George Takei To Star In Nickelodeon Series 'Supah Ninjas' (VIDEO)

Oh my! George Takei is about to take on his next big role: a holographic ninja grandfather on the new Nickelodeon show, 'Supah Ninja.'

According to IAmKoream.com, Takei is joining the cast of the upcoming 30-minute comedy. TV Guide reports that Takei will take on the role of spiritual guide -- accessible via hologram after his death -- to his grandson Mike and his two friends.

"The grandfather has the serious task of instructing the next generation of ninjas, but he also has a lot of funny moments and I find that a refreshing take on the traditional teacher-student relationship," Takei told TV Guide.

Takei, of course, is best known for his role as Sulu in Star Trek. He appeared in the original series, and the first six Star Trek movies. He has a long running feud with former cast mate William Shatner, whom he did not invite to his 2008 wedding to Brad Altman.

Here's a trailer of the show.

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Comments

[Sad But True]

10:14 AM on 01/11/2011

Dry oatmeal.

[Simon Byrd]

10:08 PM on 01/10/2011

Still waiting for the show about a robot driving instructor..who travels back in time, for some reason. I hear Ron Howard is attached to direct! ("I am not!")

[Ace of Spades]

08:00 PM on 01/10/2011

George is a great guy...I've been a Trek fan since I watched reruns as a kid.

[clearpepsi]

06:18 PM on 01/10/2011

this is old news - he announced this last month, I can't wait to see it, he'll do great

[TimLB]

04:33 PM on 01/10/2011

Hey now!!

[BlackJAC]

03:17 PM on 01/10/2011

His Big Bang Theory appearance was better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZTyfRD5--8&feature=player_embedded

[dblan9]

03:07 PM on 01/10/2011

Keep thanking Howard Stern for your career reboot.

[Sanjeev Shan]

01:13 AM on 01/11/2011

OH MY!

[Carbon Forteetoo]

01:45 PM on 01/10/2011

Ooooooooh MY!

It'd be cool for George to show up in the next Star Trek movie as (new Sulu) John Cho's fencing teacher. Or maybe his Dad.

[napoleon68]

02:51 PM on 01/10/2011

what a very good idea! that would work really well. would love to see that.

[PresidentRobertBooth]

12:48 PM on 01/10/2011

What they should do is make a CGI Star Trek series based on the Starship Excelsior, with Takei doing the voice of Sulu, baby!

[Milash]

12:14 PM on 01/10/2011

Of course now whenever I hear George Takei's name, I think of The Family Guy. Hello.

[jcarterla]

12:08 PM on 01/10/2011

Not another holographic ninja grandfather show. Come on guys, can't you come up with something fresh?