate kids - my nephew’s two little ones - who are the apples of my eyes. It was also an opportunity to work with young teenagers and working regularly at Paramount Studios again, which is where I grew up with Star Trek. So it’s nostalgia and revivification all in one.
"I park my car and I walk by a brand new office building that they named after Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, and he never had his office there, but there’s his name! And then I walk past stage 31 where the Enterprise set was, and then 32 where the Alien Planet Surface set was, and then I head on to stage 24, where my new High Tech Dojo set is – so I get to walk down memory lane as I walk down to my present, in which I play a dead person [laughs].”
Hologramps is a very interesting character, being dead and giving advice to his young grandson as a hologram... “It gets much more interesting as you move along. I love singing in the shower and I let that be known to them, so they worked in a song number for me as well. That comes in a later episode.”
In that white, long, flowing gown, Hologramps looks very much like Mr Spock in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home... “Ah, yes. There is a great echo of Star Trek in it throughout.”
There’s also an echo of Batman as well, in that there’s a high-tech cave under Mike’s bed where he goes to meet Hologramps. It’s very Batcave-like... “And our villains are kind of Batman-like, too – like The Rhymer, who’s a modern day Riddler in that he raps. Oh, and there’s bigger and weirder to come!”
So do you think Supah Ninjas is building on the popularity of films like Karate Kid? Or are there other bigger influences? “Well, I think it’s the merging of a lot of things. First of all, certainly with me, there’s that echo of Star Trek, the science fiction. And then certainly Batman and the larger than life villains we have, plus as you well point out, the cave is an echo of Batman. And for me, another aspect is the Ninja aspect.
"I really did grow up with Samurai and Ninja movies. When I was a child I was behind the barbed wire fences of US internment camps, and on irregular occasions after dinner they would clear out the mess hall and show old Hollywood movies, but occasionally they’d show old Japanese movies that were imported before Second World War. These were Samurai movies, but also some Ninja movies. Those movies were my escape from those barbed wire fences, so they mean a great deal to me. Ninjas combine so much of my life, my memory, and my experiences...”
Did you ever train in martial arts? “I did the basics of karate, just because with my face I get asked to do martial arts in films and stuff, and certainly in Star Trek I did that. So I did get the basic training, but I will always tell people that I’m not in any way expert at it because there are always people that like to show off their martial arts training and demonstrate it with me. I tell them no, no, I’m not on that level!”
What’s it like working with the kids on Supah Ninjas? “First of all, they’re very talented, but I love their energy and their wit. For example, Ryan Potter who plays Mike, might be struggling with a scene and we do it more than a few times, and when he finally gets it he does this victory dance with the fingers snapping and the shoulders going. I think it’s so charming and I try to imitate that! That also gets a big laugh. But there’s this energy – palpable energy – on the set with young people.
"Carlos Knight who plays Owen is a very witty guy and he’s a great improviser. The script might say ‘exit’, but the way he exits becomes another development of his character, so he’s another fun guy to work with. With Gracie Dzienny, who is Amanda, she and I love musical theatre, but she’s young so she doesn’t know some of the classic musicals – the Cole Porter ones [breaks into song], so I have to teach her some of the classic songs.”
*Supah Ninjas, begins on Nickelodeon, at 6pm, on 12 September
You can read What's on TV's full interview with George Takei, who plays Hologramps on the brand new Nickelodeon show "Supah Ninjas", here.
According to Nickelodeon UK on their official Twitter page (@NickelodeonUK), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will be showing brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon show "Victorious" in October 2011:
October is going to be ALL ABOUT new Victorious!
@NickelodeonUK hi do you know when victorious season 2 will be showing? :)
According to Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's latest "Brand New Victorious In October" promo (second "Brand New Episodes Of Victorious In October 2011" video below), Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will start to premiere brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon show "Victorious" from Monday 3rd October 2011 at 6pm.
Below is a streaming video which features Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's "Brand New Victorious Coming Soon, Only On Nickelodeon" for the brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon show "Victorious" in October:
Below is a high quality high-definition (HD) streaming video of one of Nickelodeon UK's latest "New Episodes Of Victorious" episodic trailers to advertise the premiere of the first brand new episode of "Victorious" called "A Film By Dale Squires" on Monday 3rd October 2011 at 6pm on Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Ireland as part of "Victorious Takes Over Nickelodeon Month" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland.
Brand New Victorious episodic promo written, edited and produced by Allan Blatch for Nickelodeon UK. Graphics by Pixel-DNA, Voiced by Jenny Gannon and mixed by Jungle.
Below are two streaming videos of Nickelodeon UK's latest "New Episodes Of Victorious" episodic trailers to advertise the premiere of the second brand new episode of "Victorious" called "Sleepover at Sikowitz's" on Monday 10th October 2011 at 6pm on Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Ireland, and Nickelodeon HD UK as part of "Victorious Takes Over Nickelodeon Month" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD.
"Sleepover at Sikowitz's" is the last episode of season one of "Victorious".
