The Tick

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The 267 users who count themselves as The Tick fans have written a total of 22 reviews.

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"I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The... more »

"I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The Tick!"

The life of a superhero is not easy. There are not enough dangers. However, someone must fight evil and protect good. The few who face this challenge have to leave behind comfort, security and a little sanity. Jumping from roof to roof in one single jump, the mysterious blue justice defender The Tick (Patrick Warburton) patrols The City, and his limited knowledge of human life doesn't interfere with his desire to protect society. The frustrated and well-behaved accountant known as Arthur (David Burke) left his job to join The Tick as The Moth, and now they're a crime-fighting duo. Arthur has always secretly wished being a superhero. Well, not so secretly, since he used his moth outfit (which looks more like a bunny) to work. On this fight against injustice, The Tick also counts on Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell), a Latino superhero who never promotes himself without a worthy cause. His kryptonite is Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey), the government's number one weapon on the battle against supervillains.

The Tick is based on the 'cult' comic character created by Ben Edlund. There was an animated version a few years ago. Check it out here.

Originally planned as a 2000-2001 midseason replacement after The Simpsons on Sunday nights, and apparently never thought of as anything more than strike filler for a writer's strike which never happened, FOX toppers Sandy Grushow and Gail Berman changed their minds, keeping Malcolm in the Middle in the slot for another year and pushing The Tick back to fall. When The Tick finally went on the air, it was dumped on Thursdays. They didn't promote it very much, and needless to say, it didn't last very long.less «

• The Tick or Arthur?

  Who brought in the most laughs for you?

  Who brought in the most laughs for you?less «

  hawksie Last online Mar 21, 2009
  1 comments, last one Jul 8, 2008 + Add Comment

• Arthur

  One of my favorite sidekicks ever... He's just so... normal . :D

  One of my favorite sidekicks ever... He's just so... normal . :D less «

  Lokar Last online 1 day, 7 hrs ago
  3 comments, last one Jul 8, 2008 + Add Comment

• Why was this cancelled?

  Does anybody know? I'm thinking poor ratings but when I was a kid everyone seemed to love it, so I'm not sure.

  Does anybody know? I'm thinking poor ratings but when I was a kid everyone seemed to love it, so I'm not sure.less «

  hawksie Last online Mar 21, 2009
  1 comments, last one Jul 8, 2008 + Add Comment

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  8.5 Great

  I first encountered The Tick through the comic books. I was instantly fascinated by the cool graphics and the unique humor of the comic's creators. But I never thought that a live-action version could capture its essence so perfectly.
  I was wrong! hide « show »

  Some people just won't understand the appeal of The Tick. I'm not sure exactly why I loved it at first sight myself. But I did. For one thing, the show was absolutely unique- even the purposely cartoonish Batman wasn't this unabashedly silly. And I mean that in a good way. The actors are fearless in their absolutely straight readings of their roles, and Patrick Warburton perfectly nails his line readings every single time. I think the most ingenious aspect of the show is its insistence on treating this ludicrous world, populated with outrageous superheroes and supervillains, as an absolutely real place. Most of the laughs come from how seriously these characters take themselves and their world.
  
  This ain't Emmy-bait, folks. But if you don't mind good, solid laughs, try this one on.

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  rockin01 Added May 31, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  This was an awesome show...corny at times but thats what made it awesome...it was corny yet entertaining and Warburton was the perfect person to play The Tick... hide « show »

  This show was hilarious...I loved it for so many reasons...Warburton was perfect for the show and the character BatManuel is just genius. lol I wish they continued this show well into 5 seasons or more but no the idiots at FOX did the same thing they always do and thats cancel great shows because they have no idea what they are doing!
  
  So anyone reading this in power at FOX...BRING IT BACK...and yea I know no one reading it will be able to do that but still it needed to be said. I have every episode of this show but its just enough...I want more. :)

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  RottNKorpse Added May 24, 2007 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

  This show was definately a overlooked gem and should come back just like Family Guy has. hide « show »

  I recently saw the show on DVD. I was suprised that it only had one season. It has some funny and crazy lines and situations. Off the cartoon The Tick which wasn't that great of a cartoon. They shaped it and had some pretty decent storylines in the crazyness. On top of that they had some great actors playing the perfect parts of each character. I looked it up here on TV.com and noticed that it was shown on Fox, a company which doesn't seem to know the first thing about managing shows, and saw that they put it on it's first and only season on the most competative night on TV and on a primetime slot nonetheless. Sure maybe later on in it's time it could definately take the primtime slot on Thursdays but not the first season. Fox also thinks that Sunday Night is the biggest night on TV which some may agree, but ratings seem to show that it is Thursday. Fox also didn't really give it much advertisement either so how are we supposed to know it's on? I didn't know it was on when it originally was on. My suggestion would be to place it on Adult Swim just like many older TV shows that they brought back like Pee Wee's Playhouse and most notably Family Guy. I bet all the fans would see it and love it. In doing so Fox may see it and bring it back just like they did with Family Guy.

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  2TheXtreme Added Nov 5, 2006 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  the greatness that is the tick hide « show »

  When i was young i remember watching the tick cartoon and laughing my ass off. years later i found the tick live action show. at first i was apprahensive- would it be any good? how about casting? etc- but when i watch it, i wasnt dissapointed. the episodes were funny and very cartoony- the only problem i probably have with the series is that the episodes were too short and theres only 11 of them. I really did enjoy watching them, for their funny storys, for the laughs and just because it was a great show. anyone who thought it was rubbish dont know what their talking about

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  danideathstrike Added Oct 20, 2006 All my reviews
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  3 Bad

  Corny? hide « show »

  I never saw the The Tick cartoon, or read the comic. But this live action show had to be the campiest and corniest thing ever. Adults dressed up as insects. Nobody even stared at them or anything when they were in the city and stuff. I know the Tick himself was blue, and there was also Moth Man, also known as Arthur. And Batmanuel. And last but not least Ms. Liberty. Anyway, it is unitentionally funny in the fact that the costumes were so bad that just looking at them would make you laugh. Middle aged men dressed up as Ticks and Moths? Genius. But besides the costumes, this show was pretty unwatchable. Check it out for a quick laugh, but don't expect to much.

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  InchyAlly Added May 21, 2006 All my reviews