The_Tick_(2016_TV_series)

<i>The Tick</i> (2016 TV series)

The Tick (2016 TV series)

2016 television series


The Tick is an American television series created for Amazon Prime Video by Ben Edlund, based on his comic book character of the same name. Its pilot premiered on August 18, 2016. A "half-season", through to the sixth episode, was released on August 25, 2017, and another six episodes were released on February 23, 2018. On January 17, 2018, Amazon ordered a second season of ten episodes, which premiered on April 5, 2019.[2] A month later, Edlund revealed on Twitter that Amazon Video declined to renew the series for a third season.[3] In June 2019, Edlund said that he was unable to find a "new home" for the Tick, ending the series with two seasons.[4]

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Premise

The Tick is a nigh invulnerable superhero in a blue tick suit who arrives in the city to help combat crime and uncover the mysterious figure behind the city's underworld. He befriends a nervous and mild-mannered young man named Arthur who becomes his sidekick. They come to realize that an apparently long-dead supervillain called "The Terror" may still be pulling the strings in the city's underworld.

Cast

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Recurring

Episodes

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Season 1 (2016–18)

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Season 2 (2019)

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Production

In March 2016, it was announced that Amazon Video had ordered a pilot for a The Tick reboot with Peter Serafinowicz starring as The Tick along with Griffin Newman as Arthur. Co-starring in the pilot would be Valorie Curry as Arthur's sister Dot and Brendan Hines as Superian. In April 2016, Jackie Earle Haley was cast as The Terror.[6] In September 2016, Amazon Prime picked up the show for a full season of 12 episodes.[7] Amazon ordered a second season of 10 episodes, which premiered on April 5, 2019.[2] Amazon cancelled the series after two seasons. Creator Ben Edlund intended to shop the series around to other streaming services,[8] but eventually announced he could not find a new home for the show before the contracts for the actors expired, thus officially ending the series.[9]

Release

The pilot of The Tick premiered on Amazon Prime Video on August 18, 2016. The first six episodes of the first season were released on August 25, 2017[10] with the remaining six episodes being released on February 23, 2018.[11] The entire second season was released on April 5, 2019.[12]

Reception

Critical response

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 90% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10 based on 63 critic reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Likeable characters add realism and heart to the tongue-in-cheek humor and high-octane action that fuels The Tick."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

Rick Austin of Fortress of Solitude gave the show a score of 4/5 and felt that the show had managed to fix several of the flaws he saw in the pilot episode. He concluded, "With so few good superhero comedies out there, this is exactly the show the world needs."[15]

It has been suggested that the reason for the shows cancellation was that despite positive critical and audience reception, the show failed to draw enough viewership from the general audience to be sufficiently profitable.[16][17] The show wasn't picked by another network "despite a substantial fan and crew campaign".[18][17]

Accolades

In 2018 the series was nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best New Media Superhero Series".[19]

Also in 2018, the show received an Emmy nomination for its Main Title music composed by Chris Bacon.[20]


References

  1. Andreeva, Nellie (June 29, 2019). "'Preacher' Co-EP Susan Hurwitz Arneson Signs With Verve As WGA-ATA Impasse Continues". Deadline. Retrieved October 22, 2021. Arneson is a co-executive producer [...] and served in the same capacity on Amazon's The Tick
  2. Li, Shirley (February 27, 2019). "The Tick Season 2 trailer and release date revealed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  3. Petski, Denise (May 16, 2019). "'The Tick' Canceled By Amazon After Two Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. Collis, Clark (June 14, 2019). "The Tick creator fails to find new home for canceled superhero show". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. Narcisse, Evan (August 28, 2017). "The New Tick TV Show Has a Sneaky Tribute To the Character's Classic Cartoon Series". io9. Gizmodo. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. Osborn, Alex (September 27, 2016). "Amazon Orders The Tick and Jean-Claude Van Johnson to Series". IGN. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  7. Petski, Denise (May 16, 2019). "'The Tick' Canceled By Amazon After Two Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved May 17, 2019. Destiny demands that [we] now seek a new home for this series.
  8. Fuster, Jeremy (June 15, 2019). "'The Tick' Really Is Dead, Creator Confirms No New Network Stepped Up After Amazon Cancellation". Retrieved June 26, 2019. After much door-knocking we have found no new home for the Tick series in this current market.
  9. Pedersen, Erik (May 26, 2017). "Summer Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series: 2017 Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  10. Patten, Dominic (October 6, 2017). "Amazon's 'The Tick' Set To Return In February – NY Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  11. "The Tick – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  12. "The Tick: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. August 30, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  13. "The Tick (2017) – Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  14. "Amazon's The Tick Season 1 Review – I Love This Show!". Fortress of Solitude. August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  15. "The Tick Cancelled At Amazon After Two Seasons". ScreenRant. May 17, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  16. Agrawal, Apoorva (July 6, 2020). "The Tick Season 3: Will Amazon Prime Renew The Show? All The Possibilities!". TechRadar247. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  17. Squires, Bethy (June 15, 2019). "The Tick Officially Doesn't Find New Home After Extensive Fan Campaign". Vulture. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  18. McNary, Dave (March 15, 2018). "'Black Panther,' 'Walking Dead' Rule Saturn Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

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