28 April 2009

Tick Talk

I was excited to read that the live-action TV version of The Tick is now on YouTube. With the exception of the original Eerie, Indiana, it might be my favorite American fantasy sitcom.

Unfortunately, a crucial ingredient in comedy is




timing. And my YouTube connection

just isn't smooth enough to serve the
jokes.

There must still be some copies of the DVD set out there.
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3 comments:

  1. SamApril 28, 2009 at 4:31 PM

    I'm afraid I wasn't much of a tick fan, but...
    I had no idea you were an Eerie, Indiana fan, too.

    I'm assuming you're referring to the original series? Great stuff!

    Remember the Wrinkle-in-Time-style basketball players dribbling in unison?

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  2. J. L. BellApril 28, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    Definitely the Omri Katz original. Not the pale Canadian imitation of a few years later. (And I don’t recall if I ever read any of the branded books.)

    Though it had a trouble broadcast history, I think Eerie’s single complete season makes a lovely narrative arc of Marshall coming to terms with his move to Indiana.

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  3. mtaMay 2, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    You might have better luck with the Tick on Hulu.com. I watched it there without a problem a few months ago.

    Also loved Eerie, back in the day.

    mta

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