I finished the second season of "The Tick" and I think I liked it more than the first season. Lots of goofy humor. The characters are well drawn and acted. There's some surprises. I incorrectly guessed one plot twist but I bet it shows up in the third season, if it comes back. Just like the first season, they weren't real good about wrapping up the second season. Like not a lot of effort went into it. Recommended.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 6:14 PM 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > It looks like Season 2 is a go, per this Collider article: > > > http://collider.com/the-tick-season-2-interview-peter-serafinowicz-griffin-newman/ > > David > > > > On Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 9:03:31 PM EDT, Steve Timko < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I've finished the other episodes of the "The Tick." It goes off rails a > little bit at the end where they seem a little desperate to wrap it up, but > I enjoyed it. Scott Speiser as the flawed good guy Overkill and Yara > Martinez and Jackie Earle Haley as the chief villains were outstanding. > Really about the only weak performance was Valorie Curry as the sister to > The Tick's sidekick. Maybe they didn't have time to give her meatier parts. > I hope it did well enough to return. > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 9:51 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > > From what I remember at the San Diego Comic-Con panel, all of the episodes > have been shot, and the second six will become available in early 2018. > > At the same panel, Serafinowicz specifically mentioned West's Batman as an > influence, particularly the earnestness. > > David > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Timko <[email protected]> > *To:* TV or Not TV <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, August 26, 2017, 12:34:32 AM EDT > *Subject:* [TV orNotTV] Quick review: The Tick > > 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 > tvornottv-unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com > <[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/ group/tvornottv?hl=en > <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 tvornottv+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com > <[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
