The Tick (live action TV series)

The Tick (live action TV series)

moved The Tick (2001 TV series) to The Tick (live action TV series): Mentioning it's a live action series is much more significant than saying it was aired in 2001.Infobox Television
show_name = The Tick


caption = "The Tick" DVD cover
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes (including commercials)
creator = Ben Edlund
starring = Patrick Warburton
David Burke
Nestor Carbonell
Liz Vassey
country = USA
network = FOX
first_aired = November 8, 2001
last_aired = January 24, 2002
num_episodes = 8 (1 unaired)
imdb_id = 0242949
tv_com_id = 3832|

The Tick is an American sitcom based on the comic book character of the same name. It aired on FOX in late 2001 and was produced by Columbia-TriStar Television. With a pilot airing on November 8, the series only lasted nine episodes.

This series was the first and only attempt at a live action incarnation of The Tick five years after a successful, 3-season animated series. It features a parody style similar to the animated series and the bulky Patrick Warburton. Guest appearances include Ron Perlman, Christopher Lloyd, and Dave Foley.Naugle, Patrick [http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/tickseries.php "The Tick: The Entire Series"] DVDVerdict.com (October 31, 2003). Retrieved January 5, 2008.] However, obvious changes had to be made for such a diverse format. For instance, American Maid and Die Fledermaus, both characters created on the animated series and therefore owned by The Walt Disney Company, the inheritor to Fox's previous children's programming lineup, were replaced by Captain Liberty and Batmanuel, a Eurotrash, Latin lover Spaniard. The back story also has The Tick being tricked into moving to (and protecting) The City after irritating employees of a remote bus station he had sworn to protect. The series was also more adult oriented, including more sexual innuendo and the superheroes frequenting a local bar. It also deemphasized both action scenes and extravagant supervillains.

FOX had a considerable investment in the series, with N2Toys even producing a line of action figures based on it. The live action "Tick" ultimately failed to recapture the success of its animated predecessor; however, its popularity was strong enough that the series would be released on DVD. Christopher McCulloch, who wrote for the Tick comic book, animated series, and live action series, met Patrick Warburton during filming. Shortly after, he would cast Warburton as the voice of Brock Samson for his Adult Swim series, "The Venture Bros." Tick creator Ben Edlund would also write for "The Venture Bros." on occasion.

Main cast

List of episodes

The episodes are listed here in their intended order (according to the DVD release). When they were originally aired on FOX in the United States, they were aired out of order.
* 1 "Pilot" (originally aired 8 November 2001)
* 2 "The Terror" (unaired but included on the DVD)
* 3 "Arthur, Interrupted" (originally aired 24 January 2002)
* 4 "The License" (originally aired 6 December 2001)
* 5 "Arthur Needs Space" (originally aired 13 December 2001)
* 6 "Couples" (originally aired 5 December 2001)
* 7 "The Funeral" (originally aired 15 November 2001)
* 8 "The Tick Vs. Justice" (originally aired 17 January 2002)
* 9 "The Big Leagues" (originally aired 21 December 2001)

DVD release

The complete series was released on DVD through Sony Pictures Entertainment in September 30, 2003. Tick creator Ben Edlund states on one of the DVD commentary tracks that he hopes the sales of the DVD might spur development of either a revived series or a movie, similar to the fates of other cult TV series such as "Firefly" (for which he was a writer and producer).

The "Big Blue Bug" in The Tick's speech bubble on the DVD cover is a reference to New England Pest Control, a Providence, Rhode Island based extermination business which is locally famous for its large blue termite statue.

External links

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* [http://www.tv.com/the-tick/show/3832/summary.html?q=the+tick "The Tick (2001 – 2002)" at TV.com]
* [http://www.hulu.com/show/319/the-tick "The Tick (full episodes)" at hulu.com]

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