‘The Tick’ Fails to Find New Home Following Cancellation!!!

Fans of The Tick received some bad news last month when Amazon announced that it had cancelled the superhero comedy series after two well-received seasons, although creator Ben Edlund did offer a lifelong by stating that the producers were actively searching for a new home for the show. Well, sadly it appears that those efforts have been unsuccessful, as Edlund has now provided the following … Continue reading ‘The Tick’ Fails to Find New Home Following Cancellation!!!

‘The Tick’ Cancelled by Amazon after Two Seasons!!!

The Tick creator Ben Edlund has taken to Twitter to announce that Amazon has opted against a renewal for The Tick, cancelling the latest incarnation of the superhero comedy character after two seasons on the streaming service. “I’m sorry to say Amazon has chosen not to proceed with The Tick,” wrote Edlund. “I’m not sorry to say I love this show, its cast, its story, … Continue reading ‘The Tick’ Cancelled by Amazon after Two Seasons!!!

‘The Tick’ Season 2: First Trailer Heralds the Return of the Big Blue Superhero!! Check It Out!!

The Tick is back! Or at least he will be when Amazon’s superhero series returns for Season 2 this April. To celebrate that fact, the first official trailer for the season is now here. It promises that “new villains will plunder, new heroes will rise” in the episodes to come, and it also teases a team-up between The Tick, Arthur, Dot, Overkill, and Superian with … Continue reading ‘The Tick’ Season 2: First Trailer Heralds the Return of the Big Blue Superhero!! Check It Out!!

‘The Tick’ Season 2 Ordered by Amazon Ahead of Season 1’s Return This February!!!

Don’t put away your blue adult onesie with deedlybops just yet, friends! The Tick will be back for another round of adventures now that Amazon has wisely ordered a Season 2 of the satirical superhero series. Creator Ben Edlund is back along with leads Peter Serafinowicz as The Tick and Griffin Newman as Arthur, with additional casting to be announced. From Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television, the second season of The … Continue reading ‘The Tick’ Season 2 Ordered by Amazon Ahead of Season 1’s Return This February!!!

‘One Mississippi’, ‘I Love Dick’ & ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ Canceled By Amazon!!!

Amazon is doing more clearing the decks with the cancellation of three comedy series: Tig Notaro’s One Mississippi, Jill Soloway’s I Love Dick and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Jean-Claude Van Johnson. “This is part of a move towards bigger, wider-audience series,” an Amazon insider told Deadline. Notaro’s semi-autobiographical One Mississippi has garnered strong reviews (100% on Rotten Tomatoes for Season 2), and the series also made … Continue reading ‘One Mississippi’, ‘I Love Dick’ & ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ Canceled By Amazon!!!

‘The Tick’: The Gang Suits Up for Their 2018 Return in a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

If you’re a fan of The Tick from either the comics, the cartoon, or the live-action TV shows, you’re going to want to skip right ahead to this new trailer. It heralds the February 2018 return of the super-silly superhero show to Amazon and reveals that not only The Tick and Arthur will be teaming up to combat evil this time around, but they’ll be joined by a … Continue reading ‘The Tick’: The Gang Suits Up for Their 2018 Return in a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!

‘The Tick’ Trailer Heralds the Return of the Big Blue Superhero!!!! Check It Out!!

If you’re not caught up on Amazon’s excellent live-action series adaptation of The Tick, you have a few months to rectify that oversight because Season 1 is returning early next year. A new trailer released today reveals both the return date for the superhero show and a glimpse at the action that awaits us. Spoilers ahead for anyone who isn’t finished watching the first few episodes of Season … Continue reading ‘The Tick’ Trailer Heralds the Return of the Big Blue Superhero!!!! Check It Out!!

‘The Tick’: Charming First Trailer Promises Adventure and Blood!! Check It Out!!

At last, The Tick is here! Last August, Amazon included The Tick as part of its pilot season (its randomly occurring pilot season, I should note), where Amazon Prime members can vote on which pilots they like or don’t, determining which get made into series. Some things get green lighted regardless, like Jill Soloway‘s I Love Dick, which didn’t get a great viewer response to its … Continue reading ‘The Tick’: Charming First Trailer Promises Adventure and Blood!! Check It Out!!

Amazon Studios Greenlights ‘The Tick’, ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’, and ‘I Love Dick’!!

The most-watched pilot season ever for Amazon Studios has resulted in the greenlighting of three series: The Tick starring Peter Serafinowicz and Griffin Newman, Jean-Claude Van Johnson starring the one and only Jean-Claude Van Damme, and I Love Dick starring Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Hahn. All three new original series will premiere in 2017 for Amazon Prime members across available territories. Personally, I don’t know if I’m more excited to see The Tick get another shot on the small screen … Continue reading Amazon Studios Greenlights ‘The Tick’, ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’, and ‘I Love Dick’!!

First Images of Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ Feature Peter Serafinowicz in a Revealing Blue Suit!! Check Them Out!!

The first images for Amazon’s comedy pilot The Tick, which reboots the live-action adventures of Ben Edlund’s comic of the same name, are here … and they are something. We’ve got a full shot of Peter Serafinowicz – knees to antennae – in the title role and a familiar blue costume, however it’s quite a bit different from the shiny muscle suit Patrick Warburton made famous in the previous live-action iteration. There’s … Continue reading First Images of Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ Feature Peter Serafinowicz in a Revealing Blue Suit!! Check Them Out!!

Peter Serafinowicz cast as superhero lead in the Amazon series ‘The Tick’ !!

Patrick Warbuton famously portrayed comic book character The Tick in Fox’s rip-roaring live-action series in the early 2000s, while Townsend Coleman lent his voice to the character in the ‘90s cartoon. Now that Amazon Studios is resurrecting this property for a new series, a new Tick has been found. Comedian Peter Serafinowicz, who played the chest-grabbing Aldo in Paul Feig’s Spy and a member of … Continue reading Peter Serafinowicz cast as superhero lead in the Amazon series ‘The Tick’ !!

Amazon Orders ‘The Tick’ Pilot with Transcendence director Wally Pfister on board!!

The Tick can’t be stopped. Ben Edlund’s satirical comic book character began in the 1980s and gained a legion of fans as a 1994 Saturday morning cartoon, and then gained even more when it was a short-lived live-action series on Fox in 2001 starring Patrick Warburton as the eponymous blue superhero. While the series probably still couldn’t gain the viewership numbers necessary to make it … Continue reading Amazon Orders ‘The Tick’ Pilot with Transcendence director Wally Pfister on board!!