The Official Nickelodeon UK Website Launches Nickelodeon UK's Official "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Show Website; Confirms Plans To Debut Nickelodeon's Brand New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV Series In The UK From Autumn/Fall 2012!

Breaking Nickelodeon UK/"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" News! - To celebrate Nickelodeon UK premiering Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK this Autumn (2012), the official Nickelodeon UK website has launched Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" show website, which you can visit at Nick.co.uk/shows/turtles!


Nickelodeon's brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series promises to be funnier and "ninja-ier" than ever before. The new action comedy explores the camaraderie of four teenage turtle brothers learning to rely on one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and train to become the heroes they're destined to be. Travelling to the surface from their sewer-lair home for the first time, the Turtles experience many "firsts," from battling evil denizens to eating their beloved pizza.

Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" website currently features a 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Coming This Autumn!' holding graphic at the top of the webpage, and lets visitors to Nickelodeon UK's official TMNT website explore the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" sewer lair, which features show information about Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television show and character information (bios) for each of the four heros in half shells - "Mikey" Michelangelo, "Raph" Raphael (who will have a loyal pet turtle, Spike), "Donnie" Donatello, and "Leo" Leonardo - as well as character bios for the Turtles' sensei and father figure, Splinter, April O' Neil, who will be a gutsy and independent sixteen-year-old, and for the Turtles' enemy's - Shredder and The Kraang.

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Eire on their official Twitter profile page (‏@NickelodeonUK):

Brand new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game here! http://ow.ly/cm7kK Whats your top score? #nickturtles [direct link to Nickelodeon UK's brand new online TMNT game 'Dark Horizons' on the official Nick UK's new official "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" website]

And:

Explore the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lair! #nickturtles Its here! http://ow.ly/csbA9.

Nickelodeon UK Announces Plans To Show Brand New Episodes Of The Nickelodeon UK Show "Summer In Transylvania" From 9th July 2012

According to Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Get you're freak back on for the brand new episodes of Summer In Transylvania" teaser trailer/promo (below with transcript), Nickelodeon UK will be premiering brand new episodes of the original Nickelodeon UK television series "Summer in Transylvania" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK from Monday 9th July 2012 at 6.30pm (repeated one hour later at 7.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK):

[Background music: "Get Ur Freak On" by American recording artist Missy Elliott]

[About Summer Farley] She's human.

[Summer Farley (Sophie Stuckey) screams as plate of spaghetti is poured over her head]

[About Heidi] She's a Zombie.

[Heidi The Zombie (Amy Wren): Do you want to change the world again?]

[About Bobby] And he's a Werewolf (but not a very scary one!)

[Bobby The Werewolf (Kane Ricca) screams in the background after the flash on his camera phone goes off and flashes while taking a photograph]

[Summer: I can handle this!]

Get you're freak back on for the brand new episodes of Summer in Transylvania, coming soon, only on Nickelodeon!

"Summer in Transylvania" (originally called "Freaky Farleys") is a original Nickelodeon UK live action children's television programme (Nickelodeon UK's first since "Genie in the House") which was created and is written by Andy Watts (who was also behind the hugely popular BAFTA nominated CITV show "My Parents Are Aliens", and is produced by The Foundation (a Zodiak media company) and Candida Julian-Jones, and is a teenager called 'Summer Farley' (played by actress Sophie Stuckey) who struggles to make the best of her new home, new school and social life when herself and her family, her younger brother 'Jake Farley' (played by actor Eros Vlahos), and their father, 'Dr Mike Farley' (played by actor Richard Lumsden), relocates and moves Transylvania for her dad's job.

Life in the Farleys' new Transylvanian home is complicated when the local community, which of course, is comprised of zombies, werewolves, vampires and mummies, looks upon Summer's "normal" family as weird. At least Summer has two new friends to help her along at her new school, Stoker High: 'Heidi the Zombie' (played by actress Amy Wren) and 'Bobby the Werewolf' (portrayed by actor Kane Ricca), who have to deal with 'Serena', a mean Vampire (portrayed by actress Charlie Jordan Evans), 'Rolf', a Werewolf who is Serena's boyfriend, and 'Dr Tempest' (portrayed by actor Andrew Harrison), a vampire who is the Principal of Darkness, Head of English and a teacher at Stoker High.

"Summer in Transylvania" also features Lee Simmonds as 'Bolt', a Frankenstein monster who's Jake's best friend, Phillipa Peak as 'Magda', the Farley families housekeeper who, is apparently human although there are suggestions there is more to her than meets the eye, and has a crush on Mike Farley.

You can visit the official Nickelodeon UK websites official "Summer in Transylvania" website here on Nick.co.uk.

From the The Foundation's official websites official webpage for the Nickelodeon UK show "Summer in Transylvania" on Foundationtv.co.uk:

Summer in Transylvania

Episodes 20 x 22' for Nickelodeon UK

This exciting, new supernatural series revolves around the home, school and social life of Summer Farley as she struggles to make the best of her new life in Transylvania. Summer Farley is pretty, witty and upbeat and was the most popular girl in her high school. However, when the Farley family relocate to the weird, wonderful and unpredictable land of Transylvania for her dad’s job, Summer has to adjust to her perfectly normal family being regarded as weird and gross, in a community made up of zombies, werewolves, vampires and mummies.

