I’ve finished the first six episodes of “The Tick” on Amazon Prime and I can recommend it. It’s goofy and it keeps the jokes coming, for the most part. I’m trying to think why I like this and couldn’t care less about the “The Defenders.” Part of it is that there’s no characters in “The Tick” dragging it to a stop. I’m looking at you, Iron Fist. And the jokes keep coming.
As someone noted somewhere else, perhaps in an earlier thread in this group, this version of “The Tick” focuses more heavily on Arthur, who The Tick is trying to make his sidekick. That story centers around a special suit that The Tick stole for Arthur and others want back. For me, the weakest part of the first six episodes is Arthur’s storyline. He seems too whiny and the plot drags when it focuses too much on him. There’s an odd collection of superheroes and villains. But the star is Peter Serafinowicz as The Tick. His version seems to channel Adam West at times. And they successfully mine his naïve earnestness for comedy. Serafinowicz plays it like someone who was deeply home-schooled. Since I had already seen the pilot, the other five episodes went by quickly. I guess another six will drop. I have no idea when or if they have even been shot yet. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
