TV Guide for January 2009

 
SUNDAY
SHOW

TEAM GALAXY

9am

 

What happens when three outrageous teenagers are thrown into the most eye-popping space adventures? TEAM GALAXY tells the story of 3 friends: Josh, Yoko and Brett. Together, they have been chosen to attend Galaxy High, the coolest high school on earth, where they are trained to become Space Marshals. Throughout their adventures, the heroes of TEAM GALAXY will have to multi-task between the tribulations of their teen lives and cool space adventures where they will face the craziest alien villains ever seen.

 

okto @ the movies: SHE'S THE MAN

4 Jan, 9:30am

 

When a teenage girl, Viola, discovers that her soccer team has been cut from her school, she disguises herself as her twin brother and takes his place at his new boarding school or two weeks. Comedy ensues when she falls in love with her new roommate, Duke, and finds herself the object of affection of the beautiful Olivia, the girl whom Duke loves. Things get even more complicated when her twin brother, Sebastian, finally turns up.

 

okto @ the movies: iCARLY SPECIAL - iGO TO JAPAN

11 Jan, 9:30am

 

iCarly gets invited to Japan to compete at the iWeb Awards – an international competition of the best on the internet. After a bumpy flight and an unscheduled sky-dive, Carly and the gang befriend the hosts of a rival Japanese web show. Things turn sour when their new Japanese “friends” try to keep iCarly out of the competition. Lost in a foreign land, Carly, Sam, and Freddie have to make their way to the iWeb Awards and expose their kidnappers.

 

okto @ the movies: THE AMERICAN MALL

18 Jan, 9:30am

 

Set in the kind of mall that's always been a home away from home for teens everywhere, “The American Mall” is the story of Ally, a hardworking young woman whose mother has owned a music shop that's been the soul of the mall ever since it opened when Ally was a kid.  Ally's singer/songwriter dreams seem to come closer to fruition when she meets Joey, a musician who's moonlighting as a janitor at the mall in order to support his own rock star ambitions.  While Joey understands her songs (and heart) like no one else, Ally's happiness and the fate of the music store are threatened when the mall owner's spoiled daughter Madison – who will stop at nothing to get what she wants – becomes involved. 

 

okto @ the movies: WHAT A GIRL WANTS

25 Jan, 9:30am

Amanda Bynes ("What I Like About You") stars as Daphne Reynolds, a spirited 17-year-old New Yorker who travels to London to find her long-lost father. In contrast to her bohemian mother, Daphne discovers her father, Lord Henry Dashwood (Colin Firth -Bridget Jones' Diary), to be a very proper politician and English gentleman. Undaunted, Daphne dives into a schedule of stuffy social events, determined to prove that love and proper etiquette can conquer all. But as hard as she tries to reunite her parents and make a bid for "Debutante of the Year," Daphne cannot conceal her irrepressible personality or hide What a Girl Wants.

Inspired by Vincente Minnelli's 1958 film The Reluctant Debutante.

 

oktoriginal: GX5

11:30am

 

In this brand new action-adventure series, 5 teens comes across an email invite to a brand new online game called Game Xtreme, and unwittingly find themselves – trapped in it!

As they try to find ways and means to get out from their predicament, they realise that there’s a strong opposing force who’s trying to keep them in it – and he’s none other than the Evil villain of Game Xtreme: Evil G and his sidekick – SPAM!
But little do they realise, there’s more at play here than just evil villains and the virtual game! There’s also a mastermind involved!

 

oktoriginal: GROOM MY SCHOOL

12pm

 

Imagine this: A room where the walls are coated an ugly shade of grey…the tables are grey…even the chairs are, yup you guessed it, grey! With a bookshelf that just has one old magazine on it, last year’s art pieces still adorning the notice board and lots of empty white space…could any place possibly get any more dull and uninspiring than that?! If there’s an area in your school that sounds like this one, then it’s time to take charge and turn things around with GROOM MY SCHOOL!

 

oktoriginal: Scoops

12:30pm

 

As the title suggests, Scoops gives you the latest and hottest news, specially catered to the young and the young at heart. Rather than talking down to kids and over simplifying things, SCOOPS! aims to make package all the stories, tailor make it to be interesting and relevant to kids. Humour, in this case, is paramount.  Although the programme will be targeted at 9 year olds, it will be scripted for teenagers, with segments that take a crack at news that’s happening around them, fashion fads & faux pas, hot gadgets and not least of all, spearheads a movement that promotes the spirit of giving amongst the young.

 

B-LEGEND! BATTLE B-DAMAN SR 2 & 3

1pm

 

A different world, the “B-Da World”, exists where people worship spherical objects.  The “B-Daman” games using Marble is very well developed.  “Yamato Daiwa” is a boy with the spirit of B-Daman.  The story begins when Yamato meets another boy “Grey” who is searching for the B-Daman “Cobalt Blade”.  In fact, Yamato is the true user of “Cobalt Blade” chosen by B-Da God who controls the “B-da World”.  Members of an evil team the “Shadow”, attacks Yamato one after another. What are the true objectives of the Shadow…is it to control the B-da world, or…?  Our hero, Yamato, begins to understand what true friendship is all about through his experiences in B-Daman Battles. What will be in store for Yamato who is growing from the fierce B-Da battles and building friendship through his journey?