The comedy situation Summer finds herself in each episode is a monstrous new challenge for her to overcome in her new world, thankfully supported by her new friends Heidi, a zombie girl, and Bobby, a wereboy. However, what she comes to find is that no matter how different people seem on the surface, everyone is trying to find their place in the world, and not only is it OK to be confused – it’s normal!

The series is created and written by Andy Watts who was also behind the hugely popular BAFTA nominated My Parents Are Aliens.

Also, from British Telecom's official BT Vision website, btvision.bt.com:

Spooky fun with Summer In Transylvania

Take a spine-tingling, rib-tickling trip to Transylvania for the fang-tastic teen sitcom, Summer In Transylvania, now on Vision Kids.

This bitingly funny show follows the adventures of Summer Farley and her family, whose move to the land of Dracula gets them up close and personal with vain vamps, zany zombies, and wacky werewolves.

As Summer struggles with her school, social life and dating, the antics come thick and fast – from lovesick werewolves to gigs in graveyards. It’s ghoulishly good stuff.

Also, from ABC Australia's official ABC3 websites' official "Summer In Transylvania" webpage on abc.net.au:

Summer in Transylvania

ABOUT THE SHOW

When 15 year old Summer Farley and her family move from England to Transylvania they are prepared for things to be tough - it's always hard to fit in to a new neighbourhood and a new school. But fitting-in becomes doubly hard when Summer discovers her neighbourhood is populated by werewolves, zombies, mummies, vampires, disembodied angry hands, ghosts, ghouls and hunchbacked simpletons... fitting-in starts to look more than merely challenging - it looks impossible.

Below is a streaming video clip and transcript of Nickelodeon UK's latest "Get you're freak back on for the brand new episodes of Summer in Transylvania" promo/trailer:

[Background music: "Get Ur Freak On" by American recording artist Missy Elliott]

In a place where the undead outnumber the living, making friends can be tricky.

[Summer Farley (Sophie Stuckey) screams as plate of spaghetti is poured over her head]

[Summer: I can handle this!]

[About Summer Farley] She's human.

[Heidi The Zombie (Amy Wren): Do you want to change the world again?]

[About Heidi] She's a Zombie.

[About Bobby] And he's a Werewolf...

[Bobby The Werewolf (Kane Ricca): Why do people keep throwing drinks at me?]

[Bolt (Lee Simmonds) and Jake Farley (Eros Vlahos) throw green coloured drinks at Bobby]

...but not a very scary one!

[Summer: Unbelievable!]

Summer and Heidi throw drinks at Bobby]

Get you're freak back on for the brand new episodes of Summer in Transylvania.

Starts 9th July [at 6.30pm], only on Nickelodeon!

Also, from Sky Media Ireland's 'Sky TV's Children's Television Highlights In July 2012' webpage:

Summer In Transylvania
Nickelodeon

Summer continues to fit in at her new school and with and new monster friends in brand new episodes of Summer in Transylvania. Check out all new weird and wacky happenings this March on Nickelodeon!

Also, Tweeted (posted) by Nickelodeon UK and Eire on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

Whos watching Summer in Transylvania right now? Guess what?? We have brand new eps starting Monday @ 6.30!!

And:

BRAND NEW Summer in Transylvania on right now! Whos watching? :)

Also:

I [heart symbol] summer in Transylvania - do you?

And:

Just cant get enough of Summer in Transylvania? Well theres Swamp Snorkelling to play here! http://ow.ly/ccbPc [direct link to play Nickelodeon's Summer In Transylvania: Swamp Snorkelling online game on the official Nick UK website, Nick.co.uk] http://ow.ly/i/LsCA.

Also:

Whos your favourite Summer In Transylvania character? Mines Jake! Its on in half an hour :)

And:

Get that disco ball out - this game makes me LOL http://ow.ly/cgUeb [direct link to play Nickelodeon's 'Summer In Transylvania: Danceylvania' online game on Nick UK's official "Summer In Transylvania" website an Nick.co.uk/summer]

Disney Planning New "Iron Man" Cartoon; Likely To Spell The End To Nickelodeon USA's "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" Animation

From Digital Spy:

'Iron Man' animation planned by Disney

Disney Channels Worldwide's president confirms plans for an Iron Man animation.

Iron Man is under consideration for the animated series treatment at Disney.

Disney Channels Worldwide president Gary Marsh dropped a strong hint that an Iron Man cartoon is in the works alongside the previously-announced Hulk animation, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

He said: "Two months ago, we launched Marvel Universe on Disney XD, which became the exclusive home for new Marvel television content. We've developed Ultimate Spider-Man. Subsequent to the success of the Avengers movie, we've been developing a new Avengers Assemble.

"We're talking about a Hulk series and an Iron Man series, too. They're going to spend $150 million to $200 million to make these [movie] properties and then half of that to market them."

The Hulk series Marsh spoke of is likely to be Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., sparking rumours that Tony Stark is the next in line for a Disney animation.

