By Russ Fischer/Aug. 29, 2014 6:26 pm EST
I just had a conversation about this show on Twitter a few days ago, saying that I’d absolutely love to see The Tick return to air with the cast as they were then, but with TV creatives and the landscape we have now. If this deal works out, it would be just about the closest possible thing to that wish coming true. I’m shocked, frankly.
Presumably Barry Sonenfeld and Larry Charles, who produced the original show, will not be part of the new iteration.
Here’s the original pilot, which finds the show not quite as 100%, but will get the idea across:
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.
