Viacom Cable News: Seth MacFarlane On Roast Master Duty At Comedy Central, Nickelodeon Greenlights New Series

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has been tapped as roast master for the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff, which tapes at Sony Studios in Los Angeles on August 1 for an August 15 premiere on the cable network. Meanwhile, Nickelodeon has greenlit a new series from Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, creators of the animated TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender. The new series The Legend of Korra (working title), will premiere in 2011. It takes place 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender and follows the adventures of the Avatar after Aang – a passionate, rebellious, and fearless teenaged girl from the Southern Water Tribe named Korra. The original series was the inspiration for the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies live-action adventure, The Last Airbender, which has grossed more than $115 million at the box office to date.

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