The news is likely to spell an end to the Iron Man: Armored Adventures show over on Nickelodeon, which was the result of a deal set up before Disney's acquisition of Marvel Comics.

Also, from The Hollywood Reporter:

Disney Channel's Gary Marsh on Tabloid Teen Stars, Marvel and the Junk Food Ban (Q&A)

The 24-year company veteran opens up to THR about toppling Nickelodeon, finding a TV home for "The Avengers" and having so many kids on set: "It's the parents who really have to be parents."

This story appears in the June 29-July 19 issue of The Hollywood Reporter.

As president of Disney Channels Worldwide, Gary Marsh has every reason to gloat. His Disney Channel rounded out 2011 as the No. 1 kids network for the first time, unseating Nickelodeon's remarkable 16-year run. Thus far this year, Disney is outperforming its longtime rival by 23 percent, with such series as Jessie, Austin & Ally and A.N.T. Farm hitting big. Marsh, 57, a married Los Angeles native whose 6-year-old daughter falls squarely in his demographic, has financial and creative oversight of the company's global kids TV business, which includes more than 100 channels in 169 countries. The Disney veteran, who got his start as renowned director John Rich's assistant before moving to Manhattan briefly to work on political campaigns, sat down in early June to discuss the ratings milestone, new Marvel series and potential headaches that often accompany young stardom.

The Hollywood Reporter: How do you get into the kid mind-set?

Gary Marsh: We spend a lot of time talking to, listening to and watching our demo in focus groups. Sometimes it will be eight to 10 kids in a room, and we'll show them an episode and then sit with them for an hour and a half asking what worked and what didn't. There's also a huge quantitative research effort, which is going out online to 300 to 500 kids at a time with a show and then doing a vote of was this funny or not funny or who is their favorite character.

THR: Tell me something surprising you've learned in one of those focus groups.
Marsh: Back when Gerry Laybourne first joined the company in 1996 [as president of Disney-ABC Cable Networks], we went to a focus group in Chicago and talked to a bunch of kids about the difference between Disney Channel and Nickelodeon. Gerry said to us, "We're going to ask them to compare both of the networks to a food, and they're going to say Nickelodeon is like pizza and Disney Channel is like broccoli." Sure enough, that's exactly what they said. It was very eye-opening.

THR: What food is Disney Channel today?

Marsh: I think I can safely say pizza. And I'm excited that we've now taken the pizza role. (Laughs.)

THR: To what do you attribute the steep ratings decline at Nickelodeon?

Marsh: Look, people thought Disney Channel was going to fall off the cliff when Hannah Montana went away because it was such a defining show. There was concern in external corridors and even a whisper campaign internally, and we were so aware of that that we made sure we stacked the deck. We built not one or two but four series that we all thought would take over the lifting, and they have. If you know there's a fall coming, prop yourself up, create a cushion.

You can read The Hollywood Reporter's full interview with Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, here on the official The Hollywood Reporter website, HollywoodReporter.com.

Young Athlete Samuel Ramos Up For "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2012" Award

From Look Local:

Young athlete up for TV award

PROMISING Chapeltown athlete, Samuel Ramos, is celebrating after being nominated for a Nickelodeon Award [a Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Award]. Samuel, 9, amazed the judges with his incredible Gymnastic skills and took to calling him the human boomerang after seeing pictures capturing Samuel being launched 10 feet in the air whilst performing multiple somersaults on top of a bridge. Samuel first made national news when he was just six for his amazing daredevil skills on the trampoline performing moves usually demonstrated by gymnasts more than double his age. Samuel now trains gymnastics with his coach and father, Marcelo de Ramos, and trampolining with coach Jay Scouler at the prestigious City of Liverpool Trampoline Club. He comes from an extremely sporty family, with his eldest brother, Jordan Ramos, 16, being a Guinness World Record Breaker and Tumbling Gymnastic Champion, having represented GB at World and European Championships. Both his parents, Marcelo and Anita, are also into sport and fitness with his mother being a fitness instructor and his father boosting acrobatic stunts such as somersaulting backwards over cars and diving through hoops of razor sharp knives. The family is completed by Rio who is just two years old and has just received his first made to measure gymnastic costume from Milano Pro Sport. Samuel said: "I can't believe I've been nominated for a Nickelodeon Award, I'm so excited! I was amazed when my mum and dad told me the news." Mum, Anita, said: "I'm so proud of my little Boy Samuel, he trains five times a week, sometimes six, and always tries to do everything to the best of his ability! "He's such a lovely boy and it's really nice that His talent is being recognised by other people enough so to be nominated for a TV award. "I think the fact that he's a big fan of all the programs on Nickelodeon has made it really special for him". Samuel has been nominated for an award in the rising sports stars category where he will compete for the public vote against other talented kids. The award show will be filmed on July 21 at the ICC in Birmingham and will Air on TV in August. The awards show promises an array of celebrity guests and performances. Go to the Nickelodeon website on http://www.nick.co.uk/a/fruitshoot/Vote.aspx?cat=3 to check out Samuel's gymnastic show reel and please vote for our local boy to win this amazing award!