| Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Action Adventure Fantasy |
| Format | CGI animation |
| Developed by | Peter Hastings |
| Voices of | Mick Wingert Kari Wahlgren James Sie Max Koch Amir Talai Lucy Liu Fred Tatasciore James Hong |
| Theme music composer | Jeremy Zuckerman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (20 aired) (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Peter Hastings Cheryl Holliday |
| Producer(s) | Andrew Huebner Dean Hoff |
| Running time | approx. 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | DreamWorks Animation Nickelodeon Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon |
| Original run | September 19, 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda 2 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness is an American computer-animated television series based on the Kung Fu Panda films. The series was originally set to air on Nickelodeon in 2010, but was pushed back to 2011. A total of 52 episodes have been produced or ordered.[1] Two special previews were aired on September 19 and October 21, and it premiered on November 7, 2011.[2]
Contents |
Po and the Furious Five defend the Valley of Peace from villains of different kinds. All the while Po makes mistakes, learns lessons, learns more about the history of kung fu, and meets famous masters of kung fu.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 26 | September 19, 2011 | 2012 |
The series's musical score is done by the Track Team.[5] In addition, Sifu Kisu will be the martial arts consultant for the show as he was on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series.[6]
The show will also be taking part in Nickelodeon's revamp to their cartoon season on television. As an early promotion, Po was featured in a Nickelodeon bumper with all the characters of the shows set to premiere (or were renewed) in 2011.[7] On July 23, an exclusive sneak peek of the show was shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, with producers and members of the voice cast present at the panel.[8] A sneak peek episode is also planned for the DVD/Blu-ray release for Kung Fu Panda 2.[9] In addition, two sneak preview episodes aired (one on 19 September 2011 and another on 21 October 2011) before the official premiere of the show.
The show has received fairly positive to mixed reviews. Mary McNamara of Los Angeles Times called it "a show that won't drive every adult in earshot absolutely crazy. And these days, that's saying something."[10] Kevin McFarland of The AV Club said that the show "rips out the elements that made the original film such a surprise, leaving behind a derivative, cliché-laden children’s show that recycles moral platitudes adequately but is otherwise indistinguishable from countless other programs" and "isn’t a show that’s aiming to be cutting edge or original, just mildly entertaining, which it is....This isn’t going to harm any kids, but it’s not going to impress them either." Then finished with giving the show with a B+ score.[11]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 39th Annie Awards | Best Television Production Children | Pending | |
| Character Animation in a Television Production | Micheal Franceschi | Pending | |
| Directing in a Television Production | Gabe Swarr | Pending | |
| Editing in a Television Production | Hugo Morales, Davrick Waltjen, Adam Arnold, Otto Ferrene | Pending |
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