Watch: Two clips from ‘The Tick’ pilot on Amazon Video
The Tick is back! Here are some clips!
Amazon has unleached a pilot for a new TV series based on “The Tick” via its streaming Prime service, but everyone can catch a glimpse of the series, whether you subscribe to Prime or not, in these clips from the show.
The clips debuted via Entertainment Weekly, along with an interview with the creators. The TV series will be the third show about the satirical superhero, based on the hit comic book series.
A spoof of superheroes, “The Tick” was created by Ben Edlund in 1988. The blue-suited, overly-muscular and incredibly naive hero’s life began as an independent black and white comic; it was later adapted into an animated TV show on Fox in 1994. In 2001, Fox released a live-action TV show; it was cancelled after only nine episodes, but has mainatined a cult following ever since. Edlund has written and produced all the TV series, including the new proposed series.
Patrick Warburton (best known as Puddy on “Seinfeld”) played the Tick in the 2001 series, but British comedian Peter Serafinowicz will be taking on the role in the new one. Edlund praised this version of the Tick, saying, “[Serafinowicz’s] voice is The Tick’s voice – it’s what I hear in my head now. And to kind of have that take place when combating the very, very large shadow that is cast by Patrick Warburton and his way of characterizing this creature, that is a tremendous relief to feel like there is a new authoritative take on this character in live-action.”