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Why did they release the live action show, which was killed after 8 episodes, but not the cartoon which did well for 3 seasons? Why do people feel that live action is better than animated? The cartoon trumps the live action show easily. Put the animated show on DVD, and start making new episodes...or somebody is going to get hurt!
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This show got cancelled prematurely. I tried to watch it when it was on the air, but it kept getting preempted by some baseball game or another. It was almost as if the network didn't want it to succeed.
The show is funny and zany. If you aren't familiar with the Tick, he's a giant blue tick. He's very strong and seeminly indestructible. His weakness is that he's a little crazy. Luckily, his sidekick Arthur (the moth man) anchors him in reality. I all sounds silly because it is all pretty silly, but also very funny. If you like zany, crazy humor, you'll like this series.
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Am I alone in saying, "Who cares about the live-action series?" I mean, it's an ok series, but it pales in comparison to the cartoon version. So while I might buy this simply to fill in my need for some sort of Tick related show, it's just a inferior product. Why won't FOX release the animated show? I mean, really, does anyone think that Firefly was a better show than The Tick?!
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This is silly, fun stuff but if you want to really laugh you need to see the original Saturday morning cartoon. That means they need to RELEASE the animated series on DVD for you to do that so I'm lobbying now here for the ANIMATED SERIES! It was definately funnier and more twisted. LET'S GET ON IT GUYS! HOW ABOUT THE ANIMATED TICK PLEASE???! Thanx!
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I've been looking forward to seeing The Tick for some time. I unfortunately never got around to seeing it when it originally aired in 2001/02, but thankfully it's now available on DVD.
I almost bought it quite a few times at Best Buy. Indeed I made a few trips out to my local store in hopes of purchasing it only to find their website's in-store availability accuracy sorely lacking. Now that I've seen it though, I think I owe the site's glitch a thank you.
Not that The Tick isn't a lot of fun, it certainly has its share of very funny moments. But in the end something is missing. The problem is I can't tell you what exactly it is.
Seinfeld's "Puddy", Patrick Warburton, pulls off a nicely thick Tick (and the costume is actually quite good), but he can't seem to find the right balance between the boxer-who's-been-hit-in-the-head-too-much mentality and his Shatner-tinged superhero speak.
The supporting cast is better with David Burke as a pitch perfect Arthur, Nestor Carbonell as the swarthy Batmanuel, and the absolutely lovely Liz Vassey as Captain Liberty. All put in better than supporting role performances with Vassey's Liberty being my favorite (although that may be due to her Statue of Liberty inspired costume's flaunting her huddled masses).
My favorite episode is probably "The Funeral" in which Captain Liberty accidentally kills legendary superhero The Immortal during a tryst. There's some good slapstick as they try to place the body back in his hotel room to make it look like an accident, and some great eulogizing by the Tick. (The best line of the episode is a military general remarking of the Tick's tribute "I like the cut of this man's gibberish.")
I couldn't help wanting The Tick to have a stereo's equivalent of an equalizer. With a little tweaking of the right comedy frequencies the show might have been something extraordinary. Instead it's just a fairly funny record that skips occasionally.
Although The Tick is definitely worth a rental, save your hard earned cash in case they ever release the animated version I loved in college.
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