According to one of Nickelodeon UK's latest Google AdWords advertisements (pictured below), which are usually displayed at the top or bottom of Google's search results when you search for a search term that is Nickelodeon related, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will be airing brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon show "Victorious" during the October 2011 school half-term holiday (Monday 24th October to Friday 28th October 2011).
It is not yet confirmed whether the new episodes of "Victorious" that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will broadcast during the October 2011 school half-term holiday will be more brand new episodes, or if they'll be repeats of the brand new episodes of "Victorious" that Nick UK and Ireland and Nick UK HD aired earlier during October 2011 to give Nick UK and Ireland and Nick UK HD viewers the chance to catch up on the brand new episodes of "Victorious".
According tothe official Nickelodeon UK website, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will premiere a brand new episode of "Nicksclusive!" which will go behind-the-scenes of the Nickelodeon live action show "Victorious" on Friday 14th October 2011 at 7.44pm, straight after Nick UK and Ireland and Nick UK HD premieres the movie "Fred: The Movie" at 6pm (5.59pm):
7:44pmNicksclusive It's on Nick, and it's exclusive, which science tells us must mean it's a Nicksclusive! Today, behind the scenes at Victorious.
Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon UK's latest "New Episodes Of Victorious" episodic trailers to advertise the premiere of the third brand new episode of "Victorious" called "Ice Cream for Ke$ha" on Monday 17th October 2011 at 6pm on Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Ireland, and Nickelodeon HD UK and 7pm on Nick Replay as part of "Victorious Takes Over Nickelodeon Month" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK HD and Nick Replay.
To celebrate Nickelodeon UK And Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD (and Nick Replay) premiering brand new episodes of the live action Nickelodeon show "Victorious", Sky Rewards, Sky's customer loyalty programme, have launched a exclusive Nickelodeon competition based on Nickelodeon's "Victorious" exclusively for Sky customers where a lucky family could win an exclusive family trip to London, UK's West End that's worthy of the Nickelodeon "Victorious" gang.
Win a West End weekend with Victorious
The wait for new Victorious is over as Tori and the rest of the gang are back for another term in the crazy world of acting classes at Hollywood Arts High School.
What scrapes will they get into this term? Will Tori and Beck grow closer? Or will jealous Jade show her true colours and make Tori's life a misery? Find out with brand new episodes on Nickelodeon every Monday.
And if you think that's exciting, you'll be overjoyed at the exclusive prize that’s up for grabs to celebrate the new series.
And that’s not all. You’ll also get whisked off to a West End show of your choice before spending the night at the 4* Hilton Metropole and the next day you can rub shoulders with the stars at Madame Tussauds. We’ve even got a signed Victorious poster and a Nickelodeon goody bag for the winner plus 10 goody bags for runners up, so enter now for your chance to win.
Competition closes 10am on 10 November.
About the show
Victorious follows the life of Tori Vega, an aspiring singer, as she unexpectedly finds herself navigating life at an elite performing arts high school.
From her first day at the school, Tori feels out of place among the amazingly talented students, but soon makes some real BFFs including the brooding bad boy Beck, eccentric Cat and lovable but psychologically scrambled ventriloquist Robbie.
Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have also started broadcasting a "Coming Soon" trailer for the upcoming brand new iCarly episode "iParty with Victorious", which is a crossover episode with the cast of the Nickelodeon show "Victorious". "iParty with Victorious" also features a special guest appearance from Kenan Thompson, who played Kenan Rockmore in the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel.
According to Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's latest "iParty with Victorious" promo, which can be viewed below (second video), and features a clip of iCarly's Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove) and Victorious' Tori Vega (Victoria Justice) sing "Leave It All to Shine", a song which mixes the "iCarly" theme tune ("Leave It All to Me") and the "Victorious" theme tune ("Make It Shine") together into one song, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will premiere "iParty with Victorious" in October 2011.
Below are six streaming videos which feature Nickelodeon UK's trailers for "iParty" On Nickelodeon UK and Ireland:
Below are two high quality high-definition (HD) streaming videos of Nickelodeon UK's trailers to advertise that October will be "Victorious Takes Over Nickelodeon Month" on Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Ireland, which will also feature the premiere of brand new episodes of "Victorious" on Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Ireland, and the premiere of the upcoming brand new iCarly special "iParty with Victorious" on Nickelodeon UK and Eire, which is a crossover episode with the cast of the Nickelodeon show "Victorious". Both Nickelodeon UK promos were made by creative studio "PIXEL DNA".
"Victorious Takes Over Nickelodeon Month On Nickelodeon UK And Nickelodeon Ireland" trailer:
Graphics shots created for a 30 second promo to promote Nickelodeon's brand new Victorious episodes. Graphics include 3D text elements combined with composited footage of the cast within the 3D environment. These spots will be seen across iTV, Disney, Cartoon Network and E4.
"iParty (with Victorious) Premieres This Week, Only On Nickelodeon" trailer:
Graphics shots created for a 30 second promo to promote Nickelodeon's iParty special. Shots include 3D text elements & logo animations combined with composited elements of the cast.
8:45pmNicksclusive! Nickelodeon goes behind-the-scenes at the upcoming crossover special of iCarly and Victorious, "iParty".
Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon UK's "iParty Nicksclusive!" Nick Extra special to promote Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premiering the brand new crossover special of the Nickelodeon live action shows "iCarly" and "Victorious" called "iParty" on Friday 7th October 2011 at 6pm:
According to Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Ireland's latest "iParty with Victorious" promo, Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Ireland, and Nickelodeon HD will premiere "iParty" on Friday 7th October 2011 at 6pm. The time Nick UK, Nick Ireland and Nick HD will broadcast "iParty" has yet to be confirmed though.
What do you get when two of the biggest kids shows on the planet come together?
A massive riot of songs, rap battles, clashes and prosthetics of course!
Our girl in LA went to the very sunny launch party of iParty with Victorious to get the inside scoop on the biggest show collision since He-Man met She-Ra.
She found out that the two protagonists come together when they find out they're both dating the same guy. What a cad! But oh, what a total dish. We're not surprised the ladies were keen to talk about all the K.I.S.S.I.N.G.
But good looks are no excuse for bad behaviour so you can be sure the girls and their respective gangs hatch a revenge plot that will leave Mr Handsome turning into Mr Go Away And Think About What You've Done.
Serves him right.
You can watch Sky TV's orange carpet launch party special for Nickelodeon's brand new crossover special "iParty With Victorious" here on the official Sky Video Cuts website.
You can watch a special video clip featuring a sneak peak of the upcoming "iCarly"/"Victorious" crossover special "iParty" below:
According to Sky's on-screen TV Guide (Sky's electronic program guide/EPG) and the Sky Guide TV Listings website, straight after Nickelodeon UK And Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD has premiered the brand new "iCarly"/"Victorious" crossover special "iParty" on Friday 7th October 2011 at 6pm, Nickelodeon UK And Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will be repeating "iParty" over three back to back episodes from 7:30pm, with the crossover special being called it's original title "iParty with Victorious".
iParty with Victorious - Part 1 of 3
The cast of iCarly and Victorious get together for this all-singing, all-dancing special.
Length 30 mins Children, Comedy
HD
According to Sky's on-screen TV Guide, Nickelodeon UK And Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD will also be reshowing "iParty with Victorious" over three parts again on Saturday 8th October 2011 from 11am, and then later again that day from 4pm, then twice again on Sunday 9th October 2011 from 8.55am and then again from 5pm.
According to Sky TV Guide on their official Twitter page (@Sky_TV_Guide), you can view Sky's exclusive interview with Nickelodeon star Jerry Trainor on Sky's official Sky Guide website where he talks about the upcoming "iCarly" and "Victorious" crossover special episode "iParty (with Victorious)", which also features a special guest appearance from Kenan Thompson, who played Kenan Rockmore in the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel.
We've been waiting a long time for this... It's the iParty special when the iCarly crew are joined by the cast of Victorious in an amazing cross-over special!
We caught up with Jerry Trainor for the scoop on how the two worlds collide when Carly and Victoria discover they're dating the same dude. Woah, that's one cheeky so-and-so. Fortunately for us, his cheating means we're treated to japes, scrapes, and what Jerry assures us is an "epic mash-up". Bring. It. On.
To celebrate the upcoming premiere of the brand new "iCarly" and "Victorious" crossover special episode "iParty (with Victorious)", iVillage UK have launched a exclusive "iParty (with Victorious)" competition on iVillage UK's official Facebook page:
Win Sony Walkman® Video MP3 player, Thanks to Nickelodeon and iParty!
Be sure to tune-in for Nickelodeon's brand new TV crossover event: iParty!
iParty is a creative crossover of iCarly and Victorious for the first-time-ever on our screens. iParty is an epic 90-minute special and the eagerly anticipated TV event also guest stars Nickelodeon alumnus Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live, All That, Kenan & Kel) as himself. One cheating boyfriend, plus two scorned girlfriends equals a night to remember as Carly and Tori plot sweet revenge while the rest of the iCarly and Hollywood Arts gang compete in a lyrical rap battle royale. The television event culminates in an ensemble performance of the theme song mash-up “Leave It All to Shine.”
- "Make It Shine" (Victorious theme song) by Victorious cast - "Freak the Freak Out" by Victorious Cast featuring Victoria Justice - "Leave It All To Shine" featuring Miranda Cosgrove & Victoria Justice
According to Sky's on-screen TV Guide, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will be showing a preview episode of the brand new live action Nickelodeon show "Supah Ninjas" on Sunday 4th September 2011 at 6.30pm.
From Sky's electronic program guide/EPG:
6.30pm Supah Ninjas
Get a sneak peek at Nick's brand new show, as three unsuspecting kids are drafted into the secret world of ninjas! Also in HD.
Nickelodeon UK and Ireland will premiere the full series of "Supah Ninjas" on Monday 12 September 2011 at 6.00pm, straight after Nickelodeon UK and Ireland premieres a brand new episode of iCarly called "iHire an Idiot" at 5.30pm.
Nickelodeon UK And Ireland viewers can also watch the full first episode of "Supah Ninjas" on Nickelodeon UK's official "Supah Ninjas" website.