 

JUSTIRISERS

1:30pm

 

Ancient years ago, thief and bandit are assault to the Earth. This kind of dark and polluted atmosphere attracts the extraterrestrial civilization in extragalactic – Hadesu.

Hadesu army team comes to the earth and fight for the one and only one defender – Norun Riser. Certainly, our defender won the war and hoarding the Hadesu power, but they also lose their life but remains one mysterious crystal. Unfortunately, this power has been lighten in modern world due to the depreciation of the Riser power. They call the big Monster around the galactic to the earth and starting destroy. Mystery girl, Zero, brings the crystal and destroy it, the light of the crystal reveal the hidden shadow of our defender, Norun Riser. The ancient war continuous again but the result seems will be difference as before. at the same time, the light from crystal shine on three young adults and empower them to call the ultimate defender, Justiriser! With this unknown power, and clearless future, three justirisers kids step forward to face the immense evil power.

 

SAZER X

2pm

 

 

 

MICHAELA'S WILDLIFE CHALLENGE

3pm

 

Would you dare to put your hand down the throat of a wild crocodile, jump out of a plane and plunge to the ground at over one hundred miles an hour, get to grips with the biggest fish in the world, get licked by a wild bat or free dive with thirty hungry sharks? These are only a few of the exciting and daring challenges facing Michaela Strachan and her two new co-presenters Ellie Harrison and Jamie Crawford in a totally revamped new series as they travel the globe in their quest for the world’s roughest and toughest wildlife challenges. Their adventures will take them to the remotest & harshest terrains on earth, some where no film crew has previously dared to tread. From the largest to the smallest, the smelliest to the scariest and the beautiful to the bizarre, Michaela and her co-presenters will interact with wildlife in a way never seen before. The challenges will push the presenters physically and mentally to their limits. But will they prove too much for them? Watch and find out!

 

PLANET COOK

4pm

 

Welcome to the trailblazing new show that proves you’re never too young to Cook Up A Storm!

At the helm of Planet Cook is your Culinary Commander, Captain Cook. His mission – to inspire his young Cook Cadets to create fun and funky dishes, demonstrating good food can be fun. Assisting Captain Cook is his best friend, Bouma, who just happens to be a magical yeti!

In each programme, Captain Cook and Bouma introduce three enthusiastic Cook Cadets to a global food adventure. After being magically transported down the banana slide, the Cook Cadets look for inspiration to Roxy, the sassy rock computer. She supplies the natural world footage through her Info-bites, inspiring the dish of the day.

It’s cooking against the clock as the Captain, Bouma and the Cook Cadets combine the ingredients and get the dish completed and loaded into the Taste Transmission Telepad before the last wise-cracking Taste Bud drops through the timer.

Planet Cook entertains, informs and inspires whilst promoting a healthier and more balanced lifestyle.

 

oktoriginal: GROOM MY ROOM

5pm

(encore telecast)

 

“A giant tent… A wall just for scribbling...

A game board floor… The galaxy at my fingertips… A bed as bouncy as a trampoline… A wardrobe that tells me what to wear”

Every kid wants a super cool bedroom where they can play, dream, study and hang out with their friends! But getting it to look just so is impossible with adults constantly butting in! So this time, we put the kids in charge!

GROOM MY ROOM is an info-ed series that sees kid’s turn their fantasy bedrooms into a reality while learning financial management!

 

oktoriginal: HI! TECH

5:30pm

(encore telecast)

 

Hi! Tech is a magazine info-ed series for children and young adults aged 11-14 years old.  The show aims to equip the target audience with the appropriate knowledge about New media   It essentially consists of digital media that branches out into online music, blogs, interactive TV, online games, Internet enabled mobile phones and pod casts etc.

It also aims to showcase the latest trends and developments in digital Media and technology as well as educate them about the responsible use of Digital Media by introducing fun ways to further explore the use of Digital Media in relation to daily life. Not to purely paint a rosy picture about Digital Media, Hi! Tech! Will highlight the pros and cons about Digital Media as well.

Hi! Tech will take on a fun yet tech-savvy approach. It will treat viewers not as clueless children but as tech-savvy users that are already well informed of latest trends through friends and self-exploration and have minds that are highly impressionable. Every week Two young explorers (11-14) will get a chance to explore all about digital media along with our two energetic hosts Woody and Jasmine.

 

oktoriginal: oktoLIVE!

6pm

(encore telecast)

 

The kids and youth of today want everything right now!
They want ‘fast food’, the latest technology and if you not ‘in’ then you’re ‘out’!
They want instant gratification, instant access, instant results!
Everything is now now now!

So how do we reach out and satisfy the needs and wants of this “instant” generation of Singaporeans? How do we seek to engage, enrich and entertain this fickle demographic?

We create a ‘live’ programme which gives them instant access to a wider audience via a television platform, to share their views and opinions about issues close to their hearts while at the same time providing them with instant gratification knowing that their message is getting out to their peers in real time. Using the latest technology, we aim to bring the television experience to the kids and youth – instantly!