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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
EAN: 9781404934689
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1404934685
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: COLD01219D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: September 30, 2003
Running Time: 201 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 2001
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Product Description:
Complete tv series (live action) of the tick
Amazon.com:
He's the Wild Blue Yonder, and The Tick is back to show why this outlandishly funny TV series should never have been canceled! After proving his mettle in comic books and animated TV, creator Ben Edlund's blue-insect superhero made his auspicious debut on Fox (in November 2001), portrayed in live action (in a buff-muscled rubber suit) by Patrick Warburton, the popular Seinfeld guest star (as "Puddy"), who instantly perfected the role he was born to play. In his appreciative commentary track, co-executive producer (and Men in Black director) Barry Sonnenfeld calls the pilot episode "the best thing I've ever directed," and it's easy to agree: wide-angle lenses, stylized sets, hilarious dialogue, and a comedically gifted cast make the episode (and the entire series) a perfect summation of Sonnenfeld's wacky style. Edlund concurs, observing that The Tick is "something you get or you don't," and the impatient Fox executives obviously didn't get the show's expert blend of absurdity, stupidity, and good-natured irreverence. They axed the series after eight of these nine episodes aired, only proving that The Tick was too hip for their bean-counting mentalities.
In the title role, Warburton (with highly expressive antennae) hits all the right notes of dimwitted innocence and brute-force gallantry, aided immeasurably by his moth-costumed sidekick Arthur (David Burke), wannabe lothario Batmanuel (Nestor Carbonell), and buxom beauty Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey). Attentive to the more mundane aspects of superheroism, The Tick offers outrageous villains (like the nefarious "Destroyo") and eccentric allies (like Ron Perlman's hilarious "Fiery Blaze") while showing that even crimefighters have everyday problems and desires. Brilliantly conceived and executed, The Tick can now be enjoyed by an audience it never had a proper chance to cultivate. --Jeff Shannon
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Many shows are cancelled in the first season because they stink. It is widely believed - by many including me - that this one was cancelled because the people making the decision would not have recognized genius if it walked up and punched them in the face. The casting and acting were fantastic. Warburton was made for this role. Arthur was perfect, and the few episodes were well written, and managed to attract great guest stars and character actors. I can't help but be disappointed that I never got ... Read More
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A perfect example of a good show that was never given a chance by the network. Droll humor- Warburton was perfect.
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I remember the Tick cartoon that ran on FOX all those years ago - I thought it was great (the Tick was also a comic book, by the by...); anyway, I had to check out the live-action series, and I wasn't disappointed.
Who is The Tick? As played by Patrick Warburton (who played Putty of Seinfeld-fame), the Tick is a big, dumb goof of a superhero in a blue suit with expressive antennae on his head. Tick spouts hilarious, pompous non-sequitorisms and almost always leaves a path of (accidental) ... Read More
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If you're familiar with The Tick, you know he started as a black and white comic for New England Comics in the 80's, then later got an animated series on Fox in the 90's. The live action version of The Tick was played by Patrick Warburton (Puddy from Seinfeld), who was hilariously naive. The show follows 4 superheroes, The Tick (as dumb as he is big and strong), his (neurotic) sidekick Arthur, Batmanuel (who loves himself even more than he loves women), and Captain Liberty (Wonder Woman parody). If you're ... Read More
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I am writing this review in an attempt to provide an as accurate and detailed as possible comparison between the animated version of The Tick and the live action series. Until recently, I had only ever heard of The Tick because the live action series was mentioned during the introduction to episode one of Family Guy Season 4. I never gave it another thought, until I learned of the existence of the animated version of this show as part of my on-going quest
to attempt to collect every series I can get ... Read More
