May 15 2009 Sanctity of 'Kung Fu Panda' Has Been Compromised!

Nickelodeon is making it a TV show! From THR:

Nickelodeon has ordered "Kung Fu Panda: The Series," a new CG-animated comedy based on last year's boxoffice hit.

The kids network has ordered 26 episodes of the series, Nick's second co-production with DreamWorks Animation SKG. The two companies also partnered on "The Penguins of Madagascar," which premiered March 28 on Nick and ranked as the most-watched series premiere in the network's history (6.1 million viewers). Since then, "Penguins" has become the second most-popular program among kids 6-11 on television, behind only "SpongeBob SquarePants."

I can think of (look up) over a hundred examples of films being turned into TV series in the past--sometimes with brilliant results (M*A*S*H), other times not (there was a Ferris Bueller series?). So let's just say "at least it's not a Shrek," OK?