the tick
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Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark, Different Reboot Of The Tick
Twenty two years ago, fans fell in love with a TV version of Ben Edlund’s The Tick, charmed by the show’s loopy self-aware superhero send-ups. Fifteen years ago, fans cheered for a live-action version of the Tick starring the too-perfect Patrick Warburton. This year, we get a new Tick for a new landscape, and I’m…
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Why The New Version Of The Tick Is Going To Be So Different
Ben Edlund has a great laugh. Several of them, actually. One of them sounds like the sarcastic giggle of a skinny kid who used to insult his tormentors in ways that they wouldn’t even understand. There’s another kind of tittering that rings with nostalgia, as he thinks about elements from previous adaptations of The Tick.…
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Amazon’s Revival Of ‘The Tick’ Casts Its Superhero Lead
You might not know his name — or be able to place him at first glance — but you know British comedian Peter Serafinowicz. Best reference is probably as Shaun and Ed’s uptight roommate in Shaun of the Dead, but his resume is extensive: Guardians of the Galaxy, Spy and Parks and Recreation, to name…